Season 2, Episode 2: Aired on June 18, 2007.

Part 2 (Pt 1)

Juniper Creek. Margie looks around curiously and watches as a family runs down into a cellar-type thing for no apparent reason. She is intrigued, to say the least. Nicki hands her a long skirt to put on, so that she won’t stick out so much.

They arrive and call for Wanda. She comes running out with Joey crawling on the floor behind her. Nicki jumps to the not-far-fetched conclusion that Wanda has done something to him, but Wanda insists that it must be food poisoning. However, when Margie goes to investigate, she determines that he is drunk. Wanda argues, not wanting to believe that he’s fallen off the wagon, but eventually has a little freak-out along the lines of “I can’t do this again!” Margene drags Joey to the bathroom by herself, while Wanda begs Nicki to get them to the bus station. Nicki agrees and goes to tell Margie the plan, just as the state police pull up. Wanda and Nicki have a fit.

Bill and Don, still figuring out what to do and discussing Owens. Bill calls Margie to ask her to help Barb with dinner, so she clues him in to the fact that she and Nicki are at the compound and the police are there. While Nicki and Wanda try to shove Joey out the back door, Margie stays cool as a cucumber and completely handles the situation. She tells Nicki to explain everything to Bill and tells Wanda to come help her with the police. Bill just tells Nicki to keep Wanda under control. Thanks for the help, Bill!

Juniper Creek. Roman is listening to Adaleen and sister wife Emmylou Harris sing for their album, Keep Sweet. Some randoms come running in to warn Roman that the state police are on the compound. Alby asks, “Is this the end of days, Papa?”

Lois is talking to her pet chicken (there’s something I never thought I’d write) when Bill calls her, demanding to know if she ratted out Joey. He also tells her that the police are at Joey’s.

Wanda is now talking to a couple of officers, holding the baby to make herself look more sympathetic. She tells them that she’s already told all this to the JCPD and that someone must have a vendetta against her. She goes on to tell them that this is not the first
poisoning that has occurred and tells them that Lois can tell them all about it.  Margie has been nodding her head behind Wanda up until this point. She looks like she’s going to be sick. Her phone rings and she tells Bill that the cops are headed to Lois’ right about now. He gives her some unheard instructions (presumably to head off the police and go handle Lois) and Margie channels Barb when she answers back quickly and calmly, “On it!”