PREVIOUSLY ON HELPING SISTERS, FAMILY TENSIONS ROSE AS THE DRAWING APPROACHED. SONNY AND HIS COUSIN PAUL NEARLY CAME TO BLOWS. UNKOWN TO MAUD, HER SISTER IRIS SUFFERED AN EMPHYSEMA ATTACK AND WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL BY PAUL AND DAN.

IN THIS EPISODE , THE REMAINING FAMILY MEMBERS ARE PREPARING FOR MAUD’S DEPARTURE TO THE SWEEPSTAKE DRAWING.BESSIE IS IN HER CHAIR, PHYLLIS IS AT THE KITCHEN TABLE PLAYING CARDS WITH SONNY. SHE LOOKS UP AS MAUD ENTERS THE ROOM.

IN EPISODE 5 MAUD IS PLAYED BY ANDREA KATZ, BESSIE BY SUSAN BERKSON, PHYLLIS BY MIRIAM METZINGER, ROSE BY LAURA CORNFELD, SONNY BY CHARLES "CB" DAVIS.