Karen walks down the corridor of a jail while fire rages in the background. Huh? I don't know. I do like her outfit, though. It's a typical Karen Sisco pencil skirt with tank top and heels. As Karen walks toward the camera, a crusty old guy voices-over, "Boys, a man learns a lot in a lifetime. He learns about destiny, opportunity. What he learns is that destiny is a lady who waits on no man. And that opportunity is what you take while destiny is sleeping on the job." Music kicks in while we cut to the speaker: an old man wearing sunglasses and an orange prison jumpsuit. Old Man says that he's going to give the boys to whom he's speaking a chance to steal history and make it at the same time. He concludes, "What we're talking about, boys...is a heist." But why was Karen walking through fire in a prison? I guess that was just to hook in the male viewers in the first few minutes. They saw boobs and heard the word "heist." Now they're hooked.
Cut to Danny DeVito watching four televisions at the same time. A subtitle informs us that DeVito is playing Charlie Lucre, alleged crime boss. If he's so rich, why would he have be watching four TVs at the same time? Why wouldn't he just have four TiVos? I guess that wouldn't be an impressive visual. Anyway, Old Man voices over that Lucre is "the mark -- a pigeon in a private home," and that he doesn't have an alarm system, so it'll be easy. The score is "a little white ball," and the camera swoops over to show a glass case containing a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth, which the Old Man says is worth "an estimated three million dollars." Cut to the outside of the house, which a subtitle informs us is known as "Casa Lucre," located in Miami, Florida. They put quotation marks around the name of the house, which seems unnecessary. The camera does a quick-pan over to a van parked across the street, and then we go inside it. A subtitle lets us know that this is an FBI Surveillance Unit on Day 1094. One of the agents complains that his ass is killing him, and the other says he didn't join the FBI for this crap. I can think of worse things than being paid to sit in a van and watch monitors while drinking coffee and doing a crossword puzzle, but maybe that's just me.
Old Man voice-overs that this job will be like taking candy from a baby. The camera turns to show that the Old Man has been talking to two of his fellow prisoners. One of them says that they can't break out of prison to do this job, because they only have six months left on their sentence. Old Man tells them that destiny doesn't wear a watch. One con (played by Kevin Dillon) turns to the other (played by Billy Burke) and says that Homer (formerly Old Man) is right. He continues, "One minute, you're flying high above the clouds. The minute, your band's private jet crashes into a local field, killing your singer and your lead guitarist." The two men look at each other and smile and then tell Homer, "Lynyrd Skynyrd." The music -- which had been playing softly in the background -- gets loud enough that you can tell it's "Freebird." Kevin Dillon says that they will get enough money so that they can buy their mother a double-wide trailer. So they're brothers. And they're white trash. Got it.
The music comes on full volume as we cut to a prison guard supervising a work detail outside. The guard pauses to light his cigar and the two brothers creep up behind him and prepare to clock him with a shovel. Kevin Dillon hesitates, so Billy Burke shoves him out of the way and does the guard. As the shovel connects, the music abruptly stops.
Cut to a man smashing through a plate-glass window in a storefront and hitting the sidewalk. Karen calmly walks out through the now broken window and puts her foot on the guy's neck. Then she answers her cell phone to hear that "the Solchaks just broke out." Karen tells the guy, "You've got to be kidding." So the formerly anonymous brothers are the Solchaks.
Karen walks down a prison hallway in front of her now-in-custody- but-formerly-being- shoved-through-a- plate-glass-window fugitive while talking to her father on the phone. Marshall says she's late, and Karen says that's why she was calling. Marshall is on his boat, and he starts talking about how they need to name it. He'd like to name it Max. Karen tells him that boats are supposed to be female, and also that she can't meet him because the Solchaks have busted out. She reminds her father that the brothers tried to rob a bank five years ago, but that there was "an incident with the dye packs," and the boys were busted two blocks away in a Laundromat trying to wash the money. That was a perfect opportunity for a bad money-laundering joke that the writers didn't take, and I thank them. Marshall calls the boys "a couple of plateheads," and says that he thought Karen was going to take time off, since he's taking his first vacation in seven years to celebrate his boat's maiden voyage. Karen walks past a line of prisoners, and every one of them checks her out, but she totally doesn't notice. I like that she's hot, but it doesn't seem like she tries really hard. Marshall sighs and tells her to go and get the Solchaks, because the last time they were on the outside, they "blew up half of Miami." Karen says she knows, and hangs up.
