Murphy gets an idea of her future as a mother when the daughter of some friends stays with her, but she starts to worry about her ability to parent a teenager.
Murphy lands an interview with her idol, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. When Aretha's train is delayed and she can't get to the studio on time for the live broadcast, the FYI gang is left stretching their way out of the one hour long program to fill in the dead air time.
Jim escorts Murphy to the gynecologist, and they both get to see the baby for the first time. Murphy is surprised when she learns she's expecting a boy, after being so sure the baby would be a girl.
Murphy and the rest of FYI staff reluctantly attend a sponsor event. Corky and Miller start bonding over shared experiences, leaving her conflicted over her troubled marriage.
Murphy is subpoenaed by the Senate to testify at a hearing, demanding the name of her source that leaked a report her way, which led to a story on FYI.
Murphy thinks a place in the country will help her relax and she brings the entire gang along to check out a farm she's thinking of buying. While Murphy tries to convince her friends how charming things are, everyone else is just bored.
Rick is an attractive gay man doing some temporary advertising work for FYI, and Miles becomes concerned when he has a dream about him. He attempts to discover why it happened.
Murphy cuts her hair short despite an appearance clause in her contract. When viewer response ignores her reporting, she becomes upset over the focus on superficialities.
Murphy decides to take a Lamaze birth class and asks Eldon to be her coach. Once there she manages to alienate the instructor and her classmates but luckily Eldon pays attention.
Murphy is feeling even crankier at the end of her pregnancy and isn't happy that Corky is throwing her a baby shower. But she changes her mind when she realizes she will be getting terrific gifts from her peers that work in national news.
