Burned-out writer Hank Moody moves to California to gather material for next book and spend some time with his ex-wife and daughter. The long list of orgies mark his every step.
1 | Exile on Main St. |
| Just as Hank is released from 72 hours in jail for assault, he’s picked up by Charlie, who reveals that the recent events of Fucking & Punching with Mia have become public and drops him into a meeting with young actress Sasha Bingham, who wants to capitalize on the publicity and make a movie out of F&P. He later re-enacts the script with her in her hotel room. The episode ends with Hank’s lawyer informing him that the assault charges have been dropped--then he is arrested for statutory rape. |
2 | Suicide Solution |
| Informed that he faces 3 years in prison because the DA wants to make an example of him, Hank tries to fix things with Becca. The episode ends as Hank, high on drugs and liquor, writes a letter to Becca and passes out. |
3 | Home Sweet Home |
| Hank takes advantage of the misperception that he tried to commit suicide and moves back home with Karen and Becca, but he eventually tells his daughter the truth; Charlie sets out to reach a sexual benchmark while a wealthy producer pursues Marcy. |
4 | Monkey Business |
| Hank, Runkle, and the other guys from the film-project group have dinner with an important investor. When they go to the investor’s house afterwards, Runkle accidentally kills the investor’s pet monkey, and the investor dies from an erotic act. |
5 | Freeze-Frame |
| Mia testifies for Hank’s case, going on the record that she slept with Hank knowing that he was unaware of her age. Charlie gets unexpected news and learns his vasectomy may have been botched. Karen starts dating a new guy. Hank, Sasha, and Mia get better acquainted. |
6 | Lawyers, Guns and Money |
| A sensational photo derails Hank’s case; Karen resuscitates Hank’s relationship with Abby. |
7 | The Recused |
| Abby pitches Hank’s case to a senior partner; Hank is dismayed by Karen’s relationship with Ben; Marcy and Stu ask Charlie for help. |
8 | Lights. Camera. Asshole |
| Hank takes a gig rewriting dialogue; Marcy tells Stu she is pregnant. |
9 | Another Perfect Day |
| After getting evicted, Hank moves in with Karen and Becca; Becca and Pearl steal the Porsche. |
10 | The Trial |
| Hank’s trial turns into an all-out character assassination, with even friendly witnesses Charlie and Karen unable to portray him as anything other than a drunken, oversexed lout. It is revealed that Hank and Mia had met before the night they slept together, with Hank not remembering the meeting due to him being in a drunken stupor. Abby becomes nervous the case may be lost. |
11 | The Last Supper |
| Hank gets the verdict and briefly considers fleeing Los Angeles. He gets the cash from his on-set work rewriting dialogue for Sasha, buys a new Porsche, and promptly smashes the right headlight. A party is thrown at Karen’s and the four old friends hang out smoking and remembering the good old days. Hank and Trixie hang out again for a little massage. |
12 | …And Justice for All |
| Hank awaits sentencing and visits the set of his movie. Everyone gather for dinner at Stu’s, where Marcy reveals that her baby is Charlie’s. Hank almost drowns in the pool but is saved by Ben. |