Because Chuck has left after finding out Ned inadvertently killed her father, Ned can't concentrate on the case at hand which is this: an insurance salesman is found dead this snowy day in front of a snowplow. When Ned touches him, this salesman says he was hit with "kindness" which was written on a bat with that word. This trail leads to a boy with no heart who's been refused a transplant by this company. When Ned asks Olive about Chuck, Olive reveals she's with her by answering Ned's questions with more of those. Wanting someone to confide in, Chuck reveals to Olive why she's still alive but Olive doesn't believe her. When Oscar from underground comes by The Pie Hole's roof, Chuck allows him to take a lock of her hair so he can find out about her. After some time has passed, Chuck feels better and when Oscar tells her he'd rather she told him about her unusual smell, Chuck takes back her hair. Oh, and with Olive making the pie for for Vivian and Lilly, she puts a little too much of the "vanilla" Chuck usually puts in resulting in Lilly, who ate the whole thing, revealing she is Chuck's mother...Another wonderfully whimsical episode of "Pushing Daises" that takes further steps in forwarding characterizations. Like that Emerson has a daughter he hasn't seen for a while. Or the revelation of Lilly. Hilarious seeing her hallucinations like that of a crab suddenly appearing! Also loved Olive's constant mentioning of "bosoms". Or Chuck's of "bum" in referring of Digby's hair there being cut. Paul Reubens is great as Oscar. And nice seeing Grant Shaud, formerly Miles Silverberg on "Murphy Brown", as another insurance salesman. So much good stuff here, it's too bad this is the last episode before the writers' strike went into effect. Hopefully, it will end before the season does. Until then...
