 Florence reports to work at the Jeffersons in a foul mood. After a typical exchange between her and George, she also vents to Louise. Finally, she reveals why she is so uptight this morning: Her landlord evicted her, presumably because the apartment building where she lives is being razed. Feeling sorry for Florence, Louise allows her to move in and become the family s full-time, live-in maid. Florence readily accepts, but the Louise realizes she overlooked something very important: she forgot to tell George. George - already losing his patience with Florence s constant sass and stressed out over trying to close a business deal with Mr. Owens, who is selling new vans at deep discounts - comes home and doesn t want any trouble from Florence. Louise then admits she hired Florence as a full-time maid and will be living with them. George snaps and not only fires Florence, he wants her out now! Later, Mr. Owens arrives to close the transaction for the new vans. While George is busy mixing drinks, Mr. Owens accepts a phone call from his partner. Just as George is about to hand over the check for the vans (because Mr. Owens is in a hurry), Florence comes into the room, admitting she eavesdropped on Mr. Owens  phone call. This upsets George (and certainly Mr. Owens), but Florence reveals what she heard: It seems that Mr. Owens and his partner are involved in a scam involving water-damaged vans, and that they were trying to sell George vans that were worthless. The reason that Mr. Owens had to leave so quickly, according to Florence, is because their past victims had reported their activities to the police. George then realizes he was about to become another "pigeon," cancels the deal and kicks Mr. Owens out. He then realizes Florence, despite her smart mouth and other related faults, has her virtues and allows her to stay as a maid.