- The young couple has returned to Ed's house, where Joan is cooking in the kitchen.
- Ed goes to take a shower, leaving Min and Joan to talk.
- Joan is assembling an impressive-sounding dish with onion rings, vermicelli, basil, and tofu. Min tells her about the plan for Lottie Carson's birthday party.
- Joan seems vaguely impressed by both Min's love for film and Ed's willingness to go along with such a wild plan. It's unlike him.
- The air in the kitchen is thick with innuendo. Joan is trying to convey something to Min… but what? Min feels uneasy.
- Joan mentions that Ed has a "family thing," strongly hinting that it's time for Min to go.
- Feeling uncomfortable, Min scoots upstairs to say goodbye to Ed.
- But he's asleep on his bed. In fact, he's snoring.
- Min ignores the urge to join him and goes back downstairs. Joan lends her a book, and they grab Min's cardigan from the car, then Min sets off for home, feeling lonely.
- On the bus, Min realizes that she accidentally left with the tea towel Joan used to soak up oil from the onion rings. She squirrels it away until it gets tossed with the rest of the stuff in the breakup box.