At an immortal worksite employees find their pay docked because the time-clock beast at the gate recorded no entry. James collapses, apparently faking death to skip a shift; coworkers and Mr. Stane confront him, accuse him of slacking and threaten to dock his wages. Some immortals point out they bought accident insurance to protect their cultivation, while others mock James as a gambling, live-in son-in-law. Exposed and humiliated, James snaps, "You really think I cultivated all this for nothing?" The episode ends with the payroll fight unresolved and James's cultivation at stake.