is ▁points ▁out ▁she ▁only ▁calls ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁bad ▁times , ▁not ▁the ▁good . ▁Later , ▁Paul ▁turns ▁up . ▁ ▁Paul ▁fails ▁to ▁see ▁that ▁his ▁eng agement ▁with ▁Lou ▁could ▁threaten ▁everything ▁he ' s ▁built ▁and ▁everyone ▁he ▁lov es , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁reject s ▁her ▁adv ances . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁Lou ▁only ▁values ▁herself ▁through ▁sexual ▁enc oun ters ; ▁during ▁an ▁earlier ▁conversation ▁( in ▁a ▁red ▁light ▁area ) ▁she ▁said ▁she ▁only ▁does ▁such ▁things ▁when ▁she ▁h ates ▁herself . ▁In ▁the ▁park , ▁when ▁he ▁won ' t ▁let ▁her ▁touch ▁his ▁face , ▁she ▁starts ▁to ▁cry ▁and ▁throws ▁herself ▁into ▁his ▁arms . ▁ ▁Luc ie ▁has ▁followed ▁Paul ▁and ▁sees ▁this . ▁Later ▁she ▁acc uses ▁him ▁of ▁having ▁an ▁affair . ▁She ▁also ▁tells ▁her ▁daughter - in - law ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁son ▁if ▁he ▁makes ▁her ▁unh appy . ▁ ▁Paul ▁tries ▁to ▁track ▁Lou ▁at ▁college ▁but ▁finds ▁out ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁student . ▁Paul ▁finds ▁her ▁flat ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁quiet ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁fe ver . ▁He ▁looks ▁after ▁her ▁( per haps ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁how ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁do ▁such ▁things ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁son ). ▁Lou ▁is ▁surprised ▁and ▁apolog ises . ▁He ▁offers ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁but ▁she ▁says ▁it ▁is ▁too ▁late . ▁She ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁c ass ette ▁she ▁says ▁was ▁her ▁grand m other ' s , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁that