lo ath ing ▁she ▁car ries ▁is ▁e ating ▁away ▁at ▁her ▁inside . ▁After ▁Kar en ' s ▁release ▁from ▁hospital , ▁they ▁fall ▁behind ▁on ▁household ▁b ills , ▁and ▁Jam ie ▁is ▁finding ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁mental ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁meets ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁Mich elle ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁night ▁out , ▁and ▁has ▁sex ▁with ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁ladies ▁to ile ts . ▁Mich elle ▁runs ▁a ▁male ▁esc ort ▁ag ency , ▁and ▁leaves ▁her ▁card ▁in ▁Jam ie ' s ▁pocket , ▁along ▁with ▁some ▁money . ▁They ▁meet ▁later ▁when ▁Mich elle ▁offers ▁Jam ie ▁a ▁job . ▁Despite ▁his ▁obvious ▁dis g ust ▁at ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁" man - wh ore ", ▁Jam ie ▁agre es ▁to ▁the ▁offer . ▁He ▁services ▁Mich elle ▁and ▁other ▁women , ▁need ing ▁the ▁money ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁time ▁away ▁from ▁Kar en . ▁When ▁Kar en ▁begins ▁to ▁suspect ▁an ▁affair , ▁Mich elle ▁conf esses ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁him , ▁and ▁P addy ▁un co vers ▁what ▁he ' s ▁doing ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁to ▁stop , ▁Jam ie ▁finally ▁has ▁enough . ▁Initial ly ▁Mich elle ▁is ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁go , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁introdu ces ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁vi rile ▁young ▁Carl ▁Gall ag her ▁( El li ott ▁T itt ensor ), ▁she ▁changes ▁her ▁mind . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Kar en