Bill Davis is ambivalent about taking on the responsibility of raising his niece Buffy after the death of his brother. After suggesting she attend boarding school in Switzerland, she runs away. Giles French, the Davis butler, brings her back.
Perry Mason is called in to defend a beautiful murder suspect who thinks she saw the real killer on a TV program.
Ted joins Mary’s night school class in creative writing and plagiarizes Mary’s assignment.
John-Boy leaves home to get a job to help pay legal fees when the Waltons are in danger of losing the mountain because their forebears never filed a deed.
Jerry hires an elderly temporary receptionist who can't keep anything straight -- not even Bob's name!