Ep 3. Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night

Picking up from the previous episode’s ending, “Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night” starts with Ann getting ready for her big show. She is ecstatic about her upcoming performance and cannot wait to impress her family and friends who will be watching her perform.

However, things quickly take a turn for the worse when Ann’s brother and his wife show up at her apartment with their newborn baby. They expect her to babysit while they attend Ann’s show. Ann is conflicted, as she does not want to disappoint her family, but at the same time, she cannot let this infant ruin her opening night.

Against her better judgement, Ann agrees to take care of the baby, but her problems only escalate. The baby starts crying uncontrollably, and Ann finds herself struggling to calm it down. She feels tremendous pressure with her show starting in just a few hours, and she cannot seem to focus on anything other than the baby’s incessant crying.

Meanwhile, Don, who has been promised a ticket to Ann’s opening night performance, is having a tough time trying to convince his boss to let him leave work early. When he finally manages to leave work and visit Ann, he finds her struggling with the baby, who is still crying. Don offers to help, but Ann declines, saying that she needs to take care of the baby herself.

As Don leaves after an argument with Ann, he gets mugged on the street and loses all his money, with no way of being able to buy a ticket to Ann’s show.

Back in Ann’s apartment, things have only gone from bad to worse. The baby has finally fallen asleep, but now Ann cannot find its bottle, and she has to improvise to feed the baby. Her stress levels reach the peak as she tries to balance taking care of the baby and practicing her opening night routine. She even tries to perform with the baby in her arms, but it ends disastrously.

After a while, Ann finally puts the baby to bed and manages to practice her routine a few more times. As the time to go to her show draws near, she looks for the baby, but it's nowhere to be found. In a state of panic, she frantically rushes around her apartment, calling out for the baby.

Finally, Don arrives and asks Ann to calm down. He suspects that the baby is in one of the kitchen cabinets, and he is right. Ann finds the baby and makes it to her show just in time, with Don in tow.

As Ann performs her opening night act, all the stress she had been feeling throughout the day melts away, and her performance is a resounding success. Her family and friends are proud of her, and Ann is overjoyed to have finally succeeded in her dream.

In conclusion, “Never Change a Diaper on Opening Night” is a heartwarming episode that showcases the struggles of starting a new chapter in one’s life while balancing family responsibilities. Ann’s determination and dedication to her dreams lead her through even the toughest of situations, proving that anything is possible with a little bit of hard work and perseverance.