It's Ryder's 18th birthday, and the family gathers to video chat with him, but the computer crashes before they get a chance to talk. Joe insists he can fix it, but Mel is afraid they'll run out of time, so she secretly hires a Jiffy Nerd computer technician behind Joe's back.

Mel gets Dani a piano and nurtures her musical skills, but Joe's not on board with this, and his puzzling behavior leads Mel to discover his hidden past as a member of a boy band. Elsewhere, Lennox gives Zander an ultimatum concerning his new girlfriend.