Scene nine:
A few weeks later in the Morgendorffer house Helen and Jake are sitting in the living room.
Helen: Where's Daria?
Jake: I don't know. Go upstairs and see if she's in her room.
Helen goes and Jake follows. They enter Daria's room. Helen goes into shock.
Helen: When did this happen?
Jake: Two months ago.
Helen looks around.
Helen: Two months?
Jake: Do you know how many boxes it took her?
Helen just looks at him.
Jake: One. Do you know how many boxes it will take Quinn?
Helen glares at him.
Helen: What are you saying, Jake?
Jake: I'm saying we've always paid more attention to Quinn.
Helen: That is not true!
Jake: Yes, it is. Remember Daria's graduation dinner?
Helen: That was the night Quinn told us of her engagement.
Jake: It was supposed to be Daria's night. Both of you turned it into yet another day about Quinn.
Helen: Quinn's news was more important.
Jake: You didn't even listen to Daria's! You didn't even know Daria moved out.
Helen: What are you saying? I'm a bad mother?
Jake: No. I'm saying you've always favored Quinn. We both have. I've changed that, though. It's time for you to change that.
Helen: You're such a hypocrite. When was the last time you've talked Daria?
Jake: I had lunch with her last week. I just talked to her on the phone an hour ago.
Helen: Is this why you've been ignoring Quinn?
Jake: I haven't been ignoring her. But I haven't been ignoring Daria, either.
Helen: I've always treated the girls the same.
Jake: If you believe that you'd go with me to see Daria tonight.
The doorbell rings.
Helen goes leaves to answer it. Jake follows.
Helen: Quinn!
Quinn: I thought we could go to dinner and work on wedding plans.
Helen: Sure Quinn.
Quinn: Dad, you want to go?
Jake: I'd love to kiddo, but I already have plans.
Helen: Jake… Couldn't you cancel your plans?
Jake: Dammit, Helen! We just talked about this.
He storms out the door.