- The Manhattan quartet takes the ferry to Staten Island when Carrie is on the jury for the New York Fire Department's annual male calendar finalists selection, together with a politician who's rather interested in her. Sam gets the hottest fireman in her opinion in her bed, but her fantasy of doing it in the fire station proves less romantic than she hoped. Charlotte's next dream prince suddenly turns out too macho. Miranda insists on proving her independence by refusing the practical assistance Steve volunteers when she's scheduled for laser eye-surgery.—KGF Vissers
- Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) meets a divorced politician Bill Kelley (John Slattery) at a FDNY calendar benefit in Staten Island. Bill is a fellow judge at the competition and chats up Carrie at the bar. Carrie is too fresh from the breakup with Big (Chris Noth) and isn't in the mood, but Bill persists. Bill asks Carrie out to dinner, but Carrie side steps the question and leaves with Miranda. He soon shows up at Carrie's doorstep and asks her out to dinner. Carrie is all ready when Bill comes by to pick her up, but she pretends not to be at home and Bill leaves without her. Carrie calls Miranda who understands that Carrie is afraid of being hurt again. Carrie goes to the dinner in Staten Island, but she wants to take it slow. Carrie wants to be independent and wants to take the ferry home, but she misses the last one at 12 midnight. Bill comes by and offers her a ride home.
Samantha (Kim Cattrall) dates the pinup-boy fireman Ricky Fantucci (Michael Lombardi) she met at the firemen benefit. Ricky is not very intelligent and talks too much. He simply cannot get to understand that Samantha is chatting him up as she is into him. But the sex is AMAZING... Samantha came, 4 times. Samantha tells the girls all about Ricky. She says that being with Ricky was fulfilling her best sexual fantasy. Charlotte says that firemen seem attractive as women have this hidden desire to be rescued. Carrie wonders if women just want to be rescued. What would happen if Prince Charming never showed up, would Snow White ever wake up, spit the apple, go to work, and get a baby courtesy of her neighborhood sperm bank.
Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) decides to get Lasik. The doctor says Miranda will need someone to take her home after Lasik. The idea that independent women need help is alien to Miranda. But the doctor insists since she will be sedated, and her vision will be blurred. Miranda decides to risk it, but realizes she needs help as she is practically temporarily blind after the surgery. Miranda gets help from Steve (David Eigenberg), who comes to pick her up.
Tired of waiting for a fairy-tale romance, Charlotte (Kristin Davis) begins aggressively searching for a "Prince Charming" to marry. She goes a bar where an irritating man J.J. Mitchell (Marc Grapey) hits on her, but Charlotte is not interested. She is rescued by a cute investment banker named Arthur (Brad Beyer), who punches JJ and impresses Charlotte. At first, Charlotte thinks Arthur is a nice man, but soon figures out that he has anger management issues and gets into fights for no reason at all.
Samantha shows up at Ricky's fire station to act out her fantasies. But the other firemen at the station turn out to be old and with a paunch. Samantha decides to take matters into her own hands and has sex with Ricky on the fire truck and then puts on the fireman gear. But then an alarm breaks out and the crew force her to get out of the gear, buck naked. Samantha is humiliated.
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