Harris is letting a new book contract deal get in the way of his work in tracking down the robber who help up a Mug Shop owner. Wojo and Dietrich try to help the owners of a neighborhood delicatessen who lost the winning ticket of an unemployed customer, out for revenge. Inspector Luger drops by for a visit with Barney and asks for his help in selecting a mail order bride.

Harris and Dietrich get assigned to a domestic disturbance when a wife attacks her husband after he forces her to wear a pair of designer jeans. After Wojo brings in a suspect for destruction of property, Barney finds himself having to call the police chaplain to perform an exorcism on the man.