Karen pulls up outside a trailer decorated with lots and lots of pink flamingos. She approaches the door and calls out for Mrs. Solchak, identifying herself as Karen Sisco. Mrs. Solchak (played by Rhea Perlman) comes to the door wearing a pink waitress uniform not seen since Flo and Vera were kicking it diner-style and asks, "The boys?"
Meanwhile, the Solchaks are busy boosting a laundry van. Merle (formerly Billy Burke) tries to hotwire it while Bob (Kevin Dillon) looks through the back for some appropriate clothing to replace their orange prison jumpsuits. Bob excitedly shows his brother that he found some baseball uniforms in the back, which he thinks is appropriate since they will be stealing a baseball. Merle isn't interested. Bob tries to repeat himself, and Merle says that he gets it, but that he's not interested. Merle gets the truck started, and the radio sparks into life. And it's playing Lynyrd Skynyrd -- this time it's "Sweet Home Alabama." I love Skynyrd as much as the gal -- probably more, actually -- but couldn't they have gone with some a little less obvious like "Tuesday's Gone" or my personal favorite, "The Ballad of Curtis Lowe"? Then again, they could have played what is not only my least favorite Skynyrd song but possibly my least favorite song of all time, "Ooh, That Smell." So thank God for small favors. Bob follows the band's musical admonition to "turn it up," but Merle insists that it's just a coincidence. Bob seriously mispronounces, "Cum hoc, ergo propter hoc." Merle doesn't understand, so Bob explains that it's something Homer told him in prison, which means that there are no coincidences. Well, it does mean that, but it's a logical fallacy. It is the false assumption that because two events occurred at the same time, they must be related, or that one event caused the other to happen. So it's ironic that Bob uses it to explain everything in this episode, see? Bob starts playing air guitar and suggests that they call their mother. Merle curtly says that they don't have a phone. Bob's Pete Townshend-esque windmill arm action knocks open the visor, and a cell phone falls out. Merle stares at it, unbelieving. The truck takes off, still blaring the Skynyrd, with one rear door hanging open because that won't attract any undue attention. Also, even though Merle had totally stripped to the waist a minute ago, he's suddenly wearing the full prison uniform again. Bad, continuity people. The truck says "Sylvio's " on the side, and I only mention it because it's important in a minute.
Karen is still talking to Mrs. Solchak, who yells that her sons are idiots, because they only had six months left on a five-year sentence. She adds that she told them that if they screwed up again, she wanted nothing to do with them. Karen keeps trying to interrupt, but Mrs. Solchak is on a roll as she realizes that nothing changes, because she has the "same pair of nitwit kids on the run, same Marshal trying to catch them." Mrs. Solchak sighs that she's given up on those boys, and wonders why Karen hasn't as well. Karen politely reminds her that it's her job to go after them. Mrs. Solchak sits down and points out that there has to be more than one U.S. Marshal in the state of Florida, so she wonders why Karen was assigned the case again. Karen says that since she put them away the first time, Bob sends her a card every year on her birthday. Mrs. Solchak is touched and says, "Nice." Karen asks if she's heard from her boys. Mrs. Solchak insists that her boys won't call, because they know how she feels. Cue the phone ringing. Karen says that if it's the boys, Mrs. Solchak needs to keep them talking. Mrs. Solchak says that she wants the boys back in jail more than Karen does. She picks up the phone, and it's Bob. Mrs. Solchak pretends for Karen's benefit that it's another waitress wanting to switch shifts. Bob -- not the brightest guy -- doesn't get it and keeps telling her that it's Bob. Karen checks the Caller ID and sees that the call is coming from Sylvio's. I told you that would be important in a minute. Mrs. Solchak quickly hangs up. Bob tells Merle, "I think she's drunk." Mrs. Solchak tells Karen she'll let her know if she hears from the boys. Karen thanks her and leaves.
Karen talks to some guy from her office who immediately wants to know what she needs. Karen wonders whatever happened to the niceties, and asks the guy how he knows this isn't just a social call. The guy isn't moved and asks what she needs. Karen asks for a trace on the Sylvio's Catering phone.
