Plot summary
Justin returns to San Francisco for his engagement party, where Julia tries to remain supportive of his coming marriage to Laura. But when Adam notes to Julia that Justin and Laura lack a link between them, Julia tries to tell Justin not to get married, which alienates both him and Laura. Meanwhile, Daphne objects to Charlie's control over her and baby Diana. But when Charlie realizes that he does not want to fight another ugly court battle and let Daphne be unhappy, he eventually tells her that she can leave town with their daughter and Luke.
Bailey tells Evvie that they should start living up their lives by going to a party and drinking, where Bailey drinks in moderation and Evvie ends up collapsing from alcohol poisoning and is rushed to the hospital. Both Evvie's sponsor and Holly blames Bailey for this turn of events. Later at home, Julia and Claudia discover that Bailey's been drinking again and he storms out of the house and drives away, crashing into a pole.
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