As the racers speed toward their next destination, Alex gets arrested and is separated from Corinna, but is reunited with an old friend in the process. Winston catches the eye of a dangerous beauty. John and Violet continue to lie to loved ones. Rob learns some disturbing news and Wendy tries to get accustomed to her new race partner.

Corinna is skeptical of an offer that may give her and Alex an advantage; Susan and Leigh weigh their options after Ivy's actions; Wendy worries about her baby; Rob gets shocking news; and a driver is removed from the race.

That's when Fox paired [Minear] with writer Ben Queen to produce Drive, a Lost-esque crypto-drama about a diverse group of ordinary folks who — either by choice or by force — compete in an illegal cross-country car race with a shady history and a $32 million jackpot. Minear dug the premise: He saw Drive as a storytelling machine, and within each vehicle he envisioned a world of possibilities. ''A car can be funny,'' he says. ''A car can be sad. A car can be scary. Or fast, or slow, or ironic — every one of them could have a different tone but exist in the same world.'' His bottom-line summary: Drive is ''two parts Cannonball Run and one part The Game,'' the reality-blurring 1997 thriller starring Michael Douglas. ''And four parts Magnolia, too.''

"It's a little bit like my last three shows on Fox," Minear says. "People hear rumors, and then eventually they either download them or get the DVDs."

A reliable source has told us that Drive will premiere on April 15th with two episodes and that the third will air on the 16th, before the show settles into its regular timeslot on Monday at 8pm.