Anna, a chemist working for Amos Cosmetics, puts a
piece of fruitcake in a perfume mix as an experiment.
She is surprised when her boss, Mr Amos, takes a
sudden unexpected interest in her and invites her to
dinner. At home, Anna’s mother and Aunt Mimi
question her about when she will find a husband
and tease her about Armstrong, the boy who used
to deliver pizza. Anna ignores them and surprises
them with the news of her date. At the restaurant,
Mr Amos takes little notice of Anna, and even seems
embarrassed that he has asked her out, but things
rapidly change when Anna applies some more of the
new perfume — the fruitcake special. Not only
Mr Amos, but also one of the waiters becomes deeply
attracted to her. In the midst of the ensuing chaos,
Mr Amos’s girlfriend, Sabina, arrives, and shortly after
a fight breaks out. Anna makes a quick exit.
Anna, diplomatically, takes the next day off work and
visits her Aunt Mimi who bought the cake. Her aunt
tells her the woman who made it has died, but this
woman never had problems finding husbands — seven
in total. On returning to work, Anna is summoned
to Mr Amos’s office. Sabina is also there, and is rude
towards Anna. In revenge, Anna pours the remainder
of the fruitcake special over Sabina and walks out of
her job.
Shortly after this, we learn that Anna has a new job at
the factory where they make Intrigue. One day, she is
trying to make fruitcake, when there is a knock at the
door. It is Armstrong, who now owns his own pizza
company. Now that he is successful, he feels he can
ask Anna out and she realises that he is really very
nice.