Jersey Strong
Do or Die
S1 • E5 Oct 12, 2013
Jayda remains at home with the kids while Creep spends time at his family home in the wake of his grandmother's death but Jayda hopes that the family will come together for her birthday. Committed to her work helping others, Jayda encourages her mentee Jazz to quit stripping and try working as a bartender. Jazz bartends for the first time, but decides that if she does not become a manager in two months she will go back to working as an exotic dancer. Creep has been focused on being with his family and distant from Jayda. Hoping to reconnect Jayda attends Creep's grandmother's wake on her birthday, but when she discovers that no one has saved any seats for her and the kids, she becomes angry and confronts Creep about their relationship and their future. Brooke is happy that Kevin is home from school and interning at her law firm. He observes her in court and gives feedback on Chris Brower, a former client turned musician she wants to manage. Both Kevin and Brooke have issues with Nicole's boyfriend Justin. At home Kevin confronts Nicole about Justin's behavior but Nicole tells him she will handle it on her own. Brooke is on edge from trying to quit smoking and the whole family bickers at a dinner party, making Nicole feel like she just wants to escape. After another long day at work Brooke takes Maggie to visit Chris Brower, but they are locked out of the studio and Maggie is fed up. They finally make it inside where Maggie reveals why she is so angry: Nicole has moved out. Maggie is worried that she will run away with Justin and forget about college.
