Herman has to decide whether to take advantage of Connie's break-up with Jay to express his own feelings, or provide her with a shoulder to cry on.

During a party for Mr. Bracken, Herman drinks a bit too much and gets in over his head when he has to give a speech praising his boss.

Herman goes skydiving with Mr. Crawford and Jay and writes an article about his experience skydiving.

Crawford insists on the research department going to the Bahamas for a self-awareness seminar...which everyone discovers is an all-nude seminar.

When Herman's apartment is robbed, Crawford convinces him to buy a gun for self-defense, but he winds up accidentally shooting Crawford in the chest.

No good deed goes unpunished for Herman once more when he hires Louise's friend as an office intern, and she turns around and sues him for sexual harassment.

Waterton's sudden death creates a scramble for power, and to save everyone's job, Herman decides to join forces with Crawford - who then involves Herman in a secret campaing to eliminate the competition for control of the company.

Herman must overcome his fear of public speaking, when he is forced to give a speech on the topic of Research in the 90's, at a company meeting.

To save Crawford's butt, the gang has to pull an all-nighter to get him out of a jam. Herman and Heddy, Bracken and Crawford, and Louise and Jay end up pairing up and each learn something new about the other on an intimate personal level as they struggle to meet the deadline.

To get a story, Herman goes undercover as a woman and discovers a few things about Heddy and what she goes through.

Herman wants to break up with his new girlfriend Ellen, who convinces him to meet her father - things take a turn for the worse when he discovers her father is none other then his boss at Waterton, Mr. Crawford.

Crawford's girlfriend Stephanie dumps him and goes after..Herman, who finds himself in a bind.

Herman decides to give it all up during a tropical vacation and buy a local bar on the island.