Meg Gibson

Carrie dates a short-story writer....and his family. Meanwhile, Miranda begins dating a divorced father, whilst Samantha sleeps with Charlotte's brother.

After rescuing a young girl from a sex trafficker, Benson and Stone take drastic measures to reunite her with her mother.

An 8-year-old girl dies in the explosion of an Upper East Side brownstone; detectives determine faulty wiring is to blame, but with little evidence it is difficult to prove the case.

The community mourns; Toni seeks Colson's help; Sonny is smitten; Janette earns a new nickname; Sofia faces temptation; Delmond and Albert head south to work on their record.

It's Carnival time: Toni finds Judge Gatling dispensing judicial orders and potables at Galatoire's. Janette seeks counsel from Emeril Lagasse. Sonny falls on the wagon. As Nelson schmoozes, Annie sits in with the Neville Brothers at the Washington D.C. Mardi Gras Ball.