I DID HAVE to drown those poor cigarettes for two reasons. 1. Andy and Jerry could possibly get them out of the trash can (not likely but still) and 2. I hate smoking! I think it's disgusting and smells horrible. I apologize if you smoke, I am totally okay with people who smoke AKA Half of my family and I don't think that the gov't should be able to limit or take away people's ability to smoke. I just don't like it or do it personally. Interesting fact: Look at Dan's overalls and back jean pockets and sometimes you can see John Goodman's pack of cigarettes (Don't know how I noticed that but I did in multiple episodes)

Dan felt unnaturally nervous as he made his way downstairs to the basement. As he figured the door to Darlene's room was closed. He took a deep breath and then knocked.

"Darlene please open the door." Dan turned the knob and realized it was locked. He put his ear to it and heard nothing. "Darlene please open the door." Dan shook his head while he got no reply. He waited for a minute, then "Darlene. I do have the key to this door." After thirty seconds the door was roughly opened and Darlene's back was turned to Dan when Dan walked in.

Darlene sat on her bed and glared bullets at her dad. Dan watched her and saw a young Roseanne. It was amazing how much Darlene was like Roseanne.

"Darlene I am really sorry for what I said." Dan proclaimed earnestly, as Darlene kept glaring and sitting silently. Dan was waiting for a response but received none so he continued, "I'm trying so hard to get used to the idea of being a grandfather, and every time there was ever anything going on with you or Becky your mom handled it while I either threw a temper tantrum or was pushed away. Like when we thought something was wrong with Jerry." Dan studied Darlene's facial expressions as the two sat quietly for a few seconds before he continued, "I really didn't mean what I said." Darlene held her glare and Dan started to grow annoyed that his daughter who always had a comeback wasn't speaking to him. "Please say something."

Darlene finally broke her gaze and her eyes wandered around the basement hitting every direction except her dads. "Did you know you were an alcoholic?"

Dan had kept his gaze on his daughter but this caused him to feel uncomfortable. He grabbed the metal folding chair from, underneath the desk and sat down giving him enough time to think over his answer. Once he was seated he shifted his weight back and forth.

"I knew I drank a lot." Dan could feel himself blushing, a rare reaction for him in the presence of his kids. Dan couldn't bring himself to look at Darlene, so he cocked his head as he absent mindedly studied his wedding ring which he realized had tiny little scratches embedded in the silver. "There were times when I thought I maybe an alcoholic but I forced myself to think about something else and forget it. I guess you'd call that denial."

Finally he looked up at Darlene who had lightened up and sat back on her bed. Dan could see her baby bump clear as day, as she spoke. "Were you drinking that night?" Dan's eyes showed confusion so Darlene clarified. "The night of the accident. We're you drinking?"

Dan looked down again, as he searched his memory. He had often tried in vain to remember the accident and that last dinner he shared with his wife. For whatever reason he couldn't. Dr. John had told him that he may never remember that night but there is the possibility he could remember eventually.

"I don't remember anything about that night. The only thing I remember is coming home from work and feeding Jerry a bottle."

Darlene looked at her dad and realized how much weight he'd lost. She was beginning to feel the anger in her leave her body as she was no longer pissed at her dad…entirely.

"God dad do you ever eat? Or shave?" Dan smiled. He had won his daughter back.

Dan looked down at himself and realized that his clothes were too big for him as she had lost at least thirty pounds from his time in rehab. It was true that every time he ate it was a struggle since he never seemed to feel hungry. He had actually taken this as an opportunity to eat healthy since he didn't even like eating his favorite junk food. "I look good though right?"

Darlene nodded and stood up and then wrapped her arms around her dad. Dan hugged her back and knew everything was right again.

When Dan and Darlene came up stairs and in the kitchen, Jackie grabbed Dan by surprise and forced him into a kitchen chair which had been placed in the middle of the kitchen. As soon as he was seated DJ and David each took one of his shoulder and held him still with his hands behind the chair.

Dan was both annoyed by this and curious. Jackie grabbed a barber's case and produced a pair of scissors. Dan then knew what was going on. He was going to get a haircut.

"Jackie! Don't you come near me with those scissors!" Jackie smiled devilishly and then went to work on Dan's hair. Dan had the instinct to move his head and be uncooperative but he decided to cooperate anyway. After ten minutes she was done with the scissors and switched to an electric razor. Dan knew that his hair was being cut short and could feel all his excess hair falling all over him and making him itchy. Soon she was done and the boys let go. Dan stood up turned around and made a sudden movement that sent the boys running to the living room. He ran his hand over his head and could feel how short his hair was.

Dan started to walk away. "You're not finished."

Dan smiled weakly. "May be I don't want to shave."

"Shave or a manicure. You're choice." Dan smiled grabbed the barbers case went to the bathroom and shaved his beard.

David and DJ came back in the kitchen and gave Jackie the twenty dollars that they owed her for making Dan look like Dan again.

When Dan came out of the bathroom, he had short hair and a baby smooth chin, DJ was happy about this because his dad now looked like his dad. DJ also noticed that Chicago Bulls hoodie that he always wears now was too big for him now. Dan sat down in the chair that was in front of the fireplace and grabbed the day's newspaper. DJ smiled. He knew his dad was back to normal.

Darlene joined them in the living room as Andy played with blocks on the floor and Jerry sat on David's lap. Jackie soon followed and all were hanging out in the living room.

Soon Becky and Mark came through the front door.

"Hey Beck." Dan said putting his newspaper down. Everyone else greeted them too. Mark looked around and then sat in the end of the couch as Becky sat on the ottoman in front of the chair by the door.

"What are you guys doing?" Becky asked as she realized that nothing was going on.

"Nothing." DJ said. After that the whole family sat in the living room doing nothing until out of nowhere Dan put down his newspaper.

"Let's go bowling." Everyone looked at each other and decided that that was a good idea.