by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Alice (Linda Lavin) entertains a house guest named Connie (Susan Lanier), a gorgeous young "nature girl" who has backpacked from New Jersey to Phoenix. Connie's presence has an unexpected effect on Mel (Vic Tayback) when the old grouch falls madly in love with her. The age difference matters not at all to the moonstruck Mel--at least not until the end of the episode in which he is devastated by a double jilting!
