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By Couch Baron | Season 2 | Episode 10 | Aired on 10.05.2008
Betty's at home, having a glass of wine in her nightgown, when there's a noise from the yard that prompts Polly to whine and a neighbor's dog to bark. Betty gets up, peers out the window, and locks the back door before sitting down again. Honey, didn't you notice your glass is empty? Now you're going to have to get up again!
In the morning, Polly is barking and pawing at the kids' little playhouse in the backyard, so Betty goes to investigate -- and discovers Glen hiding in it. Ah, I was wondering if they'd bring the Bishops back now that Betty's heading for a divorce, and here's our answer. Come to think of it, if Don's going to be single I'd imagine we'll be seeing Rachel again at some point, married or not. (Speaking of which, when is that flashback to that woman who knew Don wasn't Don going to pay off? I know this show moves at its own pace, but that one is KILLING me.) Betty asks what he's doing and how long he's been out there, and the answers are "Nothing" and "A few days." Betty softens and asks what happened, and Glen tells her he didn't know if he'd see her again, and then she wasn't even home. Betty determines that he ran away...
...and in the house, Betty asks him to tell her what happened. He says that his dad wants him and his sister Charlotte to live with him, and his mom doesn't care. "She just wants to be with her boyfriends." Betty asks if she has a lot of boyfriends, but I'm not sure if she's actually surprised that someone would date multiple people at the same time or if she's just gauging the market for when she's out there again. Glen reiterates how he hasn't seen her in so long before asking if he can use the bathroom. Betty offers to wash his clothes, and he hands her his bag before leaving the room.
Later, Betty's flipping through some of Glen's comics when the boy reappears, freshly scrubbed, and starts eating the lunch she's made for him. After a few bites, he asks why she's alone there, and she covers by brightly offering that it's the middle of the day. Glen: "It's lousy." Betty tries to convey that the hair thing was all kinds of wrong by expressing her hope that Glen understands why Helen was mad at her, but Glen's answer is "Yeah. Because she doesn't understand." Betty smiles and agrees. Betty? The kid has problems. Try harder here. He tells her he's not going home, because he's having problems with his parents. "I know I am because they keep saying I'm not." Heh. He says his mom is never home these days, and his dad has another baby. "His wife is pretty mean." He adds, though, that he's responsible -- he brushes his sister's teeth and puts them both to bed. Well, Glen, maybe you should go home. You don't want to be responsible for Charlotte developing gingivitis at such a young age, do you? He asks if she's going to eat, and since he is not her cheating husband, she picks up a sandwich and takes a big bite.