In the pouring rain, Kelley and Samantha arrive at the Morse estate. After Samantha playfully runs off to explore the mansion, Kelley finds her in the bathtub and demands that she get out.

Samantha finds Kelley in the greenhouse, where he talks about his mother's gruesome suicide in the bathtub. Afterwards, Kelley and Samantha make out in the rain and have sex.

As Samantha stares in wonder at the interior of Kelley's enormous family home, the film seems to indicate a subtle difference in socioeconomic class hitherto unmentioned in Here On Earth. On the other hand, it is also possible that she's so excited because she recognizes this location from watching Clue, or perhaps the opening scenes of this movie when this set was supposed to be Rallston Academy. In any case, Samantha is flustered enough to utter the line, "Can you show me around your mansion?" suggesting that Michael Seitzman may be one of the dozens of uncredited writers on Catwoman .

For a house with so many rooms, however, it seems an amazing coincidence that Samantha should happen upon the exact spot of Kelley's most traumatic memory less than a full minute after entering the house. Of course, knowing Kelley and Samantha as well as we do, the viewer can interpret this turn of events in one of two ways, both totally plausible:

1. Samantha, always motivated to inflict elaborate psychological torture on those around her, has researched Kelley's family using microfilm newspaper archives at the library, and discovered an article about Mrs. Morse's suicide. Given this golden opportunity, Samantha immediately darts for the bathtub and feigns ignorance after she bursts out laughing at the look on poor Kelley's face when he enters the room. Having successfully rendered Kelley emotionally vulnerable, Samantha listens to his tragic tale before taking him to bed because she REALLY doesn't want to die a virgin.


2. Kelley, having successfully maneuvered Samantha into breaking up with Jasper and skipping town, doesn't waste any time breaking out his mother's suicide as a means for getting sex. To be sure, Kelley's story is as polished as a politician's stump speech, and he practically looks over his shoulder to see if Samantha is falling for it. Fortunately for Kelley, she is, and now that Samantha feels like Kelley is opening up emotionally, she is ready for true physical intimacy. In fact, Kelley has a story about how his mother committed suicide for every room in the house.

A third possibility, of course, is that these events are sincere and spontaneous, in which case Kelley honestly bares his soul while Samantha fills with regret and considers sneaking out of the greenhouse to date someone with less baggage.

Just before they retire to the bedroom, Kelley and Samantha take a moment to stand in the rain and let it wash away their sins. Naturally, this cleansing process can only be symbolic, as having a dead mom and no umbrella is not an actual substitute for building character, a prospect that would surely dismay one Judge Maddick.

Kelley: My mother loved her roses... She would just sit in here for hours and stare at them, breathing them in... I found her in the tub. The water was so thick with blood it looked like paint--

Samantha: I'M SORRY I GOT IN YOUR BATHTUB. CHRIST.