scene opens on tim dick chibbles and his stepdaughter laura mackenzie moss theyre sitting next to each other on the living room couch eating from bowls of cereal tim looks up from his paper smiling warmly at laura so what is she up to today tim asks oh not much shes probably going to go meet sharon to see a movie later but for now shes just going to hang out in her roomread a little laura says pleasantly lazy sunday huh tim smiles exactly laura responds well you deserve a lazy day youve been working so hard lately youre only 18 and your work ethic is already better than mine ever was tim says with a little laugh well it takes a lot of work to get into a good laura says modestly he looks at her lovingly her would be so proud of her he says softly an edge of sadness in his voice