布莱恩赢得了警察局长斯托克韦尔的市长竞选账户，这让他的朋友们大失所望。海菲兹比赛结束后，伊森获得了代理权。在迈克尔的捐助下，梅兰妮和琳赛尝试要第二个孩子。

布莱恩和贾斯汀在斯托克韦尔的问题上发生了冲突；特德在去周末度假的路上绕了一个危险的弯路。梅兰妮觉得迈克尔的 "慈父 "套路很烦人。街头骗子亨特找本帮忙。

Debbie feels left out of Vic's new life; Ben asks Michael for an honest opinion of his new book; Cody challenges Justin to confront his violent side.

Emmett gets mixed messages from a pro-football player; Jealous over Michael's success, Ben finds sympathy from a former student; Justin discovers Brian's illness.

Preparations for the Liberty Ride get underway; Mel is confined to bed rest for the rest of her pregnancy; Justin is invited to Hollywood to pitch 'Rage'.

Debbie tries to let Loretta down easy. Brian must refrain from sex after he contracts syphilis. Hunter has to deal with the aftermath of his classmates and their parents discovering how he got HIV. Ted regrets having plastic surgery. Justin and Daphne discuss the possibility (or impossibility) of Brian embracing domestic life. Michael, Melanie, and Lindsey are forced to reevaluate their parenting arrangement when the fight over JR reaches its climax.

Proposition 14 threatens same sex couple's rights while Brian deals with the threat of Brandon's presence in his world. Justin's decision to move out of Brian's loft creates a rift between Brian and Michael. Ted struggles to remember he's with Troy only in order to exact revenge. Lindsay decides to give her parents a chance and moves back home with her son, Gus.