By the season two finale, Judy has buried her ex-fianceé, developed a relationship with another woman, gone through some serious emotional arguments with her best friend, and been embroiled in two murder investigations. It's safe to say it's been a dramatic time for her. To top it all off, her mother (played by the one-and-only Katey Sagal) makes a reappearance from jail! After a disastrous reunion earlier in the season, Judy returns to see her mother and tells her that her days of manipulating her are over. Anyone who spends a moment in her company can tell that Judy hungers for love and acceptance to a near-dangerous fault, a big factor in her emotionally-abusive relationship with Steve. When her mother attempts to get Judy writing a letter for the parole board, the gentle-hearted woman takes Jen's advice and says "no" to someone for the first time.
Standing up for herself seemingly sets off a run of good luck, which translates to Judy getting reunited with her paintings — which happens to have frames stuffed with the money Steve was laundering for the Greek Mafia! Jen and Judy use the money to buy Lorna out of the deed and celebrate their good fortune by buying a car for Charlie, which leads to the end of their good luck . . .