Feeling that taking care of the kids has taken over her life and eliminated her personal life, Fran thinks about moving out of the mansion. But the real push is given by Mr. Sheffield who assures her she can’t do it. So Fran and Val move in together to a very small apartment in a building full of gay men. Fran misses the mansion but doesn’t want to give Mr. Sheffield the pleasure of being right. What she doesn’t know is that he is also dying for her to come back. So they secretly ask for Sylvia’s help, and Fran finally moves back to the mansion.