George's investment advice for Tom proves fruitful and puts Helen in a fur coat. This prompts Florence to want to make some money so she asks George for advice. However, since she doesn't have enough money for investing, he suggests she go in on the venture with the other maids in the building. The results of the ordeal prove to be less that satisfying, for George anyway.

George forgets to pick up opera tickets and this leads to Louise and Helen comparing him to the "thoughtful" Tom. A miffed George spills the beans about Tom buying an insurance policy and has made a cousin the beneficiary, a cousin who is a racist and is against Tom and Helen's marriage.

Florence runs into an old classmate, Pauline, and finds that she has married money. This prompts a jealous Florence to say that she too married wealth, George. This leads to Louise posing as the maid and Florence posing as Louise when Pauline comes over for dinner.

With the Help Center on its last legs, Louise and Helen desperately try to find someone who could make a sizeable donation to keep the Help Center going. This prompts Louise to go to her ex-employer, Lillian Warren, whom Louise worked for as a maid and who treated her like a piece of furniture.

Max drives the girls crazy by spending all her time at their apartment (even having her calls forwarded). They rejoice when Evans and Bell call her back to work. However, Max is frustrated by the loss of her clients and office and the realization that the partners will never stop punishing her for her mistake. She quits during her first day. Khadijah insists that she has acted rashly, and advises her to ask for her job back. Max refuses, insisting that a better offer will come along. After a week of rejections, Max is finally offered an interview. Although the interview goes very well, the firm decides to hire someone else. Max begins to lose confidence, although her friends assure her that she is an excellent lawyer. Max breaks down and calls Evans and Bell to plead for forgiveness, but hangs up without speaking to them. Meanwhile, Overton and Regine become convinced that an elderly woman in Max's building has committed a murder. Kyle finally talks to the woman and discovers that the "body" the duo had seen was a safety doll that she used so that she wouldn't appear to be alone in her car.

Regine convinces her boss, Mary, to consider having her boutique advertise in Flavor. Regine annoys Khadijah by crashing the pitch meeting. Mary agrees to purchase the ad if she finds the campaign acceptable, but suggests that the duo work on it together. Regine and Khadijah argue constantly, and decide to pitch individual ideas. When Mary expresses her disgust at the suggestions, Khadijah apologizes and promises that she and Regine will work together. Regine complains that Khadijah doesn't respect her, but Khadijah claims that Regine pushes people around because she underestimates her own intelligence. Their brainstorming results in a good slogan, and they rush off to tell Mary. An unemployed and extremely bored Max gets on Overton's nerves by appointing herself his apprentice and following him everywhere (even to his basement sanctuary, "Overland"). She surprises him by installing the new water heater, but starts a fire when she forgets to install the steam release valve.

In the hopes of spending more time with Synclaire, Overton enrolls in the art appreciation class she is taking at the night school. When the teacher marvels over one of Overton's first observations, he begins to hog the spotlight, leaving prize pupil Synclaire feeling crowded and unappreciated. She asks Overton to drop the class, but he refuses, as he feels he has uncovered a new talent. After Synclaire skips the class, Overton is overcome with guilt. Synclaire explains that she needs a place to call her own, as she is overshadowed at home and work. Overton agrees to drop the class, but decides to take an architecture course because he had enjoyed being back in school so much. Kyle places Khadijah on a strict budget to help solve her financial woes. Khadijah can't handle the prospect of buying generic foods and going without luxuries such as videos and microwave popcorn.

Overton's younger sister, Olivia, comes for a visit, and Overton is extremely protective of her. When Overton can't make their planned trip to the botanical gardens, Olivia suggests that she could go to a movie with Kyle (with whom she had been flirting). Overton catches them kissing in the hallway and throws a bucket of water on Kyle, ruining his suit. Meanwhile, Regine decides to become a vegetarian, and forces her beliefs on her roommates by throwing out all the meat. Khadijah plots to convert her back to meat-eating by holding a barbecue and giving her nothing to eat but celery. Regine does not give in, but she and her friends agree to respect each other's values. After a pep talk from Synclaire, Olivia finally musters the courage to ask her brother to stop treating her like a kid.

