-Jess thinks that Nick should meet up with with his ex-girlfriend, Caroline, and clear the air so that they can move on and become friends.
-But the meeting doesn't go so well–in fact, Nick never admits to Caroline that he is now dating Jess, and when she finally finds out, she is enraged.
-Caroline is also mad that Nick never told her why he broke up with her.
-Jess thinks that Nick needs to get some advice on how to be friendly with an ex from her own friendliest ex, Berkley.
-Nick thinks that Berkley is still romantically interested in Jess, but Jess denies it.
-Berkley comes over to help Nick work through his issues with Caroline…and confesses to Jess that he still loves her.
-Jess does not reciprocate.
-Caroline tries to smash up Nick's car (accidentally smashing someone else's) in a fit of rage, and then storms up to the loft.
-Nick finally admits why he left Caroline: he fell in love with Jess the moment he met her.
-He has cleared the air, but he and Caroline do not become friends.
-Coach and Winston finally visit Schmidt in his new loft, and find that it is very nicely decorated.
-Schmidt offers them each their own keys, which they use immediately to bring girls over.
-When Schmidt arrives with a girl of his own, the three men try to develop a scheme that will prevent any of the women there from knowing that anyone else is there.
-It doesn't work, and Schmidt and Coach's dates storm out.