Susie, upset that Midge will be away for two months, goes to the resort, and, impersonating a staff person, works on booking gigs in the area.
Susie meets with Midge and encourages her to perform comedy but Midge insists she will never get on stage again.
Abe writes an article about Asher's unfair treatment that is published in which leads to his being offered a job as a theater critic for.
Midge calls Joel from Paris, wanting to reconcile; although he is supportive of her comedy career, he would feel uncomfortable being the subject of her stand-up routines.
Midge, upset, leaves and returns to the Gaslight where she performs again and is arrested a second time for obscene language.
Married for four years to Joel, who works at his uncle's plastics company, she enjoys a busy social life while raising her son and baby daughter.