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, as she struggles to prove to her boyfriend, Jonathan, she's not wasting her life in the salon. In the mirror story, Cheryl, a successful businesswoman, is coming off maternity leave and struggling with the idea of returning to work.
