Sally's parents' marriage breaks up when her father undergoes a mid-life crisis and impulsively weds a prostitute as Sally's own marriage also begins to disintegrate.

Sally: [to Roy bitterly after meeting Charmaine] That cheap tart is what he left my mother for? Actress, my foot! The only acting she's ever done is faking an orgasm.
Sally: What happened to Jonathan?
Helena Shebritch: I've been all over it with Crystal. He left me for another woman.
Sally: No!
Helena Shebritch: A deceased one. They're always the stiffest competition... No pun intended.
Helena Shebritch: Another life. I just have to shed the old one and try again.
Sally: [to Greg after finding out he's having an affair with her friend and protege] Maybe I... should have told you things weren't going so well with my husband and was... RIPE for an affair. Maybe,
[She ruefully sighs]
Sally: who knows, maybe we could have had an affair before you met Iris.
Jane: Sally, don't get a crush on your boss. That way is total madness.
Sally: Actress, my foot! The only acting she's ever done is faking an orgasm.