Elka has a familiar jail cellmate, Victoria's assets are frozen, Joy desperately needs Rick's help, and Melanie is irate with Pete for busting her friends.
As Joy and Rick feign being a genuinely engaged couple, Melanie meets Pete's judgmental mother and is stunned when she finds out who Pete's brother is.
A psychic gives Joy a pair of magical Spanx , which brings the women bad luck, including a movie audition in which Victoria is mortified to read as Melanie Griffith's mother.
With her trial for possessing stolen goods approaching, Elka is advised by her handsome lawyer Kirk to act senile, as Melanie, Victoria, and Joy compete for his affection.
In L.A., Victoria plans revenge on her nemesis Susan Lucci, Joy confronts Michael Knight, Melanie gets sentimental, and Elka talks her way onto Jimmy Kimmel's show.
Still in L.A., Victoria feuds with Susan Lucci, Joy traps Michael Knight in his lie, Elka is determined to meet Robert Redford, and Melanie emotionally parts with her house.
Elka brings home a rescue dog, Joy starts dating a man she met in her therapist's waiting room, and Victoria's agent recommends she make a sex tape to jumpstart her career.
Trying again for her green card, Joy gets engaged to a homeless man, Victoria lands a local news correspondent job, and Melanie dates a Cavaliers coach.
Victoria tries to win over the difficult kids of a man she likes, Elka is resistant to wintering in Florida with Max, and Melanie and Joy volunteer at a senior center.
As Victoria interviews the governor's candidly opportunistic wife, Elka goes on trial and attempts to sway the verdict by flirting with an elderly juror.