A cat burglar robs everyone on Evergreen Terrace, including Lisa. Homer gives Lisa a jug to replace her sax. When she is unsatisfied with the jug, he vows to get it back for her. The police are far too incompetent to get anywhere, so Flanders starts a neighborhood watch. Homer becomes the leader and lets the power go to his head. They beat unruly people with sacks of doorknobs and commit other crimes. The burglar steals a jewel from the museum, from under Homer's watch. Abe figures out it was his neighbor, Mulloy. Upon his arrest, Mulloy charms everyone. Homer mocks him in his cell and Mulloy tells everyone that he hid a large sum of money underneath a tree. They all rush to the location and dig for it, finding nothing. Mulloy uses this time to escape from prison.

When Frasier mentions that Martin has been sleeping with a woman (Elaine Morris) from the same building they are at, Martin is furious at Frasier for announcing Martin's private life over the radio. This leads the all of Frasier's listeners anxiously waiting to see if Elaine shows up for a date that Frasier tries to set up on his radio show.

While in the bathroom, Elaine runs out of toilet paper and asks the woman in the stall next to her for some. The woman, who happens to be Jerry's girlfriend, refuses to give her some. Elaine dates a man that Jerry refers to as a mimbo, a male bimbo. Elaine loves his face but it becomes disfigured while rock climbing with Kramer and George.