 Mama s in a hurry to get to the mall for a sale and tries to hurry Fran along to finish eating. But before that can happen Fran s boss at the newspaper calls. Telling her she has to come in and re-edit her latest story. Mama is obviously upset because she can t drive and has no way to get to the sale. Meanwhile Vinton, Mama s only son, drops by the house and announces that he and the kids have been evicted from their house. Now he s hoping that he, his daughter Sonja, and his son Buzz, can stay with Mama until he gets back on his feet. Against Fran s wishes Mama agrees. Vint gets the basement, Buzz gets the attic, and Sonja gets Fran s writing studio because she refuses to sleep on the couch. Fran is outraged by this, and her and Mama have a huge argument about it. Fran s mood turns even more sour when she finds out Sonja stumbled up on the book that she d been working on recently and reads it. Fran says it s an invasion of her privacy and finally makes the decision that she ll move out. Because she can t take the stress anymore. Of course Mama had no idea that Fran was actually writing in her studio. But later as things settle down a bit, her and Mama have a heart to heart and she changes her mind and decides to stay after all.