Other patrons are scattered around the room, divided into their perspective camps. Lucy, Alan-Michael, Nick, and Susan are enjoying their new love. It is one of the few tables devoid of tension. Josh and Annie are still simmering over an argument about Reva. Vanessa is beginning to suspect that her husband knows Amanda Spaulding better than he has let on.
Conversation is stilted and short.
On one side, Roger, Dinah, and Hart have made a rare display of familial unity. Roger has intentionally chosen the table to increase the discomfort of Vanessa and Bridget. He smiles smugly, knowing he has succeeded beyond his hopes. However, he has also begun to detect an unusual degree of friction between his young wife and son. On the other side, Reva, Alan, Amanda, and Hawk are living it up Reva style.