Rico Rodriguez is divorced, unable to keep a stable job, and has failed at many business ventures. He also has failed in his dream job to be an inventor because The Clapper light switch has "stolen his thunder" for his similar invention "The Snapper." His ex-wife Sonia believes that he is a bad example to their eleven year-old son Dan Rodriguez, and Rico fears that Dan respects his future stepfather, bond trader Mike, more than him particularly because Dan tells him that he wants to leave the sport he and Rico followed when living together; hockey, to become a bond trader like Mike.
