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It's never good when the opening scene contains characters we know. Unless, of course, one or more of those characters is annoying. In this case, Ruth's sister Sarah is hiking along a high canyon ridge. Her friend Fiona is winded and lagging behind a bit, but she says she's glad Sarah got her out of the house. Sure, she says that now, but we all know that at least one of these two women is going to end the scene at a much lower altitude than she's currently at. This trail should have a guardrail or something. Fiona wobbles, but Sarah's too excited over the view they're about to enjoy to even consider slowing down: "We're moments from the top, mere moments!" Sarah's boot slips in a pothole in the trail, but she fails to either plummet to her death or warn Fiona that she's about to plummet to hers. Which she does. Although we don't see the actual plummeting. She just starts to slip, and then we cut to Sarah, hearing Fiona gasp. Sarah calls to the now-empty trail behind her. So much for Fiona Lenore Kleinschmidt (1952-2005). Yes, that one. Fifteen-year-old boys all over the Southland can breathe a little easier tonight. Because, you know, they won't be all tired out from having a bunch of sex.
It's a hectic morning with David and Keith and the kids. That's right, Anthony and Durrell have already moved in. Time sure flies between episodes on this show, doesn't it? The men are struggling with getting the kids' lunches packed while the boys struggle with�each other, making a big mess. Keith, who's already stressed out from trying to deal with all the pieces that go into your standard sack lunch, angrily separates them and says it's time to go. Durrell throws Keith a bunch of attitude over being told to wear his jacket, a situation which perennial middle child David naturally defuses by sending the kids off to brush their teeth. "It's like he wants me to lose my temper," Keith carps, and David says to give Durrell time. Keith says it's been two weeks. He's also not impressed when David reminds Keith of Durrell's background: "My sister's a drug addict. Taylor never acted like this." David explains that being a girl, Taylor "isn't hardwired to be aggressive and territorial." You know, like David is. "It's the reason she doesn't have the same problem with your father that you do." "So now everything that happened between me and my father is my fault?" Keith snaps. Before it can get any uglier, Anthony appears back in the kitchen, announcing that Durrell now has an issue with his hat. "I'll be in the car," Keith grumbles, and walks out past Anthony without sparing the boy a glance. David smiles at Anthony as reassuringly as he can. Not a good sign; only two weeks and they're already playing good cop/bad big black sex cop.
Ruth and George are unpacking in "their" new apartment. The furniture's there, but there are still half-unpacked boxes strewn everywhere. Ruth asks him for the last four digits of his Social Security number for whatever utility company she's on the phone with, and he rattles them right off so we can see he's doing better. While she gets put on hold, he tells her with some bewilderment that he's looking for their pots and pans. She lies that they must have forgotten them, and that they can just run down to Crate & Barrel and get a new set. George does a little commercial for the nearly new Calphalon set they already have, but Ruth blows off his concerns and finishes her phone call. Then she asks George if he's talked to the dean at his college about going back to work. George says he wants to concentrate on getting better for now. And the next item he unpacks is that little yellow cordless drill he and Ruth bought at Home Depot when she asked him to marry her. She seems to soften a little at this and says, "Okay, I'll go get our pots and pans. I'll be back before you know it." She's out the door. George puts the drill in a place of honor on the kitchen pass-through and chuckles to himself, oblivious to the fact that his days of boring with his wife are numbered.