Chicago Party Aunt

**Chicago Party Aunt** is the first episode of the series.

#### Plot

After one late night too many, Diane worries she's out of step with the times but vows to school her nephew in living life.

#### Synopsis

The first episode opens with a montage of Diane, self proclaiming the ups and downs in the city of Chicago, showing its celebrations of different championships like the Stanley Cup won by the Blackhawks, the cities' hardships the prohibition era and the Chicago Fire of 1871, not long after, Diane is woken up from one of her 'party dreams' by her husband Kurt, who is distraught about her forgetting about their anniversary. Diane quickly puts up a facade, acting like she remembered the anniversary.

Kurt explains that he has grown tired of their relationship, explaining that it has become a cause of concern for his health due to his genes.

Becoming too overwhelmed with Diane's negligence, Kurt decides to leave Diane. Though she figures he's is bluffing once again as it seemed to be a recurring event in their relationship, Diane is not moved by Kurt and quickly explains that the two will just have oral sex and things would go back to normal, but Kurt walks out the door, meaning full well that he was leaving.

While heading to work, Diane almost forgets its her nephew Daniel's birthday, she quickly calls him, but having to hang up not longer after it shows Daniel in the middle of gym during what seems like a game of football. A quick glimpse into Daniel's school life. Diane then attempts to enter a familiar coffee shop run by a Greek man named Stavros. Looking up she notices that the store is no longer open, but beside it is a newly modern coffee shop named 'Kreativ Jus'. Diane angrily enters the store and approaches the counter, meeting an employee named Feather, who explains that the current store bought the old one vacated beside them. Diane scoffs at the offers presented to her by Feather, and explaining to a customer about how Chicago has the cleanest water in the country.

Diane angrily enters her workplace, where Tina and Zuzana are introduced. Diane expresses how Kurt left her and wants to cancel her clients and take the day to relax. Tina explains to Diane about the new manager, has set some new rules. Which Diane replies in a careless manner, Gideon is soon then introduced, immediately unimpressed with Diane's actions, explaining to her that their workplace has been re-branded to Borough, a seemingly new company trying to become a chain outside of New York City. He explains the new changes with which Diane is immediately frustrated and hides in the bathroom.

As Diane approaches her apartment building, she spots Mark and her nephew Daniel, giving Mark a quick scare before talking to Daniel, giving him a birthday present, it jokingly being a flask for alcohol. Mark expresses that Daniel is only 18, to which Diane says he can legally drink. Diane suddenly noticing that her sister Bonnie is not in the car with the rest of them, she asks Mark where she is, Mark is reluctant but Diane intimidates him enough to get an answer.

Diane heads to her apartment and is met with her sister Bonnie and other woman who is seemingly a Condo manager. Bonnie reminds her sister that Daniel is going to Stanford University, and that it is a large expense, so she has to sell the condo that she apparently owns. Diane is enraged, telling Bonnie that she just made her a homeless person. Bonnie tells Diane she has one week to move out.

Diane goes to the Midway National Airport to see her son Mikey, asking if she can stay with him for awhile, to which he explains his father Kurt and his friend are already taking up space. Diane realizes its probably not a good idea to stay with her son before she goes to see her sister Bonnie again. She inquires about extending the lease on her apartment for a couple years, and tries to bribe her with a Uno's Pizzeria Platinum Card, that offers free deep dish pizza. Bonnie declines her sister's offers and tells her to sign papers instead.

Outside Diane sees Daniel sobbing and offers him pizza from Uno's. Daniel expresses that he's not sure if he's ready for college, explaining that he might've been caught up in being pushed to go to Stanford, he's not sure if he's ready to go somewhere where he doesn't know who he is, whilst not knowing who he is even in Chicago.

Diane gets a call from her realtor, who previously tried to get a new place with certain amenities that were too over the top for her credit score. The realtor explains he found a place that fits her budget, but after revealing its in Indiana, Diane has a breakdown, expressing her distain for the area. Daniel chimed in expressing his frustration towards his potential roommate in California.

Diane proposes they throw a rager to end things off with them moving away. During the party Diane explains to the crowd that's present that it would be the 'end of an era', that this would be the final party thrown at her house. She goes on to toast Daniel's succession, before Bonnie shows up, extremely angered as her Chicago accent is heard clearly, Diane immediately intimidated by this. Bonnie explains angrily that she tracked Daniel's phone and that's how she found out about the party. She demands Daniel to leave the party and talk to Diane on the fire escape outside the window.

Diane tries to apologize and explain things but Bonnie is still livid, proclaiming that the reason their parents left Chicago was due to Diane's unhinged behaviour.

The next morning Bonnie confronts a sick and hung-over Daniel, in which he expresses to her that they need to talk. Bonnie then goes over to Diane's apartment and explains to her that Daniel decided not to go to Stanford, and that he has to stay with her for the next year while he figures things out.

Diane is ecstatic, as she reunites with Daniel after the previous night. Bonnie explains that she is no longer selling the condo. Diane is overjoyed and insists they go for some drinks, but then realizes that she no longer has a job, but Daniel inquires that he has an idea. The episode then panning to Diane entering Borough, presenting an abundance of people from the night before from the rager, Daniel cleverly replies that having party guests is a great way to receive clients. Gideon is reluctant, but allows Diane to go back to work.

#### Trivia

* The Chicago Blackhawks logo is the only logo not clearly shown in the series. The Chicago Bears, Bulls, Cubs and Sox are all shown.
* During a montage, the song Chelsea Dagger is used, which is the Chicago Blackhawks goal song.
* The song 'Come Sail Away' featured in the episode is from a Chicago born band called Styx

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