Mary laughed. "Don't be ridiculous, Mother. That would never happen." (Based on Young Sheldon , S05E22, "A Clogged Pipe, a Wrong Mountain, and a 14-Year-Old Prosecutor")

Deputy Dawes looked at his watch, then at the chaotic, leaking house. "You know what? I'm off duty in ten minutes. I'm gonna go home. Call a real plumber." He turned and walked away.

Here is the story of that episode, written in a narrative style: Medford, Texas. Summer 1992.