Curtis gets a new appreciation for Ella's management of the Help Center when he covers for her, as Malik gets hopped-up on caffeine pills to manage work and studying.
Curtis replaces C. J. as coach of Jazmine's winless soccer team, guides them to defeating the toughest team in the league and sets his sights on the state championship.
Spending a day in C. J. and Janine's office, Jazmine is bored until she watches them handle a crisis, while Calvin and Miranda struggle to find a new place.
Ella shows great composure when her mother Eunice passes away, but she is stunned when Evie discloses a long-held family secret that affects their inheritance.
While Janine is away, Jazmine is asked by a boy to the school dance, and it's up to protective C. J. and Curtis to put him through an interrogation to earn their approval.
Harboring resentment since his forced retirement, Curtis balks at C. J.'s request for him to return to the fire department, while Floyd finds out he has royal lineage.