The scene that really sets the tone for the film however is the famous business card scene (shown above) The scene has all of the business men desperately showing off their business cards to one another hoping that their card is the best. Bateman hesitantly listens to the other men as they show off their cards but is ultimately interested in comparing his own card to that of Paul Allen, a character he despises for getting a reservation at Dorsia (an upscale impossible to book restaurant in New York) again depicting the pointless jealous seen throughout the film. After seeings Allen's card, Bateman is extremely upset and decides to murder him. Since no one in the film can tell one another apart, Paul Allen thinks that Patrick Bateman is Marcus Halberstram and thinks they're having dinner together to discuss a business account, which ultimately gives Bateman the perfect alibi. He takes Allen to his apartment after dinner and kills him, then he goes to Allen's apartment and packs his bags to make it look as though he disappeared on a holiday, while doing this he takes the time to examine the apartment and gets upset at how nice it is, he also comments on how it's probably more expensive than his again showing pointless jealousy. He later takes on the name Paul Allen and uses Paul's apartment when entertaining hookers, presumably to again keep up appearance that Paul Allen is still alive.
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