The milquetoast Arnold Broomsteader works as an illustrator for American Automobile Magazine and is going nowhere fast. But in his fantasies, he steals a red Cadillac convertible and realizes all of his most outlandish sexual desires.

San Francisco Airport. Anne Stewart is paged. Three young girls show up at the counter, but the page is for a fourth Anne, an old lady. The girls have arrived for two weeks in the city by the bay, and over lunch, they remark about the odd coincidence and agree to meet again later to exchange vacation stories.