Peter's housing development is threatened by a raging wildfire; Kenny's efforts to have Gustav deported do not go unpunished; Cesar comes to the rescue of a young woman threatened by a gang of Mexican thieves; Ben is forced to deal with the doctor's sudden death.

Megan blames her mother for her parents' separation, so she acts out by sneaking off with Charles; after getting fired by Ben, a furious Anthony reconnects with an old gangster buddy and considers getting back into his former life.

A drug addled Ben, who continues to be haunted by the Doctor, coerces Anthony into driving him into the desert for a powwow with his shaman; Cesar takes great satisfaction from his first steps on American soil.