Charlie Lucre leaves his estate in a luxury car being driven by Kenny from Ed. Wow, good thing he left Ed so that he could take on far more lucrative roles like "Bodyguard." Charlie stops in front of the surveillance van and holds up two pictures of young ladies, informing the agents that they should let Burton know that's what he's doing tonight. One of the FBI agents calls Charlie "a wank," and laments that he could be watching the Marlins right now. That's the second Marlins reference in about three minutes, since Karen mentioned them in the last scene.
As Charlie pulls away, Bob and Merle roll up in their catering van. They climb out, now dressed in Hawaiian shirts and khakis, and run for the house. The FBI agents wonder who those guys are, and decide to call Burton. Bob and Merle try the first door they come to, which is locked. Merle starts trying to scale the wall to reach an upstairs window, but Bob finds that the door is unlocked. They sneak into the house, marveling that it's "like a palace." Bob recites his favorite Latin phrase again, referencing the fact that there was no security alarm. Merle tells him to shut up. Bob says he saw a house like this "on TV with that annoying guy from Australia who goes to all them fancy houses belonging to the rich and famous." Merle suggests that Bob is thinking of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Bob says that's not it, because it's the one with that guy from Australia. Merle turns and asks how they are related. Bob supplies that they are brothers. Oh, dumb burglars. Hilarious.
Bob wonders who lives in the house. Merle says that Homer claimed it was "some retired white-bread country-club dude." Bob looks around at the incredibly ugly statues and says that the owner definitely has class. Merle spots the baseball and runs over to the case. Bob suddenly recalls that Robin Leach is the host of the show he was talking about earlier. The cell phone rings, and Bob answers it, despite Merle's protests. It's Karen. Merle keeps telling Bob to hang up. Merle smashes the glass case and snatches the baseball. Karen tells Bob that his mother wants them to turn themselves in. Merle finally asks who's on the phone, and Bob tells him that it's Karen. Merle grabs the phone and smashes it on the floor, and then stomps on it a few times. Bob asks why he did that, and Merle tells him that they can trace those. Karen hangs up her phone, and a voice tells her that they got a good trace, and gives her an address. Karen says she's ten minutes away.
The FBI agents are still watching the antics of Bob and Merle. One agent explains via telephone what's going on to Burton, who can't believe that someone broke into Charlie Lucre's house. The agent asks if they should pick the burglars up. Burton tells them not to do anything, but to get pictures of the burglars, and make sure there are clear shots of their faces. The agent hangs up and watches as Bob and Merle make their way out of their house by falling off a giant wall. The agent takes pictures as Bob and Merle run off to their truck.
As Bob and Merle drive off, Charlie Lucre pulls up. He stops to show off his new friends to the agents, who murmur that it "looks like an expensive evening," and that Charlie has "a surprise coming to him."
Cut to Charlie inside the house, about to blow. He runs outside with a baseball bat and starts smashing the side of the FBI van, telling the agents to open up. The agents sit inside and laugh. Charlie says that they've been watching his house for three years, and that they could have stopped the burglars, because he's still a citizen. The agents just laugh. Charlie retreats to his house, but not before swinging and taking off the head of the lawn jockey located just outside his gates.
And then, Karen pulls up to the house. She gets out of her car and says, "You've got to be kidding." She walks over to the FBI van, where the agents are still laughing. She knocks, and they open the door. They show her the surveillance footage of Bob and Merle tumbling over the wall, which is amusing them greatly. Karen can't believe they just let her fugitives walk off. An agent says that it would have compromised their investigation. Karen retorts, "I think we can safely say this investigation was compromised the day Charlie started having lunch sent out to the van." She slams the van door shut as the agents continue chuckling. As she walks back to her car, she sighs that it's going to be a long day.
The day, Karen storms into Amos's office and yells at Burton for letting her fugitives walk. Burton blathers on about compromising his investigation. Amos says that they've been staked out in front of Charlie's house for three years, and Karen adds that the paper boy knows that Charlie is under surveillance. She asks Burton what he's going to do if Charlie kills the Solchaks. Burton says he'll send their mother flowers, put Charlie in prison, and go to Disneyland. Burton walks out. Karen asks Amos if Burton really means that. Amos says that it's personal between Burton and Charlie, because Charlie gave Burton a bad tip that resulted in $12 million in property damage and Burton's losing his chance to play in the big leagues. I don't know what all that means, but Amos says it means that Burton has "a hard-on for Charlie." Karen realizes that Burton is using the Solchaks as bait, because if Charlie kills them, he'll go to jail for murder. Amos says it's something like that, and Karen says it won't happen on her watch.
