A new servant arrives at Bellacourt Manor, the death of the Claudette sisters opens space in the Newport 400, and the Bellacourts get a visit from Helen Keller.

When Pussy Van Anderstein pays a visit, Frederick and Garfield both fall victim to her powerful charms. Lillian learns that divorce is in vogue and concocts a scheme to procure one for herself.

Now that Lillian and Beatrice have paid Victor and Albert off $2 million to pretend to be dead, they have to hold the mock funeral which will be populated by potential wealthy replacement husbands, in Beatrice's case some that hopefully resemble a certain twin brother. But Victor and Albert presumably being dead has an impact on others. Frederick doesn't know if he can do it with Beatrice anymore with the ghost of Albert hovering over him. Chair is assigned the responsibility of telling the children that their fathers are dead. And Victor and Albert themselves, in what should be the bliss of their cabin hideout alone together, can't seem to behave like a loving couple without the presence of their wives. Meanwhile, Peepers receives a visit from his older "brother", who has to get Peepers to attend another funeral, that is if Dodo will allow him an afternoon off.

While Lillian and Beatrice prepare for the Newport's Most Beautiful Pageant, Hortense assembles her team of N.A.G.S. to sabotage the event. Downstairs, Peepers instructs Chair in the art of servitude.

The Commodore returns to Bellacourt Manor with a handsome chef in tow who catches Hortense's eye, and Frederick undergoes psychological evaluation to see if he's fit for a Senate seat. Down in the servant's quarters, Hamish finds a way to blackmail Chair.

Bellacourt Manor's residents brace themselves for Lillian's annual birthday meltdown, and a surprise visit from Charles Ponzi brings a new business opportunity. Meanwhile, Hortense believes she's expecting, and Peepers falls ill.

Lillian arranges her own kidnapping in order to achieve fame as an abductee. Dodo orders Peepers to impersonate the Commodore and accompany her to a luncheon. Beatrice mistakes Blanche for a fellow aristocrat.

Beatrice copes with Fredrick's engagement by reverting to babyhood, and Lillian tries to impress his fiancee, Celery Savoy. Dodo struggles with morphine addiction, and Chair manipulates Garfield into breaking the rules.

Lillian's new friends invite her to a beach party, and Beatrice is brought to Thomas Edison for a forbidden experiment. Blanche receives a mysterious letter from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, and Garfield tries to keep the family from falling apart.

Lillian and Beatrice race across Newport to try and stop Fredrick's wedding, and Peepers must save the Bellacourts from destruction after he realizes Chair's true intentions.