Cynthia Ren's crime syndicate is back, but this time Ren is in prison and it's up to Amanda and Mitch to figure out how to stop the fraud, and how's she's pulling the strings behind bars. Meanwhile, the young woman who was responsible for Preston's father's death is getting out of prison, and Preston struggles to find how to react.

A grocery store is robbed, losing hundreds of money orders in the process. Amanda and Mitch are on the case, and clues at the crime scene send them on a wild "dog" chase. Meanwhile, Noah puts on his own play for school, and Preston and Veronica try to give constructive criticism without revealing they fell asleep during rehearsal.