Act 2 Summary

As this scene opens, the confrontation between George and Phil resumes. James, Coach and Tom try to convince George to put the gun back on the rack. Eventually, he relents, retreats to the couch and begins to cry. Coach tells one of the other men to bring George a drink, and then he sits beside him and tries to get him to calm down. When George finally composes himself, Coach asks what happened. George replies that the matter is private, an answer that Coach refuses to accept.

James attempts to tell Coach about Phil's affair with Marion.. When George finally tells Coach about the affair, he is shocked. He berates Phil and tells him how disappointed he is in him. Meanwhile, George asks Phil if his wife is good in bed. Coach asks Phil to tell him how the affair started. Phil tells...