10. The Story of the 50

When Schmidt's plans for his 29th birthday fall apart, Jess takes charge and enlists the help of her school's party hungry vice-principal. Meanwhile, Nick begrudgingly has his first date at Schmidt's party with a beautiful lawyer who harbors a secret, and the gang wonders who placed a 50 dollar bill in the douchebag jar.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Schmidt is disappointed that the party bus that he hired for his 29th birthday party has been assigned to Frankie Muniz instead. Jess uses a school bus for the party, which she invites her boss Tanya ( Rachael Harris ) to. Jess hires a stripper for the party, but due to a misunderstanding, the stripper is male. Schmidt asks the stripper how to get into his line of work. Schmidt is disappointed when the stripper tells him that he earns $7,000 per year and that at least 90% of his clients are male. Nick introduces his new lawyer sex buddy Julia ( Lizzy Caplan ) to the gang.

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