 Peter is a novelist who is going out of his mind because his wife and daughter have left him. He s bought a Smith & Wesson and put one bullet in it. He s pulled the trigger once in despairing Russian roulette. Driving to his wife s office, he pulls the gun out again when an angry motorist assaults him. Then, he begs his wife to talk to him, and she does - while she holds the pistol. His next stop is the literary agent to whom he s sent his manuscript; the pistol comes out once more. Her response is unexpected, and there s one last stop before the day ends.