Act 5, Chapter 27 Summary

Mom loves being in mourning, so she mourns Lally the morning The Girls gather to see the fridge arrive. Time's headline is, "Stool's Out!" and Abdini is shown holding the note Jesus leaves in the den that will send Nuckles and Goosens to prison. The local paper says Taylor will be fine. The insurance claim on Dad can now be processed; clearly, since his body will never show up. Pam is playing pinball on Oprah. Up the street stands Ella with her suitcase, waiting to accompany Vernon to Mexico. Everybody is gone and everything is back to normal.

Act 5, Chapter 27 Analysis

Chapter 27 wraps things up. Taylor has been shot in the ass and is recovering, and Jesus has left a suicide note. Mom's fridge finally arrives, and everything goes back to normal.