Sticks and Stones

Thomas Benson is a sales associate at Clayton Office Solutions, he lives in Reading with his wife Jess, who is a nurse and their young daughter Millie, who was born deaf. He's good at his job and feels respected by his colleagues Andy, Isobel and Becky and his boss Chris Carter. Thomas and the team give a pitch presentation to Janice Lancing and her team at Murray Technology, but the technology for the presentation fails, which causes him to panic and faint in front of everyone which means the team doesn't get the contract or the lucrative bonus that would have been coming their way. Is it his imagination or are his colleagues now out to get him? How will Thomas react when his work life is threatened?

Thomas, under increased pressure from the threat of redundancy and feeling undermined by his colleagues, is determined to prove himself. However, the consequences of one night in which he has a drink with his boss Chris Carter, tries to impress his old school friend and potential new client Mark Baxter and have a dinner with his wife and her father, only causes his life to spiral further.

Thomas finally tells his boss Chris Carter that he is being bullied. Carter is sceptical and Thomas's examples of the team's behaviour sound deniable, but Thomas insists on the issue being dealt with that day and that he will wait in the office while Carter talks to those responsible. The causes of the team's behaviour will finally be laid bare in an emotional and shocking final showdown.