It is the 4th of July. Joe and Ray continue to look for the next thing. Ray gets frustrated with Joe. In looks like, but isn't clearly stated, that Joe gets some bad news from a friend. The friend is someone who doesn't look familiar and probably hasn't been seen before. It's a guy. Based on the call Joe gets later in the episode my read of the situation is that Joe's friend recently found out he has contracted HIV. Joe gets tested but his test turns up negative. Prior to receiving the test results he was pretty broken up. He tried to hide it from Ray but he wasn't entirely successful.
Boz and Cameron go back to Texas for a spell. He is there to see his son, daughter-in-law, and recently born grandson. Everything does not go according to plan. His attempts to help out end up angering his son who seems to feel that his father is just trying to make up for the lousy job he did parenting a couple decades ago.
Cameron is there to follow up on a call she got from her stepfather. Her mother is getting ready to move and sell Cameron's biological father's belongings, including his motorcycle. She can't bear the thought of confronting her mother and watches as someone rides away on her father's motorcycle. Cameron and Boz get into a fight and he ends up leaving her behind when he returns to California. She spends a little bit of time visiting with Tom prior to the fight and goes to see him after Boz abandons her.
Donna and Gordon enjoy a vacation at home. They have the house to themselves. It is fairly blissful for about 24 hours. After that Gordon wants to get back to work on his HAM radio. Donna has to deal with Cameron's vanishing act and decides to make some solo command decisions. Cameron is not pleased when she finally returns to the office, 5 days late. Donna and Cameron have it out. This part was a little too melodramatic for me. I had a hard time taking it seriously. Cameron is obviously a genius but she lacks in empathy.
The episode ends with Cameron calling Diane to apologize. Diane inadvertently lets drop that she didn't have a problem firing Doug and Ian. Last episode Donna told Cameron that Diane said no to that move. The chickens are coming home to roost. The immediate fallout seems to be a breakdown in the trust between Cameron and Donna but I'm pretty sure there will be more damage.
So far so-so. I'm not crazy about this season. I think I will stick with it for the remaining 5 episodes but it has yet to impress me consistently.
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