SCENE OPENS to Nora (Kit Mercer) fussing with her outfit and not looking completely happy with it. Her husband Roger (Jimmy Broadway) tries to reassure her by saying that she looks great, but Nora still appears unsatisfied. Roger and Nora are recently married, and Roger’s boy (Nora’s new stepson) Mark (Alex Jett) is coming home from college today. Nora glares at Roger, saying it’s HIS fault that her new dress didn’t arrive on time. If he had paid for faster shipping instead of using the CHEAPEST shipping method, she wouldn’t be in this situation. Roger is desperate to keep Nora happy, and offers to take her out on a shopping spree sometime, to make it up to her.
Later, Mark arrives, pulling up to the house where Nora and Roger are waiting for him.
Everyone exchanges greetings, with Mark and Nora introducing themselves to each other. Roger seems happy to see Mark, while Mark’s reaction to Roger is pleasant but more reserved. Mark and Nora are warmer to each other, with Nora especially seeming to like what she sees.
Nora hugs Mark, and then Mark says that he still has some more of his belongings in the car and that he’ll be right back. As Mark walks away, Nora points at him, with a hungry expression on her face. Nora tells Roger that instead of the shopping spree, she wants… Mark.
