Zoey's Extraordinary Night Out

**Zoey's Extraordinary Night Out** is the sixth episode of NBC's musical dramedy *Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist*. It aired on March 15, 2020.

## Episode Summary

Things get complicated for Zoey at Simon's engagement party. Maggie has a night out alone, but it doesn't go as planned.

## Plot

Having just sung "Should I Stay Or Should I Go," Simon leans over Zoey with his hand on her door. Zoey tells Simon he should go since his engagement party is tomorrow, and Simon says that's a good call. Simon apologizes for stopping by and says talking to Zoey helped, and then he leaves. Zoey closes the door and lets out a big sigh.

The next morning, Zoey opens her door and says hello to Mo, who asks how her morning is going. Mo says he saw Simon going into Zoey's apartment at night alone, and Zoey tells him that Simon just wanted to talk. Mo asks if anything else happened, and Zoey says that he sang "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" to her. Mo says that sounds like trouble. Zoey gets a text from Jessica, Simon's fiancée. Zoey asks if she should text back, and Mo adamantly says no.

Zoey and Max walk into The Golden Gate Grind as Max tells about his breakup with Autumn. Max says that the breakup so well that he’d get a nomination for breakup awards. Right after, Autumn sings the first few lines of "You Give Love A Bad Name." The song stops as Max walks up to the counter and says good morning to Autumn. Not getting the hint that Autumn is upset with him, Max starts perusing the menu in earnest. Autumn starts singing again, throwing a coffee at Max's face during the song. After the song is over, Autumn smiles icily and gives Zoey and Max their coffee. While walking away, Max realizes that Autumn wrote “Max-imum A-Hole” on his drink. Max returns to the counter and asks Autumn if something is wrong, and she says she’s mad Max dumped her then came back into her coffee shop the next day. Seething, Autumn calls Max a self-important, arrogant nerd who dresses like a third-grader.

When Zoey and Max walk into SPRQ Point, Max laments his interaction with Autumn at the coffee shop and says he feels like he can’t do anything right. Zoey gets a phone call from Jessica, but she declines it and calls Maggie. Maggie says she’s in a good mood because she is setting up for Simon and Jessica's party. Zoey says she doesn't think she can go to the party, which disappoints Maggie. Maggie mentions that Paul, a family friend, is coming in from Portland to spend the weekend with Mitch. Zoey hears Maggie talking to someone about Jessica and asks if Jessica is upset, and Maggie says that Jessica asked for her number earlier. Zoey, flustered and nervous, says she has to go and hangs up.

Zoey sees Tobin and Leif discussing the open bar at Simon's engagement party. Zoey, surprised that they're invited, asks them how they know Simon. Tobin says they taught Simon how to beat a video game and have been tight ever since. Then, Joan walks in and says she needs to hear the next big idea. Tobin proposes a robot dog that can tell the weather, and Joan brushes it aside. Joan says she has a work thing for Zoey.

Joan pulls Zoey into her office and asks her what she's doing that night. Joan says she was invited to Simon and Jessica's engagement party, she but doesn't want to hang out with a bunch of twenty-somethings. Joan tells Zoey she wants her to come out and celebrate signing her divorce papers. Joan says she will send a car to Zoey, and Zoey agrees to go.

Zoey walks into Simon's office, sees him writing something, and asks if he's busy. Simon says he's working on a speech for his engagement party, but he has time. Zoey asks what he told Jessica about the night before and mentions that Jessica has been texting and calling her. Simon asks if Zoey answered, but she says she wanted to talk to him first. Simon proposes that Jessica might have woken up while he was at Zoey's apartment and seen he was gone or tracked his phone. Zoey tells Simon the situation is making her feel uncomfortable and that she has decided to not attend the party. Simon seems upset but tells Zoey to hold off on responding to Jessica until he has a chance to talk to her.

After Zoey leaves Simon's office, Jessica walks into SPRQ Point and runs into Zoey. Zoey awkwardly greets Jessica, and she says she needs to talk to Zoey alone. Zoey asks Jessica what she can do for her. Jessica says she has planned a surprise for Simon at the party, and she needs Zoey's help. Zoey makes excuses for why she didn't call back and leads Jessica into the conference room.

