This would be the part of the episode, Helen thinks idly, where mother and daughter finally have a heart-to-heart. Walls come down, they finally, truly see each other, and all is resolved at last. It’s the all-American fantasy she’s been peddled by every episode of her favorite Emmy Award–winning, syndicated television dramas featuring tough-but-loving families. But for some reason, she and Mom always seem to miss each other.
