 Hal s life is getting even slower as his unemployment insurance has run out and he has nothing to do and no money on which to live. Nick is a bit pissed off with Hal being such a slacker. This coincides with Nick meeting a new friend in the building by the name of Wayne Ross. Hal openly dislikes Wayne, partly out of jealousy. Hal confides in Alicia who thinks perhaps Nick is going through a crisis of some sort in his life, but also thinks that his and Nick s issues are a manifestation of Hal s slacker attitude. As such, Hal decides to turn his life around. It ends up not being as easy as he thought. But Nick eventually finding out that Wayne isn t everything he professes to be and Hal s close encounter with the apartment skunk brings Hal and Nick s life full circle, but better as Hal decides to go back to school to get certified in urban wildlife management. Meanwhile, Stu has hired a new building manager, Elvis Michalowsk, who becomes the bane of Yuri s existence.