wɪð ˈɔːɹdɚz pˈaɪlɪŋ ˌʌp æt ðɛɹ bˈiːstɹoʊ, ðə fˈʊl bˈɛli, loːɹˈɛɾə ænd hˈɛnɹi, sˈɛlfdᵻskɹˈaɪbd "pˈɪlɚz ʌvðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi," hˈaɪɚ dˈaɪəmˌæntiːn æz ɐ wˈeɪtɹəs ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɡˈɪv ɐ pˈʊɹ blˈæk ˈɔːɹfən ɐ tʃˈæns æɾə bˈɛɾɚ lˈaɪf.
With orders piling up at their bistro, The Full Belly, Loretta and Henri, self-described "pillars of the community," hire Diamantine as a waitress in order to give a poor black orphan a chance at a better life.