Pat Hobby is navigating a turbulent production environment involving producer Mr. DeTinc, who is struggling with pressures that might cause his collapse. Pat fantasizes about taking advantage of DeTinc's addiction to Benzedrine, believing that if DeTinc were to crash, he would benefit by remaining employed on an abandoned project. Pat is cautious in conversations, often deflecting inquiries about his current work status and secretly waits for opportunities to escape the studio environment while dealing with his own disillusionment.
If Mr. DeTinc continued to collapse, everything would be all right. The order for an anti-aircraft gun on his bungalow suggested that the crisis was imminent, but things remained under wraps, allowing Mr. DeTinc to continue his struggles in production.
Pat Hobby often envisioned a scenario where he could sneak into DeTinc's office, consume the producer's Benzedrine pills, and watch him become overly productive until he inevitably collapsed, leaving Pat to benefit from a vacated position.
In the studio commissary, when asked about his current writing project or which producer he worked for, Pat prepared two cautious responses. He would either claim to just be starting a new job or to have completed one recently.
Pat maintained a low profile, making appearances in DeTinc's office three times a week, showing himself to secretaries and sitting near DeTinc's doctor, only to slip away when the doctor was called in.
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