Rocky and CeCe do an audition in Chicago, but CeCe freezes and isn't selected. Rocky doesn't want to do the show without her best friend and tries to think of a way to get the host to reconsider.
CeCe and Rocky sneak out to one of Gary's infamous parties, but are embarrassed to find he invited them to work as waiters, and try to stop their friends finding out the truth.
If CeeCee fails her algebra test, her parents will make her leave the show. CeeCee gets a tutor, an eight-year-old genius called Henry. However, it turns out she's dyslexic.