▁is ▁on ▁" auto - p il ot ", ▁going ▁through ▁his ▁mot ions ▁of ▁every day ▁life ▁while ▁his ▁mind ▁ski ps ▁ahead . ▁ ▁Michael ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁buy ▁b icy cles ▁for ▁his ▁children , ▁but ▁knowing ▁that ▁Am mer ▁plans ▁to ▁promote ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁partners hip , ▁he ▁uses ▁the ▁remote ▁to ▁skip ▁to ▁the ▁promotion . ▁He ▁is ▁shock ed ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁a ▁year ▁has ▁passed . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁and ▁Don na ▁have ▁entered ▁marriage ▁coun sel ing , ▁his ▁children ▁have ▁grown ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁desire ▁for ▁b icy cles , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁dog ▁has ▁died . ▁The ▁remote , ▁having ▁learned ▁his ▁prefer ences , ▁starts ▁time - ski pping ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁cas ual ▁wishes ▁Michael ▁makes . ▁Michael ▁attempts ▁to ▁disc ard ▁or ▁destroy ▁the ▁remote , ▁but ▁it ▁re app ears ▁in ▁his ▁hands ▁shortly ▁after ▁each ▁attempt , ▁and ▁Mort y ▁ref uses ▁to ▁take ▁it ▁back . ▁ ▁At ▁work , ▁Am mer ▁tells ▁Michael ▁he ▁plans ▁on ▁ret iring , ▁which ▁would ▁make ▁Michael ▁the ▁new ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Division . ▁When ▁Michael ▁press es ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁his ▁promotion , ▁Am mer ▁tells ▁him ▁that , ▁in ▁time , ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁promoted ▁to ▁CE O , ▁which ▁causes ▁the ▁remote ▁to ▁instantly ▁fast - forward ▁ten ▁years ▁into ▁the ▁future . ▁While ▁Michael ▁is ▁wealth y , ▁he ▁has ▁become ▁mor bid ly ▁ob ese ▁and ▁Don na ▁has ▁divor ced