简介：EllenMcNultysellsherNewJerseyhamburgerstandandheadswesttopayasurprisevisittohersonandhisnewbride.WhenEllenarrives,herdaughter-in-lawmistakesherforthemaidshehashiredforabigpartyherhusbandisthrowingtoimpresshisboss.Ratherthancauseanyembarrassment,Ellengoesalongwiththecharade,whichleadstomanycomplications.WrittenbyDanielBubbeo{[email protected]} White-collarworkingstiffbutupwardlymobileValMcNultymeets,quicklyfallsinloveandmarriessocialiteMaggieCarleton,whohasnomoneyofherown.Thus,theyliveinamodestapartmentonVal'swages.Atthesametime,Val'swidowedmother,Ellen,withoutfundsofherownwhenthebankforeclosesonherfamilybusiness,ahamburgerstand,decidestomovefromNewJerseytoOhiotolivewithVal.HerplanschangewhenshefindsoutaboutVal'supcomingnuptialsasshedoesn'twanttoupsetVal'slifewithhisnewwife.Shealsodoesn'twanttomeetMaggieuntilshefeelsshehasenoughmoneyatleasttomakeherself"presentable"tosomeoneofMaggie'ssocialclass.OnceEllenfeelsthatisthecase,shegoesovertoValandMaggie'swhereacaseofmistakenidentityensueswhenMaggieassumesEllenisthecookhiredforadinnerpartyhappeningthatevening.Wantingtohelphernewdaughter-in-law,Ellendoesn'tcorrectMaggie.AlthoughValeventuallyfindsoutwhothecookis,Ellenconvinceshim-blackmailsreally-thatshecanbeofbetterassistancetoMaggieasEllenthelive-infull-timehouseholdcook,thanMrs.McNultyhernewmother-in-law.Ellenendsupbeingmorethanjustacookasashiredhelp,sheisprivytomanyofthethoughtsandschemesofthosewhodon'twanttoseeValandMaggie'smarriagesucceed,namelyMaggie'sex-boyfriend/Val'sbossGeorgeKalengerJr.,Val'sex-girlfriendBetsyDonaldson,andMaggie'ssnobbishmotherFranCarleton.Ultimately,MaggiefindsoutaboutthedeceptionanddecidestoleaveValbecauseshefeelshedidn'ttrusthertolovesomeoneofworkingclassandheisonlyhidinghismother'sidentitytofurtherhiscareer.Itisn'tuntilValrisksabusinessdealbyrevealingEllen'strueidentitytoallthatMaggiereturnstoherlovinghusband.Alongtheway,Ellenfindssomepersonalhappinessofherown.…