linda sits with sunny and rhonda watching tv. linda is reading a book to sunny, who has his coffee can of marbles emptied on the bed. the noise from the party in the next room is clearly heard. every time she hears something crashing to the floor, she wrenches. babe brother comes in and stands in the doorway. linda's eye is still swollen. junior, pat, linda and rhonda come in to help suzie move the bed from under the rain dripping through the hole in the ceiling. suzie, pat and linda hear the noise coming from the kitchen and rush to see what is going on. gideon is sitting on the edge of his bed looking through the scraps of leftovers on his plate. he puts his pants on. as he moves about, his joints snap and pop. he picks up the empty plate.