Meet Kate MacKenzie ... idealistic office worker , reluctant deliverer of termination notices and queen of instant messaging . As sweet as sugar . Meet Mitch Hertzog ever - smiling corporate lawyer , defender of the downtrodden and king of aborted dinner dates . Good enough to eat . Meet Ida Lopez ... cake , cookie and pastry - maker extraordinaire , purveyor of the dessert trolley and goddess of all things mouth wateringly yummy . As nice as pie . Together they must battle tyrants and despots to find truth , justice and the perfect double - fudge pudding THE GUY NEXT DOOR Melissa Fuller , gossip columnist of the fictional New York Journal , is on the brink of losing her job . This particular morning she is sixty eight minutes late for work - making it her thirty - seventh late arrival so far this year . Human Resources have given her another official warning , her boss seriously doubts her commitment to the paper and , more importantly , even her best friend has begun to worry about her psychological well - being . This time , however , Melissa has a real excuse . She has just saved her elderly neighbour from a near - fatal attack , taken her to hospital and in the process become sole custodian of Paco her Great Dane - not the ideal accessory for a New York City girl . Melissa urgently needs to trace her neighbour's only