Frank relays the story of a journey he takes with Mark to London. He appears to be on the run as he tells his girlfriend June he needs to disappear for a few weeks. When June pushes him for more information, he hits her, despite her protests that she is pregnant.

After grabbing a drink with his friend Second Prize, Frank meets up with Mark, and the two head to the train they plan to take to London. They are planning to stay in Tony’s flat. There are few seats on the train, which annoys Frank. He gets even more annoyed after they sit across from some Canadian tourists, and Mark ends up talking to them about literature.

After an altercation regarding the seat reservations—Frank and Mark have taken some other passengers’ spots—Mark falls asleep. Frank, still irritated, empties out part of Mark’s beer and pees in it. When Mark wakes up, he drinks it, and Frank doesn’t say anything. They finally arrive in London and head to their friend’s apartment.

Danny, the friend who purposefully failed a job interview with Mark previously, is off of heroin, giving his