In this episode, Homer tries to stop his bowling teammate when he needs to murder people while Lisa adds insects to her diet.
Homer is shocked to discover that his neighbor and bowling teammate Dan Gillick is an accountant for Fat Tony and his mob.
When the government finally catches up with Fat Tony and issues him a jury duty summons, he names Dan as his temporary replacement.
After Dan escapes, he starts hunting down Fat Tony's associates, only to be inadvertently thwarted by Homer before he can kill any of them.
Later, Lisa releases the grasshoppers alongside a country road, where they immediately eat a nearby corn maze down to the ground.
Executive producer Al Jean described the character as nervous because he wants to kill people, so he turns to Homer for advice.