The Keatons get a surprise visit form Evelyn Mitchell, a former neighbor, whose daughter Rosalie was best friends with Mallory in junior high. The family is delighted to welcome Evelyn, but the tragic suicide of her daughter a year earlier makes for some awkward moments when they reminisce about old times. When Evelyn turns her attention almost exclusively to Mallory, first inviting her to lunch, then on trips to the mall and museum, Elyse begins to suspect that Mallory has become a surrogate Rosalie for Evelyn and warns Mallory she may get hurt. It is not until Mallory and Nick joins Evelyn for an evening at the ballet, however, that Mallory grasps the truth of her mother's words. When Evelyn begins to talk to Mallory as if she is Rosalie, she runs from the theater upset and confused, and goes to Elyse to try and deal with her own feelings about her friends death. Finally, when Mallory and Evelyn come face to face again, they are able to share a new and healthier understanding
Written by TVgy1960wXc on Dec 26, 2023