9. Involuntary

Complete story — includes the ending

Bill and Virginia decide to film external bodily reactions in the study, and hire filmmaker Lester to film Jane masturbating. Vivian wants a Christian wedding. After revealing that he is Jewish, Ethan agrees to convert to Christianity. Estabrooks expresses regret that she never spoke up to oppose the physical abuse Bill's father inflicted upon him. She also reveals that he had a years-long affair with his secretary, and says that she sees that there is something going on between Bill and Virginia, making a comparison between father and son that provokes Bill's anger. She says that he needs to resolve the problems in his marriage. Libby tells Bill that she is pregnant, but his disbelief that Libby could have gotten pregnant, and her own views on the lack of humanity in his work makes it an awkward revelation. Ethan tells Vivian that he will not convert to Christianity and breaks up with her. Jane sees the footage of her masturbation study, and, displeased with seeing her orgasm "from the outside", refuses to allow it to be used. Virginia agrees to be filmed masturbating, but only if Bill is the only other person in the room, working the camera himself. Bill, in response to his growing feelings for Virginia, attempts to distance himself by paying her for being a subject in the study. Virginia decides that she needs to emotionally detach herself as well.