Sick of having Blanche set him up on dates with women, her brother Clayton confesses to Rose that he is secretly gay. When he tries to tell Blanche, however, he becomes so nervous he instead claims to have slept with Rose. Meanwhile, after having a dream involving her late husband, Sophia becomes convinced that she'll die soon.

The girls need a new roof, so they scheme to buy and then sell a painting by Jasper DeKimmel, an arrogant painter who has a few days to live.