Malcolm Mittendrin 2x3 -

Malcolm quickly realizes that by not speaking, he is finally "cool." People project whatever they want onto him. However, the torture begins when he witnesses Reese and Dewey planning a prank that will definitely get him blamed, but he can't speak to stop them or defend himself without failing the grade. The B-Plot: Reese’s "Invisible" Empire

Malcolm sees the grass about to bury a deliriously happy Hal. He has to choose: the "A" grade and the girl’s respect, or his father’s life. Malcolm mittendrin 2x3

Reese discovers that if he walks through the house holding a clip-board and looking angry, Lois and Hal assume he’s doing a chore and leave him alone. He scales this up, eventually "managing" the neighborhood kids into a complex lawn-mowing syndicate. It works perfectly until he accidentally "fires" a kid whose dad is a high-ranking city official. The C-Plot: Hal’s Great Wall Malcolm quickly realizes that by not speaking, he

Malcolm is at the mall with Sarah (still silent) when he sees Reese’s "employees" about to dump 50 bags of grass clippings onto Hal’s excavation site as revenge. He has to choose: the "A" grade and

Hal becomes obsessed with a loose brick in the backyard patio. What starts as a five-minute fix turns into Hal renting a jackhammer and accidentally uncovering an old, dried-up well. He becomes convinced there is "pioneer gold" at the bottom. Dewey, sensing an opportunity, starts "finding" old buttons and soda tabs to keep Hal digging so he doesn't have to go to his piano lessons. The Climax

Malcolm is assigned a partner project with the school’s most popular girl, Sarah. The task: a "Social Silence" experiment where they must remain completely mute for 48 hours while documenting people's reactions.