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4. Animals 'R' Us

Maggie thinks that a reincarnated Rick is living a dog's life; Maurice sees himself as an ostrich-farm tycoon; Ed films the human landscape of Cicely.

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Ed becomes so discouraged when he sees the footage compiled of the film he has been making with Holling and Chris as actors. Joel visits Ed, and their conversation (involving Ed showing him letters from his pen-pal Martin Scorsese ) inspire him to start anew and film what he knows: the community of Cicely. Maggie comes to believe that a stray dog is the reincarnation of her boyfriend Rick. Maurice persuades Marilyn to become his business partner in her ostrich farm, but Marilyn cancels the deal when his frequent visits to the farm make the ostriches so nervous they lay puny eggs.

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