In the beginning of Act 3, Ken gets a call from Mark in March of 1995--five years after they last spoke.  In this episode, Ken goes down to Los Angeles to kidnap Mark and bring him back to San Francisco.  Ken also gets some lessons on domestic violence and the gay community as it was at the time.

In this episode the family makes the move to Oklahoma City, and descends into a vortex of domestic violence.  There were bright spots, though-Ken has his first boy crush, and has a life-changing revelation at the hands of Miss Ann.

The episode ends, with Ken drawing a hard line with Mark about the domestic violence he is experiencing with Victor.  The end also is the end of the friendship (Ken believes) and is the end of Act 2 in the novel.

When Mark admits to Ken over the phone that he is getting beaten regularly, Ken expounds on the evils of domestic violence.

As an example, in this episode and the next, Ken will tell Mark, and you, Dear Listener, about Miss Ann's second husband, and the domestic violence he experienced by watching the two of them.

In therapy, Ken looks at the similarities of Mark to Miss Ann.  They look at her bad decisions,  depression, and the used-car salesman who boondoggled her out of the college money.  As amusement, we get to hear about how Miss Ann wins the "Stand By Your Man Award" for 1977 in the process!

He sat on the edge of my bed, and I asked him if he had died the day before.  He said that yes, he did, but wanted to come back to tell me everything would be OK.  This is his story.

After Miss Ann dies, Ken sees how her family behaves, which helps him to understand why she was who she was.  We also hear from Susan, Ken's own "Auntie Mame", and hear some of her philosophy on life!

In this episode, Ken gets over his prejudices about self-improvement and gets into therapy.

In the midst of his glamorous success, he needs to take some time out to deal with Real Life issues with Miss Ann in Oklahoma City.  

 Ken's career starts to rev up, as he picks up the remnants of his life after divorcing the Trophy Husband. The Very Posh Store orders hats for Ken's favorite rock Star!  This success puts a strain on the friendship between him and Mark.

In the meantime, Miss Ann finally "gets" what Ken's doing with his life.

In this episode, Ken goes through a messy divorce from his Trophy Husband, and the Stock Market Crash of 1987 all in one season!  We also get to see Ken bathing in the nude!

In this episode, Ken makes his escape from his "real job" in window display to start his business.  In the meantime, he visits Mark in Long Beach, and has an epiphany that pushes him to escape his own relationship.