James and the Giant Piece

what happens

Ben encourages Molly to break up with James. She instead invites him to move into the girls' apartment for a while. Molly insists that James has agreed to join her in seeking treatment. James persuades Molly to skip her meeting to get high with him and cuts off her hair. Ben accidentally stumbles upon a gun with James' belongings. He tells Felicity about Molly's problems. Ben and Felicity confront Molly and proclaim that James cannot stay. Ben (without Felicity's consent) also declares that Molly must either stop using drugs or leave. She angrily moves out. A student files harassment charges against Dr. McGrath, and asks Elena to testify. Elena learns that McGrath invented a story about a sick ex-wife to get girls to sleep with him. Elena realizes that the undeserved grade in McGrath's seminar cleared the way for her to take certain advanced classes. She concludes that she is a complete fraud. Tracy, at Felicity's urging, gives Elena a pep talk and stresses that she is one of the smart

who made it

directed

Harry Winer

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Donald Faison as Tracy
• Ron Canada as Dean Allison
• Kevin Weisman as Earl
• Sarah-Jane Potts as Molly
• Nicki Micheaux as Al-Anon Leader
• Eddie Cahill as James
• AAmy Wilson as Sabrina Briscoe
• Page Leong