Hannah interviews influential writer Ode Montgomery, who offers eye-opening advice on being a woman and a writer. When Adam storms off the set of his latest acting job, Jessa suggests they embark on a creative endeavor of their own. Ray considers the course of his life after a regular at the coffee shop dies suddenly. Marnie is confronted with her narcissism.

Marnie tries to convince a resistant Desi to follow through with their planned gig at her mom's birthday party in New Jersey. After rebuffing Adam's request to watch his film, Hannah gets advice on an important decision from her dad (Peter Scolari) and his new partner, Keith. Elijah's thespian talents are rekindled when he helps a coworker run lines for an audition.