: Khadijah finds Dean Cain’s wallet in a cab. She discovers he is highly superstitious and refuses to work until he retrieves a specific "lucky receipt" inside—the one from the breakfast he ate the day he auditioned for Lois & Clark .

The primary storyline follows (Erika Alexander) as her mother, Nina (guest star CCH Pounder ), arrives in town to accept an award.

: The tension peaks when Nina reveals she once had an affair. Max, overwhelmed by this sudden vulnerability from a woman she always viewed as distant, explains that she actually appreciated the "space" her mother gave her to become her own independent person.