Ellen Cherry arrives for work and greets Spike Cohen. It is Spike who has hired her, mainly for her shoes (sensible penny loafers) and her apolitical views. She has lost her job after the bombing and called her mother to inquire if Uncle Buddy had anything to do with it. Her mother had said no, that Buddy wouldn't do that and that Buddy said it was probably terrorists. Ellen Cherry needs to work because Boomer left over the summer. It is now autumn and she needs money because they are likely getting divorced. Ellen Cherry mentions that Boomer should have money because of his successful "shows."
Back to the present, and waiting for the restaurant to open, protestors turn up, including a group led by Uncle Buddy. The reverend demands that.....
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