简介：SetinanapartmentbuildingwhoseoccupantsincludeArthurEarthleigh,ameekandmildtypemarriedtothebeautiful-but-domineeringMae;aBohemianartist,DavidGalleoandhisalways-theremodel,DeborahTyler;andOliveJenson,aGreenwichVillagetypewhoisalwaysslightly-but-continuouslyinebriated,andwhosemottois"loveandletlove."ShecallsonArthurwhilehiswifeisout,andwhenshepassesoutduringhisattemptstogetheroutbeforehiswifereturns,hethinkssheisdeadanddepositsheronGalleo'sterrace.GalleotakesadvantageofthesituationbyusingitinablackmailschemeagainstArthur,whichisshaky,atbest,asOliverefusestostaydead.…