Mike is having a lousy day, however his apple-pie good nature seems to see him through each successive turn for the worse. He goes up to the rooftop of his apartment building to clear his head and forget about his woes, he suffers the final indignity of being locked out in the freezing cold, on Valentine's day, with a view into the windows of couples who are cruelly indifferent to his plight. Mike's veneer of calm finally unravels.