Rhoda and Joe decide the only way they can spend more time together is to barricade themselves in their apartment, disregarding family, friends, work, and in short, the world.
Martin Morgenstern is overjoyed when his best friend visits him after a 35-year hiatus, but is overwhelmed with insecurity when he recalls that his best friend was also once engaged to Ida.
Rhoda, whose only real luck with a man has been with her husband Joe, finds herself playing marriage counselor to a couple who has been married for 12 years.
Torn between her pride at losing a huge account for her window-dressing firm, Rhoda battles with a stubborn though prosperous tuxedo chain-store owner who wants her to decorate his windows his way, or not at all.
Somewhere in Rhoda's neighborhood, a burglar is walking the street, possibly going after her because she just might be the only person able to identify him.
Rhoda is determined to prove to her friends that women can have a great time without men, although she becomes dubious of her own theory when she tries it one night.
Business is booming at Rhoda's window-dressing firm, due partly to her creative sketches, but also because of Myrna Morgenstern's ""persuasive"" sales pitches, something which Rhoda puts an end to.
To help the financial burden of a rent increase, Brenda takes on a roommate, but it's the beautiful roommate who turns out to be a real burden when she comes on strongly to Joe.
A psychiatrist tries to give the Gerards' party a boost by directing a group-encounter session, revealing some interesting suppressions from the guests.