 Martin has a benevolence light bulb that when shone on Martians, permeates them with a "like me" glow. Tim gets in front of the bulb for fun, and later finds out from Martin that it has the exact opposite effect on humans: it permeates them with a "hate me" glow. Martin needs to find some fluorencium - an unknown substance to humans although Martin knows where to find some - to counteract the bulb s effect on Tim. Beyond Mrs. Brown wanting to evict him, Tim has an important job interview that day, and tries his hardest first to postpone it, and when he can t then second to avoid it. Tim is on the verge of losing his apartment, his girlfriend and his job, when Martin returns with the fluorencium.