Tom's right of reply

I say Tom as it seems obvious that Kubrick is "personally targeting" Tom [as Bill] to eventually get Kubrick to where he wants to go, which is the orgy.  So the matters between the "loving couple" [in film and real life] are not important to the movie itself but sure give Kubrick a high class "fishing expedition" on the way.

As I have said, he goes after the "short man syndrome" aspect of Tom as the super star, and more specifically he tests him on how he will react to a "Virtual Eve Syndrome", ie not the real Jules and Jim type Catherine who simply ACTS upon her desires, but an admission from the wife of what might well have happened.

Of course a woman would never make such an admission in the first place as Eve Syndrome is very much "never give a sucker an even break", where the thrill of DECEPTION is upermost, but as I say Kubrick needs Alice to do a "show and tell" to get the show on the road regarding what the rich and wrinkly see as their idea of porn.

So Alice lets fly with her sailor boy story right between the eyes [wide open] of Tom/Bill.  He takes it all in and prepares for his REPLY.  Alas Kubrick turns off the answering machine that would normally operate in "Buddha Time" and Tom is interrupted in "mid-think".

But this is NOT an emergency call at all but in fact a mad sex crazed woman playing out the exact same Female Eunuch role as Alice.  Being such a good doctor he puts aside his OWN personal right of reply and agrees to "show his face".

So the femimen of Kubrick's fishing expedition go into overdrive