Kevin puts on a tacky rap video with Jamal’s face photoshopped in there, but Ali can see and hear that Jamal doesn’t like it, and neither does Joe. Joe brings Jamal to SWM to hear a pitch from Kevin on how they can market Jamal’s status. She folds since she figures it will keep her on Joe’s good side. Ali reads the guys’ thoughts and manages to beat out most of the other guys until it’s down to her and Joe. Ali shows up at the home of Ethan (Jason Jones) and finds Nick there with Joe and Kevin, as well as Mark Cuban, Grant Hill, and Shaquille O’Neal. The first thing Ali does with her new gift is to find out from her coworker Kevin (Max Greenfield) that some of the guys are having a secret poker night. Ali gets drunk and goes to dance, only to end up tripping and knocking herself unconscious. Later, the ladies go out to a club to dance. When Ali mentions her troubles, Sister gives her a foul-smelling tea to drink to help her. Ali goes first, and Sister reads her cards to determine Ali’s work frustrations and a potentially budding relationship with Will. Olivia then mentions that she hired a psychic named Sister (Erykah Badu) to read their fortunes. The others see that Ali is feeling down, but they agree with her being bad with men. To make things worse, Brandon points out to Ali that she has a used condom stuck to her back.Īli joins her best friends Mari (Tamala Jones), Olivia (Wendi McClendon-Covey), and Ciarra (Phoebe Robinson) for Mari’s bachelorette party. Lisa refuses, which throws Joe’s intentions to work with Ali out the door. However, Ali has to negotiate with basketball legend Lisa Leslie to share with Joe. Dismayed that he failed to tell her about being married with a kid, Ali leaves quickly.Īli goes to meet her co-workers as they try to work out a deal with Jamal and his father Joe Dolla (Tracy Morgan), who wants a magazine cover position. She realizes she is late for work, and as she runs out, she sees a picture of Will with his wife. In the morning, she wakes up to find Will’s son Ben (Auston Moore) wearing her panties on his head. They go back to his house to have sex, but Ali is overly aggressive. She stays there to introduce herself, and Will makes her a special cocktail. Skip points out a new bartender named Will (Aldis Hodge), whom Ali finds attractive. Ali goes to spend time with her father Skip (Richard Roundtree) at the boxing gym he manages before going to grab dinner with him.