Jennifer and Dragon unwittingly scam their classmates with the help of a pyramid scheme; Krista loses a role that she was promised from a young director she worked with previously; Bryan begins work on his film in New York with some support from Meryl Streep; Goddard gets closer to new student Jessica at the expense of Diane's feelings; Krista looks for comfort from Bryan but is turned away; Nick is asked to impersonate Goddard in class.

Nick visits Bryan in New York and ends up getting ditched by his date when she meets Sam Rockwell; A wild night out with Nick leads to an awkward day at work when Bryan arrives with a hangover; Krista gets a chance to show off her comedic side, first, on John Stamos's new show and then later at a comedy club with Jon Lovitz; Dragon spends an evening with Jennifer and her grandfather; Jennifer later receives news that her grandfather has ended up in the hospital.

Bryan returns to Los Angeles to a less than warm welcome; Dragon spends the day with Jennifer after her grandfather passes away; Goddard makes class diffucult for Jessica; Diane invites the class to a party at her house where Nick confronts Pam and Bryan meets Krista's new boyfriend Markus.