It's Halloween again, and the Rangers are preparing to go to a Halloween party. Tyler is dressed as a matador, Riley is a detective, Shelby is a pirate, Chase a vampire and Koda is a samurai. As Ivan is escorting Kendall out of the museum to join the rangers, dressed as a scarecrow and musketeer respectively, the core five rangers are stopped by two mummies and a lawyer - Scumlaw. Scumlaw tells them that they are being put on trial for crimes against innocent monsters, an accusation the rangers are quick to object. Nevertheless, the Mummy Guard teleport the five to the courtroom, alongside Scumlaw, but not before the latter informs his guards that the jury has been rigged, so obtaining the Energems is a done deal.
Kendall and Ivan recover the summons left by Scumlaw and head back to base to look it over. Keeper tells them about the Intergalactic Court, and that the only way in to the courtroom is as a prisoner of the Mummy Guard. Kendall thinks she has a safe way in, and calls for reinforcements. In the courtroom, Scumlaw opens his prosecution against the rangers, with the Judges explaining the rules of the court. If the rangers accumulate ten strikes, strikes being earned for being found guilty of a crime, they will be destroyed. As Scumlaw presents evidence in the form of testimony from deceased monsters, the lies they spin only serve to infuriate the rangers, who clarify each and every monster's story. Unfortunately, the jury find the team guilty each time, to their collective disbelief.
Kendall and Ivan's plan to infiltrate the trial works, and they are brought to the courtroom by the mummies. As Scumlaw presents the final monster, and thus the final guilty verdict, Kendall points out that while there is indeed crimes being committed, it isn't by the rangers, but by the jury. The mummies remove the jury's cloaks, revealing four Vivix and Curio and Poisandra, who flee upon their discovery. Scumlaw is given the rangers guilty verdicts, while they are found innocent on all counts. Scumlaw confronts his two henchmen on why they betrayed him, only for them to reveal themselves as Prince Philip and James, who used their outfits as a disguise to infiltrate. Scumlaw teleports away, with the rangers promising to deal with him.
The nine rangers morph, and battle against Scumlaw and his Vivix, before he commands them to merge into Vivizords. The rangers call their Zords to battle the Vivizords while they deal with the evil lawyer. Against single foes, Scumlaw is strong, but he is unable to fight against nine rangers singlehandedly, and is destroyed by a combined attack, while the Zords defeat their evil counterparts.
The rangers now ready themselves for the party, almost being late due to the delay, when they are confronted by the mummies... Who turn out to be Philip and James in costume. They explain that since they already had the outfits, they might as well join them.
Tropes:
- Cavalry of the Dead: The rangers' Halloween costumes in this episode include those of a matador, a female pirate, a samurai, a detective / Sherlock Holmes lookalike, a scarecrow, a vampire, and a female musketeer.
- Clip Show: Using quite a clever plot too.
- Decomposite Character: Scumlaw was Conductro's true form in Kyoryuger, but here he's a whole different monster.
- Dressing as the Enemy: James and Philip disguise themselves as the mummy guards in order to infiltrate the trial.
- Halloween Episode: This episode takes place during...well, you know what - and is also the third seasonal episode in the Dino Charge arc overall.
- Hurricane of Puns: All aimed at legal terms or trials.
- Kangaroo Court: Scumlaw specializes in these, buying the jury and then forcing guilty verdicts. It doesn't matter how weak a monster's story is, every single one gets believed and taken at face value, and nothing the defendants say is listened to.
- Even worse, the rangers don't even get the courtesy of a defense attorney, or any legal defense for that matter.
- Limited Wardrobe: The only other costume worn by the rangers aside from their Halloween costumes in this episode is their morph gear.
