Vince starts work on new project, Air-Walker, after being introduced to it by E's associate Scott Lavin. This creates a hostile relationship with E however they agree to bury the hatchet to help further Vince's career. The friendship eventually ends though, once E realises Scott supplied Vince with cocaine at a party. Turtle is introduced to Mexican businessmen, who wish to make Vince the face of their tequila company, Avión. Turtle agrees and begins promoting the product which creates a huge demand for it in Southern California. Scott wants to reconcile with E and offers him an opportunity to supersede Murray Berenson at the management company, having already convinced everyone else in the office to go along. E refuses as he gets along with Murray because he is Sloan's godfather. However, when Terrence McQuewick asks E to sign a pre-nuptial agreement with Sloan as he feels E may just rely on Sloan's family money, E decides to take Scott up on his offer. Billy Walsh makes a return after starting a family and becoming an ordained minister. Looking for work so that he can provide for his family, he looks to create a new show for Drama. The show, a cartoon called Johnny's Bananas, is conceptually a hit with the network. After accepting the offer, Drama, Turtle, Alex, Billy and Lloyd celebrate back at Vince's house, where Lloyd discovers a large bag of cocaine belonging to Vince. Vince's drug problems continue to grow, as the director of Air-Walker becomes suspicious of Vince's behaviour. Vince refuses to take a drug test so the director quits. The guys attempt to stage an intervention for Vince, but he refuses to listen and decides to spend the night at a hotel. During Eminem's party Vince starts a fight with him, and gets beaten up. He gets taken to the hospital but things worsen when the police find a bag of cocaine in his jumper.
