FISHER HOME
Molly draws a deep breath and covers
her eyes with her palms. "It's really complicated, Mom. I don't even know
if I can explain it ..."
"Try," Paula urges. "Please. I don't
want to allow what's going on between you and Sarah to--"
"I can handle it! Don't worry." Molly
sighs heavily and turns away.
Paula is about to do some more gentle
nudging when the ringing of the phone pulls her away from Molly. She rises
and goes over to the counter where the phone is resting, keeping an eye
on Molly as she does so. "Fisher residence," she answers.
"Paula," Claire says desperately.
"Claire. Good mor--"
"Have you seen Tim?"
Paula pauses. "What?"
"Did you see Tim at all last night?"
"No ... I thought I'd be hearing
from one of you at some point, but I never did."
"Jeez." Paula can hear Claire's breathing
grow heavier. "Okay, can you keep the kids for a little while longer?"
"Of course. They're still sleeping--"
"Great. I just need to -- look, I'll
keep you posted, okay?"
"Posted? Claire, what's going on?"
"Nothing," Claire says. "I mean,
I have no idea. Tim never came home last night."
Paula draws in a sharp breath. "He
didn't?"
"No. Look, I'm going to try to figure
out what happened. I'll let you know what's going on once I have some idea
myself."
"Okay. I'm sure everything's fine,
Claire."
"Bye." Claire hangs up abruptly.
Paula slowly sets the phone back
down on the receiver.
"What was that?" Molly asks.
"Tim ... he never came home last
night," Paula reports, concerned shock already flooding her face and her
voice.
"Where was he?"
"I have no idea. Claire didn't tell
me much, just that she was looking for him." Paula closes her eyes. "I
knew something was off when they asked me to take the kids last night.
I knew something strange was happening, because they wouldn't have skipped
the party otherwise."
"I'm sure everything will be fine,"
Molly tries to reassure her, although her own conviction sounds less than
genuine.
"I hope so." Paula takes a few of
what are supposed to be calming breaths, to no avail. "I really hope so."
END OF EPISODE #191
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