Part I

A young man avoids his landlady, tormented by debt, poverty, and his own overstrained nerves.

Raskolnikov walks through the hot, stinking streets, contemplating a terrible "plaything" or fantasy.

Raskolnikov worries that his shabby clothes and, especially, his absurd hat will make him too noticeable.

Raskolnikov arrives at the pawnbroker's building for a "rehearsal" of his plan, his excitement growing.

Raskolnikov nervously makes his way to the old woman's flat and meets the withered, mistrustful pawnbroker.

Raskolnikov enters the pawnbroker's clean, sunlit room and carefully surveys its layout and contents.