Lipstick Jungle

Wendy Healy enjoys the box office success of her company's most recent movie, but not for long. Wendy finds out that a novel has been submitted for publication, promoted by her nemesis, Janice Lasher, defacing her as an empowered businesswoman and, even worse in her eyes, a bad mother. Elsewhere, Nico's relationship with Kirby gets hotter and instills Nico with this liberating mentality to shake things up around the office. Meanwhile, Victory is troubled with the recent downsizing of her company to just one employee, herself. However, she is very intrigued by her new man, Joe Bennett, who is turning out to be a much different man than she imagined. less

Wendy Healy must deal with the release of a new book, portraying her as a bad mother, by her rival, Janice Lasher. With both the public's and Lasher's eye on Wendy, she decides to bring her daughter with her to a "Women in Media" luncheon that does not go according to plan. Wendy is also faced with a tough decision about whether to allow a young actress star in a racy film. Meanwhile, Nico makes a decision to slow down the affair with Kirby and the relationship takes an unexpected turn. Elsewhere, Victory decides that it is time to introduce Mr. Joe Bennett to the girls, which will play a major role in which direction the relationship will go. less