Act 1, Scene 5 Summary

Three years later, in 1977, Heidi and her friends attend the wedding of Scoop Rosenbaum to Lisa Friedlander, a young woman from "the best Jewish family in Memphis." The scene takes place in the anteroom of the Pierre Hotel ballroom. Heidi and Peter, Susan and Molly come in to take a break from the reception. Susan has been living on a sheep ranch with Molly in the West. Peter is now a pediatrician with a thriving practice.

When the scene opens, Heidi is defending Lisa from the snide gossip of the rest of the group. Apparently, she is the only woman in the room who still holds the ideal of treating all women as sisters. When Scoop enters, he meets Peter for the first time. Scoop still insists on calling Heidi "Heidella," which means Heidi-girl.

Susan and Molly leave the room to...