The Starter Wife

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1
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Season 1, Episode 1

May 31, 2007

Hour 1

Season 1, Episode 1

May 31, 2007

Molly Kagen (Debra Messing) is let go by her movie-mogul husband, forcing her out of the powerful elite circles she once commanded and into hiding at the summer home of a sympathetic friend. Joan: Judy Davis. Lou: Joe Mantegna.

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Season 1, Episode 2

May 31, 2007

Hour 2

Season 1, Episode 2

May 31, 2007

Molly moves in to Joan's beach home and befriends the security guard while growing closer to the mysterious Sam.

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Season 1, Episode 3

June 7, 2007

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Season 1, Episode 3

June 7, 2007

Molly goes on a date with Sam (Stephen Moyer), then pretends to be Joan's delinquent sister to help break her out of rehab. Meanwhile, Cricket catches her husband with the nanny and Lavender is forced to accept Molly's offer to move in.

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Season 1, Episode 4

June 14, 2007

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Season 1, Episode 4

June 14, 2007

Joan is hurt in a drunken-driving accident; Sam is picked up by police and questioned after a witness claims he saw Sam attacking Lou the night Lou disappeared. Molly tries to come to his defense, but her story doesn't exactly help.

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Season 1, Episode 5

June 21, 2007

Hour 5

Season 1, Episode 5

June 21, 2007

Molly is happy with Sam, but her other relationships suffer when she tries to get Joan to quit drinking. Meanwhile, the divorce proceedings aren't going well, and Sam begins to feel pressure from Molly to change.

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Season 1, Episode 6

June 28, 2007

Hour 6

Season 1, Episode 6

June 28, 2007

Molly causes a blowup with Joan after reporting her rehab stunt to Pappy. Then she faces a difficult choice between Sam, who wants her back, and Lou, who wants to start a relationship. Meanwhile, problems with the divorce settlement drive Molly to find the strength to claim what's rightfully hers and take charge of her own life.

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Premiered: May 31, 2007
Rating: TV-14
Premise: Unexpectedly dumped by her movie-mogul husband of 10 years, Molly Kagen must reassess her life and her friends when she finds herself on the outside of the elite circles she once commanded. (more)