Colleen tells Carla her parents won’t sign the form. They think Carla should marry and have kids before she tells other parents how to deal with their children. If Colleen has problems, she can talk to her parents, even though they don’t listen. Nevertheless, Colleen’s birthday problem solved itself. Jeff has eight friends now. She can invite one of them instead of Bradley. Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t invite Bradley. Colleen tells Carla that Melinda is one of her best friends, and Melinda gave Bradley his black eye. Melinda doesn’t want people to know she hit Bradley, and Carla promises not to tell anyone. Colleen doesn’t understand why the parents insult Carla.

Bradley returns to Carla’s office and tells her he punched himself in the eye. He wanted to hit somebody but knew he’d get in trouble.

Carla asks Bradley why he wanted to hit someone. Bradley replies that he hates everyone. Carla wonders if Bradley doesn’t like anybody because he dislikes himself. Bradley says he likes himself but doesn’t like Carla. Carla says she likes him and asks him to name what he likes about himself. Bradley says he can’t talk further because he’s sick. Carla understands and suggests they sit in silence.