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.

Elizabeth and Philip take increasingly greater risks and Stan's pursuit of Directorate S suddenly begins to yield unexpected results.

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

When Philip and Elizabeth are given an urgent task to plant a bug in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's office, they risk exposure when an unwilling maid of the Weinberger home refuses to cooperate.

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.