Synopsis

In "Also Rans," a reticent shoesalesman named Jerome Pepper seeks to capture the attention of a woman he has admired from a distance for seven years. His plan hinges on assisting her in achieving success in a horse race with her prized mare, Pomona Prince. And in "Portrait of Solange," Mr. Roarke fulfills Tattoo's birthday wish for artistic eminence – to become an artist akin to Francois Toulouse-Latrec. The fulfillment proves bittersweet as Tattoo develops feelings for Solange, the woman he