Starr oversees some shop repairs, but has trouble trusting the Caribbean work crew with their seemingly haphazard work practices - they don't even have a permit! However, Starr's lack of trust ultimately causes more trouble as she attempts to take on the work herself. Meanwhile, Joy studies for her official hairstylist exam, but doesn't trust her own abilities, believing instead she just isn't very "booksmart". As Letty attempts to keep Starr from destroying the shop and ensure that Joy is studying, her trust in both women is strained. In the mirror story, Angela, an immigrant, discovers she must redo her entire foreign training at a Canadian Medical institution to become a doctor in Canada.
Letty and Richard decide it is time to take their relationship to the next level and go away for the weekend. However, when Thea, Richard's wife, comes into the shop to ask Letty to leave Richard alone, Letty has second thoughts about dating a separated man. Meanwhile, Starr has her first date wi...
Letty is extremely pleased with how well Dre is doing in school, so pleased she lets the whole salon know it. However, when Dre's friends lead him into trouble with the law, Joy and the shop clients want to set him straight with a few "licks!" Meanwhile, Starr is coping with pressures of her own,...
Letty seems to be effectively balancing motherhood, work and her relationship with Richard. Letty's ducks are finally all in a row, until Cedric walks in - Dre's father and Letty's ex. Meanwhile, Joy, using Starr's power of positive thinking, receives an unexpected "windfall" from a bank machine ...