Francis: [on the phone] Hey, Malcolm?
Malcolm: Hi, Francis.
Francis: Look, I'm sorry about all this. I shouldn't have sent those guys over. It was stupid.
Malcolm: You know, Francis, we never intended to show the letter to Mom. We just wanted to scare you.
Francis: Yeah, I know. You guys would never do that to me.
Malcolm: But if she did see the letter you know it was just an accident, right?
Francis: Yeah, but Richie has the letter. [Malcolm is silent] Please tell me Richie has the letter.
Malcolm: Richie has coupons. Mom has the letter. But like I said, it was just an accident. I swear.
Francis: So the thing you've been threatening to do all day but had no intention of doing, you did but didn't mean to?
Malcolm: Yeah. You can yell at us now.
Francis: [sighs] No, I guess I deserve it. I shouldn't have ratted on you guys. Mom was just really pressuring me about coming home and, well, I folded.
Malcolm: Coming home?
Francis: Yeah, she said that if I wanted to come home for the summer, I had to tell her about the bike. But that's a just a lame excuse. I'm sorry. [hangs up]
Malcolm: [to camera] Actually, that was a pretty good excuse.