Brooke, Shuli, and Streeter strategize "new beginnings" for Chase and Pam. Pat's lowkey birthday request proves anything but. Cary obsesses over the release of Curtis's new series while trying to salvage his own.

Still reeling from Lance's magazine cover spread, Brooke goes to extreme lengths to prove he sourced his own publicity team – and isn't as selfless as everyone thinks. Meanwhile, Cary's obsession with landing an award-winning role reveals the true depth of his "team," and Pat has an epiphany in Ohio.