Lily Lost & Found

**Lily Lost & Found** is the thirteenth episode in Season 1 of *I ♥ Arlo*.

## Synopsis

A part-human, part-lobster named Lily who has a habit of taking things that aren't hers moves to town. Can Arlo help her change her ways?

## Plot

Arlo is scavenging the beach for various objects that have washed ashore when he falls into a hole, where he finds a mini golf windmill and deciphers the ocean is "magical" like Bertie told him. He then spots a woman moping to herself about her apparent homelessness and needs a place to call home. Arlo feels sorry for the woman and wants to know more about her; the woman introduces herself as Lily, and reveals she's half-lobster. Arlo happily agrees to help Lily find a home for herself, in addition to asking her to get out of the hole.

Later, Arlo suggests Lily move into Seaside with the others, but she is hesitant and worries she won't be able to fit in. Arlo reassures her it's the beauty of seaside and everyone fits in no matter what they do or what they look like. Lily is surprised by this, as everywhere she went, people want her gone, and never got to pick out a welcome mat. Arlo promises her that won't happen, and introduces her to Marcellus, who shockingly recognizes her. After he has a talk with her, Lily decides to move in which Arlo agrees on before she leaves. Marcellus warns Arlo that Lily is not what she seems; she was from the same tank he was trapped in and is a thieving larcenist, and she has to go. Arlo doesn't agree with him, saying that's the total opposite of Seaside, and vows to try harder to help Lily feel at home. Sure enough, Lily has stolen Marcellus' speedos; she then proceeds to steal multiple things throughout the night when everyone is sleeping.

The following day, Arlo's friends all wake up to find their things stolen: Alia's tires are missing from her bus, Bertie is missing one of her plants, Furlecia has lost all her shoes and is barefoot, Thao has lost all but one of her mail, and while Tony has all his money, most of the buttons are missing from the register. Arlo meets everyone at Tony's to sign the welcome card he made for Lily, Bertie reminding him they called him there. The group then let her in on Lily's larceny and that she's behind it all, and she has to go at all costs; Arlo doesn't believe them until Tony shows she was caught on tape, which Arlo witnesses. Still, Arlo doesn't want to kick Lily out of Seaside because it was rebuilt by a team of misfits, and is against turning away the first outsider who doesn't fit in. When he starts thinking of another way, Lily steals his clothes, leaving him naked, and he discovers they were right about her all along. But instead of talking to Lily, Arlo tries theft-proofing the whole town, which has barely any successful effort, so he decides to talk.

The group confronts Lily at the windmill in the hole, where Arlo reluctantly tells her to live somewhere else. Lily doesn't want to leave as she declares Seaside the perfect place to stay, and reveals she has been run out of multiple other towns thanks to her stealing habit. Arlo then proceeds to tell Lily that he and his friends are not comfortable with her larceny and finally announces she has to leave, and while he does want her to feel welcome, he doesn't want her welcome to anyone's stuff. Lily then proceeds to pack up her things and leave, before snarkily telling him that getting her hopes up was his fault. Arlo starts to feel bad for Lily, knowing it was hard even though he did the right thing, but it doesn't feel like it.

When Lily points out Alia's missing tires with all the other stuff that was apparently lost, the gang soon finds things they hadn't seen for a long time: Alia finds her pom-pom party turtleneck, Tony finds his cookie tin of secrets, and Bertie finds her old flower teacup. Lily admits she has a talent, causing Arlo to have a sudden thought; stealing isn't stealing if one knows its gone, if something is lost, it isn't stolen, it's the opposite, which is found. He realizes Lily has a talent for finding things and stops her from leaving, and found out how she can stay in Seaside; while she can't stop stealing, she could channel her talent into something that doesn't take, but gives. This inspires her to convert the windmill into her own business, Lily's Lost and Found. Marcellus is her first customer, getting back his missing backscratcher, and the two seem to be on better terms until she playfully steals his speedos. Arlo then enters and gives Lily a present: a welcome mat, now that she has a home. Lily is brought to tears, calling Arlo the larcenist for stealing her heart, and he happily welcomes her to Seaside as they hug.

## Cast

* Michael J. Woodard as Arlo Beauregard
* Mary Lambert as Bertie
* Jonathan Van Ness as Furlecia
* Haley Tju as Alia/Crowd Walla
* Brett Gelman as Marcellus
* Tony Hale as Teeny Tiny Tony/Cookie Tin
* Fred Tatasciore as Jeromio
* Melissa Villaseñor as Lily
* Cathy Vu as Thao

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to introduce a human-animal hybrid other than Arlo, his gang, or Ansel.
* This is the third time Arlo ends up naked after the movie and "The Shedding".
* The flag on the mini golf windmill has a rainbow with the colors of the bisexual flag.
* This is the first time Furlecia is barefoot and Marcellus is seen naked.