Frank easily moves from one girl to another, but when he meets Julie and falls in love with her she is reluctant to get involved because of his reputation.
Hal's widowed sister-in-law Carol comes home to join the rest of the family for Christmas, and Hal recalls how he and Carol were in love before she married his brother.
Ellen takes her boss's shy daughter Marcy under her wing, and tries to stop her from getting involved with Ellen's old boyfriend Rod, who treated her badly.