Payment on Demand

David gives his wife, Joyce, an unexpected—and unpleasant—surprise when he suddenly demands a divorce. When she then learns that David has taken up with a younger woman, Joyce decides to make the most of this separation by taking a solo trip to the Caribbean. However, just before diving into a vacation fling, she runs into Emily, an old chum whose own divorce has left her embittered. Joyce then debates giving married life one last chance.

• ambition
• divorce
• class prejudice
• told in flashback
• devoted wife
• marital discord
• boating trip
• family court
• scheming wife
• social climber
• corporate lawyer