 Bailey s trial for D.U.I. begins with him preparing for the worst, the rest of the family ready to mortgage their house for their legal defense, and Sarah telling Baily s that she s willing to lie on the witness stand for him. Meanwhile, Charlie deals with vicious rumors about Owen s teacher abusing her students which are running among the parents of Owen s classmates. Griffin s visiting sailor friend, Shuyler, arrives at his and Julie s apartment and almost immediately causes tension between all of them. Also, Claudia develops a crush on Reed, a school football player whom she tries to win his affections with D.H. Lawrence poetry.