Riverside

Marco learns about the death of Sharon Hobbart, with whom he had been romantically involved. The lurid headline in the morning paper launches a series of recollections that reveal his various relationships with women: friends, lovers, and relatives.Each of the Thompsons had become attached to Marco. Frannie's mother, Bella, sees him as an ideal man, a model for her son, unlike her husband, and when Marco first marriage fell apart, she saw him as a possible partner for Frannie.Mr....
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Marco learns about the death of Sharon Hobbart, with whom he had been romantically involved. The lurid headline in the morning paper launches a series of recollections that reveal his various relationships with women: friends, lovers, and relatives.Each of the Thompsons had become attached to Marco. Frannie's mother, Bella, sees him as an ideal man, a model for her son, unlike her husband, and when Marco first marriage fell apart, she saw him as a possible partner for Frannie.Mr. Thomson also becomes attached to Marco. Once a month, the two men go golfing. Mr. Thomson does not see an attachment to his daughter as an advantage for Marco, but Mr. Thomson is he's willing to advise Marco as to the best course to take. To Mr. Thompson, marriage too is a business deal.Into that milieu enters Sharon Hobbart, an earthy personality. To Bella's chagrin her son becomes attached to her. For several reasons Bella considers Sharon an unsavory character, moreover, she is a married woman. Bella calls on Marco to help her out and the entanglements grow from there.