The season finale is a memorial to former series star David Strickland, who committed suicide in mid-season. After buying a used cellular telephone, Vicki becomes exasperated from receiving frequent calls to its previous owner, a psychic named Charlene--until, by pretending to be Charlene, Vicki manipulates a date with wealthy, lovelorn Eric. Eric unfortunately discovers the ruse when he calls Charlene and hears Vicki's telephone ringing. Meanwhile, Luis cannot figure out why Maddy is so irritated at having to take care of him while he suffers from a head cold. Maddy finally admits that she has bad memories of caring for her alcoholic mother. Since Jack gave Todd the day off from work, no one thinks much about Todd until Susan notices that he left her the wrong tickets to a concert that night. Unable to contact Todd at home, Susan goes on a quest to find him and learns details about his personality that she never appreciated before: an elderly woman recounts how Todd buys her health dr

At Susan's prodding, Jack hires a sweet senior citizen---who proceeds to wreak havoc around the office.

After Maddy is rejected by a television newsmagazine, Susan and the gang find her at a bar, extremely drunk. Since Maddy has been arrested for drunk driving before, Susan worries that Maddy is an alcoholic. She also finds vodka bottles in Maddy's office. Susan rallies her workmates, and they confront Maddy to say that they're concerned about her alcohol drinking. Maddy gets indignant and leaves, making Susan feel guilty. But later, Maddy secretly attends a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Meanwhile, Todd can't wait for his ""date"" at the home of a sexy woman he just met. Unfortunately, he is so excited that he does exactly what the woman wants: he buys a huge amount of Tupperware storage containers from her. Also, Susan needs a new car--and Vicki wants to make sure it meets her own standards so she can borrow it.

Susan gets carried away when her first good photo gets made into a billboard.

After the disastrous debate with Hollywood Hogan, Susan decides to fight back with a sleazy TV campaign. Meanwhile, Hogan infiltrates Susan's camp---by hitting on Vicki.

Susan decides to quit when she can't come to terms with her new boss or the direction the magazine is heading.

Hollywood Hulk Hogan is a shoo-in for city supervisor after the sudden death of the incumbent. That is, until Susan weighs the option of squaring off with the big fella. She has already attacked him in The Gate, and when he calls her out, she rises to the challenge and the grudge match is on.

After realizing that she's not achieved any of the goals that she set in the sixth grade, Susan tries to fulfill one: to kiss former teen idol Leif Garrett.

Oliver freaks out when Susan calls him her "boyfriend"; Ian thwarts Vicki's plot to party on company time.

An assignment to do an article on a cheerleaders' competition doesn't make Susan jump for joy, but her attitude changes when she's asked to audition.

Susan becomes obsessed with Oliver's inability to say "I love you"; Ian's vineyard yields disappointing wine.

Susan and Nate vie to be the one responsible for helping Luis to overcome his melancholy following Maddy's departure.

When Susan's dull love life becomes the topic of discussion at ""The Gate,"" she sets out to explore her options---including office romance.

When her utilities are cut off, Susan jumps through hoops to get them restored. But trouble ensues when she writes an exposé on the incident.

Susan tries to put together a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for her co-workers, but everything goes wrong, culminating in an oven that's colder than the frozen turkey. Her luck seems to change when she locates a repairman willing to work on Thanksgiving - but then he drops dead while still inside the oven.

A background check is in order when Susan agrees to meet a gentleman who sent her a rare book as a token of his readership appreciation - and who turns out to be still in high school. Meanwhile, Jack plays pimp for his ugly pooch; and stress takes its toll on Todd when he is put in charge of the magazine's new web site.

Inspired by her romantic bliss with Oliver, Susan hosts a dinner party to play matchmaker for her single co-workers.

Upset that Oliver pays for all of their dates, Susan offers to take Oliver on a ski trip that she really can't afford. Hoping to earn money quickly, Susan buys some stock she overhears Ian discussing with his cousin. She loses a lot of money and takes a second job as a dance partner for middle-aged men.

Susan worries that she might be pregnant; Oliver suggests Susan and he move in together. Oliver does not want to have a child.

To cover a story, Susan spends time with an assertiveness-training guru---who sends her chutzpah level soaring off the charts.

Susan's conflict with Maddy begins to invade her dreams, so she turns to a therapy group for help; Pete's partner thinks Pete and Jack are an item.

Susan finally gets her new boyfriend, Zack, to commit some of his busy schedule to her. Feeling sorry for lonely Vicki, Susan invites her to join Zack and her at a club appearance by Zack's friend, rock star Warren Zevon. However, Zack obviously has much more in common with Vicki that with Susan, frustrating her. The next night, while Zack and Vicki flirt, Warren attempts to get a date with an unreceptive Susan. When Susan and Vicki argue with each other and confront Zack, he admits that he likes Vicki and Susan equally--and he wants to have sex with both of them at once. Disgusted, Susan and Vicki abandon Zack. Meanwhile, Jack makes an ill-advised bet with rival newspaper editor Sam: the loser in a bowling match between Jack's employees and Sam's must get a Mohawk haircut. To challenge Sam's expert players, Jack recruits Maddy, an excellent bowler, along with mediocre Todd and awful Luis, who can't even keep the ball in his own lane. However, Maddy distracts Sam's guys with sexy poses

To impress Ian, Susan claims to speak Russian. However, when he asks her to be an interpreter for a dinner-party guest, she's at a loss for words.

Susan isn't sure if she should put out a welcome mat when Vicki wants to move into the newly renovated apartment upstairs.

Susan accepts Oliver's invitation to carve pumpkins together but ends up sabotaging the date out of fear of being hurt by him.