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Rick and Melissa's roller-coaster relationship impacts the other staff; Rick helps a volunteer group to take care of the burial of an abandoned baby.
(Season 1, Episode 4)
(Season 1, Episode 4)
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00:00I'm going to be pissed off about this cute punk.
00:12I went to Long Beach and did a funeral.
00:15The tolls came to $6.50, lunch came to $9.30.
00:18What does he give me? $6.50.
00:20I'm going to get the lunch haul in my class.
00:22I'm not going to do this no more.
00:24I'm going to say, well, Rick, you owe me $9.31.
00:27He wants to with me, I'll with him.
00:29And I don't give a rap now, because if I'm wrong, I'm still right.
00:59I don't give a rap now, but I don't give a rap now.
01:03Where's Rick?
01:10He's late.
01:12It's interesting on Mondays.
01:16The mood on Monday is generally bad.
01:20Usually Rick, you know, he kind of scopes him out, see how he is, whether he's going to talk to you,
01:24or if he's just miserable, or, you know, what's going on.
01:27You know, there's always a concern there about the relationship with Missy and Rick.
01:32Rick, you know, because he's the boss, if he has a rough day, you have a rough day.
01:36Morning, Rick.
01:37You know, if he got in an argument with Melissa, then it's worse for us.
01:40If he's in a good mood, then it's better for us.
01:43Hello.
01:45Where is Mrs. Smith?
01:47Is she, um, here today?
01:50When I told my husband that my sister was dating my boss, he said that that is not a good thing.
01:55Good morning, I love you.
01:57Good morning.
01:58This is ridiculous.
02:00Did you break into my locker?
02:02As fat as I am, I couldn't even get one leg in your pants.
02:07Rick and Melissa.
02:09I just wish they'd get it together, you know.
02:12Just click on the draw up there.
02:13Emily's here.
02:14Well, if she's here, how come she didn't make coffee?
02:16Well, she didn't get here until five minutes ago.
02:19What kind of secretary is she?
02:22I'll refrain from answering that.
02:25Oh, yeah.
02:26Rick and Melissa are engaged.
02:28Yes.
02:29Just when it's supposed to occur is the big question, I think.
02:33And I think that's what they argue about, because Rick's ready to do it now and Melissa's not.
02:37For me, loving Melissa was very easy.
02:38I mean, it just came out of nowhere.
02:40Your hair looks nice.
02:42He does.
02:43Yeah.
02:44What makes Rick attractive is...
02:49Really, you know, he...
02:55I just don't understand why they just don't get married and get it over with.
02:58I love you.
03:03Melissa and I have had a real stormy relationship over the last couple of months.
03:07And it's kind of down to the wire.
03:09We either have to make this thing work or call it off.
03:12It makes a fun time just for a date and Melissa,
03:14Shauna being Melissa's sister,
03:16Emily being, you know, Melissa's sister,
03:18and Chuck being father to them all.
03:19When he kisses her in front of me,
03:22yeah, that pisses me off.
03:24I mean, he knows what's happening.
03:26That's why I want to walk up and tear his head off.
03:30You know?
03:31Don't do that in front of me, you know?
03:34Because I am the middle sister,
03:35I try and mediate things,
03:38even when I shouldn't,
03:40because I like a pleasant working environment.
03:42It's stressful enough here.
03:45Oh, boy.
03:48We have two cases that have to be completely prepared,
03:52dressed, cosmetized, casketed,
03:55and be ready by 3.30 today.
03:58Shauna's extremely busy.
04:00No break from here on out,
04:01and there's other cases that need to be embalmed,
04:04and I'm going to have to stay late and do it.
04:06I'm just going to have to.
04:08Professionally, no is not in my vocabulary.
04:12Here it is.
04:13I've never done this before.
04:15Shauna's been on me about
04:16doing stuff for free all the time,
04:18which I do, so...
