Jess Rowland

Michael (Ted Danson) continues to work out the kinks in his grand plan. Meanwhile, Eleanor (Kristen Bell) stumbles across a secret.

Ted tries to prove he's not pathetic for getting left at the altar, and Barney tries to impress Robin, who thinks fighting is sexy, by fighting with patrons who are sitting in their favorite booth.

It's the day of Turtle's record-deal signing, but Saigon is MIA, sending Drama and Turtle on a hunt to track him down. Ari plays 'matchmaker' by dumping old-school producer Bob Ryan on Eric. But after hours sequestered in Ryan's mansion, Eric finds what may be the perfect next project for Vince. Meanwhile, Vince spends the day with a girl he meets in a bookstore and becomes smitten, only to find out he was on her 'list.'

After discovering that living in the misery of the hot desert of an ostrich farm will not bring him happiness, Lindsay convinces her new activist boyfriend to move to Lucille's recently vacant attic.