At the opening of the show he is a carousel operator. One day Julie and her friend come to ride the carousel and Billy puts his arm around Julie, this causes him to be fired from his job as the carousel operator. He later marries Julie and conceives a child with her. Both Billy and Julie having been fired from their jobs so he struggles to find a way to make money. He dreams about the son he will have in his song Soliloquy as he goes through the song (Which is 7:57 long!) he realizes he could have a girl and decides that a girl deserves the best the money can buy. He decides to go with his friend Jigger who is a criminal sailor to rob Julies former boss, David Bascombe.
Julie tries to convince Billy not to attempt the robbery but Billy commits the robbery anyway. It turns out Mr.Bascombe has already deposited the money and is instead carrying a gun. Billy that runs and kills himself.
That is a brief synopses of Billy's life. For the rest of his story see Carousel on stage or on screen.
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