Once charming, he has failed to make it big as an actor in Hollywood, has left his family and has lost his job as a salesman. Now he lives in the Hotel Gloriana in New York City, while his successful father lectures him about changing his life. But Wilhelm clings to the hope that his luck is about to turn - and has given the last of his money to the mysterious, philosophizing Dr Tamkin to invest.

Is the smooth-talking Tamkin ripping Wilhelm off? Or does he offer him one last chance to make it out of this mess?