Quote from Blanche in Little Sister
Dorothy: I don't get it, Blanche. This isn't like you. Come on, Gary calls at the last minute, cancels your date. You're not the least bit upset or suspicious. Blanche: Well, Dorothy, give me some credit. What kind of person would doubt a man whose mother needs emergency gallbladder surgery to save her life? Besides, the hospital said the operation would take five hours, and that restaurant just would not hold our reservations past 8:30.