Chaos ensues when Dan finally gets the entire family together for Thanksgiving dinner; mixed feelings about the Lunch Box continue to build tension in the house; Harris makes an unexpected move.
Dan avoids coping with a death in the family, only to be confronted by it head-on; Ben and Darlene address Ben's baby fever; Dwight gets the jitters when he has to fill in for the chef who suffers an accident.
Darlene crashes Mark's college trivia night to prove how smart she is; Neville finds out the money he loaned Dan was used for something other than its intended purpose.
Dan starts to bond with his younger half brother, but he can't get over the fact that their father paid for Ed Jr.'s college education, something he refused to do for Dan; Jackie hits it off with a fun married couple.
Experiencing moments of clarity and reflection, Bev invites Jackie to spend a day with her in Chicago; Darlene finds a rat in her house but refuses to let Ben kill it.
Darlene urges Ben to make some male friends as he feels anxious about turning 50; Mark asks Harris to buy him and his friends beer for their dorm room.