04:20I went to Long Beach and did a funeral,
04:22and I had lunch,
04:23and Rick, for the toll, gave me $6.50,
04:25but he owes me for lunch.
04:26As far as I'm concerned,
04:27he owes me $9.31.
04:31Right.
04:32Um, I was going to ask you.
04:34On this, you gave me the $6.50,
04:36but what about the $9.31?
04:39What about it?
04:40I'm not going to pay for your lunch.
04:41Why not?
04:41Why would I pay for your lunch?
04:43Why wouldn't you?
04:43I'm traveling.
04:45I don't pay for lunches.
04:47I don't pay for your lunch at Cully's.
04:49No, and I don't expect you to,
04:50but I was out of town.
04:51Yeah?
04:51And when I'm on the road,
04:53don't, you know,
04:53aren't you supposed to pay?
04:54I've never done it before.
04:55Well, that's because
04:56I've never presented it to you before.
04:59So, that's it then?
05:00That's it.
05:01Okay.
05:02Alrighty.
05:02That's all I want to know.
05:06What do they call it?
05:07Pennywise and dollar foolish?
05:10Well, now my plan is
05:11I'm not going to do extra bull.
05:13I'm not going to drop any bodies off
05:15or pick any up.
05:16Here, take this home
05:17when you're on your way
05:18and pick it up.
05:19Uh-uh.
05:20Yeah, he didn't do that
05:20as a policy book.
05:22That's his policy.
05:23His policy.
05:26Emily?
05:26Yeah?
05:27There's a gentleman
05:28coming in at 11
05:29named Douglas Howe.
05:30Okay.
05:31And I am supposed to see him.
05:33Melissa is going to have
05:34to begin the arrangement
05:35because I am doing something.
05:37All right, bye.
05:38I'm not a licensed funeral director,
05:40so I really don't know
05:41what needs to be done.
05:43Ow.
05:43I'm not a licensed funeral director,
06:00so I really don't know
06:01what needs to be done.
06:02She's really good with families,
06:03and she's certainly more than capable
06:05of doing it.
06:06She just hasn't had to do it.
06:07You were nice to have two months
06:08that day.
06:09Thank you so much.
06:10She's so strong,
06:11and what we do here is emotional,
06:12but you kind of just learn
06:14to just separate it.
06:18Some people can't do that.
06:19You know, up until she passed,
06:21she'd take her cup
06:22and just hold her cup like this
06:23and drink like this
06:24because the oral just turned in like that.
06:27This is a very, very difficult profession,
06:30dealing with families
06:31and trying to remain aloof
06:32from their grief.
06:33How wonderful of you
06:35to take care of your mother.
06:36It's important to pat yourself on the back.
06:38I'm at a point where I can hardly
06:40see families.
06:41I mean, I will if I absolutely have to,
06:43but I make a conscious effort
06:44that I'm going to remain
06:45above everything that's going on
06:47in that room.
06:49Do you want to take a little break,
06:50and then I am going to have
06:52either Mrs. Smith or Mr. Grenet
06:54take over.
06:56I was told that either Shauna,
06:58John, or yourself
07:00would be taking over
07:02the rest of the arrangement,
07:03and indeed I did tell him that.
07:05All right.
07:05Is John available, Emily?
07:08Uh, he is not.
07:11Hi.
07:15I've got to change
07:15out of my back room clothes.
07:19Hi, are you Douglas?
07:20Yes, ma'am.
07:21I'm Shauna.
07:21Hi, Shauna.
07:22Hi, it's nice to finally meet you.
07:24You too.
07:25Good to see you.
07:25How are you doing?
07:26I'm hanging in there pretty good.
07:27Oh, yeah?
07:28Good.
07:28Okay.
07:29I'm not going to keep you much longer,
07:31so just have a seat.
07:32Okay, I'm going to leave you too
07:33to finish up.
07:34Thank you so much, Melissa.
07:35I appreciate it.
