Jess gets Coach a coaching job at her school, she must then fire him for budget reasons, after being promoted to vice principal. Schmidt gets sued and has Nick and Winston , to represent him in a deposition. Cece gets hit on by a younger Australian guy named Buster .

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Jess accompanies Fawn Moscato to a female charity golf tournament, so Jess can network with politicians to get new computers for her school. Winston falls for KC , an activist who is not too fond of the police, so Winston hides the fact that he is a police officer. With Cece's help, Schmidt put on bronzer, to not look too pale when he is out with Fawn.
Nick freaks out about moving in with Caroline, and he, the roommates and Cece end up in the desert with no car keys to drive home, as Nick has thrown them into the sand. Schmidt becomes jealous of Cece, and they argue over the men she sees at her job. Nick and Jess run into a coyote while searching for the keys to the moving van. Nick ultimately decides not to move in with Caroline, and returns to the loft.
Schmidt and Abby are now dating, with Abby also living in Schmidt's place. Feeling jealous about Schmidt and Abby's relationship, Jess decides to move into Nick's room, however, the living arrangement does not make either one of them happy. Cece begins treating Coach as just a friend, to the point that Coach begins acting feminine. Winston tries to get into physical shape to ace the LAPD obstacle course.

Weight management, nutritional supplements, personal care, sports nutrition.

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The gang attends an Indian marriage convention with Cece, where she hopes to find her future husband. While there, Schmidt once again tries to win Cece back. Jess and Nick try to discuss the intimate moment they shared the night before. Anu , the head of the marriage convention hits on Winston.
Jess accidentally breaks the television after a spontaneous living room basketball game; Nick and Schmidt try to convince Jess to retrieve her TV and personal belongings from the house she had shared with her now ex-boyfriend. After Coach leaves, the original fourth roommate Winston returns and attempts to manipulate Schmidt into switching rooms since Schmidt now occupies Winston's original and larger bedroom.
Jess tries to prove to Nick that exes can still be friends, by introducing him to her ex-boyfriend Berkley . Caroline returns, wanting an explanation from Nick for why he left her. Schmidt finally finishes decorating his new apartment, and then agrees to have Coach and Winston use it whenever they please.

Team colours on winning the Southern League in 1905

Jess and Schmidt disagree on the approach that should be taken concerning overnight construction disturbing the neighborhood. Matters get even more complicated with Schmidt falling for Fawn Moscato , a cold and manipulative councilwoman working for the neighborhood district. Winston graduates from the police academy and is assigned a partner named Aly . Nick and Coach then become worried that Aly is too small to protect Winston when they are on duty.
Jess' divorced parents, Joan and Bob come over to the apartment for Thanksgiving; Jess tries to get them back together despite numerous failed attempts in the past. Schmidt's cousin , also named Schmidt, comes over, spurring a manly competition between the two.
Story by: Joe Port & Joe Wiseman and J. J. Philbin

By his wife Hildegard, Charles begat four sons and five daughters. Before legal marriage, however, he had from Himiltrude, a young noblewoman, a son named Pepin. Now the names of the sons whom Hildegard bore him are as follows: the first is called Charles, that is, called after the name of his father and great-grandfather; the second is again Pepin, the namesake of his brother and grandfather; the third, Louis, was of the same birth as Lothar, who died in his second year. Of these, by God’s favor, Pepin Minor now holds the kingdom of Italy and Louis that of Aquitaine.

"Skirt no bigger than a belt, too much eyeliner, and roots as dark as her soul."

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After being denied permission to take her class to the beach, Jess focuses her attention on fighting Brian , a Chinese restaurant owner who floods the apartment with his restaurant menus. Coach tries to get Nick in shape, Winston also tries to get involved in their workout, but keeps getting hurt. Schmidt starts to feel left out by the gang, now that he lives across the hall from them and Coach has moved into his room.

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To prove to Coach that Nick still has a secure manhood while dating Jess, the gang has Thanksgiving in the wilderness.
An old disagreement between Jess and Cece is brought up again, causing more tense ramifications than before. Nick begins dating Tran's granddaughter Kai , with Winston putting the thought into Nick's mind that she may be homeless. Winston has a hard time buckling down to study for LAPD entrance exam.

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Jess is in charge of the school dance, but the teachers that she has recruited to chaperone bail have abandoned, leaving Jess to call Cece and guys to chaperone instead.

