Jeff suddenly starts being uncharacteristically nice to Mary. Mary wonders if he has some ulterior motive in mind and impatiently waits for the other shoe to drop.

Jeff wants to make his parent's anniversary special with a dinner. Unfortunately things don't go well despite his careful planning.

20世纪50年代末和60年代初，一对慈爱的母亲和妻子处理着一个中产阶级家庭的情况和问题。

Mary's careless driving leads to an unexpected romantic evening with a young pop singer, followed by heartbreak when he leaves for the army.

The Stones decide to go away to somewhere different for an extended weekend, but the actual accommodation are nothing like what they saw in the brochure.

Complications arise between the baby sitter, her father and Jeff.

Mary is excited to be included in a school play. Kenny is a classmate who also was accepted, but he dropped out since he stutters. Mary convinces him to remain in the play. Kenny stays, and is paired with Mary for a dance routine.

Trisha's friend Nancy is being spoiled by her grandfather with too many presents so her parents forbid her getting anymore. But the grandfather decides to involve the Stones by sending the gifts for Nancy to their house.

N.K. 杰米辛（N.K. Jemisin）荣获雨果奖的长篇小说《第五季 The Fifth Season》被TNT改编成剧集，由利·达娜·杰克逊（Leigh Dana Jackson）负责编写剧本。故事背景设定在一个定期发生高破坏性地震的世界，有一小部分人具备阻止和引发地震的能力。主角是三位拥有地震控制能力的女性：一个年幼的女孩被带离家乡，被迫接受残酷训练，以“服务”国家；一位年轻女子被派遣执行任务，从而揭开生活背后残酷的真相；一位年长的女性失去了丈夫和孩子，整日沉浸在悲痛与恐惧中，东躲西藏……这三个相互交织的故事，共同构建出一幅宏大的世界末日景象。

第五个季节集中在媒体行业。巴尔的摩太阳报面对利润的下滑、记者和新闻的数量减少、新闻质量下降的困境，如何报道被杀流浪者的新闻专题。第四季结束后的十五个月，市长Carcetti削减警局预算缩减教育赤字迫使案件调查中止。McNulty回到重案组，通过伪造证据制造了流浪者连环杀人案。暗自联系记者，得到社会关注，最终争取到市长支持查案。McNulty 将所得资源分配给警局的侦探使得多个案件取得重大进展。