Max is outside The Golden Gate Grind practicing an apologetic speech to Autumn. Mo exits the coffee shop and asks Max why he's pacing. Max says that he says Autumn is super angry at him, and Mo mentions that she wrote "No Mo" on the side of his cup. Max tells Mo he wants to apologize to Autumn and doesn't want her to hate him. Mo chastises Max and says he needs to get on with his life. Mo offers to give Max a makeover and tells him to throw out the jacket he is wearing.

Back at SPRQ Point, Jessica tells Zoey that she needs help with a last-minute surprise for Simon. Jessica recalls that Simon says Zoey gives the best advice. Jessica says she made a slideshow with pictures from her relationship with Simon and their childhoods. She asks Zoey if she should include the pictures with Simon's dad to honor his father. Jessica expresses sympathy to Zoey about Mitch and says she feels like she never says the right thing to Simon about his father and feels like shes failing him. Zoey reassures Jessica and says navigating grief is hard, but the photos are beautiful and help keep Simon's dad alive. Jessica marvels at Zoey's advice and says she can't wait for Zoey to see the rose wall Maggie made. Zoey mentions her last-minute emergency with Joan and says she can't make it to the party. Jessica says she understands, and they awkwardly shake hands before she leaves.

At the Clarke home, Paul recalls with Mitch when they took their kids fishing at June Lake. Paul muses how they couldn't catch anything, and he and Mitch laugh together. Maggie walks in and says she loves hearing them laugh. Paul tells Maggie he can't wait to hear how much people love the flowers after the party and tells Maggie to take lots of pictures. Then, Paul pulls Maggie aside and tells her to enjoy herself, and Maggie says she'll do her best.

Zoey walks into Mo's apartment and announces with relief that she's not in trouble, and Jessica just needed some help. Zoey tells Mo she's going for drinks with Joan, and Mo says he's going to Simon's engagement party as Max's wingman. Just then, Max walks in shirtless, and Zoey is visibly flustered and stares at his nipples. Zoey mentions that she's never seen Max with his shirt off before. She asks if Max is secretly buff, and Max flexes. Max says Zoey looks nice and then jokingly says his eyes are up here in response to Zoey's staring. Zoey awkwardly leaves, and Max tells Mo this is fun.

As they walk into a bar, Zoey asks Joan what kind of night she has in mind. Joan says they're two single girls out on the town having a calm, civilized evening and celebrating Joan's divorce. Suddenly, Joan starts singing "TiK ToK" and dancing on the bar. After the song ends, Joan orders some drinks, and then Zoey says she could do a shot, so Joan doubles the amount of drinks. After enough shots for Zoey to remark that the vodka just tastes like water, Zoey are Joan are visibly drunk. Joan says she's making up for lost time after her divorce, remarking that when she met Charlie she was the fun one. Zoey says Joan is super fun, but the coders only ever see her in work mode and they'd love the fun her. In response to this, Joan asks for the check and says they should go to Simon's party. Trying to avoid the party, Zoey says she's pretty drunk already, but Joan insists they go. Before leaving, Zoey takes another shot.

Zoey and Joan walk into Simon and Jessica's engagement party, and Joan says they should find the coders. Zoey walks off to sober up, and Joan starts talking to Leif and Tobin, gives them nicknames, and says they should go to the bar. Leif asks Zoey if she was pregaming with Joan and says he can't believe the lengths Zoey would go to to get ahead at work. Zoey makes a face at Leif and says he looks like Shaggy wearing Scooby-Doo. Zoey walks off to find pigs in a blanket.

Elsewhere, Mo tells Max, dressed in a spiffy suit, to keep the conversation light with the ladies and avoid mentioning Autumn. Max says Mo is kind of mean and mentions that Jessica has a lot of cute friends as he glances around the crowd. As Mo looks at a handsome man, he agrees with Max. The man walks by and says hi to Mo.

