Considering Tommy has moved onto Eddie's houseboat and Eddie has moved in with Tommy's wife, the news brothers decide it may be time to break up the team. But when they're forced to work together one last time, their mutal anger turns physical; Feeling sexually used after the break-up of heir ""relationship,"" Marvin tricks Helen into a confession; Rick gets his chance to produce when the station takes on a live rock 'n' roll special at the last minute; and while Sean visits his mother with hopes of getting his parents back together, Alex and Nancy—after weeks of trying not to—finally get closer.

When a gay radical group called Odd Man Out plans a press conference at which they claim they will name a closeted gay in local broadcast journalism, Re-Action News sportscaster Lou Waller fears he will be publicly ""outed."" Meanwhile, speculation as to who will be names consumes the news team, whose members alternately debate appropriate coverage of the event, explore their own feelings about homosexuality—and, in the case of veteran anchor Harry, attempt to enlist eyewitnesses (primarily co-anchor Sherry) to attest to their heterosexuality. Meanwhile, recently separated sound man Tommy is adrift—literally and emotionally—after his wife, who had also been involved with his partner and best friend, vanishes with their baby' news director Alex and news producer Nancy try to figure out where to go with their relationship ""the morning after,"" which also marks the arrival in L.A. of Alex's estranged wife; and formerly celibate commentator Marvin holds a news conference to announce his sexua