Lipstick Jungle Series 2: Pandora's Box

Episode summary courtesy of NBC.com

A few months have passed since we have seen Victory, Nico and Wendy. They are dressed in black and attending a funeral. Rewind to five days earlier, in Nico's apartment with Charles bringing home the framed photograph of Nico's naked backside that Kirby took. Charles purchased it in a gallery in Manhattan for Nico. She meets with Victory and Wendy later to discuss Charles' gift, thinking he has known about Kirby all along.

While Nico and the girls are having drinks, Wendy notices her scantily dressed daughter entering the bar with friends, using a fake ID. Wendy, shocked, grabs Maddie and her friends and escorts them all out of the bar. The next morning, Wendy informs her that she is grounded and will be spending all of her time at home because of her behavior choices. Hoping for some guidance, Wendy consults with Shane on Maddie's behavior.

Joe pays Victory a visit to check in on her and the business. He tries to explain to Victory that he has missed her, but she keeps the conversation to business. They are then interrupted by Dahlia Morales, Victory's new publicist. Nico decides to pay Kirby a visit on the basketball court to discuss the photo her husband purchased. She was hoping Kirby could have the gallery ask for it back. While talking, the two share a moment, but it quickly turns sour when Kirby puts the situation into perspective for Nico.

Dahlia and Victory are looking for a store location to expand the Victory Ford business and brand. Just as they exit a potential store location, Victory catches Nico grabbing a cab. Nico fesses up to seeing Kirby. While Victory tries to give her some advice, Dahlia offers up another solution. According to Dahlia, women are increasing their sexual pleasure with a new procedure that has just hit the market. Nico, unsure and uncomfortable with the conversation having just met Dahlia, takes the information but quickly leaves the two women to continue their search for the perfect location.

Back at Parador Pictures, Wendy is passing off work to Sal so she can spend more time at home with Maddie and the family. Then her mother calls to let her know she is in the city. She has already checked into a hotel, but Wendy offers for her to stay with them. To her surprise, her mother accepts the invitation. Upstairs in the Bonfire offices, Nico decides to call about the new "procedure" after a strained conversation with Charles.

Wendy and her mother are picking up some groceries at the local farmers market for dinner later that night. Wendy's mom is highly opinionated about everything from her job, to her choices in food, to how she is raising her children -- and simply does not hold back. Dahlia has just shown Victory another location that she has absolutely fallen in love with. However, it appears Joe Bennett owns the building and Victory quickly changes her mind about wanting to sign a lease.

Nico walks into Wendy's office to let her know that she and Charles won't be able to make dinner that night with her mother. Once Wendy realizes that Nico had the "procedure" Victory told her about, she becomes concerned. Wendy tries to get to the root of why Nico had the procedure. After listening, Wendy encourages Nico to come clean to Charles about the affair. At home, Wendy prepares dinner while her mother sits with Maddie and offers her opinion on Wendy's cooking skills and life choices.

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