fritz makes it back to his dormitory, where his roommates are too busy studying to pay attention to him. he decides to ditch his bore of a life and sets all of his notes and books on fire. the fire spreads throughout the dorm, finally setting the entire building ablaze. in a bar in harlem, fritz meets duke the crow at a billiard table. after narrowly avoiding getting into a fight with the bartender, duke invites fritz to "bug out", and they steal a car, which fritz drives off a bridge, leading duke to save his life by grabbing onto a railing.