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Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
3 June 2001On Christmas Eve, 2000, funeral-director Nathaniel Samuel Fisher is involved in a hearse-accident with a bus and is killed. Ruth Fisher has a hard time coping, so can't bring herself to identify her husband's body at the morgue. David, the secretly gay younger son who remained at home to help with the family business, feels nothing but dismay at the prospect of now continuing his hated job for good, and focuses on keeping everything in order for the newest funeral. Claire Fisher gets the news just after smoking crystal at a party, and is forced to hide it. Nate Fisher returns home just in time to learn of the death after making out with fellow plane passenger Brenda Chenowith in an airport supply closet, and is forced to keep Claire's secret, console Ruth when she confesses she'd been cheating on Nathaniel, and take abuse from David for conversing with embalmer Federico Diaz, not helping him or forcing the others to swallow their grief, and insisting that David unleash his own. Then, before before Nathaniel Fisher is cold in his grave, David gets an invitation from funeral-home chain Kroehner Services to join.
 | Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
 | Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
 | Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
 | Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
 | Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz (as Freddy Rodriguez) |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
 | Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
 | Richard Jenkins | ... | Nathaniel Fisher |
 | Eric Balfour | ... | Claire's Meth Date |
 | Gary Hershberger | ... | Kroehner Representative |
 | Dina Waters | ... | Chatty Mourner |
| Sharon Madden | ... | Woman Mourner |
| Hayden Tank | ... | Young Nate |
| Maximillian Kesmodel | ... | Young David (as Maximillian Orion Kesmodel) |
| Dennis Anderson | ... | Market Clerk |
| Harper Roisman | ... | Elderly Man |
| Dennis Lau | ... | Morgue Attendant (as Dennis J. Lau) |
| Audrey Gelfund | ... | Crying Sicilian Mother (as Audrey Gelfand) |
| Jennifer Griffin | ... | Crying Sicilian Daughter |
| Nasi Glekas | ... | Junky (uncredited) |
 | Annabelle Gutman | ... | Friend (uncredited) |
 | Tara Nicole Hughes | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ralph Kampshoff | ... | Mr. Bloomberg (uncredited) |
 | Tim Maculan | ... | Father Jack (uncredited) |
 | Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith (uncredited) |
 | Warren Stearns | ... | Corpse #1 (uncredited) |
 | Theresa Tilly | ... | Mortuary Commerical Spokesperson (voice) (uncredited) |
| Lynnanne Zager | ... | Commercial Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 2: The Will
10 June 2001Chandler James Swanson dives too sharply into his pool and drowns...and leaves his family not with the multi-million-dollar pyramid scheme business they thought he had, but a mountain of debt. Nathaniel's will gives Ruth all his money, Claire an unwanted trust fund, and David and Nate the funeral business. Nate tries to give it to David or Ruth, but neither will take it, so he's glad to get Matthew Gilardi's offer to join Kroehner, but first has to convince David. With their client having too little money to even buy the $9000 casket already ordered and David and Rico unavailable, Nate decides to help her out by temporarily using the coffin at Swanson's funeral, then cheaply cremating him and selling the casket to another client...before learning he can neither reuse nor resell it legally. Meanwhile, David's ex-fiancée Jennifer Mason comes with belated sympathy for his father, and says Nathaniel hinted that he realized David was gay. Ruth goes hiking with her boyfriend Hiram again, but this time chooses to make it the last. Nate is bewildered by David's lack of emotion toward their father's loss - even seeing his totaled, bloody hearse makes him feel nothing (except betrayal), until Brenda makes a shocking move with surprising results.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz (as Freddy Rodriguez) |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
 | Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Hiram Gunderson |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Nathaniel Fisher |
| Tracy Middendorf | ... | Adele Swanson |
 | Missy Yager | ... | Jennifer Mason |
 | Mark Devine | ... | Chandler Swanson |
| Eric Balfour | ... | Gabriel Dimas |
| Gary Hershberger | ... | Matthew Gilardi |
 | Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
 | Daniel Zacapa | ... | Mr. Suarez, Jr. |
| Maximillian Kesmodel | ... | Young David (as Maximillian Orion Kesmodel) |
 | Richard Penn | ... | Attorney |
| Melissa Egan | ... | Debbie |
| Chip O'Neil | ... | Ronnie |
 | Van Epperson | ... | Angry Man |
Season 1, Episode 3: The Foot
17 June 2001While cleaning a dough-mixer from the interior, Thomas Alfredo Ramono gets caught in his aide accidentally activating it. Nate agrees to sell to Kroehner's, with Ruth's support (and David's opposition overruled), but changes his mind when he hears another's view of Gilardi so is forced to reconsider if this easy choice is the best one. Gabe reveals that he and Claire slept together, resulting in mockery from half the school, so she decides to get revenge on him in a disturbing, sick move. Ruth's friend Amelia makes it over to offer sympathy and eventually succeeds in raising her spirit by gambling at the racetrack...but Nate and David sink it again after it already falls when her luck reverses. Just as Claire returns with more bad news for the family, an apparently good piece of news comes up: the cheap crematorium Gilardi planned to open in the house across the road burns down...but the timing, between Claire's recent suspicious actions, Nate's brutal rejection of Gilardi, and his and Brenda's sleeping there hours earlier, doesn't look good for the Fishers in the short run.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Caroline Aaron | ... | Amelia |
| Eric Balfour | ... | Gabriel Dimas |
 | Joe Basile | ... | Morgue Attendant |
 | Marty Belafsky | ... | Bakery Worker Eddie Morrow |
| John Capodice | ... | Tommy Romano |
| Christina Carlisi | ... | Judy Romano |
| Gary Hershberger | ... | Matthew Gilardi |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Nathaniel Fisher |
| Eric Keith | ... | Newlywed Man |
 | Darren Le Gallo | ... | School Boy |
 | Lenora May | ... | Freckles' Mom |
 | Christopher Michael | ... | Deadwagon Attendant |
 | Sandra Purpuro | ... | Barbara Romano |
| Carol Ann Susi | ... | Pauline Romano |
| Hayden Tank | ... | Young Nate |
| Scott Torrence | ... | School Boy #2 |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith (uncredited) (voice) |
| Jenna Z. Wilson | ... | Student (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 4: Familia
24 June 2001Mexican-American gang member Manuel Antonio "Paco" Bolin is shot by a rival while trying to call for help after his car breaks down. David asks Rico to speak to his gang leader, sensing their tension around him, but manages to insult him by suggesting he'll understand more about the gang. Later, he and Nate meet Gilardi to inform him, again, they won't sell, and David is inspired to be more aggressive. Keith also encourages him to be more assertive and less self-loathing when it comes to his sexuality. Nate and Brenda are questioned about the fire, but at home suspicions mount that Claire is the arsonist, especially when she attempts to befriend gang leader "Powerful".
