John wants to punish Michael so badly, he seems to have forgotten that the real reason he let Michael go was because his back hurt too much for him to drive Elizabeth to her practice. If I were Michael, I would go back to the ice skating rink and pick up Elizabeth and Dawn to bring them home, and then pretend to his father taking them home from their practice was his reason for not coming home when expected.
John wants to punish Michael so badly, he seems to have forgotten that the real reason he let Michael go was because his back hurt too much for him to drive Elizabeth to her practice. If I were Michael, I would go back to the ice skating rink and pick up Elizabeth and Dawn to bring them home, and then pretend to his father taking them home from their practice was his reason for not coming home when expected.