Following a cue from his own grief counselor, Patrick suggests they all write letters to Sara. Patrick decides to be a role model for the kids, telling them about how hard it’s been to get over Joe’s death. Grant’s injuries are minor, but the violence of the quake has left the kids frightened and unsettled. Patrick rushes him to the hospital sitting in the waiting room triggers memories of Joe’s final days, of his family swooping in and refusing to acknowledge Patrick’s importance in Joe’s life. One evening, Grant is injured in an earthquake. Eventually, Clara relents, confessing that her marriage is coming apart and that she is questioning her sexual identity. Patrick, who now has a close bond with Maisie and Grant, is adamantly opposed. She announces she’s taking the kids back to Connecticut. She is shocked at what she sees as her brother’s negligence: allowing the kids to be up so late and exposed to so many intoxicated party guests. As the party drags into the night, Patrick’s sister Clara suddenly appears. They plan a splashy, catered affair for friends and up-and-coming TV stars.
When Patrick tries to broach the subject of Sara’s death with the kids, hoping to help them confront their grief, he decides to throw a party to lighten the mood. Patrick replaces Neal, and Cassie proves an astute and capable manager. Cassie understands Patrick like his agent never has.
Patrick’s agent’s assistant, Cassie Everest, tries to convince him to come out of retirement.
Patrick, who is still grieving the death of his partner, Joe, wants the kids to put their mother’s death out of their thoughts he shares stories of Sara’s early days in New York, hoping to paint a fuller picture of her for her kids. His neighbors, a throuple, are a reliable support system. Patrick’s pool becomes the center of the daily routine during the blistering summer days. Their mother Sara has just died, and their father will spend the summer in rehab for drug addiction. Patrick O’Hara, a former sitcom star now living alone in Palm Springs, CA, takes in his nine-year-old niece, Maisie, and his six-year-old nephew, Grant.
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