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Tibby buys a copy of the concerto she and Brian had listened to earlier, noting that she has a lot of work to do in only nine days. She has a DVD that will be part of her film, but she is unable to bear watching it yet. Realizing that Alex and Maura aren't who she wanted them to be, she tells Alex about her friendship with Brian, that her movie was shallow and awful, and that Vanessa is a better artist than she, Alex or Maura will ever be.

Carmen's mother agrees to let Krista stay, even though it's awkward since she is her ex-husband's stepdaughter. Christina is still very sad and delosate, and Carmen feels like an agent of destruction for both her mother and Krista.

Lena's mother invites Kostos over for dinner. He is charming, but Lena continues...