Marcel, Albertine and her friend Andrée visit an outdoor cabaret together featuring Mademoiselle Lea, a well-known lesbian singer ("I Want You"). To Marcel's dismay, Albertine is already acquainted with Lea and is cajoled to offer her own recital ("I Need Me a Girl"). Consumed with jealousy, Marcel takes Albertine back with him to Paris, where he locks her in his apartment. Trying to work, he is distracted by the nearly-nude Albertine as she sleeps on the sofa. When she wakes, the Narrator, Marcel and Albertine again find themselves at a loss for words ("But What I Say" — Reprise). As Albertine runs off to take a bath, Marcel and the Narrator imagine their worst fears coming to life ("Sometimes").