And there came to light this year a most wicked plot which Pippin, the king’s son by a concubine named Himiltrud, [set in motion] against the life of the king and of his sons by a lawfully wedded wife, for they intended to kill the king and those sons and Pippin sought to reign in the king’s place, like Abimelech in the days of the judices of Israel, who slew his brothers...But when King Charles learned of the plot by Pippin and those who were with him, he called together an assembly of the Franks and his other fideles at Regensburg [in Bavaria], and there the whole Christian people present with the king judged that Pippin as well as those who were his accomplices in this abominable plot should lose both the estates and their lives. And this judgement was carried out with regard to some; but as regards Pippin, since the king did not wish him to be put to death, the Franks judged that he must be subjected to God’s service.

Nick's new lawyer girlfriend, Julia, helps Jess fight a traffic ticket, but it results in a fight between the two girls. Meanwhile, Winston reunites with Shelby , an ex-lover of his.
Nick finds out about Schmidt dating both Cece and Elizabeth, and has a hard time keeping the secret to himself. Winston is left the responsibility of reserving a table for the gang at a restaurant.
Schmidt plots to break up Jess and Nick, just as they are about to celebrate dating for a whole month. Winston tries to get Furguson to have cat sex with another cat named Fatty owned by Kylie .
When Abby announces that she is staying in the loft permanently, Jess then goes to find a safe place for Abby to live. Nick is then left to baby-sit Abby, while Jess looks for Abby's new place. Winston is nervous about looking at the results of his LAPD entrance exam.
Coach and May decide to break up after May gets a job offer in New York, but the decision affects them both emotionally, with Jess trying to fix things between them. Schmidt agrees to be by Fawn Moscato's side after in embarrassing mishap. A book inspires Cece to take chances.
Jess, still heartbroken over her breakup with Russell, spends the night with Paul, who later reveals that he has a girlfriend, Jenn . Nick, who is now back together with Caroline, decides to move in with her. Cece introduces Schmidt to her grandmother and Winston gets his ear pierced during a wild night out with his boss.
Jess' father Bob visits with his new young girlfriend Ashley Berkman , a classmate from Jess' old high school and a recovering sex addict. Schmidt rigs a product focus group with Coach, Nick and Winston participating on giving their thoughts on sponges.
Winston joins Jess' handbell team which she has formed for local delinquents, and he gets carried away with being the best. Nick and Schmidt argue over money.

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Jess begins to have genuine feelings for Sam as more than a sexual partner, after seeing him work as a pediatrician during the day. Nick reunites with Amelia , an ex-girlfriend from college. Schmidt intrudes on Cece and Robby's Halloween date. Winston feels it is finally time to break up with Shelby.
Schmidt and Nick throw a party to celebrate being roommates for ten years. Winston becomes good friends with Jax McTavish , a football player that Jess becomes attracted to. Cece and Shivrang begin to question their relationship leading up to their arranged marriage.
Still unable to find a new job, Jess blames her problems on premenstrual syndrome. Winston also thinks he is suffering from same symptom as Jess, even though he is a man. After meeting Tran , a strange old man in the park, Nick decides to be less angry. Schmidt agrees to be consensually sexually harassed by his new boss, Emma . Cece is bothered after Robby labels her a "nice girl".
Jess tries to become good friends with Coach by watching Detroit Pistons games with him and becoming a Pistons "fan". However Jess' "fandom" starts to interfere with her relationship with Nick, who is a lifelong Chicago Bulls fan. Winston agrees to shadow Schmidt at his marketing job, where Schmidt is later asked to guide Ed , a sixty-something intern, to avoid a company lawsuit over age discrimination.

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Jess and Cece are invited to a party at a mansion held by Prince. Nick blurts out that he loves Jess, with Jess giving an unexpected response. As a result, Nick and the guys try to get into Prince's mansion so Nick can set the record straight with Jess.
For Thanksgiving, Schmidt demands that everyone bring a friend to sleep with another friend for "Bangsgiving". Coach invites Ryan Geauxinue for the occasion, with Jess still having conflicting feelings for him.
The gang attends several Christmas parties on Christmas Eve. Sam tries to win Jess back. Nick is intimidated by Angie being very sexually adventurous in public. Schmidt rejects Cece's Christmas gift after she denies him after he proclaimed his love for her.

