▁One ▁evening , ▁V ito ▁sees ▁Jim ▁performing ▁a ▁hero ic ▁rescue ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁child ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁fire fig h ter . ▁He ▁sp ends ▁an ▁evening ▁with ▁the ▁fire fig h ters ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁road house ; ▁in ▁the ▁par king ▁lot ▁V ito ▁and ▁Jim ▁appear ▁to ▁kiss , ▁but ▁V ito ▁sh ov es ▁him ▁off . ▁They ▁throw ▁p unch es ▁and ▁Jim ▁leaves ▁V ito ▁be aten . ▁Days ▁later , ▁V ito ▁goes ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁din er . ▁" S ometimes ▁you ▁tell ▁a ▁lie ▁so ▁long , ▁you ▁don ' t ▁know ▁when ▁to ▁stop ," ▁he ▁says . ▁They ▁take ▁a ▁motor cycle ▁ride ▁together . ▁In ▁a ▁field , ▁under ▁the ▁falling ▁leaves , ▁they ▁have ▁sex . ▁▁ ▁Tony ▁man ages ▁to ▁make ▁love ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁his ▁injury . ▁But ▁he ▁is ▁attract ed ▁to ▁another ▁woman : ▁Julian na ▁Sk iff , ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁agent ▁who ▁approaches ▁him ▁with ▁an ▁offer ▁from ▁J amba ▁Ju ice ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁building ▁he ▁r ents ▁to ▁a ▁long - est ab lished ▁company , ▁Cap uto ' s ▁P oul try . ▁Tony ▁reject s ▁the ▁deal , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁p oul try ▁store ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁He ▁reject s ▁a ▁second ▁offer ▁but ▁accepts ▁the ▁third , ▁nearly ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁dollars , ▁and ▁she ▁agre es ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁meet ▁in ▁her ▁a partment