Just the sort of silliness that Moonlighting does so well.
David and Maddie argue about what makes an ideal date. She wants gowns, tuxedos, the symphony, the ballet. He can't imagine how this could be any fun. It quickly becomes clear that what she wants is nothing like what he wants from a night out. Moreover, each is convinced that the other is unable to produce the kind of evening they each have in mind. So they make a bet: a fun evening for a fine evening. David will take her to the symphony, complete with tuxedo and limousine, and in return, she will show him "how Maddie Hayes gets down."
What David doesn't realize is that the symphony seats he has obtained are not in the same part of the concert hall. As David tries to apologize to Maddie, he falls off the balcony and she is profoundly embarrassed and swears never to speak to him again. What neither of them realize is that by sitting in those separate seats, they have inadvertently stepped into the middle of an international incident involving the assassination of a Russian boxer.
Once they figure out what's going on, they rush to the boxing ring to prevent the assassination. The only way that David can get to the boxer to warn him that he's being targeted is to take the place of the American boxer in the ring. But unfortunately, David's no match for the Russian, who is taller and stronger than David, and he gets pounded in the ring. (At this point Maddie pleads with Don King to stop the fight, telling him that the Russian boxer is going to be killed. King responds, "I admire your confidence, but your boy has to hit him first!")
Finally Maddie steps into the ring and knocks out the Russian who falls to the floor just as the assassin fires his rifle. The assassin has missed, and Maddie has saved the free world and prevented a potentially disastrous international incident.
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