A new servant arrives at Bellacourt Manor, the death of the Claudette sisters opens space in the Newport 400, and the Bellacourts get a visit from Helen Keller.

When Pussy Van Anderstein pays a visit, Frederick and Garfield both fall victim to her powerful charms. Lillian learns that divorce is in vogue and concocts a scheme to procure one for herself.

While Lillian and Beatrice prepare for the Newport's Most Beautiful Pageant, Hortense assembles her team of N.A.G.S. to sabotage the event. Downstairs, Peepers instructs Chair in the art of servitude.

Bellacourt Manor's residents brace themselves for Lillian's annual birthday meltdown, and a surprise visit from Charles Ponzi brings a new business opportunity. Meanwhile, Hortense believes she's expecting, and Peepers falls ill.

Lillian arranges her own kidnapping in order to achieve fame as an abductee. Dodo orders Peepers to impersonate the Commodore and accompany her to a luncheon. Beatrice mistakes Blanche for a fellow aristocrat.

Beatrice copes with Fredrick's engagement by reverting to babyhood, and Lillian tries to impress his fiancee, Celery Savoy. Dodo struggles with morphine addiction, and Chair manipulates Garfield into breaking the rules.

Lillian and Beatrice race across Newport to try and stop Fredrick's wedding, and Peepers must save the Bellacourts from destruction after he realizes Chair's true intentions.