Dumped by his activist girlfriend when he won t commit to her brand of idealism, reporter Scott Thomas sets out to prove his own dedication to do-gooding. He goes undercover at a fast-food Mexican restaurant where he hopes to lay blame for workplace abuses on the chain s owner, the next secretary of labor.But instead of revealing corporate wrongdoing, Scott s hidden camera captures his own ineptitude and his confused flirtation with Maria, a single mom who works the counter. Not sure if he s out to do good or just impress, Scott vows to save Maria from their boss s sexual harassment. But Maria may not be the one who needs saving.Darkly funny and deeply entertaining, How to Break Bad News looks at a man trying to change the world without changing himself.