Mike is introduced to Adam's sister Brooke. Mike takes Adam under his wing and encourages him to begin stripping at Xquisite. Mike soon meets 19-year-old Adam, a recent college dropout looking for a construction job.

Mike has big plans for a business of his own but pays his bills through a series of odd jobs, most notably performing as the star stripper at Xquisite Strip Club in Tampa, a club owned by Dallas, who has dreams of creating an 'empire' of strip clubs.