After a successful first date, Leonard is head over heels for Shelley but is unnerved when he hears she is going to the cinema with a man called Patrick that evening. After obsessively questioning who Patrick might be, Leonard knows he must ask Shelley outright. Elsewhere Hungry Paul has been shortlisted for the email sign-off phrase competition and attends the awards ceremony with his family. The outcome leads to a new opportunity for Hungry Paul with the National Mime Association.

Leonard learns the fate of his book proposal and of his future with Shelley. On the eve of her wedding, Grace feels held back by her responsibility towards her younger brother. Hungry Paul attends his sister's wedding and starts a new venture to reintroduce people to silence.