A distraught Rodney confesses that he has spent too much time feeling sorry for himself since Cassandra lost their baby. Del comforts Rodney by telling him that it is just "a dropped stitch in life's tapestry", which he claims their late mother Joan used to say whenever things went wrong, and assures him that things will get better.
Rodney expresses his despair over Cassandra's baby loss, while Del offers comfort by saying it is just "a snag in life's fabric", a phrase Joan used to say when things went wrong, and assures him that things will get better.