Cliff announces his raise at the post office; Woody and Sam want a raise, but the bar's takings have been declining for three months, risking closure; to increase takings, Sam and Woody raffle a Caribbean cruise, attracting many customers.
Sledge (David Rasche) learns that an amorous district attorney (Janice Lynde) is the leader of a group of renegade policemen. David Leisure also guest stars.
The Tanners are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner with the Ochmoneks' (John La Motta, Liz Sheridan) bizarre relatives. With Max Wright and Anne Schedeen.
Lucy believes Ricky is losing interest in her. Ethel finds a book that offers suggestions such as: dressing up for breakfast, taking up her husband's hobbies, and surrounding their apartment with things that remind her husband of his childhood.
The Ricardos and Mertzes discover they've put on a few pounds over the last few years. An unhappy Lucy talks Ricky into letting her audition for a show, and he tells her that she can have the part if she loses enough weight to fit the costume.
Ethel uses a deck of cards to tell Lucy's fortune, and when the ace of spades ends up next to Lucy's cards, the redhead is shocked to find out it means death. After misconstruing Ricky's phone conversation, Lucy thinks Ricky is trying to kill her.