Lynne
- Tommy tries to guilt-trip Lynne into sleeping with him, begging her to be a "true woman" and satisfy his needs (2.22.1). She begs him to stop.
- Ignoring her, he starts to have sex with her. By now, Lynne has stopped resisting, out of both fear and a desire to ease his suffering. When he finishes, she kisses his stump and tells him that she forgives him.
- The next day, Tommy visits Lynne again with three mutual friends: Raymond, Altuna, and Hedge. Tommy is trying to prod his friends into sleeping with her.
- Suddenly, Lynne feels trapped in a "racist painting she had once seen in Esquire" that played on racial paranoia between white women and black men (2.22.18).
- The three friends don't move. Tommy claims that he didn't rape Lynne and that she wanted it. Tommy once again tells his friends to "have some of it" (2.22.36). Lynne is convinced that these men—her friends—are about to rape her.
- But Altuna takes exception with Tommy calling her an "it." Hedge tells her that he thought they were going to a party. Raymond quietly points out that he has a girlfriend. Although they're not quite convinced that Lynne was raped, they leave disgusted with Tommy.
- Tommy tries to rape her again but isn't able to stay erect. He spits in her face, pees on the floor, and leaves.
- Although she tries to keep it a secret, she eventually tells Truman what happens and begs him to leave Mississippi with her. He doesn't seem to believe her.
- Next, we're shown a scene that, presumably, Lynne doesn't know about—it's written in italics and separated from the rest of the action.
- Truman confronts Tommy, grabbing him "at the base of the throat" and berating him (2.22.55). Tommy tells Truman that Lynne is only with him because of his race. Again, Tommy's words cause Truman to walk away dejected.
- Lynne stays cooped up in the house, while Truman—devastated and confused by what happened—stays elsewhere. Her home quickly becomes a den of drugs, loud music, and promiscuous sex.
- This doesn't last long. Soon after, Lynne gets pregnant and moves to New York with Truman.