Summary After agreeing to stay late and help out at the club, Nicolette is surprised when Malcolm complains about her missing a weekly staff meeting. Already feeling put upon after Malcolm orders her to work on Thanksgiving, Nicolette is harassed by an unreasonable customer. And when Malcolm refuses to back her up in a showdown with Mick Steinmetz, she quits. Meanwhile, despite Malcolm's advice, Leonard gets tongue tied while asking a beautiful customer for a date. In Nicolette's absence, the Fifty-Fifty Club is woefully understaffed. Despite Eddie's protests, Malcolm won't apologize, insisting that it be up to Nicolette to ask for her job back. However, when he has to face Mick's harsh criticism, Malcolm suddenly revises his policy about the customer always being right and throws the unruly Steinmetz out. Meanwhile, Leonard's unsuccessful efforts to woo Shannon with a poetry reading catch the attention of another female customer. Swallowing his pride, Malcolm goes to Nicolette's to make amends. Although he can't bring himself to accept responsibility for her leaving, he does place a call to the psychic hot line Nicolette is working for to apologize. And already tired of her new job, Nicolette agrees to return to work. Finally, Malcolm uses Leonard and Allison's attraction for one another to clear out the club at closing time.

• Comedy
• Sitcom