Dana ”…I can’t do it.”

Marina ”Yes you can, Dana.  Alice, it’s good that you’re going with her.  Dana…”

Marina places her right hand on Dana’s left shoulder.

Marina ”…Look at me.”

Dana looks over to Marina with a lump in her throat.

Marina ”You can do this.  And no matter what happens…I will be here.  Alice will be here.  Francesca, Shane, all of us will be here.”

Dana ”…I don’t know if I’m ready to lose anyone else.”

Marina ”You are not losing anyone.”

Dana ”Yeah, tell Lara that.”

Alice places her left arm around Dana, walking with her toward the exit.

Alice ”Okay, enough with the Lara shit.  If she can’t understand what you’re going through then fuck her.  Come on…let’s get you ready.  And yes, I’ll try to look a little more Republican.”

As Alice and Dana walk away, Shane looks on from a distance over at them exiting, then over to Marina.  Marina is momentarily puzzled as to what, ”looking more Republican,” is before getting the attention of one of her workers.

Marina ”I will be back in a moment.  I need to make a call and then I’ll need to take care of something.”

Marina goes to her office.  Soon after, Marina exits her office.  Waiting in her car is Francesca, back from working in Italy.  They greet each other with a kiss as Marina gets in the passenger seat.

Francesca ”Two seconds in town and already, we’re up to fun and adventure.”

Francesca drives off.

Somewhere in Orange County, Alice and Dana have arrived for the award ceremony for Dana’s mother, Sharon.  Dana’s father, Irwin is there along with her brother, Howie.

Francesca and Marina meanwhile now arrive at a parking lot outside of a country club.

Marina ”There she is.  I see her.  This will only be a moment.”

Francesca ”The things I do for you.”

Marina exits the vehicle with Francesca, looking on curiously.  The situation was explained to her over the phone earlier, but now she gets to witness the drama almost first hand.

Marina walks over to her, calling her out.

Marina ”Lara!”

Lara is at her car and looks over, seeing Marina now walking toward her.

Lara ”Marina?  What are you doing here?”

Marina ”We need to talk.”