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WRITTEN BY: Lawrence Andries
DIRECTED BY: Allen Coulter
FIRST AIRED: July 22, 2001
With a lull in business at Fisher's, Nate and David decide to rent out a room at the funeral home to make some extra income, and Rico is tempted to take on some extra work at Kroehner's.
Claire struggles to grasp the lessons of her outreach hike in the mountains, and Ruth struggles to reconcile her feelings toward Hiram with her need for excitement.
Connor, a longtime Aussie friend of Brenda's, gets under Nate's skin.
David's mood is buoyed by some good news: a bus crash has killed scores, and many of them are local!