Ned starts slowly with his volunteer crew until Esmeralda forces them to scramble for stories.

Ned tags along on Mare's consumer sting story after Esmeralda gets in his head.

Ned and Esmeralda go against a high school blog; Mare and Oscar cover a teacher's last production.

Ned chases a story about a scammer operating through a dating app and learns Esmeralda was a victim.

Ned takes over Esmeralda's advertorials and assigns the staff to test products themselves.

With Marv camped out in the newsroom, the staff's unresolved attitudes toward authority bubble up.

Mare uncovers a story that pits the Truth Teller against its owner; Ned is embarrassed by his past.

Ned and Mare take a long road trip to interview a possible cult leader; Ken goes on an apology tour.

Ned stifles his desire to win at the Ohio Journalism Awards; Nicole uncovers Detrick's monogamy.