So, what happened? How did Nick lose his status as a nexus of common sense, decency, and fairness, to the unrecognizable husk of the man he is now? I still think Vic's absurd court losses changed Nick in dark ways and created a schism between he and Ty Beard, but it wouldn't explain the current depth of degeneracy.
And for those who maintain that Nick was always like this and destined to end-up in a ditch somewhere, I just can't believe that. Maybe I'M being the village idiot, but I remember when Nick's career was firing on all cylinders. To have everything just disintegrate in a scant three or four years is beyond disheartening, especially when you factor in his five kids.