- The gang gets mad at Barney when he lies to Nora and says he wants to get married and have a family to impress her, and Robin begins dating a guy who seems to possess several canine characteristics.
- Barney is going on his second date with Nora. He still denies that it means anything. But when Nora tells him up front that she only wants to date men that have the potential of being husband material, Barney does indeed tell her that he too is looking for a serious relationship. Does he mean it or is it all an act just to get her into bed? Barney himself may not even be sure, Lily is pretty sure she knows what he's really feeling for Nora, but only Barney's cardiologist may be able to tell for sure. Meanwhile, Robin is thinking about getting a dog again. Marshall tells her that her want for a dog is to replace the man missing from her life and that she really should go out and look for her next relationship. She follows Marshall's advice and picks up a guy she meets nicknamed Scooby, a fellow Canadian. But in Scooby, Robin may have gotten her original wish.—Huggo
- Chastened by Marshall's father's fatal heart attack, the gang all go to get their hearts checked, except Barney, who is too scared to go alone. Lily agrees to accompany him so long as Barney promises her to never lie to his new girlfriend, Nora. When Barney gets a cold, Nora is the one who takes care of him. She accompanies Barney to his apartment and feeds him soup, cleans his sinuses, and plays a violin to put him to sleep.
When Barney visits the cardiologist, she requests that he wears a heart monitor for 24 hours, citing a possible arrhythmia. The next day, Barney and Lily return to the doctor, who notices some oddities in the readout. She asks Barney what happened at these certain times, and Barney tells the story of the last 24 hours.
At dinner the previous night, Barney became worried when Nora began talking about marriage and settling down; he claims he wants the same things. This was at 8:46 PM and caused the first irregularity that the doctor noticed in Barney's monitor. Lily slaps Barney at the clinic since he lied to Nora about all those things. After dinner, Barney takes Nora to the bar to introduce her to the gang. He blackmails the group into pretending all the things he said are true (Lily had a pet guinea pig, Marshall had the Calzone story, Robin had the Mr T Dream, and Ted had the Thermos story). When Nora goes to the loo, Lily punches Barney and caused a 14 second cardiac arrest (the 2nd irregularity). Nora tells everyone that her parents are in town and invites Barney to meet them the next day. However, Barney admits that he was lying about wanting to get married and Nora slaps him.
Meanwhile, Robin says she is going to get a dog, but Ted forbids it because he thinks that he will end up caring for it. Instead, based on Marshall's advice, Robin finds a boyfriend. He is nicknamed Scooby (Robbie Amell), and his behavior closely mimics a dog, which causes the gang to make a series of puns and jokes, to Robin's annoyance. Scooby chases his own behind, when Ted points out that the tag on his jeans is still attached, he hangs out of the cab with his tongue flying, loves playing catch with a Frisbee, he is from Labrador in Canada and so on. When Robin goes to work, Scooby and the rest of the gang consume marijuana and Scooby goes missing. They eventually find him urinating on a fire hydrant. When he sees the gang he runs across the street dangerously, and that causes the 3rd irregularity on Barney's heart monitor.
Lily insists that Barney genuinely does want to settle down and get married, but Barney denies this. Nevertheless, Barney goes to the brunch to tell Nora about his feelings; he enters the restaurant, seeing Nora with her parents, and makes a heartfelt speech. Nora forgives him and introduces him to her parents. However, the scene turns out to be a figment of Barney's imagination, and he leaves before Nora sees him.
The episode ends with a flashback of an incident involving Marshall in 2006, which explains the event Barney referenced when blackmailing him. Marshall drops a Calzone while walking on the street but picks it up after ensuring that nobody is looking at him. As he takes his first bite, however, he sees Barney nearby and slowly walks away in embarrassment.
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