As Carnival arrives in New Orleans, Albert (ClarkePeters) unveils his new plumage, and Delmond (Rob Brown) discovers anew sound; Annie (Lucia Micarelli) heads to a rural celebration withHarley (Steve Earle), while Davis (Steve Zahn) looks for an alibi toparty in town; Hidalgo (Jon Seda) combines business with pleasure on aZulu float; Toni (Melissa Leo) and Sofia (India Ennenga) struggle withtheir memories of Creighton; Antoine (Wendell Pierce) club-hops withhis sons, while LaDonna (Khandi Alexander) avoids the fracas; and Cornell (Cornell Williams) offers Sonny (Michiel Huisman) a secondchance away from all the revelry. In New York, Chef Ripert givesJanette (Kim Dickens) time off to attend to personal business and FatTuesday.
