After Frank gets back together with his ex-wife, he begins showing up at work with suspicious bruises. Everyone thinks she's abusing him, until they discover that Frank has been injuring himself with his amateur magic acts, and his ex-wife just wants him to stop attempting them. Meanwhile, when Gavin realizes that he is not popular with the viewers, Dylan advises him to act more naturally during the show. Even though only one fan arrives at his next public appearance, Gavin is glad.

After she takes Jake's vacation to the Bahamas, Victoria and Jake engage in a power struggle involving job perks. Meanwhile, when Gavin struggles with his own problems of losing his investments, he is left to find extra work that isn't considered the most honorable of jobs, including voicing a lame cartoon character. Gavin's problems make Penny realize that she may actually have feelings for him.