1. Characters
   1. Doris
   2. Jacob (dead from the start)
   3. Clementine
   4. Jake (narrator)
   5. Penny
2. Married to
3. Story
   1. Doris has an affair with Jacob
   2. Jacob and Clem get married
   3. Jacob and Clem split up and get back together
   4. Doris' husband killed in Vietnam
   5. Jacob dies
   6. Book is published
   7. Jake and Doris take a vacation
   8. Jake goes to visit Clem
   9. Pool Scene
   10. The invite to the show
   11. The call from Clem
   12. Doris changes her mind
   13. Show
   14. Dinner
4. Narrative
   1. Jacob dies
   2. Book is published
   3. Jake and Doris take a vacation
   4. Jake goes to visit Clem
   5. Jacob and Clem split up and get back together
   6. Pool Scene
   7. Doris has an affair with Jacob
   8. Doris' husband killed in Vietnam
   9. The invite to the show
   10. The call from Clem
   11. Doris changes her mind
   12. Show
   13. Dinner