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22 scenes · our breakdownHomer fakes his death during a garbage cleanup to skip work.
00:27–02:08lie · schemeNed and Maude Flanders visit Marge to offer condolences for Homer's death.
02:16–02:45misunderstanding · social_rule_violationThe power company shuts off electricity because Homer is listed as dead.
02:45–03:00misunderstandingHomer goes to the DMV to correct his death status.
03:00–03:49misunderstandingHomer discovers his mother's grave is actually Walt Whitman's.
03:49–05:29coincidence · humiliationHomer encounters a woman who claims to be his mother.
05:29–05:44coincidenceMona tells Homer she left when he was a child.
05:44–06:27secret_exposed · lieHomer brings Mona home and introduces her to the family.
06:27–08:28Mona and Lisa bond over their intelligence and love of reading.
08:28–08:35Bart and Lisa suspect Mona is a con artist after finding fake IDs.
08:35–09:54investigation · secret_exposedHomer defends Mona while Marge questions her abandonment.
09:54–10:52petty_grievanceThe family confronts Mona about her past and she agrees to tell her story.
10:52–12:37interrogation · secret_exposedMona recalls becoming a radical in the 1960s.
12:37–12:49escalationMona and her group destroy Mr. Burns' germ lab.
12:49–13:03violence · escalationMona kisses young Homer goodbye and goes into hiding.
13:03–14:19secret_exposedMona explains she sent care packages that were never delivered.
14:19–16:04betrayal · coincidenceThe FBI identifies Mona from the post office and begins pursuit.
16:04–16:25investigation · pursuitGrampa arrives and argues with Mona about her past.
16:25–17:51petty_grievanceThe FBI questions various townspeople about Mona's whereabouts.
17:51–19:55investigation · pursuitMona escapes the FBI with help from an anonymous tipster.
19:55–20:36pursuit
23 ▸ 20:36Mona says a final goodbye to Homer and leaves in a van.
20:36–21:54
24 ▸ 21:54Homer looks at the stars and thinks of his mother.
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