 Bert , Eddie , and Sarah travel to the Kentucky Derby , where Bert <unk> a match for Eddie against a wealthy local <unk> named <unk> . The game turns out to be <unk> <unk> , not pool . When Eddie loses badly , Bert refuses to keep <unk> him . Sarah pleads with Eddie to leave with her , saying that the world he is living in and its inhabitants are " <unk> , twisted , and crippled " ; he refuses . Seeing Eddie 's anger , Bert agrees to let the match continue at $ 1 @,@ 000 a game . Eddie comes back to win $ 12 @,@ 000 . He collects his $ 3 @,@ 000 share and decides to walk back to the hotel . Bert arrives first and subjects Sarah to a humiliating sexual encounter . After , she <unk> " <unk> " , " <unk> " , and " <unk> " in lipstick on the bathroom mirror . Eddie arrives back at the hotel to learn that she has killed herself . 
