Part III, Chapters 21-22 Summary

Chapter 21 is called "Two Candles, Burning." Myra gets Jack a part in a movie directed by "Wild Bill" Vanvleck, a director known for making somewhat campy and sensationalistic films. Jack plays a transvestite hitchhiker in what will become a defining type of role for him.

Emma's novel is accepted for publication and she quits her job reading screenplays. With money from her book she buys the run-down house she and Jack are renting and starts working on a second novel. Jack is asked to appear in another film by Vanvleck in which he will also appear dressed as a woman.

Emma confides in Jack that she has a condition called vaginismus which can give her painful muscle spasms during sex unless her partner holds perfectly still.

Chapter 22 is entitled "Money Shots." Jack's next movie for Vanvleck is...