Midge found the Gordon Ford Show to be a male-dominated environment, which brought her great challenges.She bumps into Sylvio, the married man she once slept with; Sylvio clarifies that he and his wife were separated at the time and are now divorcing.Abe interviewed a woman for The Village Voice but felt uncomfortable with her flirtation.When a mysterious fire destroys the tearoom where Rose meets clients, she suspects other middlemen of causing the accident.Midge continues to perform nightly at Walford.