Arrested (Modern Family)
| "Arrested" | |
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| Modern Family episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Gail Mancuso |
| Written by |
Becky Mann Audra Sielaff |
| Production code | 4ARG07 |
| Original air date | November 7, 2012 |
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"Arrested" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 79th episode overall. It aired November 7, 2012. The episode was written by Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff and directed by Gail Mancuso.
Phil (Ty Burrell) and Claire (Julie Bowen) get a phone call in the middle of the night from the police because Haley (Sarah Hyland) has been arrested for underage drinking. Claire calls Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) to ask him to accompany them to bail her out in case she needs a lawyer. At the police station, they find out that Haley was not only drinking, but she also resisted arrest and assaulted a police officer. After being bailed out, Haley must attend a disciplinary hearing at school. Instead of defending herself, Haley, in a moment of complete honesty, blurts out everything illegal she has done since the day she started college. After being dismissed from college, she goes back home with Phil and Claire who are disappointed but proud that she is taking responsibility for her actions.
Meanwhile, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) has stayed back to look after Alex (Ariel Winter) and Luke (Nolan Gould). He serves them soy bacon for breakfast without knowing that Luke is allergic to soy, so they rush to the emergency room.
Gloria (Sofia Vergara) wants to go baby shopping but Jay (Ed O'Neill) gets out of it — only to get a surprise visitor: DeDe (Shelley Long). He tries to get rid of her quickly so she will not find out that Gloria is pregnant, but he does not quite manage to do it before Gloria returns.
In its original American broadcast, "Arrested" was watched by 12.43 million; up 1.81 from the previous episode.
"Arrested" received positive reviews from critics.
Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave a B- grade to the episode saying that Haley's return will offer good things in the future episodes. "She’s [Haley] moving back home, and the whole gang’s back together, at least until she reapplies next year. The episode that engineers this reunion might be fairly ordinary, but with Haley returning as a foil for Alex and a trial for her parents, good consequences could be in the offing."
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