- Jenna takes Liz out to distract her from her breakup and prove love still exists, while Jack, a newly sleep-deprived father, loses his negotiating edge when discussing his nanny's salary. Pete and Frank start a rock band.
- Open with Liz telling the staff she's broken up with Carol. She is holding a cat and wearing a fanny pack and she tells them "I've given up." She's had three opportunities at love and is now turning full spinster.
Jack takes Liz aside and she adds even more fuel to the fire: She's bought a cemetery plot and is reading "Murder on the Orient Express" with the senior center book club. He wants to help but Avery is out of town for work and Jack has baby Liddy to himself. He's preparing for a huge meeting as NBC works out licensing right with Kabletown and has to run home to pay his baby nurse.
Pete tells Frank he used to be a member of the band Loverboy. During the conversation Frank says "it's never too late" and that gets the two working on a song, "It's Never Too Late for Now." They seem to have formed a band.
When Jack writes out the check to Trinidadian baby nurse Sherry he realizes it's for the same amount even though she is only working half the hours. She says that "it's the only rate" and this gets Jack trying to explain why that doesn't make sense. She just stares back at him and eventually he just gives her the full amount.
While Liz watches the movie version of "Murder on the Orient Express" next to a framed picture of her and her new cat, Jenna walks in and tells her she's not going to let her wallow. She wants to take her out for a sexual rebound. Liz says she can't because she has to edit a clip show with Tracy out of the country.
Pete and Frank record a version of "It's Never Too Late for Now" in the studio. They begin to argue over whose name is listed first on the song title.
Frank calls Liz to tell her he's terrified he made numerous negotiating mistakes in the deal with Sherry. He has no confidence he'll be able to be successful in the Kabletown meeting. Liz points out that what Sherry has going for her is the leverage that Jack loves Liddy and needs her help. Jack's ploy is to pretend he hates his newborn daughter.
The editor working with Liz has food poisoning and can't work. Jenna shows up and points out Liz has no excuse not to go to a club with her. Liz goes only on the condition that she can leave if she doesn't like the place.
Jack tells Sherry he doesn't care about Liddy and couldn't care less if she works there or not. He tells her to take a pay cut or leave. But as soon as Liddy starts crying and Sherry threatens to leave he caves: "Please stay. I'll send everyone in your family to college."
Liz and Jenna arrive at the club, "Canal Yards Project." When Liz can't find her ID an attractive man shows up with it. He compliments her hair color and says he's drinking her favorite drink, white wine with ice and Sprite. He makes a Star Wars reference that Liz appreciates.
Pete is upset that his vocals have been mixed down on the recording of their song. He thinks Frank's girlfriend Yuki could be the reason.
The man at the club, Anders, is planning to return to his hotel and make fun of the movie "Eat Pray Love." When Liz doesn't seem sure of going with him, a fight breaks out and he helps her out a side exit. Liz says she's not sure what the universe is trying to tell her about men. He says, "It's never too late for now," and they kiss.
Frank tells Sherry she's killing his negotiating confidence. As he talks through the problem he realizes that there is a similarity to his Kabletown negotiation. NBC is like Kabletown's newborn baby.
Cut to Jack sitting in the meeting and acting just like Sherry: sitting quietly eating a nectarine while the Kabletown executive digs his own grave.
Liz comes to the office and learns from Jack that his meeting was a "home run." She tells Jack about her one-night stand (first base) and thinks maybe she'll hold out hope for romance. At this point Liz notices Jack and the rest of the staff congratulating each other. She looks at the copy of "Murder on the Orient Express" and says "gasp."
In Agatha Christie-style Liz tells the staff there is a complex explanation for how her evening came off so perfectly. We are shown that everything from the food poisoning, to the misplaced license, to the club fight, to the club itself (the name of the club is an anagram for Tracy Jordan's Place) has been put together by the staff. The final straw for her was Anders using the title of Frank and Pete's song. Jack basically confesses, saying that Anders "certainly wasn't a Swiss prostitute that Martha Stewart recommended." But despite this information Liz says she's going to believe a more simple explanation for the night and says goodbye to spinsterhood.
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