The movie was shot in June and July 1996.
The film centers around a young advertising executive's life which becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she just met.
After a week, feeling guilty, Kate admits to Mercer and several co-workers her cover-up, stating that she was dressing for the job she wanted, repeating a line that Mercer had used on her earlier regarding her instability.
After unsuccessfully trying to drive Nick into a fight at the dinner table, she pays a restaurant employee to call her number and tries to make it seem like Nick is having an affair with an ex-girlfriend.
As Kate and Nick get to know each other, she starts to like him.
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