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Deb's house — Drew is hanging out with Emmett and Deb. He peeks out the front door to see reporters camped out on the lawn.

Em says it will all be over when Drew comes out. Deb gets excited and offers coming-out advice and other great Deb stuff.

And Em offers some sympathy, and confesses that as the "eunuch" Queer Guy, he shouldn't really be telling Drew how to be out and proud. Oh, Em, you know you wrote the damn book on it.

Justin's pig sty — Jennifer tells Justin about her new boyfriend, Tuck (which is short for Tucker, of course). He teaches eighth-grade science at Justin's sister's school, and Jennifer is quite smitten with him. They've been seeing each other for six months.

Justin, however, is a jerk, and can't see anything but the age difference. That is too fucking rich, Justin. Jennifer agrees: she says she doesn't want to hear it, especially from him.

Brian's loft — Brian is smoking pot and listening to Thelonious. There's a knock at the door; it's Deb. She's brought tuna macaroni casserole, and Brian knows that means they're going to get stoned and have a very meaningful conversation. Oh, if you don't want that kind of evening, can I have it? Sounds perfect to me.

Brian says he's just smoked his last joint, but Deb has brought her own. I love these two together. They're the only reason I'm still watching this show.

They talk about Michael. Brian says Michael didn't just buy the house — he bought the slicer, the dicer, "every lie, every con, every color, shape, and size of bullshit the straight world has to offer."

Deb suggests that Brian doesn't really have a problem with the "happy home" stuff — he has a problem with the fact that Michael left him and moved on. "Only he didn't," she says. "You've just made different choices."

Brian: "He won't talk to me."
Deb: "Then you talk to him."

Love, love, love these two.

The sidewalk — Mel and Michael talk about Prop 14. Mel says they might as well be living in Nazi Germany, but Michael thinks that's going a bit too far. One does wonder these days.

Michael walks along to his shop, where the alarm is going off. The window is broken, and stuff is scattered everywhere. Michael finds a brick on the floor.

The police report — Carl helps Michael figure out what to do. It seems nothing was stolen, which is a relief, because I know from experience that it can be very hard to track down the good comics. Michael suspects a hate crime, but Carl says there's no evidence. Michael thinks maybe Mel is right to be such an alarmist.

The news — Emmett does another rather lame segment. Afterwards, the sports guy tells the producer that Drew Boyd called — he wants to do an exclusive interview about all the tabloid stories. Emmett eavesdrops and isn't sure what to think.

The Jewish mixer — Ted goes to Woody's with a yarmulke on his head — and quickly takes it off as he sees that nobody else is wearing one. He promptly dumps a drink on a guy named Adam who seems rather happy to meet him. Ted is a bit disappointed to hear that Adam doesn't like opera — but he does like ballet, so maybe it's okay.

Ben and Michael's house — Ben has put a No on Prop 14 sign on the front lawn, but Michael takes it down. He knows he sounds ridiculous (what's new?), but he's trying to play it safe.

The news — Drew comes out. What, you wanted a big buildup? Nah — like Drew says, "the sooner I address this issue, the sooner I can get on with my life." So let's do that.

Oh, no, I can't move on just yet, because Drew is thanking Emmett, and then kissing him — really kissing him — on live TV. Awww, yeah.

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