Maya discovers Jabari has been skipping school and plagiarized a writing assignment.

Joan learns that Maya and Lynn did not tell her about a recent outing with Toni; Joan insists on bringing Monica into the circle of friends.

Lynn performs at a club during open mic night; a record executive offers to help her with her career but she declines.

Joan realizes that Maya's house is the hang-out spot and she is no longer the center of the friendship.

When Joan returns to work, she finds out that William has put Monica in charge of the bar.

Joan volunteers to help rebuild homes for survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

Joan gets drunk and embarrasses herself at a Hollywood party; Darnell tells Maya he has been offered a job in Florida and he wants her to move there with him.

Joan gets drunk and embarrasses herself at a Hollywood party; Darnell tells Maya he has been offered a job in Florida and he wants her to move there with him.

Joan gets drunk and embarrasses herself at a Hollywood party; Darnell tells Maya he has been offered a job in Florida and he wants her to move there with him.

Thinking she is ready to settle down with Jevon, Joan decides to break it off with Derek and Kurtis; Toni ends up in the slammer.