Love is a Mainly Splintered Thing

Overview

When a gay radical group called Odd Man Out plans a press conference at which they claim they will name a closeted gay in local broadcast journalism, Re-Action News sportscaster Lou Waller fears he will be publicly ""outed."" Meanwhile, speculation as to who will be names consumes the news team, whose members alternately debate appropriate coverage of the event, explore their own feelings about homosexuality—and, in the case of veteran anchor Harry, attempt to enlist eyewitnesses (primarily co-anchor Sherry) to attest to their heterosexuality. Meanwhile, recently separated sound man Tommy is adrift—literally and emotionally—after his wife, who had also been involved with his partner and best friend, vanishes with their baby' news director Alex and news producer Nancy try to figure out where to go with their relationship ""the morning after,"" which also marks the arrival in L.A. of Alex's estranged wife; and formerly celibate commentator Marvin holds a news conference to announce his sexua