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Cut to McCallister's Santa Barbara ranch. He is outside with Kitty. He has the rifle with him and is shooting at aluminum cans. He assumes waifish little Kitty doesn't know her way around a gun. But then when he gives her the rifle and helps her to aim Kitty quickly knocks off several cans. Why, she's a regular Allie Oakley!

Kitty: I'm surprised when you did my background check my NRA membership didn't turn up.

No, but your Playgirl subscription sure did. So, Kitty's a member of the NRA? I guess to make that fact more palatable to any anti-gun viewers in the audience (like me), Kitty goes on to explain that she's also on the Council to Prevent Handgun Violence . The Senator is quick to say that he is too. How enlightened of him. I think the whole point of this exchange is to show that, while both Kitty and McAllister are second amendment fans, they aren't total gun nuts. Nuts, maybe. But not gun nuts.

The scene continues with Kitty grilling the Senator about various hot-button issues – his answers seem designed to paint him as a warm and fuzzy sort of Republican. You know, the opposite of the ones we have now.

Kitty: What about immigration?
McCallister: I'm for it, as long as it's legal.
Kitty: Family values?
McCallister: (Cheekily) Against! Families are ruining this country. Divorce is the bedrock of this great nation.

Finally, as if to prove that Kitty really listened to Kevin's concerns, she asks the Senator about gay marriage. Why did he vote in favor of a constitutional ban? McCallister says it was a “non-issue” – that he knew the bill would never pass. His vote was political log-rolling—he had to vote in favor of the ban in order to get his pet education bill into committee.

McCallister: I learned a tough lesson, and I wouldn't do it again. I'm not a hypocrite. And I don't hate gay people. As for my marriage-- my wife of sixteen years and the mother of my children cheated on me. She accused me of cheating on her so she could get a better divorce settlement. And she knows I won't fight it.
Kitty: Because you're a public figure?
McCallister: No, because I'm a father. And airing our dirty laundry in the media., no matter how false the dirt, is only going to end up hurting the kids. I need someone on my staff that knows the media and can help me deal with the endless gossip and innuendo that people are spinning as the truth. Know anybody?

That Rob Lowe can be so seductive, and Kitty is definitely buying his act. She shouldn't. I can't put my finger on it, but I'm pretty confident that McCallister is hiding something. No matter how warm and fuzzy he may seem at first glance, there's a skeleton lurking in his closet that's going to devastate Kitty down the road. If he's not a closeted homosexual, then at the least he really did sleep with that Nanny.

Cut back to Holly's presentation at the Ojai Foods board meeting. She sums up her proposal by saying that William Walker himself had told her once that the company should diversify into wineries. No doubt they had this conversation during a post-coital cuddle, probably while sipping some red wine. This has got to be a smack in the face to Nora, since she doesn't have a William Walker-backed proposal of her own to present. So she sort of makes one up on the fly. She jumps up and starts babbling about a recent Oprah show about genetically engineered avocadoes.

Kitty: They remove the fat. It's called a… a slimcado That's it. A slimcado. And I can't help but think it could be a goldmine for us. I think we should consider seriously in investing in it.

Later, in the hallway, Tommy takes Nora to task for her ridiculous showing at the board meeting.

Tommy: Mom, Holly being here is the price of keeping this business afloat. You being here is just making things worse.

But do tell us more about those “slimcadoes.” I'm a huge guacamole fan.

Cut to Sarah's house. Joe comes in all sweaty from a jog and asks if he's late for Justin's rehab confab. Sarah tells him he still has time to shower and change. He notices a bunch of books spread out in front of her and asks what she's doing. She says she's been reading up on some books on addiction for Justin.

Joe: Oh yeah? What did you learn?
Sarah: That it's a mistake to overlook the early warning signs.

You know what that means. That means she's going to rat out Gabe over the stolen vodka. She's not a very cool stepmother, is she?

Cut to a short time later. Sure enough, Sarah and Joe are now confronting Gabe together. Sarah takes a really hard line.

Sarah: We can't let you break the rules of this house. Not to mention the law.
Gabe: Are you kidding me?

Joe starts playing the good cop. Sure, he's upset with Gabe, but he thinks Sarah might be being too severe.

Joe: Let's just save the psychobabble for Justin's family therapy session.

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