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Dorothy stumbles upon a box of Sophia while looking through old pictures to show to new generations. Turns out Sophia was married before she got married to Dorothy's father. And Blanche is told that she can't rent out to three people, so in order to keep her friends living with her she keeps them as co-owners.

Why did they all vote against Dorothy? I get the joke but it was kind of weird, I actually thought they will all vote Blanche out even though it is her home.

The story about Sophia's first husband wasn't too exciting. Such a story, one could have done much more with it than they did.

Dorothy decides that she wants to document her family heritage for future generations, and in questioning her mother, comes to the conclusion that Sophia is hiding a secret. She comes across a box of Sophia's that is locked and obviously contains the information Dorothy needs, but in opening up this can of Sicilian worms, she risks upsetting her mother who has a reason for not wanting her to know about certain things in her past. It turns out that Sophia once had a brief marriage prior to marrying Dorothy's father, but it obviously wasn't much of a marriage and probably not even consummated. When Dorothy learns the truth, she has to make a decision if it's really worth putting into her research. Meanwhile, Blanche, putting in a Jacuzzi (which we never see), has to deal with city inspector Richard Stahl who tells her that she needs more than just a boarding license to have more than two other people living with her. This would require over $10,000 in repairs which simply doesn't make sense, and would indicate that one of the roommates has to move out. They decide to be Democratic info which has a very funny result, and one of Bea Arthur's most memorable moments. While some of the details of the plots are a little sketchy, it's still a very good episode, and one with lots of laughs that makes it move by at a quick pace.