Summary

Franny readies the family for a trip to the beach with snacks and a picnic. They choose a beach that should not be too crowded and everyone leaves together in the two cars. Bobby chooses to ride with Sylvia instead of Carmen, and his sister asks why she would have exposed him at dinner if he had not told her about the other girl. It is hard for Sylvia that Carmen does not know about it.

The beach is beautiful. Franny and Carmen immediately dive in. Charles and Lawrence set up umbrellas to read, and Sylvia lies down with them. Franny and Jim talk about what Bobby may have done at the club the other night. Bobby wanders into the water and is immediately stung by a jellyfish. Jim takes his son into the dunes and urinates on the sting, which actually soothes...