When Cloud 9's spokesman is accused of a heinous crime, Glenn worries that he doesn't know enough about his employees and Dina exploits his concerns by carrying out storewide drug testing. Meanwhile, Amy and Jonah have a fun, flirty day avoiding work and daring each other with a series of pranks; Cheyenne can't stop talking about her baby, which annoys Garrett ; and Mateo continues to look for romance in his ambiguous relationship with Jeff.

Much to Amy's dismay, Glenn hires Amy's husband, Adam, for some extra help, exposing her in ways in which she is not prepared. Frustrated with the lazy, noncommittal temps, Jonah and Garrett start an employee draft to place bets on who will quit first while Glenn tries to find the perfect person to play Santa at the store for Christmas.

Everyone in the store is on edge as Glenn tries to figure out which employees to lay off. Jonah truggles with the fallout of an admission he made to Amy, Garrett and Dina spar, and Mateo forms an alliance to keep his job. Meanwhile, a tornado warning goes into effect at the worst possible time, forcing the staff into uncomfortable pairings.

Amy finds herself caught in the middle of a conflict between Cheyenne and her ex-convict mom, Brandi. Meanwhile, a personal agreement between Glenn and Dina gets heated when Glenn brings in a lawyer. And when Jonah finds out that Kelly believes in angels, Garrett's perfect weekend plans of having the apartment to himself are threatened.

When Mateo gets injured, Jonah tries to help him avoid Cloud 9 compensation for fear of his immigration status being revealed. Meanwhile, Amy attempts to convince everyone that she likes Kelly.

After Cloud 9 changes their policy of locking up Black beauty products, the employees are forced to reckon with systemic racism in the store, with Garrett leading the charge. Glenn desperately tries to right the store's wrongs, in misguided ways.

Glenn is confused by Zephra's new store policies and enlists Sandra and Marcus to help figure out what's going on. A memory lapse causes Jonah to question his friendship with Garrett. Cheyenne and Mateo face an unexpected challenge.

With Carol's lawyer at Cloud 9 to depose the employees, Jonah tries to ease Glenn's nerves. Mateo enlists Sandra's help hiding the details of his work arrangement while Dina grows concerned about Garrett's behaviour at customer service.

On the day of Store 1217's first deep cleaning since the pandemic began, Glenn ropes Garrett into throwing a party to cheer up the employees. Dina needs Cheyenne's guidance when her ability to run the store is compromised. Jonah tries to help Mateo.