 Melvin s funeral service is attended by a surprise guest, Gloria Steinem, as Bette gets stunning news about her job when her boss, Franklin, fires her over the board keeping Leo Herrera as the manager. Meanwhile, Tina goes into a surprisingly difficult labor and is forced to go to the hospital as the situation gets more difficult, and dangerous. Jenny finally reaches her breaking point over her painful childhood memory of being gang raped at age 8 at a carnival by a group of four degenerate teens. Alice continues to struggle with her jealousy over Dana being around Lara. Also, Peggy Peabody arrives in Los Angeles and lays down the laws with Helena over her custody battle with Winnie for their two kids. Shane finally decides to try out a relationship with Carmen, and Mark gets renewed confidence when he gets another video taping job.