11. The Apartment

It's time for Cece to move into the loft. While Jess is helping her friend move out of her beloved apartment, she has to finish the school's budget by morning, which the new principal (guest star Elizabeth Berkley) has neglected to tell her. Meanwhile, Winston gets a new partner (guest star Sam Richardson) to avoid having to work side-by-side with Aly (guest star Nasim Pedrad).

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Jess becomes overwhelmed by the workload given by her new principal Becky Cavatappi ( Elizabeth Berkley Lauren ), while also helping Cece move out of her apartment to move into the loft with Jess and the guys. While Cece packs up her things, she begins to have second thoughts about marrying Schmidt. Winston becomes tired of hearing Aly talk about her boyfriend, so he is given a new partner named Dunston ( Sam Richardson ), who has similar interests as him, but is way more incompetent. A flasher comes in and out of the bar, with Nick not really having a problem with him, which has Schmidt concerned.

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