Robbie's sudden urge to paint the apartment, general paternal attitude and weirdly coming and going health complaints are diagnosed by Syd as nesting and sympathetic pregnancy syndrome. As her lawyer Owen Frank believed her case would only be tried in weeks, Syd decided to forget about her indefinite suspension by helping Joanie at the Barkery, but is miserable without medicine, her all-consuming vocation, and her rigid efficiency just won't square with either customer service or the kitchen, where she's out-staged by a former summer temp which she suggests should be fired, only to be sacked on her first day; Owen drops by to tell her case is advanced to next week, year now she can't concentrate on that either.
—KGF Vissers