In a dental surgery waiting room, two women gossip about a past heartbreak involving a missing tooth, while a man named George eavesdrops. George then confronts the receptionist—who is also his mistress—about their affair and her husband, the dentist, before being called into the surgery for an appointment that serves as a tense cover for their interpersonal drama.
AGNES: The first thing I thought was—I'll have to kill myself now.
FLORA: No!
AGNES: Oh yes. I knew it was the end. And it was the real thing for me.
FLORA: He wasn't worth it.
AGNES: I don't know. There never was another for me.
FLORA: Plenty of fish in the sea, I say.
AGNES: Different kettle altog
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