the living room is sparsely furnished -- a sofa, a coffee table, a bookcase cluttered with a handful of paperbooks, a couple of boardgames, a dying cactus, etc. a crappy old fifteen inch t.v. on a t.v. tray. we see this for a moment before. beth walks right on through followed by the talking sid and the sun is low, giving the room a golden glow. the front door flings open. nick charges into the room. sid is painting the ceiling. nick bursts through the door. carol leads them to a corner.