Brunch is not ususally thought of as 8 ish....and drinking is not the first reaction most people have to being fired
Again, it was Bloody Mary. He didn’t down a Bottle of Southern Comfort. I have probably had a Bloody Mary when Dining out for Breakfast a few times in my Life. No biggie.
My 92 Year Old Father was / is an Alcoholic with 13 Years of Sobriety. I’m not much of a Drinker myself because I witnessed first hand the damage it causes to the individual and Family. My Older Brother is the same way. We saw it all.
This is completely overblown IMHO, but to each his own.