25: Walter (Danny Kaye) jokes with fellow airmen in a fantasy. His mother nags and bosses him around. Rosalind, the girl in Walter's recent fantasy sits next to him. Rosalind is followed and knows it, she kisses Walter and exits. They meet and kiss again and take a cab together. She says she thinks she can trust him. The birth of something new.
45: Walter is in a store, he sees a man with a knife following him. He buys dog biscuits and eats them. He nervously hides and for a while wears a dog mask. Now that I'm aware.
60: In a fantasy, Walter gambles and drinks a mint julip aboard a riverboat. He beats someone at cards and as bubbles crowd the scene he gives Rosalind the deed to the plantation. There's no going back now.
-45: Rosalind cries, Walter says he'll help. They look in the phone book for an address and arrive at the house. They eventually find the book that they're looking for. Rosalind gives Walter her golden wooden shoes to ward off evil. Discovery.
-25: Rosalind hides the book in a drawer and pretends Walter has it. The professor places something in Walter's drink and he falls to the ground after drinking. The professor reveals he is the antagonist and his assistants make their presence known. Walter wakes up. Eventually he becomes more of a man of action and gets together with Rosalind. The final turning point.