Judy confesses to Vicky that she has fallen out of love with her husband and feels trapped in a stagnant marriage. She grapples with the humiliation of being caught in a compromising moment and admits her paralyzing fear of making a change.
JUDY: What happened the other day, I... I don't want you to get the wrong idea.
VICKY: Oh, no-no-no-no, that's really none of my business. I've--
JUDY: I, I-I'm not having an affair with Mark's partner. I’m not.
VICKY: No, I, I didn't think you were.
JUDY: N-, uh ...not that I haven't had fantasies of, of someone coming along and, and taking me out of my situation...but, uh, the fantasies are not Jay Lewis.
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