Michael starts working in Arizona after his father gives the position of new president of their family business to his mother. Subsequently, Michael's dad is taken into custody for suspicious bookkeeping.
Michael has a feeling that George Sr. is operating the business from jail. Lucille recommends Michael for the business, so he gives Gob a letter to mail.
Michael unwillingly hangs out with Buster, while also trying to grow closer to the detached George-Michael.
Michael is attracted to Gob's girlfriend Marta as Gob hatches a plot to flee the Orange County Prison.
Michael swaps his bicycle for his dad's car and picks up a stranger, who confuses Michael with a murderer.
Michael learns about the corporate's offshore accounts and makes Gob ask the office secretary Kitty about them.
The lawyer of the family sets out George Sr.'s parole for Christmas in order to play a part in a pageant of living art representations.
After getting into a car accident with Lucille, Michael temporarily loses his memory.
Michael wants to break Gob and Marta up by revealing that Gob is cheating on her through a magic trick.
Buster wants George-Michael to get Lucille marijuana, so Michael plays a trick to punish George-Michael.
Michael wants to improve his family's reputation, so he hires a female publicist to help out, while also managing to enroll George-Michael in a private school.
Marta falls for Michael after listening to his talk about love. George-Michael suspects that Maeby might not be his cousin.
Michael opens up to Gob about his feelings towards Marta, whereas George-Michael probes his blood relationship with Maeby.
George Bluth Sr. encounters a fervent fan. Gob wants to punish Michael for attempting to take his girlfriend for himself.
Michael realizes that most of his family members receive salaries from the company although they are not employed in it.
After spending the night with a lady called Maggie Lizer, Michael feels remorseful after knowing that she is visually impaired.
Maggie's truth is uncovered to Michael as he is puzzled about opening his father's case file.
Michael acts against his father's will by dismissing Kitty for her ineptitude although she can ruin the family's image.
Gob organizes a bachelor party to frighten the living daylights out of an accountant about to testify against George Sr..
Michael makes an unprofitable deal with his Uncle Oscar, while his family is concerned about the unfrozen corporate's funds.
Police interrogates Michael about Kitty's disappearance, while he takes Maeby with him to work.
Michael learns why his dad is having a financial crisis while George suffers from a heart attack and manages to break out from the hospital.