Charlie is sitting in a strip club, which he presumably owns since it's empty but for him and Kenny. Charlie says he wants the guy who stole his baseball killed. Kenny hands him a manila envelope that just arrived. Charlie examines the contents: the FBI photographs of Bob and Merle. Charlie orders Kenny to "call [their] friend in Detroit." I'm not quite sure how Charlie knew to connect those photographs and the baseball robbery, since there was no note to indicate that, and the photographs were close-ups of the boys' faces. Whatever.
A Burt Reynolds-looking dude dressed all in black walks through an airport parking lot, and there's a really cool shot of a plane taking off over his head. He gets into a car and finds a briefcase on the passenger seat. The briefcase contains the photographs of Bob and Merle, and a gun. So this is the friend from Detroit.
Karen visits Mrs. Solchak again. Karen says that Mrs. Solchak lied to her, and Mrs. Solchak says that she was protecting her boys. Karen says that the boys stole something "from the kind of man you don't steal from." Karen says very seriously that the boys are "in really big trouble," and that she's the only one who can help them. Mrs. Solchak admits that she spoke to them after Karen left and urged them to give themselves up, but she doesn't think it did much good. They gave her a phone number, and now it's out of service. Karen wants to know if they call again. Mrs. Solchak says they said they wouldn't call until they have a big surprise for her. Karen leaves, and Mrs. Solchak looks worried.
A pawn-shop guy checks out the autograph on the baseball with a magnifying glass. He offers the boys a million dollars. Merle negotiates the guy to $1.5 million. Pawn Shop Guy says he'll need some time to scrape up the cash, and asks the boys to meet him in the shop at 6:30 PM. They agree, and leave with the baseball.
Outside, Bob congratulates Merle on his negotiation skills. Merle says he has a good feeling about this. Meanwhile, Pawn Shop Guy checks a photo of the boys he has taped to the underside of the counter, and calls Charlie Lucre. I was kind of wondering how the boys thought they would be able to sell the baseball. It seems like a rare item like that would be difficult to get rid of without attracting a lot of attention. Then again, these boys aren't so bright.
Karen and Marshall buy sausages from an outdoor vendor. Karen says she thought Marshall was on vacation. Marshall says he's supposed to be on a boat with her. He adds that he's discovered that Charlie Lucre has spread the word that he wants the ball and the Solchaks, and that he's been spreading around a photograph. Marshall pulls out a copy to show Karen, who recognizes it as an FBI surveillance photo. Karen says it's low even for Burton to leak that to Charlie. Marshall suggests that she find the guys before Charlie does, and asks if she has a plan. Karen asks if Marshall's still on vacation, and Marshall allows that he could take a couple of days off. Karen says she'll go see Charlie and see if he'll back off. Marshall reminds her to say pretty please.
Bob and Merle grab some snacks as well. Bob checks out a magazine and looks at it vertically, suggesting a centerfold. But then he turns it around to reveal that he's checking out various trailer models, trying to decide which one to buy for his mother. Bob and Merle debate the pros and cons of various models, and I'm not really sure what the point of this scene is, except to show that the boys are dumb (which we already knew) and white trash (which we already knew) and killing time until they can go pick up their money (which we already know isn't going to happen). So let's move on.
A stripper dances for Charlie. Kenny tells Charlie that they've got a guy on the job. Karen walks up and says hello to Charlie. He asks after her father, and Karen tells him Marshall bought a boat. Charlie asks what Karen wants. Karen wants to talk baseball, and says she knows what he's up to. Charlie protests that he was robbed. Yes, I'm sure that defense will fly in a courtroom. Karen tells Charlie that he's being "hoodwinked" by Burton. Charlie says that he and Burton go way back. Karen says that as soon as Charlie makes his move on the Solchaks, Burton will make his move. Charlie isn't convinced, but he's still listening. Karen asks Charlie to call off his hit man, adding that when she catches the Solchaks, she'll bring back his baseball. Charlie thinks it over and says that this is purely hypothetical; he offers to give Karen twenty-four hours. Karen checks her watch, and they agree on a time. Charlie reminds her that this is all hypothetical. Karen says that they've got a deal, and walks off. Charlie tells her to give his regards to his old man, and Karen says she'll see him tomorrow. Charlie calls Kenny over and tells him to put the word out on the street that no one should lay a finger on the Salchecks until they hear from him personally, and to call the "friend from Detroit" and tell him to lie low for a while. Kenny protests that the friend from Detroit doesn't have a cell phone, and only uses landlines for security purposes. Charlie asks whether Kenny told the friend about the pawn shop. Kenny did. Charlie says he just made a deal with Karen, and tells Kenny to go to the pawn shop right away.
