After Eli smacked the hell out of his father, Helen would love for it to be her turn after the disrespectful comment made by Charles. What kind of person would ask their son that? Charles reached a whole level of low she didn't think he could get.
Charles needed to learn to stop testing Eli because his very own son looked ready to murder him right here, right now, in front of all of these nosy people who were watching the heated exchange.
Eli grabbed his father's shirt collar just as Elaine had reached the pair. Why did the two of them have to cause a ruckus in public? What nonsense could Charles have uttered out of his mouth to Eli? The man spent a few days away from them and was trying to make up for the time he wasted getting on their nerves.
