Jimmy and Slim arrive, thoroughly high. The band begins playing, and their first number is sloppy, but they catch fire in the second. Still, the next morning, Julie decides to have words with Big Mean. The mobster is annoyed at her audacity but respects Jimmy enough to quit supplying the sax player with bug juice. When Jimmy comes around for his next hit, he gets no answer when he knocks on Big Mean's door.
Jimmy returns home feeling awful.
To save the night's performance, Julie gives him a hit of bug juice left over from her user days. He perks up, but he's starting to recognize that he's a junkie. The band is met by a young man who represents Ducat Records. During the discussion with him, Jimmy is approached by a drug dealer, Johnny Muggles, who offers to become his supplier. Jimmy is tempted into accompanying Johnny to his apartment.