These Summer Storms

After the family meeting, Alice tries to escape, but all her family members want her attention. Alice now finds herself in the strange position of everyone’s fate resting in her hands. Elisabeth immerses herself in planning the memorial service and makes Alice help with phone calls and other arrangements. Sam and Sila, along with their children, bring her pastries from her favorite bakery, and Emily leads her in a meditation session and sound bath.

Alice showers, but when she gets out, her clothes and towel are missing. This is a familiar prank from her siblings, and she’s certain Sam is the culprit. Alice sprints to her room only to run right into Jack in her room as she’s naked. He offers her a towel, but not before looking at her. Alice demands to know why he’s in her room, and Jack explains that this is where he slept when he visited to conduct business. All of Alice’s clothes are missing from her room, so Jack lends her his shirt and shorts. Alice accuses him of lying to her the previous night. He denies lying, calling his actions a “miscalculation.” He reminds her that he tried to introduce himself, but she stopped him.