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Ken Abraham | ... | Bowling Buddy |
 | Lombardo Boyar | ... | Powerful |
 | Candy Ann Brown | ... | Detective McBride |
| Mary-Pat Green | ... | Priest |
| Gary Hershberger | ... | Matthew Gilardi |
| Karmin Murcelo | ... | Paco's Mother |
 | Dean Norris | ... | Detective Shea |
 | Blaine Pate | ... | Redneck SUV Driver |
 | Tony Perez | ... | Paco's Father |
 | Luis Robledo | ... | Rival |
 | Elizabeth Rodriguez | ... | Sylvie |
 | James Leo Ryan | ... | A / C Repairman (as Jim Ryan) |
 | Armando Valdes-Kennedy | ... | Luis (as Armando Valdes) |
 | Jacob Vargas | ... | Manuel 'Paco' Bolin |
| Roger Velasco | ... | Young Man With Tattoos |
| Dina Waters | ... | Tracy Montrose Blair |
Season 1, Episode 5: An Open Book
1 July 2001Jean Louise McArthur, better known as adult film star Viveca St. John, is electrocuted in the tub by her cat, making it difficult for David to recommend the funeral home over the Episcopal church the family attends, where he now accepts the role of deacon...and loses Keith for not wanting to let anyone at church know that he's gay after Nate finds out. Claire has sessions with a guidance counselor and, in a chance to become closer to Ruth, is literally taken to Ruth's cousins', where the visit is nothing either of them expect. And Nate gets to meet Brenda's weird brother and dines with her parents (without Brenda), where he learns what her tattoo signifies and more secrets.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
 | Joanna Cassidy | ... | Margaret Chenowith |
| Robert Foxworth | ... | Dr. Bernard Chenowith |
| Veronica Hart | ... | Jean Louise MacArthur |
| Terence Knox | ... | Larry Wadd |
 | Jordan Ladd | ... | Ginnie |
| Tim Maculan | ... | Father Jack |
 | David Norona | ... | Gary Deitman |
 | Sandra Oh | ... | Porn Starlet |
 | Cristine Rose | ... | Hannah |
| Jessica D. Stone | ... | Young Brenda |
| Dina Waters | ... | Tracy Montrose Blair |
Season 1, Episode 6: The Room
8 July 2001Mildred Effinger "Hattie" Jones passes away in her sleep, leaving behind her gruff, crusty husband of 56 years who forcibly stays at the Fishers' even before the brothers can see him, and stubbornly insists they can't embalm his wife despite a 2-day wait on the service. Claire falls for Billy before learning of his odd nature, and gets some interesting news about Brenda. Ruth introduces David to Hiram, which naturally doesn't go well, and is pursued by the family florist, Nikolai. David is forced to admit to Tracy Montrose Blair his engagement is actually over without giving anything away in front of Ruth, and must forcibly reject her later. Nate looks through old business records and discovers Nathaniel respected his decision to leave, and took pay for certain funerals in odd ways - like purchasing drugs, or renting an apartment for free.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles (credit only) |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
 | Bill Cobbs | ... | Mr. Jones |
| Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Hiram Gunderson |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Nathaniel Fisher |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Tim Maculan | ... | Father Jack |
| Dina Waters | ... | Tracy Montrose Blair |
 | Shishir Kurup | ... | Restaurant Owner |
 | Jeff Corbett | ... | One Night Stand (Greg Clarkson) (as Jeffrey Corbett) |
| Tim De Zarn | ... | Mechanic (as Tim deZarn) |
| Lorinne Vozoff | ... | Jessica Wilcox |
 | David Stifel | ... | Indigent Man |
| Howard Mungo | ... | Man at Viewing |
| Jessica D. Stone | ... | Young Brenda (as Jessica Stone) |
Season 1, Episode 7: Brotherhood
15 July 2001Gulf War First-class Private Victor Wayne Kovich finally passes away after years of suffering lung disease, and Nate must persuade Daivd and the man's angry brother that he should receive a military-honoring burial as he wished. Claire prepares for the PSAT test she doesn't care about and wonders how much better her life will turn out compared to others'. Ruth takes a job at Nikolai's shop and invites Hiram to join them for a meal (prepared by him). Rico, angry that Nate plans to take a weekend trip with Brenda to the desert, professes the Fishers' lack of appreciation to him just before getting a call from Gilardi. As for Nate's plans, just as they're accepted grudgingly by Rico and David, a turn of events might throw them.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles (credit only) |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Hiram Gunderson |
 | Ange Billman | ... | Claire's Classmate with Children |
| Frank Birney | ... | Walter Kriegenthaler |
 | Marina Black | ... | Parker McKenna |
| Matt Bradshaw | ... | Porno MP #1 (as Keith Amos) |
 | Joel Brooks | ... | Robbie |
 | Nancy Linehan Charles | ... | Connie |
| Shannon Convery | ... | Claire's Classmate with Cancer |
| Davis Henry | ... | Private Bailey |
 | Brian Kimmet | ... | Victor Wayne Kovitch, PFC |
| Tim Maculan | ... | Father Jack |
| David McSwain | ... | Vet in Wheelchair |
 | Dianna Miranda | ... | Bride at Flower Shop |
| Gary Murphy | ... | Mooning Private |
| David Norona | ... | Gary Deitman |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
 | Raphael Sbarge | ... | Father Clark |
| Eric Ware | ... | VA Administrator |
 | Wade Williams | ... | Paul Kovitch |
Season 1, Episode 8: Crossroads
22 July 2001Celebrating her divorce with wine and a limo ride, Chloe Margaret Bryant [formerly Yorkin] runs into a cherry-picker while hanging out of the sunroof. Rico, working at Kroehner's for extra money, earns fame for embalming her. Failing to realize he's been lying to them, or taking their supplies, Nate decides to hold square-dancing lessons to raise money in a slow time, and the instructor has an interesting reaction to David. Claire's outreach trip turns out to be a disappointment. Ruth is torn between Hiram and a jealous Nikolai. Nate has to deal with one of Brenda's old friends visiting, Just as business begins to rise again, Rico is convinced by his wife to leave Fisher & Sons for Kroehner's superior offer.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles (credit only) |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Hiram Gunderson |
| Marina Black | ... | Parker McKenna |
| Jordan Brower | ... | Topher |
 | Michael Cudlitz | ... | Dennis, Crossroads Leader |
 | Pat Destro | ... | Chloe's Friend |
| Stewart Finlay-McLennan | ... | Connor Thompson |
 | Lori Harmon | ... | Kate, Chloe's Friend |
| Gary Hershberger | ... | Matthew Gilardi |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
 | Steven Pasquale | ... | Kurt |
 | Robin Riker | ... | Chloe Yorkin |
| Trail Dusters | ... | Square Dancers |
| Larry Ward | ... | Square Dance Leader |
 | Lisa K. Wyatt | ... | Pam, Kroehner Mortician |
Season 1, Episode 9: Life's Too Short
29 July 2001While babysitting, Gabe kicks his little brother out of the room so he and Andy can get high, but Anthony Cristopher Finelli ends up playing with a gun and it goes off. Claire tries to support Gabe since no one else bothers trying, and Nate has to deal with his abusive stepfather when he arrives at the funeral. David goes with Kurt to a disco where he gets some ecstasy, and later hides it in the aspirin. Unfortunately, this appears to be a weekend where the family has a case of headaches, so he has to inconspicuously question Claire if anything unusual happened after she treated hers, and never suspects that Ruth took some on her camping trip with Hiram. Brenda gets Nate to act as a potential customer for some local funeral homes so he can get into the feel of his job.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz (credit only) |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Eric Balfour | ... | Gabriel Dimas |
| Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Hiram Gunderson |
| Marina Black | ... | Parker McKenna |
| Jim Brooks | ... | Devon |
| Gabriel Cade | ... | Make-out Guy |
| Paul Terrell Clayton | ... | Eddie (as Terrell Clayton) |
| Louan Gideon | ... | Grieving Woman |
 | Jake Gridley | ... | Anthony Finelli |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Nathaniel Fisher |
 | Robert Laughlin | ... | Drug Dealer |
| Ted Marcoux | ... | Sam Finelli |
 | Matt McCoy | ... | Slick Funeral Director |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
 | Hal Ozsan | ... | Man in Flower Shop |
| Steven Pasquale | ... | Kurt |
 | Dale Raoul | ... | Rosemary |
| Wendy Schaal | ... | Vickie Dimas |
 | Timm Sharp | ... | Andy |
 | Jull Weber | ... | Club Dancer |
 | David Wells | ... | Bland Funeral Director |
Season 1, Episode 10: The New Person
5 August 2001At breakfast, egomaniacal Jonathan Arthur Hanley receives a blow on the head with a frying-pan when his wife finally has enough of his mouth. Rico's replacement David and Nate find is difficult to reason with and informs Ruth she's convinced David is gay. Nate confronts Billy after he displays a degrading picture of him at an art gallery, and Brenda too grows disgusted with him when his parents reveal what he actually did instead of attempting suicide years before...but not enough to believe he should be institutionalized as they do. Ruth shows her feelings about Nikolai, and a rival shows her feelings about her. David meets Keith at a food distribution and is disappointed to learn his feelings for him aren't mutual. Claire is concerned with Gabe's continued possible depression without any support from his family, especially when she picks up on an underlying message in his words to her.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Jed Allan | ... | Dr. Gareth Feinberg |
| Eric Balfour | ... | Gabriel Dimas |
 | John Billingsley | ... | Boring Man |
| Jim Brooks | ... | Devon |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Margaret Chenowith |
 | Illeana Douglas | ... | Angela |
| Robert Foxworth | ... | Dr. Bernard Chenowith |
 | Irina Maleeva | ... | Irina |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Bob Richardson | ... | Homeless Man (as Robert Richardson) |
| Wendy Schaal | ... | Vickie Dimas |
| Timm Sharp | ... | Andy |
 | Scott Alan Smith | ... | Job Applicant #2 |
 | Tate Taylor | ... | Job Applicant #1 |
| Dina Waters | ... | Tracy Montrose Blair |
| Lisa K. Wyatt | ... | Pam, Kroehner Mortician |
 | Lynn Wanlass | ... | Sally Hanley (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 11: The Trip
