Jake, being a responsible writer even of his own internal monologues looked up the Alpha to the Omega of Woody Allen on IMDB the alpha being easy enough, almost certainly "What's new Pussy Cat." The Omega, being "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" because it has the funniest title among his recent films.

Jake had a feeling of unease. He wanted to do something: solve a crime, kiss a gal, cure a disease, even get a disease, even talk about getting a disease. He feared this would never happen. He despaired. But Jake was optimistic. He'd learned a lot in the past few days. For Jake, there was always hope for a new adventure.