That's not it. Goodbyes are said and Andy's back inside, telling us over the course of one interview, "I'm definitely falling for her" and "I can definitely see her as my wife." Back inside, Hayley proclaims Jen and Kirsten both "fabulous," and Brooks The Millionth and Lockjaw tell him that they certainly wouldn't push him in any particular direction. They'll leave that up to bad cop. Outside on the porch, the vast Republican conspiracy finally kicks in, Andrew 2.0 taking a private moment with his small, little brother: "There was one conversation that happened tonight that I don't know if you heard about." Andrew 2.0 tells Andrew that he brought up the ex-boyfriend issue, and that, in his estimation of things, "[Kirsten] explained, in so many words, that basically her boyfriend doesn't even know that she's here right now." Andrew asks, "What is all this?" Adam continues on that he's not "[bleep]ing" Andrew about this, but Andrew paces with increasing franticness, muttering, "I'm having a tough time swallowing all this." Adam takes a swig of water and plows on: "The guy's name is Bill, and apparently he doesn't know about this." Ooooh, he gave him a name! Humanized him! That is totally clever. "Her intention is that if she's still standing at the end, so to speak, she's gonna tell him then. Basically, y'know, like, if she feels like she's traded up, then Bill's good to go. And if this lady is basically here hedging her bets and she's still got some poor [bleep] back home who barely [sic] doesn't [sic] even [sic] know she's here, then this thing's gonna get ugly." Look closer. The internal logic of this argument stands up like superpower's rationale for war propped against a rickety fence during a windstorm: Isn't the boyfriend going to notice when she disappears for six months? Isn't he going to figure it out when the whole thing is on television? But it certainly seems to work on Li'l Andy. Adam tells Andrew that he should "go ask her. Share that with her. Ask her." Andy wipes away a tear. Aww, he's crying! No, really. It worked. That is amazing. In an interview, Andy puts too fine a point on it: "I was looking for answers coming home, and I certainly got one." Adam stands near the front door and tells him, "If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. It's not my fault." Genius strategy, executed:













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