After taking Berger out on a date to celebrate the success of her book, Carrie's success makes Berger feel like she's rubbing her success in his face. Samantha continues to date Jerry and tries to help him become big in New York, first by changing his name. Charlotte is still down about being dumped by Harry, and Miranda tries to get closer to Steve.

Johnny meets a beautiful woman in danger and is reminded again of the potentially dire consequences of even the smallest of choices.

Bender faces his greatest challenge when he tricks his way into the 3004 Earth Olympian by getting a sex change and wins several events, but he must endure the final and most revealing test to receive his medals. When Bender has a date with a major robot celebrity, Calculon, he sees this as an opportunity to be wined and dined like never before. When Bender realizes there's an inequity of feelings, he enlists Fry's and Leela's help to stage a 'soap opera death'.

A renegade scientist has developed Firestorm, a top secret weapons system, for the French military, but is now threatening to sell it to the highest bidder. The British want the technology, and MI5 are tasked with stealing it without alerting the French intelligence service. A buglary at Harry's flat seems to put the operation in jeopardy.