Helen faces up against the firm in a case involving an accused killer whose protective mother provides alibis. A disturbed former client jarringly reenters Lindsay's life.
Kim throws a surprise party at Savitsky's beach house for Greg's birthday, but Greg can't have a good time, fearful that the weekend won't go well.
While investigating the death of star cricketer Kenneth Waring with DS Havers, DI Lynley delves into his complex personal life and is forced to break the rules.
Having left Brian, Justin must find a way to pay for school; much to Lindsay's surprise, Melanie expresses her desire to have another baby. Emmett discovers a loophole in his relationship with Ted in order to honor a previously arranged liaison.
Dr. John Becker goes through his daily routine of being a doctor, stopping at his favorite diner, and other various situations, all the while hating life and everything around him.
After Lois is out of town, Malcolm and Hal got into a fight leading Malcolm to get expelled from his house. Malcolm lives with his girlfriend in her attic, as Hal put signs for "Missing Malcolm."
Tom and Smiler arrange an interesting blind date and Truly discovers his ex-wife's new husband is coming to town.
After the trophy wife of a recently released prison inmate is murdered, Goren plays on the man's paranoia to find a connection to another inmate with a hit list.
To toughen up Bobby, Hank decides to send him to Cotton's old boot camp, unaware that lawsuits have altered the severe conditions.
An air traffic route is redirected so that airplanes start flying directly over the Simpsons' house. The noise starts to disrupt their lives and, desperate for a solution, the family turns to their Congressman. However, he dies of a heart attack, so they ask Krusty the Clown to run for Congress so that he can help them. Krusty is successful in his campaign, but finds that his air traffic bill is ignored by the veteran Congressmen. He soon becomes disillusioned with the system, so the Simpsons, with guidance from Walter Mondale, help him out by blackmailing one of his opponents and attaching the bill to a more popular one. The bill passes, and the air traffic is re-routed.
David and Rico are at odds over doing business with the family of a deceased telemarketer, Claire finds she has more in common with a fellow art student named Russell than with Phil, and Ruth meets a new friend, Bettina. Meanwhile, David and Keith get a taste of a different kind of family life and Carol continues to make life miserable for Lisa.
Celebrating a Pryor family tradition, Jack and Uncle Pete make their annual trip to the cemetery to tend to their father's grave only to be joined by an unexpected visitor - their brother Ted. After impressing him with her musical knowledge, Bandstand producer Michael Brooks asks Meg to help him put together an upcoming special. However, when she is drafted as part of the cemetery expedition, Meg asks Roxanne to fill in, offering her best friend a chance to spend time with her latest crush. Elsewhere, JJ receives some disturbing news from the doctor regarding his broken leg. Helen volunteers to help register voters for the upcoming election, working closely with Professor Witt, while Sam decides to join his cousin Nathan at a local rally.
A terrifying vision leads to Johnny's involvement with a man who suddenly disappears.
When a scientist accidentally unleashes a super-powered Nanotech monster with a childlike mind, it adopts a small-time thief as its father figure, and the mayhem begins!
Back on Earth, Static discovers that Brainiac has taken over Gear through Backpack. Static needs the help of the Justice League to save his friend.
Daolon Wong releases Shendu from his etheiral enprisonment in exchange for the talisman power of the Dragon - Combustion. Jackie, Uncle, Jade and Thoru attempt to stop Shendu's return to earth but fail. Shendu goes back on his deal w/ Dalon and absorbs the Dragon power for himself, and then drains Dalon of the tailsman powers he holds. Shendu persues Jackie back to Section 13 where the other talisman animals are. Before Shendu can absorb their powers, Jackie and Jade flee with the animals. Shendu stops Jackie and Jade at the zoo. Depsite Jackie's heroics, Shendu absorbs all of the talisman powers. Before Shendu can finally destroy Jackie, Uncle, Thoru and Section 13 arrive chanting a chi-spell (that Uncle got from Daolon Wong). The spell returns Shendu to his 'original' statue form and the talismans pop-out from his body. The talismans and Shendu are locked up in Section 13's vault for good.
Alex's new friendship with a archeological mercenary leads to tension in the O'Connell home and the discovery of family secrets.
In an effort to strengthen the Masters' defenses, Stratos journeys to the Ice Mountains to retrieve a rare metal called Eternium. Unbeknownst to the hero, Trap Jaw is also after the Eternium, and when the two confront one another, their battle causes them to fall into the caverns beneath the Ice Mountains. Because both are injured in the fall, they decide to form an uneasy alliance, unaware that they are being watched...