Elizabeth is horrified when an old suitor of Grandma's comes calling. Yancy switches his still to produce fuel instead of moonshine.
Bruce gets promoted to patrolman with Ponch as his training officer, and the two of them find themselves the target of a desert sheriff who's trying to cover up his involvement in drug dealing. Meanwhile, the CHP personnel must baby-sit the captain's grandson.
When Tommy (Philip McKeon) wins a part in a play being directed by Alice's (Linda Lavin) old friend, Julia (Gail Strickland), he decides he's not attending college, but rather going to New York to become an actor.
