SamsonShillitoe,afrustratedpoetandamagforwomen,isbehindinhisalimonypayments,andliveswithRhoda,awaitresswhostandsbyhimthroughallhistroubles.SamsonbecomesbelligerentwhenhecannotfindtheinspirationtofinishhisbigpoemsoRhodatriestogethimtoseethepsychiatristDr.West,whoclaimstobeabletocurewriter’sblock.Samsonendsupbeingpursuedbyvariouswomenwhiletryingtoevadethesubpoenaserversandfinishhispoem.