Sanford Meisner

Mikey tries to take care of his emotionally-disturbed best friend Nicky, who believes the mob has put a hit on him.

Wrought with emotional drama and self-destructive behavior is the story of Nicole Diver, a wealthy but disturbed woman of the 1920s who marries her psychiatrist. They live together at her Riviera estate, where the doctor's analytical skills grow weaker as time passes. As Nicole grows stronger, the doctor becomes totally dependent upon her emotionally and financially. Equally self-destructive are the film's supporting characters: an alcoholic composer and Nicole's greedy sister Baby Warren.

Nicky is a small-time Jewish gangster in trouble with the mob. He calls on his lifelong friend Mikey for help. During the night the two spend together, the power of their friendship is undermined by their mutual nastiness and pressing financial concerns.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's tragic Dick and Nicole Diver mix with other American expatriates in 1920s Europe.