Peter gets a job at the grocery store - to Lois' dismay - while the brewery undergoes construction; Joe uses his police stories to collaborate with Brian on a true crime novel.
Peter and Mayor West go confront the man responsible for Peter's losing the Griffin house in a reverse mortgage - Tom Selleck; Brian and Stewie get into a rivalry with Bruce when they open a booth at the flea market.
Peter feels emasculated when he abandons Lois in the midst of a shark attack on their anniversary; Stewie finds a mini fridge and lives the dorm lifestyle.
Stewie tries to civilize his half-brother so the half-brother can get adopted; Meg and Chris start an online venture in which Chris gets paid to sit on and smash cupcakes.
Lois wins a Snapple contest and uses her winnings to take Meg on a tropical vacation, during which they flaunt their wealth and get kidnapped. Meanwhile, Stewie and Brian undergo friendship therapy.
Meg discovers her tears make cookies delicious and enjoys a profit with Chris and Stewie until their success makes her too happy to cry; Peter and his friends launch a "male talk show".
The Griffins win a trip to Maine at Peter's company picnic and invite their friends to join them, but the vacation gets out of control when the cabin burns down.