 Dean, the supervisor at a small data-processing company, arrives at work on the day he s promised Eric, a younger colleague, that he ll stop smoking. They go outside to smoke, and Dean says it s his last. Eric bets him $100 that he won t last the night. Later that day, Dean has to lay off an older temp worker, Rita. That night, Dean can t sleep: he paces, he tears up cigarettes, he goes to a bar to see his friend Theresa. He s unbearable, so she leaves. Later that night, Dean succumbs to his addiction, but the next day, after he has paid off Eric, he goes outside for a smoke, and it just may save his life.