With everything Simone is trying to balance, she starts tocrack but finds the motivation to keep going from a groupassignment with Damon and Thea. Damon struggles to bond withthe team, but with the help of JR, Damon does something thatscares him and gets him back on track. Keisha wrestles withletting go of her dream, while Cam's dream may be over beforeit even started. Meanwhile, Coach Marcus witnesses what thecost of being a whistleblower is having on Amara.
Thony enlists Arman's help to get to Mexico for Luca'stransplant, but plans go dangerously off course when Hayakfinds out Arman is lying to him. Thony finds herself in adesperate situation, forcing her to call upon both the formerdoctor and the newfound "gangsta" in herself.
Bertha goes all out at a luncheon to impress Mr. McAllister,enlisting the help of Bannister - who rubs Church the wrongway. George fights to protect his public image, while Agnes'status quo is disrupted. As Marian debates her feelings, Mrs.Chamberlain makes her an offer. Gladys bonds with a new friend.Armstrong intensifies her campaign against Peggy.
When T.K'.s mother, Gwyn, has an emergency, Owen and T.K.travel to New York. But the flight is anything but smooth whenthe plane experiences a mechanical failure. Meanwhile T.K.reflects back when Gwyn helped get him into rehab years ago.
A kidnapping orchestrated by Elena puts Val to the test as herpast resurfaces and becomes a part of the bigger play. The FBITask Force contends with an unexpected turn of events in one ofthe banks.
William was once a catfish, but now returns as a hopefullooking for love; Nev and Kamie ditch Zoom and hit the streetsto help William find out if he has got a shot at romance or ifhe's about to get a taste of his own medicine.
Nick Cannon and G-Eazy battle it out in games: So Fly,Backseat of My Ride, Greenery Screenery, and the Wildstylebattle; G-Eazy and Kossisko perform a medley of "Instructions"and "Provide."
With Spencer, Jordan, Asher and JJ living it up at JJ'srented summer beach house, Spencer is trying to have fun, buthe is conflicted when it comes to sponsorship opportunities heis presented. Coop and Patience take a big step in theirrelationship, but things don't go as smoothly as they hadanticipated, and Olivia offers to help. Layla's dad give her atouching graduation gift that brings up a lot of emotions shewasn't expecting. Meanwhile, Laura is at her wits end andsteps in to help Billy.
When there's a break-in at Calvin's business, he teams up withDave for a stakeout to catch the culprit in the act. Also,Gemma is uncharacteristically reluctant to share her new hobbywith Tina.
When T.K.'s mother, Gwyn, has an emergency, Owen and T.K.travel to New York. But the flight is anything but smooth whenthe plane experiences a mechanical failure. Meanwhile T.K.reflects back when Gwyn helped get him into rehab years ago.
When word gets out that Bob and Abishola might be trying tohave a baby, the expectations from family, friends andemployees start to take a toll on the couple.