Summary

Present picks up again after Jack and Grace leave their lunch with Millie. Grace expects to cancel lunch with Diane, but Jack insists that Grace attend, which surprises her even though he has said the same thing before. However, Friday arrives and as they drive, Grace starts to plot, but is disappointed when she realizes that Jack plans to attend lunch with them. The lunch is mostly a game of Diane’s admiring comments and Grace attempting to make the marriage sound truly perfect. The conversation turns to books, and Esther offers to loan Grace the latest popular read and bring it over that afternoon. Jack sidesteps this offer by saying they would just buy it.

More comments follow in which Esther asks pointed questions and Jack volleys them to Grace to see how she will react. Esther asks about Millie moving in...