The next morning, after taking his new medication, Ben shaves his beard, meets with Terry, and gives her full control of the store.
Celebrating the ruling, Ben and Steve get drunk and Steve attempts to reveal to Angela that he has developed genuine feelings for her in the days since they met.
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He is able to afford this lifestyle because he works as the weatherman for a local news channel.
In a manic episode, Ben decides to use his money to create a school that will spread philosophy, and starts giving classes in the backyard of the family farm.
Despite missing all but the lowering of the casket, Ben is received with open arms by his stepmother Angela , a young who married Ben's father just 5 years prior.