Beverly, Right Here

During breakfast, Beverly asks why Iola stood over her last night. Iola denies she was in the porch and claims Beverly was dreaming. Iola has an “idea”—they should trust one another.

At Mr. C’s, Freddie scolds Beverly for wearing the same clothes as yesterday. Freddie has a dream. Currently, she models underwear, and she believes that experience will lead to modeling clothes. She dreams a film director will see her modeling clothes in a magazine and put her in a movie. Beverly doesn’t have a dream.

Freddie introduces Beverly to Charles. He washes dishes. Until his tendon tore, he was a star college football player. Doris is the cook and acts like she’s the queen of the kitchen. Doris complains about the wages and shoos away a seagull.

During the noisy lunch rush, Beverly puts the dirty dishes in a bucket and takes them to Charles. The work clears Beverly’s head: She forgets Buddy, her mom, Raymie, and Iola. Unable to find “the paperwork,” Mr. Denby pays Beverly in cash. She notices the safe in the wall, reminding her of the many times she read The Safecracker’s Manual as a kid.