A surprise inspection puts Victory Munitions employees under the gun, giving Lorna an opportunity to finally rid the factory of Marco, and Gladys must defend herself against a thief to prove an accused Kate's innocence.

After the Blue Shift claims the honor of building Victory Munitions' millionth bomb, a film crew arrives to shoot a recruitment newsreel, and management chooses tough-talking farm girl Betty McRae as its star. Gladys finally confronts fiancé James Dunn about his past.

Lorna learns that her war-hero son Stanley will speak at the upcoming Armistice Day ceremony, James realizes that Gladys has secrets of her own, and the glamorous Vera Burr must decide whether she is going to help a friend or help herself.