The scene revolves around Frank, a man struggling to find a romantic connection due to every girl he likes being in a relationship. He meets Tanner, who claims to have a strategy for getting with women who already have boyfriends. The strategy involves being friends with the girl, gathering information about her relationship through an insider, and waiting for an opportunity to "swoop in" if the relationship ends.
Frank tries to put this strategy into action with a girl named Carole, but ends up complimenting her boyfriend instead of making a move. Later, Frank runs into Carole and discovers that she has broken up with her boyfriend, but before he can make a move, Carole reveals that she is now with a new girlfriend.
The scene ends with Frank running into another person, also named Carole, at a bookstore, but she is not the same Carole he was interested in.
1. The narrator met a girl in class but they just met on the last day of the semester.
2. The girl had a boyfriend.
3. The narrator works at a bowling alley.
4. The narrator's friend's name is Jeff.
5. The narrator's crush's name is Carole.
6. Carole had a boyfriend who was into tennis.
7. The narrator met Carole's friend Amy.
8. Amy was asked to be an "inside man" to find out information about Carole's relationship.
9. Carole broke up with her boyfriend.
10. The narrator ran into Carole again and found out she was single.
11. The narrator's friend Tanner gave him advice on how to get with girls.
12. Tanner told the narrator to have someone on the inside to get information about the girl's relationship.
13. The narrator's friend Linda had a boyfriend when Tanner first met her.
14. Tanner had an "inside man" to help him get with Linda.
15. The narrator's friend told him not to manipulate people to get what he wants.
16. The narrator was advised to relax and not get angry about girls.
17. The narrator thinks he needs to wait for the right person.
18. The narrator ran into Carole again and found out she had a new girlfriend.