Nick has sacrificed everything for his job, and claims that the difference between him and life's failures is that he's willing to take it. He spends six months sucking up to Harken to get promoted--and then he finds out that the position he's trying for will be eliminated. His friend Dale skipped out on the white-collar rat race. Now he's an assistant to Julia. She wants to have sex with him, and doesn't care if he consents. One night, Kurt suggests that they kill each other's bosses. He means it as a joke. At first.