At the town square Captain Zeller finishes a chess match—his tenth win—and waits for his wife, framed as a former army star. The action moves to the market where a man returns with groceries and haggles over a $5 roast chicken, insisting he bought it for his wife while bystanders covet a single drumstick. The vendor closes at 5:30 and the crowd disperses. Grandma declares, "Dad's smitten by that temptress," and the episode ends with dinner time looming and the household forced to notice his sudden infatuation.