The Decision

In der Dreiecksbeziehung zwischen Ed, Frankie und Carol bahnt sich eine Entscheidung an. Frankie ist nach Houston geflogen, um ihren Ex-Freund zu treffen, der ihr einen Neuanfang anbietet. Verunsichert kehrt Frankie zurück nach Stuckeyville und verlangt nun, genauso wie Carol, dass Ed sich endgültig entscheiden soll. Während Mike Nancy ein Vorkommnis offenbart, bei dem er den Verführungskünsten einer Studentin widerstehen konnte, nutzt Ed eine Party für klare Worte …

Eli, Phil and Shirley take over preparations for Stuckeybowl's 75th birthday party; Carol completely freaks out when Ed tells her that Molly stole her journal and read parts of it to him, but she can't resist asking Molly about his reaction; bored with their friends' dinner parties, Mike and Nancy accept an invitation to a kegger from Stacie and Jenny, coeds they find stranded by the side of the road with a flat tire; over his better judgment, Eli takes Phil's advice to invite Vivian to the party, and gets turned down; while one college party and its hangover are enough for Nancy, Mike decides to take the plunge again by attending ""Luau Night"" after helping Stacie and Jenny study for their chemistry exam, but gets more than he bargained for when he's forced to turn down Stacie's proposition; Shirley comes up with the right person and the right motivation, and Eli finally gets up the courage to approach a pretty woman at the party; Warren's band gets booked to play at the festivities an