Non bird lover Father Mac is asked by one of his parishioners, Mrs. Hamilton, to look after Dee-Dee, her talking gray parrot while she's away. Father Mac has more problems with Dee-Dee than just her incessant talking. Meanwhile, Kara Sommers has returned to Hope Island for a short visit with her mother Jo before heading to Houston. Kara is in line for a spot in the space program as a food scientist aboard a shuttle mission. Jo, the local baker, is excited for her daughter until she hears that a complete background check on Kara needs to be done. Jo is hiding a secret past, one that she has never told her daughter and one that she vows is solely guilt by association. But Jo is not ready for this information to be made public and asks Daniel for his assistance and guidance in the matter.
—Huggo