Tape night for the newly revamped Open Dorf Policy. Larry's scheme to get out of giving cast and crew gifts backfires. A run-in at the beach with Lois and Rachel leads Sam to believe Hugh still has feelings for Rachel.

Melissa wants the script finished in time for a table read the following day, so Larry, Rachel, Hugh, and newly appointed showrunner Dave attempt to finish the draft while taking care of a sick Lois.

Larry goes behind Rachel and Hugh's back to rewrite the pilot; Rachel goes on a first date with Mark-Paul; Hugh and Pat see Jen on a date of her own.

Larry, Rachel and Hugh attempt to bounce back after the disappointment of Mr. First Lady. Rachel meets Michael and Ethan’s new neighbor. A joke about a sitcom based upon Larry’s life becomes more than a joke when Ben and Melissa get involved.

Larry, Rachel and Hugh turn to another writing team for help: fellow Groundlings alums Jim Rash and Nat Faxon.

Hugh's romance with Sam heats up, which annoys Rachel but intrigues Larry, when he discovers that Sam is a successful film producer.

As Larry tries to get a secret side project going with Ben, Hugh and Rachel have a secret of their own. Group distrust leads to group therapy.

Rachel and Hugh enlist the help of Blaine Kaine to break some unfortunate news to Larry; Mark-Paul, Sam, Rachel and Hugh have a tennis double date; Larry is forced to move in with Pat after Jen kicks him out.

As rehearsals for the pilot begin, Melissa has her own ideas on how to make the show better. Jen is upset to learn Rachael Harris is playing her. Larry devises a plan to get Rachael fired.

With Ben and Melissa now on board with "Mr. First Lady,'' Larry, Rachel and Hugh have a meeting with Melissa's producing partner, Howard Lang.

Rachel and Hugh write the script for Open Dorf Policy; Melissa will direct the pilot. An upset Sam leaves for Toronto, while Larry adjusts to living with his in-laws.

After lying about Melissa McCarthy's involvement with "Mr. First Lady," Larry, Rachel and Hugh's careers are threatened. In trying to patch things up with Melissa, they dig themselves deeper with her husband.

Larry, Rachel and Hugh are going to the Annies, while all their Groundlings friends are going to the Emmys.

Rachel and Larry attempt to convince Kristen Wiig to play Jen in the pilot for "Open Dorf Policy." Hugh gets put in an uncomfortable position when an accident lands Sam in the hospital.