Bill answers without so much as a glance.
That night at a swanky party, Alice spies Bill flirting with two gorgeous models. High on marijuana and tired of being taken for granted, Alice later confesses to her husband a torrid sexual fantasy she had about a stranger, which sets the jealous, hurt, and lustful Bill off on a dangerous sexual odyssey through New York City. Using Arthur Schnitzler's book Traumnovelle as inspiration, Kubrick and writing partner Frederic Raphael constructed one of the most original and daring stories in recent memory. At one point, Bill requires a tuxedo with a hooded cloak and a mask. Many filmmakers would simply have Bill ring the buzzer and briefly converse with the owner before ushering the doctor along to the next scene, costume in tow.