
Previously: Cage thought Nelle was elitist, she put up with a lot of his quirks, Billy went to a neurologist and found out he has a brain tumor.
Quick start as apparently Billy has just told Ally his tumor news. She asks if they’re going to take it out. He says he needs more tests, but he wanted to tell her personally, “since you probably helped bring it on”. He clarifies that he’s joking, but Ally is serious. She asks if he’s going to die. He hesitates, smiles, and lands on no, seeing as the doctors think it’s benign. CREDITS!
Out in the bullpen, Elaine catches up with Ally to ask if she’s heard about the tumor. Ally tells her not to enjoy this particular gossip, and proceeds into the conference room. Everyone but Cage is there, so Richard starts the meeting by acknowledging Billy’s tumor. He knows Billy doesn’t want them to make a big deal of it, and walking around morose won’t do anyone any good. He almost gets choked up as he says this, asking Billy how he wants to handle it– like it’s real? Psychosomatic? Billy tells Richard to calm down, chuckling that it could be nothing, plus he’s going in for more tests and—as he talks, he looks over at Nelle and sees her breasts get bigger. He stops talking and stares as Nelle sexy-growls and tongue-whips him to her side of the table. Snap back to reality, where Billy is just staring at Nelle’s chest. Everyone looks around, and Billy excuses himself. Huh, this brain tumor is remarkably similar to Ally’s Whimsy visions. Ling sighs that she hopes Billy won’t milk this. Richard moves on to this week’s case, Prune vs. Prune, which is an amazing name for an annulment conflict. Ally confirms to Richard that Billy was assigned to the case. Richard wonders if that’s a good idea, given the tumor. Ally says she’ll talk to him. Elaine pops in to tell everyone that there’s a problem with “the Biscuit”. Continue reading “S3E16: Ding Dong, the Dick is Dead”