Episode Five Re-Cap

Saffron assures Angel she is aware of her father-in-law’s spontaneous adjustments to the construction and will be fine with them, though she seems upset. She warns Angel to also keep the peace with Rex by lying, if need be, about spotting Sydney lurking by his house. Lyndsey and Bobbi discover Bertie’s parting gift of a [...]

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Segment 5.10

A sound caught Sugar’s ear even over the grind of the vacuum. She shut the machine down and followed the low moaning into the downstairs bathroom. She stood outside the cupboard with arms akimbo.
“You have to stop all that noise,” she demanded. “I may need to take drastic measures with you if you can’t be [...]

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Segment 5.9

Fresh chilies simmering in a sauce on the stove mixed in the air with sawdust and adhesive. Angel rubbed his temples and pulled himself up out of his chair, tossing the newspaper aside. A sour taste rolled across his tongue and his stomach churned with both hunger and revulsion.
“I hope you’re wearing a mask [...]

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Segment 5.8

Ready-made meals in the homemade style were what endeared Bobbi to the otherwise shabby deli on the street corner near her office. All the way home, she floated on the scent of fresh lasagna and garlic bread. Emmy would be easy to convince with just the plea that Bobbi craved lasagna alone and wanted to [...]

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Segment 5.7

The answering machine flicked to life, voice echoing across the vaulted ceiling of the premium unit. Normally, Guillaume would not hurry to answer, even knowing that Monique wanted his ear. In this case, however, he sped to the phone and picked it up, not bothering to greet her normally.
“We’ve got reservations at that place you [...]

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Segment 5.6

“Why are we stopping over here?” Sam asked.
“Are you upset because they don’t sell any food?” Dinah replied.
“It’s not about the food. There’s a taco stand around the corner. It’s just that…it’s a laundry. What do we want with this? Also, you’re parked next to a hydrant.”
Dinah hit the hazard light button. “There. We’re [...]

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Segment 5.5

Words that never before seemed like words went onto the Scrabble board and survived. Petra challenged “aa” and “xu” and then bit her lip over “qat” and “pyx.”
“You’re lucky we’re not using tournament rules,” Pug informed her. “You’d get a penalty for a challenge that doesn’t take.”
“Don’t let him bully you,” Wyatt advised. “If [...]

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Segment 5.4

“Technically, I could get them on the use of the taser,” Sydney told Guillaume.
Guillaume had been leaning back in his chair letting his eyes roam all around the consultation room throughout the whole story. Now Sydney had his attention.
Sydney continued, “That’s called ‘excessive force.’ They claim I was resisting arrest, evading capture, trespassing, etc. [...]

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Segment 5.3

The bleat of the phone jarred Sugar into dropping the silver polishing gear she had just gathered to attack the “company utensils,” the formal silverware they used only to impress guests. She stripped off her rubber gloves and straightened her clothing. She smoothed back her hair and raised her chin.
Oscar growled at her from the [...]

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Segment 5.2

The Lexus turned away from Lyndsey as he pedaled into the Court. The color was unremarkable and the style like many others that Lyndsey passed by in the administration parking lot at the college. However, so few cars of its type made appearances in the Court that Lyn had no doubt that it was Peter.
“He [...]

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