Marcia wants to nominate Mike for "Father of the Year." But she wants to keep it a secret, which means she'll have to break family rules to get it done.
Wally finds himself with his first driving ticket after he saves his father’s car from an accident that would have been caused by Beaver’s clumsiness.
To recover incriminating files, an attorney (Eric Braeden) kills a colleague then romances the widow (Sharon Acker).
Mannix travels to northern California, where he's been hired by the sister of a young man who disputes the cause of her brother's death.
Slim Sherman is on his way home when he is shanghaied to become Billy Pore, a convict to be delivered to the Tumbleweed Wagon that takes convicted men to prison.