 When Toms symbol is eliminated from the dog house system for being the only repeat offender ever, he decides to ingratiate himself again. First he agrees to loan Chris $10,000 for his first house fix&re-sale project, but when Susan accepts Mary s condition not to tell the family, he needs an alternative and decides to pretend he s accepting to ghost-write sports hero Tony Gonzalez  book just to impress everyone. Chris is delighted to be the boss for once, but soon finds the family volunteers completely ignore his precise instructions. Toms plan B tumbles down as his lies get known, but so does the truth...