Seth: Big man please turn off the heat already
Kirsten: You want it cooler?…(looks surprised)
Seth: You would think with the power of world's largest religions behind me that I the creator of the ultimate religious holiday would have some sway….
Sandy walks in
Sandy: Hey… so what you up to today?
Seth: Dunno
Kirsten: You and Summer could hang out
Seth: Hmmmm
Sandy: You are hmmming to spending a day with your beloved (whilst cuddling up to Kirsten)
Seth: Yeah I'm hmmming because right now words fail me especially with Summer. The whole girl's best friend dying in car crash when boy's brother was driving thing…There's a whole lot of hurt and blame going round at the moment. I'm not equipped for that.
Kirsten: Aww sweetie. No one said it would be easy but sometimes silence counts for more than words
Seth: Yeah…..(looks very sceptical)
Sandy: Talking of brothers.. You spoken to Ryan?
Seth: Kinda
Kirsten: Asking him to pass a bagel does not count
Seth: Since before the funeral then I guess no
Sandy: Seth!
Seth: Well have you spoken to him?
Sandy looks guilty
Kirsten: Neither of you have spoken to him?
Seth: There's this elephant in the room every time I'm near him
Sandy: A big elephant
Kirsten is looking more and more disappointed
Seth: Marissa isn't an elephant…too skinny.. she's more of a..
Kirsten:Seth!
Seth: Sorry. Too soon.
Kirsten: Ryan needs us to be around him
Seth: So what do you suggest?
Ryan walks in
Kirsten: Ryan
Ryan looks at them all suspiciously
Ryan: Its like a hundred degrees outside
Seth: Yeah very hot
Ryan: Any idea how long its to last?
Sandy: A couple of weeks
Ryan: cool…well maybe not cool
Ryan walks out looking perplexed.
Seth: You didn't say anything!
Kirsten: I said something…You two discussed the weather with him..
Seth: Ryan doesn't talk mom. He broods. He gets angsty. If I tried to talk to him I'd piss him off and I don't really want to be the first person he takes out his Volchok rage out on physically.
A pounding bass beat drifts through the open patio doors. A few seconds later we hear some grunts
Seth: I hope he doesn't see Volchok anytime soon
Kirsten: He's drifting away. We need to help him
Seth: So dad… got the Sandy Cohen pep talk lined up
Sandy looks horrified
Kirsten looks happy
Kirsten: Sweetie if anyone can get through to him then its you
Roberts' patioNeil is sitting by himself at the breakfast table reading the newspaper.
He flips a page.
His cell rings
Neil: Hello. Dr Roberts speaking
Neil: ah right
Neil: hmmm
Neil: What are Ms. Smart's pre op labs like?
Summer walks past him. She is only wearing a baggy grey t shirt and sunglasses. She pours a coffee and grabs a pastry. She turns to walk away
Neil: Honey wait a sec (covers the phone)
Neil: Her platelets are what? (looks shocked)
Summer sighs and wanders off
Neil looks dejected.
Julie's bathroomJulie is in the shower. She is standing motionless under the jet of water. Her red hair plastered to her face. Her eyes open. She turns off the water and steps out wrapping herself in a towel.
Neil walks in
Neil: Honey I'm just leaving for work. Do you need anything?
She doesn't respond
Neil: I'll be home at 5 then
Neil moves to hug her
Julie: I'll make you wet (shooing him away)
Neil walks out. He looks confused.