Summary

Michael, Katherine, Erica and Artie go to a Rangers game in Madison Square Garden, and Artie takes their loss very hard. Katherine tries to encourage him by saying it’s just a game, but Artie replies that nothing is ever just a game. Erica says that Artie has been accepted by the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, but Artie explains that his father won’t allow him to go to anything but a four-year college. Michael explains to Katherine that Artie really hates school and he doesn’t think he’ll make it through one year of college, let alone four. He says they can’t help Artie but she can help “Ralph,” and he ends the discussion by taking her hand and placing it in his lap.

Michael goes away for a week to work on his ski instructor’s pin and Katherine’s...