Diane is still having
marriage on her mind, and thinks Sam is in denial for not. Back and forth it
goes, and so Sam attempts to prove its finality by going off to a seaside
resort hotel with a girl “long on legs and short on syllables.” But when the
girl, Val, has to leave and tend to her sick grandmother, Sam bends over
backwards trying to make it look like she’s still there – to Diane, who just
dropped by to see what her jiltee is up to. After the jig is up, the two spend
a quiet dinner together, and almost go upstairs for lovemaking, but their
constant one-upsmanship again prevails and they again go their separate ways.
Despite its different title,
this really is Part 2 of the previous episode, with the aftermath of the
proposal putting marriage into Diane’s head – with equally disastrous
consequences. Some good supporting work from the hotel bellhop, incredulous to
all of the weird dealings in Sam’s room as he tries, vainly, to make it look
like he has company. An elderly couple also figures into it also, only adding to
the perceived impropriety.
Subplot involves Carla trying
to find homes for a litter of kittens. Sort of a throwaway.
Cold open: Diane’s recap of
the Part 1 storyline.
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