Episode Report Card Sars: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Lady Stays Vanished
By Sars | Season 3 | Episode 11 | Aired on 05.10.2003
And then Nate wakes up. He looks over at Maya, standing at the edge of her playpen and swaying in that way babies do. He looks over at David, sacked out on the couch. He picks up Maya, pokes David, and asks him to watch Maya so he can "get some air." Damn, David is cute with that baby.
Outside, Nate paces and smokes. Cue The Strings Of Homeboy Is About To Lose It as Nate picks up a rake that's lying around and proceeds to whack the tree at the edge of the property with it until the rake shatters. He's staring at the handle when David interrupts, holding out the phone. Nate takes it -- yes, speaking, you what? Where? He's on his way. He hangs up. "They found her car." He runs into the house as David just stands there, dismayed. Maya turns to watch her daddy go, and David gives her a little kiss on the cheek. Awww. I don't even like babies, but give one to Michael C. Hall and it's over. So, so cute.
Angelica is telling Vanessa about a new shopping mall as Rico comes out into the living room to remind her about their dance lesson that night. She doesn't know if she feels up to it, but she'll call him at work to let him know. He's about to leave when Vanessa asks for the credit card; Angelica's taking her out for a little retail therapy. Rico's kind of confused: "You want to go shopping?" Angelica says they'll get her a new pair of shoes and maybe eat lunch at the farmer's market, and Rico is so happy that she's psyched to do something that he hands the card right over.
Casa Chenowith. The surviving Chenowiths can't decide where to sift Pa; various suggestions are proposed and rejected. Zhora notices Brenda studiously avoiding eye contact with Billy, and bitches at them for not speaking to each other, because it's "really starting to annoy" her. How…Zhora. Both children talk over each other to the effect of "let's get this over with, please," and after more wrangling, Zhora says, "Fuck it," grabs the urn, goes out onto the balcony, and dumps Pa out over the railing before Brenda and Billy can stop her. Most of Pa probably wound up in the downstairs neighbor's flower boxes, but Zhora seems satisfied: "There. Now he'll be in Westwood for all eternity." Brenda reaches forward and brushes a few Pa fragments off the railing. Heh.
Claire's in the bathroom, staring at a pregnancy test stick. Three words: Spawn Of Russell. Claire looks as grossed out by the prospect as I. Suddenly, there's knocking at the door; David needs her help downstairs.