After months of recovery, Zach returns to Oakland to have his cast removed and to learn if his bowed leg was successfully straightened. Meanwhile, Matt encourages Molly's growing interest in geography with a visit to Rand McNally in Irvine, CA.

Matt and Amy have two different approaches to try and get Jeremy to keep up with his schoolwork. Matt offers an incentive, but he soon realizes that it will take a lot more than an old beat-up '68 Camaro to get Jeremy going.