Turns out Wendy"s husband Shane is a jazz pianist and composer. And he"s really, really talented! At least, that"s what everyone in Lipstick-land thinks. Hoping to encourage Shane to use his gifts, Wendy submits a demo of his work (under a different name, and behind his back) to the director of a Parador film, who contacts Shane and expresses interest in hiring him as a composer. At first, Shane is annoyed, but he warms to the idea. Wendy, talking to the director, is so excited to hear that he likes Shane"s music that she IDs Shane as her husband -- before the director has made a final decision. Shane gets the composing job, which thrills him, but now Wendy wonders whether he really got it on his own merits.
You know who else is really, really talented? Victory! Her dress designs, stolen by former assistant Reese, are now in production under a major designer"s label. Reese comes by Victory"s place to apologize, but she doesn"t cop to selling the sketches; she makes herself out to be the victim of ambition (which led her to take the sketches) and an unscrupulous potential employer (who memorized them and used them as his own). Victory sees through this act, shockingly, and plans a major showdown at a charity ball hosted by Nico. Reese, Victory, and the rival designer, in one room! Victory, wearing one of her own designs, from her rival"s new line! The setup is promising, but the confrontation fizzles: Victory confronts Reese; Reese accuses Victory of building a career on her powerful friends; their fight briefly turns physical; the rival designer doesn"t seem to care about any of this. Things are looking up for Vic, though; a potential investor has materialized, and he sees potential in her red-carpet dress for Chloe Jamison.
Hey, you know who else is really, really talented? Kirby! So says Nico when she"s admiring his work and having breakfast at his place. (Charles is out of town.) Before falling into bed with Kirby again, Nico tries to set up some rules for their affair, but she breaks most of them herself over the course of the episode. She asks Wendy to find Kirby a job on a Parador movie set. Then she drops by to watch him work and gets jealous when he catches the eye of a starlet on the set. Kirby and the starlet go to the abovementioned charity ball together, making Nico jealous, but Kirby later declares that he wants only to be with Nico. They have yet more sex as the episode fades out, and it looks like Nico may be putting her heart into it this time.