Gabriel asks Special Agent Telesco for protection due to witholding information about District Attorney Miller's case.

Rita O'Grady works for the Ford Motor Co. plant in Dagenham, England. Despite performing the specialized task of sewing upholstery for car seats, women are classified as unskilled labor and paid much less than men. Encouraged by a sympathetic union representative, Rita agrees to bring the women's grievances to Ford.

The men suggest that women already have equal rights, but the women claim that they aren't able to fully exercise them because of how they are treated. Lucy tells the men that women want to be treated exactly as if they were men.

Rita talks to Ford management about women's classification as semi-skilled workers. She shows just how skilled their work is and sets out some labor terms. Rita stands up for her rights and the rights of her fellow female workers.

The Eds accidentally destroy Sarah's room, and Eddy steals her diary. Ed and Double D want Eddy to return it without reading it, but Eddy is determined to read it to get his revenge on Sarah. Sarah and the other kids try to find the diary while the Eds evade them.