07:35Douglas, you're very welcome.
07:36My pleasure.
07:37Appreciate your compassion.
07:37Of course.
07:38Take care.
07:40Sometimes we all have
07:41to just pitch in here.
07:43You're never prepared
07:44for the number of cases you have.
07:46John, you need to be here
07:48at 8 tomorrow morning
07:49to start getting this case ready.
07:51Okay.
07:51I'm going to send Chuck home
07:52with two stretchers tonight
07:53so he can go to the ME
07:54on his way in.
07:55Okay.
07:55Could you do me one favor?
07:56You bet.
07:57You cut off a lock of her hair.
07:59You bet.
08:00I'm going to do that.
08:01My daughter would love that.
08:02Mm-hmm.
08:03I believe that Shauna
08:07sees the deceased
08:08in a way that no one
08:10will ever see this person.
08:13So it's very difficult
08:15for her to get emotionally
08:16involved with every family
08:19making arrangements
08:20and then she has to go back
08:22in there and see this person
08:24and embalm.
08:25I mean, it's pretty crazy
08:26when you think about it.
08:28I want to give that to you now.
08:30Okay?
08:31This is very nice.
08:32Thank you so very much.
08:33My daughter would definitely
08:34appreciate this.
08:34Oh, good.
08:35Let's be good.
08:35Carry your mother.
08:36Okay?
08:37Excellent.
08:37All right.
08:38You're welcome.
08:42I can do AIDS.
08:42Where is John?
08:43Why isn't he answering
08:44this goddamn telephone?
08:45Don't know.
08:46Because he's going into
08:46the arrangist room.
08:47Excuse me.
08:47He's right here.
08:49You can't leave people
08:50on hold like that, John.
08:51How many times have I told you?
08:53Pick up the phone.
08:55I did.
08:56I picked it up,
08:56answered him,
08:57told him I was going
08:57to grab the file.
08:58I'm grabbing the file
08:58and I'm going into a different room.
09:02I realize that this business
09:04is very stressful
09:05and certainly it causes
09:07personalities to boil over.
09:10Please.
09:11I don't want to be rude.
09:13I'm getting very, very pissed.
09:15But that is no reason
09:17to lash out at somebody,
09:18especially in front
09:19of the other employees.
09:21Sorry to bother you, Johnny,
09:22but...
09:23Bar for the course today, Chuck.
09:25You're here to Rick?
09:25Yeah, he's being a jerk.
09:27Do what you got to do, bro.
09:29You know, I could do
09:30this visitation tomorrow night
09:31if you don't...
09:32I mean, if you want to
09:33just work a regular day.
09:34My sister's in a bad mood,
09:36Rick's in a bad mood,
09:37which makes for a really
09:38challenging work environment.
09:40Lately, they seem like
09:41they can't see eye to eye
09:42in anything, so...
09:43It's been a little tense
09:45around here for that reason.
09:48How she got hooked up with him
09:51is beyond my wildest dreams.
09:52In fact, when I found out
09:53I was furious,
09:54he comes up to me
09:55and he says,
09:56you probably know by now,
09:57but Melissa and I
09:58are seeing each other now.
09:59In fact, we're going to be married.
10:00And I almost smacked him
10:02right there on the spot
10:03because I thought,
10:04you mother...
10:04What are we going to name
10:07Baby?
10:08That's Edward.
10:09You want a middle name?
10:10Nope.
10:10Nope, Edward.
10:11We have some ladies here
10:12from an organization
10:14called Garden of Innocence,
10:16and it's an organization
10:17that we support wholeheartedly
10:19because their mission
10:21is to give a proper
10:24burial to abandoned babies.
10:29Put that in the casket.
10:33These are children
10:34that have been abandoned
10:35in death by their parents
10:36or have been found
10:38in trash cans or sewers,
10:39wherever they've been thrown.
10:41It's given a blanket,
10:43a toy.
