manhattan · dysfunctional marriage · controlling · passive aggressive · childhood friends · urban drama · psychological tension · dinner party · manipulative · artistic suppression
`Trip`: Where are the new wine glasses? `Grace`: What for? `Trip`: That should be obvious! `Grace`: Oh God, Trip, don't turn this into a big production, please! `Trip`: Jesus, Grace, come on, I'm not asking a lot here. *The heavy silence is broken by a sharp knock.* `Trip`: Oh, they're here! `Grace`: What? You told me they would be an hour from now! `Trip`: No, they're supposed to be here now! *Trip swings the door open, masking the tension with a wide grin.* `Trip`: Hey you, it's been too long! How are you doing? You look great!