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Cece's wedding day arrives. Schmidt and Winston plan to sabotage the wedding after Schmidt has an "eye conversation" with Cece, where she apparently tells him that she is wanting to back out of the wedding. Jess and Nick become conflicted about their past, increasingly feeling that their relationship is a mistake. Jess and Nick accidentally ruin Cece's wedding, spurring Cece to confessing her true feelings. While leaving the wedding Jess begs Nick not to give up on their relationship upon which he kisses her and they drive away into the night.
Jess becomes sexually attracted to Nick when she sees that he is applying himself more at his bartending job. However, Jess does not know that Nick is only acting this way because he is dating his new boss, Shane . Winston helps Schmidt catch a lionfish, which Schmidt is obviously using as a metaphor after losing Cece.

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Nick becomes irresponsible with the money from his late father's estate, with Jess using the money to pay for Nick's unpaid bills, behind his back. With Nick's new fortune, Winston feels its finally time to ask Nick for the money he owes him. Still feeling guilty about hurting Cece and Elizabeth, Schmidt seeks advice from Rabbi Feiglin and then saves the life of Mike , a bike messenger who nearly choked on his gum.
With Nick's help, Jess tries to fit in with a group of cool teachers Molly, Rose and Dan , by sneaking in to use their principal's Dr. Foster's hot tub. Schmidt has to deal with both Cece and Elizabeth attending a party at his job, while he is still dating them both, while also dealing with his co-worker Beth trying to sabotage things for him. Winston is left taking care of Daisy's cat Furguson, after deciding that he wants to date her exclusively, even though she is already sexually active with another guy.
Jess tries to mediate when Nick and Schmidt continually clash concerning business ideas that they plan on presenting to investor Lori Greiner. Cece is unable to pay for her college tuition, so Coach and Winston "invest" in her by giving her money and hovering over her to pick better and much easier college courses.

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Nick thinks that Edgar , a student in Jess' creative writing class, is a psychotic killer. Schmidt and Winston try to find from each other what is being said about them when they are not in the room.

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Jess puts the gang's living arrangements in jeopardy when she befriends the quirky landlord against Nick's wishes. Schmidt struggles with how to respond to his boss' advances.

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After spending an entire week at Russell's place, Jess returns the favor by having Russell stay over at the apartment with the guys for a weekend. The weekend however does not turn out as planned. Winston gets his dream job, when he is hired to work for his favorite sports radio host , who turns out to be a short-tempered jerk. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar makes a cameo appearance.
Jess assumes that there is still irritating sexual tension between Russell and his ex-wife Ouli, so she attempts to get the same kind of feelings from him, which doesn't go as planned. Nick attempts to grow tomatoes and temporarily give up on dating, but fails to do so. Cece admits her feelings to Schmidt after he is hospitalized in a sexual incident with her roommate Nadia.
Schmidt gets a series of recent e-mails from his favorite actor Michael Keaton, who has sent letters ever since he was a kid. However, it turns out those letters and e-mails were not from the actor himself but from Schmidt's mother and Nick. Cece indulges in nightly parties to get over her break up with Schmidt.
Jess tries to prove to the guys that she is not superficial by dating Matt , a seemingly handsome guy who has a rare male endowment issue. Cece and Winston trick Coach and Schmidt into thinking that they are good looking enough to be male models.
It's Valentine's Day, and Jess recruits Schmidt to go out and help her find a guy to have a one night stand with. Meanwhile, Winston pays a visit to his hopeful girlfriend, Shelby, who is having a girl's night in. Nick spends the evening with a very very busy Julia and her intern, Cliff , who fancies her. At the end, Jess almost hooks up with Schmidt but doesn't because of Nick discovering her, Schmidt doesn't know what almost happened because he hooked up with Cece.

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The gang reminisce about losing their virginities, and have a contest about who had the worst experience.

