Ted uses his influence to have a Veridian supply company hire his brother as a salesman, but things don’t go as planned. Meanwhile, a charity for girls gives Veronica an award.

Ted goes head-to-head with Pete, the leader of the Veridian’s other development team, when they both are assigned to develop a magnetic levitation belt. Ted wants to take the high road, but Pete has no such concerns… and neither does Veronica. Meanwhile, Phil and Lem break the lab thermostat, but can’t admit it without being penalized by the company.

A typo in a memo about inappropriate language at Veridian Dynamics wreaks havoc.

Ted struggles with an employee who idolizes him; Lem and Phil fear working alone with Veronica.

When an employee drops dead at work, Veronica tries to turn the incident into an inspiration.

Veronica tries to get information on Veridian layoffs from Rose, who knows a friend in her playgroup. Meanwhile, Lem has an affair with a lawyer who bills him by the hour, and Linda unwittingly makes Phil the main character in her children’s book.