Lily learns from Marshall that he missed his earlier flight and heads to the bar intending to drown her sorrows, even paying the bartender, named Linus, to constantly place another drink in her hand once it is empty.
James reluctantly agrees only for a somewhat intoxicated Lily to accidentally blurt it out anyway, prompting Ted to ban her from any more drinks, which fails due to Linus.
Barney reveals that he had actually come to get the keys to James's room which he had prepared specially for him and Tom (including a banner reading "Love is Awesome" and a life-size erotic cake of two naked men).
Marshall refuses; however, he and Daphne find out that all flights to New York are cancelled due to a storm meaning the only way he will make it back in time is to rent a car.
However, after being left waiting for a while, he begins to doubt Daphne's intentions until she returns with the child seat and the two finally head out for New York.
[2] Max Nicholson of IGN gave the episode an 8.0/10 rating saying it "introduced several great subplots, including a scene between Ted and the Mother.