Sandy and Jack discuss his moving in, of which eleven year old Ben does not approve despite his mother’s reassurance that it is only a trial period. After court is adjourned, Frank’s son Joey rephrases the threat in a more intimidating manner, but Jack does not back down and then dismisses him entirely. Before being sentenced to fifty years in federal prison at Sheridan, the elderly Frank makes a veiled threat of revenge towards Jack. In Federal Court, Jack successfully prosecutes mobster Frank Renda for drug trafficking. Federal Prosecutor, Attorney Jack Sturges. Five years later, however, Sandy decides she is ready for marriage again, and begins seriously dating U.S. Sandy develops an interest in dating, but her suitors never fit well and do not last long, which allows Ben’s ideal relationship with his mother to resume. They gradually overcome his father leaving and foster a very close bond with important rituals and routines, including making a collage with beach debris. Sandy makes creative efforts to turn it into a home for them. They are both upset, but they decide to have a fresh start, so they move into a loft apartment in downtown Seattle to begin a new life with just the two of them. Ben’s father promised to visit him, yet never comes back.

His mother, Sandy, can only watch heartbroken from the window of their house as her ex-husband leaves them.

Five year old Ben Archer watches silently as his father starts up his car and drives away with his secretary, and they both offer only a wave out the window in parting.

Man of the house rain dance