Cal Bartlett

While buying holiday gifts, Grace (Debra Messing) schemes to fix up the giggling mistress (guest star Lesley Ann Warren, "Victor/Victoria") of Will's (Eric McCormack) father with a friend as a favor to Will in hopes that she will abandon his old man - but the scheme dreadfully backfires when they are forced to press a gay friend (guest star Tim Bagley) into service as a date at the last minute. Meanwhile, Jack (Sean Hayes) and Karen (Megan Mullally) have no horse sense when they buy a nag for breeding and expect a financial windfall.

A widow is accused of murdering the man she believes killed her son.

Christian struggles to understand a patient with anger-management issues. Sean and Christian learn how Matt is earning an income, despite Matt's attempts to keep it hidden. Meanwhile, Teddy (recurring guest star Rose McGowan) convinces Annie (recurring guest star Kelsey Lynn Batelaan) to go on a camping trip with Sean and the rest of the family.

A longtime friend of Caroline writes to her and asks for help. Her friend is pregnant and lives at a gold prospector's camp where there is an outbreak of influenza. Caroline finds out some dark secrets about her friend's husband, and when the woman's delivery creates tragic results, Caroline must decide how best to cope with what remains.

With the Ranchers trapped and without hope, Alicia is thrust into a position of leadership where she's forced to make life-changing decisions.