10:46This is a very emotional thing
10:47to think that...
10:49Give me a minute.
10:56To think that this baby
11:02was abandoned by his parents
11:03is very...
11:06You know, Rick,
11:09any time there's a child
11:10involved in any kind of death
11:12is very hard for him.
11:14He's human, like all of us.
11:16I mean, you know,
11:16I couldn't imagine having a baby
11:19and leaving it at a hospital.
11:21He's very tiny.
11:24He's been deceased
11:25for about five months, maybe.
11:28On the shelf.
11:30Goodbye.
11:32I'm always amazed
11:33that people would abandon
11:35a precious little baby like that.
11:37And it's, uh...
11:38I think my emotions
11:40are a little raw
11:41having just lost my son.
11:45It's tough.
11:45The death of Rick's son
11:54was obviously very devastating.
11:57Randy was a wonderful,
11:59special, special young boy
12:01and, um, young man.
12:04And he was dear
12:05to all of our hearts.
12:07Rick's son, his only son,
12:09had been suffering, uh,
12:11from a kidney ailment.
12:12I went home one night
12:14and, um, and Randy was, um,
12:16on, on our bed
12:18with Camille, his mother.
12:20And because I am a funeral director
12:23and I've seen tens of thousands
12:24of dead bodies,
12:25I looked at him and I said,
12:26Camille, he's in trouble.
12:27And she said, he's so sick.
12:30Okay, so we'll fast forward
12:31past, I think, probably
12:3315, 20 surgeries.
12:36Um, to the time
12:37when he's, like, 15.
12:40And he finally
12:41got a transplant.
12:42Randy had about
12:44two or three good years
12:45and then he started
12:46to go downhill again
12:47and he just got sicker
12:49and sicker and sicker.
12:51When somebody we know
12:53passes,
12:54you'd think that
12:55because we deal with it
12:57every day
12:57that it would be
12:58a little easier
12:59to deal with,
12:59but it's not.
13:01One night,
13:01he picked up the phone
13:02and he started calling
13:04everybody
13:05that he ever thought
13:06he had wronged
13:07in any way
13:08and apologized to them.
13:09And on Thursday morning,
13:18he got up to go
13:26to the bathroom
13:27about four o'clock
13:28in the morning
13:29and had a heart attack
13:29and dropped dead
13:30in the bathroom.
13:3324 years old.
13:34That's all I can do.
13:40Rick said,
13:41Shawna.
13:41I said,
13:42what?
13:43I said,
13:43what?
13:43What do you need?
13:45And, um,
13:46he said,
13:47um,
13:48you know,
13:49I can't reach anybody.
13:50I have nobody else
13:51to talk to.
13:51And I said,
13:52what is the matter?
13:53He said,
13:54Shawna.
13:55He said,
13:55Randy's dead.
13:56The depth of despair
13:59that I'm sure
14:00that he is feeling
14:01on a daily basis
14:01is something
14:02that no one
14:03can ever explain.
14:05It's very sad.
14:07It's really,
14:08really sad.
14:09My one true regret
14:11in life
14:11is that
14:13this business
14:15cost me my family.
14:16They couldn't count
14:17on me for birthdays
14:18or Christmas
14:18or anything.
14:21Rick is affected
14:22in ways
14:22that he still
14:23doesn't realize.
14:26Kind of under
14:31the gun here
14:32with time.
14:34I still got
14:35a ways to go
14:35on him.
14:37Is there anything
14:38I can do
14:39to help you
14:39at this time?
14:39I'm free for a while.
14:41The only other thing
14:41is,
14:42is there any way
14:42you could check
14:43and see if somebody
14:44put the name up
14:44on the board
14:45inside the chapel
14:47and a book
14:47and cards out
14:48because they're
14:48going to be here
14:48in 40 to 30 minutes.
14:50I'll do that.
14:50I need to find John
14:51because I really
14:52need his help
14:53right now.
