Quote #28

Dylan: said, 'Both Becky and Kenny need medical attention-' 'And a prison cell until their social security kicks in,' Jilly added. '-but give us two or three minutes before you call 9-1-1,' Dylan finished. This instruction baffled Marj. 'But you are 9-1-1.' Jilly fielded that peculiar question: 'We're one of the ones, Marj, but we're not the other one or the nine.'

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