On Giving Him Back to His Own
- Lynne has just gotten off a New York subway and is rushing to Truman's apartment. She has something awful to tell him—Camara "has been hurt" (2.23.6).
- The pair has been separated for some time now. Lynne is resentful—she thinks Truman hates her because she has gotten fat. She thinks this is hypocritical because Truman has been making a ton of sculptures that celebrate the curvy bodies of black women recently.
- She rings the bell repeatedly—no answer. After a while, Truman opens the door. Before they can speak, Lynne hears a female voice calling from the bedroom. Truman quickly comes into the hallway and shuts the door.
- Convinced that the voice belongs to Meridian, Lynne begins acting like (in her words) a "silly bitch" (2.23.22). It's hard to blame her though—she still doesn't know how to tell him that their daughter was just attacked by a grown man, and is now in critical condition at the hospital.
- Finally, Lynne barges in the apartment. To her complete shock, she sees a "tiny blonde girl in a tiny, tiny slip" (2.23.28). Lynne breaks down into laughter.