[[File:Phone 2.png|thumb|right|''NADIA: Maybe you know him better than I do, but ... I just don't believe anyone would really want to die alone.'']]
The phone rings and Shannon answers. [[James B. Carrington|Carrington]], if encountered in [[Act I]], is [[Wrongle|seen at a payphone]], carrying his signature pair of antlers, as a neon sign reading "Hard Times" illuminates the brick wall behind him. He says that he was trying to call a friend who is a lighting designer in Chicago, but believes the storm is affecting the phone lines. He asks Shannon for her help with his upcoming [[Death of the Of The Hired Man|play]], which will be held at dawn in the location provided in [[Act II]]. Besides the fact the cast and crew are all delayed by the bad weather, he needs help on deciding how to show the image of the moon in the performance, as light is a central theme in [[wikipedia:Robert Frost|Frost]]'s original poem on which the play is based. Shannon suggests a solution – either a photo of the moon, an actor in costume, or telling the audience to close their eyes and imagine it. He thanks her and says he hopes they will be able to make it to the premiere.
[[File:Dogs lounging.png|thumb|right|''If a few stray stones ended up at the bottom of Lake Lethe, too, we'll never know.'']]