the cot morphs into a sofa. the dingy cell morphs into a well- lit room. rick watches from a doorway.
melanie is fixing the boys sandwiches.
melanie on the phone.
the boys jump on a bed.
melanie tucks the boys into bed.
melanie pours two glasses of wine.
melanie lights a candle on a table set for two.
melanie finishes eating alone and blows out the candle.
melanie washes the dishes. cut to:
melanie's asleep on the sofa. rick kneels beside her. he lightly runs his fingers through her hair stirring her slumber.
rick and the boys play baseball with an empty wrapping paper roll and a dirty sock.
rick and the boys head out the door with fishing poles in tow.
rick and the boys sit in front of the tv watching football. rick has a beer in his hand. the boys drink root beer from beer mugs.
arriving home rick grabs an envelope that is taped to the door. kris bolts through the door and heads to the bathroom. phillip is crying again.
rick watches melanie and the boys play nintendo.
melanie packs her things.
rick continues.
melanie finishes packing her suitcase.
rick on the sofa. the boys gathered at his feet. he has a heavy growth of facial hair. he shirt is unbuttoned. his shoes have been discarded. he stares blankly forward. the boys lay sleeping at his feet. one by one people show up and begin to remove the furnishings. an open door allows service providers to enter and disconnect. first the gas, then the telephone. close up on a running faucet that slows to a trickle, then a drip, then dry. rick's mother and father enter. she sits by her unresponsive son. father lingers at a distance.
a man enters to repossess the tv. people continue to enter the house taking rick's belongings.
a representative from the electric company stands in front of rick.
rick is eating pizza and looking through the want ads. a few ads are already circled.
rick loads boxes of cereal, kool-aid, spaghetti-o's, loaves of bread and numerous other things into a trough. the boys dance in excitement.
rick is looking through college literature, insurance applications, and ymca programs.
rick packs his things in boxes. a knock at the door and the room morphs back into the cell.