Waiter Albert manages daily operations at the Jolly Fiddler Hotel. A representative from the hotel chain aims to fire Albert due to his age, causing tensions and conflicts with staff and guests over Albert's potential dismissal.
The crafty and experienced waiter Albert keeps things running smoothly at the Jolly Fiddler Hotel, and he is the only one who can placate the crabby justice of the peace who is a permanent resident there. But Mr. Finch, a representative from the chain that owns the hotel, thinks that Albert is too old and should be fired. When Finch visits the hotel, his ideas and his manner quickly antagonize the staff and guests, setting off a lengthy battle of wills.—Snow Leopard