Ria blames herself when two museum security guards, that she vetted and approved, try to steal a valuable artifact. Both men are shot and killed by another guard, who is devastated that he killed the two men. Meanwhile, Cal becomes involved in a game of cat-and-mouse with a beautiful woman and the man who is stalking her.
Patrick Jane and the CBI team hit the horse track when a jockey is found murdered and suspects abound.
Shirley asks for Abed’s creative input for a religious film; Pierce is recruited by a group of students his age.
In an attempt to reconnect the family, Phil and Claire challenge them to see who can abstain from using their electronic devices the longest. Mitchell and Cameron attempt to get Lilly into the best pre-school. Gloria deals with the neighbor’s barking dog.
Against the family’s wishes, Frankie invites a Japanese foreign exchange student to live with them, in the hopes of exposing him to American life; however, the Hecks get frustrated when he shows no interest in them or America.
Lines of loyalty have been drawn. Where do you stand?
Alicia risks disbarment when Glenn’s office suspects her of an ethics violation, which could also ruin Peter’s political campaign. A third candidate is revealed in the campaign for state’s attorney.
Chloe behaves in a bizarre way, prompting a search of her quarters, where Lt. Scott finds a journal penned in an alien language. Elsewhere, Eli copes with his mother’s medical condition.
An unknown woman falls out of a casket along with the original deceased when pallbearers lose control of the casket at a funeral and the investigation takes Beckett and Castle into the world of amorous, bed-hopping physicians.
Ted becomes conflicted after meeting an attractive woman who is passionate about saving the landmark building being torn down for his new project.