3:30 p.m.
On a Friday
The whole gang is riding in Dennis’ Range Rover. Dennis is distraught with his friends, saying it’s their fault they’re running late. In the backseat, Dee is dressed as a boat captain named Captain Barnacle. Charlie and Frank are being their usual selves, eating worms soaked in alcohol.
As the car approaches a dock, Dennis sees a boat leaving the port. He screams, blaming the gang for being late to a boat party he had spent hours working to be invited to. In a moment of desperation, Dennis puts the Range Rover into reverse and decides to “go for it.”
Back at Paddy’s Pub, Dennis’ plan has apparently failed, seeing as everybody is wrapped in a towel and shivering. As they dry off, Dennis berates them. He is extremely disappointed with how uncool the gang has become in recent years.
Mac is quick to defend his coolness, citing his reputation as a former “party boy.” Dennis rebuts by claiming the gang has become unbelievably weird. Frank disagrees adamantly. Dennis places a large amount of the blame on Frank, saying his unending financial support has been the fuel behind the gang’s continuous line of failed scams.
As his rage escalates, Dennis vows to get as far away as possible from the rest of them. Mac follows suit, threatening to storm out of the Paddy’s, which he does. Frank copies Mac, leaving the bar, too.
With only Charlie and Dee left with him, Dennis promises to return to his rightful place as the “cool guy.” With this in mind, he leaves the bar in a casual manner, being sure not to yell. Charlie and Dee decide to go out to lunch together.
At a diner, Charlie and Dee acknowledge how long a time has passed since just the two of them have hung out. They can’t remember the last time they’ve eaten somewhere together. They act as each other’s confidant, with Charlie admitting he only ever mistreated Dee out of insecurity with the others. Dee, in turn, confesses to avoiding the gang countless times, disguising her absences as bathroom breaks. Charlie and Dee decide to live their own lives independently of Mac, Frank and Dennis.
Dennis meets up with a man at the Delaware Riverfront Pier. Apparently, he has plans to sell the Range Rover in order to restore his cool and casual demeanor. His dream is to use the profits to buy an Alfa-Romeo. Dennis reveals to his potential buyer that the Range Rover is still in the river from the boating party incident.
In order to grease the sale’s wheels, Dennis describes the car as an “amphibious exploring vehicle.” When the buyer grows hesitant, Dennis becomes irate with him. Out of pure spite and anger, he decides against selling the car. As the buyer leaves fearfully, Dennis talks softly to himself so as to calm down from his rage.
Mac is enjoying himself at a local dance club. He is sporting a black mesh tank top. This is a heavy-handed attempt to revive his “party boy” legacy. Frank, who is wearing his signature dating toupee, finds him at the club. Frank is looking to be co-wingmen with Mac.
Mac refuses his offer, looking over in the direction of two men dancing together. He believes this is what he’s always wanted in his life. Frank says he should do whatever he wants and leaves Mac to his own devices. Frank finds three young people drinking. He sees an opportunity to begin a new gang. The trio doesn’t get his notion of being part of a gang with Frank. They do, however, mention to him they recently invested in a bar.
Back at Dennis’ apartment, Charlie and Dee are discussing their lives. They want to confront Mac and Dennis about leaving the gang for their own interests, which include making music and participating in Def Poetry Jam. Dennis returns to his apartment to find them.
Dennis finds the idea of Charlie and Dee leading their own lives to be ridiculous. Instead of succumbing to his abuse, they begin performing slam poetry to his face. Mac enters the apartment with news — he realizes he’s been lying to himself. Dennis, Charlie and Dee all quickly accept what he’s saying, implying they think he’s gay.
Instead, Mac introduces them to the “love of his life” — a woman named Dusty. Dennis is quick to assume she is actually a man, but Mac contests it. The actual change Mac wanted to make is to stop settling for women he considers to be “fives.” Dennis begins talking to himself again, apparently struck with another fit of anger.
In the bar owned by the “new” gang, Frank asks them about a new scheme. They don’t seem to remember Frank or understand what he’s talking about. Frank explains he’s worried about a nearby Jewish man who he thinks is hoping to swindle him and the new gang. They find him to be highly offensive.
Contrary to the attitude of Dennis, Mac, Charlie and Dee, this gang is far more concerned with working at their new bar and being successful. When they ask Frank to leave their bar, he vows to “make it happen” so they will accept him into their crew.
Charlie and Dee are working on their slam poetry. They’re not great, but they have confidence. Charlie suggests going to an open mic night. Dee realizes they’re becoming better friends since leaving the gang. There’s a short silence between. They kiss. Another awkward silence. They start making out on Dennis’ couch.
The new gang’s bar is very busy. Frank enters the bar, lauding the gang for their booming business. He thanks himself. The new gang is confused. Frank reveals he’s bought fake IDs for every customer. The bar is filled with underage drinkers.
Frank has also set a ferret loose in their bar’s basement and called a health inspector. All of this was done to get the new gang on their toes and fix his problems just like the old gang. The new gang is nervous.
The next day, Dennis is sleeping on the pier under a blanket. A man wakes him up asking about the Range Rover, which is still for sale. The man is convinced of Dennis’ “amphibious exploring vehicle” selling point. Dennis is very interested until the man mentions he wants the Range Rover as a starter car for his teenage daughter.
The idea of selling his car as a starter car sets Dennis off. He begins yelling at the top of his lungs at the man, ranting about the honor his Range Rover carries. The man leaves Dennis, who begins his calming techniques again.
The new gang is furious with Frank’s shenanigans. Because of him, they’ve been fined $75,000 for serving minors and they failed the impromptu health inspection. Frank is dressed as a “man-cheetah,” a costume idea he originally had for his old gang. As they consider listening to his plan, Frank leaves the bar for his old friends.
Paddy’s is empty as usual. Charlie and Dee are behind the bar, awkwardly cleaning glasses and drinking beers. There is an obvious tension between them. Dennis enters the bar, demanding things be back to the way they used to be.
Frank comes in right behind Dennis. He, too, wants things back to normal. Dennis wants his life to be crazy and out of order once again. Charlie and Dee are very much in agreement with them, hoping to break the tension. They even lie to Dennis, saying they bombed their open mic night. Meanwhile, Mac is in the back office, audibly having sex with Dusty.
Frank, Dennis, Charlie and Dee open the back office’s door only to find Mac reading a magazine and Dusty has her feet up on the desk. They were only making noises to pretend having sex. Now that he’s been found out, Dusty asks for the PCP she was originally promised. Mac delivers shamefully and she leaves the bar.
In hopes of bringing things back to normal, Frank says he has a special surprise. He reveals the gang’s favorite party food – rum ham, which is essentially a baked ham soaked in rum. The gang cheers in joy and begins devouring the rum ham.