Dr. Parker, a wealthy dermatologist, mentions to her patient Murray that she and a woman friend, Selima, wish to experience a ''ménage à trois'' and asks if he knows a willing man. Murray, whose used bookstore has failed, convinces his friend and former employee Fioravante to take the gig, as both are short of money. Soon, they build a thriving gigolo trade with Murray as the pimp. Murray lives with Othella and her children, one of whom gets head lice. Murray takes the boy to Avigal, the attractive widow of a Hasidic Judaism rabbi, for treatment.