Spencer throws Dillon's birthday party at Essence Park, drawing Tyrone's attention, as he has previously made him back off from it. Spencer is still wary of his dad coming back, not wanting him to be in his life. Meanwhile, Layla is turning impatient at Asher living in her house, while Jordan continues to get close with Willie.
Tropes featured in this episode:
- Birthday Episode: The episode centers on Spencer throwing Dillon a perfect birthday party.
- Blackmail: Corey threatens to upend Billy's perfect life if he refuses to convince Spencer to meet him.
- Broken Pedestal: Spencer obviously feels betrayed upon learning that Grace's affair with Billy was what caused his dad to walk out on the family.
- Buy Them Off: At the end, Billy offers Willie money in exchange for him to stop talking with Jordan.
- Mistaken for Thief: Spencer assumes that Tyrone was the one who robbed Layla's house. While it wasn't him, he did not make it easier by trying to kill him when he confronted him.
- Plagued by Nightmares: Coop has been having nightmares about Shawn's murder.
- Red Herring: Neither Tyrone nor Asher were responsible for robbing Layla's house. It was just a random bling ring that had been in Beverly Hills for the past few weeks.
- The Reveal: It's revealed that Grace and Billy resumed their affair even after they married Corey and Laura, respectively. When he found out about it, Corey left the house for good. It seems that Laura has yet to learn it, but it can be assumed that Corey's threat to Billy is him telling her this information.
- The Thing That Would Not Leave: Layla grows more and more irritated at Asher for crashing at her house, starting from when he drinks her almond milk, then throws a poker game without her consent, and finally, disables the security cams so the police end up not knowing who robbed her house.
- Undying Loyalty: Coop realizes that Preach is loyal to his family. Upon learning that he was friends with Brandon Scott, she tells him not to let him down by not taking Tyrone out for killing Shawn.
- Unwanted Rescue: Spencer doesn't like it when Corey ends up saving him from being killed by Tyrone.
