Editing Mark Corrigan (section)

==== Mark Makes a Friend ====
Mark encounters the handsome and arrogant Johnson and later runs into him at a business conference. Mark is left walking alone from the hotel because Sophie gives his seat in her vehicle to Dave, who is helping Debbie, who is in a wheelchair. Mark is dismayed to see Jeff also in Sophie's car, highlighting his status as a rival for Sophie's affection.

Seeing Mark walking alone, Johnson offers him a ride, and they strike up a friendship, though it may be one-sided. Johnson starts to negatively influence Mark's views on women, criticizing Sophie by saying she isn’t as attractive as "a supermodel, like Giselle," and that she has a "fat arse." Mark begins to emulate Johnson, including growing a mustache. When he sees Sophie at JLB, he behaves rudely when she apologizes about the car ride and then tries to kiss her, only to get hit in the head with a cabinet door.

Johnson visits Mark at his apartment to discuss business, during which Jeremy embarrasses Mark by revealing their immature and uneducated behavior, such as "picking teams" on issues like Israel and Palestine for fun. Jeremy also recalls creating a "mega tsunami" of bath water onto Mark's computer and spills wine on it to make Mark think the wine caused the malfunction.

Mark decides to accept Johnson’s offer to relocate to Cardiff for business and informs Jeremy during a sushi lunch. Jeremy reacts by snapping and breaking his chopsticks in half, pretending to be happy but appearing extremely manic. Mark starts to question if he might have romantic feelings for Johnson or if he might be gay. He rents some movies to explore this, but finds himself turned off and freaked out.

Johnson leaves his BMW 5 Series parked near Mark’s flat and gives Mark the keys. Although Mark doesn’t know how to drive, Jeremy persuades him to drive Johnson’s car to the JLB office to pick up his repaired laptop. Mark drives cautiously but tries to show off when he spots Sophie and Jeff. He accidentally shifts the BMW into reverse, scraping the side against a dustbin.

Jeremy reassures Mark that it's okay and will take the blame for the car damage to make Mark appreciate him and their friendship. When Johnson arrives and dismisses the car damage since it’s insured, Jeremy tells him that Mark crashed the car and, additionally, that Mark is in love with him. Johnson is visibly disturbed by this revelation.