Ciara's Reaction to Phil's Response

I think Phil is right; each of Sal's visits is like watching the same movie over and over again.  Sal meets his friends, they fool around with girls, and get into trouble; however, Remi is already experiencing difficulty with his girlfriend when Sal arrives, and his presence just makes the situation worse.

I am not so sure if I agree with Phil about the reason for the San Francisco trip ending so badly.  I think it is partly true that his extended stay had something to do with it; the reason Sal went on the road was so he would not have to have responsibilities and have fun.  I think he feels thrust into the police job that he never wanted in the first place.  Nevertheless, I think the real reason the San Francisco trip ended so badly was because Sal was so used to being able to mess around, getting wasted and doing whatever he wanted, and now he has responsibility which he has consistently been avoiding.  Remi has a job, a girl, and aspirations, and Sal has none of these.  Furthermore, Sal sees that Remi is not doing well in any of those categories, which I think further convinced Sal that he needed to leave.  I think Sal is trying to avoid all the responsibilities that left him so disenchanted with New York, and San Fran is looking too similar.