meanwhile, amy and tom, who have been dealing with reports on stolen jewelry, discover more stolen property in eva's room. they confront her about it, and she tries to explain about her hidden monkey, but they don't believe her. things get worse when peter stops by and says that he had been in canada all weekend, which reveals that eva had lied about that time. already heartbroken at the disappearance of her beloved pet, she is also upset that no one believes her. she runs away to look for dodger after katie calls and tells eva that dodger is at the park. she is accosted by azro, who is furious about her teaching dodger not to steal. meanwhile, jack ends up saying his first word, "monkey", revealing to amy, peter, and tom that there really is a monkey in the house (dodger escaped from azro again, shortly after eva ran off and sneaked back into her bedroom) and that eva had been telling the truth. they all go out, along with tom's fellow police officers, to look for her. dodger saves her, and azro is arrested by tom. the mafia members escape but are soon arrested. eva walks away happily with dodger after she shows her mother that she is responsible and her stepfather discovers that he is no longer allergic to the fur of monkeys. mark tries taking dodger back, but fails. dodger ends up staying with eva.