A/N-On the first episode of season 5! It was 'The Proxy pig and the Great Pretenders', Mary Jo had a friend of hers come to visit her that showed her rich upbringing to her and Mary Jo pretended to be rich in a client's house and oh, Noel ran away from Suzanne also, see how I play that in at the end
Mary Jo had asked Charlene to go back with her to Franklin, Kentucky for the funeral of her cousins. Mary Jo and Charlene are packing to go back home when Mary Jo says,
"Thank you Charlene for coming with me back home, I didn't want to come alone...the kids didn't really know this cousin so I left them with a sitter and that's going to cost me a fortune" Charlene smiles and picks up a newspaper and asks, "How close were you to this cousin?" Mary Jo opens up the suitcase then says, "Well, we were really close when I was growing up but as we grew up and when I got married and settled in Atlanta, we just kinda drifted away" Charlene opens the newspaper and says, "That just happens with time, you just drift away, changes happen over the years..." Charlene opens up the paper then when she gets to the 3rd page, her eyes bulge open and she asks her friend, "Charlene, do you remember that friend of yours, Belva McPhearson?" Mary Jo rolls her eyes and says, "Yes, I do ad she wasn't a friend Charlene, far from it! Anyway, what's going on? Did her husband strike a oil well?"
Charlene just keeps reading and says, "No, he left her and she's penniless!" Mary Jo asks in shocked surprise, "What?" She walks over and Charlene reads the words the newspaper says, "Dan and Belva McPhearson's estate is going up for auction since the couple filed bankruptcy because Dan McPhearson was stealing money from his own company!" Mary Jo's eyes keep popping out and she says, "Keep going on!" Charlene then says, "That's all it says, except that the auction is today" She puts down the paper and Mary Jo slowly walks back over to the suitcase and says, "Well, she got what she deserves" "Yes, she did...you don't want to go over there , do you Mary Jo?" Mary Jo looks at her then says, "No, that would be childish, to rub her nose in it, don't you think?" Charlene looks around the room then says, "Yes, childish" Mary Jo folds a shirt and puts it in the suitcase then says, "Would you go with me?" "Yes, where does she live?" "Over on the big hill in the well to do section of town, I'll drive"
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Mary Jo and Charlene step into a large house with almost all the furniture gone and what is there is covered up and Belva comes out from someplace and sees her 'friend' and turns red and straightens up then says, "Oh Mary Jo...Charlene...what are you doing here?" Mary Jo says, "I had to come back home for a funeral of a cousin of mine and I thought I would drop in" Embarrassed. Belva clears her throat then she says, "Well, we're a little busy right now, I just told Dan than I was sick and tired of all of this..." She waves her hands then says in a disgusted voice, "Stuff so I said, "Let's have a estate sale" Mary Jo and Charlene say, "Oh"
Just then a man comes in and he says, "We're getting ready to have the auction now ma'am, you don't have to be there, I know it hurts seeing things go like that" She mumbles, "Thank you" He leaves and Mary Jo asks, "Auction?" Belva tries to say, "Yeah, well, you haven't lived back here in a long time and that's what we call it..."
Mary Jo then says, "We saw the article" Belva lets out a big sigh of relief then says, "At least I don't have to pretend anymore" Belva goes to sit down in the only couch left in the living room and Mary Jo asks then asks, "What happened Belva?" Belva shakes her head and starts to cry then says, "I don't know...Dan has been stealing from his own company for years and it just caught up with him" "But why?" Mary Jo asks, "I don't know, well, yes, I do. Dan is a gambler and it just got the best of him"
Mary Jo says, "I'm sorry Belva" Belva smiles then says, "No, you are not Mary Jo, you're thinking I got what I deserved" Mary Jo looks at Charlene then says, "Well, I am sorry Belva but just let me ask...why did you treat me so mean when we were growing up?" Belva thinks about that then says, "I don't know...I was so rich and it just felt natural to show it off..." She looks around the says, "I now know what it feels like in a small way Mary Jo, can you ever forgive me?" Mary Jo thinks for a minute then says, "Yes, of coarse Belva" They hug then Mary Jo gets up to leave then Belva asks, "How are you getting home?" "Oh, we came in my car" Says Mary Jo. "Oh, I love to fly but you can't afford the tickets" Charlene smiles at Mary Jo and Mary Jo says, "But neither can you Belva dear" They all seperate in smiles.
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Some time later Mary Jo and Charlene stop at a gas station in upper Georgia and after coming out of the bathroom, Charlene goes over to a newspaper stand and buys a newspaper and opens it up and starts to read then Mary Jo comes over and says, "What is this about you and newspapers? You want to collect them to put around the baby crib?" Charlene smiles and says, "Did you get the gas?" "Yes, I got to go pay for it then we'll go" Mary Jo starts to go in the gas station when Charlene grabs her and says, "Look Mary Jo" Mary Jo asks, "What ? You found another friend of mine?" She pulls her over and shows her the picture and Mary Jo says, "Noel!" Charlene asks her, "Do you think it's her?" Mary Jo looks at her then she says, "Do you know of another pig who has pierce ears? what does the article say?" Charlene reads it, "A matter of particular interest happened at Silver Springs Animal resort, a pig that the owner, Mister Thomas Jones said was there as a 'client' a few years ago but this time just showed up. Mister Jones said that it was like the pig ran away and knew exactly where to come too. He claims he has no memory or records of who the former client was to tell him/her that the pig is here so it looks like the new pig has a home'
Mary Jo and Charlene look at each other and Mary Jo then says, "I'm going to go pay for the gas" Charlene shakes her head then says, "I'm going to go wait in the car"
Not another word is made of the pig.
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