Katz gets a death threat, via Laura, who is unclear on the details; she didn't press for more information because "I didn't want to make him angry--er." Katz tells Ben about the death threat ("I don't think this is funny," Katz says. "I disagree," says Ben), but Ben has his own news: Mrs. Shields, a neighbor, has asked him to babysit 4-year-old Jeffrey for an hour while she "goes out and smokes 20 cigarettes." Ben plans the job carefully, bringing "a compass, a buck-knife, a mirror, and a spool of thread"; Katz reminds him of all the pets that died when Ben was a kid because Ben assured him "they can live on love." Meanwhile, Katz is still bothered by the death threat, and tells Stan and Julie that's why he didn't stop by the bar last night ("That's good," says Stan. "I thought you were mad at me for something"). Turns out the death threat was more figurative than literal, and Katz asks Laura to keep that in mind for next time. NOTE: When Ben interrupts Katz's reading at breakfast, we see the book is called "Love Strings," and it's by someone named "H. Jon." H. Jon Benjamin, of course, is the name of the actor who plays Ben on the show. And "Love Strings" was a movie in #502.
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