Dean Pelton hires administrative consultant Francesca 'Frankie' Dart to put things in order at Greendale, pitting Abed against Jeff, Britta and Annie.
As Jeff and Frankie look to extract Dean Pelton from his expensive virtual reality world with the help of inventor Elroy Patashnik, Britta uncovers an uncomfortable truth about her parents George and Deb, and her friend's generosity.
When an attack ad from a rival college surface claiming Greendale allowed a dog to graduate, the Greendale gang is divided on how to stop it; Annie seeks to find the truth behind the claim, while Jeff solicits help to attack the credibility.
Dean Pelton is asked to stretch the truth to be appointed the community college board's first gay director. Chang's audition for a stage adaption of The Karate Kid produces surprising results.
Jeff squares off against a charming prison inmate Willy who's attending Greendale via telerobot. Britta enlists Abed to get around Annie's rules against parties in their apartment.
When a comedian known for his racist act is set to perform at Greendale, a malicious hacker begins releasing the personal information of all Greendale's faculty and students in retaliation. While the study group fights for the performance to go on, they can't help being curious about the information that has leaked about each other.
Frankie warns the group about the recent spread of guerilla marketing at college campuses, as a former boyfriend tries to lure Britta into joining Honda's campaign. Meanwhile, Jeff attempts to stop others from befriending Elroy, as he secretly hopes to gain Elroy's approval.
Abed agrees to use a few minutes of an unmade film to help Greendale capitalize on Chang's sudden celebrity as a TV commercial star.
When a clever con man uses his class to cheat the study group, they enlist Jeff to get revenge.
Abed turns a road trip to unload one of Greendale's useless artifacts into a flashback-filled feature film.