2. Precious Lights Pre-School Auction

Complete story — includes the ending

Ron returns to the Party Down team, though working for Henry, who is still the team leader. Ron begins acting like Henry did when he was leader, causing problems for Henry. At the auction event, Casey helps out the chairwoman Annie LeGros ( Andrea Savage ), who has to raise $250,000 so her son will get a recommendation letter for the pre-school, when she learns she used to be an actor. Leonard ( J. K. Simmons ) and Diandra Stiltskin ( Joey Lauren Adams ) appear at the auction, with their prize being meeting Tom Hanks, though Leonard tells his wife he is actually unable to get Hanks, meaning he'll have to outbid anyone for it. When time is running out for the auction and they still have not raised enough money, Casey tells Annie to bid on the Tom Hanks prize, causing Leonard to bid another $20,000, which brings the total to $250,000. Casey gets good news when she learns she got a small part in a Judd Apatow film, believing it will be her big break. Leonard finds out Henry told people about his prize, which cost him more money, and then promises Henry he'll never work again as an actor.