Summary

Jim sits by the pool and ponders his marriage. Divorce can come at you from all angles, and he had not seen their particular crisis coming. Carmen emerges from the house and joins him. After a moment of silence, Carmen shares sympathy for whatever is happening with Franny, saying she can just tell what is happening.

Franny and Sylvia drive into town for lunch and some shopping. On the way into town they pass the tennis center, run by a famous Spanish tennis player. They stop. Franny is trying to get Sylvia to have a lesson with the young, attractive player, but her attention is waylaid by the sight of an older, Mallorcan player, and signs up for lessons with him.

Later, Sylvia sits with Joan, who tells her all about the older player, Antoni Vert, and how handsome and popular he was...