Lulu goes to the camera store, though she’s supposed to be grocery shopping. That morning, she got dressed and ready to go before realizing that she had no idea how she would manage grocery shopping with two children in tow. That’s when Nora showed up and offered to stay at the house so that Lulu could go alone; Lulu assumes that Nora really came over to assess the cleanliness of her home. Lulu examines the camera she wants, as she has many times before; when the salesman asks if today’s the day she’ll buy it, she demurs. At the grocery store, she needs something easy, so she grabs several TV dinners, hoping to avoid notice from all the other wives. Bitsy and Katherine, however, spot Lulu. Bitsy asks if Lulu is getting snacks for their card game tomorrow, but Lulu doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

When Lulu gets home, Wesley proudly proclaims that he and Nora cleaned. Nora understands that it’s hard for Lulu to get out of the house, so they moved the card game to Lulu’s to make it easier for her. Nora tells Lulu not to worry about food or cleaning: She should get some rest because she “still look[s] like hell” (80).