The first annual beauty contest on the island has the full attention of Rick and George two of its judges, but their concentration is diverted by, among other things, a sailboat accident, an auto accident, and a mine shaft cave-in.

Decisions seem to be the order of the day when Rick is offered a job on the mainland, fixit-man Alvin Purdy considers retiring and leaving the island, and George is perplexed as to how to deal with his latest romantic encounter.