▁character ▁R ita ▁from ▁the ▁stage ▁comedy ▁Edu c ating ▁R ita ▁by ▁Wil ly ▁Russell ▁in ▁a ▁literary ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁play . ▁ ▁Plot ▁On ▁their ▁way ▁home ▁from ▁an ▁or chestra ▁performance , ▁H omer ▁and ▁Mar ge ▁pass ▁through ▁a ▁se edy ▁part ▁of ▁town . ▁S nake ▁ent ices ▁H omer ▁to ▁play ▁his ▁Three - card ▁Monte ▁game ▁and ▁che ats ▁him ▁of ▁$ 2 0 . ▁When ▁Mar ge ▁ex poses ▁the ▁con , ▁S nake ▁fle es . ▁Mar ge ▁ch ases ▁after ▁him ▁and ▁knock s ▁him ▁un cons cious ▁with ▁a ▁garbage ▁can ▁lid , ▁giving ▁her ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁ex h ilar ation . ▁F inding ▁her ▁every day ▁routine ▁d ull ▁and ▁b oring , ▁she ▁joins ▁the ▁Spring field ▁police ▁force . ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁Mar ge ▁enjo ys ▁being ▁a ▁police ▁officer , ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁soon ▁disc ou rag ed ▁by ▁the ▁r amp ant ▁law - bre aking ▁behavior ▁of ▁Spring field ' s ▁citizens , ▁including ▁her ▁husband . ▁When ▁H omer ▁il leg ally ▁par ks ▁across ▁three ▁hand ic apped ▁spaces , ▁Mar ge ▁tries ▁to ▁ticket ▁him . ▁She ▁arr ests ▁him ▁after ▁he ▁takes ▁her ▁police ▁hat ▁and ▁ta un ts ▁her . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁release ▁from ▁j ail , ▁H omer ▁hosts ▁an ▁illegal ▁pok er ▁game ▁and ▁st umb les ▁across ▁H erman ▁running ▁a ▁je an - counter fe iting ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁Sim ps ons ' ▁gar