Saga Of Tom And Katie May Be As Much About Show Biz As About A Failed Relationship

Katie Holmes gripped, or was gripped by, the hand of Tom Cruise that night at the Uptown Theatre. He was chatting with one Washington well-wisher after another at the movie premiere, fixing each one with that intense I-am-listening-to-you stare. She was rarely in the conversation but affixed to his side, glancing around the room with those shy saucer eyes and a round-cut bob that made her pale face look like a balloon hovering slightly above him, tethered to him, however tenuously.