As Fast As She Can

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We pick up from last week's episode as Ted runs into his ex-fiancee, Stella, at the corner.  It turns out Stella is actually with Tony (who she left Ted for).  Ted plays it cool, but later fantasizes about Stella coming over later.  Instead, he's surprised to actually hear his door knocking... but it's Tony.  Tony has been riddled with guilt ever since he stole Stella at the alter and thought Ted looked sad during their encounter.  His family has money and he's willing to do whatever it takes to make it up to Ted.

Tony starts off by offering Ted a job as a professor of Architecture at Columbia, which he turns down.  Tony then lands Ted an extremely high paying job to design a "murder house" for a rich guy.  Ted seems unwilling to design a murder house for some reason.  He tells Tony to stop worrying, he did him a favor.  Who wants to be with a woman that leaves a man at the alter anyways? Apparently those words hit Tony hard, because Stella next shows up at Ted's door.  Tony left her and she wants Ted to talk Tony into coming back.

Meanwhile, Barney got a speeding ticket and when the whole gang tells their stories of how they got out of tickets, Barney is convinced he can do the same.  He repeatedly speeds in order to get pulled over to try and get out of tickets.  After many failures, he gets pulled over by a woman that he's convinced he can get out of the ticket with.  Barney ends up getting arrested and makes his one phone call to Ted.

Ted receives the phone call while standing with Stella and agrees to talk to Tony if she gives him a ride to bail out Barney.  After doing so, Stella convinces Ted that the woman meant for him is on her way to him as fast as she can.

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Season: 4, Episode: 23
Air Date: 5/11/2009

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Ted: Okay, I'm going to say something out loud that I've been doing a pretty good job of not saying out loud lately. What you and Tony have, what I thought for a second you and I had, what I know that Marshall and Lily have, I want that. I do. I keep waiting for it to happen. I'm waiting for it to happen. I guess I'm just tired of waiting. And that is all I'm going to say on that subject.
Stella: I know that you're tired of waiting. And you might have to wait a little while more but, she's on her way, Ted. And she's getting here as fast as she can.