Karen's phone rings. Her buddy from the office says that they just got an anonymous tip that the Solchaks are at a pawn shop. He gives her the address.
The hit man sits outside the pawn shop in his car. He's listening to a self-help book on tape. Heh. Merle and Bob walk into the pawn shop, which seems to be devoid of employees. Bob finds a grenade in a bin and shows Merle, who tells him to put it down before he hurts himself. Bob pulls the pin, insisting that it's just a lighter. Meanwhile, the hit man is repeating after the tape, "I am an effective human being," and "The task set before me, I can accomplish with ease." He puts a silencer on his gun. Back inside, Merle and Bob are still wandering around. Merle spots the photograph taped behind the counter and tells Bob that they have to get out of there. Bob protests that they have to wait for the money. Merle runs for the door, repeating that they have to go, and that Bob should put the "lighter" down. Bob sets the grenade on a shelf and hightails it out of there. The hit man enters the pawn shop, gun drawn, but the Solchaks are already hopping into their truck. Bob asks where they're going. Merle says they're being set up. Karen pulls up outside the pawn shop. Inside, the hit man sees the live grenade sitting on the shelf just as it goes off. Outside, Karen ducks to shield herself from the explosion.
Amos and Karen stand outside the now-demolished pawn shop, which is surrounded by cop cars and yellow caution tape. Amos asks if there's any sign of the Solchaks, and Karen says that they got out, and that law-enforcement personnel couldn't get any information from the gun they found on the John Doe inside. I have to wonder how they picked out the correct gun from the presumably numerous guns that were found inside the pawn shop after the explosion. Amos wonders about the John Doe, and Karen thinks he was from out of town because "no one from Miami owns a suit like that." Amos spots Bender walking up and says, "Speaking of suits...." Bender asks Karen what they've got. Karen responds, "An ambitious pencil-pushing FBI section chief who's using a couple of dim-witted fugitives to settle a personal vendetta against a local gangster." Wow, that was quite a mouthful. Bender says that those are strong accusations, and asks if she has any proof. Karen shoves a crumpled paper into Bender's hand and takes off. Bender uncrumples the paper; it's the FBI photo of the Solchaks from Charlie's house. Wouldn't that have burned up in the explosion?
Charlie and Kenny check out the remains of the friend from Detroit. Charlie is disappointed that the baseball isn't there. He reasons that at least he kept his deal with Karen, even if she didn't keep her appointment with him. Charlie tells Kenny to call their friend from Detroit. Kenny is like, "Um, he's kind of dead and lying right here?" Charlie says that he wants their "other friend from Detroit," and that Kenny should make sure he's got a cell phone this time.
Cut to exactly the same shot of a different hit man walking through the airport parking lot, complete with the airplane flying overhead. Hey, I wonder if that airplane was computer-generated. I just thought about that because I read this book about the making of The Bonfire of the Vanities, and they talked about how long it took them to get this one shot of an airplane landing at sunset, so I wonder if they just did that hit-man shot on the computer. Anyway. The sequence is the same as the first (with a different guy), but it cuts off when the guy grabs the manila envelope, and we don't get to see what's inside.
Marshall buys some food from a street vendor. Karen gives him crap about eating such bad food, so he offers her half and she accepts. Karen asks if he's found any information for her. Marshall checks his cell phone, finds no messages, and says that the word is out and they should have something soon. Karen complains that the Solchaks are still fugitives, Charlie is hiring hit men over a baseball, and Burton is encouraging them both. Marshall says, "Give a man what he needs, he still wants what he wants." Huh? Karen makes a face like, "Huh?" Marshall's phone rings, and someone named Tom tells him that two guys just walked into his pawn shop looking for a buyer for a Babe Ruth autographed baseball. Karen and Marshall head for their car, and we see the second friend from Detroit watching them, and then he holds up a photo of Karen. At first I thought the guy was going to try to kill Karen, but why would Charlie want Karen dead? Instead, I think the idea was that Karen would find the Solchaks, so this guy should just follow Karen and she would lead him to the target. He could also have a photo of the Solchaks. Since we didn't see him open the envelope, we don't know what was in there.
