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Act 1

• The play takes place on an apple farm in New York in the 1950s.

• The play opens in the living room of a farmhouse where Mollie is comforting her son, Paris.

• Paris has cried out from a nightmare.

• The nightmare revolves around a burglar who is revealed to be Philip Lovejoy, Paris's father.

• Mollie has been awake discussing plans with her new tenant, John, with whom she has recently fallen in love .

• Mollie picked John up on the road where his car had broken down just ten days ago.

• Paris is aghast that John could have such strong feelings for Mollie in such a short time.

• John admits to Mollie that he was struck instantly with love for her but Mollie keeps him at bay because falling in love for her is not casual.

• Mollie tells John that when she first fell in love with Philip, all...

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