Back at the Clarke home, Paul and Mitch are watching television when the phone rings. Paul answers and starts making party noises. He tells Maggie that he and Mitch are having a lot of fun. Maggie asks Paul if he gave Mitch his nighttime medicine, and Paul jokes that they took shrooms and drank a bottle of Jack. Paul tells Maggie to enjoy herself and says that everything is good at home.

At the engagement party, Zoey grabs some snacks and some pigs in a blanket from a waiter. Jessica and Simon see Zoey, and Jessica joyously exclaims that Simon loved the slideshow and thanks Zoey for her help. After Jessica walks away, Zoey awkwardly says hi to Simon and says she hopes it's okay that she's at the party. Zoey says Joan forced her to come and that she is already drunk. Simon says it's okay and that he hopes they can stay friends. Zoey tells Simon to enjoy his night, and Simon thanks her for everything. After Simon walks away, Zoey looks down at the napkin she is holding, monogrammed "Jessica & Simon," and then up at the slideshow forlornly.

Zoey walks outside with tears in her eyes. Maggie spots Zoey and exclaims that she came. When Maggie sees Zoey crying, she asks her if she's okay. Zoey says she's an emotional mess and drunk and tells Maggie that Simon came to her apartment late the night before. She tells Maggie that nothing happened, but it got close, and she has feelings for Simon. Zoey says she tried to back away and now she's at the party like an idiot. Maggie comforts Zoey as they walk away. Jessica stands at the window above, having overheard everything Zoey said. Zoey and Maggie take a picture in front of the rose wall, and Zoey tells Maggie that she's ready to go home. However, Zoey decides to check on Joan first.

At the Clarke home, Paul and Mitch are playing poker, with Paul showing Mitch his cards and helping him bet. Paul finishes telling Mitch a story and then laments all the stupid things he's done over the years. Paul mentions that he doesn't even know the last time he saw a doctor. He says he always assumed he would be the first one to go and expresses sorrow for Mitch. Paul clasps Mitch's hand, and Mitch looks sad. Paul says it’s past Mitch's bedtime and that they have to get him upstairs.

Zoey finds Joan inside, and Joan says she tied a cherry stem into a knot with her tongue. Mo pulls Zoey aside for a word and asks who the hot guy talking to Jessica is. Zoey says she thinks he's part of her “I Do Crew.” Simon clinks his glass and asks for everyone to join him and Jessica in the backyard. Simon begins his speech, asking everyone to give it up for Jessica, the party-planning visionary. Simon says he has lived through immense darkness, but throughout it all, Jessica has been his rock. After Simon says there are not enough words to express his love, Jessica suddenly starts singing "Say My Name." During the song, Jessica and her "I Do Crew" dance at Simon and Zoey. After the song is over, Simon toasts to Jessica and mouths "I love you." Zoey turns, looks at Mo, and says she has a big problem.

Zoey pulls Mo aside and tells him that Jessica was singing "Say My Name." Zoey says she doesn't understand why Jessica is upset and wonders what could have changed since they talked twenty minutes ago. Mo reminds Zoey that if Jessica sang it, she felt it. Zoey says that means she has to deal with it right there and then.

Joan sits and chats with Leif, saying that just because she's the boss doesn't mean she can't cut loose. A woman says hi to Joan, and Leif has to remind her that the woman is Karen from accounting before Joan replies. Joan tells Leif she hates when people assume that she knows their names. Joan say she's successful and busy, so she naturally has trouble remembering names in social situations. Leif makes an offhand remark that they should make a device for that. Joan is intrigued by this, and Leif quickly says it could be a piece of wearable tech that uses a pin-size camera and facial recognition software. Joan asks if they could hook that up to social media, and Leif says the device could bounce relevant data back to the user through an earpiece. Joan says she loves the idea and says they should work on it together.

Max comes up to Zoey and Mo and says he's crushing the party game and getting a lot of attention. Max asks Mo how it’s going with the handsome man who said hi to Mo earlier. Mo insists that the man is not into him, because otherwise, he would have spoken to him. Max decides to pull Mo up to the handsome man and introduces them. The handsome man introduces himself and says his name is Eddie. Max mentions that Mo designed his own outfit and tailored Max's suit. Eddie starts flirting with Mo, and Max goes to get a drink.

