Emma accompanies Cruz to an event where Emma meets a charming stranger. Emma gives Mari an opportunity while Lyn meets local councilman Rudy at the gym before hosting the bar’s…

Emma and Nico hit a rough patch as Lyn and Mari deal, in their own particular ways, with their daddy issues.

Guests: Sen. Norm Coleman, talk radio’s Al Franken, reporter Liz Marlantes, author Gore Vidal, and basketball’s Charles Barkley. Topics: Terror alerts, Voting irregularities, Iraq, Darfur, gay Republicans