Act 2, Scene 1 Summary

The attack by Gilley has landed Nat in the hospital, but he returns to the park upon his release the next day. Using a walker, Nat brags to Midge that the punk Gilley is not brave enough to return a second time, but Midge is not so sure. Midge moves himself to another bench to disassociate himself from Nat in the hopes of staving off any further trouble for himself.

Soon Nat's daughter, Clara, arrives and is outraged at having to hunt for her father all over Central Park. Nat had given Danforth Clara's phone number as the headquarters for the fake organization, HURTSFOE, and she does not want to be included in Nat's schemes anymore. Clara is concerned for Nat's welfare and offers some solutions for his care, all of which Nat rejects outright. Sensing that his time for options...