As Zoey is drinking, Jessica's "I Do Crew" walks by with disgusted looks on their faces. Zoey walks up to Jessica and asks if she is having a good time. Jessica says she isn't since she overheard Zoey talking to Maggie. Jessica scoffs about how she could have been so blind about what was happening with Simon. Simon walks up to them asks what's up, and Jessica says she is chatting with Zoey about him being at her apartment the night before. Simon starts explaining, but Jessica interrupts him and says and she'll talk with him later. Jessica tells Zoey to get out of her house and stay away from Simon. As Jessica gets in her face, Zoey walks backward and trips on a tiki torch, which falls over and burns down the rose wall. The party guests look on in horror, but Mo tells Eddie he likes it better that way.

Jessica snaps at Zoey about the rose wall and harshly asks Zoey and Simon if they're sleeping together. Simon insists that nothing is going on with him and Zoey and that he was just upset about his dad. Jessica snaps at Simon that everything is always about his dad. Simon retorts that Jessica told him to talk to someone, and they begin arguing. Zoey runs off, and Max follows her inside. While Zoey pores over her phone, Max asks if he should get them scooters or if they should walk, and Zoey says she doesn't know. Zoey is upset because there are no cars. Max jokes that Zoey should leave the party before she burns something else down, and Zoey gives him a small smirk and says that's almost funny. Suddenly, Zoey gets a phone call from Maggie. Maggie tells Zoey that Mitch fell while Paul was helping him up the stairs and that Zoey should meet them at the hospital. Max asks if everything is okay, and Zoey groans in exasperation. Zoey says she needs to get to the hospital, and Max says he'll get her there. As they leave the party, Max sings "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)." Max leads Zoey by the hand as he sings, and he convinces a man to give them a scooter. Zoey says she doesn't trust herself to ride the scooter, so Max stands behind her, and they ride it together.

Back at Simon and Jessica's, it seems the party has ended after the rose wall fiasco. Simon tells Jessica he knows he messed up, but Jessica says she doesn't want to hear another apology. Simon tells Jessica he loves her. Jessica says she loves him too, but she needs to be mad at him. Jessica says Simon can clean up, and they'll talk later.

At the Clarke home, Maggie thanks Max for bringing the bed downstairs, and Max says of course. Maggie tells Mitch, who is now wearing a back brace, that she's sorry this happened to him and that she never should have left. Zoey says it's not Maggie's fault, but Maggie insists that she's at fault since she left him alone to go to a party. Zoey is adamant that it was just an accident, and Maggie mentions that Paul is beating himself up over it. Max looks on concernedly as they talk. Maggie says she's not ready to lose Mitch and implores Mitch to stick with them. Max puts his coat on, and Zoey thanks him for being there for her. Zoey says she appreciates Max and hugs him, and he says he's here if she needs him, always. Max looks deeply into Zoey's eyes before saying good night. Zoey looks out the door as Max leaves and the piano instrumental of "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" begins to play.

At SPRQ Point, Joan and Leif are working on a plan for the device they thought of at the party. Mo and Eddie are having drinks at Mo's apartment. Simon is cleaning up the mess from the burnt rose wall outside. Back at the Clarke home, Zoey looks out the window and hears Max singing the rest of "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" to her.

## Cast

### Starring

* **Jane Levy** as Zoey Clarke
* **Skylar Astin** as Max Richman
* **Alex Newell** as Mo
* **John Clarence Stewart** as Simon Haynes
* **Peter Gallagher** as Mitch Clarke
* **Mary Steenburgen** as Maggie Clarke

### Guest Starring

* **Michael Thomas Grant** as Leif Donnelly
* **Kapil Talwalkar** as Tobin Batra
* **India de Beaufort** as Jessica Hamilton
* **Stephanie Styles** as Autumn
* **John Ralston** as Paul
* **Patrick Ortiz** as Eddie
* **Evan Rein** as Another Guy
* **Natalie Harris** as Karen
* **Olivia Ryan Stern** as Partier

#### Uncredited

* **Danielle Brokopp** as Chorus Performer

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