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"Laura..."''''When Nicky's teacher comes to talk to them about his difficulties learning how to read, Libby feels pangs of guilt that her son seems to be inheriting her learning disability.

"April, '67 moo goo gai panic"''''The Chapins panic when they think that Libby is pregnant.

"getting ready..."''''The Chapins' dinner party with another couple turns into a disaster when the main topic of conversation becomes the husband's infidelity.

"good samaritans..."''''A severe storm causes their friends to have to stay over because their house is about to slide away. Richard questions his emotions when he cries for no apparent reason.

"Monday, probably..."''''An already depressed Richard becomes even more so when Libby tells him that their son Nicky is part of a gang of kids who are going around killing cats.

"breaking out..."''''Libby's ex-husband makes a surprise visit to the Chapin home.

"advantage Richard..."''''An old friend for the past 30 years suddenly reveals to the Chapins that he has been hiding his homosexuality all that time.

"$28 a day... plus tax."''''Staying in a motel after a fight with his wife, Richard is tempted to stray when a female friend visits to console him.

Richard and Libby separately reveal their thoughts to interviewers for a book survey.

"sometimes it's like this... he's wrong"

"night shift..."''''Libby finally confesses a shocking childhood secret.

"sex, death and television..."''''When Uncle Charlie dies, the Chapins have to figure out how to explain it to their sons.

"the Late Show..."''''Richard and Libby have a fight over his refusal to ask her father for a loan.