David Ford lights up during director's slate thing. When I made my notes, I paused the disc on Laura's extreme expression while being interrupted by ECS in the middle of possibly trying to off Sam. That's some look! Have I ever glimped that human expression before? I doubt it. It doesn't really have any normal human equivalent... ECS calls it "frightening" --they both turn their faces toward each others' simultaneously.... On a human level, Liz picks up on Laura's probable guilt, in some sense, even if she can't imagine what Laura could have done, or how. Some nice looks from Liz... Caught Joan looking at the teleprompter, though.
It seems as if Laura meant to kill Sam, but settled for burning his hands, once interrupted, and thrown off. Sam waking up interfered I guess.
Sam to Maggie re Laura's being to blame: "What can I say that will convince you?" Why do people say this on TV? That's Sam's job, coming up with persuasive words, not Maggie's. Maggie just wants him to shut up at this point...
During the burning, Maggie appears from the left side of the screen to put out the flames. Where was she? The kitchen is over to the right. Her bedroom's behind and to the right, at least later it is. David seemed to return from the Cider 'n' Cookies Depository from that direction vaguely, so maybe Maggie was stuffing her face...
Sam, according to Maggie, is getting both further and farther from reality and truth! I've never been sure which was which...
Roger is sure he's the most sensible person on Earth! This is Roger Collins we're talking about.... !!!