The cliched Italian pizza man - with that oh-so Italian name, Pat - is startled not by the list of ingredients, but the suggestion that he should care a stranger is having a birthday. He realizes the young man is pathetic, and gives him a soda; Lionel responds by averting his eyes and professing sorrow at the turn of events.

To sum up: Lionel was depressed, ate, got something from the restauranteur because it was his birthday, and went to sit in a dark movie theater.

Then he ate, got something from the restauranteur because it was his birthday, and went to sit in a dark movie theater.