Without his knowledge, his friend and tax lawyer, Oscar Nelson, asks Bob's soon-to-be ex-wife Mary to come to help identify legitimate business expenses.

Reassuring Mary that he finds her attractive, Dirk invites her to accompany him the next day on his latest film’s publicity tour.

Reasoning that he wishes to avoid making the same mistakes with Tiffany, Bob asks Mary why their marriage failed.

They end up quarreling again and Bob storms off, not sleeping in his made-up bed on the sofa (Mary occupies the apartment’s only bedroom).

A groggy Bob proposes to Mary that they stay married (their divorce will not be final for two weeks), since they know each other’s foibles and have learned to appreciate each other.

Mary is outraged at his entirely practical reasons, suggesting that he wants to avoid a second failed marriage and alimony to two wives.

Mary then opens the closet with her key, admitting that she could have left with Dirk, but Bob’s foolish actions have proven to her how much he really loves her.