Act 1, Scenes 7 and 8 Summary

Scene 7 - Out on the street, Wyler approaches a newsstand and asks for a carton of cigarettes and a Los Angeles newspaper for Alexa. As the Attendant goes looking for them, Wyler leafs through a magazine and finds his picture. As he's smiling at himself, Skunk, the rock musician from the limo, comes up. Wyler shows him the picture, but Skunk angrily asks where his money is and starts beating him up. Wyler says he doesn't know what Skunk is talking about, but Skunk keeps hitting him. He accuses Wyler of working with Alexa and says that they left him stuck with all the bills for his trip from England, the studio rental, the hotel and everything. Now, Skunk can't get hold of Alexa. As Skunk continues to attack Wyler, the Attendant comes in, sees the violence and calls...