Hanson is contacted by Maureen, the sister of Kenny Wackerly, whom Hanson arrested for drug possession in the pilot episode. Maureen claims Kenny is being abused in the "clinic" he has been put into by their parents (it supposedly is a clinic to help teenagers with drug abuse/addiction, but in reality only a scam to get insurance money from their parents, while abusing the patients).
Hanson wants to help Maureen and Kenny, but Fuller firmly tells him to stay out of it. Hanson then decides to let himself check into the clinic to investigate, but it is not on official Jump Street duty.
The clinic turns out to be even worse than Hanson expected in its treatment of its patients; and when Kenny dies trying to escape, Hanson realises his life is in danger and he's all on his own.
Meanwhile, the rest of the Jump Street team notice that Hanson's missing, so they go look for him.
This episode provides examples of:
- Air Vent Passage Way: Kenny, after convincing Hanson that he is being abused in an institution, dies trying to escape from said institution through an air vent.
- Prison Episode: Not technically a prison, but practically: it features a private drug clinic where parents put away teenagers, and they are (illegally) treated essentially as prisoners there.
- Sequel Episode: Kenny originally only appeared in the pilot episode, which also showed his family. Now, a season later, he and his family return as characters; it turns out his parents have put him into a shady drug rehab center.
- Woobie of the Week: Poor Kenny—introduced in the pilot episode as a somewhat loser teenage boy (with a bitchy teenage sister, and strict parents) who unfortunately gets involved with drugs; in this episode he reappears—only to be put in a mental hospital and there suffocate to death trying to escape.
