Act 2, Scene 1 Summary

Late at night, In Isobel and Irwin's expanded offices (bigger space, more desks), Rhonda and Irwin drink champagne and chat. Rhonda is wearing only a short silk dressing gown, and is telling a story about how a married "senior Tory politician … a minister" tried to get her into bed. Irwin tries to guess which politician and smiles flirtatiously as Rhonda pours him more champagne. He asks for more details, but Rhonda suddenly complains about how tired she is of hearing men lie about themselves. When Irwin seems not to take her comment personally, Rhonda goes on and then stops again. To get her to finish the story, Irwin promises to tell her about his "most ridiculous sexual experience." Rhonda finishes the story, flirting all the while: she actually did go to bed with the politician, it was an awful experience (as...