The next morning, Harold announces that Nick and Chloe will be staying in their basement apartment while renovating the abandoned house together. Karen packs to return home to Richard, and Sam and Nick reconcile after their previous night's disagreement. Michael ditches his nightclub plans, and Meg hopes to be pregnant. When Nick sifts through Alex's papers, he finds an old news clipping that Michael wrote about Alex, a brilliant scientist, declining a prestigious research appointment. Michael recalls how angry Alex was that he wrote the article. As the friends prepare to depart, Michael jokingly tells Sarah and Harold that everyone has taken a secret vote and they are staying permanently.