Douglas' daughter realises she's a lesbian and after an epic argument with her somewhat homophobic mother, she goes to stay with Douglas.
Douglas is not homophobic, but really has no idea how to deal with this, he is, for once, completely out of his depth. His daughter is struggling with her own sexual identity, her mother keeps calling; there is yelling, slamming of doors, acting out, skipping school because she's seen what happens to other 'out' teens, etc. and Douglas is caught in the middle not knowing how to make any of it better/easier for his little girl.
In desperation, he turns to the only gay person he knows and tries to quiz Martin on his own coming out, which doesn't quite go according to plan, but does result in Martin offering to come round, if Douglas thinks it will help. Turns out it helps everyone (except maybe Douglas' ex-wife).
tl;dr - Martin and Douglas' daughter become BFFs because it turns out he's nice, non-threatening, doesn't hate her dad, and is actually surprisingly good at being helpful and supportive when she comes out.
Douglas' Daughter
Douglas is not homophobic, but really has no idea how to deal with this, he is, for once, completely out of his depth. His daughter is struggling with her own sexual identity, her mother keeps calling; there is yelling, slamming of doors, acting out, skipping school because she's seen what happens to other 'out' teens, etc. and Douglas is caught in the middle not knowing how to make any of it better/easier for his little girl.
In desperation, he turns to the only gay person he knows and tries to quiz Martin on his own coming out, which doesn't quite go according to plan, but does result in Martin offering to come round, if Douglas thinks it will help. Turns out it helps everyone (except maybe Douglas' ex-wife).
tl;dr - Martin and Douglas' daughter become BFFs because it turns out he's nice, non-threatening, doesn't hate her dad, and is actually surprisingly good at being helpful and supportive when she comes out.