Charlie’s Trip To New York is a psychological story that deals with elements of the supernatural world and how our perceptions can often lead to elaborate fantasies. The protagonist, Charlie Bankfled, is an ambitious thirty two year old living in the countryside with his beloved girlfriend Victoria Dunberry.  The two are beginning to have relationship problems stemming from Charlie’s sudden desire to move back into New York City. Victoria Dunberry, who was initially reluctant to leave New York, has now fallen in love with the pleasantries of the countryside and tries to convince Charlie that they are better off staying where they are. The issue becomes a point of great contention until one day Charlie is met with a strange, handwritten letter that arrives by mail, inviting him to interview in New York City for a job at the “illustrious" firm Patterson and Patterson. 

In Charlie’s excitement, he begins obsessing over the prospect and for the ensuing days leading up to his interview, he talks of nothing but Patterson and Patterson. A concerned Victoria Dunberry begins to grow skeptical of Charlie’s new preoccupation and tries to look up any information she can find about the firm. To her great surprise, she cannot find a single trace anywhere of Patterson and Patterson.