The funeral service for a beloved clown mentor reunites Cameron with his estranged ex-clown partner, Lewis (guest star Bobby Cannavale); Phil is serious about landing a very important listing, only to get trumped by a notorious bulldozer of an agent, Verna Roth (guest star Ellen Barkin); and Manny has a cool new friend, which makes both Jay and Gloria suspicious.
Charlotte achieves her goal and gets engaged....but not the way she had hoped. Meanwhile, Samantha decides to put her "pick of the week" on a new diet, and after a shocking revelation, Carrie and Big fall back into their old habits.
Ruth overhears a conversation between two of George's ex-wives. Keith comes out to his co-worker buddy, and Vanessa follows Federico to Sophia's house.
Ruth comes to a melting point in her marriage. Claire gets comfortable with Edie, and Vanessa throws Frederico out. Meanwhile, Joe catches Brenda having sex with Nate.
The team investigates when a former drug addict insists she saw her son in a park three years after he allegedly died in an apartment fire.