Melanie goes to the house to try reconciling with Lindsay, only to find a strange Frenchman living there who won't even let her in to see Gus. When his homeroom teacher ignores the bullying and name-calling that Chris and his friends are directing at Justin and another student they think is gay, he curses out the teacher and draws a suspension. It reaches a breaking point when he learns that David is not cashing the checks for his share of the monthly expenses. S1 Episode16 - French Fried Michael is growing tired of David's paying for everything. The two end up bonding over a mutual love for comic books. Ted refuses Dale's proposal to be his ''slave.'' Michael thinks Hank hates visiting his father because he's gay, but it's really because of David's itineraries and over-planning.

Ted discovers that a former business school classmate is an award-winning ''Leather Daddy'' whose house includes a dungeon-themed playroom. Brian leaves Gus with Justin so he can go to the Leather Ball at Babylon, a move that will earn him angry castigations from both Melanie and Lindsay.

Debbie advises Brian to be honest with his father before he dies. Hank tells Michael he didn't want to visit, that he's only here because his mother made him. Jack tells Brian he has cancer and only has a few more months. David's 12-year-old son Hank comes for a visit that David has planned down to the very minute. S1 Episode15 - The Ties That Bind Lindsay reluctantly leaves Gus with Brian while she goes out of town for a conference. David and Michael argue about the lying and Brian's importance in Michael's life. Justin seduces Kip, and then them tells him he's 17 and that his father will come after him with the police unless he does something for Justin. David then finds Michael and Brian at Woody's, where they are drunk and playing guitars as they relive high school memories. Michael lies to David that he needs to stay with a sick Debbie in order to get out of dinner so he can go to Brian's and cheer him up, not realizing that David will check up on her to make sure she's alright. Ted and Melanie are stunned when they run into Emmett and Heather, who are on a date. David doesn't want Michael to get involved in Brian's problems. Melanie agrees to defend Brian in the harassment suit. At 'See the Light' Emmett meets Heather, a similarly struggling lesbian. S1 Episode14 - A Change of Heart Ryder asks Brian to stay home until the harassment suit with Kip is resolved, leaving Brian feeling like he's considered guilty until proven innocent. Emmett tells Michael and Ted that he resisted the temptation that was Zack O'Tool, and that he must. Melanie confesses to Lindsay that she cheated on her and moves out. Brian refuses Kip's request that he recommend him for a promotion on the grounds that he doesn't have enough experience, then reminds him not to expect special favors just because they're both gay. When Ted and Michael discover that Emmett's favorite porn star is in town, they offer him $1,000 to seduce Emmett and ''save'' him from the group they believe is brainwashing him. After another fight with Lindsay, Melanie ends up at a bar with Marianne, then back at her place. When Ted and Michael discover Emmett is throwing out his porn collection and toys, he tells them about the ''See the Light'' group he's joined. Melanie flirts with one of the guests at a baby shower she and Lindsay are hosting for another lesbian couple. S1 Episode13 - Very Stupid People Brian gets involved briefly with Kip, a younger co-worker who's been with the company only a few months. Emmett finally gets the good news that he is negative. Michael asks David if the offer to move in is still open. Debbie realizes that Brian's ''betrayal'' was the push she wanted him to give Michael, and for that she is grateful. Emmett spends the weekend convinced he's positive and makes a pact with God that he'll give up sex with men if the test results are negative. He's negative, but Emmett (who got tested for moral support) is unable to get his results until Monday. Ted gets tested when he discovers that one of his encounters is HIV positive. Michael is hurt and bewildered by Brian's actions, while everyone else is generally disgusted. Brian throws Michael an elaborate surprise 30th birthday party, and then outs him to an unsuspecting Stacy. S1 Episode11 - Surprise! Debbie is upset that Michael has ended things with David and takes her fury out on Brian, demanding that he give Michael a chance to grow up and have his own life.

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