Eleanor: Oh, I get it. Coming clean was all part of the scam. It's brilliant because he thinks she's honest. So, when she runs off with all his money, he'll never see it coming.
Michael: Come on, Eleanor. I changed, you changed, maybe she changed, too.
Eleanor: No, no way.
Michael: Why can't you accept that she might be living a good, honest life? That she's an attentive partner and a good mom?
Eleanor: Because I wanted that mom. I wanted the mom who made me afternoon snacks instead of just telling me to look for loose fries in the McDonald's ball pit. Why does Patricia get that mom? If Donna Shellstrop has truly changed, then that means she was always capable of change, but I just wasn't worth changing for.
Michael: I know as your self-appointed father figure, I'm supposed to say something comforting here, but I'm... I'm kind of stumped.
Principal: Okay, final tally... 43 votes for Diana Tremaine, 12 votes for Eileen Capshaw, and one vote for Bofa Deeznutz.
Eleanor: [to Michael] God, don't look at me like that. You're not my real dad.