In his surveillance, Sam is later joined by Maggie (Meg Ryan), a photographer and motorcyclist, who is determined to get revenge on Anton, her ex-fiance. Sam takes a job at Anton's restaurant as a dishwasher in order to learn more about him, and the two men talk and become friends, Anton unaware of Sam's connection to Linda. Partnering with Maggie in the hopes of driving them apart, a comedy of errors ensues, in which Maggie and Sam try several unethical and nasty tricks to break apart the union of their respective former partners, including identity theft, assault, and getting Anton's restaurant shut down by bringing in cockroaches during a busy night.