cheated on him and that he has severe anger management issues . James comes to Tia ’ s rescue by saying that he was the one who called . He merely disguised his voice and gave a false name because he was getting a golf club for Tia to give Stuart as a wedding gift . She explained that they were soon going to get many wedding presents mostly for the wife , so she wanted to make sure he had something nice too . Stuart doesn ’ t buy the story at all . When he and Tia abruptly leave , James and Kelly are in shock . Part of them wonders if they still have new tenants moving in ; part of them hopes they don ’ t . The ride home is about as tense and scary as one could imagine . Tia tries to talk to Stuart , but he remains stone-faced and doesn ’ t say a word . “ Couples are going to fight Stuart ,” she says . “ If you don ’ t fight , you end up on Dr . Phil .” Stuart brings the car to a sudden stop on the side of the road and begins forcing himself on her . In my opinion , this would have been a great place to end Act One , but as with many plays these days , Multiple Family Dwelling is one long act ( 90 minutes ) without intermission . It ’ s a shame because a pause at this point would have peaked the audience ’ s curiosity over what was going to happen to the two couples . Instead , we quickly move to the next day when Tia tells Kelly that they won ’ t be moving in after all . They ’ re moving into an apartment over Stuart ’ s parents ’ garage . And before we know it , we ’ re at that apartment for a barbecue where all hell breaks loose aided once again by large amounts of alcohol . The play is like a modern day version of Who ’ s Afraid Of