I’ve seen shit like this working in an understaffed restaurant. It was understaffed because the management decided to drug test and most of the staff was let go. Then whined the entire time about people unable to cover shifts and pulled shit like this. I promptly left after coming back from being sick.
I don’t think you’re missing much.
Man betrayed someone and they are doing well. He will probably want to betray the son and help him into grad school just like his father…through recovery of the betrayal.