The hotel where Above The Top is situated at has recently experienced a series of muggings against women and Maggie McBurney, the newest waitress at the restaurant, has now become the latest victim.  After the entire staff of Above The Top receive some instruction on the use of mace from an LAPD detective, Dot confronts the mugger at the hotel parking lot one night after dinner service and sprays some mace at her would-be attacker, who then bumps hard on a support beam that is next to Dot's car and falls to the concrete floor unconscious.  A few days later, the mugger and his lawyer meet Dot at the restaurant where he demands that Dot apologize for the incident, or else, she'll get sued for damages. 

Jan's ex-husband Lloyd shows up at Above The Top one night during dinner service, which causes some mixed feelings for her, especially when the both of them start going out together and have a great time on their dates.  Meanwhile, Dot takes care of an elderly dog that she is to appear with for a dog food commercial that she auditioned for, only to replace it with another dog after the original dog died in the bathroom of the waitress lounge at age 15 years (105 in human years).