 Bill
Henrickson has not been himself lately. The stress of opening the second
of his "Henrickson's Home Plus" superstores has been getting to him,
and he is struggling to keep up with the mounting demands from his wives
and kids at home. Barb, the oldest of his wives, recently returned to
substitute teaching, and she needs him to pick up some of the slack
with the errands. Nicki, the second wife, wants more money to fix up
her house — after all, Barb got to do hers. And Margene, the third wife,
with two boys under two, is preoccupied with losing her baby weight
— and with Bill's inability to get an erection with her.  Things
get even more complicated when news arrives from Bill's ne'er-do-well
brother Joey that their father Franklin may be meeting his end. He makes
a long-avoided return to the rural Juniper Creek Compound where he was
raised, only to discover his father foaming at the mouth on the living
room floor. His mother, Lois, couldn't pick him up, and she refuses
to take him to a hospital ("it just brings more attention to us"), leaving
it up to Bill and Joey to sneak him out when she leaves for work. Back
in suburban  Salt
Lake City, Bill's oldest daughter Sarah unwittingly befriends the daughter
of a state trooper — putting the family's secret at risk. Ben, his oldest
son, wants a new gun. Teenie, the 8-year-old, calls her dad to ask him
to get grub for her lizard. And Nicki's two young boys have been clammering
to be picked up and played with in the pool. Through all this, Bill
manages to make it to the grand opening of his second store, but his
celebratory spirit comes to an abrupt end with a surprise visit from
Roman, the ruthless head of the Juniper Creek compound and Nicki's father.
Roman helped Bill finance his first Home Plus store, and now he wants
a cut of the profits on the second. Bill refuses, and the stalemate
threatens their relationship — and possibly more. Adding to Bill's anxiety,
the hospital calls with toxicology tests on his father. He's full of
arsenic, and Bill suspects his mother may be to blame.
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Bill
Henrickson has not been himself lately. The stress of opening the second
of his "Henrickson's Home Plus" superstores has been getting to him,
and he is struggling to keep up with the mounting demands from his wives
and kids at home. Barb, the oldest of his wives, recently returned to
substitute teaching, and she needs him to pick up some of the slack
with the errands. Nicki, the second wife, wants more money to fix up
her house — after all, Barb got to do hers. And Margene, the third wife,
with two boys under two, is preoccupied with losing her baby weight
— and with Bill's inability to get an erection with her. 
Things
get even more complicated when news arrives from Bill's ne'er-do-well
brother Joey that their father Franklin may be meeting his end. He makes
a long-avoided return to the rural Juniper Creek Compound where he was
raised, only to discover his father foaming at the mouth on the living
room floor. His mother, Lois, couldn't pick him up, and she refuses
to take him to a hospital ("it just brings more attention to us"), leaving
it up to Bill and Joey to sneak him out when she leaves for work. Back
in suburban 
Salt
Lake City, Bill's oldest daughter Sarah unwittingly befriends the daughter
of a state trooper — putting the family's secret at risk. Ben, his oldest
son, wants a new gun. Teenie, the 8-year-old, calls her dad to ask him
to get grub for her lizard. And Nicki's two young boys have been clammering
to be picked up and played with in the pool. Through all this, Bill
manages to make it to the grand opening of his second store, but his
celebratory spirit comes to an abrupt end with a surprise visit from
Roman, the ruthless head of the Juniper Creek compound and Nicki's father.
Roman helped Bill finance his first Home Plus store, and now he wants
a cut of the profits on the second. Bill refuses, and the stalemate
threatens their relationship — and possibly more. Adding to Bill's anxiety,
the hospital calls with toxicology tests on his father. He's full of
arsenic, and Bill suspects his mother may be to blame.
