Act 2, Scenes 8, 9, and 10 Summary

Scene 8: In Emily's store, Emily teaches Zhaboonigan how to stock shelves by matching the labels on cans. Just as Zhaboonigan is giving an embarrassed Emily a hug, Annie comes in. Something has changed in her; she seems more subdued. She asks Emily whether she'll come to the bar with her that night, and Emily says she's got to take care of Zhaboonigan. For a moment they joke about Philomena having won six hundred dollars and buying a new toilet and then Emily asks Annie whether she's been drinking, and Annie doesn't answer. Emily tells her she's a fool for spending so much time with Fritz, but Annie says she loves him. Emily says she'll meet Annie later, and Annie goes out. After Zhaboonigan teases her a little, Emily confesses that she's pregnant with Big Joey's baby, and that Gazelle...