Ricky is secretly plotting to buy pearls for Lucy for their anniversary. He's getting them at a discount from Grace Foster, whose husband is out of town. Julie conveys a phone message from Grace to Ricky, saying that she can't come to the club tonight and he should go up to her apartment; she says she'll call him 'when the coast is clear.' But Grace isn't the one who would know when the coast is clear; Ricky would, since he's hiding this secret from Lucy.