Tough, streetwise Caitlin Seeger is forced to leave her home in Pennsylvania and live with family in High River, Montana after she is arrested for theft and destruction of property.
Caitlin joins Jim at the Sheriff's office for 'Take Your Daughter to Work Day' while Griffen and the guys at school receive a lesson in basketball from a Russian ballerina.
Caitlin joins the school photojournalism club, but gets discouraged when she is told her pictures aren't good enough for the school paper. Meanwhile, Griffen joins the football team.
When Caitlin and Griffen throw a party while the Lowes are away, a game of Truth or Dare goes awry, giving Caitlin a hard lesson in what it means to be a friend.