Testimonials

The wives have a meeting where Barb makes two points. For one, Nikki's roofing project is cancelled. Tough break, Nikki. She's pissed, declares that she'll do it herself. Second, Barb brings to the table the possibility of their new dating schedules. Nikki doesn't know why she can't get a new roof when a new wife would be so much more expensive. Margene looks like she won't be able to contain her excitement, and asks to give the potential 4th wife more time than 3 days to warm up to the idea. No go from Barb. Barb and Nikki get into it a little bit because, shockingly, Nikki thinks this is all about her. An exasperated Barb says "Hector, protector, this is not about you Nikki!" What the hell does that mean? Moving on, Nikki concedes that they could use another wife anyway, another crack at Margene, who picks up on it this time. Sarah, who just wanted to use the car, overhears the whole conversation and goes ballistic. She can't stand the freak show that her family has become, and storms out.

Lois returns a bird to Wanda, an animal she clearly detests. She asks Wanda why she would hang on to such a thing, and Wanda tells her that the bird is worth a lot of money, about $1800, upwards of $2000 in some circles. Wanda coos at the bird while Lois's face contorts into a pained grimace as the cogs in her brain start to turn, until she looks out the window and sees Bill talking to Joey and Cathy, his 2nd wife. She saunters out to spit insults at Bill, who ignores her to catch up on compound gossip.

She's still pissed about Bill turning away from his chance to run the UEB. He rants about feeling a kinship to Frankie, another boy turned off the compound to live on his own. Bill returns Frankie to his mother and has a run in with his own father. He asks what Bill thinks of his new honey, who "sits, and fetches and rolls over", and then sends the new wifey to help some of the others dig out a new sewer line. Ew. He claims he won't take back Frankie, who begs and pleads. He's just afraid that Frankie is going to make a play for his hot new wife, so he shipped him off. Bill calls him subhuman; Frank uses a colorful analogy of a three-legged dog that's trying to hump in retaliation. Everyone thinks the way they practice multiple marriages is the best way. It's a toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe situation. Bill drives away with Frankie, and tells him it's going to be ok and offers him help, but as soon as they hit a stop sign, Frankie jumps out of the minivan and takes off.

That night, Nikki is home sewing and hears people running around her house in a menacing fashion. She goes outside and looks around in horror. Bill pulls up to find Nikki outside cleaning up a seriously toilet papered house. He offers consolement and starts to help, but Nikki can "feel everyone watching". She looks psychotic, and starts babbling about having to go away to keep the family safe from harm, like more toilet paper.

Of course he's a bottom.

Alby is in a dark parking lot of a rest stop, rocking out to an Anne Murray song, flashing his head lights at another car. He gets responding flashing lights, and grins victoriously. Score for Alby! He goes into the public restroom, where a big Bear of man comes in, bends Alby over the sink and makes like he's going to give it to him real good just where he likes it, but instead pulls a knife on him. There is a struggle and Alby is being drowned in the toilet until some kids enter the restroom,. The Bear runs away.

Bill and Don are yucking it up about their wives, moving forward with their testimonies and such. Bill reveals to Don that even though Barb is on board for Ana, he's not so sure about her anymore. She could really throw a wrench in the spokes of the 1st and 3rd wives' salvation, which Bill has worked really hard for. Don reassures Bill that he can "break" Ana, he can show her the way, and she just doesn't know what she wants yet.

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