Alex invites Rita to a poetry reading at Benny's cafe. Several members of the group stop by and are surprised when Alex reads a poem for Rita. Jodi tells Dizzy she's two months pregnant. Dizzy decides he wants to marry her but is confused and scared about his relationship with Jodi, his music with the band, and the baby on the way. Alex starts dating Rita and turns the poem into a song, ""How do you talk to an angel"". Alex shows up at rehearsal and joins the band as a singer/guitarist.

Alex meets a youth who lives on the street; he tries to help him, but he steels his keys to the store and some money from the cashbox. First Alex is under suspect, but finally Rita persuades the boy to tell the truth. Lennie takes a job at a comic and junk vendor, but looses it again, since he is not as weird as the owner wants him to be.

Stan's father wants Stan to graduate in music conservatorium. Stan proposes and gets a place, but then he decides not to go. Dizzy buys a ring from Jo Bandizi, but it's faked. He confronts him and gets his money back. He tries to propose to Jodie, but she doesn't want yet. Hope has an idea for a song, but differs with J.T. about the realization. They come up with two very different versions (Common ground versus Battleground).

Dizzy takes a second job as night portiere in a fine hotel, where he even gets offered a career. Jodie doesn't like him doing two jobs. She learns that he tries really hard to please her, and accepts his marriage proposal. Lenny falls in love with Natalie, but his approach is too slow, so that J.T. gets her first, before she recognizes her real love interests.

The famous performer Betty B. and former close friend of Rita comes in the town and visits the band. Betty wants Alex to secretly write songs for her and later even come to New York, but he decides to stay with his small live and Rita. Dizzy and Jodie have some problems to tell her mother of the pregnancy and marriage.