"Oh, no," Uncle Vic moans. Mikey stops plunging the sink so that he and Debbie can run over and ask Vic if he's okay. Vic's fine, but his disability benefits might be taken away. Debbie says a sentence with three cuss words and the word "universe," so we know that pesky Mercury has something to do with the fact that Vic might lose his monthly checks. Then Michael says, "Ben says it has something to do with Mercury." Way to pay attention when your boyfriend talks, Mike. Michael offers to help out. With what? Vic pants like a martyr and says, "Michael, this is a sign. If I lose my benefits then...I'll just have to get back to work." Michael asks if he's sure. Vic says that once upon a time, he was a "pretty decent" chef. Debbie goes on about how Vic was "another Sara Lee." If Vic was such an impressive cook, why doesn't he cook around the house? Why hasn't Michael ever learned this before? Vic says the trick will be finding someone willing to hire him. Wait. He hasn't lost his benefits yet. Why does he have to get a job today? Vic says nobody will want to hire him when they know he's HIV-positive. Debbie tells him to stop talking himself out of a job before he even gets one. She tells him he can work at her diner. It'll be fun, working together. Vic laughs. "Come on!" Debbie smiles. Wait, so why does he have to start working today, again? Oh, right. Mercury is in Comedic Subplots.