Patterns

Fred Staples is plucked out of a conglomerate's subsidiary and put into the executive suite at the company's headquarters. He's relocated his family to New York City and at first feels out of place. He strikes a friendship with William Briggs, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Briggs, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family life. Briggs knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to act.