Max rehires a producer his father, Augustus fired. Kitty Barringer struggles to keep in step on the soap and at home. Siblings, Max and Veronica have secrets. Alison seeks advice from her pastor.

Alison corners her pastor. Network executive, Larry Savenor and his mistress, work on another scheme to wrest The Rich and the Ruthless from the Barringers. Augustus Barringer gets an unwanted network exec visit on set. Augustus confronts his doctor. Max and sister, Veronica fight over the soap. Maeve, Alison and Emmy spill too much tea. Calysta has a meltdown on set.

Augustus and Kitty argue over his health and their son, Max's bad writing for the show. Actor, Phillip McQueen explodes on set with Calysta and Willie. Network executive, Larry Savenor and Augustus get in to a confrontation.

Augustus worries about Max's sloppy writing and ratings. Veronica agrees. Grandma Jones checks on her soap star granddaughter, Calysta. Willie has a medical malfunction. Calysta hires a personal assistant. Calysta misses her man, Derrick. Kitty and Augustus try to wrangle an arranged marriage for their daughter, Veronica to a billionaire.

80 year old Maeve is back on set on oxygen and whiskey, opposite Alison. Kitty visits an old flame for help. Willie gets more bad news. Network execs make Max an offer he may not refuse. Alison and Randall talk another wedding. Calysta and Derrick make love. Augustus and Calysta meet in secret.

Alison and Randall celebrate their renewal vows with grumbling cast members looking for an escape. A party crasher breaks in with a gun holding everyone hostage. Emmy is a target. Derrick risks his life. Cory has different kind of emergency. Calysta grabs her personal assistant, Ivy, and leads her to safety but finds there may be more trouble ahead.

Barringer Sound Stages are poppin after' hours with "bad boy" Max Barringer at the center, celebrating the wrap of his first adult movie. Augustus Barringer, his dad, shows up un expectedly. Mother, Kitty and Veronica have an emotional conversation over breakfast about Veronica's Bio-Parents. Augustus joins concern. R&R Studios hair and make-up room buzzes with excitement about the fan club cruise and gossip with Willie, Alison, Maeve, Emmy, Fern, and Phillip. Phillip, Willie, and Calysta are on set shooting a horror scene and are interrupted by Detectives played by Derrick and Kurt. Wardrobe mistress, Beth gripes at Calysta. Emmy commiserates over a credit card bill and blames Eva Langoria. She plots to rekindle flames with married R&R Producer Randall Roberts.

Alison wraps up the Q&A session. Willie & Phillip commiserate on deck about being under-rated as soap stars. Veronica Barringer still waits for her fiance Bobby Tramble to no avail. Kurt confronts her about her choice in men and asks why she seems ashamed of being a Latina. Ivy weasels her way in to Captain Tang's control room asking suspicious questions. Grandma Jones, BFF Gerty, Calysta, Derrick, Emmy and Kurt enjoy more sun & fun when Ivy steals the moment and eclipses Calysta's joy -- stealing more of her life and causing more drama. Bobby rushes in to Max's disappointment. R&R cast swim suit competition is on fire with the fans -- Grandma Jones and Gerty get carried away, while Kitty and Augustus make love in the afternoon, below deck. Kitty panics as she must prepare for the talent show. Later, Kurt confides in Derrick about high strung, Veronica slapping him, hard. Troublemaker, Emmy shows up, squeezing between the handsome duo, only to be caught by Calysta.