LOGLINE:
Henry's old friend Bill Peterson refuses to call the police after his wayward son steals from him and then goes missing, which forces Henry to go find help in the last place he ever wanted to visit - the Psych office.

SYNOPSIS:
Shawn and Gus are hanging out in the Psych office when Henry pays a visit. He criticizes everything about the place until Shawn stops him. They are waiting for an appointment. Henry says he is their appointment. A friend of his, Bill Peterson, called him and said he thinks his son Brandon is mixed up in something bad. He doesn't want to call the police and Henry inadvertently made him think Shawn could help. Henry leaves just as Peterson arrives. He tells them that Brandon used to work for him but he fired him in an attempt at tough love. He's been evicted from his apartment, had his cell phone turned off and forged a check of Peterson's for thirty thousand dollars. Now's he's missing. Shawn and Gus, deliberately against Henry's wishes, say they can help.

At the police station, Juliet approaches Chief Vick about throwing a surprise party for Lassiter's birthday. Vick tells Juliet that Lassiter doesn't like surprises and advises her against it, but Juliet decides to proceed anyway.

Shawn and Gus go to Brandon's apartment building. If he was evicted, his landlord is probably holding his stuff for ransom in storage until Brandon resurfaces to pay his bill. In the storage compartment, they find a stack of unpaid bills, indicating cash flow problems, and a business card for a lawn and garden store, a strange thing to have when one lives in an apartment. On the back of the card is written "llrlr."

At Garden Works, Shawn and Gus notice cars way to expensive to be putting plants in. They decide to follow a guy who gets out of a Ferrari and disappears behind the building. On the way, Shawn notices the hand of a woman hanging out of a car with a bracelet with a distinctive charm on it. When they get behind the building, they encounter a hedge maze. Shawn figures out that "llrlr" is the key to the maze. When they get through it, they discover a high stakes underground poker game run by a guy named J.P. Berger. Gus says he's a whiz at online poker and he can use those skills to get in and get information. But before they enter, they see Berger about to cut someone's finger off with pruning shears. Shawn and Gus quickly take off.

Back at the Psych office, Shawn has a psychic episode in front of Peterson and Henry, who can barely contain his disdain. Shawn tells them that Brandon has been playing poker and asks if Peterson heard Brandon mention any names. He says Brandon played online and his screen name was DumbLuck2.

Later, Gus is playing online poker and tells Shawn he's played against DumbLuck2 before, and he's playing now waiting for Brandon to sign on. As Gus plays, Shawn, without looking at the screen, can tell exactly what cards Gus has just by his tells. Finally, Brandon logs on and Shawn pretends to be a girl interested in a date to lure Brandon out of hiding.

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