J.T. unexpectedly agrees to Shelly's offer to pay for dinner, not knowing that she doesn't have enough money to actually pick up the tab. Shelly asks Rita for help, but she gets sidetracked by an encounter with supermodel Kylie Bax. Meanwhile, Nick borrows from Donovan's wardrobe in an attempt to become more attractive to women.

J.T. and Shelly are all set to celebrate their three-month anniversary with a romantic weekend getaway until J.T. realizes he's already committed to play in a basketball tournament with his friends, and despite his attempt to soften the blow of canceling the trip with dinner and gifts, he still lands in the doghouse. L.A. Laker Derek Fisher guest stars.

J.T. is upset when Shelly discusses details of his bedroom antics with her gal pals, who disclose them to Missy Elliott (playing herself) in a nightclub during a celebration for Janie.

When J.T.'s mother walks in on him and Shelly in bed, Shelly fears their romance will sour unless she can win his mother's acceptance and respect, and Rita breaks up with her "perfect man" when their sexual role-playing typecasts her as the submissive one.

Young newlyweds Latrese and Darin Curtis were reveling in the joy of their fledgling marriage—but no sooner had they begun their new life together than Latrese would be murdered in a horrific act of violence. Found stabbed to death on the side of a busy highway, investigators are puzzled as to who would want to harm such a beloved young woman in such a brutal fashion. The search for answers will uncover a tangled web of sex, lies, and salacious secrets that will shock even the most seasoned investigators.

Latonya Bowman and Jamal Rogers were one month shy of welcoming their baby boy into the world when the unthinkable happened. Latonya is kidnapped, set on fire, shot, and left for dead. As Latonya fights to save her life and the life of her unborn son, detectives try to figure out who would want to harm her – and in such a violent way. As this mystery begins to unravel they uncover a selfish murder plot that sends shockwaves throughout the Detroit community – and the entire country.

Thelma's been seeing the same man for two months and hasn't introduced him to the family yet. However, when she comes home with an engagement ring, Florida and James demand that they meet him and they are in for a surprise when they finally do.

A wedding has Florida realizing that Willona is the only friend of hers left that isn't married. So this leads Florida to try her hand at matchmaking, and matches her with Duane, friend of James'. However, Florida is a little crestfallen, when Duane leaves the wedding early, claiming he doesn't feel well and she thinks her matchmaking plans have failed, that is until they arrive the next day at the Evans door, together.

Fred becomes a victim of a con game when, two men convince him to begin a bogus special "Sanford & Son" sales promotion, in which the lucky winner wins $500. However, Fred has no intention of handing out that much bread but unknown to Fred, the con men have rigged the game so they end up being the lucky winners and Fred will have to pay them the money after all.

Three jewel thieves try and find a way to smuggle some expensive diamonds from Hawaii to L.A. That is where Fred and Lamont come in. Fred goes to Hawaii to attend a Junkmen of America convention. The crooks then plan to sneak the jewels on Fred so that he can take them to L.A. without knowing anything about it.

The diamond thieves continue their plot to have Fred smuggle the stolen diamonds into the United States. Freddy Wells sneaks into Fred's hotel room and plants the diamonds in his suitcase. Later, Lamont and Fred discover the diamonds and hesitate to call the police.

During a mishap at the airport Fred accidentally misplaces the suitcase with the diamonds and the crooks start chasing Lamont and him all over Hawaii, trying to get them back. Meanwhile, the cops close on in, but not before guns are drawn on Fred and Lamont as the crooks trap them on a boat.

Robert is surprised to learn Neesee is dating her business lawyer, especially when he learns that Neesee knows that the lawyer is married. Meanwhile, even though they are no longer together, Dirk convinces Jonelle to have his baby.

Despite warning Neesee about getting involved with a married man, Robert finds himself stuck in the middle of the affair when both her new beau and his wife pay him a visit. Meanwhile, Dirk is excited about the baby-making process with Jonelle, but he's caught off guard by how calculated she is about the right time to conceive.

