Arrested Development

After some prodding from Lindsay, Michael decides to throw his mother a surprise birthday party. No one shows up, so Michael decides to make up for it by throwing a second surprise party. When no one else shows up for that one, Michael and his mother bond for the first time over dinner. As they are leaving, they have a car accident and Lucille drags an unconscious Michael over and stuffs him in the driver's seat so that she won't be blamed for the reckless driving. Due to being hit on the head, Michael has lost his short term memory and is unable to remember the actual details.

Buster also takes a knock to the head after jumping through a plate glass window. After trying to break up with Lucille Austero, he decided to date her in secret instead. While dining on Lucille's balcony, Buster spied his mother on her own balcony and jumped through the window to get inside and hide. Meanwhile, Gob has been trying to get Michael to let him use the yacht to take Marta on a romantic cruise before Michael is forced to sell it. But truthfully Gob wants to sail down to the Panama Canal and sell it behind Michael's back and pocket the money.

Lindsay continued to visit her father in prison, growing increasingly frustrated that none of the inmates were taking note of her increasingly sexier outfits. As it turns out, George Sr. was paying off the inmates with gold coins to behave in Lindsay's presence, but her repeat visits were driving him broke.

After his accident, Michael decides to be nice to Gob and allows him use of the yacht. But before he can leave for Panama, Gob realizes that Michael was duped by Lucille and he changes his mind and goes to tell Michael the truth. They confront Lucille and she admits to being a terrible mother but also that she couldn't risk losing Michael's newfound respect and admiration.