""" After their work shift while walking to their tenement apartment, the two roommates argued about the ""necktie scene"", and during their disagreements, Michael expressed his frustration, depression, and disillusionment about his failing life:Jeff: What""s wrong with you?Michael: What""s wrong with me? I""ll tell ya what""s wrong with me.They are intrigued by the creaky old wooden place, believing the frightful tale that it is occupied by a hateful man named Mr.Rick isn""t interested in selling, so Ferrari offers instead to buy the contract of Rick""s piano player Sam (Dooley Wilson in his film debut), and then criticizes Rick for his "isolationist" policy:Rick: It""s not for sale.He then shows him an envelope [a "letter from an unknown woman"] - un-noticed and forgotten in the rush, but placed and served on a silver tray - it came during the night.