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Still hung over from playing a game of True American the night before, Jess and Nick have a serious argument about their future together. Coach, Schmidt and Winston compete to get the attention of two attractive neighbors Michelle and Laurie , who are moving into the building. Cece accidentally drunk texts Buster.
Jess and Nick evaluate their friendship, after Nick is convinced that Jess is only using him as a platonic boyfriend. Elsewhere, Schmidt hopes to impress an attractive Republican by pretending to be one of Mitt Romney's sons. Winston has random sexual fantasies, due to Shelby refusing to have intercourse with him for many weeks.
Jess asks Nick and Angie to come along on a cabin trip with her and Sam. Schmidt feels Winston is holding back on his "blackness", so he agrees to spend the day doing things that Winston wants to do.
Nick's con man father, Walt , visits. Schmidt and Robbie team up to try to win Cece back.
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Jess plans a surprise bachelorette party for Cece. Meanwhile, Nick and Winston spend some "guy time" with Shivrang. Schmidt is offended that he did not get a "plus one" invitation to Cece's wedding, so he sets out to find his "plus one", including stopping at the door of his college ex-girlfriend, Elizabeth .
Jess and Nick deal with the aftermath of their break up. Nick tries to not think about the break up by planning a "honey roast" for Winston to celebrate the news of him passing his police academy entrance exam. Jess seeks comfort from Cece, even though Cece is busy studying for her GED exam with help from Schmidt.
Jess meets Russell's ex-wife Ouli and agrees to watch their daughter Sara , who develops a crush on Nick. Cece is scared that she is pregnant with Schmidt's child. Nick dates an artsy college student Chloe , who is a lot younger than Nick thinks. Winston tries to get his boss on the set of a talk show hosted by Michael Strahan.

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...[He] married Hildegard, a woman of high birth, of Suabian origin. He had three sons by her--Charles, Pepin, and Louis--and as many daughters--Hruodrud, Bertha, and Gisela. He had three other daughters besides these--Theoderada, Hiltrud, and Ruodhaid--two by his third wife, Fastrada, a woman of East Frankish origin, and the third by a concubine, whose name for the moment escapes me.

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Jess asks the guys for sex advice with Paul. Schmidt competes with a female co-worker at his boss' baby shower.
The gang travels to Jess' old hometown of Oregon for Bob's wedding to Ashley. Ryan Geauxinue fails to show up for the trip to Oregon, with Jess beginning to feel that continuing her long distance relationship with him was a mistake. Cece gets flustered trying to talk to an old high school crush.

For no one who has a defect shall approach: a blind man, or a lame man, or he who has a disfigured face, or any deformed limb, or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand, or a hunchback or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye or eczema or scabs or crushed testicles. No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a defect is to come near to offer the LORD’S offerings by fire; since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the food of his God. He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy, only he shall not go in to the veil or come near the altar because he has a defect, so that he will not profane My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Coach visits the apartment to spend a "guys night out" with the guys, after breaking up with his girlfriend. Nick going to a strip club with the guys, upsets Jess to the point that she has "girls night out" with Cece at the bar. While at the bar, Jess gets hit on by Artie , the owner of a coffee shop that she frequently goes to.
Nick is worried that he will run into Caroline , his ex-girlfriend, at a mutual friend's wedding the guys were invited to, and he asks Jess to be his date and pretend to be his girlfriend. At the wedding, Winston takes his job as usher far too seriously and Schmidt attempts to woo Brooke , a former crush, but also catches the eye of his sexually abusive "frenemy," Gretchen .

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Nick musters up the courage to go on a first date with Jess, but the actual date causes confusing feelings for the both of them. While at the restaurant for their date, they accidentally run into Jess' ex-boyfriend Russell and his date. Feeling that the roommate dynamic will be ruined if Jess and Nick become a couple, Schmidt and Winston plot to stop it from happening.

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Jess feels obligated to attend the memorial of Pete, a guy she only dated twice, only to find out later that the memorial is being conducted by Pete's girlfriend Val . Pete was also a sports agent, with one of his clients being J. J. Watt, who Coach becomes starstruck over. Nick and Schmidt want to become part owners of Mike's bar, but in order to come up with the money, Schmidt asks his mother Louise for his long-awaited Bar Mitzvah money. Winston wants hang out socially with Aly, however she is not interested.

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[W]icked men conceived a great crime which almost blotted out forever the shining light of the Franks, for they busied themselves in many ways plotting to put the king to death. For this purpose a cruel conspiracy is said to have been formed among the Frankish nobles. Conspicuous among them, the king’s oldest son madly offered himself as the author of this crime, being more ignoble in his own worthless character than in his birth.

