Neurotic and status-obsessed real estate saleswoman married to Lester. Frustrated by her career and family dynamics, she initiates an affair with married real estate agent Buddy Kane. When Buddy ends the relationship due to fear of a costly divorce, Carolyn feels humiliated. She secretly purchases a handgun, listens to self-help tapes during commutes, and ultimately discovers Lester's murdered body, hiding in the master bedroom closet while discarding the weapon and hugging his clothes.