Rufus's friends cannot understand the suicide, and experience some guilt over his death. The rest of the book explores relationships between Rufus' friends, family, and acquaintances in the wake of his death.
Depressed, Rufus returns to Harlem and commits suicide, jumping off the George Washington Bridge. Rufus becomes habitually physically abusive of Leona, and she is admitted to a mental hospital in the South. Initially, the relationship is frivolous, but it turns more serious as they continue to live together.
He begins a relationship with Leona, a white woman from the South, and introduces her to his social circle, including his closest friend, struggling novelist Vivaldo, his more successful mentor Richard, and Richard's wife Cass. The first fifth of Another Country tells of the downfall of jazz drummer Rufus Scott. The book uses a third-person narrator who is nevertheless closely aware of the characters' emotions.
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