Hildy has to act more like a mom than a sheriff when Kenny lies to her, and Max, who is plotting a trap for Hildy with some chimpanzees, also gets caught in a lie.

Hildy engages in a battle-of-the-sexes with her deputies when they disagree on how Mulcahy should reconcile his wife after a fight, during which she threw him out of the house.

While working undercover as an actress at a music comedy audition, Hildy's long-forgotten dreams of stardom are reborn as she considers the benefits of life on stage.

Hildy tries to prove ""mother knows best"" when she battles with Kenny's baseball coach to be included in the annual Father-Son banquet.