Frankie Jay Allison

Commercial jingle writer Charlie Harper is wealthy bachelor with house at beach, Jaguar in the garage & easy way with women. But his Malibu lifestyle is interrupted when his uptight chiropractor brother, Alan, arrives unexpectedly with Alan's 10-year-old son, Jake. Alan's wife, Judith, suspecting that she may be gay, wants a divorce.Charlie reluctantly allows Alan & Jake to live with him temporarily, but as it becomes increasingly obvious that Judith is never going to relent, Charlie & Alan's self-obsessed, controlling unmarried mother, Evelyn, offers to let father and son live with her. However, by that time, Charlie has formed a close bond with the clever Jake, even learning a few things about poker from the boy. Charlie also finds out that pretending to be a single dad with a cute kid can be a great lure for women.Meanwhile, Charlie tries to evade Rose, an attractive, offbeat neighbor who had brief fling with him & remains determined to stay in his life by whatever means necessary.

The team head to Atlantic City to investigate a series of ritualistic casino-related murders. They soon encounter a down-on-his-luck gambler named Curtis Banks.

When Jake starts covering his walls with posters of sexy women, Alan realizes that his son is almost grown up. He makes a last-minute attempt at father-son bonding, wanting to make the most of what little childhood Jake has left. Meanwhile, Kandi embarks on a new career as an actress.

The team search for a young witness who can bring down Lisbon's long-time prey, businessman Tommy Volker.

After the body of a Marine lieutenant is found hidden under an 18-wheeler, the team tracks the vehicle's previous locations to pinpoint the crime scene and suspect.