Frank goes missing and turns up in Toronto, tries without success to embrace sobriety, and bends the law to protect his disability checks. Fiona falls for Steve, a handsome player with a nice car, a fat wallet, and a big secret. Ian embraces his sexuality, much to the chagrin of his brainy brother Lip. Debbie goes too far at a child's birthday party. Monica shows up with an announcement about baby Liam.

由于丈夫的意外死亡，单亲母亲Nancy Botwin（玛丽·露易斯·帕克 Mary-Louise Parker 饰）成了一名膝下抚有两子的单身母亲，一无所长的她找不到一份能养活一家三口的工作，为维持家里的生计她选择了在所住的富人区里贩卖大麻，虽然收益丰厚，却也风险不小。大儿子Silas（亨特·帕瑞施 Hunter Parrish 饰）正处青春期，叛逆不羁。小儿子Shane（亚历山大·古尔德 Alexander Gould 饰）有点孤僻，不合群。最糟糕的是小叔子Andy （贾斯汀·柯克 Justin Kirk 饰）还寄住家中总是胡作非为。Nancy在贩大麻的同时还要辛苦躲避她的孩子，亲友，还有她的好友Celia（伊丽莎白·帕金斯 Elizabeth Perkins 饰），于是闹出了一连串啼笑皆非的事……

Desperate for an heir, England's King Henry VIII shuns his wife Queen Katherine and casts his eye on the alluring Anne Boleyn, while Cardinal Wolsey's loyalty to the Catholic Church and the Pope strains his relationship to the king.