The Sock is frustrated that his career as a super villain has yet to take off, and is forced to find other means of supporting himself. Between demeaning jobs, foiled get-rich-quick schemes, and an annoyingly chipper roommate, The Sock finds himself sinking into depression. Eventually, with new-found determination to pursue his dreams of arch-villainy, he takes his roommate and his girlfriend hostage, holding them for ransom in a final showdown that does not go exactly according to plan.