Michael cannot afford the extravagant lifestyle Stephanie has become accustomed to on his salary as a shoe salesman, while accusations of cheating at poker threaten Jim and Chester's friendship.
Michael is hospitalized in a sanitarium after suffering a breakdown due to his life falling apart. When visiting him, Dick meets Corinne Denby, the irascible artist who is now a mental patient, and agrees to sponsor her release so she can work on his new book, not knowing she's a pyromaniac.
