In a cafe, a solitary man reads the sports page and a solitary woman reads a novel, "Love, Sex and Murder." Soon they are eyeing each other, each with a fantasy. Hers is of love and marriage, his of wanton sex. The fantasies alternate and add chapter: she has too many children and catches him cheating, he adds a second woman to their imaginary games. The fantasies played out, back in real time, he approaches her as the waiter pours coffee. What will she do?
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