ide . ▁They ▁were ▁both ▁suffering ▁from ▁cr ushing ▁deb t ▁so ▁when ▁he ▁found ▁her ▁having ▁taken ▁an ▁over d ose ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁help ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁the ▁p ills ▁to ▁work . ▁When ▁he ▁real ised ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁taking ▁too ▁long ▁he ▁fe eds ▁his ▁un cons cious ▁wife ▁v od ka ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁kill ▁her , ▁the ▁lady ▁is ▁hor r ified ▁and ▁ref uses ▁to ▁reply ▁to ▁David . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁goes ▁back ▁several ▁months ▁where ▁David ' s ▁wife ▁( J ess )' s ▁parents ▁describe ▁their ▁anger ▁when ▁an ▁old ▁man ▁pays ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁monument ▁to ▁his ▁dead ▁wife ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁gra vey ard . ▁They ▁feel ▁that ▁it ▁over sh adows ▁their ▁daughters ▁grave ▁and ▁they ▁cannot ▁afford ▁a ▁better ▁t ribute ▁to ▁her , ▁so ▁Jess ' ▁father ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁statue . ▁ ▁Time ▁goes ▁back ▁to ▁before ▁Jess ' s ▁death ▁and ▁David ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁job ▁he ▁is ▁over ▁qualified ▁for ▁with ▁sn obb ish ▁friends . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁sur real ▁scene ▁where ▁characters ▁are ▁denoted ▁only ▁by ▁numbers ▁and ▁examine ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁death ▁and ▁money . ▁ ▁Further ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Jess ▁and ▁David ▁and ▁the ▁stra in ▁is ▁beginning ▁to ▁show . ▁David ▁comes ▁to ▁see ▁Jess ▁in ▁hospital ▁who ▁has ▁just ▁witness ed ▁a ▁bad ▁assault ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁out ▁sho pping . ▁David ' s ▁comfort ▁turns ▁to ▁anger ▁as ▁he