Today marks the end of Mary's trial week at Ned Barker's lunch room - a week during which she has worked for no salary, gambling on the slim chance that her suggestions will result in a modest improvement in Ned's business. During this week, when her own immediate future lies in the balance, she has been gravely concerned over the lives and the future of two young people, whose paths have crossed hers; Tommy Garfield and his sister, Fran.