When Gina, Pam and Cole learn that the Notorious B.I.G. has enlisted Martin's help in finding new background singers, they begin working on their vocal skills.
Martin and Gina plan on having a quiet night alone, but it doesn't turn out as planned because their friends keep showing up at the apartment with problems.
When Jamie introduces Fancy to hotel guest Debbe Dunning without mentioning that she's his girlfriend, Fancy thinks that something is going on between them.
Junior finds a mouse and decides to keep it as a pet much to the staff's disdain; after the rest of the staff members receive promotions, Jamie quits the hotel.
Laura gets Christian a jersey signed by an NFL player when Christian wins Student of the Year, but Miranda takes issue with the player's history of violence.
Calvin gets caught in an awkward situation after a night out with the boys and too many drinks, and he sends sexual text messages to Miranda inviting her over.
When Brown ends up shot in the rear during a convenience store robbery, he uses his situation to get the residents to wait on him; Edna changes her ways.
When Leroy Brown becomes addicted to buying lottery tickets, his wife and their friends decide that it's time to stage a special intervention to help him stop.
Brianna learns that her boyfriend has developed an attraction to Sasha; when Edna's date for the theater has to cancel, she asks her son to go with her.
Jamie sends an angry email to a jingle recording company after his composition is rejected; Fancy brings a group of "Family Feud" contestants to the hotel.
Inspired by their friends at a party, Jamie and Fancy try a role-reversal exercise that leads to a late-night argument about the future of their relationship.
A student from Malibu Prep challenges Will to a basketball match, and to Will's opponent, winning this match is necessary because his scholarship is at stake.
Geoffrey falls in love with a woman who claims to be the temporary maid at a neighbor's house, but he begins to question the romance after he learns her secret.
When Philip and Vivian invite over an old friend with radical opinions, their guest encourages Will and Carlton to protest an injustice at their school.
Tina gets overexcited as she helps Gemma succeed at her first school fundraiser as principal; Dave and Calvin work together to win a silent auction prize.
Dave and Gemma work on an elaborate plan to celebrate Grover's seventh birthday; the gift Calvin chose to purchase causes one person to be sent to the hospital.
Calvin organizes a yard sale at Dave's recommendation and later regrets it when a longtime neighborhood resident purchases a valuable item he plans to retrieve.
Sandra and Philip try to find the best way to celebrate their parents' anniversary; the assisted living facility searches for Reginald, who is still missing.
Coach Vick steps in as head coach at Norfolk State, facing a quarterback battle, a fractured team culture and evolving realities of college sports from day one.
When Gina's head gets stuck in her new brass headboard, Martin and Tommy cannot free her, so she is forced to attend a meeting with the headboard on her head.
Martin and Gina go to a Christmas party to meet people who can help Martin further his career, but the guests at the party are exchanging more than just gifts.
Jamie's free lodging at the hotel is put into jeopardy after he charges his aunt and uncle for a commercial jingle that he wrote to promote their business.