Family matters takes a dark dark turn. Being a genius like Steve is a tough burden. After winning the noble peace prize, the burden to live up to his own expectations turns out to be too much for Steve, the horrible truth comes out that stephan and myrtle never existed and they were just voices in Steves head. In order to control the voices, Steve turns to alcohol and loses everything including laura who can no longer take Steves behavior. Steve falls even further when Laura finds comfort in the arms of Steves intellectual opposite...Waldo. Steve now sleeps in his 1992 Toyota tercel while working as a part time
Janitor at his old high school. A play on real life, Harriet leaves Carl after she finds out he is a closested homosexual. Eddie a week away from graduating the police academy leaves the force upon finding out the news about his father. In an act of defiance,Eddie decides to become a firefighter instead. As if life couldn't get worse for Carl, he is forced to resign in disgrace when grandma accidentally overdoses during a Coke orgy revealing grandma is running the biggest coke ring in Southside Chicago. Quite possibly the biggest tragedy is that Lil Ritchie is still rocking the mullet curl. its now up to the middle daughter that nobody wanted to save the fractured and broken family. Judy paid he way through college through her porn career is now the cook country DA and the only one that can save the family...because Family Still Matters....only on hbo