Family Plots

Love and Death (1x4)

: 26, 2004

Rick, the boss, is engaged to Melissa, the oldest Wissmiller sister. Their relationship is rocky, to say the least. When they are having a bad day, the boss makes sure everyone at Poway Bernardo Mortuary is also having a bad day. Chuck made a business trip to Long Beach and wants the $9.31 he had to pay for lunch. Rick refuses to pay for his lunch and the two are at an impasse. Shonna has two bodies that have to be completely prepared, dressed, cosmetized, casketed and ready by 3:30pm. Other cases also have to be embalmed so Shonna will have to stay late to get it all accomplished. She also has an 11:00am appointment with a client and asks Melissa to fill in for her and meet with the client. Melissa Rick helps the ladies from ""Garden of Innocence,"" a volunteer group to help bury abandoned babies, to make funeral arrangements. And we find out that Rick had recently lost his 24-year-old son, Randy, after a long illness. Rick finally relents and gives Chuck the money for lunch. The follo