Schmidt finds an extra parking spot, and he, Jess, Nick and Winston fight over it. Winston goes on a trek to find a condom to have sex with Daisy.
Jess accidentally walks in on Nick naked and laughs, ruining his self-confidence with Amanda , a new co-worker that he is dating. To ace a job interview Winston tries to brush up on pop culture within the past two years.
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Nick pretends to be gay to avoid conflict with Jess' latest boyfriend Ian . Cece reveals that she is considering breast reduction surgery, which leaves Schmidt emotionally distraught. Winston does little tasks hoping it will lead to him sleeping with either Michelle or her new roommate Viv .
Cece convinces Jess that Nick may like her as more than a friend, while Schmidt tries to finally get together with Cece.
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Jess is in her thirties and she begins to worry about wanting to have children before it's too late. Schmidt is bothered by being unable to satisfy Emma during sexual intercourse. Nick finally decides to sit down to begin writing his zombie novel.

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Its Jess' birthday, with Nick planning out the entire day. Schmidt helps Cece be a better bartender, while she is continually being ridiculed by her co-worker Mike . Coach and Winston compete to bake the perfect birthday cake for Jess.
Tired of taking showers, Jess and Winston decide that they want to put a bathtub in the loft. However, their attempts makes matters worse causing them to fool Schmidt by faking a robbery. Nick meets Angie , a tough and beautiful stripper with a hotheaded boyfriend. Schmidt struggles between having sexual relations with Emma and trying to win Cece back.
After Kai breaks up with him, Nick has the gang take part in a bar crawl on Valentine's Day. While struggling to find a new job at another school, Ryan Geauxinue asks Jess to move in with him. Schmidt and Fawn Moscato are now dating, and she is more concerned with impressing her fellow colleagues, leaving Schmidt to emotionally reconnect with Cece. Coach tries to hook up with May , a woman also taking part in a bar crawl of her own and has similar interests as him.
Jess and Russell go on their first date, but Jess feels uncomfortable afterward when Russell gives her mixed signals about their relationship. Nick's old college roommate, Dirk , visits and encourages Nick to date younger female college students. Winston finally gets the nerve to tell Shelby how he feels about her. Through an unusual set of circumstances, Winston finds out about Schmidt and Cece's relationship.
Jess uses a dating app called Dice and with a little help from Schmidt to effectively find the best guy for her. Coach reveals that he never tried marijuana, so Nick and Cece bake brownies, for Coach's first stoned experience, where they all get stoned, just as LAPD cadet Winston invites them all to a barbecue with other LAPD cadets.
Jess and Schmidt try fitting in with younger people who have moved in across the hall from them. Nick works extra hard to pull a prank on Schmidt.
Jess' dad, Bob, visits the apartment the day after Jess and Nick spend the night together. Schmidt is embarrassed to mention that Elizabeth is his girlfriend to other people. Winston spends the day hoping his friends remember that it's his birthday.
Jess finally tells the school staff about her relationship with Ryan Geauxinue, however she also tries not to show favoritism to Ryan, when the teachers are tasked to come up with a school field trip. When Schmidt is diagnosed with ulcers and recommended to take a day off from work, Nick and Kai make sure that he does. Coach changes his personality to hook up with Nurse Ruth . Winston is obsessed with wearing a crystal around his neck that he thinks is a good luck charm.
As a part of his police academy processing, Winston must undergo a background check, as well as having the apartment searched by his superior Dorado . However, Jess reveals to the guys that she has an illegal drug in her possession.
Jess intervenes when a student of hers is getting bullied. She later becomes the target of the bully, Briana . Schmidt and Cece continue their sex meetings, but Cece does not want their friends to know about it. Nick is flustered when Julia gives him a cactus as a gift, and he tries to figure out what it means about their relationship.
Jess insults Cece's modeling profession in front of her other model friends. Schmidt feels insulted after Nick says he is bothered by Schmidt buying him a cookie and thinking about him during the day.
Jess and Coach go to a teachers workshop during the weekend, held by Brenda Brown , a free-spirited education guru. During the weekend, Jess is terrified to spend any intimate time with Ryan Geauxinue and Coach is doubtful that he will be a good enough health teacher. While Jess is away, Nick, Schmidt and Winston have a "guy's weekend".
