The story unfolds with Rosa and Kim, two friends, at a convenience store, attempting to steal items. Rosa, who's faking being pregnant, conceals the stolen goods in a bowl beneath her dress. However, disaster strikes when something from under Rosa's dress starts to leak, alerting security, and they are arrested.
Malik, a police chief and friend of Rosa and Kim, escorts them to his sister Sofia's house. Sofia is visibly upset with Rosa and Kim for their stealing. The family and friends then gather to celebrate Lila's birthday. Sofia is angered when Lila's father shows up at the party with his girlfriend. She mocks him for his absence from their lives, while Rosa and Kim stand up for Sofia. He pushes her, causing her to trip due to her bad leg.
Later that night, Kim visits her rich client, Chloé's house to give her a massage. She notices a bruise on Chloé's ankle and grows concerned. Chloé pays Kim's account and promises to ask for help if she needs it.
Meanwhile, Rosa is at the bank where she works as a receptionist. She begs her manager for an advance on her salary but is told that she'll need to pay off the loan her husband took before his arrest. Rosa realizes that she has no way to take care of her two children and pay off the loan with her low-paying job. During a robbery drill at the bank, Rosa contemplates stealing too.
Sofia, meanwhile, works nights at a local convenience store to support her three children and her mother. That night, a family services agent, Caroline, pays a visit to Sofia's house for a wellness check. She is shocked by the chaos at Sofia's house and gives her one month to solve her problems, threatening to have her children taken away if she fails to do so.
This episode of Cash Queens is a tale of stealing and struggle, showcasing the harsh realities of life for these characters as they navigate their way through difficult situations and make difficult choices.
Sofia confides in Kim and Rosa about her predicament. Meanwhile, Alex, a college student and Rosa's cousin, listens intently. The next day, Kim and Rosa discuss the audacious plan to rob the bank, weighing their options for procuring guns. Kim suggests purchasing them from a local gangster, Ezéchiel, but concludes that he's a risky character.
Simultaneously, Rosa visits her husband, Simon, in prison. He's there after taking the fall for Ezéchiel. Simon reassures Rosa that Ezéchiel will help pay off the debt she's in. She uses sex to trick Simon into revealing the location of Ezéchiel's weapons.
That night, Rosa and Kim go to the storage unit to steal the guns, but two of Ezéchiel's men show up. The two women hide while the guys end up having sex inside the storage unit. Kim drops something to scare the men, and the women flee with a few of Ezéchiel's guns.
That night, Sofia and Alex are at Rosa's apartment when they show up with the guns. Kim and Rosa explain their plan to the two, and Alex starts suggesting ideas to make the robbery smoother. Sofia urges Alex to think about his future, but he asks to join Kim and Rosa. Rosa refuses to put her cousin in harm's way, but Kim is eager to let the girl join in.
The trio replicate Rosa's apartment to look like the bank and rehearse the robbery scene. Rosa suggests that they disguise themselves to look like men. At work, Sofia is falsely accused of stealing a cake. She gets upset with her manager for being falsely accused and is subsequently fired from her job. Saddened and with no way to provide for her children, Sofia decides to join Kim, Rosa, and Alex in their heist.
Alex brings a voice modulation device to help Rosa change her voice as the women disguise themselves as men and continue to rehearse the robbery. That night, the four women try to test out their disguise and go to a local convenience store.
Later that night, Kim goes to Chloé's house to steal one of her cars. They end up finding Chloé in one of the cars, passed out from taking a bunch of sleeping pills in an attempt to end her life. On the drive to the hospital, Chloé wakes up and asks what Kim is up to.
Kim shared her plan with Chloé, urging her to join their mission. However, Rosa, Sofia, and Alex were skeptical, fearing it was a risky endeavor. Kim insisted that Chloé needed a purpose in life, and helping them would provide her with a reason to live. The next day, Chloé drove Kim, Rosa, Sofia, and Alex to the bank. Kim suffered a panic attack and refused to enter. At the last minute, Rosa asked Chloé to take Kim's place. The four women had a chaotic experience stealing money from the bank ATM, where Sofia ran into her mother, who was also at the bank. Kim then drove them back home after a successful heist.
Meanwhile, the Mayor instructed the police to investigate the robbery. One of the cops who worked for Ezéchiel realized that the gun left behind belonged to him. Sofia's brother, Malik, was also assigned to the case. It was also revealed that Chloé was the mayor's wife, who was being abused and tormented by him.
At Rosa's house, Kim, Sofia, Rosa, and Alex divided the loot among themselves. The episode ended with Rosa's daughter taking one of the guns to school.
