 While Vivian and Johnnie are out on their date, the heartbroken Joyce visits Marie and begs her to intervene in her daughter's affair with the man she loves.Moved by her show of emotion, Marie agrees to help Joyce by going to Johnnie's and speaking to him on her behalf.At Johnnie's, Marie accuses the young playboy of unfairly turning Vivian's head with fancy cars, yachts and other luxuries and then giving her the gate.