Schütt still waits for the second half of Russo's manuscript. Trudel has been living with a Jewish man for ten years and, despite the "new laws," refuses to leave him. Schütt continues to fantasize intensely about ending up with Russo. She believes that she will be with him in a few months. Russo still has not declared that he is the father of her son. Russo threatens to lengthen the period of their separation. She discusses the loan Russo took out from Lisa in order to return to the United States.