Bud Lutz Jr., straight out of law school, sets up his practice at a strip mall in Palm Springs. An ambulance chaser type with a good heart. Buddy gets a call from a large law firm, hoping for a job.
Buddy has a meeting about the referral, with law firm Griffith, McKendrick and Dunn's Kay Dunn. Held at the strip mall bar where Buddy's girlfriend Megan works, Buddy is caught between the girl he loves and the one he left behind.
Megan's ex-husband comes to town, hoping to rekindle old flames---hopes he shares with Bud's ex-girl friend (Patricia Richardson). Mickey: Rick Podell. Megan: DeLane Matthews. Floyd: J.J. Wall.
At his high-school reunion, Bud learns that he and a prospective client (Arlen Dean Snyder) have a lot in common. The client's wife was a "friend" of Bud's in high school.
Wild Bill (Arlen Dean Snyder) persuades Bud to hire his son, Jay, who looks an awful lot like Bud; and Big Bud reveals a secret he's kept for years. Part 1 of 2.
After bungling a heist, a terrified burglar takes refuge in the office, so Bud tries to spin it into a hostage situation to get the attention of the press.
When forced to choose between a business date with Kay and celebrating Megan's birthday, Bud opts to spend time with Megan, but he comes to regret it after his old army buddy puts the moves on Kay.