12 August 20013-week-old Dillon Michael Cooper suffers SIDS - an extremely uncomfortable charge for the Fishers as far as comforting the family but even more so for Rico, since his wife is currently pregnant for a second time. After Gabe's suicide attempt fails, Claire lies to Ruth that his drug overdose was an accident and points out that she, not his uncaring family, should help. David, Nate, and Brenda go to Vegas for a funeral directors' meeting where Nate informs Gilardi he knows what the arsonist's motive was, David meets Keith under unpleasant circumstances just after being caught with a male prostitute, and Nate and Brenda have an equally unpleasant encounter with Billy though have different opinions on how best to deal with it. To avoid all her floral arrangements looking like those in funerals, In between worrying about whether David really is gay and what it means for their relationship, Ruth takes a class on arranging which also instructs how to use instinct.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Blake Adams | ... | Brad |
| Eric Balfour | ... | Gabriel Dimas |
 | Jonathan Brent | ... | One-Night Stand / Prostitute |
| Joel Brooks | ... | Robbie |
 | Patrick Cavanaugh | ... | Mike Cooper, Dillon's Father |
| David Doty | ... | Neil Schaeger |
 | Jenette Goldstein | ... | Obstetrician |
| Mary Gross | ... | Floral Instructor |
| Gary Hershberger | ... | Matthew Gilardi |
| Steve Hofvendahl | ... | Raymond Dooley |
| Linda Klein | ... | Delivery Room Doctor |
 | Veronica Lauren | ... | Paula Cooper |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
 | Harry S. Murphy | ... | Kroehner Funeral Director |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Michelle Ruben | ... | Amber |
| Wendy Schaal | ... | Vickie Dimas |
| David Ursin | ... | Processing Officer |
Season 1, Episode 12: A Private Life
19 August 2001A pair of young gay men is attacked, resulting in Marc Foster, Jr's death. With citizens arguing over the morality or immorality of the situation, David feels extreme discomfort on his being gay, making it even more daunting when he is encouraged to confess it to Ruth. So does Keith, instructed to deal with any troublemakers who attend the funeral. Nate tries to convince Brenda that Billy should receive treatment as their parents suggested after he attacks him, but Brenda doesn't get it until it happens to her.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Eric Balfour | ... | Gabriel Dimas |
| Joel Brooks | ... | Robbie |
| Paul Terrell Clayton | ... | Eddie (as Terrell Clayton) |
 | Ted Garcia | ... | TV Reporter |
| Gunther Jenson | ... | Fundamentalist #1 (as Gunther Jensen) |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
 | Joan McMurtrey | ... | Patsy Foster |
| David Norona | ... | Gary Deitman |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Eric Payne | ... | Police Captain |
 | Brian Poth | ... | Marc Foster |
| Billy Rieck | ... | Basher #2 |
 | Zach Shaffer | ... | Marc's Boyfriend |
 | Stewart Skelton | ... | Fundamentalist #2 |
 | Jason Matthew Smith | ... | Basher #1 |
| Arthur Taxier | ... | Marcus Foster |
| Alan Ball | ... | Billy's Psychiatric Doctor (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 13: Knock, Knock
19 August 2001Matthew Gilardi discusses the difficulties of convincing the Fishers to sell to Kroehner's with his superior Mitzi Dalton Huntley while golfing, and one of the balls hits Tracy Montrose Blair's aunt Lillian Grace Montrose. Tracy is her usual difficult self while refusing to sign the Fishers' service contract, changing her mind completely about what kind of service to have, and being finicky over the only coffin available of the chosen kind, but shows a different side of herself when revealing why she's so devoted to keeping this funeral perfect. Claire is unaware that Gabe robs a convenience store, but still fears for him when she dreams that her father predicts his life won't last much longer. Father Jack is reprimanded for presiding over a lesbian marriage, and when the deacons get to an argument over this David is forced to voice his opinion as a tie-breaking vote, so his secret is revealed and he is dismissed quietly in order to keep Fr. Jack there. Ruth and Hiram decide their relationship has lost its original touch and each have found a partner; in Ruth's case, it's Nikolai. Brenda is troubled by Billy's unhappiness with institutional life and argues with Nate about him - and they're involved in a car accident that may have dangerous consequences for at least one of them.
Season 2
Season 2, Episode 1: In the Game
3 March 2002Drug-addict actress Rebecca Leah Milford overdoses on cocaine, leaving her fellow cast and crew members, including Rico's sponsoring obnoxious sister-in-law, to set up the funeral. A guide to parents with gay children recommends accepting them by welcoming their lovers for a family meal, so Ruth prepares to invite Brenda, Gabe, and Nikolai before learning that Keith is no longer part of David's life. David and Nate both get bad news on their MRI's: David has gonorrhea and Nate learns that his brain condition is indeed AVM, potentially (but not necessarily) fatal, but upon learning there appears to be no effective solution for curing it, leaves the doctor angrily with no intention of learning anything more about it. He tries harder than usual to stay fit and healthy by taking an aspirin a day...but ends up taking one of David's ecstasy tablets instead, making Ruth's dinner an interesting one. Later, he dreams his father introduces him to Life and Death, playing Chinese checkers with him, asking Nate to choose whether or not to join the game.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
 | Shawn Hatosy | ... | Brody Farrell |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Nathaniel Fisher |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Eric Balfour | ... | Gabriel Dimas |
| Alexandra Holden | ... | Rebecca Leah 'Becky Maxwell' Milford |
 | Geoffrey Nauffts | ... | Dr. DiPaolo |
| Paul Terrell Clayton | ... | Eddie (as Terrell Clayton) |
 | Barbara Tarbuck | ... | STD Clinic Doctor |
 | Melissa Marsala | ... | Angelica |
| Denalda Williams | ... | Becky's Manager |
 | Scott Atkinson | ... | Kevin Miller |
| Cleo King | ... | Life |
 | Stanley Kamel | ... | Death |
| Mary-Pat Green | ... | Priest |
| David Shatraw | ... | Shiatsu Client |
 | Ben Scott | ... | Butcher |
 | Vincent De Paul | ... | Hollywood Junkie (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 2: Out, Out, Brief Candle
10 March 2002A football player collapses of dehydration during a practice session, but doesn't die...but his fellow player and best friend Joshua Peter Lagmead is ignored as he falls a moment later. Nate and Brenda prepare to make her high-school boyfriend Trevor envious when he visits for dinner with his own family, but in between trying to succeed, Nate is plagued with visions of Josh weeping, afraid of what will happen to him in death, and does his best to ignore his presence. Robbie graduates from The Plan, and invites Ruth to be his witness, and she's intrigued by the positive outcome and free-spiritedness seen in all its graduates so considers enrolling. David tries to keep contact with Keith as a friend, and when he tags by Keith's sister Karla's houses so he can give his niece Taylor a birthday gift, Taylor becomes intrigued on their relationship, while Keith is angry with his relapsing drug-addict sister for neglecting Taylor. Claire learns that Gabe stole embalming fluid from the Fishers to create a more powerful drug substance, though doesn't reveal it to an investigating cop...before learning he robbed the store, causing her to refuse to help anymore. Rico requests a $20,000-loan for his family's first house, and is disgusted both when he's forgotten to the offer of a modern casket-display wall, and when his sister-in-law Angelica gives one. Nate and David are even more disgusted, though, to learn there was a string attached when they bought the wall.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Eric Balfour | ... | Gabriel Dimas |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
| Julie White | ... | Mitzi Dalton Huntley |
| Alice Krige | ... | Alma |
 | Page Kennedy | ... | Josh Langmead |
 | Tuc Watkins | ... | Trevor |
| Timm Sharp | ... | Andy |
 | Judith Hoag | ... | Dawn |
| Joel Brooks | ... | Robbie |
| Gary Hershberger | ... | Matthew Gilardi |
| Marina Black | ... | Parker McKenna |
 | Nicki Micheaux | ... | Karla |
| Aysia Polk | ... | Taylor |
 | Eddie Jemison | ... | Casket Salesman |
 | Grant Thompson | ... | Sam |
| Aaron Leigh | ... | Dink |
 | Shashawnee Hall | ... | Richard Langmead |
| Brian Tahash | ... | Coach |
 | Dee Freeman | ... | Susan Langmead |
| Julianna McCarthy | ... | Beatrice |
 | Katie Mitchell | ... | Sheila |
 | Ricardo Chavira | ... | Ramon (as Ricardo Antonio Chavira) |
 | Susan Merson | ... | Realtor |
 | Evan Arnold | ... | Graduate |
 | Drake Johnston | ... | Will |
| Alex Quattlander | ... | Assistant Football Coach (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 3: The Plan
17 March 2002Michael John Piper finally passes away, depressed and delirious, after a long battle with cancer, and his "psychic" widow sticks around Fisher & Sons to discuss his funeral arrangements with him. She also predicts that one of the brothers will have a child, and perplexedly tells Nate she doesn't sense Nathaniel - though only because the funeral home is crowded so not everyone can be sensed. Nate is also baffled by Brenda's so-called ebb in sexual activity, especially when learning even Rico, with a family of four, has an extremely strong pattern of one. He does get some good news, though - at his first funeral-directors' meeting he enthusiastically declares war on Kroehner's and is well-received by all present. Ruth begins attending The Plan seminar when Robbie invites her, and alternates between resisting their hate-the-world policy and taking a hard look at her actual family relationships, meaning she mostly insults her kids. Claire soon has more to worry about than cutting remarks, though, when she's questioned by and lies to the police about any knowledge of Gabe's store-robbery and theft of her, then later gets a phone call from him begging her to pick him up and take him somewhere safe...until he shoots an insulting driver and she's forced to desert him again. As she tries to tell Nate, he's distracted by bad news of his own - an apparently devoted independent funeral-director has sold. Later Keith, looking after Taylor in his sister's absence and trying to convince his mother to handle the situation more effectively, is forced to come in to help.
