 " Dial Meg for Murder " is the 11th episode of season eight of the animated comedy series Family Guy . It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 31 , 2010 , the day of the series ' eleventh anniversary from 1999 . The episode follows teenager Meg as she dates and falls in love with an inmate at the local prison . She eventually ends up hiding the fugitive in the Griffin family home , however , and is convicted and sent to jail . After returning home , she becomes a hardened criminal , who continually tortures her family . While starting a life away from home , Meg sees the magazine article that the family dog Brian wrote about her . Touched by what he wrote , Meg returns home and thanks Brian in return . Prior to her storyline , Meg 's father Peter attempts to win a local championship rodeo competition , but his attempts to sabotage the competition to ensure his win gets the best of him after getting assaulted by the bull he rode on . 
