Friday afternoon, May 4th: the fourteenth

consecutive day of rain in the Los Angeles area.

A chunk of the California coast is loosened, en-

gulfing all in its path- including the Seaside

Supermarket on Pacific Coast Highway, Cali-

fornia 1, near Laguna Beach.

Trapped inside: an architect-turned-hero, en

route home from drastic treatments to prolong

his life; two respectable housewives, at a crisis

in their unacceptable kind of love; a restless

youth, armed with rifle and revolver, awash in

a sense of false honor; a distinguished film pro-

ducer, on a detour with his star-paramour; a

time-fighting lady whose cellular therapy has

made her seem younger than her young lovers;

an insurance tycoon, on the lookout for a little

something on the side, just in case; two young

marrieds, already on their second honeymoon,

in love and trying to stay that way