nigel clumsily tries to woo mimi, encouraged and coached by oscar. things come to a head at the new year's eve party, when fiona sees them dance together. fiona tells him that oscar had made her come to the party. she goes on to dance erotically with mimi, cheered on by the other partygoers. a stormy sea interrupts the party and the two women leave together. nigel goes outside clutching a bottle of liquor and screams his frustration into the wind and waves.