Another Period

In the premiere of this comedy about an aristocratic family in Newport, R.I., in the early 20th century, Bellacourt Manor welcomes a new servant; a space opens up in the Newport 400; and the family receive a visit from Helen Keller.

Lillian wants a divorce when she hears that they're all the rage; Frederick and Garfield are smitten with a charming visitor.

Lillian and Beatrice stage mock funerals for their husbands; Peepers learns of his father's death from his estranged family, forcing him confront his Native American roots.

Chair receives a lesson in the art of servitude from Peepers. Meanwhile, Lillian and Beatrice get ready for Newport's Most Beautiful Pageant, but Hortense sets out to sabotage the event.

Hortense falls for a chef who accompanies the Commodore on his return to Bellacourt Manor. Meanwhile, Frederick is subjected to a psychological evaluation to determine if he's fit for a Senate run; and Hamish tries to blackmail Chair.

Bellacourt Manor's residents brace themselves for Lillian's annual birthday meltdown, and a surprise visit from Charles Ponzi brings a new business opportunity. Meanwhile, Hortense believes she's expecting, and Peepers falls ill.

Lillian arranges her own kidnapping in order to achieve fame as an abductee. Dodo orders Peepers to impersonate the Commodore and accompany her to a luncheon. Beatrice mistakes Blanche for a fellow aristocrat.

Beatrice has a meltdown when Frederick brings home a fiancee, and Dodo goes through morphine withdrawal.

Lillian's invited to a party on the beach by her new friends; Beatrice meets Thomas Edison; Blanche receives a strange letter from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory; Garfield tries to hold the family together.

Chair's true intentions are revealed, which sends Peepers on a mission to save the Bellacourts from destruction. Meanwhile, Lillian and Beatrice try to stop Frederick's wedding.