Gary upsets Holly when he says that he wants to take Vince's advice and celebrate his birthday at a club rather than at their usual skating-rink outing. When Holly confronts Vince about his meddling, she runs into Gary's ex-girlfriend, who's supposed to be in France.

Holly struggles with her friendship with Vince and ends up offending him at the diner, but she only makes matters worse when she tries to apologize. Elsewhere, Valerie's friend Rick becomes obsessed with trivial things after a near-death experience on an airplane.