I only see two outcomes for Nick. Either he buckles down, takes his lumps, and goes through a painfully invasive no-drinking-or-drugs-or-whores punishment arc in order to get hos kids back and save his family.
OR
He acts like a dick, fights the "trolls", gets convicted, gets divorced, and signs away his parental rights. Then, after he gets out from under government control and family obligation, he can rebrand himself as a degenerate comedian, pop his collar, and move to LA and drink himself to death like any other Midwest loser with hoop dreams and a crippling alcohol addiction. This route includes many whores of myriad genders who will let him use the balldo on them.
Which do you think Nick will choose?