Aspiring screenwriter Hattie finds herself evicted, jobless, and down on her luck before she runs into the famed writer/producer Ida B. whose show Cocoa's Butter, Hattie has shaded on social media.

Hattie searches in vain for her "happy place" to write. Meanwhile Marie is pitted against the only other black executive at the studio while Nia questions whether she's on the right career path.