Howard gets too busy to buy Edna an anniversary gift and hands the job to Alf. He decides a hamster is an appropriate present which gets loose at the store. Marlene agrees to go to a school dance with Murray.

Cultural events are on the top of Edna's list when she befriends a man who shares her interests. Christian gets a deal on beef but learns it's horse meat after customers start buying it.

The thug that Marlene hires to discourage Jack Christian's advances inadvertently mistakes Howard for his target.