Eben Ham

Ted and Robin are surprised to run into Barney when they volunteer at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving.

It's Lily and Marshall's first Thanksgiving as a married couple and the gang are planning to spend the holiday with them. Meanwhile, Robin and Ted sleep together after arguing and then realise they don't have anything to say to each other.

Charlie is unhappy about Alan's plan to attend Chelsea's birthday party, and suffers through having Jake as his chauffer when he loses his licence.

As Ted settles into living alone, Barney tries to get him to hit the town every night; Lily has an erotic dream; Robin becomes famous.

Flashbacks reveal more about Olivia's estranged relationship with her father; both the White House and Pope & Associates are still in the middle of cleaning up the very big and very public mess they created.

With Olivia's name out there as the President's mistress, both the White House and Pope & Associates face their biggest scandal to-date, and a surprise allegiance is formed in order to get things handled.