We open Solomon's River with Rajiv polishing his counter
once again, musing on how quiet things have been of late. At that moment his
wife bursts in and explains that she has been held prisoner in a Pakistani prison
for a year because his girlfriend, Princess Lakshmi, told them that Mrs. Rajiv
was a terrorist! Rajiv denies having a girlfriend, although he does tell his
wife not to look in the basement. Mrs. Rajiv declares that she is alright with
his girlfriend "being where she cannot see her". Having acquiesced to
this new living arrangement, Mrs. Rajiv leaves to go to the store so she can
make dinner. Rajiv takes this opportunity to visit Lakshmi beneath the
trapdoor. As she berates him for leaving her trapped in his basement, Mrs.
Rajiv returns for the car keys. Rajiv admits he left them in the car, at which
point he is yelled at again and told they will "talk about this
later." Lakshmi now knows that Rajiv's wife has returned! The princess
hopes Mrs. Rajiv will help her escape, until she is reminded about all that
Pakistani prison/terrorist stuff. Rajiv agrees to un-strap Lakshmi from the
wall, as long as she promises not to try to escape. She promises, fingers
crossed. Rajiv leaves.
Tripp is reunited with his mother, Angelica. He explains how
he went into a house to ask for "23 pounds" and ended up with what
looks like a child strapped to his chest. Angelica tell him how he used to have
a twin, but it was absorbed into his body, apparently not completely. Tripp
wonders if they could slice it off, or use "Icy Hot" to remove it.
Angelica, dipping into her vast reservoir of knowledge regarding all things
illegal, tells him she knows just the place to go to have it removed. She'll
help him if he agrees to help her find an old man.
Princess Evaleene is being chased by her sycophants.
Two dudes discover their car has been stolen. They go to the
police station to report the theft and Det. Smegly takes their information. The
car was parked next to Solomon's River Canyon, but he cannot seem to get any
more helpful information from them other than the car is blue with rust spots.
At that moment, Mrs. Rajiv comes in to report that there is a car in their
driveway that is not theirs, then leaves just as suddenly. The detective tells
the dude he'll look for his car, but it will take a couple of weeks. The dude
wants to borrow a car, but the detective is not very helpful, giving them a
flyer for an auction that takes place in a month. After the dudes complain about
how they can't go without a car for a month, Det. Smegly moves the auction up
to tomorrow.
- Is Rajiv's wife really okay with these living arrangements?
- Will Princess Lakshmi be content staying in the basement, drinking nothing but old, warm Dr. Pibb?
- Will Tripp come to love his partially absorbed twin?
- What does Angelica want with an old man?
- Can Det. Smegly find the dude's car, or will he be forced to lend them a police cruiser?
