While Max is out of the country, Anne alternately fends off and negotiates with a restaurant owner regarding a fundraiser; Tess accuses Prima of dating her boyfriend, and Jake and Simon clash over soccer-referee decisions.
While Max is away having his first play produced, Tess and Jake support Anne as she tries to lose weight for opening night while Simon deals with a bully.
Max wants to go parachuting for a story, but Annie doesn't agree; Tess convinces Jake to tell Prima the truth about her new boyfriend -- which has unforeseen ramifications; and Simon tries to work up the courage to talk to a new girl.
Simon tries to convince his parents that he no longer needs a baby sitter; Jake gets into a fight with his keyboardist / best-friend; and Tess writes her first short story and seeks Max's critique.