Dorothy Constantine

Feeling that her mind has been turned into Swiss cheese over the kids' never-ending demanding requests of her, Frankie sets up office hours in which they can only voice their needs between 5:00-6:00 p.m. Meanwhile, an overprotective Mike keeps a stern eye on Darrin to make sure he doesn't take advantage of Sue; and Brick invites his surprising new friends over to the house for a book club meeting.

Mickey spends time with Bunchy and Terry, insinuating himself back into their lives. Ray "buys" a talented hip-hop artist for his rapper neighbor. Ray's mentor, Ezra Goldman, holds a fundraiser in honor of his late wife, but he's haunted by the sins of his past. Meanwhile, Mickey is approached by an FBI agent with a Hollywood obsession.

Hoping to break Penny’s (Casey Wilson) birthday curse, the gang struggles to pick the perfect restaurant for the celebration. But every time they settle on a place to eat, relationship mistakes from their pasts force them to reconsider.

On their way to Doctor Kroger’s office, Monk, Natalie, and Julie get stuck in a traffic jam. A man dressed as Santa Claus is throwing toys from a rooftop, and the street is clogged with people trying to catch the gifts. Annoyed by the delay, Monk gets out of the car and races into the building to stop Santa. Moments later, gunshots are heard, and Natalie and Julie rush up to the roof. What they see stuns them both -- Santa’s been shot, and Monk is holding a smoking pistol!

Rory does a fabulous job organizing a big DAR bash for Emily. However, at the party, Richard confronts Logan's father, Mitchum Huntzberger (recurring guest star GREGG HENRY - "Eyes," "Payback"), about his opinion of Rory's journalistic talents, while Emily has an even uglier confrontation with Logan's mother, Shria (LEANN HUNLEY - "Dawson's Creek"), over the romance between Rory and Logan. Meanwhile, after a small kitchen fire at the Dragonfly Inn, Lorelai enlists Richard's help in settling the insurance claim. She also needles him about the fact that he has been unable to get Rory to return to Yale. Although he's annoyed with Lorelai, Richard admits that Rory is not doing what she should be doing.