7. The Dare — Episode — Six Feet Under

7. The Dare

Claire has taken a liking to her friend Edie but is having difficulty coming to terms with her emotions. With Vanessa suspicious, Rico decides to tell Sophie he can't come by anymore. She's at her manipulative best and he can't bring himself to break away. Vanessa follows him and assumes the worse when she sees her. Nate and Brenda have been sleeping together but he also goes on a date with a fellow worker from the pet retreat. George and Ruth's relationship is strained and he invites her on his annual fossil hunt.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Joan Morrison, 65, dies rapidly of stomach cancer. David insists Claire stop babysitting him but he is still shaky. Brenda and Nate continue having sex. Ruth becomes increasingly obsessed with George's secrets. She and George go fossil hunting, but take an unexpected detour to see her sister and Bettina, with whom George is very antisocial. David continues to suffer from PTSD. Keith comes out to his coworker buddy. Rico breaks things off with Sophia, but Vanessa follows him to her house. She leaves him and Rico goes back to Sophia. Nate sleeps with his former coworker but has dreams of Lisa. Claire decides to have sex with Edie. Brenda admits her infidelity to Joe.

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