Robert asks Neesee to pretend that they're still married for the benefit of his dying aunt, who he never told about their divorce, but when she comes face to face with the woman on her deathbed, an overwrought Neesee just can't keep up the façade. Meanwhile, after running into an old flame who doesn't remember him, Dirk decides it would be a good idea to date her again.

Filled with the holiday spirit, Robert convinces Neesee, against her better judgment, to let her ex-con brother, Vonte (guest star Alex Thomas), spend Christmas Eve with them. Meanwhile, Robert tries to turn around Dirk's negative thoughts about the Christmas holiday.

Rickey welcomes new additions into his Birmingham home; D’Essence faces charges after her DUI. Da Brat tells Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow about her new music venture. Gary shares life-changing news.

Aaryn returns with big news, while Da Brat enlists Headkrack’s help with her new music venture. Juicy confronts Gary. Malik preps the new kids and D’Essence connects with Brandon before celebrating her 21st birthday.

Kevin Hart visits the morning show while D’Essence reunites Brandon and Beonka. Headkrack and Beyonce help Da Brat, Lisa Wu visits Gary, and Rickey spends time with the boys in Birmingham.

Kevin Hart visits the morning show while D’Essence reunites Brandon and Beonka. Headkrack and Beyonce help Da Brat, Lisa Wu visits Gary, and Rickey spends time with the boys in Birmingham.

A wedding has Florida realizing that Willona is the only friend of hers left that isn't married. So this leads Florida to try her hand at matchmaking, and matches her with Duane, friend of James'. However, Florida is a little crestfallen, when Duane leaves the wedding early, claiming he doesn't feel well and she thinks her matchmaking plans have failed, that is until they arrive the next day at the Evans door, together.

James finds a bag of robbery loot adding up to $27,000. After some coaxing from Florida, James decides to turn it in. However, what Florida doesn't know is that there was $29,000 in the bag and James kept the other $2000 and James has no regrets especially after the only reward he was given was a $50 gift certificate for the supermarket.

J.J. secretly has become a member of the Satan's Knights, a gang who are in the midst of a gang war with the Warlords. Two members and the leader of the Satan's Knights arrive at the Evan's home to escort a scared J.J. to a meeting place where the two gangs are to tangle. However, on the way there they run into James and Florida and a scuffle ensues leaving J.J. shot.

J.J. is recovering after being shot by Mad Dog, which only turned out to be a flesh wound. Meanwhile, a vengeful James presses charges against Mad Dog but a worried Florida is afraid James's anger will take over before the law does.

CHRIS WANTS TO BE COOL — On a mission to become one of the “cool” kids, Chris (Tyler James Williams) is caught with cigarettes and suspended from school. Of course, Tonya (Imani Hakim) intercepts the call from Chris’ school letting his parents know he has been suspended and decides to blackmail him. Meanwhile, in an effort to get even with Julius (Terry Crews) for keeping a coat given to him by his ex-girlfriend, Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) decides to parade around the neighborhood in inappropriate clothing. Tequan Richmond and Vincent Martella also star.

Chris (Tyler James Williams) attempts to help Malvo (guest star Ricky Harris), a career criminal who was recently released from jail, turn his life around by going back to high school. Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) is alarmed by the parenting skills of one of Tonya’s (Imani Hakim) friend’s parents and decides to share her wealth of knowledge. A die-hard Dodgers fan, Julius (Terry Crews) feels betrayed when Drew (Tequan Richmond) decides he’s a fan of the Mets. Vincent Martella also stars.

CHRIS TRIES TO BUY HIS MOM A MOTHER’S DAY GIFT — Chris (Tyler James Williams) decides to buy his mother an expensive bottle of perfume for Mother’s Day to pay her back for all the things she has done for him, but when he learns that it costs much more than he anticipated, Chris buys an imposter version of the perfume from Risky (Mike Estime). Unfortunately, Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) gets a rash from the perfume and thinking it’s the real thing, drags Chris down to the store to return it. Julius (Terry Crews) and Drew (Tequan Richmond) do some spring cleaning and discover an expensive collector’s item amongst Drew’s old toys. Imani Hakim and Vincent Martella also star.