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Jacob tells Joe that he revised Mutiny's network rental contract, raising their hourly rate from $3 to $5. Gordon takes his daughters to California to see his brother Henry, and Gordon reveals his condition to Henry; Gordon also reconnects with Henry's ex-girlfriend Jules Duffy, which later escalates to an affair. When Joe goes to Mutiny to discuss the new terms, Donna lashes out against Joe, which results in him taking Mutiny offline. Donna goes to Westgroup to apologize to Joe for her outburst; he then offers Mutiny a reduced rate if they meet certain technological benchmarks, including porting their programs to the AT&T Unix PC. Thinking Joe won't know the difference, Tom suggests faking the Unix demo to get the reduced rate, then go cross-platform at their leisure; however, when Joe returns to Mutiny for the demo, he sees through their deception. After lying to her mother earlier about having a miscarriage, Donna has Cameron drive her to an abortion clinic. Gordon's trip is cut short when he and Henry have a falling out over Gordon's affair with Jules. Despite their ruse, Joe saw potential for innovation within Mutiny, and he suggests to Jacob that Westgroup should acquire them
At Mutiny, Cameron shows stubbornness towards Doug and Craig, the former owners of Swap Meet, in adapting Mutiny's code to make it compatible with Swap Meet's; Diane insists to Donna that Cameron and Doug need to fix their untenable relationship lest the partnership collapses. At Joe's apartment, he and Ryan brainstorm ideas for MacMillan Utility's next venture. In hopes of easing tensions between the Mutiny and Swap Meet coders, Gordon takes them to an arcade to play laser tag. Cameron eventually decides to implement Swap Meet's changes; however, she tells Donna that she wants to fire Doug and Craig. When Donna tells Diane of Cameron's intentions, Diane states that she would reluctantly accept Cameron's decision if it would benefit the company; however, Donna lies to Cameron, saying that Diane won't let her fire Doug and Craig. MacMillan Utility loses a major contract with General Atomics, which represented 37 percent of their revenue, after Joe is insulted by a senior executive during a meeting. Despite this, Joe gives Ryan access credentials to ARPANET, and Joe tells Ryan to map the network before their security clearance is revoked.
In the fallout of the WestNet fiasco, Jacob is ousted as CEO of Westgroup, and Sara files for divorce from Joe. Desiring independence, Cameron finds a listing for a used IBM 3033 mainframe Mutiny could use to host their network; however, Donna tells her that the mainframe is located in California, in a state of disrepair and prohibitively expensive. Donna finds out about Gordon's affair, which causes their elder daughter Joanie to run away. The next morning, Donna arrives to work early, and Cameron suggests that Mutiny should leave for California and start over. Feeling responsible for Joe's misfortunes, Gordon comes over to Joe's apartment to give him a counter-program designed to remove Sonaris from infected systems. At his son's company, Bosworth shows remorse for leaving Mutiny. After finding Joanie, Donna tells Gordon that to save their marriage, she wants him to move the family to California, work for Mutiny, and purchase and repair the mainframe Cameron wanted. Using Gordon's program, Joe secures $10 million in venture capital, and tries to recruit Gordon for the new business, but Gordon tells him that he's working for Mutiny. One month later, the Mutiny team board a flight bound for San Francisco; at the same time, Joe looks at prime office space in the Bay Area for his new company, MacMillan Utility.
