by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Led to believe that Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) can't afford to give her a surprise birthday party, Whitley (Jasmine Guy) manipulates Kim (Charnele Brown) into planning the festivities (a plotline taken from an actual experience in the life of episode scriptwriter Thomas Perry Dance). Elsewhere, Charmaine (Karen Malina White) and Terrell (Patrick Y. Malone) balk at being tutored by Gina (Ajai Sanders) for their French exam, but they aren't above planting a "bug" on Gina to get the right answers. In this episode, we finally learn the name of Col. Taylor's new daughter.
