▁episodes , ▁Li am ▁is ▁seen ▁to ▁adopt ▁Deb bie ' s ▁manner isms ▁and ▁views ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁his ▁feelings ▁about ▁religion , ▁figures ▁of ▁authority ▁and ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁family ▁co pe ▁with ▁one ▁another . ▁Deb bie ▁was ▁Li am ' s ▁main ▁care - g iver ▁and ▁role ▁model ▁since ▁F iona ' s ▁departure ▁from ▁Ch ats worth ▁in ▁series ▁ 2 , ▁being ▁the ▁main ▁n urt uring ▁influence ▁in ▁his ▁life ▁from ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁four ▁to ▁ten . ▁Deb bie ▁and ▁Li am ▁had ▁such ▁a ▁strong ▁bond ▁with ▁each ▁other , ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁frequently ▁use ▁his ▁help ▁in ▁various ▁activities . ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁Li am ▁whom ▁she ▁addressed ▁the ▁letter ▁to ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁Between ▁Series ▁ 7 – 8 , ▁Li am ▁was ▁the ▁remaining ▁Gall ag her ▁on ▁the ▁Ch ats worth ▁estate ▁that ▁poss esses ▁any ▁sense ▁of ▁responsibility ▁and ▁m atur ity . ▁In ▁series ▁ 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁family ▁received ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁Deb bie ' s ▁death ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁Li am ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁travel ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁to ▁personally ▁break ▁the ▁news ▁to ▁F iona . ▁But ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁need , ▁as ▁the ▁news ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁cruel ▁ho ax ▁by ▁the ▁returning ▁Mon ica . ▁When ▁Mon ica ▁came ▁back , ▁Li am ▁finally ▁confront ed ▁his ▁mother ▁on ▁her ▁attitude ▁toward ▁her ▁family . ▁Mon ica ▁replied ▁that ▁her