EPISODE

1. Falling into Place

In 1972, Bruno Baskerville Walsh took LSD at a party, and "flew" off the balcony where he stood, landing on a car in a parking lot. Ruth and George sleep together their first night of marriage...extremely loudly, annoying David and Keith, and Claire.

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In 1972, Bruno Walsh, 21, gets high, jumps off a balcony and is killed when he lands on a car. Nate, still battered from his bar fight, is tended to by Brenda; they start to have sex but stop. Claire and David are disturbed by Ruth's and George's loud sex. Claire is frustrated Nate did not attend Ruth's wedding. David accompanies Nate to claim Lisa's body. Vanessa asks her sister to leave. Nate clashes with Lisa's family over her funeral wishes. David and Keith look for ways to start over. Claire reunites with Russell but he's upset about the abortion. Nate gives Bruno's ashes to Lisa's parents, pretending they are Lisa's ashes. Nate then buries Lisa's body in accordance with her wishes.

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