He anxiously drives to Chicago to see his girlfriend, Lilly, whose grandmother has just died.

Upon arriving in Chicago, James is informed by the director of the halfway house that Lilly committed suicide because she could not deal with the pain of losing her grandmother.

Desperate, James goes to a liquor store and buys the cheapest bottle of wine with the intention of drinking it.

James asks Leonard for thirty thousand dollars, which he uses to bury Lilly and her grandmother.

Finally, Leonard meets with James in San Francisco and they reconcile their relationship.