Tell It Like It Is (S2E24)

Incident #16: Mike apparently arrives in the kitchen one morning earlier than usual.  However, it must be noted that EVERYTHING is all ready for him.  Alice seems to always be on top of things.  My theory is that her schedule is the same, but Mike's isn't.  This means that Alice gets up VERY early to prepare breakfast.  I mean, the oatmeal is ready, the coffee is ready, the bowls are ready, the mugs are ready.  In fact, it seems as though breakfast for the most part, is already complete because we see Alice with a plate full of slices of bread, which I assume are for the making of sandwiches for the kids' lunchboxes.  She's amazing and no one gives a shit.  Mike just pours his fucking coffee like nothing is different and the coffee was always there.  What an asshole!  It is further disclosed that Mike's "prowling around" woke Alice from a very pleasant dream.  Her response?  "Easy come, easy go."  She continues to shoot herself in the foot because she is not only JUST a slave, but she's a BLIND slave!  She has almost completely identified herself within the context of the family.  She clearly is just another piece of useful furniture!

Incident #17: Carol reinforces Alice's belief that she's "one of the family" by telling her so!  To her face!  Alice buys the lie hook line and sinker.  Sigh.

FACT ALERT: Mike admits that Alice is a 'Housekeeper'.

PATTERN ALERT: People don't seem to know what others are doing in the house even though they should.  Example: Carol cleaned out the fireplace but Alice doesn't know even though she's been in the kitchen.  Alice would have, at a minimum, heard the ruckus.

Incident #18: Although Carol does eventually apologize (though it's more out of manners/guilt that she does so), she drags Alice along while she's on the telephone and then completely forgets she's there until she realizes that she needs her help with a tea 'on Friday at 4 o'clock (which Carol is mistaken about -- she arranged it for 3 o'clock).  (You figure this one out yourself).

Incident #19: Mike drops two huge bundles of flowers on the floor, and then just steps over then and leaves them!  Gee -- I wonder who's gonna have to clean up that mess?  Mike is much more concerned about his guests (whom he's never met) than Alice having to not only step up her game now because the guests are an hour early, but also because she needs to clean up his fucking spillage!

Incident #20:  Peter demands from Alice "when are ya gonna stop writing your story and start cooking us dinner?"  Alice explains that Carol is doing it today out of the kindness of her incredibly large heart so that Alice can write her story.  See, you need to keep the help happy.  But note that the children know the truth: that Alice cooks dinner.  Carol brings in Alice's dinner, which of course must be separated from the rest of the family because she's just the servant.  Alice never eats with the family just like no slave would eat with the family cuz that would spoil it.