After eating at restaurants of various exotic nationalities, Aleksandr decides to cook in Carrie's apartment, where he sees and kills a mouse. What she really cannot handle is his insistence to be open about death, even from breast cancer, while she insists on avoiding the subject. The girls try to make visit time in Samantha's hospital room resemble cocktail hour. Ever-competitive Charlotte learns none of her eggs are good, again, but meets King Charles Spaniel show dog Princess Dandyridge Brandywine, who fails because of a shorter leg, and Charlotte decides imperfection is no reason to give up on someone. Now Brady has taken over their bedroom, Steve insists Miranda and he consider moving to a larger home - in Brooklyn! When Samantha loses some hair while hooking up with Smith, they both freak a little; unable to find a satisfactory wig, she decides to shave her head, and Smith does the same.