Gus is recalled by Baltar Industries and replaced by a new Gus XP model while Chode's grandpa Benito comes to visit.

Chode is hired to place a giant monolith on the primitive planet of the Kubrickians. When it turns out to be a scheme by Darph Bobo to enslave the planet, Six convinces Chode to go back. The fact that the planet houses a heap load of gold also helps to sway Chode's greedy little mind.

Having been trapped in a plasma storm for nine days, the Jupiter 42 crew takes a holiday detour to Floridia 7 (a.k.a. the "Spring Break Planet") and are immediately forced by Dark Clown presidential candidate Klak Klownman to find and/or fabricate some dirt on his Confederation opponent, George Goodfellow.