She had preceded him to the big city in search of fame and fortune. Husband is not only looking for Lou Bessie but also a new mother as well as a lover. Lou Bessie was found, but she is now a Harlem hottie named Charmagne . There is a troublesome reunion where Lou Bessie proceeds try to tap into the money of Husband. She drags him through all the clubs in Harlem and then abandons him as she walks out with two servicemen.
Husband comes back to the sisters home downhearted.
Elizabeth consoles him and Husband finds a new mother and possibly a lover. There is a wonderful scene with Elizabeth at the end of the play that is beautifully crafted by the actress and the director. The play reminds us of how life was, being black in the 1940s. A colored person who worked as a house cleaner for a white person was called kitchen mechanic . This is the occupation of Bessie who mostly sleeps in the white family house in Great Neck, Long Island.