Peter Watson is troubled with pain and and an inability to sleep. He tries to light the gas-fire and seeks held from another lodger, artist Nicholas, who is spending the night with his model and is reluctant to be disturbed. Another neighbor, Pollen, tries to be helpful but is hit by Watson. Frightened and angry, Pollen calls for police help. The others in the boarding house are awaken by this time, and Mrs. Harris tries to help the mentally confuse[ZiYuantun.Com]d Watson but he also refuses her help. The police clash with Dr. Sanderson, a welfare worker, who thinks he can take the gun-toting Watson without complications, but when a police sergeant is injured, Police Inspector Thompsonis determined to take Watson by force if necessary. 译文(3): 彼得·沃森饱受疼痛和无法入睡的困{资源屯-ziyuantun.com}。他试图点燃煤气火，并向另一位房客，艺术家尼古拉斯寻求帮助，后者正在和他的模特共度一夜，不愿意被打扰。另一位邻居Pollen试图提供帮助，但被Watson击中了。波伦既害怕又愤怒，于是向警方求助。这时，寄宿公寓里的其他人都醒了，哈里斯夫人试图帮助精神错乱的沃森，但他也拒绝了她的帮助。警方与福利工作者Sanderson医生发生冲突，Sanderson医生认为他可以在没有并发症的情况下带走持枪的Watson，但当一名警官受伤时，警察督察Thompsonis决定在必要时强行带走Watson。