Season five begins in the aftermath of the car crash, with both sets of parents arriving at the hospital and Dharma just out of surgery. Greg has a few minor cuts, but he's mostly feeling guilty because he was driving.
Dharma tries to compete with a childhood friend (Juliettte Lewis) who pays a visit. Feeling guilty over how much her own life has changed, Dharma decides to get back to basics.
When Dharma takes her ring to a jeweler to get it cleaned, she learns that what she'd believed for the past five years to be a priceless family heirloom is, in fact; just a really good fake.
Dharma encourages Larry to ask his brother for a loan to buy a conspiracy bookshop. But when strange things start to go wrong, Dharma suspects that something's afoot. Mitch Pileggi makes a guest appearance.
Dharma and Greg find themselves once again trying to make peace between their polar opposite parents when an argument breaks out over whether the couple will vacation with the Finkelsteins or the Montgomerys.
In the second half hour, Dharma and Greg get stuck in a snowstorm after leaving the chalet and begin to wonder how their diverse upbringings will affect them as parents.
