Three parties and a coming out: Encouraged by her friend Emily, Nora asks out her creative writing teacher and ends up the center of attention of his cocktail party. Kitty goes on a weekend trip to Senator McCallister home town of Castroville, California, to interview locals for a campaign video. Sarah joins her, and they end up drunk at a high school kegger. Justin goes to a party with Rebecca and discovers she is seeking the same drug-induced escape that he has been trying to leave behind. Kevin loses faith that Chad will ever allow their relationship to be out in the open, but Chad surprises him.
—Peter Brandt Nielsen