takes him to her apartment where she tells him of a childhood experience of being molested in a darkened movie theatre. When DUGGAN tries to calm her, she accuses him of being her attacker of long ago. She assaults DUGGAN and it is he who is "raped."

Back at the house, BONE becomes infuriated at DUGGAN's failure to return. Reluctantly, he sets out to rape JOYCE VAN PATTEN. She struggles, but finally gives up in exhaustion. But BONE fails to go through with the rape. VAN PATTEN demands to know why. BONE finally confesses that changing attitudes towards black people have somehow effected his ability to perform as a rapist.

VAN PATTEN begins to "mother" BONE trying to convince him that impotence is quite common in men of all colors. She finally seduces him on the living room couch.

VAN PATTEN and BONE join forces to go after DUGGAN in order to kill him for his insurance.

BONE and VAN PATTEN corner DUGGAN, pursue him and finally capture him. DUGGAN tries to convince BONE that the three of them can live happily together, but VAN PATTEN ignores the spiel and pursues DUGGAN to the top of a gigantic sand dune where she-not BONE-eventually kills him. BONE somehow sympathetic to DUGGAN, does not participate in the murder. He is appalled at the "white man's violence."