After his short-lived tour with Atticus, Hank Moody is eager to reunite with the love of his life, but things don't go as planned with Karen. Hank meets with Stu and The Director on the TV adaptation of Santa Monica Cop and gets hired by showrunner Rick Rath. A reporter, Levon, asks to interview Hank for his college paper. Charlie's performance anxiety leaves Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) wondering what she got herself back into.