Deep Cuts

Raj visits a friend in Boston. He doesn’t mind Percy attending the wedding with Joe.

Percy meets Joe at the hotel where the wedding is taking place. Although the wedding is scheduled to start in several minutes, Joe pulls Percy into his room and tells her that he is ready for her. They have sex, and Joe confesses his love for Percy. Later, as they are dressing up to go to cocktails, Joe gives Percy a new CD of his work-in-progress. She enjoys her time at the wedding until she notes two girls watching her and Joe.

During the wedding dinner, Percy senses tension between Joe and Luke, the guitarist for Caroline. When Percy goes to the bathroom, one of the girls who was watching her approaches and introduces herself as Raina. She and her best friend Rebecca saw Caroline on tour and idolize Joe as a genius. Percy is tempted to test Raina’s knowledge of Caroline’s songs in order to embarrass her.

For the new couple’s first dance, Caroline is asked to perform “You Said Something” by PJ Harvey. Joe’s performance tries too hard to be faithful to the original version, and Percy feels secondhand embarrassment for him. The feeling dissipates when Caroline launches into their usual set, though Percy refuses to dance, feeling resentment for Raina.