14:54And we'd like
14:55to go from
14:55youngest to
14:56older years.
14:57Okay.
14:58So the youngest,
14:59actually this was
14:59probably his car
15:01that he loved so much.
15:02That's fine.
15:03Do that number two.
15:04This is for the
15:05Joseph Walter Payne
15:06family.
15:07We are here today
15:08to bring the pictures
15:09to make the montage,
15:12the DVD of my father.
15:13That's around the water.
15:14You call him Bobber
15:15because he was always
15:16flipping out of the raft.
15:17Oh gosh.
15:1880 years old?
15:19Like 70.
15:20Wow.
15:21Yeah.
15:21John is friendly
15:22and empathetic.
15:23He tends to get
15:24more involved
15:26on a personal level
15:27which is very good
15:29but it's also
15:30very taxing.
15:31If you get caught up
15:32in the family
15:32if it's a really nice family
15:33you think of what
15:34they're feeling about.
15:35This was my birthday
15:36and I just think
15:38it's beautiful
15:38of them
15:39the way he's
15:39looking at her.
15:41It's depressing
15:42but you know
15:43when you can make
15:44them smile
15:45in the worst time
15:45of their life
15:46and have them tell you
15:47that you've made it
15:48a lot easier
15:49than what they were
15:49expecting
15:50it makes it worth it.
15:51So as you walk in
15:52for the viewing
15:53this should be up
15:53on the screen.
15:54Okay.
15:56You're welcome.
15:57It's hard to think
15:58that it's really
15:59that he's really gone
16:00so and it's hard to see
16:02like it's just really hard
16:03for me to see
16:03the rest of my family.
16:05She's crazy
16:05that's in love
16:06with her grandfather.
16:07I wanted to make sure
16:08it came
16:08because I had a heartstone
16:10I'd given to him
16:10a few years back
16:12and he told me
16:13he always carried it
16:13in his pocket
16:14and would always
16:15remember me buy it
16:15and I wanted to make
16:16sure it got
16:17in his pocket
16:17for his burial.
16:22There will be
16:23a visitation here
16:24for Mr. Payne
16:25at 4 o'clock.
16:27Watch your right arm.
16:29I can't let anybody
16:31else set it up.
16:32It's got to be my way
16:33or the highway.
16:35I think it looks good.
16:37I just hope the family
16:37feels the same.
16:41It is a visitation
16:43from 5 o'clock
16:44to 9 o'clock
16:44p.m. tonight.
16:45It's a risk, you know?
16:47You don't know
16:48how people will respond.
16:50You can only hope
16:50for the best.
16:53She did a great job.
16:55Really great.
16:57Emily, do you know
16:58where Chuck is?
16:59No, I don't.
17:00My managerial style
17:02I'm sure could improve
17:02particularly when it comes
17:04to dealing with people
17:05if I really concentrated
17:07on my interactions
17:08with everybody
17:09as opposed to firing
17:11and walking away.
17:12Excuse me, Rick.
17:13Did you call me
17:13in the income?
17:14Yeah, I did.
17:14What?
17:14What changed for a coin?
17:16Uh, I don't know.
17:19It's your watch.
17:21Oh, thank you.
17:22I'll see you all later.
17:25I'm surprised he gave it to me.
17:27Why he didn't want
17:28to give it to me before,
17:30I have no clue.
17:31Probably thought,
17:33pick one hand
17:33washes the other.
17:34Chuck's like a pit bull.
17:35He just gets a hold
17:36of something
17:37and shakes it
17:38until it's dead.
17:39The easy way out for me
17:40was to give him 10 bucks
17:41and shut him up
17:42and not have to listen
17:43to it for the next
17:44three weeks.
17:45Ooh, who the hell is I?
17:47What's that, man, Red?
17:48I love redheads too, man.
17:50I'd have to bring her over here.
17:52Hello, how are you?
17:54Oh, damn, this is nice.
