Mitch returns from Hollywood when his mother is released from the psych ward, and he quickly realizes that, despite his parents' break-up, little has changed at home.
Billy gets jealous when he learns of Suzanne's tryst with Elvis, so he sets out to have the orderly fired. Meanwhile, after learning Billy and Shelley are going to have a baby girl, Suzanne decides to adopt a Ukrainian baby.
Suzanne becomes so desperate for a friend that she joins a support group for recovering crystal meth addicts. Meanwhile, Mitch realizes his savings are running out; and Jody lashes out at Billy.
When Billy comes back to work at the restaurant, he collides with resentful son Jody. Meanwhile, Suzanne fears she's losing her sons to her ex-husband, so she decides to go shoplifting; and Mitch plans to get his own apartment.
Mitch goes out with a guy who's working with his mother; Suzanne likes being sexually harassed by her new co-worker; and Billy locks horns with Suzanne when he announces that he still wants to be buried in the family plot.
When Billy throws his back out, Suzanne drugs him and holds him captive. Meanwhile, Mitch discovers Andrea and Jody have been secretly hooking up for months.