Season 2, Episode 4: Driving Mr. Mossback
24 March 2002Harold Mossback falls asleep but doesn't wake up on a bus tour in Seattle, where his kids hire the Fishers but insist he should transported by land back from LA since he feared flying in life. Unable to get any transportation services, Nate chooses to fly to Seattle and stay at his ex-roommate Lisa Kemmel's, then transport him by rental-car, offering to take Claire along for the ride (and to help drive). David is stuck sitting Taylor for Keith when he's stuck on assignment for several hours, annoying Rico and causing Ruth, now trying to contact old friends and estranged relatives to discuss their relationships, to remind him he shouldn't be too candid on his gayness with a child still "developing her blueprints"...until David advises her to mind her own business and drop the metaphors. Brenda, still fantasizing of seeing other, preferably dangerous and exciting, men, is called to be with her mother in an "emergency", only to discover she wanted attention as she stalks then attacks a woman her father is seeing, so has a major confrontation with her for it afterward. In Seattle, Nate receives affections from his Lisa (whom Claire finds odd) that he doesn't return and later has a seizure at a drive-through in front of Claire, confesses his disease to her, and gets consolation from Lisa later.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
 | Eric Bruskotter | ... | Keith's Partner |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Margaret Chenowith |
| Michael McCafferty | ... | Adam Mossback |
| David Norona | ... | Gary Deitman (as David Noroña) |
| Aysia Polk | ... | Taylor |
 | Judy Prescott | ... | Kimberly Mossback |
 | Hansford Rowe | ... | Harold Mossback |
| Grant Show | ... | Scott Axelrod |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel |
 | Deborah Theaker | ... | Tour Guide |
| Beverly Todd | ... | Lucille Charles |
 | Kellie Waymire | ... | Melissa |
Season 2, Episode 5: The Invisible Woman
31 March 2002Emily Previn chokes on her TV dinner and isn't discovered dead in her apartment until a week later. Her funeral has already been set up, but Rico finds it a time-consuming impossibility to let her have an open-casket one since she's in such bad shape and Nate and David are only able to contact one of her friends (the one who has a funeral-phobia). The questions left of who she is and why she lived alone have an even more profound effect on Ruth, who begins having troubling dreams of living in an empty environment. David hopes to begin a strong relationship with Ben Cooper, but Keith turns up at his door after he awaits judgment for shooting an intoxicated man arguing with his wife...then leaves the next morning, apologizing for his "wrong" action and leaving David depressed. Claire is enraged to hear that Parker McKenna is cheating on her SATs and that she claims she's slept with Gary Deitman. Brenda befriends her prostitute client Melissa and watches her at work after determining to start writing a book, and later proposes an engagement to Nate. With no luck even getting the requested Catholic priest for the Previn funeral, Ruth insists her family and Rico attend, and later finally confronts her children about their relationships.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
 | Jamie Anne Allman | ... | Junkie Woman (as Jamie Brown) |
| Marina Black | ... | Parker McKenna |
| Eric Bruskotter | ... | Keith's Partner |
 | Joe Camareno | ... | Guidance Counselor |
| Paul Terrell Clayton | ... | Eddie (as Terrell Clayton) |
 | Bhavna de Montebello | ... | Parker Impostor (as Bhavana Kundanmal) |
 | Christine Estabrook | ... | Emily Previn |
 | Brad Greenquist | ... | Building Manager |
| Bill Kalmenson | ... | Businessman |
| Aysia Lee | ... | Needs a Pencil |
| Tim Maculan | ... | Father Jack |
 | Heather McPhaul | ... | Proctor #1 |
| David Norona | ... | Gary Deitman (as David Noroña) |
| Aysia Polk | ... | Taylor |
 | David Raibon | ... | Junkie Man |
| Bob Rumnock | ... | Proctor #2 |
 | Adam Scott | ... | Ben Cooper |
| Kellie Waymire | ... | Melissa |
Season 2, Episode 6: In Place of Anger
7 April 2002At a corporate-funded boat-party he denounces, Matthew Heath Collins has too much to drink, drops his latest beverage over the side of the deck, and in attempting to retrieve it falls underwater and is cut by the propeller. His widow Catherine first contacts Fisher & Sons for a closed-casket funeral without bodily repairs, then chooses to switch to Kroehner's instead, forcing David and Nate to think of a way to set a cheap, but reasonable, price to convince her to switch back. Ruth's sister Sarah comes to visit upon receiving her message after years of feuding, angering Ruth once again at the memory of how her friend slept with Nate as a teenager and she did nothing to help with taking care of their grandmother. So she's not very supportive that Sarah informs Claire she's a natural artist. David continues dating Ben but doesn't feel anything for him - he chooses not to invite him to Nate and Brenda's engagement dinner with the family, Sarah, and Nikolai, where the dinner's conversations and divulged secrets make it difficult for Ruth to receive it well. When David and Nate are invited on a recreational Kroehner business trip where they again forcibly reject the offer, Rico gets into an argument with his family that he can't stick around to help them repair their mold-infested wall. Brenda goes beyond her normal interactions with clients to sleep with one. Just before her husband's funeral, Catherine Collins requests Nate to show her the body she asked not to be cleaned, and has an interesting reaction compared to her grief and despair earlier.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Ricardo Chavira | ... | Ramon (as Ricardo Antonio Chavira) |
 | Patricia Clarkson | ... | Sarah O'Connor |
| Paul Terrell Clayton | ... | Eddie (as Terrell Clayton) |
| Harriet Sansom Harris | ... | Catherine Collins |
| Graham Jarvis | ... | Bobo |
 | Leonard Kelly-Young | ... | Inspector |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
 | Anthony Martins | ... | Telemarketer |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Aysia Polk | ... | Taylor |
 | Joshua Preven | ... | Massage Client |
| Steve Ryan | ... | Matthew Heath Collins |
| Adam Scott | ... | Ben Cooper |
| Erik Stolhanske | ... | Man On Boat |
| Julie White | ... | Mitzi Dalton Huntley |
 | Gwendolyn Whiteside | ... | Woman on Boat |
Season 2, Episode 7: Back to the Garden
14 April 2002Jeffrey Marc Shapiro performs asphyxiation therapy while watching an adult video and jogging on his treadmill, but winds up hanging himself after not using his lemon slice to assist breathing. Nate befriends the man's religious leader, Rabbi Ari, and asks her the Jewish beliefs on death and afterlife. Claire chooses to go to Tapenga Canyon to visit Sarah for a weekend, despite Ruth's objections, and is interested more in the teenage son of a pair attending the artists' party there than the partying artists themselves. With Claire gone, Nate busy, and David going out to dinner with Keith after he leaves Eddie and invites him out (though dinner is canceled after Taylor undergoes appendix surgery), Ruth is lonely at home but makes a mistake in how to deal with it. Brenda continues to get advice from Melissa, cheat on Nate, and meets her mother with the usual disastrous results. Rico suspects his cousin Ramone is sleeping with Vanessa, but discovers the truth is even more shocking.
