Summary

Chapter 17

Tony and June's son, Roger, is born. Tony keeps trotting on in domestic quietude, while Bill is enjoying writing a novel and living a more dangerous life. They take a step back, sitting in the office across from each other, and really address their differences. They don't talk as enemies, but as friends, watching themselves grow apart. Suddenly, they realize they need to introduce some marital strife into their leading characters' lives.

They bring on Nancy Lawson to play Marguerite the marriage counselor. She's a vamp descended from a line of nobility, and she sets off little shockwaves throughout the group. The critics and the audience love the new direction. It isn't long until Clive is sleeping with the actress.

Chapter 18

Dennis is trying to find a way to tell Sophie how he feels, watching from the front row as her engagement...