This loving couple hit a rough patch when the laid-back hardware store owner hammered home an ultimatum for Darlene. “Her commitments to helping out the rest of the family are wearing thin with Ben,” Helford says. Also, he notes, Darlene is “figuring out her life” in the wake of her high school friend Molly’s passing. Becky (Lecy Goranson) and Emilio (Rene Rosado) Will the eldest Conner sibling, fresh from a 30-day rehab stint, see husband and attentive dad Emilio differently? “He has proven himself to be really loyal, faithful, and supportive of her,” says Caplan. Yet, knowing Emilio is in the country illegally (he was to stay in Mexico for two years after they wed there) weighs on Becky and the family: “[What] if she commits to the relationship and he gets deported [again]?”