Only for the Week

Rome wakes to the sound of shouting in the hallway. Amerie is announcing that her engagement ring is gone and demands that every member of the wedding party wake up to help her and Arnold search for it. Rome notices that Janelle is obviously tired. When Amerie tries to blame the lost ring on Janelle “letting” her eat too much THC-supplemented food, Rome defends her. Rome is unmoved when Amerie begins crying, seeing it as an effort to deflect from her rudeness and demanding behavior.

Amerie is unhappy when Arnold tells her that he, Rome, and Janelle will look for the ring together. Rome decides it speaks poorly of Amerie that she apparently does not trust Arnold or Janelle to be alone without her present. Rome and Janelle banter while Arnold affects a British accent to “solve” the mystery. Rome calls him “Sherlock Black,” and Janelle says, “I used to call him Luther” (125). Rome and Janelle explain to Dani that while Arnold is an extremely competent professional, he constantly loses his personal belongings and assumes this British persona when trying to find them. Rome relaxes into the running joke, feeling it is a more genuine view of Arnold than he has had lately.