TEXT: INT. - SOMEONE'S APARTMENT - DAY [title card: Greenwich Village, Present Day] [A lesbian couple sleeps in bed. Outside, sounds of the city can be heard - traffic, police sirens, horns honking. Closeup of a couple of small, ancient, Central American statuettes of demons sitting on a table.] [Someone is banging on the door. One of the women, Tess, gets up out of bed and slips some clothes on before heading to the door. As she walks, she bumps into the table and knocks over one of the statuettes. She picks it up and goes to the door.] Tess: (opens door) Hey, Helen. Helen: Stacy never came home. Tess: (sighs) You got a wild one on your hands, Helen, you knew that going in. Helen: You didn't run into her at the Boiler Room? Tess: No. I never saw her tonight. Helen: What's that? Tess: (looks at statuette) Oh. I picked it up at that estate auction. I think it's a Jamacoaque from Ecuador, about 500 A.D., some minor demon like... Abraxas, or Forcas, or something... Helen: Whatever. [Helen's P.O.V., trying to look past Tess, into her apartment.] Tess: Listen, don't stress out about Stacy, you know how she is. She probably went to another party... [Stacy, still in bed, sits up and listens.] Tess:... and is passed out on someone's couch. Helen: Well, what if something happened to her? Tess: Oh, I'm sure she's fine. Helen: I'm waiting a few more hours, then I'm going to the police. [Helen leaves. The woman closes the door and goes back to bed.] Stacy: Who was that? Tess: Your girlfriend. [Stacy laughs. They kiss.] [main titles.] INTERSTITIAL - S
SUMMARY:
Jenny's old college professor Nick (guest star Julian Sands ) (with whom she had a fling and whose opinion she values) shows up and tries to convince her that she is more complex than her latest work makes her out to be. Tim begins to suspect Jenny's infidelity, as does Alice and others. However, Jenny outright lies to everyone by denying being unfaithful. Alice later discovers the truth when she walks in on Jenny engaging in sexual acts with Marina in her office at The Planet while Tim is looking for her and Alice covers for Jenny to prevent Tim from finding out and hurting his feelings. Unfortunately, this close call only makes Jenny even more reckless and unapologetic to her cheating with Marina. Meanwhile, Peggy Peabody prevents Bette from getting fired by storming into a meeting and announcing that she will lend the Provocations collection to the museum. Tina finally gets pregnant. Dana is ashamed about what happened on her first date with Lara. Elsewhere, Alice deals with her vain and self-indulgent actress mother, Lenore (guest star Anne Archer ), who moves into her apartment after being evicted from her hotel suite. But Alice soon discovers that Lenore is not playing in high profile movies as she claims to be.