Gary Rubenstein

Ron (Nick Offerman) is furious when April (Aubrey Plaza) mistakenly schedules a ton of meetings for him. Meanwhile, Leslie (Amy Poehler) fights to preserve a historical landmark. Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, Aziz Ansari and Chris Pratt also star.

Before the trial begins, Judge Stan Weisberg (Anthony Edwards) grants a petition allowing the court proceedings to be broadcast on television, bringing a heightened level of public scrutiny to the case as the prosecution and defense present their arguments. When the prosecution's star witness, Dr. Oziel (Josh Charles), takes the stand, his questionable ethics and motives threaten to destroy his credibility. Meanwhile, the defense faces an uphill battle in getting Judge Weisberg to understand the relevance of Lyle (Miles Gaston Villanueva) and Erik's (Gus Halper) complicated upbringing. With the trial reaching a pivotal juncture, Leslie (Edie Falco) struggles with personal demons while she and her husband also move forward in the adoption process.

J.D.'s desperate efforts to make a good impression on his first date with Kylie go awry when he accidentally initiates a SARS quarantine.

Veronica's rivalry with her dad is out of control, while Ted thinks Veridian may have discovered the one thing that would make his dad happy.

When Veronica's sexy magician boyfriend Mordor (guest star Mark Deklin) comes to town and she starts slacking off at work big time, Ted tries to interfere in her love life to get her back on track. Meanwhile, Lem is perplexed when he is mysteriously given a bright red lab coat while everyone else has plain white ones . . . is someone at Veridian trying to tell him something?