Lacey Fosburgh that publication and others, notably covering the Patty Hearst/Symbionese Liberation Army case from 1974 to 1976, and the Peoples Temple case in 1978. She was also one of the few people to interview reclusive author J. D. Salinger, in 1974. She taught journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1977, Fosburgh—appropriating the title of Judith Rossner's acclaimed best-selling novel, "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" (1975)--published her first book, "Closing Time: The True Story of the "Goodbar" Murder", the story of the 1973 slaying of young schoolteacher Roseann Quinn, which Fosburgh had covered for "The New York Times". The book
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film) of her own. Meanwhile, her beautiful "perfect" older sister, Katherine, has left her husband and embarked on a wild lifestyle involving multiple affairs, a secret abortion, recreational drug use, and a short-lived marriage to a Jewish man. Theresa finds first love, and loses her virginity, to her much older, married college professor Martin. He ends their affair just before her graduation, leaving Theresa feeling used and lonely. Theresa takes a job teaching deaf children, and proves to be a gifted and caring teacher. With Katherine's encouragement, she moves out of her parents' home and into an apartment in Katherine's building.