SYNOPSIS

Shane accepts a last-minute gig as a wedding hair stylist for the wealthy family of Jenny and Tina's producer William Halsey, and finds herself literally up to her ears in illicit sex with the bridesmaids – and even the mother of the bride. But she's soon dodging the clingiest of her lovers, advising the distraught, reluctant bride to go through with the ceremony, and fleeing for her life when her paramours figure out that she's been double and triple-timing them.

Meanwhile, Shane's friends speculate about the burning of WAX, which everyone attributes to Paige. And an attempt at a love connection ends in disappointment for Tina, who can't manage to disguise her lingering attraction to and love for Bette. When Bette shows up at The Planet with Jodi, her appearance puts an end to Tina's increasingly awkward first (and last) date.

Tasha's solicitation of legal advice from a colleague on base reveals the truth about why she wasn't deployed to Iraq – she's being investigated by the military for suspected homosexual conduct. And it's quickly clear that even old friends won't be willing to defend her. Alice struggles to accept Tasha's desire to remain in the service and lie about her true nature.

Adele, an eccentric new hipster patron of The Planet and a recent émigré from Florida, turns out to be Jenny's number one literary fan and quickly lands herself the job of the writer's new, disturbingly devoted assistant.

Determined to date other people and not make the same mistakes she did during her long and unhappy marriage, Phyllis breaks up with Joyce, who doesn’t take the news well.

When she is viciously attacked by a gang in the prison shower, Helena is rescued by her hulking, reticent cell mate Dusty, and the two are soon bonding over vintage movie stars – as well as Dusty's muscular physique.

         

    

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Written by Cherien Dabis
Directed by Jamie Babbit

GUEST STARS

Malaya Rivera Drew ... Adele
Jane Lynch ... Joyce Wischnia
Lynda Boyd ... Isabelle Halsey
Charlie Carrick ... Waiter
Pamela Diaz ... Billie
Alexis Kellum-Creer ... Denise
Barbara Kottmeier ... Madison Halsey
Brian Markinson ... Aaron Kornbluth
Alberta Mayne ... Gina
Anthony McRae ... Guard
Michelle Morgan ... Abigail
Jon Wolfe Nelson ... Tom Mater
Lucia Rijker ... Dusty
Wallace Shawn ... William
Ted Whittall ... Captain Curtis Beech
Lenore Zann ... Jackie

ORIGINAL AIR DATE - U.S.
Jan 13, 2008 ... 10:00PM ... Showtime

CREW

Produced by
Kim Steer .... line producer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Warren Hanna .... second assistant director
Paula S. Kyan .... third assistant director

Art Department
Samantha Schell .... assistant property master

Sound Department
Ethan Beigel .... adr mixer
Frank Morrone .... sound re-recording mixer

Editorial Department
Nik Svab .... assistant editor

Music Department
Howard Paar .... music supervisor

Other crew
Tim Smith .... first assistant coordinator
Debbie Hager .... assistant: Elizabeth Ziff, New York (uncredited)