 Amy finds it rather difficult to follow her mom s advice and embrace her 40th birthday as a milestone. Meanwhile, Donna is in Amy s court representing a 13-year-old girl (Alexa Nikolas) who accidentally kills her friend named Marsha and another man in a car while they are out on a joyride but shows no remorse for her death; Maxine tries to determine whether two brothers are better off without the presence of their father, an ex-con, in their lives; and Amy receives bad news on her 40th birthday, she has a miscarriage. David Eigenberg guest stars as Jerry Lambert, a stranger who gives Amy the perspective she needs during a difficult time.