John tells his daughter Lee that she's ready to go home after her battle with pneumonia.
Lee attempted to delay her hospital release by not eating any meals. John perceptively guessed that Lee is intentionally not eating to avoid going home and having to face his marriage to Pat. Cora remarked to Ernest that Bert is to blame for his own ill health. John had a heart-to-heart with Lee and convinced her to go home and give the new living situation a chance.—Skip Eastport