17:57Yeah, baby, you're looking good.
17:58Hello, folks.
18:05You look lovely.
18:07This is where
18:07the family says
18:09the last goodbyes.
18:10So we all want things
18:11to be perfect.
18:13It looks peaceful.
18:15That's what it should be.
18:17I get nervous
18:18because of the anticipation
18:19of possibly something
18:20going awry.
18:22Take the eyebrow.
18:23Yeah.
18:23Just a thin brown line.
18:25What can be done?
18:26Is this a thin pencil?
18:27Is it?
18:27Yeah.
18:27Do they just wipe off?
18:29I don't know,
18:30but our embalmer
18:31is still here
18:31so I can talk to her
18:33and find out
18:33what I need to do
18:34and then I can do it.
18:36So, daughter is asking
18:37to remove the eyebrows
18:39because her father
18:41did not have eyebrows.
18:43No, it's okay.
18:49No, it's not okay
18:51because I don't like
18:51looking at that, you know.
18:53The daughter mentioned
18:54that he never had eyebrows
18:56to begin with.
18:57Is it okay
18:58if I wipe them off?
18:59Absolutely.
19:00She said everything
19:00else is wonderful.
19:02He had no eyebrows,
19:03none, zero.
19:04So I thought,
19:05well, maybe I just
19:05better do it
19:06just a little bit.
19:07It's not looking
19:07at some other, right?
19:09Well, I just want
19:10to fix things, you know,
19:11or make things right.
19:12That's all.
19:13Now, I'm going to get
19:14a reaction as soon
19:15as I walk over
19:16from the mother.
19:17In fact, she's right there,
19:18so now is my chance
19:19to do it.
19:19She's not going to see it.
19:24I don't mean to interrupt you.
19:26I'm sorry.
19:31That's better.
19:32That's much better.
19:32Okay.
19:33Good.
19:33You have to give
19:36these grieving families
19:38your undivided attention,
19:40and that's why
19:40at the end of the day,
19:42we all emotionally
19:43are just strange.
19:44So how much longer
19:45are you here?
19:46Probably another two hours.
19:47Are you joking?
19:48Shawna, it's 6.15.
19:49Do you want me
19:50to somehow get you
19:51some coffee?
19:52Oh, no.
19:53You don't...
19:53My neck is just trash.
19:56It's time to go home,
19:58and Shawna's still embalming.
19:59She's going to be here a while.
20:01Are you here for pain?
20:02Yes.
20:02Melissa's got a visitation.
20:04The chapel's full.
20:05They put the part
20:06that she gave my dad
20:07in his pocket, right,
20:08that she asked him to.
20:09Yes, hon.
20:09Oh, yeah.
20:10It's there.
20:12You want to come check
20:14with me just to make sure?
20:15Okay.
20:16We'll go do that.
20:18Melissa's so sweet
20:19and so gentle.
20:20The families that we serve
20:21just love her.
20:22It's so beautiful.
20:24I mean, she displays
20:26every characteristic
20:27of femininity that I love.
20:30Well, it's here,
20:31and it certainly
20:32is going in the right place here.
20:36I love her dearly,
20:37and I know she loves me.
20:39I've worked so much,
20:42so hard for so many years.
20:45I've spent so much time
20:46taking care of other families
20:48and all that other stuff,
20:50the good stuff that I should have
20:51was, like, smoke through my fingers.
20:55At the end of the day,
20:57the only thing that means anything
20:58is love.
20:59Well, there you are.
21:19What?
21:20If you have lunch,
21:22grab a receipt.
21:23Why?
21:23Give it to Rick Tom,
21:24and I'll think about it.
21:26Okay, I'll think about it.
21:27The president has been started
21:29since yesterday.
21:30Oh, yeah?
21:31The president has been first,
21:32but...
21:32The president's the president of the in็ dizzying
21:34metabolism.
21:36There you go.
21:37You