In an effort to restore life to normality, Nora invites her deceased husband's illegitimate daughter to a family dinner, and has a romantic encounter with her college professor. Meanwhile, Senator McCallister makes a surprising introduction.
It's Howard's birthday. Reluctant to celebrate, Howard finally succumbs to Vince's plan for a huge party. With Bollo on the door, Saboo and Harrison on the decks and Vince’s uber-trendy friends on the dance floor, the party really starts to hot up. That is, until someone is caught in a compromising position with the Head Shaman's wife in Naboo's stock room.
Mac and Danny investigate the mysterious death of a bride moments before her wedding, while Stella, Aiden and Detective Flack discover the handless body of an ex-con at a Staten Island monastery that is rumoured to be haunted by the ghosts of monks once murdered there.