The very first night he is alone, his active and lively imagination goes into full gear and he talks directly to himself: "Maybe I should have asked her in for a drink? Just being neighborly.A factory whistle blows as he day begins in the shipping room, where Jim is positioned by a window to check the flow of shipments.Meanwhile, Marcus walked through the desert, following a dirt-covered road into the ruins of downtown Los Angeles.Everybody drives me crazy.Marty is frustrated by his Italian Catholic mother, Mrs.Theresa Piletti (Esther Minciotti).She drives him crazy over his date-lessness and lack of prospects for marriage: "My mother, boy, she drives me crazy.