Molly has a "mind blowing" experience when she visits Victoria's workplace, a funeral home. Meanwhile, Mike sneaks a peek at Molly's racy writing when she's out of the house.
Molly meets her literary idol, J.C. Small, a cynic who advises her to write about things in her life that she wouldn't want people to know. Meanwhile, Mike invites his mother over for dinner in an effort to cheer her up.
Molly believes her suspicious next-door neighbor is up to no good and recruits Joyce to help her spy on him. Meanwhile, the guys get together for a poker game and end up sharing their dreams and aspirations.
After being shot during a robbery, Mike decides he needs to live every day like it's his last. As a result, he tells Carl it's time for him to quit the police force.
Molly is determined to get Mike out of his routine and encourages him to embrace anything they want in life. They try new things together, until reality sets in and it's time to pay the bill.
A confident Molly offers her wisdom to Samuel who now wants to be a standup comic. Meanwhile, Molly's advice to Harry causes him to challenge his protective mother.
Molly meets the best buddy of her dreams when Peggy's childhood friend, Kay McKinnon (guest star KATHY BATES) comes to town, but Peggy is not keen on sharing.
Molly looks to win some extra cash when she and the girls head to a riverboat casino for the weekend. Meanwhile, Mike and Vince try to enjoy some college basketball when the guys come over to watch TV.
On the fourth season finale, Molly gets accepted into an elite eight-week writers' workshop in Iowa, but faces a big decision when Mike asks her not to go.