The Solchaks walk into another pawn shop. This one has a lot of sports memorabilia. Marshall walks out from the back, holding a briefcase, pretending to be the buyer. Merle asks where the other guy went, and Marshall says that they can ask questions or they can make a deal. They bicker over whether the money or the ball should be seen first. Merle and Marshall reach "an impasse" over this issue, so Karen slinks out from the back, gun drawn, and says she thinks it's called "a Mexican standoff." Well, only in that three parties are involved. I believe a true Mexican standoff would mean that all three parties wanted to kill each other. Since Marshall and Karen are on the same side, it doesn't really work. Wow, I just spent way too much time analyzing that. Karen says hello to the Solchaks and tells them to put their hands on the counter while Marshall frisks them. Karen asks where the ball is. Merle asks if she thinks they would be dumb enough to have it on them. Marshall finds the ball in Bob's pocket. While the Solchaks bicker, Karen spots the second hit man coming in the door, and orders everyone to get down. The hit man uses two guns to start just shooting into the store. Karen and Marshall both return fire. Merle and Bob take advantage of the confusion to grab the baseball and run out the back door. They try to steal Marshall's Cadillac, but it's got, according to Bob, "that steering wheel thingy." Instead, Merle uses a rock to smash the window of an SUV parked nearby. As he backs out, Merle runs over the second hit man, who was fleeing the shop. Marshall and Karen come upon the dead hit man and look at each other like, "Huh."
Charlie and Kenny lie out by the pool. Charlie's phone rings. He answers it, listens, sighs, and hangs up. Charlie tells Kenny, "We officially have no more friends in Detroit." Kenny replies, "There's always Chicago." Heh. Charlie says that there's no time, and that he wants his ball back and the Solchaks dead. Kenny asks what they're going to do about the FBI, and the possibility that Charlie is being set up. Charlie says he's not worried, because if they get caught, Kenny will take the fall. Also, Charlie tells Kenny that nothing is to happen to Karen. Kenny doesn't seem to know what to say about that "taking the fall" business. Charlie takes off his shirt and dives into the pool. I guess it was supposed to be funny, but I really didn't need to see Danny DeVito without a shirt ever, much less for an extended period of time.
Burton shows Karen some surveillance photos of her walking into Charlie's club. Burton complains that he's been working on this case for three years and now Karen is going to compromise it. Karen says it's also her investigation. Burton threatens to "swear out a formal complaint" because Karen was "fraternizing with a gangster." Karen reminds him that "that street drives both ways." Burton tells Karen to "stay. Away. From Charlie." Amos -- who has been sitting there the whole time -- quietly says, "You know what I like about that man?" Karen looks at him expectantly. Amos says, "Nothing." Perfect delivery.
Karen returns to Mrs. Solchak's trailer. Kenny pulls up across the street and tells Charlie via phone that he's on it. Karen walks into the trailer and tells Mrs. Solchak what her boys have been up to. Mrs. Solchak shows Karen a photo of Mother's Day 1993, when her boys stole her a pink car. Mrs. Solchak says that her boys always had the best of intentions. Karen says that she thinks she's figured out a way to save them, but that she needs Mrs. Solchak's help, and she needs to get in touch with the boys. Mrs. Solchak says that the boys love Lynyrd Skynyd, and that the band has been playing all weekend on the radio.
Bob and Merle change a tire on their SUV. Merle explains that they are going to find a fence for the baseball in Tampa, lie low for a while, and then head down to Mexico. Bob is surprised about their final destination. Merle claims that they don't have extradition in Mexico, but Bob thinks they do. Merle is sure they don't, and says that they could do well down there. Bob asks what will happen with the double-wide trailer for their mother. Merle says that they can still buy it. Bob sadly says that if they're in Mexico, they'll never see their mother. Merle asks if Bob really thought they would all live together in the trailer. Bob looks sad. Merle yells that they are fugitives, and that the first place the cops will look is at their mom's trailer -- plus they have people trying to kill them. Merle announces that they are going to Mexico, and that the decision is final. Bob punches Merle in the back of the head. Merle asks why he did that, and Bob fearfully (his brother is about a foot taller) says that he was trying to knock some sense into him. Before a fight can break out, the announcer on the radio says that the song is going out to Bob and Merle Solchak, and that their mother needs to talk to them. The radio starts playing "Gimme Three Steps."
