up next, actress stockard channing. tavis: please to welcome stockard channing to this program. "other desert cities" opens in new york at the booth theater on november 3. here's a scene from "other desert cities." >> how could i trust you, how could i ever be in your presence, my dear, if you violated trust of a family that has so valued discretion and its good name over three decades. you would still be my daughter, but the meaning of that would change. you needed us. we came to the east coast. a year of our lives, i thought of nothing but your wellbeing and your recovery. i could never in quite the same way avail myself. that is who i am. i know who i am. you would lose us. tavis: ouch. sounds to me is on the precipice of doing something momma's not happy about. i'll let you explain the play, though. >> i can't explain all of the play because it really is a mystery play because every one -- i'd say the five characters in the play and i would say four out of those five have secrets and they really are not what they seem, iluding mineng tavis: how would youmiescribe what? how c