- George refuses to give anyone his secret code (BOSCO). Kramer buys a police scanner. Jerry does a series of ads for Leapin' Larry's Appliance Store. Elaine has dinner with J. Peterman but after she and Jerry bail on the dinner, George is stuck to dine with Peterman. George spills his secret code to Peterman's dying mother and gets in trouble for it.—halo1k
- Elaine ropes Jerry and George into having dinner with her and her boss Peterman but after she and Jerry get out of it, George is left with him on his own. It all turns into a fiasco when Peterman learns that his mother is on her deathbed. Her last words are puzzling to him but not to George. Meanwhile, Kramer buys a police scanner and is convinced he can help the New York fire department select faster routes as they respond to alarms.—garykmcd
- As Elaine had written a good piece on the Himalayan Walking Shoe for the J. Peterman catalog, Peterman (John O'Hurley ) insists on taking her out for dinner. As she finds his endless stories boring, she pleads with Jerry to join her, who in turn tricks George into coming as well. Meanwhile, George and Susan (Heidi Swedberg) fight after George refuses to tell her his secret ATM code, believing it to not be selfish for him to have some secrets.
Elaine, however, does not appear at the dinner, on account of plans made with the forgetful Fred (Fred Stoller), a friend of Jerry. Elaine had met him at a party some time before, but his lack of recall for the meeting mesmerizes her. Elaine sees Fred as somebody mysterious and lost. Elaine accepts a date with Fred, but then he forgets and stands her up. Elaine is only attracted to Fred since he cannot remember anything about her.
After it becomes clear that Elaine is not coming, Jerry makes up an excuse to leave, leaving George to have an awkward dinner with Peterman. On the drive home, Peterman receives a call that his mother is "at death's door", and George is forced to stay the night. While Peterman is out of the room, George, whilst keeping her company, reveals his code ("Bosco") to Peterman's mother (Ellen Albertini Dow). Somehow, she seizes upon the word, and repeats it at her moment of death, leaving Peterman bewildered. Peterman believes that "Bosco" was his mother's way of communicating something to him. He rakes his brain to figure out what it could be.
Jerry meets with appliance store owner Leapin' Larry (Lewis Arquette), who walks with a prosthetic leg, to discuss appearing in television commercials for the store. After Jerry's foot falls asleep, however, he accidentally offends Leapin' Larry, who believes Jerry's limping to be an impression. After Jerry explains the misunderstanding, they meet again, but Jerry's foot once again falls asleep. Not wanting to offend Leapin' Larry again, he stamps his foot, accidentally causing a can of paint thinner to spill onto some exposed wiring, starting a fire.
Meanwhile, Kramer buys a police scanner and decides to help at the New York City Fire Department. Kramer is distressed when the fire department take the wrong route to a burning building and get stuck in traffic gridlock. Kramer says that had he been around to guide them, the building would have been saved. Kramer claims that he knows the NYC streets better than anyone.
When they receive a call about the fire at Leapin' Larry's, Kramer accidentally knocks out the fire engine driver, forcing him to take the wheel, realizing his lifelong dream. However, he is unable to steer correctly and crashes the fire engine, allowing the fire to spread further.
Coincidentally, the fire occurs down the block from Peterman's mother's funeral, where George is attending. The attendees rush to find a man with his sleeve stuck in an ATM; Peterman insists that George give the man his card, forcing George to finally reveal his code, though not without a moment's hesitation. In the closing scene, George and Jerry are in George's apartment, where Susan teases George about his code. Jerry finds a passage in the latest J. Peterman catalog in which Peterman accuses George of murdering his mother.
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