Hyenas & Wildebeests

Carol bekommt von der örtlichen Zeitung den Auftrag, eine Restaurantkritik zu schreiben. Da sie Rich, den Restaurantbesitzer, aus der Schulzeit kennt, freut sie sich schon darauf, sich an ihm rächen zu können, da er ihrer Freundin Molly einmal einen bösen Streich gespielt hat. Doch die Kritik hat verheerende Folgen: Rich Keenan verklagt Carol. Vor Gericht stellt sich heraus, dass sie damals nicht so unschuldig war wie sie behauptet – eher das Gegenteil ist der Fall …

Carol decides to be objective after debating whether she should avenge Rich Keenan's cruel high school hoax on Molly by writing a negative review of his restaurant in the ""Stuckeyville Progress"". As it happens, she sincerely hates the food and writes a scathing review, which prompts Rich to sue her for maliciously ruining his business. Ed and Frankie represent her in a bench trial before a judge who doesn't care for Ed, but who manages to be objective nonetheless. Although Carol wins the case, she is forced to deal with the aftermath of a secret that's revealed during the proceedings. Phil's latest lamebrained scheme to increase business at Stuckeybowl by attracting a younger crowd gives rise to ""Extreme Bowling"", an idea Ed quickly vetoes before it burns the building down. Molly is stymied about how to help a young geek from being harassed by other students until she devises an ingenious scheme to ensure his popularity, while all kinds of sparks fly between her and the boy's single f