Dorothy feels sympathy for Stan when he tells her he's going to have open heart surgery. However that sympathy fades when she learns of his many infidelities while they were married.
Dorothy, Rose and Blanche are each auditioning for a community play. Later, when they discover that a famous actor, Patrick Vaughn has been cast in the lead male role, each vie for the lead female role.
While preparing for a friend's birthday party, the girls recall past birthdays, including Rose's surprise birthday party for Dorothy, and a surprise birthday party for Blanche.
Blanche is convinced that her beauty is fading after attending her high school reunion and discovers many of classmates have had face lifts. This leads her to decide to have major consmetic surgery.
Rose becomes concerned about nuclear war. This prompts her to write letters to Gorbachev and Reagan. She's stunned when she gets a response and learns that Gorbechev would like to meet her.
The girls help in a campaign to get Gil Kessler elected as local official. To his advantage, his chances of winning are boosted when reporters snap photos of Blanche entering his home one evening.
Rose's cousin Sven, arrives in Miami just prior to him being married by arrangement. However, when Blanche plays a trick on her latest beau, which involves Sven, the naive groom falls for her.
On the way to a formal dinner party with Richard and Emily for Thanksgiving, Lorelai and Rory stop for celebrations with Lane, Sookie and Luke. Lorelai learns Rory applied to Yale.
Lorelai is forced to miss the winter carnival when Richard's haughty mother insists on having dinner with Richard and Emily at the inn and makes a surprise announcement.
Rory's manipulative classmate Francie convinces Paris that Rory has been plotting against her. Meanwhile, Lorelai meets an interesting man, Alex Lesman, at a business seminar.
Former figure skating champion, Emily James, now 27 years old and considered a relic in the world of figure skating, gets an improbably shot to reclaim skating glory when a young coach sees greatness in her.
Mina has everything going for her, but her world is suddenly turned upside down when work sends her to her hometown in Tennessee to convince an old, stubborn restaurant owner to sell his property.
A NYC matchmaker is hired by a king to find his son a suitable wife in time for a celebration. As the clock ticks towards the deadline, he finds him the perfect wife, only to realize that she's fallen in love with him.
Jenn acquires an antique camera from the estate of a deceased and wealthy photography enthusiast. When Jenn gets the photos in the camera printed, they lead her to believe the man's death was anything but accidental. Movie #14.
Sophia's latest get rich quick scheme prompts the girls to recall other various get rich quick schemes they've had over the years including, catering, a dance marathon and a memory of Sophia's from 1954.
The girls' search for a housekeeper ends when they hire Marguerite, a woman who appears to have mystical powers. However, when they fire her, a string of events convince the girls that Marguerite has placed a curse on them.
Dorothy is stunned to learn that Stan's tax problems are her tax problems since Stan is being audited for a number of years when they were still married.
