When John's grifter mother appears, he concludes that she's the root of his life's problems, but he's blindsided when she makes a shocking revelation. Meanwhile, the paparazzi catches Carly with a senator.
John has to write out all his secrets to deal with them. The bus company makes a policy that requires him to smile or customers ride free. Carly dresses up like TV show characters. Johns mom shows up at his door on the run from the law. Dexter wont serve homeless men at his bar. Carly gets photographed with a senator. We learn Johns father died from gunshot while intoxicated and on a scam for Johns mother. John realizes most of his lifes problems can be traced back to his mother.