A man, now powerful and influential, recounts his life. He tells of how he was kicked out of his family home at fifteen. He is forced to live on the streets and in poor housing until he learns how to fend for himself. He has created his life from sheer determination and cunning.

The man reflects on his father's rage, and realizes that its source must have been self-hatred, but he has thrown away his family name regardless. At first, he makes money through organized crime, and barely avoids getting caught up in it. Later, he transitions to a business focused on helping people lie about traveling, which he claims always has demand to meet. The man boasts that he has never worked conventional jobs and has done just fine, living richly with his partner, K. He also shares his wealth generously with his friends and keeps their connections deep and meaningful, allowing friends to access his own home freely.

The man shifts to discussing his father, and his friends' fathers, once more. He shows that the common thread between them is that they were hated by their fathers, and that their fathers are now dead, which has allowed them to finally live freely. The man talks about his own father's death, and about how his father wished to see his son's partner, who he assumed was a woman, before he died. Instead, K was brought before him, reinforcing the truth that caused him to throw his son away — that his son is gay. The father was confused and upset, but he was forced by his son to accept the truth. He was powerless where he was once powerful.