 After preview reactions, director Sydney Pollack (qv) took out a  sequence of several scenes from the movies climactic turning point,  most notably: (1) a highly emotional scene where Katie drives  through UCLA and stops to watch a young woman hold a political  speech, reminding Katie of herself 20 years ago (2) a dialog between  Katie and Hubbell where he tells her that someone has informed on  her. Having a "subversive" wife, its clear that (unless she would  inform, too) he will be fired.