In an effort to help Whitney earn some money, Roxanne hires her to be her assistant and office spy. Willing to do anything to help Roxanne, Whitney befriends Lindsay, the assistant to Roxanne's nemesis, and goes out of her way to appeal to her. Meanwhile, alone at home Alex takes it upon himself to do a little reorganizing. Elsewhere, Mark, who is dealing with a girl problem, enlists the help of Neal and Lily.

Whitney is shocked to discover that Roxanne's ex-husband Lance is back in town. Whitney tries to dig up dirt on Lance so that she can convince Roxanne that he is not a changed man, but instead ends up with a surprise of her own. Meanwhile, Neal encounters some racism with one of his work colleagues, but isn't sure how to handle the situation. Elsewhere, Lily doesn't want to tell Neal that she lost her engagement ring and begins frantically searching everywhere for it.