On the eve of a party at their apartment, Archie claims that his cozy relationship with Stacey has rendered Gavin unfit for the task and insists on taking control.
Gavin and Stacey accompany Archie on a quest for his lost love. Nessa deals with her dad while Pam finds a date for Gwen.
Gwen runs a 5K in honor of her late husband and everyone turns out to support her. Stacey struggles with a secret she hasn't told Gavin.
On their first weekend apart, Gavin is having a boys' night out in New York with Archie, while Stacey and Nessa relive their favorite high school shenanigans back in Dillsburg.
Gavin tries to win Gwen over by joining her for a karaoke night duet. Meanwhile, Michael and Pam argue over sex and widowhood.
For the past six months, New York pharmaceutical copywriter Gavin and Pennsylvania-based printing press employee Stacey have been flirting online and finally agree to meet... with their best friends in tow for double-date safety. Stacey's long-distance romance unnerves her family, who fears she might fall in love and move away to the big city. It's complicated enough trying to make a relationship work, but the biggest complications of all are the friends and family who are part of the package deal.