vivian and rita are close and speak sometimes in their own invented language. vivian learns that rita has no desire to attend nursing school and also has no clue as to what to do with her life. murray attempts to cover up rita's lack of progress at nursing school, when mickey asks for progress reports. eventually, mickey, frustrated at having to support his brother's family and also learning of their deception concerning his daughter (who is pregnant), explodes during a meeting between the two families, telling murray he's tired of sending them money. depressed and dejected, murray once again packs the kids into his car and they take off. in an attempt to cheer her father up, vivian suggests that the family stop for a cheap steak at sizzler for breakfast—a ritual regularly suggested by the dad as a means of showing affection to his children, despite their indifference to it or him.