Holly struggles with her friendship with Vince and ends up offending him at the diner, but she only makes matters worse when she tries to apologize. Elsewhere, Valerie's friend Rick becomes obsessed with trivial things after a near-death experience on an airplane.

Holly writes an essay that she hopes will win her an internship in Paris, but a computer glitch puts her plan in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Valerie hosts a party for Rick and his fiancée, a woman who learns some surprising things about the man she plans to marry.