It's the annual press awards, the Oscars of the newspaper industry, and both Laura and Katie are nominated. Laura is convincing nobody that she doesn't care about winning, least of all Dr. F who makes a small breakthrough in Laura's therapy session. Laura decides she's going to write about her therapy under a pseudonym and is left reeling after another encounter with Kieran and Samara, the new columnist at the paper.
Alison and Martin start making wedding plans, but Alison's reservations are soon eclipsed when she finds out some life changing news. When Katie learns that her daughter feels sorry for her, she decides to start dating again. A new romance might be brewing sooner than she expected.