Jax convinces Arthur to join the choir's progressive Thanksgiving dinner and snoop in choir members' homes to find a missing item. Meanwhile, Adams invites her handsome contractor to dinner as a set-up for Ginny, but he has something else in mind.

Ginny and Wayne worry about the possible consequences of their fling, and about Cash's chances at the local pageant. When they learn Arthur is to be a judge, they hope to be able to influence his decision. Adams' attitude to the rumour that she killed her missing husband upsets Karl.