When Bernie disapproves of Vanessa's slacker friends, Wanda urges her and the other kids to join Jack & Jacqueline, a 70-year-old organization set up to enrich the lives of upper-class black youth that Wanda once belonged to. But when Vanessa and her new friends get picked up for shoplifting, they quickly see that these ""respectful"", ""well-mannered"" and college-bound youths aren't all they seem to be.