Denise is having a difficult time deciding which college to attend, and deadlines are rapidly approaching; Russell tries to influence Denise's decision.
Fabian gets jealous when Adonis's friend recruits him for a dance competition; Jasmine and Imunique try to restore the real estate documents they destroyed.
Jasmine discovers her new boyfriend is a drug dealer wanted by the police; Imunique struggles to stay focused in the days leading up to her real estate exam.
Louise and Helen feel like they are the only ones that care at the Help Center and they want to leave, but they feel rejuvenated when they help a streetwalker.
Florida's romantic dinner date with Michael's boss Carl results in disaster when the two experience an extreme personality clash that leaves Florida stewing.
J.J. goes into the greeting-card business, but encounters financial woes after his books are examined by an accountant just as he receives a large order.
An angry J.J. demands an explanation as to why Carl dumped his mother only to hear a lie about an old war injury as they both stay out all night drinking.
After Penny and her mother suddenly disappear, Penny slips away and makes her way back to the Evans apartment and Willona considers adopting the young girl.
Bookman tries to help with the adoption process by telling the social worker that he and Willona are married but things go badly when the truth comes out.
Fed up by constant interruptions at home and a severe lack of privacy, Thelma decides to move into an apartment that is shared by three other roommates.
Willona takes a new job in a store in order to finance Penny's ice skating lessons, but encounters problems when she discovers she must spy on customers.
Willona, Penny and the Evans family reach their breaking point with the miserable conditions in the building, prompting them to try and get Bookman fired.
Willona turns down a wedding proposal from an old boyfriend, since his job would have them moving all the time, but Penny feels differently and runs away.
J.J. flirts with his new, attractive assistant, but is completely oblivious of her kinship to his boss; J.J.'s friends give him grief for neglecting them.
When his hours are cut down to part-time at work, J.J. takes in a boarder to make up the difference but soon finds out the boarder is in witness protection.
Grandpa stops by with his new invention that he believes will make him rich, but his extreme dedication to the idea leaves his fiancée feeling neglected.
J.J. becomes involved with a married woman who claims she will soon be divorced, but the stress of the situation sends J.J. to the hospital with an ulcer.
A group of friends, who can always go to each other in times of struggle, share what they are going through when it is more difficult than they had expected.
Synclaire becomes jealous when she sees Overton with a beautiful woman and hurts Overton's feelings to get even; Regine and Max are attracted to a new neighbor.