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Augie becomes more dysfunctional after he hears about Dean’s incarceration. He loses his baggage-handling job at the airport. Malia decides she and Augie have no choice but to move in with Augie’s brother on the Big Island.
Dean takes the blame for stealing the car and does not mention Kaui’s role. He remains in jail because the family can’t come up with the bail money.
After dumpster diving for food, Kaui decides to return to Hawai‘i. She notices her father has become distant and unresponsive.
The judge sentences Dean to 180 days minus time served. He meets Matty, his cell mate, and they hit it off. Dean gets back into playing basketball in prison. He also starts a drug-dealing business with the help of a prison guard and a man on the outside.