Hal (Bryan Cranston) secretly takes Malcolm, Reese and Dewey (Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan) to the stock-car races on a school day.
After Dylan and Rommie go to Arazia to get the tribunal to sign the Commonwealth Charter, Dylan is sentenced to life in prison.
JT tries to help the kids when they seek to get some privacy with their dates. Jean-Luc tries to impress his date, with disastrous results.
Mother and daughter Nikki and Kim Parker both attend Santa Monica College. Nikki got pregnant with Kim and dropped out of school but now, just as Kim is getting ready for college, Nikki decides it's her turn to finish getting her education.