After Tony confirms Johnny's suspicions about Lew, Johnny leaves with Lisbeth. Johnny is surprised to find Lisbeth, whose drunken escort owes Tony money, in the office. That night Johnny and his underling, Jeff Hartnett, a brilliant, but cynical alcoholic, check up on Lew at Tony Luce's gambling house. Later, at the track, Johnny begins to suspect that Lew Rankin, a childhood friend, is cheating on him and has him followed. He becomes even more intrigued with Lisbeth, who is the opposite of his current girlfriend, Garnet. After being tipped off by someone in Burns's office, though, Johnny arrives at his cousin's modest apartment just in time. Although he supposedly lives with his cousin, Johnny actually lives in luxurious quarters at a closed dog track. They are attracted to each other, but after Johnny leaves, the skeptical Lisbeth goads Burns into paying a surprise visit to Johnny. Burns, Johnny encounters society girl Lisbeth Bard. Leaving the office of his parole officer, Mr. Paroled gangster Johnny Eager pretends to be an honest taxi driver, but actually runs a large gambling racket.
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