Thursday, May 1, 2008

"Love Octagon" - Season 3

After recovering from his coma, Earl can't get Billie off his mind. While in the Crab Shack, he comes to the decision that karma wants him to find her. He then discovers that while he was in his coma, Randy became the town crier and evicted Joy and the kids from her trailer while it is still lying on it's side. To top it off, Catalina has decided to become a Chapstick lesbian.
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Earl heads out to a halfway house where Frank is living. He wants to see if he can shed any light on the whereabouts of Frank’s ex-girlfriend Billie. But Frank's an inmate and wearing an electric collar which prevents him from leaving the house, so he can't help. Then Earl has an idea: he persuades Darnell to hire Frank to work in the Crab Shack. That way, Frank will be able to leave the house and help Earl look for Billie.
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Frank takes Earl and Randy to see Billie's cousin Jocelyn in the hope that she might be able to help them. While the others talk, Randy accidentally lets Jocelyn's parrot escape and runs outside to get it back. Frank turns on his charm and Jocelyn spills the beans about Billie. Apparently Billie’s gone off the rails – she robbed a liquor store the day she hit Earl and put him in his coma. Jocelyn gives Earl the pay phone number Billie called from.
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The trio make their way to Kenny's house to surf the web in the hope of finding more about Billie's whereabouts. They discover Kenny spends most of his time looking at a DILF website but they still manage to get a pay phone location to check out.
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While Earl, Randy and Frank stake out the pay phone, they come across Stuart Daniels, former cop and current bowler. Stuart tells them he hasn't seen Billie. He's lying. Stuart hit Billie with his car when she hit Earl. He tells them he spent days by her hospital bedside and when she woke up, he told her Earl was dead. Since then Billie’s been hiding from the cops in his apartment, scared of being arrested for Earl’s murder.
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Stuart and Billie run again, this time hiding out two doors down from Earl and Randy in the motel complex. Catalina delivers towels to the room and finds Billie just out of the shower. She uses the chance to try out being a Chapstick lesbian. It doesn't work. On her way out she bumps into Stuart and says she'll let Earl know they're neighbors.
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Earl, Randy, Darnell and Joy are in the Crab Shack. Darnell and Joy brush their teeth using the soda fountain as their trailer is still on its side. Earl has hit a dead end and asks karma what to do. Suddenly the phone rings: it's Kenny out at his place because of Kenny and Stuart’s "unique" friendship.
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Earl prepares to meet Billie but gets nervous as they arrive at Kenny's place. Frank is also affected by seeing Billie, who is his ex-girlfriend, and both guys decide they want her. After trading verbal blows they opt to go home for the night and come back clean and prepared tomorrow. Earl takes the opportunity to get Darnell to fire Frank so that he can't leave the halfway house the next day.
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Earl uses a list of Bret Michael's lyrics to make a poem for Billie. Meanwhile, Randy sees Jocelyn's parrot outside and makes a dash for it, leaving Earl to go get Billie by himself. On his way to Kenny's house Frank jumps Earl, tackling him to the ground. Meanwhile, inside, Billie tells Stuart she's going on the run by herself and makes Kenny tie himself and Stuart together. Kenny can't believe his luck!
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While Kenny and Stuart get close, Earl bursts into Billie's shack. Earl tells Billie she didn't kill him and confesses he thinks about her everyday. Frank runs inside but everyone ignores him. Stuart admits he was lying to Billie. Out of the blue, Catalina turns up and the bevy of suitors declare their love for Billie. Earl reminds Billie of the time when they both lost their way and yet found teach other. Billie can't resist and falls for Earl's charm, leaving Stuart and Kenny planning a future in Boca Raton with Jack Russell terriers.

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