"Going, Going, Gonzo"- After a show-stopping duet with MissPiggy on "Up Late with Miss Piggy," Joseph Gordon-Levitt joinsScooter, Pepe and the gang for poker night; The Great Gonzogears up to perform his dream stunt; and Dave Grohl challengesAnimal to a drum-off.
The outlaws want to turn a profit before the law closes in onthem; Josh and Bill have their first run; Jeff, Mark andLance check out the competition; Mark and Digger design astill.
Detective Babineaux arrives at the crime scene of a weddingplanner who was shot to death, and is shocked to realize thathe used to date the victim. To make matters worse, we learnthat the murder victim was stalking Detective Babineaux, andthat he is now the number one suspect in her murder. Liv andRavi pose as an engaged couple in order to infiltrate thevictim's wedding planning business. Meanwhile, Major is havinga tough time dealing with Liv on stalker brains.
"The Grinder: New Orleans", a spinoff of the original hitseries, asks Dean to film a scene giving closure to hisbeloved character, Mitch Grinder. Not surprisingly, Deanstruggles with being replaced by his TV brother, Rake.Meanwhile Stewart, who has also been feeling replaced by hisbrother in Ethan's eyes, jumps at the opportunity to get Deanback into acting and out of his hair.
Jimmy hires Gerald as the new host at his restaurant and giveshim a crash course in hospitality. Meanwhile, Vanessa teachesSara how to take sexy photos for Bruce (guest star Andy Daly),and Annelise encourages Ravi to crack down on the comedy in thekitchen.
Abby chooses between boyfriend Will and husband Jake, whilefielding a job offer from an online magazine called SheShe;Abby faces opposition from a rival editor at SheShe; Phoebeacts out in response to Kori's civil suit against her.
Jessica loves the holidays but feels that Santa could use someimprovements. So she and Louis convince Evan that Santa is ascientist with multiple post-graduate degrees from Princetonand has a close relationship with his mother. Meanwhile, Eddieand Emery are struggling to find the perfect Christmas gift fortheir mother.
In its second major crossover event with "Arrow," VandalSavage arrives in Central City and sets his sights on KendraSaunders. After Vandal attacks Kendra and Cisco, they turn toBarry for help. Realizing how dangerous Vandal is, Barry takesKendra to Star City and asks Oliver and team to hide her untilhe can figure out how to stop Vandal. However, things quicklygo from bad to worse when a man with wings AKA Hawkman shows upand flies off with Kendra. Meanwhile, Harrison develops aserum to make Barry run faster and asks Jay to test it out.
The four chefs learn that the mystery ingredients must betransformed into delicious gastropub food. House-smoked baconand homemade pickles are found in the appetizer baskets. Acocktail and a classic English pub dish must be transformed inthe entree plates, and suds and tots have to be included inthe desserts.
When Dr. Connor Rhodes takes the case of a close family friendwho's been impaled by glass shards, he's reunited with hissister, Claire Rhodes, and forced to confront his past.Meanwhile, Dr. Natalie Manning convinces a young musician toundergo a surgery that will save her life but could destroy herhearing.
Chief Boden confronts Maddox, believing he is the hand behindSerena's accusations intended to skew Boden's credibility fromthe approaching trial. Severide reaches out to Jamie, Maddox'slawyer, in an effort to help out and Capt. Patterson questionsBoden's ability to remain Chief. Meanwhile, Brett and Chilidiscover a man passed out in a garden that may have aconnection to a call from a previous crash site and Otis looksto fill up his social calendar, but the situation hits a bumpin the road.