They have sex, but the joyless encounter ends quickly; Pierre has been HIV positive for 24 years and his various medications have affected his performance.

Pierre brags that he has acquired the services of one young man for half the price that his friend paid.

Pierre casually mentions that he used to cruise with Roland Barthes and later reflects on his now lost youth and good looks, commenting that then "Apart from sun, cock, and bars, nothing much interested me."

Back home, Pierre worries that his medication, aside from warnings about liver trouble and other dangerous side effects, will make him lose his hair.

Later, Pierre gives oral sex to a man who delivers his groceries, advises a young gigolo and visits his friend David.