"Telling of the Shoes" chronicles a Manhattan dinner party that starts out good-natured and turns unexpectedly dark as alcohol-fueled party guests eschew their mantles of reserve, turning quick-witted sparring into full-fledged skewering.

Chronicling an Upper West Side dinner party that starts out playful and turns unexpectedly dark as alcohol-fueled party guests eschew their mantles of reserve, turning quick-witted sparring into full-fledged skewering.—Anonymous