Bob Benson is a problem-solver. It's 45 minutes before the SCDP Christmas party and Pete has a pretty big problem.

(What urge will save him now that sex won't?)

It figures he'd find him like this.

Two things are unavoidable: death and laundry.

(A take on the bathing scene from '...on the earth, and not on him', from a perspective other than Richard's.)

Later, Holden and Debbie talk Vacaville.

Little wakes from unconsciousness into different company.

Ed's still looking for a human connection, and Billy Cole is the next best thing.

Goodsir takes stock of his practicals.

Cornelius Hickey robs graves. Wouldn't you?

Sometimes Tang Fan does indeed forget that he is not, in fact, the only learned man under their shared roof.