Alas, artificiality sets in. Buddy now drinks heavily. He attends a major do of publicity firms. His drunken acceptance speech points the finger at his trade. It's too much, too phonily Hollywood.
Buddy undergoes a cure for drinking.
Cut to some time later. Permanently sober, Alcoholics Anonymous member Buddy is back in business. He feels compelled to do something for Abby, the widow he has never met. She turns out to be attractive, appealing in the awkward, rookie ways she tries to sell real estate. She says she is a divorcee.