Summary: Grace tries to light a fire in her fireplace and her apartment fills with smoke. She tells Will about it, who in turn tells her that three years ago, the fireplaces were being brought up to code and it got too expensive, thus her fireplace, as well as half the fireplaces in the building, have been sealed shut. Of course, as president of the tenants' association, Will's fireplace works.

This upsets Grace, who attends the tenants' meeting to bring up this injustice. During the meeting, Grace finds out that elections for president of the tenants' association are the following week and decides to run against Will.

Meanwhile, Karen accidentally looses Jack's parrot Guapo. Jack feels terrible, but his pain is eased when Karen takes him on a shopping spree. Just before they leave, Guapo returns. Jack doesn't want to loose Karen's generosity, so he continues to act like Guapo is gone and hides the bird in the closet.

At the apartment, the election wars are on, complete with vandalizing posters (Will), name smearing (Grace), and bribery (Will and Grace). Come election night, Grace has a whole election speech, whereas Will merely says, "Change is bad. Vote for me". Still, the election results are tied 18-18. The remaining tenant, Mr. Munitz, is in the hospital for a hernia operation.

Meanwhile, Jack starts feeling guilty about all the things Karen has done for him to make up for loosing Guapo. When Karen gives him the keys to his new boat, Jack breaks down and confesses to his charade. Karen reveals that, thanks to cameras all around Rosario's bedroom, she's known all along about Guapo's return.

Will and Grace head to the hospital to get Mr. Munitz's vote. There, the barely-conscious man votes for Grace. She is delighted, until Will informs her of all the new duties she has now. Suddenly, victory doesn't taste so sweet.

Quotes
GRACE: All I wanted to do was spend a cozy evening at home by myself, so I try to light a fire, and the next thing I know, the entire apartment is full of smoke.
WILL: Did you check the flue?
GRACE: Yeah.
WILL: Did you use dry wood?
GRACE: Yeah.
WILL: Did you know that your fireplace has been sealed shut, effectively rendering it nonfunctional? GRACE: No.
WILL: Might be your problem.