Leslie is video chatting with Ben, showing off her new council chambers that comes with her own private bathroom. However, fellow Councilman Jeremy Jamm interrupts the call when she discovers he's using her bathroom. He is jealous he doesn't have a private bathroom of his own and does not think she deserves an office with a bathroom, seeing as she's the newest member.
On Pawnee Today, Joan Callamezzo criticizes Leslie and the City Council for being unable to pass any significant legislature that would benefit Pawnee. Leslie responds with her new bill to extend the local community pool hours during the summer so the swim team can practice for longer. Tom is cosying up to Jamm at his dental appointment in an attempt to get invited into the Pawnee Smokehouse: "Pawnee's most exclusive club". However, Tom discovers that Jamm intends to switch his vote from yes to no, making the count 3–2 against passing the bill. Leslie subsequently goes to Councilman Milton to try to get him to switch his vote. However, when he tries to kiss her and Leslie ducks away, Milton falls over and injures himself, unable to sit in on the council meeting.
Meanwhile, Chris, inspired by his therapist and no longer relying on his mother and running coach for counsel, has started a 311 phone service. The Parks and Recreation Department employees are taking calls from concerned citizens who want to voice complaints and requests to their local government and are then directing their calls to the proper city department. Ron receives a call from a local citizen named Diane Lewis, who is trying to get someone from the Public Works Department to come to her house and fix a pot hole. Ron takes it upon himself to fix the hole, taking Andy with him.
In Washington D.C., Ben and April decide to spontaneously drive to Pawnee for the weekend to see their respective partners. However, due to a Presidential motorcade, the car park exit is closed and the pair are forced to bond with each other whilst stuck sitting in Ben's car.
Leslie is therefore forced to make a deal with Jamm to get his vote – she agrees to give up her office and parking spot, in exchange for a yes vote. The bill passes and becomes law, as Leslie fulfills her promise to the Pawnee Porpoises Swim Team. At a later poolside press conference about the law, Jamm is intending to tell reporters about their secret deal. Before he can, an angry Tom pushes Jamm into the pool. To save face to the press, Leslie and Tom both jump in right after, acting as if it was a staged stunt.
At Diane's house, Andy becomes friends with Diane's children, while Ron and Diane begin to connect, a connection Andy notices. After fixing the hole, Ron is humiliated by Diane's children, who apply a ridiculous amount of face paint on Ron's face. Andy later lets Diane know that Ron is somewhat into her, so she visits him as City Hall to thank him for his efforts and to ask him out, which he gladly accepts.
Thankful for Tom's quick thinking, Leslie offers up her new office as the home of Tom's Smoke House. However, after trying his first cigar, he discovers that he doesn't like them.
Hours pass as Ben and April remain in the car and grow increasingly annoyed with each other. When the motorcade finally departs the area, they find that Ben's car has run out of gas. They push it back into the parking spot and end up laughing about the experience, with Ben offering to pay for plane tickets to Pawnee the next weekend.
Tropes
- Big "NO!": April and Ben shout this when their car runs out of gas by the time traffic finally clears up.
- Call-Back: Leslie's Sitcom Arch-Nemesis Jeremy Jamm first appears in this episode, but his name appears on a plaque in the City Council Chamber in Season 4's "The Treaty".
- Gag Haircut: Leslie is halfway through getting a celebratory perm when Tom informs her that Jamm is changing his vote. She spends most of the rest of the episode with half a perm.
- Jerkass: Jamm to the extreme.
- The Matchmaker: Andy gets Ron and Diane together.
- Misspelling Out Loud: When Ron and Diane first meet, we get this from Andy, though it probably says more about his inattention than intelligence:Andy: Ron and Diane sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I!
