, ▁though ▁Ron nie ▁begins ▁developing ▁his ▁plans ▁in ▁earnest . ▁Al ▁also ▁re est ab lish es ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁K aye ▁( K im ▁Nov ak ), ▁who ▁recently ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁singer ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁night club . ▁Al ▁takes ▁Br ick , ▁Roy ▁and ▁Ron nie ▁to ▁see ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁shows . ▁After ▁the ▁performance , ▁Br ick , ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁war , ▁is ▁prov oked ▁into ▁fighting ▁a ▁fellow ▁student ▁over ▁a ▁former ▁girl friend , ▁and ▁after ward , ▁he ▁suff ers ▁from ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁a ▁dis soci ative ▁psych otic ▁episode ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁on going ▁battle ▁with ▁post tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order . ▁Later ▁that ▁night , ▁Al ▁encourag es ▁a ▁dist ra ug ht ▁Br ick ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁a ▁veter an ' s ▁hospital ▁for ▁treatment , ▁but ▁he ▁ref uses . ▁ ▁Later , ▁Ron nie ▁final izes ▁his ▁plan ▁to ▁rob ▁Harold ' s ▁Club . ▁Cla im ing ▁that ▁the ▁rob ber y ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁advent ur ous ▁" first " ▁in ▁their ▁otherwise ▁ordinary ▁lives , ▁Ron nie ▁reve als ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁Br ick ▁and ▁Roy , ▁maintain ing ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁money ▁would ▁be ▁returned , ▁thereby ▁ens uring ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁involved ▁would ▁be ▁guilty ▁of ▁a ▁pro sec utable ▁crime . ▁Though ▁initially ▁ske pt ical , ▁Br ick ▁and ▁Roy ▁gradually ▁abandon ▁their ▁mis giv ings . ▁The ▁wealth y ▁Ron