Season 2, Episode 8: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
21 April 2002Christmas Eve - and the 1-year anniversary of Nate and Brenda's meeting and Nathaniel Fisher's death - is approaching, and this year, the Fishers are requested by the Hell's Angels motorcyclists to allow the funeral home to be open on Christmas Day so they can have a party/memorial service for Jesse Ray Johnson, who was involved in a motorcycle accident on his way to his part-time job as a mall Santa while greeting some kids. The family (and Rico) each remember their last moments with Nathaniel and, in most cases, regret what they didn't do for him before he died. On Christmas Eve Brenda's mother invites Brenda and Nate over for dinner with a "special guest", who turns out to be Billy. Ruth prepares to take Claire to church with David out to visit Keith and Taylor, but they never make it when they enter Nikolai's shop to see it robbed and him shot in the legs with both now broken. Ruth decides, to the chagrin of the family, that he'll stay with them until he can walk, since he has no insurance. Nate is forced to confess his AVM to Brenda when he has a seizure as they sleep together. On Christmas Day, Marrilyn Johnson offers Nate a motorcycle as a gift so he can live every day to the fullest. Toby, Keith, and Taylor are invited for dinner that evening. Rico has a good holiday with his family - until his cousin Ramone arrives to attack him when he's forced to tell Vanessa he's gay and she told his wife. Also, Claire's holiday takes an interesting turn when Toby calls her "hostile" and she drives him away, though she does enjoy keeping in touch with Billy Chenowith.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
 | W. Earl Brown | ... | Pete |
| Maria Carmen | ... | Graciela |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Margaret Chenowith |
| Ricardo Chavira | ... | Ramon (as Ricardo Antonio Chavira) |
| Steve Gormley | ... | Male Shopper |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Nathaniel Fisher |
 | Britnee Lapham | ... | Kid #1 (as Brittany Lapham) |
 | Tony Longo | ... | Bitsy |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
| Nicki Micheaux | ... | Karla |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Max Peters | ... | Kid #2 |
| Aysia Polk | ... | Taylor |
 | Franc Ross | ... | Jesse Johnson |
 | Stark Sands | ... | Toby |
 | Rusty Schwimmer | ... | Marilyn Johnson |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Brooke Swift | ... | Kid #3 |
| Kellie Waymire | ... | Melissa |
 | Janet Wood | ... | Saleswoman |
| Harley Zumbrum | ... | Biker on Phone |
Season 2, Episode 9: Someone Else's Eyes
28 April 2002A construction worker's metal lunch-pail falls from his perch on the building and strikes Dwight Edgar Garrison on the head - resulting in a major family conflict between his current wife and her 2 stepdaughters from his first marriage, on whether he should be buried with his late wife or the widow. Besides having to deal with that, Nate remains unaware that Brenda is still seeing other men but wonders whether she still wants to marry him, or just does out of pity...and whether he should wed at all when Lisa meets him and announces she's pregnant with his child. Claire has doubts about her relationship with Billy, who's also throwing Brenda and her perspective on most of her relationships into confusion. David's relationship with Keith is strong, but Keith's life is troubled when Karla relapses into drugs. Meanwhile, just about everybody finds Nikolai to be a pain while Ruth's working - even Rico loses his sandwich to him. But Ruth is more concerned with the fact that he's in debt to Yuri, a loan shark.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Joel Brooks | ... | Robbie |
 | Chris Ellis | ... | Construction Worker #2 |
 | Stephanie Erb | ... | Daughter #2 |
 | Ashley Gardner | ... | Daughter #1 |
 | Leeza Gibbons | ... | Herself |
 | Michael Khmurov | ... | Russian Man |
| Tim Maculan | ... | Father Jack |
 | Dina Meyer | ... | The Widow |
| Nicki Micheaux | ... | Karla |
 | Timothy V. Murphy | ... | Louis Winchell |
 | Joe Nieves | ... | Construction Worker #1 |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel |
| Ilia Volok | ... | Yuri |
| Kellie Waymire | ... | Melissa |
| Linwood Porter | ... | Dwight Edgar Garrison (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 10: The Secret
5 May 2002Benjamin Srisal suffers a heart attack at home, requiring a Bhuddist service at Fisher & Sons that Nate gets a crash-course in how to conduct, but he's still got no answers as far as what should be done concerning Brenda and Lisa. Lisa apologizes for her outburst in the store but requests she have full custody of the child, causing him to be haunted by visions of the first child they conceived, as well as all the others he lost to abortion. David and Keith begin to argue again, especially after Karla accidentally hits and kills a homeless man on the street, and Taylor is too shaken to actually keep it secret and tells David under the pretense that it's a joke - David is troubled enough to tell Keith, but feels too guilty to report to the police as Keith does. After hearing her "soul-twin" parents have chosen to remarry, Brenda attends an orgy with Melissa where she sleeps with more than one man but then chooses to blame Melissa for her infidelity so breaks contact with her. Claire considers attending an arts college. Ruth returns Nikolai to his apartment prematurely at his request, but invites him to move in with her.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Marina Black | ... | Parker McKenna |
 | Jenna Boyd | ... | 7-Year-Old Girl |
| Paul Butcher | ... | 5-Year-Old Boy |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Margaret Chenowith |
 | Art Chudabala | ... | Phil Srisal |
 | Anita Finlay | ... | Female Coke User |
| Robert Foxworth | ... | Dr. Bernard Chenowith |
 | Derek Hoxby | ... | Male Coke User (as Scott Hoxby) |
| Shawn Huang | ... | Thai Boy |
 | Beverly Leech | ... | Mavis Spencer |
 | Ben Lin | ... | Benjamin Srisal |
| June Kyoto Lu | ... | Bette Srisal |
 | Victor McCay | ... | Claire's Teacher |
| Nicki Micheaux | ... | Karla |
| Joshua Miller | ... | Little Boy (voice) |
 | James Morrison | ... | Swinger Husband |
 | Kim Myers | ... | Dr. Michaelson |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Aysia Polk | ... | Taylor |
| Giancarlo Rodriguez | ... | Julio Diaz |
 | Lynda Scarlino | ... | Edith Kirky |
| Gretchen Storms | ... | Teenager |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel |
| Kellie Waymire | ... | Melissa |
Season 2, Episode 11: The Liar and the Whore
12 May 2002Edith Kirky is the 4th patient of the year to be brought to Fisher & Sons from Bay Breeze Hospital where Vanessa works, so David predicts Rico's usual pride over the fact...but no one predicts him, suspicious about her neck-markings, to discover a whole hot dog wedged down her esophagus. When informing the authorities, Fisher & Sons is forced to allow them to bring Vanessa and her partner to be examined since they failed to find the hot dog themselves. Rabbi Ari encourages Nate and Brenda to be honest with each other, but Brenda reacts badly when Nate informs her he's going to be a father (though fails to mention she's unfaithful to him) and he later talks about it with Rabbi Ari, who introduces him to a Jewish client, Aaron Buchbinder, who needs a pre-meet since he has pancreatic cancer. Brenda's reaction after criticizing Nate is to get high and sleep with a pair. At Brenda's bridal shower, Bernard Chenowith asks Ruth what she's done as far as Claire's depression, but when Ruth visits Gray Deitman to see if she is depressed, the answer comes as a different sort of shock. David encourages Keith to stand up to his father when he and his mother ask that Taylor come to San Diego to live with them, and David himself is forced to find some inner strength of his own to get Catherine Collins, supported by Mitzi Dalton-Huntley, not to sue them for "emotional distress" after Nate's showing her husband's mutilated body at her request. He doesn't have any qualms about becoming angry with Ruth, though, after she pays all of Nikolai's debt to Yuri just before David and Nate have need of it themselves.
Season 2, Episode 12: I'll Take You
19 May 2002The Diazes' friend and former neighbor Leticia Perfect Perez dies in her sleep at a beauty parlor and leaves his family a large sum of money, causing Rico to remember how he lost his father and got into the funeral business to begin with. However, she also leaves behind a son, never close to her in life, who wishes to give her a more expensive casket than her pre-meet's choice and is jealous of Rico. Nate and Brenda attend her parents' remarriage, he goes to cheer up Aaron Buchbinder, and Keith, David, and Taylor are visited by a social worker. Nikoai responds indifferently when Ruth tries to plan what days they'll meet, and while watching a separate movie than he is, she breaks up with him. Claire likes the prospect of attending LAC Arts school but is disappointed that Gary Deitman is about to transfer jobs. The news that Kroehner is bankrupt and undergoing a federal inspection is overshadowed by bad news for both David and Nate - Keith is found innocent for his shooting, but hours later attacks an argumentative abusive husband he investigates and is judged guilty; and Nate reads Brenda's story then recognizes it's not fiction when one of the subjects Brenda slept with from the night before comes by. Nate breaks off his engagement with Brenda just before Lisa calls to inform Ruth his daughter has been born.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Margaret Chenowith |
| Robert Foxworth | ... | Dr. Bernard Chenowith |
 | Glenn Fitzgerald | ... | Aaron Buchbinder |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Nathaniel Fisher |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Jim Abele | ... | Social Worker |
| Eric Bruskotter | ... | Keith's Partner |
| Vincent Castellanos | ... | Beauty Parlor Owner |
 | Diana Castle | ... | Trust Lawyer |
| Michael E. Dempsey | ... | Sgt. Potts |
 | Efrain Figueroa | ... | Andrew Perez |
| Richard Lynch | ... | Commitment Ceremony Presider |
 | Karl Makinen | ... | Abusive Husband |
| Gina Morelli | ... | Leticia Perez |
 | Austin Nichols | ... | Kyle |
