Summary

Cole visits her father alone. A snowstorm blankets the city and keeps the sisters isolated all week. By phone, Birdie learns that their father has a new girlfriend named Carmen. Cole is excited about Carmen, especially the fact that Carmen has talked to her about sex.

Birdie and her mother are watching a news story about a bomb that had gone off in a police car in Berkeley. Sandy tells Birdie that sometimes such things are necessary, and then mysteriously says that if anything happens to her, Birdie should remember that she loves her and Cole and that she did it for them.

Once the snow is cleared, the girls go with Deck and Carmen to Deck’s favorite restaurant. As soon as Carmen sees Birdie, her attitude toward the girl becomes cool, and she mostly avoids looking at Birdie for the rest of the visit...