Heidi Hagman

Archie is faced with the one situation for which he is totally unprepared - life alone after the death of his beloved Edith.

A spiteful customer's remarks about Fred the waiter prompts Archie to take drastic steps to "straighten" out the young man, but reveals a few truths he never expected and would rather not face.

The cost of maintaining the house by himself and the painful memories of his life with Edith are driving Archie out of his home and into a co-op apartment - but Stephanie has other ideas.

Veronica and the other employees of the bar are out in the cold after they stage a wildcat strike to protest Archie's refusal to let them unionize. But while the employees picket in the snow, the temperature inside keeps rising as Archie and Murray try to run the entire operation themselves.

A youthful health department inspector pays a surprise visit to the bar and gives his closest scrutiny to one of the older "items" in the kitchen - Veronica, the cook.