| David Norona | ... | Gary Deitman (as David Noroña) |
| Aysia Polk | ... | Taylor |
 | Jennie Vaughn | ... | Abused Wife |
| Travis Wester | ... | Henry |
| Fred Blanco | ... | Mauricio Diaz (uncredited) |
Season 2, Episode 13: The Last Time
2 June 2002Aaron Buchbinder passes away painfully shortly after Nate arrives to visit (after he argues with Ruth about her visiting and photographing his daughter Maya). Kroehner's last act against the Fisher & Sons funeral home is to hire an inspector to examine the place, and they're fined for the problematic drainage system. Nate has a bleed requiring a cranial surgery to cure. Vanessa encourages Rico to ask for permission to be a partner since he has the money to pay the fine, and he's given 25% of it only when Nate reminds David he may need a replacement for Nate. Ruth quits her job at Nikolai's since she feels they can't easily share an environment. Claire goes to an interview at LAC but remembers her father's loss was the reason she began artwork, so cries for the first time since his death. Nate goes by to see Brenda one last time to attempt reconciliation and announce he'll be getting surgery, and finally tells Ruth about the surgery and its cause on their way back from seeing Maya. Ruth, still trying to keep control, insists Claire and David go to the gradation Claire doesn't care about rather than be with Nate. At the hospital, Nate receives anesthesia and dreams that he's running in the desert when a bus pulls up next to him. He boards it to find it's empty and doesn't start moving...yet.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel |
| Glenn Fitzgerald | ... | Aaron Buchbinder |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Nikolai |
| Larry Drake | ... | Inspector Gerson |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
| Marina Black | ... | Parker McKenna |
| Grant Show | ... | Scott Axelrod |
| Geoffrey Nauffts | ... | Dr. DiPaolo |
| Deirdre O'Connell | ... | LAC Arts Interviewer |
 | John Paul Pitoc | ... | Crematory Guy (as J.P. Pitoc) |
| Daniel Roebuck | ... | Male Sex Addict |
 | Patrice Walters | ... | Anesthesiologist |
 | Allison Kyler | ... | Claire's Dance Double (as Allison Jean Kyler) |
 | Chuck Slavin | ... | Orderly (uncredited) |
Season 3
Season 3, Episode 1: Perfect Circles
2 March 2003The surgeons are dismayed when Nate's blood vessel ruptures and he suffers a hemorrhage, and his blood pressure continues to rise, then Nate dies...At least, the family and Rico are in shock, grieving, while Nate himself is dining in a hated restaurant with his father, impatiently waiting to get to his own funeral. He arrives early, sick of the food, and sees his funeral (open-casket, not a memorial service after cremation as he wished)...then hears David speaking to him from the next room where he sees himself paralyzed and with speech problems struggling to relearn. He continues through the home and witnesses himself completely healthy living with Lisa and Maya; at Christmas dinner with his family, including his father, who never died; living with a woman he has yet to meet and their son; spending his time lazily, watching TV and drinking beer with a woman. Returning to the funeral room, he meets his father again, who doesn't give him a straight answer on whether he's alive but suggests he just traveled through parallel worlds and must open a white coffin to get his answer....7 months later: Nate, Lisa, and Maya live with Lisa's self-absorbed actor boss Carol, where Lisa is a cook. David and Keith, now a reluctant security guard, are in therapy to find a healthy relationship, and David is advised to find an activity for himself so applies to the Gay Men's Chorus. Claire is attending LAC, enjoying it less than she anticipated, and starting a relationship with rock-band member Phil. Nate learns an interesting secret about his own life from Ruth and all the while sees scenes shown in his surgery that make him wonder if this life is meant to be.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Nathaniel Fisher |
 | Catherine O'Hara | ... | Carol Ward |
| Bobbin Bergstrom | ... | Scrub Nurse |
| Kimberlin Brown | ... | Soap Actress |
| Robert Cicchini | ... | Todd |
 | Myndy Crist | ... | Dana |
| Dan Desmond | ... | Art Teacher |
 | Arye Gross | ... | Frank Muehler |
| Caroline Lagerfelt | ... | Alternate Wife |
 | Sarah Lancaster | ... | Alternate Daughter |
| Alicia McCutcheon | ... | Soap-Watching Wife |
| Geoffrey Nauffts | ... | Dr. DiPaolo |
 | Nolan North | ... | Soap Actor |
| John Paul Pitoc | ... | Phil (as J.P. Pitoc) |
 | Stephen Snedden | ... | Alternate Son |
 | Mandy June Turpin | ... | Crying Woman |
 | Julia Vera | ... | Cleaning Woman |
| Patrice Walters | ... | Anesthesiologist |
 | Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 2: You Never Know
9 March 2003Telemarketers Andrew Wayne Milne, Matthew Clark Hazen, and Martin Jacobs are shot by their insane former co-worker Daniel Grant Showalter who then commits suicide. Fisher & Diaz gets both the Milne and the Showalter funerals - but Rico objects to having the killer's, especially on the same day his victim's is to be held, so makes David's life miserable by refusing to pick up his body or do his job quietly. Stuck picking it up himself, David misses therapy with Keith, and Frank Mushler encourages him to view his own feelings about David without him around to defend himself. Lisa and Nate manage to invite David and Keith over for a barbecue dinner for a while before Carol barges in and literally demands Lisa's attention, but it gives Keith and David plenty of time to reflect on what problems their relationship has. Though she claims their own marriage is wonderful, Nate's dream of whether it was meant to be begin to crumble as several minor arguments arise with Lisa. Ruth's trip to Tapenga Canyon to give Sarah some Vicodin turns interesting when she learns her sister is addicted to it, and she befriends her spirited friend/caretaker Bettina.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith (credit only) |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | Sarah O'Connor |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
 | Kathy Bates | ... | Bettina |
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Carol Ward |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
| Arye Gross | ... | Frank Muehler |
 | Jim Ortlieb | ... | Andrew Wayne Milne |
 | Julie Ariola | ... | Dorothy Milne |
| Edward Conery | ... | Jim Showalter |
 | Onika Day | ... | Telemarketer |
| Paul Hayes | ... | Joe Marti |
| John Paul Pitoc | ... | Phil (as J.P. Pitoc) |
 | Matt Ross | ... | Daniel Showalter |
| Fred Stoller | ... | Telemarketer |
| Claudette Sutherland | ... | Cynthia Showalter |
Season 3, Episode 3: The Eye Inside
16 March 2003Callie Renee Morimer flees a group of jeering young men calling to her as she walks alone in the dark, who turn out to be some joking friends, but stops in the street and is hit by a car upon realizing it. David enjoys singing in the choir but turns down an opportunity to go to a member's open house - he and Keith are spending the weekend at a hotel out of town, but from the moment they get there David worries about seeming too obviously gay in front of the straight couples. Carol finally crosses a line when blaming Lisa's family for not allowing her to give her constant perfect emotional support, so Lisa quits and she, Nate, and Maya are forced to temporarily move in with Ruth. For her own part, Ruth is happy to have them, and happy in general, with Bettina instructing her in the arts of receiving massages, shoplifting, and just enjoying life. Claire continues to accept Phiil's player attitude until it gets in the way of their personal schedule, so leaves him, and is intrigued by the unorthodox artist teaching her class in place of the one she took it to see.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith (credit only) |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
| Kathy Bates | ... | Bettina |
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Carol Ward |
| John Paul Pitoc | ... | Phil (as J.P. Pitoc) |
 | Peter Macdissi | ... | Olivier Castro-Staal |
 | Sarah Rafferty | ... | Rachel Mortimer |
| Megan Austin Oberle | ... | Callie Mortimer |
 | Judith Baldwin | ... | Paula Mortimer |
 | Jason Graae | ... | Dennis |
 | David Hornsby | ... | Patrick |
 | Paul Cassell | ... | Evan |
| Josette DiCarlo | ... | Sheila |
| Eric Ustian | ... | Waiter at Resort |
 | Zachary Quinto | ... | Hip Student |
 | Mageina Tovah | ... | Pink Haired Girl |
 | Lori Alan | ... | Macy's Saleswoman |
 | Marc Worden | ... | Zach |
| J. Paul Rogen | ... | Callie's Friend #1 |
| The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles | ... | Themselves |
 | Jeremy A. Roberts | ... | Callie's Friend #2 (as Jeremy Roberts) |
 | Tenaya Cleveland | ... | Art Student (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 4: Nobody Sleeps
23 March 2003Robert Lamar Griffin's rare heart disease finally takes its fatal toll, leaving behind his boyfriend Kevin Lamb, a scene-designer of the opera company where he was a lighting-designer, who requests Fisher & Diaz to allow him to create a Chinese opera set for the funeral. David suspects Rico's views of homosexuality are narrow and defends it, while the couple's having been together so long offer new insight to his relationship with Keith. With Ruth's birthday approaching, Lisa prepares to throw her a party despite Nate's warning that she prefers her birthdays without any celebration. But with fun-loving Bettina invited and at Lisa's insistence, Ruth breaks her own standards of not using the best china or dancing. Claire is the only one not to attend the party; she's out watching the introduction of ultra-radical artist Scott Philip Smith, and is invited to dinner with Russell by Olivier and Smith, later learning what her potential may come to and wondering what it will be. After a while, Nate retreats from the party, too, disturbed by the growing similarities between Lisa and Ruth. He dreams that his father hints that between the wife he married by default and his hated inherited job, Nate may soon wish to use the old apartment he used to escape from the same things, and Nate retorts that he's less secretive, he loves his family, but Nathaniel wonders...why shouldn't he have loved his own, if he remained with them?
