AT RISE: NIGHT FIREWORKS FINALE OVER THE LAKE.

House lights go down. Lights of booming fireworks illuminate the stage to oohs and aahs. Stage lights come up. BROOKS, CHRISTINE, and NORA wave goodbye to departed guests’ stage right. CHRISTINE leans over to give OLD TOM, sitting in a pink Adirondack chair, a kiss.

OLD TOM

Bye darling. That cherry pie was amazing.

CHRISTINE

Can't go wrong with mom's old recipe.

OLD TOM

(wistfully) Always Tony's favorite.

As CHRISTINE and NORA leave his son BROOKS walks up, grabs his hands. TOM starts to rise but BROOKS motions him to stay put.

BROOKS

Relax dad. It's a holiday.

OLD TOM

Fifty-one years here on the lake. Wish I could take the loons with me.

BROOKS gazes up at the house as if he is surveying, making a mental list of work that needs