Frankie and Johnny

An emotionally scarred waitress named Frankie attends her godson's baptism in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, a middle-aged man named Johnny is released from prison. Frankie returns home to her job waitressing at the Apollo Cafe in New York City. The cafe's owner Nick sends Frankie's co-worker Helen home early after she complains of dizziness. Johnny arrives seeking a job, and Nick hires him as a short-order cook despite his criminal record. After work, Frankie returns home to her apartment to find a stranger, Bobby, installing shelves, but he is revealed to be the boyfriend of her friend and neighbor Tim. That night, Johnny solicits a prostitute, but merely asks her to lie clothed in bed with him.