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith (credit only) |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
| Kathy Bates | ... | Bettina |
| Dennis Christopher | ... | Kevin Lamb |
| Peter Macdissi | ... | Olivier Castro-Staal |
 | Evan Handler | ... | Scott Philip Smith |
| Anthony Vatsula | ... | Bob Giffen |
 | Dagney Kerr | ... | Patty |
 | Jim Holmes | ... | Kevin's Friend #1 |
 | David Knell | ... | Kevin's Friend #2 |
| Todd Merrill | ... | Kevin's Friend #3 |
| David Peterson | ... | 'Nessun Dorma' Soloist |
| The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles | ... | Themselves |
 | Brandon Dean | ... | Eric |
| Tenaya Cleveland | ... | Art Student (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 5: The Trap
30 March 2003A lost pair of hikers discover the wrecked remains of a car with the skeleton of the driver, William Aaron Jaffe, inside. Nate is surprised by the son who never knew him not seeming to be troubled by it, and worried by the remarried widow's remark that they weren't right for each other and married too hastily - his own relationship with Lisa has become strained when she encourages him to cut back on his spending and considers staying home with Maya for a few years, without even letting him be the first to know. Things are further complicated when Nate runs into Brenda, and Lisa suspects the drinks they had together weren't just for catching up and apologies. David's enjoyment of the choir is overshadowed by one of the members recognizing him from a shameful experience several years before. Claire's invitation to go with Russell to his brother's wedding is forgotten when Olivier asks her to be his assistant - which turns out to mean his driver. Keith is ready to quit his job. Rico convinces David to hire an apprentice, despite Nate's and Ruth's doubts, to assist in Claire's place, and hires nerdy Arthur Martin, who turns out to be oddly like Ruth. Later, Nate is accused of living in a marriage that will surely fall apart and be bad for their offspring the way Will Jaffe's would have, but Nate rejects the prediction...without convincing himself.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
| Kathy Bates | ... | Bettina |
 | Rainn Wilson | ... | Arthur Martin |
| Peter Macdissi | ... | Olivier Castro-Staal |
 | Josh Radnor | ... | Will Jaffe |
 | Silas Weir Mitchell | ... | Dion Corelli |
 | Matt Winston | ... | Terry |
| David Hornsby | ... | Patrick |
| Jason Graae | ... | Dennis |
| Terri Hanauer | ... | Diane Buckner |
 | Dennis Cockrum | ... | Chris Buckner |
 | Christina Cabot | ... | Hiking Woman |
 | Ben Weber | ... | Hiking Man |
 | Michael Hagerty | ... | Tom Jaffe |
 | Nick Toth | ... | Will's Eulogizer |
 | Anastasia Basil | ... | Record Store Cashier |
 | Bill Doyle | ... | Policeman |
| Baron Rogers | ... | The Waiter |
 | Ron Roggé | ... | Smog Check Technician |
| The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles | ... | Themselves |
| Tenaya Cleveland | ... | Art Student (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 6: Making Love Work
6 April 2003Karen Postell Pepper suffers a hemorrhage to the nose while preparing to enter the "Making Love Work" TV studio with a question to ask Dr. Dave. Nate prepares to go on his first camping trip in 2 years (where he went without Brenda), with Lisa, Maya, and Dana, Todd, and their toddler daughter Spencer. By the time they arrive, though, he realizes he won't be able to drink 3 cans of beer that night or smoke cigarettes. Ruth becomes interested in Arthur the more she gets to know him, and rents a movie whose score he says he favors. David believes Russell is gay, though Claire doesn't and defends him from Olivier's harsh criticism. An obese man's body causes trouble for everyone when ii falls from its extra-large coffin and Arthur Ruth, Claire, and Russell must move it back. Lisa is annoyed with their friends' constant claims of affection for one another, but Nate simply grows jealous and worried that he can't seem to have any of those moments with Lisa refusing to smoke or hike with him. After mutilating a snake and forcibly demanding why no one will join him, he hikes alone to a towering mountain where he finds Brenda has been pursuing him. He agrees to kiss her but then sends her away - and she leaps off the cliff, and Nate wakes up from his dream. When he and Lisa finally do go out hiking, it's anything but peaceful when she takes his remark on how they differ from Spencer's parents to mean he rejects her, and he retorts that she won't accept him without change. They end up sleeping together passionately before returning home.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
| Peter Macdissi | ... | Olivier Castro-Staal |
| Rainn Wilson | ... | Arthur Martin |
| Myndy Crist | ... | Dana |
| Robert Cicchini | ... | Todd |
 | Donna Bullock | ... | Karen Pepper |
 | Tara Karsian | ... | 'Dr. Dave' Coordinator |
 | Pamela Bowen | ... | Friend in Lavander |
 | Amanda Carlin | ... | Friend in Green |
| Tenaya Cleveland | ... | Massaging Student |
 | Deven Streeton | ... | Spencer (as Devon Streeton) |
| Shawn Barber | ... | Sculpture Student (uncredited) |
 | Monica McCarthy | ... | Art Student (uncredited) |
| Brenna Tosh | ... | Maya Fisher (uncredited) |
| Bronwyn Tosh | ... | Maya Fisher (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 7: Timing & Space
13 April 2003Surrounded by his family, Bernard Asa Chenowith dies of stomach cancer, and when Nate learns of it he requests Lisa's permission to attend his funeral since Brenda was there after his father's. Lisa agrees, and Nate plans to leave Maya with Ruth, but she's out secretly stalking Arthur jogging. Claire chooses to go shopping with Russell at an arts store, where Russell buys her a gift of an expensive bottle of paint she refused to purchase. David takes a reluctant Keith to Terry's party, where he's humiliated at playing a game and eventually leaves David to take his drinks alone. Nate doesn't want to leave Maya with Arthur and almost drops her off at the Diazes', but Vanessa is so distracted and on edge he decides against it. He informs Rico, though, who worries that she's depressed over her mother's loss and despairs of getting her to talk about it openly. Nate ends up taking Maya to the funeral, which angers Lisa, who believes Nate still loves Brenda rather than her, along with the fact that Brenda touched Maya.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Margaret Chenowith |
| Robert Foxworth | ... | Dr. Bernard Chenowith |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
| Rainn Wilson | ... | Arthur Martin |
| Matt Winston | ... | Terry |
| David Hornsby | ... | Patrick |
| Timothy Landfield | ... | Marv Chenowith |
 | Melissa Paull | ... | Female Bruncher (as Melissa Paul) |
| Santo Ragno | ... | Gay Bruncher #1 (as Santo C. Ragno) |
| Alan Lambert | ... | Gay Bruncher #2 |
 | Glen McDougal | ... | Mourner |
Season 3, Episode 8: Tears, Bones & Desire
20 April 200363-year-old polygamous family leader "Daddy" leaves behind 5 wives and numerous children of The People clan, making the Fishers intrigued about their spiritual and cultural beliefs, like their guarding his body throughout the embalming. Ruth gives Arthur an unwanted kiss and instantly breaks her vow not to do it again, so struggles to find a new way for her to express her passions for Arthur. Terry and Patrick invite themselves to Gay Paintball Day - which plays right into Keith's hands since he chooses to be on the opposite team as David as revenge for being taken to the hated brunch. Lisa schedules an appointment with Brenda under a false name to see if she and Nate are still passionate, but hears that Brenda has gone through some difficult times love-wise lately but is ultimately content now. Claire becomes suspicious of Olivier's motives for not letting Russell go on her errands with her when, in Azusa, a former assistant tells her she enjoyed sleeping with him as her job, then asks if this is a year he's chosen a male as his partner when Claire says she's never been in that position. Rico's concern for Vanessa and her possible depression turn to certainty of and anger for it when, despite his pleas for her to try to reconnect with her family, he finds she's neglecting them.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
 | Leon Rippy | ... | Daddy |
| Rainn Wilson | ... | Arthur Martin |
| Peter Macdissi | ... | Olivier Castro-Staal |
| Matt Winston | ... | Terry |
| David Hornsby | ... | Patrick |
 | Josh Stamberg | ... | Sarge |
| Myndy Crist | ... | Dana |
 | Karen Landry | ... | Eve |
 | Cheryl White | ... | Abigail |
 | Molly Hagan | ... | Rachel |
 | Amanda Foreman | ... | Rebecca |
 | Yareli Arizmendi | ... | Carmen |
 | Landry Allbright | ... | Mary Jane |
| Quinby Kasch | ... | Hannah Grace |
| Kyle Mullaney | ... | Boy Asking for Cheese |
 | Antoinette Peragine | ... | Jenny |
 | Lindsey Ginter | ... | Boo |
 | Noah Frank | ... | Ratso |
 | Austin Priester | ... | Paintballer #2 (uncredited) |
 | Mark L. Young | ... | (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 9: The Opening
