Act 1 Scene 2

It is three days later and we meet Leela, Rivka and Patrick in the kitchen. They discuss the contents of OK!, reminisce about their past and talk about Patrick’s activities. Malka is friendly to both Leela and Patrick. Inadvertently Patrick puts his soup bowl into the wrong sink – the family have separate sinks for milk and meat. Rivka panics and cleanses the area and tries to explain why it is so important to keep things separate.

Patrick tries to understand about Rivka’s wig and he touches her real hair. Rivka is electrified – this is the first time she has been touched by any man other than her father – she is clearly attracted to Patrick. Leela and Patrick exit and David arrives. Rivka tries to test her strength of feeling for him by getting him to touch her and pretends there is something in her eye. She clearly feels nothing and is devastated.