Jessica watches her son deteriorate, and after the showdown with his father, it happened surprisingly quickly. Malcolm starts to react violent to anyone. everyone just pushed and pushed and would not let him pretend that everything that happened did not happen. Malcolm started to see his father everywhere and all he heard in his head was his father laughing and telling him we are the same over and over again as guilt-ridden hallucinations take over his mind. He starts to panic so much that he hyperventilates and passes out. sometimes he gets confused and can't understand what people are trying to say to him. instead of just his right hand tremors, he ends up with Grand Mal-like psychogenic seizures. sometimes Malcolm's entire body would shake. He always had anxiety attacks that made his stomach hurt, but now they made him throw up. Malcolm had no idea that he could get worse than what he had been, but when his mind broke, it broke hard. Malcolm broke and destroyed his room, throwing everything and screaming. It took Gil and JT both physically holding Malcolm down to stop his psychotic break. that is the moment he was put into an asylum.
Jessica offered money to someone who would marry her son and take control over his care. Being desperate for money, you sign the arranged marriage contract. You are buzzed into Malcolm's padded room. everything is soft and all he has is a mattress on the floor because of his episodes.