When Reba's boss Eugene gets into a fight with Brock at work, she's forced to take sides. However, when she finds out what caused the tension between the two dentists, she's surprised at what she learns. Meanwhile, when Reba finds out that Van is getting paid under the table for doing some extra landscaping work with his boss, she tells him to either tell his boss he can't take the extra work and cheat the government out of taxes, or quit his job.

After Van and his parents reconcile, Reba starts to feel threatened when they start showering Elizabeth with expensive gifts and ask to watch the baby overnight. Meanwhile, when Van starts playing football again, Cheyenne is feeling left out when he has no time to spend with her.