The Planet.

Lara has arrived for work with a stone expression.  There is no emotion.  There is no anything.  There is only work.  While Kit is at home, dealing with morning sickness, Marina is there at The Planet, watching over everything.  Alice is there, though tired.  This would be the kind of day for Alice to spend much of her day in bed, updating her Chart database website.  Instead, she brings the laptop with her.  She waits.

East Los Angeles.

Mark has left his apartment for the morning and is on a mission as he drives his S.U.V. through the city. Having done so, he now finds himself pulling up to a house while looking at a sheet of paper with an address on it.  This has to be the place.

Inside her bedroom, Carmen is informed of having a visitor waiting outside.  Carmen looks outside and sees Mark, appearing to text.  Her cellphone vibrates and Carmen looks at it.  There is a text message from Mark, ”PLEASE COME OUTSIDE.”  Carmen sighs and throws on some pants to go with her shirt, exiting the room and then the house.

Mark ”There you are.”

She walks toward him, saying nothing at first until they are face to face.

Carmen ”Shane send you?”

Mark ”No.  I don’t even know where she is.  Seriously, I don’t know.  …What are you gonna do?”

Carmen ”What I’m doing now.  I’m staying home.”

Mark ”You’re not even gonna say goodbye to anybody?  And what about your stuff at the apartment?”

Carmen ”I don’t give a shit about that stuff.”

Mark ”Carmen, you’ve got your equipment there.”

Carmen ”I’ll get another set.”

Mark ”Everybody’s worried about you.”

Carmen ”Yeah.  I’m sure.  Everyone’s so busy in their lives, Mark.  They’ll all continue on like I never even existed.”

Mark ”Carmen, if that were true I wouldn’t be here.”

Carmen ”…”

Mark ”Look…if nothing else…just…come with me.  Ride around for a bit.  We can talk and…whatever ya want.”

Carmen ”…Fine.”

Mark opens the front passenger door for Carmen, who enters.  Mark walks around to the driver’s side door, entering the vehicle.  They are soon off for a drive.

Bette and Tina’s.

Bette has just finished a phone conversation as Tina feeds Angelica.

Tina ”What did she say?”