Ep 19. C-H-- Cheater!

The episode C-H-- Cheater! follows the daily lives of the DiMeo family. Maya DiMeo, the mother of the family, is on a mission to ensure that her son, JJ, has the same opportunities as his peers, despite being non-verbal and unable to communicate without the use of his communication board. In this episode, JJ has a math exam coming up, and Maya is determined to help him pass by hiring a tutor.

However, Maya starts to suspect that the tutor, Natalie, is cheating and giving JJ the answers. This doesn't sit right with Maya, who believes that JJ should earn his grades fairly. Maya confronts Natalie, which leads to an argument between the two. In the meantime, JJ is oblivious to what is happening and is simply happy to have someone he can communicate with through his communication board.

While all of this is happening, the other members of the DiMeo family are dealing with their own issues. Maya's husband, Jimmy, is trying to figure out a way to fix a hole in their wall, but his attempts only seem to make things worse. Maya's daughter, Dylan, is struggling with her own cheating issues, as she was caught plagiarizing a paper in her creative writing class.

Eventually, everything comes to a head when Maya decides to sit in on JJ's tutoring session with Natalie. What she discovers shocks her and forces her to make a tough decision. Meanwhile, the rest of the family must deal with the fallout of their own mistakes and learn to take responsibility for their actions.

Overall, C-H-- Cheater! deals with themes of honesty, integrity, and what it means to do what is right. It showcases the struggles that the DiMeo family have to deal with on a daily basis, and how they navigate through difficult situations. The episode is both heartwarming and funny, and is an excellent example of the type of content that Speechless is known for.