▁the ▁unfold ing ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 1 1 ▁I cel and ic ▁financial ▁crisis . ▁G unn ar ▁soon ▁finds ▁himself ▁bes et ▁with ▁b ills ▁he ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁pay ▁( liter ally : ▁they ▁f lock ▁around ▁his ▁head , ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁pu pp ete ers ). ▁A ▁flash forward ▁shows ▁G unn ar ▁looking ▁in ▁on ▁himself ▁un cons cious ▁in ▁a ▁je ep ▁that ▁has ▁crash ed ▁into ▁the ▁un fin ished ▁j ac uz zi ▁and ▁telling ▁himself ▁to ▁w ake ▁up . ▁Meanwhile , ▁flash back s ▁rec ount ▁his ▁earlier ▁convers ations ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁at ▁the ▁bank , ▁who ▁g lib ly ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁fish ing ▁boat ▁and ▁fish - qu ota , ▁invest ▁the ▁proceed s ▁rather ▁than ▁pay ▁off ▁his ▁mort g age , ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁out ▁lo ans ▁to ▁buy ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁an ▁id yl lic ▁past oral ▁life , ▁purch asing ▁land , ▁a ▁new ▁house , ▁a ▁je ep , ▁horses , ▁and ▁fund ing ▁G unn ar ' s ▁put ative ▁tour ism ▁business . ▁The ▁series ▁of ▁lo ans ▁in ▁these ▁flash back s ▁are ▁port rayed ▁as ▁being ▁taken ▁out ▁with ▁a ▁growing ▁tone ▁of ▁f riv ol ity ▁and ▁der ang ement ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁both ▁G unn ar ▁and ▁the ▁bank er , ▁with ▁G unn ar ▁coming ▁to ▁sign ▁his ▁name ▁as ▁' Michael ▁Jackson ' ▁and ▁' El vis ▁Pres ley '