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Wife goes on.

The Starter Wife Aired From October 10 – December 12, 2008 On USA.

About The Show:
Debra Messing returns as Molly Kagan in the hit series, The Starter Wife, which received ten Emmy Award nominations and a win for Judy Davis. Once Hollywood royalty and now ex-"Wife Of" a major movie producer, Molly Kagan (Messing) is determined to make her own place in the world.

While the miniseries centered on the summer of Molly's divorce that forced her to start over, in these all-new episodes, Molly has moved into a home of her own with her seven-year-old daughter Jaden and is ready to navigate her new life as a single mom and define herself on her own terms. While facing the very real challenges of trying to begin a new career at forty-something, Molly is now also juggling the ongoing emotional and financial complications of her divorce from Kenny (David Alan Basche), who could use a remedial course in parenting; new love interests, despite recently having sworn off men; and raising a grounded daughter in a town that doesn't exactly have its priorities straight. With the help of her loyal friends Joan (Emmy winner Judy Davis) and Rodney (Chris Diamantopoulos), who are trying to figure it all out for themselves too, as well as her new Starting Gate School ally, Liz (Danielle Nicolet), Molly will discover how to forge a new life even when her past is always present.  

Cast:

Actor’s Name	Character’s Name
Debra Messing	Molly Kagan
David Alan Basche	Kenny Kagan
Danielle Nicolet	Liz Marsh
Chris Diamantopoulos	Rodney
Joe Mantegna	Lou Manahan
Judy Davis	Joan McAllister
Miranda Otto	Cricket Stewart

SOURCES: usanetwork, tv.com & IMDb

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1. Premiere
Molly Kagan seems to have it all. She has a wonderful husband, an adorable daughter and lives in Brentwood mansion. With her husband's Hollywood connections as a movie studio executive, Molly is able to get the best tables at the hottest restaurants and belongs to the most exclusive clubs. Just before her 10 year anniversary, her husband calls to tell her he wants a divorce. The call happens right before her prenup expires and Molly is left on her own without a social life... or her so-called friends. She picks up and goes to Malibu to make new friends, relies on the few old friends who haven't shunned her and starts her life over.

2. Hour 2
Molly Kagan seems to have it all. She has a wonderful husband, an adorable daughter and lives in Brentwood mansion. With her husband's Hollywood connections as a movie studio executive, Molly is able to get the best tables at the hottest restaurants and belongs to the most exclusive clubs. Just before her 10 year anniversary, her husband calls to tell her he wants a divorce. The call happens right before her prenup expires and Molly is left on her own without a social life... or her so-called friends. She picks up and goes to Malibu to make new friends, relies on the few old friends who haven't shunned her and starts her life over.

3. Hour 3
Lou has disappeared and the police questions Molly. Sam's past is revealed to Molly over a coffee date as she learns he is homeless. Joan's lie about her sister "Bambi" is catching up with her and Molly helps her out by donning a blonde wig and pretending to be Bambi.

4. Hour 4
The police brings Sam in for questioning regarding Lou's disappearance and Joan is hurt in a drunken-driving accident.

5. Hour 5
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.

6. Hour 6
In the season finale, 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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1. The Forty-Year Old Virgin Queen
It's a year after her divorce and Molly Kagan's happy ending seems to have fallen apart: her romance with Sam-the handsome yet guilt-ridden homeless man-fizzled and her second children's book didn't exactly sell like hotcakes. Realizing she must rely on herself, Molly decides it's time get serious about making her new life work.

2. The Diary of a Mad Ex-Housewife
Joan starts to feel distant from her husband, while Felix and Rodney's relationship heads in a new direction. Parts of Molly's diary surface on the internet, which throws a wrench in her new friendship with Liz Marsh.

3. Remains of the Snow Day
A gossip blogger calls Molly the "Hollywood Ex-Wife", which causes her to go into seclusion. Joan has an affair. Rodney turns to Molly for relationship help regarding Felix.

4. Mollywood
Molly is considering adding a P.I.'s point of view to her writing. Joan is torn between her friendships with Robin and her lover David. Felix and Rodney have a disagreement.

5. Das Booty Call
Just as Molly begins to question whether Zach can provide her with what she wants out of a relationship, Lou shows back up at her door.

6. The Ex-Files
Not only are Molly and Zach unofficially official with their new relationship (though Molly isn't quite ready to go public until they tell their daughters what's going on), but also Molly's got an offer on the table for her script. But when Kenny finally gets around to reading it, he lets himself into Molly's house – which is aggravating enough – and casually informs her that he has asked for an injunction preventing Molly from selling the script.

7. The French Disconnection
Kenny calls to tell Molly that Jolie Driver, the powerful talent agent who happens to be Zach's ex-wife, has read Molly's script and wants to have lunch with them to discuss some of her actresses.

8. Look Who's Stalking
Molly and Zach take a second look at their relationship, after they have a run in with her stalker.

9. Her Old Man & the Sea
When Joan reappears in Los Angeles, Molly wonders what happened to Pappy and why the police are investigating his disappearance.

10. Woman Over the Influence
At Lou's wedding, Molly makes a decision about her future with Zach.

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