Nick tries to find out who killed his father with the help of airplane mechanic and Darling aficionado Norman Exley (Gill Gayle). Juliet sulks in her new luxury hotel digs and refuses to participate in an important high-end photo shoot for the family involving trained lions. Tripp pressures Patrick to announce he's running for the Senate, even as his son continues to woo his secret lover, the transgendered Carmelita (Candis Cayne). Jeremy strikes up a secret romance with Juliet's biggest nemesis, notorious celebutante Natalie Kimpton (Tamara Feldman), and Brian drops his illegitimate son in Nick's lap.