Big Little Lies

Testimonials open the chapter, depicting trivia night as a scene full of copious amounts of drinking.

Jane arrives at trivia night in her Audrey Hepburn outfit and new haircut. She rendezvouses with Madeline, who is in all pink. They catch each other up on the psychologist and Abigail's website. Madeline is learning about how Graeme threatened Jane, when Tom and Ed join them. Looking at Tom “filled Jane with tenderness and lust” (408). Madeline picks up on the energy between Tom and Jane, much to Jane’s embarrassment. The conversation abruptly ends, as everyone notices the arrival of two key guests: Celeste and Perry.  

Celeste and Perry talk in the car before going into the trivia night. Celeste tells Perry about Max’s bullying. Perry says he’ll talk to Max before he leaves for his trip. The couple admits that the boys have seen Perry hit Celeste before.

Celeste confirms that she is going to leave him and take the boys with her. Perry starts to cry and plead. He offers to see a psychiatrist and to resign from his job to work on himself.