Malcolm: I heard Mom and Dad talking. This weekend is like a test for you, or a trap. If you do good, they may let you come home.
Reese: And if you don't, they're gonna toss your butt back into military school.
Francis: Okay, look-
Malcolm: Francis, it sucks around here without you. Can't you just try for our sake?
Francis: Look, guys, I appreciate your sentiment. But they're not going to decide my whole future based on how I behave over one weekend without even telling me about it. It's too arbitrary. It's unreasonable.
Malcolm: It's Mom.
Francis: Okay, let's clean up.