Roc and Eleanor prepare to go to Washington D.C. for the wedding of Eleanor's cousin. Before the wedding, Eleanor's mother, Margaret Carter, arrives at the Emerson'ts unexpectedly. Margaret is a social climber who criticizes Roc about his profession, and about his unambitious father, retired railroad porter Andrew, and his unemployed brother, Joey. Margaret also reveals that she has told the rest of the Carter family that Roc is a doctor. She insists that Roc pretend to be a doctor while he's at the wedding.