Cheryl talks Larry into adopting the Blacks, a family displaced by a hurricane; Larry invents the "perfect" excuse for missing a pair of parties.
The Davids and the Blacks move into a new house, and take in a new guest. Larry learns that Jeff masturbated in Larry's house. When Cheryl finds out she bans Jeff from their home and then when Jeff's wife finds out she bans Larry from thier house.
Larry argues with Susie and Richard Lewis over condolences, confronts a pair of "sample abusers" at an ice-cream parlor and a perfumery, and is accused of pinching flowers by Marty Funkhouser.
Larry regrets getting Richard Lewis' girlfriend, Cha Cha a job near the office bathroom; a waiter is doomed by a doggy-bag dispute; and Larry proves inept at "talking lefty."
Larry gets irritated by a book he starts flipping through while waiting for Cheryl to go to Ted's birthday party. Then he runs into more trouble with the limo driver.
Larry gives Leon some advice for his job interview, but then when the employer calls to offer the job, Larry has Leon's phone and thinks it's a telemarketer and tells the guy off.
Larry has the TiVo guy come out. Cheryl calls from the airplane where she is experiencing turbulence while the Tivo guy is over and Larry hangs up on her. She returns and tells Larry she's leaving.
Larry offends Auntie Rae when he hugs her and she can feel his erection. Larry promises Leon he'll go on a date so that he's not starving for affection.
Larry gets advice from his therapist on how to win Cheryl back, but when that backfires, Larry decides to convince Cheryl's therapist that he's a good guy, so he stages a purse snatching so that he can rescue the therapist.
An upcoming Bat Mitzvah provides Larry with an opportunity to clear up his recent domestic travails - as well as some nasty rumors.