hiː ɪz æt fˈɜːst ɹˈɑːbd ænd lˈeɪɾɚ bᵻfɹˈɛndᵻd baɪ kˈɑːn ˈɑːɹɾɪst dˈɑːktɚ. səbˈæstʃən mˈɛlmɑːθ bˈɔɪl, ænd mˈiːts ɐ pɹˈɑːstɪtˌuːt nˈeɪmd mˈɛɹi lˈæsɚ hˌuː lˈɛts hˌɪm stˈeɪ æt hɜːɹ ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt.
He is at first robbed and later befriended by con artist Dr. Sebastian Melmoth (Boyle), and meets a prostitute named Mary (Lasser) who lets him stay at her apartment.