 Sportcaster Dave Richards drops by the bar to ask Sam to do an on-camera interview for the evening news that day. The gang at the bar all think it s a great idea except Diane, who fears Sam will come across as a pathetic figure, trying to relive his long lost glory. Diane s explanation only spurs Sam into doing the interview, to be held at the bar. Before going off to get his crew, Dave admits to Carla and Diane that Sam was not his first choice for the interview, nor was he the second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth choice. In the middle of the interview, while Sam is telling an engrossing human interest story, Dave finds out that his "first choice" John McEnroe is now available, and thus Dave rushes off. Diane tries to counsel a now despondent and angry Sam, who realizes that this incident puts a "period at the end of his career". Meanwhile, Harry the Hat hangs out at the bar to practice his trickery and fraud, despite Sam banning him from the premises.