While Mary is relieved that she didn't have to "physically tangle" with Wayne the Kidnapper, the rest of us, of course, are also very relieved. Although she appears more than capable in the panel above, watching Mary Worth duke it out with a hardened criminal would not have been interesting at all.
I hope he's willing to wait at least a "week." I'll be traveling without a "laptop," and I hate to miss "anything."
Bill the Manager is gonna be steamed when he finds out that Bree the Waitress has been giving away free bowls of rainbow swirl ice cream.
...she asks, holding her pad and pencil in her hand, staring out the window at the cars in the parking lot. Hmmm. 
If McThuggy suddenly tries to leave, another stalling technique Bree can use is to wrap him up in her elastic arm and hold him until the police arrive.
"Rainbow Swirl, as in That's what your gonna see when I whack you on the back of the head with our industrial sized KitchenAid mixer."
An old lady and a waitress fighting in Diner's parking lot aren't going to attract any attention. I'm sure McThuggy is thinking to himself, "This is a very fancy establishment. I wonder who works here?"
Oh, wouldn't it just figure that Bree of all people is on duty now. Bree, Employee of the Month three months in a row for her swift and efficient customer service! This job would be much better suited for Gina or Allison, but alas, we have to settle for Bree. What a turn of events! How will she ever stall McThuggy and poor Emily Smith? 
Meanwhile, Bree's manager is making a phone call to the police, "Some old lady just kidnapped my waitress!"
It looks like Mary and Bree have already found a booth to sit in and drink coffee while ignoring all the other customers. Things never change at Diner.
