 Eddie <unk> his belongings at the local bus terminal , where he meets Sarah <unk> , an alcoholic who is supported by her father , attends college part @-@ time , and walks with a limp . He meets her again at a bar . They go back to her place but she refuses to let him in , saying he is " too hungry " . Eddie moves into a <unk> house and starts <unk> for small stakes . He finds Sarah again and this time she takes him in , but with reservations . Charlie finds Eddie at Sarah 's and tries to persuade him to go back out on the road . Eddie refuses and Charlie realizes he plans to challenge <unk> again . Eddie realizes that Charlie held out his percentage and becomes enraged , believing that with that money he could have rebounded to beat <unk> . Eddie dismisses Charlie as a scared old man and tells him to " go lie down and die " by himself . 
