Although matchmaker Dolly (Shirley Booth) is trying to get Horace (Paul Ford) and Irene (Shirley MacLaine) together, she wishes she could have Horace for herself. On the other side of town, Cornelius (Anthony Perkins) is celebrating a promotion with his buddy Barnaby (Robert Morse), along with Irene and her friend Minnie (Perry Wilson). Things get interesting when the gang runs into Horace and Dolly eating together at a fancy restaurant.