Then he gets his beard shaved off and his hair cut, and other improvements to his appearance. Eddie receives new clothes, which he has an attitude about (he has a New York attitude about everything, actually) because no one should pay that much for clothes. First he gets cleaned up, and the girls act like his old clothes should be treated as hazardous waste. The girls and Hallie's obviously gay secretary Bobby (he says, "Hello, gorgeous!" to the "new" Eddie) take Eddie to be made over. If Hallie transforms Eddie (who is passed out on the couch and can't hear all this), George will quit, but if Hallie fails, she has to quit. George, who has the job Hallie will get if her idea works, makes a bet. Hallie wants to call security, but Christine reminds her of the idea that one of the street people should be turned into a bachelor to be auctioned. He shows up at the office chastizing her for jinxing him yet again.
Eddie is not happy and he figures out where Hallie works. Hallie Gal! That's his nickname for the cute but feisty magazine editor. But Eddie made a bet on a horse who loses to. Eddie owes a lot of money to Angelo, the kind restaurant owner who watches out for him. Christine also comments to Hallie that one of those bums should be transformed into one of Manhattan's most eligible bachelors. Christine decides to play, and Hallie cheats, so Christine wins. Another street person, considerably more scruffy-looking, is Eddie, who plays a variation on the shell game. While Hallie and her quirky co-worker Christine are on lunch break, Ticker tries to sell the women watches hanging inside his coat. If this works, Hallie gets promoted to senior editor. The winner would get to go on a date with the man she "purchased". What about an auction for charity, Hallie says. Attractive but uptight features editor Hallie Galloway come up with the idea of featuring the city's most eligible bachelors.
Manhattan Line magazine's circulation is down.
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