Kostya and Max get a raise in rent, and Max teaches a friend how to get "left" earnings. The owner is dissatisfied with the income of the restaurant and introduces a regime of "austerity". Chief and Vika want to soften the situation, but their intervention only makes things worse.

chief's drunken trick threatens him with severe punishment from the Boss, but turns into a holiday for the whole team. Max prepares a luxurious gift for Vicki, but on her birthday he gives her a completely different "surprise". Nastya invites Kostya to move to a "new stage of relations", but forgets to specify which one.