Daniel Farber

Lois accompanies Malcolm to his first college visit, where she clashes with a resident advisor; Reese pretends he's a drug user to woo a pretty narcotics officer; Francis and Otto open their own childcare center; and Dewey constructs his own musical instrument.

A campus football player hires Veronica to help him find his stolen playbook. If he doesn't recover the book before the next practice he might lose his scholarship. Meanwhile as a result of Veronica's exposé about a campus sorority Dean O'Dell (recurring guest star ED BEGLEY JR. - Arrested Development) threatens to expel her if she doesn't reveal one of her sources. Also Logan tells Veronica that his schedule is keeping them apart but she learns he has been spending time participating in illegal gambling. And Veronica convinces Keith to hire Weevil to assist with office work at Mars Investigations.