Plot summary
Chris takes time off for a spiritual retreat at a monastery, with Bernard filling in for him at the radio station. Chris is welcomed by Brother Timothy ( Stephen Root ) and finds monastery life different than he had imagined. He is also inexplicably attracted to (and has troubling erotic dreams about) reclusive Brother Simon (Elizabeth Juviler), who has taken a vow of silence, not knowing "his" secret. Ruth-Anne pays Maurice the remaining amount owed on her store in one big lump sum, which angers him. Joel becomes perturbed when he has no patients.
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