In New York City, Sonny Koufax is a 32-year-old slacker who refuses to take the bar exam (despite having received his law degree), works one day a week as a toll booth attendant, and lives off a large, $200,000 compensation payout from a minor accident. His girlfriend Vanessa threatens to break up with him unless he takes more responsibility. His roommate Kevin Gerrity proposes to his podiatrist girlfriend Corinne Maloney before he leaves for China to work on a case for his law firm, and she accepts. Sonny constantly teases Corinne, who strongly dislikes him, about her former job at Hooters.