Greta needs more money and decides to start a dressmaking business with a couple of girlfriends - in Peter's apartment. Peter also becomes the financial backer. The situation escalates when the girls make labor demands of Peter and go on strike. Meanwhile a young wheeler-dealer named Rod McHew wants to merge companies so he can use the baby food company as collateral for a bogus business scheme. Peter becomes suspicious, turns down a bribe from McHew to keep silent and advises Mr. Brahms against the deal in a meeting at his apartment. The strike is resolved when Greta admits she can't get any buyers for the dresses. Brahms thinks the dress factory has been done to make ends meet and gives Peter a raise. Greta's Aunt Harriet has been visiting looking for excitement but leaves saying New York was very peaceful. The man-in-the-middle is sick and doctoring himself during the fire escape scene.