Why were the Buchmans a day early to Yoko Onos party?
The episode about Jamie’s ill-gotten gains [2.17] had an interesting twist at the end — the Buchmans got to an important cocktail party a day early. The facts: • Yoko Ono wrote to Paul, praising his work, which Paul repeatedly read to all that would listen before they drove to NJ in Ira’s car. • When the Buchmans returned from NJ later that evening after dining Chinese, they found Yoko Ono had called, but Lisa didn’t take a message or write down Y. Ono’s telephone number. • The next day, Jamie tossed the “blouse of death” out of the window, in broad daylight, on a sunny day. • Within seconds, Yoko called again, and invited them to a party at her house “tomorrow night.” • The Buchmans arrived at Yoko’s place the next night, only to be informed by the maid that they were on the guest list for “tomorrow night’s party” and that her mistress would be returning from London “in the morning.” A possible explanation: • Unbeknownst to the Buchmans, Yoko Ono was calling them from London, where t