Act 2 Summary

This is Nick's bar two hours later. Everyone is still there, either sitting at tables or lulling around the barroom. Joe is sitting at his table playing with a deck of cards by himself. His attention is on the woman sitting at the center table. He's looking at her bag, trying to figure out what the initials M.L. stand for. The woman has acknowledged his presence and goes on nursing her beer, as does Joe, who is as controlled and sharp as always.

Joe begins to speak to the woman, asking her what the initials on her bag stand for. He throws out a few names to her, until she finally asks him, what name? He points out that he's speaking about her name, and then seeming a bit alarmed, he tells her what his own initials are. They finally exchange names...