Louis T. Moyle

Upon discovering that he is the holder of a winning ticket, Earl is hit by a car and the ticket blows out of his limp hand as he lies unconscious in the street. While recovering in the hospital and watching television, Earl has a karmic epiphany.

Earl gets a hot tub for Joy from a dubious source, and in return, Joy gets a toe infection from it, confining her to the home.

Earl is set an assignment after attending a prison class which focuses on creative writing. It doesn't take long before Earl realises that writing is harder than he first thought.

Earl wakes up from his coma and tries to find Billie, who he has decided is his soul mate, but Billie thinks Earl is dead and her ex-boyfriend Frank still holds a candle for her. Also, Catalina decides to become a lesbian.

During their high school days, Earl ruined Randy's chance to score a touchdown during a key American football game, so Earl tries to figure out a way to make things right.

Earl's list of misdeeds grows when Joy makes it very clear that he's not welcome at her wedding to Darnell, scheduling it for his birthday so that no one can celebrate with him. This leaves him with just one possible course of action.