 During planning for Julia s long-put-off wedding party, Charlie, despite claiming that he s all right, collapses on a racquetball court in which he goes to the hospital where he is diagnosed with Hodgkin s disease. Meanwhile, Kirsten s husband Paul, a medical grad student, clashes with Charlie who becomes jealous about his past with her. Griffin continues to keep his financial problems from Julia when the opening of a new repair shop on the block throws a rock into his business plans which bring threats from his silent partner/loan shark, Howie, over not paying up for a loan. Also, Sarah s dating plans with her new boyfriend, Elliott, don t set well with a lonely Bailey which makes him look to Annie once again.