A pair of undercover cops show up to inform the girls that their new neighbors are dealers in stolen gems, and they must set up a stakeout at the girls' house to catch them in the act. During their stay, Dorothy ends up falling for one of the cops.

The girls reminisce about past birthday experiences while preparing a birthday party for a friend.

The girls' neighbor, Renee Corliss, is feeling depressed about all of her children having moved out of the house and her doctor husband George's workaholic tendencies in this backdoor pilot for what would become the sitcom Empty Nest.