The seventh episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm's twelfth season kicks off with Larry being jolted awake at the ungodly hour of 3 a.m. by the persistent ringing of his cell phone. The caller is Gina Grossbard, a woman whose name barely registers in Larry's memory. She delivers the shocking news that her husband, Stu, has suffered a stroke. Larry scratches his head in bewilderment, wondering why he, a virtual stranger to the Grossbards, was chosen to receive this call. To compound his confusion, he's inexplicably added to a text chain dominated by Stu's family, a group he can't simply abandon without drawing suspicion.
It transpires that Stu has made some specific requests for Larry and Freddy in the grim eventuality of his demise. He charges Larry with the responsibility of keeping an eye on his eleven-year-old daughter, while Freddy is entrusted with the sale of a violin once played by the legendary Jascha Heifetz at Carnegie Hall. Larry loathes his assigned role, having never been one for children. In a bid to swap duties, Larry visits Stu in the hospital, resorting to desperate measures. He brandishes a flask, a gift from Freddy, pretending to indulge in daytime drinking and portraying himself as an irresponsible adult. To his relief, the charade works, and the roles are swapped.
Elsewhere, Larry finds himself on a dinner date with Renee Holcomb, an artist who is painting his portrait for her gallery exhibit. Their evening is marred by a disappointing key lime pie, leading to an argument with the waiter over a refund. The waiter insists that they've consumed too much of the dessert to deserve a refund, prompting them to abandon the discussion and leave. Renee stays the night, and Larry indulges in intimacy with her the following morning. However, their moment is rudely interrupted by Dahlia, Larry's housekeeper, who walks in carrying a stack of towels. Her eyes widen in horror as she witnesses the sex act, forever associating her job duties with the traumatic scene. Consequently, Dahlia's work ethic dwindles, and she becomes increasingly reluctant to fulfill her responsibilities while on duty.
Meanwhile, Freddy made his way to Stu, devising a clever ploy to restore the balance in his favor. He feigned a sleep-talking nightmare, an ingenious idea borrowed from Larry, using this technique to voice aloud phrases he might utter to Stu's daughter someday. With masterful manipulation, he succeeded in tipping the scales back in his direction.
Jeff, too, employed the dream scheme tactic, skillfully conveying to Susie his overwhelming anxiety about accompanying her to a textile convention in Raleigh, North Carolina. However, Larry's accidental revelation that he had orchestrated "The Dream Scheme" with Stu led to an unexpected twist. Despite this, Jeff ended up boarding the plane with Susie, just as she was dropping off a salad for Stu's wife. The revelation made Susie realize that Jeff had also resorted to the same technique.
Freddy and Larry both ended up at Stu's wife's house, where they engaged in a fierce struggle over the violin. Larry's attempt to replace it in its case resulted in its shattering on the floor behind them. Embarrassed and asked to leave, they assumed they were finally free from Stu's demands.
As Dahlia answered the door for Renee, who had come to catch a glimpse of Larry's finished portrait before it was boxed up and sent to the gallery, her smirk hinted at mischief. Clearly, she was up to something, but what exactly remained a mystery.
At the gallery exhibit, Larry and Renee were shocked to see portraits of Albert Brooks, Gilbert Gottfried, and Richard Lewis. However, their astonishment turned to anger when they discovered that Dahlia had defaced Larry's painting, incorporating Renee's lower abdomen, pelvis, and thighs, in a garish re-enactment of the cunnilingus incident. Disgusted and horrified, they left the event immediately.
