▁him ▁to ▁remove ▁a ▁t atto o ▁an ▁ex - lo ver ▁had ▁forced ▁her ▁to ▁get ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁de grad ing ▁her . ▁Christian ▁eventually ▁real izes ▁the ▁dream s ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁personal ▁identity ▁crisis , ▁and ▁resol ves ▁his ▁problems ▁with ▁Se an . ▁He ▁also ▁begins ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Mich elle ▁Land au ▁( S ana a ▁L athan ), ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Mc N am ara / T roy ' s ▁new ▁owner . ▁So on ▁after ▁they ▁meet , ▁Christian ▁suspect s ▁her ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁James ▁( Jac qu eline ▁B isset ) ▁who ▁is ▁sm ugg ling ▁org ans ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁clin ic . ▁Christian ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁James ▁is ▁Mich elle ' s ▁former ▁p imp ▁and ▁pays ▁her ▁off ▁to ▁leave ▁Mich elle ▁and ▁Mc N am ara / T roy ▁alone . ▁ ▁Mich elle ' s ▁husband , ▁B urt ▁( Lar ry ▁H ag man ), ▁finds ▁out ▁about ▁the ▁affair ▁from ▁Dr . ▁Wol per , ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁two ▁to ▁have ▁sex ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him . ▁When ▁B urt ▁later ▁tries ▁to ▁have ▁sex ▁with ▁Mich elle , ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁stroke ▁and ▁dies ▁after ▁she ▁ref uses ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁his ▁medicine . ▁After ▁B urt ' s ▁death , ▁Christian ▁and ▁Mich elle ▁get ▁engaged , ▁and ▁Mich elle ▁agre es ▁to ▁be ▁Wil ber ' s ▁adopt ive ▁mother . ▁James