Continuing from the last episode, Alex (Elizabeth Bogush) is about to emerge from the M.R.I. machine. J.D. (Zach Braff) is waiting in anticipation because he just asked her out but he doesn’t know what she looks like. She’s hot. The two of them have a romantic dinner at a restaurant one night and are enjoying a second date the next night when they are interrupted by a page from Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley).

Later in the week, J.D. and Alex arrange to get together at the same restaurants. Their plans are messed up again when J.D. gets caught up with a patient while Alex waits patiently for him at the restaurant. He tries to make it up to her the next day, but because of his busy and unpredictable schedule, she decides to break it off. He makes one more attempt to get back together, but she turns him down. After thinking about it overnight, Alex reconsiders her decision. She surprises J.D. with a picnic basket dinner that they share in an empty hospital room.

Meanwhile, Carla (Judy Reyes) and Turk (Donald Faison) are enjoying their newly announced love for one another. But their usually wonderful lovemaking session isn’t so wonderful when Turk becomes impotent. Since J.D. is a little preoccupied, Turk turns to his fellow surgical intern Todd (Robert Maschio) for solace. And after much begging and pleading, Carla confides in Elliot (Sarah Chalke). A day later, Turk and Carla discuss their relationship and decide that even though they’ve said “I love you” to each other, it doesn’t mean that they have to plan the wedding tomorrow.

Turning to hospital business, Dr. Cox fills in for Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) on morning rounds. The interns are surprised to find that even as mean as he is, Dr. Cox is much nicer to them when they can’t remember things than Dr. Kelso is. Later that day when Dr. Kelso resumes rounds, the interns are much less afraid of him since Dr. Cox gave them a little pep talk. After observing Dr. Cox being more lenient on the interns than he is, Dr. Kelso resumes doing rounds.