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Butterflies - Sep 16, 1980 Episode 3-16,   Grade A Detailed Summary by John T Burt 2001 Main Butterflies Page

    Food Disasters:
Ria tries to pour some thick brown stuff from a pot onto Adam's plate. But it won't move and she finally tells him he has to help it. When she says she made an egg custard too, the guys look up worried.

    Mini Cooper use:
When Leonard sees the Mini, he gleefully runs up to give her back the knickers she left in the park not knowing Ruby is in the car too.

    Summary:
Ria is cleaning up after breakfast to jazz on the radio and dances with Russell and Adam. Ben looks in and then steps right back out embarrassed. Before he can drive away though, a lorry and two cars have to be moved. The boys drive off in the lorry and the neighbor says he'll immigrate (hopefully not to the US -JTB).

Ria is trying to find the best arrangement of flowers and fruit but gives up and puts them all on the table. She tells Ruby she wants something interesting to happen. Ruby wants to lie in bed with a IV of tea until she dies because she has problems - she steals. Ria does a double take and then Ruby proves it by dumping out her purse - she's good at it. Ria says she will help as Ruby destroys a feather pillow.

Leonard comes up as Ria is sitting outside on a bench waiting for Ruby. Observing the crowd, Ria says most people look miserable. Ria puts down Leonard's perfect life. Leonard says she has a versatile face that can make evil remarks without making any sounds. When Ruby comes out, Ria forgets her lace panties and Leonard finds them with a grin. Ruby has receipts but also has thefts.

Looking for butterflies, Ben checks on a young man sleeping under a tree. The kid has left home because it was boring as he suspects Ben is.

Ria tries to pour some thick brown stuff from a pot onto Adam's plate. But it won't move and she finally tells him he has to help it. When she says she made an egg custard too, the guys look up worried. They all talk about being at a problem age. Ben doesn't want Ria to talk about prices because the runaway said it is boring and it might bore Adam and Russell.

Ria is still helping Ruby. When they are sitting in the Mini, Leonard drives up, honks, stops and runs up to gleefully give Ria back her knickers!

Ben waits for Ria for lunch, she left him a note to, and thinks about progress and how he hasn't progressed with it. He decides to have more tolerance but it is strained when Adam roller skates through.

Leonard laughs off Ruby seeing him return the knickers but Ria says it could have been Ben. It all has to end. She sternly tells Leonard to GO.

At home Ria hugs Ben. Ben says he is glad the boys are home and safe although he can't dance with them the way Ria does. The boys skate through singing and Ben doesn't grimace - too much.

Ruby gives Ria a scarf as thanks for her help. The tag is still on it making Ria wonder but Ruby says she paid money for it.