Jess gets a job offer to work at a museum, and has minutes to make her decision to take the job or not. The gang also helps her on her decision.
Jess meets Sam , a handsome stranger who thinks she is his blind date; A regular at Nick's bar claims he is Nick from the future and Winston's mother Charmaine and sister Alisha visits. Schmidt is determined to sleep with Alisha.
Winston spills the beans about Schmidt and Cece's relationship and the news finally spreads to Jess who does not take it well. Jess decides the roommates should be free with their secrets and gets more than she bargained for. Meanwhile, Nick goes to Schmidt for dating advice.
Vice principal Jess implements a non dating policy with the faculty members, just as she becomes attracted to Ryan Geauxinue , the new teacher, taking over her old science teaching position. Jess gets a new landline phone for the apartment. Nick becomes the "secretary" of the phone taking messages for Schmidt and Winston.
Jess invites Paul , a fellow teacher on whom she has a crush, for Thanksgiving dinner at the apartment. Everyone warms up to Paul except for Nick. Cece becomes attracted to Schmidt while he is cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
Nick, Schmidt and Winston try to get lucky with women by spending a "guys night out" at the bar, while Jess is in the apartment alone. Nick and Schmidt compete to get the attention of Holly , a woman who is sexually attracted to sadness, while Winston spends time with Daisy , a woman helping him to be comfortable speaking to women again.
Schmidt's arachnophobia causes the gang to hunt for a spider loose in the loft. Cece is reluctant to tell Jess about her feelings for Schmidt. Nick cooks his infamous sauce. Coach has a hard time typing an e-mail to send to May, asking her out on a date.
Jess agrees to throw Schmidt's 29th birthday party, using a school bus as a party bus. She also invites her boss Tanya to the party. Nick introduces his new girlfriend Julia to the gang.
Schmidt brings the gang along with him to his office Christmas party. Paul tells Jess that he loves her, but her feelings are not mutual. Schmidt makes Cece a special fragrance while Winston becomes friendly with the son of Schmidt's boss.
Nick's father passes away, with Jess, Schmidt and Winston traveling with Nick to his hometown Chicago to help with the funeral arrangements. While there, they meet Nick's eccentric family: his mother , brother , cousin and grandmother . Winston helps Schmidt overcome his fear of death.
Jess is asked by her mother to pick up her troublesome older sister Abby from jail. Jess also tries to prevent Nick from meeting Abby, because of her sister's unruly behavior. Meanwhile, Nick accompanies Schmidt to a Bar Mitzvah, so Schmidt can go on a date with Rachael , who is the daughter of Rabbi Feiglin, who dislikes Schmidt. Cece and Coach are the only ones that attend a soup dinner party held by Winston and Birdie.
Nick injures himself after a game of football in the park and refuses to see a doctor because of his lack of insurance. Jess takes him to see an her OB/GYN friend, Sadie , for treatment. However, the diagnosis is much more serious than anyone expects, and it causes him to evaluate his life and friends. Meanwhile, Winston must make a decision about his car, and Schmidt and Cece's relationship opens up to a more emotional side.
The gang arrives at the Los Angeles International Airport, where most of their flights are delayed. Jess is invited by Ryan Geauxinue to meet his family in England for Christmas, and is worried that she is not good enough for them.
Schmidt becomes jealous when Coach and Cece go on a date, with Jess being left the responsibility of calming his nerves while the date is taking place. Nick accidentally loses Furguson, while Winston goes out. The cat is later found by Bertie , a woman that Winston becomes instantly attracted to.
Jess disagrees with a student's father, Russell , on the child's priorities. When she goes to confront him about it, she ends up falling for him instead. Nick decides that he doesn't need a cell phone. Winston tries to impress Shelby by proving that he knows more trivia than Schmidt does.
Jess learns firsthand about Schmidt's phobia regarding clean surroundings. Winston pesters Nick about owing him money from a poker game. Schmidt and Cece continue their sexual relationship, with Cece being the dominant partner, showing up in the middle of the night.
The gang goes on a cruise that Jess and Nick booked when they were still dating. During the trip, Coach deals with his fear of boats; Schmidt tries to get Cece back; and Winston attempts to reconcile Jess and Nick's friendship.
Jess and Cece end up taking the walk of shame, in Jess's case she spends the night with Bearclaw . Coach is embarrassed to invite Nick and Winston to an art exhibit where May, who is a cellist, will be performing.