Grounded for Life, "Beat On The Brat"

Ryan, Henry's obnoxious, friend is skating in the Finnerty living room and driving Sean crazy. Sean orders him to stop, but Ryan ignores him. Sean tells Claudia that he hates Henry's new best friend. Claudia's relieved, because she felt guilty hating a ten-year-old. Sean tells Claudia about picking up the boys at school. Ryan demands to ride shotgun, but Sean informs him that kids ride in the back. Sister Helen approaches and reminds Sean that she still needs a parent to help with the class field trip the following week. She thought of Sean, because he has such flexible hours at the bar. Sean sees Brad and finds out that Lily is hanging out upstairs with Brad and a bunch of his friends. Sean wonders if Claudia's okay with that, but she assures him it's fine. He hasn't seen these guys. Upstairs, Lily's ready to shoot herself. She's so bored; these guys are serious geeks. In the living room, Ryan's been skating again and trashing the place. Sean asks him nicely to clean everything up. Ryan talks back, and Sean loses it. He's yelling as Tom Sheehan, Ryan's dad, arrives to take him home. Tom wants to know what's going on. When Sean explains, Tom says that his son doesn't respond to bullying. Maybe Sean should count to ten before he explodes. The next day Claudia tells Sean that she ran into Eddie and a woman who must be his new girlfriend. They were holding hands at a sidewalk café. In the dining room, Henry is playing battleship by himself. Ryan won't come ...

AmazonUnbox | March 19, 2004

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