Things start to go wrong at the company's annual dinner dance when Colin and Jackie are seated with friends while Howard and Pauline sit at the management table. Matters get worse when Colin hits the dance floor with the new regional manager's wife.

The two friends talk about starting a new company together - until Howard gets an offer to return to his old job. As Howie gets back behind the wheel of his company car, Colin finds a gig driving a taxi.

Colin and Howie attend their high school reunion, triggering old animosity for one and an old romance for the other.

Colin wants a promotion. He takes charge of the company's football team to prove to his bosses that he has the necessary leadership potential and decision-making capabilities. Howie backs him, only to find out just how ruthless his friend can be.

The death of his estranged father creates tension between Colin, his brother and his sister. When his father-in-law also suffers a major heart attack, his is forced to rethink what family really means to him.

When Howie and Pauline decide to move to the country, Colin does his best to sabotage their plans. First, though, the two families take a short fishing trip together.