Can't Hurry Love

Annie thinks the black pearls she found in a taxi are fake but really belonged to Elizabeth Taylor.

Annie is on cloud nine when her new boyfriend, Matt, promises her a Valentines Day night she won't forget; but, when Elliot's wife serves divorce papers that same day, Annie tries to split her time between Matt and Elliot, with disastrous results. Meanwhile, Roger and Didi decide to boycott Valentine's Day and spend the evening together, but when an obsesses ex-girlfriend stalks Roger all night, he and Didi seek refuge at a gay bar.

When the new boss disguises himself as a job applicant to spy on Annie, Roger and Elliot. The three fail the test miserably and worry that their jobs are in jeopardy when Mr. Barbour reveals his true identity. Mr. Barbour pushes the three to the edge as he institutes strict new office rules, but Annie puts her job on the line when Barbour tells her to stop placing clients like Didi, who quits just about every job after a day. Meanwhile, Roger threatens to quit when Barbour insists that all employees wear a polyester uniform.

After the heating system stops working for 2 weeks in the building, Annie organizes a rent strike with the other tenants in the building. When that backfires and the water and electricity get turned off, she goes to The New York Hall of Records, room 702-A, to try and find the name of the owner of the building from the supervisor, Mrs N. Bradstock. Meanwhile, Elliot and Gail realize their marriage is over, so Roger invites Elliot to stay at his new apartment, but the odd couple living situation is more than Roger bargains for when he ends up being mother and maid to sloppy Elliot.

Annie plans a traditional Christmas at home with her dad, but but she find out the he had sold the old family house, in which she grew up in, she must finally face the facts of life and try to let go of the past. Annie fears that Christmas won't be as magical if she's not in her family home, so to make the holiday seem more traditional, Annie's dad buys her the biggest tree he can find without considering the true size of her apartment. Annie finds out that her dad has changed some of his old ways. He takes a train that's 3 hours earlier than his usual time. Insteed of his ""Bommer"" suite, that he has worned for years, he has bought a more fancy suit to wear to the China Grill, the most extravagant restaurant in town. Annie's brother went skiing for the holiday. Elliot and his wife Gail, on advice from their marriage counselor, stay away from his parents this Christmas.

When Didi's ex-husband shows up at her rent raising party, Annie, who didn't know he existed, feels betrayed by Didi and considers ending their friendship. Also at the party, Elliot, who is feeling rejected by his career-oriented wife, flirts with another woman, and Roger complains that he is being smothered by his lastest conquest, a woman he met only hours before.

Annie has a bad cold, so what she really needs is rest, but what she gets is locked out of her apartment, as well as a request to check on a neighbor whose friends fear may be dead. Annie's flu forces her to try to spend a quiet day at home alone, but her apartment turns into Grand Central Terminal when each of her friends has a crisis and comes to her for advice. Annie's day is anything but restful when Elliot asks her to critique his latest short story, Roger finds a mole on his neck and thinks he is dying, and Didi has an emotional breakdown when Jim cancels a date.

When Didi realizes that her irresponsible boy-friend isn't going to show up for her birthday, Annie O'Donnell uses a $100 off coupon and a virgin visa card with a $400 limit that she was saving for her honeymoon to treat Didi to a glamorous night at the Plaza Hotel. While the two girls attempt to live like queens on a serf budget, Roger and Elliot do some male bonding and discover that when it comes to women, they don't have anything in common.

Annie O'Donnell plays a single career woman living in New York City and searching for Mr. Right. In the season opener, Annie has a date with a homicide detective. It's a Saturday night, Annie meets him on the subway in car #3. She has said in the past that she'd never date a guy from the subway, or does she? Elliot got his wife Gail a gift certificate to the tire store for her birthday. Annie has named some pigeons, Bill and Hillary that she feeds on the window sill at her office. When Annie is getting ready for her date, Didi is giving her advice, like she always does, on what earrings to wear. Elliot and Gail help Didi paint her kitchen. Roger's date is so pleased with him that she gives him flowers.