Ep 13. If You Work For a Living, Then Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?

Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) is a suburban widow who turns to selling marijuana in order to support her family. In season 4 of the show Weeds, Nancy has relocated her operation from the fictional town of Agrestic to nearby Ren Mar, where she continues to navigate the weeds of her personal life and the tangled web of the drug dealing business.

Episode 13 of season 4, titled "If You Work For a Living, Then Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?", finds Nancy facing a difficult decision. Her drug-dealing boss, Esteban (Demián Bichir), has proposed a risky plan to smuggle drugs across the border from Mexico. Nancy is torn between her desire to maintain her lucrative position as Esteban's right-hand woman and her responsibility to protect her family.

Meanwhile, Nancy's brother-in-law, Andy (Justin Kirk), is struggling with his own problems. He has fallen in love with a woman who is HIV positive and decides to get tested himself. The results of his test weigh heavily on him as he contemplates the possibility of his own mortality.

Back in Ren Mar, Nancy's sons Silas (Hunter Parrish) and Shane (Alexander Gould) are dealing with their own challenges. Silas is struggling to make the drug business profitable while juggling his relationships with his customers and his girlfriend. Shane, on the other hand, is coming to terms with the fact that his childhood is officially over and he must navigate the complexities of adulthood on his own.

As the episode unfolds, tensions rise and Nancy must make a difficult decision that could have major consequences for her and her family. "If You Work For a Living, Then Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?" is a tense and emotional installment of Weeds that explores the complexities of family, love, and difficult decisions.