It's Marks birthday and with that comes time for new contract negotiations. When things don't go according to plan on that front Mark is forced to evaluate his career, his life and his relationship with Jerry, especially when he suspects that Jerry may be keen to manage Mark's rival Robbie Kane. A bust-up occurs and in the aftermath Sledge and Tomo take Mark back to his old school to try and remind him where he had come from. That has some unexpected results and Mark hits the bottle and takes desperate measures to win back Jerry.