Mom is tweaking her tone for the email to her son Axl, who is not talking to her. At first her tone is angry and probably won't be effective. She makes multiple revisions on her tone.
After Laura reveals on television that Alan is bald, she visits him to apologize. Because she avoids communicating her apology directly, she confuses Alan and leads the conversation into a direction she did not intend.
Julius has a day off and drops hints at Tonya to rush her off to work. She believes he does so because he wants to relax and have the day for himself. Instead, he switches into his uniform and heads out to work.