. ▁Sarah ▁Cooper , ▁receives ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁at ▁their ▁Richmond ▁home ▁telling ▁her ▁that ▁their ▁friend ▁Alex , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁stay ing ▁at ▁their ▁vac ation ▁home ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁has ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁fun eral , ▁Harold ▁and ▁Sarah ▁are ▁reun ited ▁with ▁college ▁friends ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁They ▁include ▁Sam , ▁a ▁television ▁actor ; ▁Meg , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁att orney ▁in ▁Atlanta ; ▁Michael , ▁a ▁journalist ▁for ▁People ; ▁Nick , ▁a ▁Vietnam ▁v et ▁and ▁former ▁radio ▁host ; ▁Kar en , ▁a ▁house w ife ▁from ▁sub urban ▁Detroit ▁who ' s ▁unh appy ▁in ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁her ▁advert ising ▁executive ▁husband , ▁Richard . ▁Also ▁present ▁is ▁Ch lo e , ▁Alex ' s ▁young ▁girl friend . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁bur ial , ▁everyone ▁goes ▁to ▁Harold ▁and ▁Sarah ' s ▁vac ation ▁house , ▁where ▁they ▁stay ▁for ▁the ▁week end . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁night , ▁a ▁bat ▁f lies ▁into ▁the ▁att ic ▁while ▁Meg ▁and ▁Nick ▁are ▁getting ▁re ac qu aint ed . ▁Sam ▁later ▁finds ▁Nick ▁watching ▁television , ▁and ▁they ▁briefly ▁talk ▁about ▁Kar en . ▁They ▁go ▁into ▁the ▁kitchen ▁and ▁find ▁Richard ▁making ▁a ▁sand wich , ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁have ▁a ▁discussion ▁about ▁responsibility ▁and ▁ad ul th ood . ▁ ▁Richard ▁states , ▁" N ob ody ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁fun . ▁At ▁least , ▁nobody ▁said ▁it ▁to