A love affair between Ned and a rival advertising executive hides ulterior motives.

Ned learns that his girlfriend is seeing someone else.

Stacey leads a revolt at Skyward Magazine when her editor insists she turn her exposition piece on polluted lakes into a fluffy nature story. Diana flies to LA and Ned starts obsessing.

With the divorce looming, Stacey is looking for an apartment. Diana offers Stacey a job as dogs body, then accuses Ned of having feelings for Stacey.

Ned's agency is going on retreat to a ski resort. When Stacey finds out, she corners Ned by convincing his boss that she should come along, to give them a chance to work things out.

Stacey finally gets up the courage to tell her parents that she and Ned are getting a divorce. Ned wants to ensure he stays friends with Stacey's parents.

When the ad agency gets a new board of directors, Ned is worried. As expected they ask Ned to prove his worth by creating a campaign to sell a client's sponges.

Eric has a new boss and she wants him to help out with the annual fiscal review, just like he's always wanted. But she wants more than just his accounting expertise.

It's time to finalise the divorce. But there's still some sexual tension to resolve. While working on the paper work, Ned and Stacey find their games taking a more sexual turn.

Kirkland's son Skip is derailing Ned's brilliant advertising pitches. Stacey is being forced to write yet more fluff. Amanda still isn't pregnant.

Ned's been working from the office in the muffin shop, though without a lot of success. His old employer is also suing him for stealing an account . Stacey's found a rent-controlled studio and is moving out.