The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Evelyn says at Celia’s apartment for a week. They sleep side by side in Celia’s bed, and during the day, Evelyn stays inside reading. Though Evelyn wants to kiss Celia again, she doesn’t know how to proceed and wonders whether her feelings are merely platonic. She isn’t ready to identify as homosexual, so she tries to convince herself that her feelings for Celia are just a “quirk.”

One morning, Harry visits the apartment to deliver Evelyn her divorce papers. The main highlight is that Evelyn will keep the house, her own money, and half of Don’s, as long as she agrees never to talk about the marriage. The same rules do not apply to Don. Harry continues by saying that Sunset Studios will drop Evelyn. She proposes to go freelance, which Harry encourages, but he adds that, on Don’s request, Ari will blackball Evelyn from an Oscar nomination. Sunset is staying afloat because of stars like Don, so they can’t afford not to keep him happy.

Evelyn tells Harry she can rebuild her career from scratch—she’s done it before. Harry doesn’t doubt her, and when he says he wants to stay friends, Evelyn says that will never change. When he leaves, she realizes she’s going to lose everything she worked toward—everything but the money—but then she remembers Celia. She goes into the bedroom where Celia’s getting dressed after a shower and tells her she loves her. She pulls Celia’s robe open, and the two have sex for the first time.

An article in Sub Rosa announces Don and Evelyn’s divorce, pinning it on Evelyn’s jealous behavior. The article goes on to suggest that Don is set to see more success, while it looks like Sunset Studios will be getting rid of Evelyn.