Chapter Seven Summary

Al feels pressure concerning his job; there is talk about cutting back writers and his projects have only been fairly successful. In the midst of this Kit convinces Al to join the Screen Writers Guild. In turn they start spending more time together but Al believes she only sees it as Guild relations. The Guild starts to have its own tensions when they decide to seek assistance and support from the Northern Authors League and writers start speaking out, opposing the idea and the Guild. There is an elitist group among the writers in the industry who not only want the Guild to cater to wealthy writers but also to exclude the North or any "outsiders."

Al eventually loses his job and calls Kit the day it happens only to learn that she is in Palm Springs with Sammy. He calls...