


During this exchange, Nick touches Laura’s hand, and Laura smiles at him. Mel asks Nick and Laura what they think, but neither of them have an opinion since they didn’t know Ed personally. Mel is adamant that this wasn’t real love, but Terri is sure that it was. Terri recounts how her ex-boyfriend, Ed, used to beat her while telling her that he loved her. The four friends are drinking gin and tonics and talking about love, which Mel (a cardiologist and former seminarian) believes is spiritual in nature.

Two married couples- Mel and Terri, and Nick and Laura-sit around Mel and Terri’s kitchen table as the afternoon sun streams in through the window.