Bob and Merle crowd into a phone booth and call their mother. She tells them that they've caused enough trouble, and that she wants them to get in the car and drive exactly where she tells them.
The brothers drive to an underpass, park, and get out of their SUV. I think it's the same underpass where Patrick Dempsey stopped last week to beat up his steering wheel. Karen pulls up and tells the boys to get in. They hesitate, so she reluctantly pulls out a gun and tells them to get in or she'll shoot them. Another car pulls up, and Karen tells the boys to get in now. They see the other car approaching, so they dive into the back seat. Karen takes off.
Charlie's in the kitchen when an alarm goes off. He runs out to his giant foyer and tells the security alarm installer to shut the thing off. Charlie's phone rings, and Kenny says that he's found the Solchaks. Charlie wants them killed immediately. Kenny hesitates and says that he can't. Charlie's doorbell rings. Across the street, the FBI agents can't believe what they are seeing.
Charlie opens the door to find Karen and the Solchaks (the latter of whom are both handcuffed). Charlie wonders why Karen brought them there. The Solchaks apologize for taking the baseball, and Merle hands it back to Charlie. Karen asks whether this means that all accounts are settled. Charlie agrees. Karen tells Charlie that he got his ball back and didn't have to kill anyone to do it. She says that he also has that plan to get back at Burton. Charlie doesn't know what she's talking about, and asks her to remind him. Karen leans forward and whispers in Charlie's ear, and he gets a big grin on his face.
Cut to a public bathroom. Burton walks out of a stall and starts washing his hands. Another guy at the sinks introduces himself as Ambrose Pierce, Charlie's lawyer. He explains that Charlie has filed a lawsuit against Burton for allowing a felony to take place at Casa Lucre while it was under surveillance by FBI agents. The lawyer thinks that the judge will especially get a kick out of the surveillance photos provided to Charlie by the FBI. The lawyer walks out, and Burton has nothing to say.
Karen asks the Solchaks if they mind making a quick stop before going back to prison. They shrug. Karen opens the door and reveals that they're at Mrs. Solchak's trailer. The boys hug their mother. She says that she made them their favorite, peanut butter and bacon. She hugs them again and says she loves them. Then she smacks Merle upside the head. He asks why she did it, and she says it was for breaking out of prison. Merle says that Bob broke out too and she says that Merle should know better, and asks where he planned to go. Merle sheepishly says that he was going to Mexico. Mrs. Solchak says that they have extradition, and Bob looks at Merle like, "Told ya!" Mrs. Solchak says she knows that they always wanted to make her proud, and that they can do that by going back to prison and serving out their sentences, and she'll be there when they get out. They agree, and she tells them to eat their sandwiches. Mrs. Solchak walks over to Karen and says, "Man, their dad was dumb as a post, but holy crap was he good-looking."
Karen walks through the prison, in a similar shot to the one in the opening, except no fire. She talks to Homer, who says he used to drive for Charlie about twenty years ago. Karen takes notes as Homer explains that that's how he knew about the baseball. He knew that Charlie would catch up with the Solchaks eventually, and he thinks his plan would have worked with a little more luck and a little less "grit" on Karen's part. Karen asks Homer why he would do it. Homer says, "I hate Lynyrd Skynyrd!" Karen smiles as Homer walks off.
That night, the Solchaks sing "Freebird" together in their cell. Horribly. And off-key. And loudly. door, Homer sits on his bed with his hands over his ears. Poor Homer.
Marshall and Karen walk down to his boat. Karen says that the boat still needs a name. Marshall still likes Max, and Karen says that maybe they should hold off on the name. Marshall says it's unlucky for a boat to have no name. Karen and Marshall hop into the boat. Marshall asks Karen to untie a rope, and he can't remember the name of it. Karen suggests, "The stern line?" Marshall says that he's no good with names, and reveals that Karen was a month old before they named her. Karen asks what they called her in the meantime. Marshall says, "What's-Her-Face." Karen laughs. Marshall says that Mrs. Sisco wanted to name the baby Celia after her favorite aunt. Karen asks what Marshall wanted, and Marshall says, "Max." Karen smiles, and then her phone rings. She promises it will be quick. She answers the phone and says, "I'm on my way," and climbs out of the boat, saying goodbye to her father. Will they ever get their boat ride?