Episode 31 of "Six feet under"
s03e05 The Trap
Title: The Trap
Original Air Date: 03/30/2003 on HBO
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Bruce Eric Kaplan
Guest Stars: Silas Weir Mitchell (Dion Corelli), Nick Toth (Will's Eulogizer), Dennis Cockrum (Chris Buckner), Matt Winston (Terry), Ron Roggé (Smog Check Technician), Terri Hanauer (Diane Buckner), Jason Graae (Dennis), Michael Hagerty (II) (Tom Jaffe), Anastasia Basil (Record Store Cashier), Ben Weber (Hiking Man), Bill Doyle (Police Officer), Christina Cabot (Hiking Woman), Baron Rogers (Waiter)
Plot Outline:
William Aaron Jaffe1951-1975 A couple are in the woods hiking, and come upon an old VW Beetle. The car is rusted and plants have grown over it a bit. The look inside the car and they see someone in it. They open the car door and a bird flies out, however, there is an old skeleton in the front seat. Claire and Russell are in Olivier's art class and chatting it up. Russell asks Claire to go to his brother's wedding. Then Olivier asks Claire to be his assistant. Claire tells Federico that she can't do deliveries anymore because of her new job as an assistant. Federico takes a proposal to Nate and David. He suggests they use a mortuary student and they won't even have to pay them. They would have to provide room and board for the student, but they could save money overall. After David's choir practice he talks to some of the members. He discovers one of the guys is someone he had a brief fling with in a Sears bathroom. He denies it emphatically. Lisa starts to pour over their visa bill and finds purchases of Nate's that are questionable. Lisa reminds him that he is no longer single and needs to stop acting like he is. Nate then starts to get paranoid about every thing he wants to purchase. They decide on an apprentice, Arthur Martin. He's a bit odd in behavior, but that's what landed him the job. Ruth shows him around the house and the kitchen. She institutes an eating schedule so they don't end up in the kitchen together. Brenda shows up at the funeral home to talk to Nate. He is busy, so she ends up going with him on some errands. While waiting for some small repairs on the hearse, they go down the street to a cafe to have a drink. Eventually, they get to what she is there for. She is there to make amends. She apologizes to Nate about everything she did to him. Later, Nate tells Lisa about his run-in with Brenda. Lisa gets very upset, she wants Nate to check in with her before doing things like that in the future. Keith gets a call to a house. The police are already there, but they leave everything to Keith and a co-worker, Dion Corelli. While there, Keith & Dion, have a drink. However, Dion gets a bit carried away and wants to start tearing things up. Keith gets upset and pins Dion down, and starts hitting him. Lisa discovers the receipt of Nate and Brenda's lunch and seems very worried about it. Bettina is going to be leaving for awhile to de-program her daughter in Montana. Claire tells Russell that she would rather not go to his brother's wedding with him. Russell agrees and says he values their friendship. Keith tells David he wants to find a new job.