Truly Madly Guilty

The barbecue continues with Vid and Clementine forging a connection over food and music, and Sam and Tiffany lightly flirting. The children are mentioned at intervals, but the parents are keeping an eye on them. They talk about how Vid and Tiffany met. Although they met at a real estate auction, Vid teasingly reveals that he’d seen her before, back when Tiffany was a professional stripper.

Meanwhile, in the present, Vid is having a hard time with the aftermath of the barbecue and how Clementine has shut him out. Tiffany also sees that Dakota is under duress because Dakota ruined one of her beloved books. When Tiffany takes her daughter to her new school, Tiffany sees a man from her past. Tiffany sees “the unmistakable glimmer of recognition in his pale eyes” and is shaken. She’s relieved when Dakota feels sick, and they have to leave. The subject of Clementine comes up in the car, and Dakota reveals that she’s sure Clementine hates her for what happened at the barbecue.

Erika goes to her mother’s and sees that Sylvia’s hoarding has gotten worse. The neighbor wants to sell and is concerned that the mess in Sylvia’s yard will bring down the price of her house. Sylvia blames the rain for the state of her yard.

Back at the barbecue, Clementine and Sam, who have been having trouble with their sex life as the parents of small children, are finally feeling like they might be able to reconnect. The atmosphere of fun and sex at the barbecue makes them flirty and excited. Everyone is attracted to “smoking-hot Tiffany.” Clementine is curious about her job, and Tiffany clarifies that she purchases and renovates properties.

In the present, Clementine and Sam’s relationship is falling apart. They both remember how the sexual excitement from the barbecue distracted them, and they feel angry and guilty.

At the barbecue, the sexual teasing escalates until Tiffany offers to give Clementine a lap dance.