Rachel, Clare and Samantha haven't seen each other since High School.
They rediscover each other via a reunion website and arrange to meet for
lunch in a wine bar.

Rachel arrives first, wearing camel Versace. She orders a bottle of
chilled Chablis. Clare arrives shortly afterward, in gray Chanel. After
the required ritualized kisses she joins Rachel in a glass of Chablis.
Then Sam walks in, wearing a faded old Barbour anorak, blue jeans and
Wellington boots. She, too, shares the wine.

Rachel explains that after leaving school and graduating from Princeton
in Classics she met and married Timothy, with whom she has a beautiful
daughter. Timothy is a partner in one of New York 's leading law firms.
They live in a 4000 sq. ft co-op on Fifth Avenue , where Susanna, the
daughter, attends drama school. They have a second home in the hills
above Monte Carlo ..

Clare relates that she graduated from Harvard Med School and became a
Consultant Gynecologist. Her husband, Clive, is a leading Wall Street
investment banker. They live on Long Island and have a second home in
Florida ..

Sam explains that she left school at 17 and ran off with her boyfriend,
Ben. They run a tropical bird park in California and grow their own
vegetables. Ben can stand five parrots, side by side, on his willy.

Half way down the third bottle of Chablis, several hours later, Rachel
blurts out the her husband isn't Tim, he's Tom and he's a cashier at
Walmart. They live in a small condo in Brooklyn and have a travel
trailer parked at a nearby a storage facility.

Clare, chastened and encouraged by her old friend's honesty, explains
that she and Clive are nurses in Bellevue . They live in Jersey City and
vacation at a motel in Orlando .

Samantha admits that the fifth parrot has to stand on one leg.