Peter and Greta are set to go to dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Brahms when Greta's parents show up unexpectedly with her high school boyfriend Arnie Stoner. They insist on taking her to a different restaurant. To get out of the dinner and ward off any advances from Arnie, Greta and Peter tell them they are engaged. This results in Peter being invited along too. Peter gets the Brahms to change their reservation to the same restaurant. Luckily there are two dining rooms at this restaurant so Peter makes the Brahms reservation for the Indian room as the Patterson's are in the Pilgrim room. Peter and Greta spend a frantic evening shuffling between the two tables and eating two meals during which they break off their phony engagement. The man-in-the-middle, who is cooking, is seen when Peter is locked out of his own apartment and goes through the man-in-the-middle's apartment to get to the fire escape.