Jordan is approached by a Vanity Fair columnist, requesting access to Studio 60 to write a long lead story about the rebirth of the show. Harriet offers Matt a baseball bat she was given by a major league baseball player, unaware that the pitcher had written his phone number on it. When it is discovered that the show has inadvertently plagiarized another comedian's material during a sketch, the team scrambles to break into the taped West Coast feed to correct their error.

A drunken Jordan makes friends with the cast during an after show party, Danny tries to get Matt's mind off Harriet with the help of three sexy women, Simon makes a plea to hire more black writers, Cal deals with a mysterious man backstage, and Tom gets a visit from his uptight conservative parents.