Gladys is inspired to organize a fundraiser to support Canadian prisoners of war, but her business-minded parents see in it an opportunity of a different sort. Marco finds out the truth about Lorna's pregnancy. With Kate unable to get away from her father, Betty takes matters into her own hands.

Drawing on her family's connections, Gladys tries to help Marco secure the release of his father, who has been detained as an "enemy alien" in an internment camp. But she only ends up making things worse. Betty and Kate attempt to find comfort by going to church, while Vera seeks solace of a different sort.