Walter Black is a hopelessly depressed individual. Somewhere inside him is a man who fell in love, who started a family, who ran a successful company. That man has gone missing. And no matter what he's tried, and he's tried everything, Walter can't seem to bring him back. It's as if he's died, but hasn't had the good sense to take his body with him. So, mostly, what he does is sleep. Shares in his father's once proud toy company are now almost as worthless as Walter feels. His family used to resemble something out of a holiday greeting card, but now seems to be in perpetual mourning. His wife does anything to drown out the reality of an absent husband. Walter's depression is an ink that stai