Whitley discovers Lena has a crush on Dwayne after he agrees to tutor her in calculus. Realizing Lena is homesick Whitley agrees to be her confidante.

Ron's band hires Kim to be their vocalist after they are fired from a club, hoping to bring a new sound to the group. Col. Taylor takes up dancing to impress Jaleesa.

Clair counsels a friend in need.

Denise Huxtable returns home for a visit.

Theo and his pals plan the perfect prom night.

Theo casts a line for fish and catches fame instead.

Overton wins a contest from McColgan's shaving cream and receives a chance to take a 3-point shot for $10,000 at halftime of a Knicks game. Synclaire seems to be a jinx, as he misses every shot when she steps into the gym, and regains his form the second she leaves. Even slipping a photo of her into his gym bag is enough to bring on the curse. Synclaire refuses to go to the Knick game because she doesn't want to ruin Overton's chance at the money. Overton makes the shot, then calls Synclaire and reveals (on television) that he had worn a T-shirt of the couple together. Meanwhile, Max "borrows" a dress that Regine had designed for Palo Alto and wears it to a function at the mayor's house. Regine tries to warn her that it is a tear-away dress for a catfight scene, but thinks better of it. Max repairs the dress and apologizes to Regine, but also undertakes a long list of vengeful acts against her (including setting her up with RuPaul).

Max's mother, Nina, comes to town to accept an award. Max is confused when her mother insists on staying at her apartment and trying to bond with her, as they never had a particularly close relationship. When her mother decides to reveal that she once had an affair, Max can take no more. She explains that she has always been grateful to her mother for giving her the space she needed to become her own person; things cannot change completely overnight. Nina shows up at the courtroom to console Max after she loses a case, and they decide to build their relationship slowly. Kyle is perplexed as to why Nina has not even been told of his existence. Khadijah finds actor Dean Cain's wallet in a cab, and learns that he will not work until he has retrieved the lucky receipt from the breakfast he ate the day he auditioned for Lois and Clark. She refuses to return the wallet to anyone but Cain himself.

A discouraged Synclaire is unsure about auditioning for an infomercial for a dashboard grill, but Max encourages her to follow her acting aspirations. Regine volunteers Max to drive Synclaire to the audition in order to keep her from hanging around the apartment on her day off. Max confronts the director when he dismisses Synclaire without allowing her to say her lines. He is so impressed by Max's spunk that he gives her the part. Synclaire accuses Max of robbing her of her dream, and begins to lose faith in their friendship. When Synclaire tries to walk off the set during the taping, Max calls her up to the stage as a skeptical customer. They pull off the performance beautifully, but are fired because the director feels there is no place for spontaneity in an infomercial. Synclaire thanks Max for restoring her belief in her acting ability. Overton is wracked with guilt when he continually dreams about the R&B group TLC after falling asleep during its videos.

After Regine brags about her influence on Palo Alto, Synclaire drops by the set unexpectedly in the hopes that Regine can help her land a part. Regine is humiliated when none of the actors are aware of her existence, and the director refers to her as "the odor-eater girl." Regine apologizes for lying; but explains that, although her work is not glamorous, she thoroughly enjoys it. Synclaire agrees to keep her true status a secret. When one of the extras gets fired, Regine slips Synclaire into a scene as the Grim Reaper. Meanwhile, Khadijah asks Max to pen a column about the legal profession for Flavor. Max objects when Khadijah edits the article, prompting Khadijah to note that Max cannot deal with criticism. It is only Overton's editing skills that stave off a feud.

When Air Force Sgt. Derrick Tolliver is gunned down. The case goes cold. Derrick Tolliver’s death was a result of a calculated betrayal that no one could have ever predicted.

Alice Sin was a beautiful young mother, who vanishes without a trace. It will take investigators nearly a decade to uncover the truth.

A beautiful young bank teller falls head over heels for a starving musician. Under his spell, she becomes willing to risk it all.

A young woman is looking for a fresh start when she falls for a handsome stranger. When her new man asks for her help in a dangerous plot to make some quick cash, she decides to risk it all for love.

After looking for love in all the wrong places, a young mother believes she’s finally found her soulmate. But soon, her happy home becomes a house of horrors.

Whitley discovers Lena has a crush on Dwayne after he agrees to tutor her in calculus. Realizing Lena is homesick Whitley agrees to be her confidante.

Ron's band hires Kim to be their vocalist after they are fired from a club, hoping to bring a new sound to the group. Col. Taylor takes up dancing to impress Jaleesa.

Whitley's aunt offers her a job as an art buyer, but first she must entertain her cousin Liza for a weekend visit to Hillman.

Whitley is nervous about the engagement party and takes it out on Dwayne, who uses the opportunity to explore other options.

Clair counsels a friend in need.

Denise Huxtable returns home for a visit.

Theo and his pals plan the perfect prom night.

Theo casts a line for fish and catches fame instead.

When truck driver Valencia Blair met fellow truck driver James Simmons, the open road knew no limits to their newly burgeoning love affair. But their dreams of happiness were squashed forever when Valencia Blair is found shot to death in the sleeping compartment of her rig. And as investigators probe deeper into the bizarre case, they are led down a highway paved with darkness, masking a motive so devious and a killer so twisted it will wreak havoc on the community for years to come.

When Monica Sykes disappears, questions start swirling around about the men in her life, including a current boyfriend, a recent ex and a young police officer. What detectives can’t know is that a car found, across town, mysteriously engulfed in flames will eventually lead them to the sinister answers about what happened to Monica.

A young woman disappears while pursuing her dream of joining the military and enjoying life with her new boyfriend. Detectives wonder if the pressures of recruitment became too much, until a gruesome discovery changes the entire investigation.

Back-to-back homicide cases send detectives down a twisted cycle of street violence as a connection between the two men’s deaths comes to light. As the investigation carries on, authorities must rely on social media to help them crack the case.

When twin girls flag down police in Conyers, Georgia to report their mother is dead, the gruesome crime scene points to only one possible motive--revenge. The investigation will reveal that a history of resentment and rage came to a violent end.

Even though she doesn’t trust her, Imunique agrees to throw a bachelorette party for DeMiracle’s fiancée, DeLovely. At the party Imunique catches DeLovely cheating on DeMiracle with a male stripper. When DeMiracle doesn’t believe Imunique, she has to put her on “The Hot Seat”, Latrell’s new internet show that involves a polygraph machine.

After being taken advantage of several times Jasmine attends “Suckers Anonymous”, a support group for the gullible. Meanwhile, when the bullying at school gets to be too much, Cordell gets a gun to take care of the bully himself. Delroy has to convince Cordell that violence is not the right answer.

Fabian’s cousin, Claire Boyant, does a palm reading for everyone in the gang. Latrell is warned that something terrible will happen to him in the next 72 hours and he becomes super paranoid. Imunique is told that she will find love where she least expects it and ends up going out with a rich, white guy.