-Nick's dad dies suddenly, and the gang accompanies him to Chicago to attend the funeral, meeting his less-than-perfect family in the process.

-Winston helps Schmidt fight his fear of funerals.

-Around his family, Nick is far from being the irresponsible bartender the gang knows back at the loft; Nick's family thinks of him as the "together" one, and leaves the funeral planning to him entirely.

-Nick, overwhelmed by the funeral planning process, asks Jess to write the eulogy. When she is unable to, Nick storms off to a bar, and arrives at the funeral drunk, accompanied by a far-drunker Elvis impersonator.

-When the Elvis impersonator is unable to perform his duties, Jess fills in, singing Elvis's "In the Ghetto" to the mourners in a bejeweled jumpsuit.