Samantha supervises Anthony at the preparations for Carrie's book presentation party. At her publishers, she meets another author, Jack Berger; they hit it off and have a lovely day. However, only when she invites him to the book party does he decline because he reveals that his girlfriend's family is visiting then. Miranda tells her hot lover Walker Lewis about her baby at the party, then they have sex, but Bradys crying sets him running. Charlotte is finally ready for a real relationship again, and has another perfect suitor: Justin Anderson III. However, when they wake up in bed, Bunny enters the room pointing out that the apartment is hers, and Justin runs when he learns she's separated. Samantha insists Carrie has the same treatments as her; a manicure, pedicure and botox. But Sam takes chemical peeling first - which practically burns off her skin, utterly unsightly. At a restaurant Carrie can't get out of allowing her former Vogue-publisher Enid Mead to share her table. Samantha turns up as Carrie insisted, but refuses to put her hat and veil on again, so she literally scares off Harold Keenan, The New Yorkers critic. Stanford is proud to present his stunningly gorgeous boyfriend Marcus, date-less Anthony is green with envy.

Charlotte is shocked and Berger slightly embarrassed when Samantha enthusiastically explains how she enjoys role-plays with her sexy actor Jerry "Smith" Jerrod, including fake rape. Miranda is relieved when he says a man not calling her back just means not interested, as men don't send sexual double messages. When Carrie can't help herself and criticizes a futile detail in Berger's book, even though she loves it, he shuts down; Samantha cuts of Jerry when he confesses being in AA; both couples soon make up. Charlotte makes her first sabbath a grand production- her pride and nitpicking don't make Harry set a wedding date as she desperately wanted but even walk out altogether.