27 April 2003Melinda Mary Bloch shuts herself in he garage in her activated car by way of suicide, leaving behind only a guilty ex-lover who worries Rico when he mentions she'd actually received treatment for depression, and Nate when he admits he'd tried to end their relationship more than once but wound up staying longer than he wished. Lisa, who's been having arguments constantly with him, officially meets Brenda at Claire's art show where Billy also has a display, and Brenda confronts her about her sneaky meeting and assures her she isn't close to Nate. When she and Olivier run into Billy, Claire learns that Billy slept with Olivier when he was his student, heightening her worries about Russell. David and Keith, after both their secrets of paint-ball and 3-way sex have slipped in counseling, get approval from Frank to do the latter if both of them so desire, but David's agreement in public doesn't match his private doubts later on. Arthur gets close, in both senses of the word, to Ruth and they almost sleep together, but then he leaves abruptly, puzzling her.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Margaret Chenowith |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
| Peter Macdissi | ... | Olivier Castro-Staal |
| Rainn Wilson | ... | Arthur Martin |
| Arye Gross | ... | Frank Muehler |
| Tim Maculan | ... | Father Jack |
| David Hornsby | ... | Patrick |
 | Brian Stepanek | ... | Alex Graham |
 | Tereza Rizzardi | ... | Melinda Mary Bloch |
 | J. Michael Flynn | ... | Jan Vanhoosen |
 | Michelle L. Gardner | ... | Nurse Susie |
 | Joel Moore | ... | Video Clerk (as Joel David Moore) |
 | Jeremy Guskin | ... | Student Volunteer |
 | Smith Cho | ... | Art Student #1 |
 | Shawn Carter Peterson | ... | Art Student #2 |
| Markus Rudel | ... | 3-Way Guy |
 | Neil Patil | ... | Art Student (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 10: Everyone Leaves
4 May 2003Jeanette Louise Bradford has an allergic reaction to a bee-sting in Balboa Park, causing Keith to go to San Diego for his aunt's funeral and David to join him, encouraging him to discuss sleeping with a third man with him and to confront his father on his abusive childhood after the funeral. Russell admits he was sleeping with Olivier and an angry, betrayed Claire demands he leave her alone from now on. She and Ruth talk with each other about their relationship problems when Ruth learns Arthur is a virgin so there's nothing new to be gained from spending time with him. Vanessa is now again living life to the fullest, taking dance classes with Rico, but then collapses one night from too many medications. Billy, remarkably depressed after watching a poor video version of his and Brenda's beloved childhood book "Nathaniel and Isabel", kisses Brenda, who goes to visit Nate. Alone with Maya while Lisa goes to visit her sister's family in Santa Cruz, Nate consoles Benda until she begins to appear to want to become closer to him, and she quickly stops herself and departs. Keith and David are relieved to hear that Taylor is doing fine with Lucille and Roderick, but when Keith finally chooses to tell his father he's willing to forgive him for beating him and his sister, it's met with denial and quickly becomes a fight...and when David tries to calm both of them down for Keith's sake he's insulted by Roderick and unappreciated in his efforts by Keith, so leaves. When Nate calls Lisa's sister's, he learns Lisa hasn't yet made it to her place as expected, and isn't worried when he can't get through to her phone the first time...but he does start to be when he continues to call with no response.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Jeremy Sisto | ... | Billy Chenowith |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
| Rainn Wilson | ... | Arthur Martin |
| Peter Macdissi | ... | Olivier Castro-Staal |
| James Pickens Jr. | ... | Roderick Charles |
| Beverly Todd | ... | Lucille Charles |
| Aysia Polk | ... | Taylor |
| David Hornsby | ... | Patrick |
| Ann Weldon | ... | Aunt Jeanie |
| Lenny Wolpe | ... | Gregory Fasteau |
| Michael James Reed | ... | Single Dad |
 | Manuel Urrego | ... | Dance Teacher |
 | Linda Cevallos | ... | Teacher's Partner |
| Guillermo Cespedes | ... | Organist |
 | Pamela Adlon | ... | Nathaniel / Isabel / Evil Nurse (voice) (as Pamela Segall) |
 | Ciara Huntington | ... | Little Girl (uncredited) |
 | Lisa Soule | ... | Sarah (uncredited) |
Season 3, Episode 11: Death Works Overtime
11 May 2003Convience-store owner Dorothy Kim Su is fatally shot during a robbery. Nate is forced to file a missing-person report when he continues to hear nothing from Lisa. Construction-worker Edward Tully hits some electrical wires in the site where he's working during an earthquake, is electrocuted, and falls to his death. Nate calls David, where he's sleeping with Patrick, and tells him he's starting to panic, especially after the earthquake. Ruth has convinced herself, as usual, that everything, including Lisa, is fine, but doesn't convince Claire, who is set to believe she's died. David Jordan Monroe suffers a fatal heart attack while on a treadmill at his health club, giving Fisher & Diaz a full schedule of 3 funerals in one day, 2 at the same time. forcing David and Rico to quickly escort the mourners out. Brenda is now living in an apartment to avoid Billy, but Margaret forces both of them to show up to dump Bern's ashes, and when she can't be persuaded to place them where her kids know he would have preferred them, she chooses an unorthodox place to put them. Vanessa sees a psychiatrist who reduces her medication and her pushy sister Angelica comes over to help...by encouraging her to spend freely without Rico's consent, and ignore any practical advice he gives. Claire again refuses to take Russell back and confronts Olivier - before discovering that she is pregnant. Ruth finally accepts something terrible must have happened to Lisa and ends up crying on a man's shoulder when he comes to reclaim his glasses in the funeral home, but Gerge Sibley is accepting and sympathetic to her worries. When Lisa's car and cell phone are located in a state park, deserted, Nate checks into a nearby hotel and waits in despair, while David and Claire try to console him.
Season 3, Episode 12: Twilight
18 May 2003Woman-killer Carl Desmond Williman finally receives the death penalty by a lethal injection in Texas, and his unemployed daughter hires Fisher & Diaz for the funeral, and sleeps with Nate since they're both miserable and want to escape their problems, but he treats her unsympathetically the following day out of sheer guilt. David breaks up with Keith after spending more time with Patrick. Claire chooses to get an abortion and calls Brenda when she learns she needs a driver, who accepts. Ruth considers marrying George but does decide to slow things down a bit after learning he's been through 6 marriages. Angelica continues to give Rico grief at home. Claire tries to convince Nate to speak to Brenda after her favor to her but Nate's too wrapped up in thinking up everything that could've happened with Lisa to welcome her in, or pay attention to much else.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
| Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Federico 'Rico' Diaz |
| Mathew St. Patrick | ... | Keith Charles |
| Rachel Griffiths | ... | Brenda Chenowith |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Lisa Kimmel Fisher |
| Ben Foster | ... | Russell Corwin |
 | James Cromwell | ... | George Sibley |
| Justina Machado | ... | Vanessa Diaz |
| Rainn Wilson | ... | Arthur Martin |
 | Anne Dudek | ... | Allison Williman |
| Graham Beckel | ... | Carl Williman |
| David Hornsby | ... | Patrick |
| Tim Maculan | ... | Father Jack |
| Melissa Marsala | ... | Angelica |
 | Jim Beaver | ... | Prison Officer |
 | David Carrera | ... | Tony Wallace |
| Catherine Paolone | ... | Doctor |
| Elayn Taylor | ... | Nurse #1 |
 | K.T. Thangavelu | ... | Nurse #2 |
| Brenna Tosh | ... | Maya Fisher |
| Bronwyn Tosh | ... | Maya Fisher |
| The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles | ... | Themselves |
Season 3, Episode 13: I'm Sorry, I'm Lost
1 June 2003A piece of "blue ice" broken off an airplane strikes Anahid Havanessian, whose husband goes to Fisher & Diaz for a funeral...but changes his mind when, frustrated with the government for hiding that such deaths are common and suspecting Nate's silence is indifference, he's snapped at by Nate, who then snaps at David and Rico for telling him he lost them money by not demanding payment for the meeting when they "switched to the local chapel". Walking in the early hours of the morning to clear his head without success, and drinking heavily and sleeping with a bar prostitute, he's in bad shape and can't accept the news of his mother marrying George. David and Claire are also reluctant, since David is worried about his brother and believes it should be delayed and Claire is worried they haven't known each other long enough to wed, but they know they'll marry either way. Claire visits her father's grave and learns, along with the fact that he's OK with the marriage himself, Lisa, Gabe Dmas, and her child are all with him. David is encouraged by his father to make up with Keith, which he does at church by talking with him so long they forget to go in. They're both present for their mother's wedding, but Nate isn't - after getting the news that Lisa has been found drowned, he continues to drink heavily and gets into a bar fight. Rico gets into a situation almost as bad when getting the bad news that his sister-in-law, despite being a nuisance, won't leave yet. Angry with Vanessa, he goes to dance class without her then is invited to a strip club where he sleeps with one of the dancers, Sophia. Brenda prepares to date, but not sleep with, her charming neighbor Joe. Nate finally leaves the bar after losing the fight, drives drunk, and is haunted by visions of Lisa and Nathaniel urging him to drive off a bridge, and finally ends up at Brenda's.
| Peter Krause | ... | Nate Fisher |
| Michael C. Hall | ... | David Fisher |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Ruth Fisher |
| Lauren Ambrose | ... | Claire Fisher |
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