Margie takes her up on her advice, and she walks out to stand in her background, calling out, “Barb, I’m not going shopping with you! If you have something you need to say to me, you can tell me right now!” Barb pokes her head out, all ready to go, but Margie stands firm. She apologizes for being loud and embarrassing Barb at her book club and says that she’ll be stricter and that she wants Ben to get into the Academy, too.

Barb says that that’s only one little thing and Margie asks if it’s her sister and the phone call thing. When Barb asks what phone call thing, Margie says, “Nothing! I’m not going! I’m not gonna go!” Barb tells her to get dressed and get in the car. “Why are you doing this to me?” Margie pleads. Barb finally tells her what’s been bothering her and says that she thinks Margie’s relationship with Ben is inappropriate. Margie is confused and Barb clarifies that she’s worried about what conclusions people will draw about their relationship. “Like --,” Margie starts and Barb tells her, “Yes.”

Margie is shocked and asks how she could even say something like that about her and Ben. “That’s so disgusting. I’ve just been trying to be a good mother, to my boys and to yours! You’re wrong! And you’re gross! And that sweater thing was my idea! Not yours! Just like the nursery! Knit your own sweater, Boss Lady!” Ohhh, snap! She pulled out “Boss Lady.”

She runs back inside her house and locks Barb out. When Barb turns to leave, Margie opens the door and throws all of the nursery stuff outside on the lawn, including the yellow paint, which smashes all over the grass.

Bill and Eddie are checking out the poker machines and Eddie is defending the Laundromat idea, by saying that it will be Lois’ road to independence. Bill plays with the machine.

Outside, Nicki is hanging up more sheets, when Alby saunters over and helps her hang up an end. Nicki teases him about his brown suit, because they’re supposed to be wearing white for the family photo. He asks after Roman and she asks what he’s done. “I’m the victim here,” he tells her. She tells him to get over it. “You didn’t die.” Hah! She then tells him to go play make-believe with his wives, which is the second comment she’s made in this episode that leads me to believe that she suspects that he’s gay.