Vicky's father Emmett Allen arrives in Los Angeles for a visit, causing great joy for Vicky, in spite of Emmett not liking his daughter's current chosen profession and the revealing uniform she wears at the restaurant at the time of the father/daughter reunion, but when Vicky shows up at her father's camper to give him a going away present, she finds Nancy and her father in a semi-clad state, causing both father and daughter not to speak to each other. 

In order to supplement her income so that she can afford ballet lessons for her daughter Ellen, Jan takes a second job as an engraver of invitations, but holding down this job while waitressing at Above The Top and going to college by day causes Jan to fall behind on her work making invitations and her job at Above The Top to suffer, causing Nancy to fire Jan after a heated argument between both ladies one night during dinner service.  Meanwhile, Dot loses Nancy's brooch that she borrows from her in order to cover a stain on the lapel of a 1940s-style dress suit that Dot bought at a thrift shop so she can attend a party held by an important theatrical producer.