The Next Night; MacLaren's: Saget!Ted narrates that he was still angry with Lily, "Until..." Current-day Ted walks up to the bar and sees Karen there, who says Lily went to see her and explained everything. She then hands Ted an envelope. "And she gave me this note for you."

Over a shot of Lily scribbling away, Alyson Hannigan narrates the contents of the note: Ted, I'm sorry. It doesn't matter to me who you marry. I know they'll be awesome because they'll think you are. To show I mean it, I put together a little surprise for you and Karen, upstairs. Love, Lily. Ted smiles, then furrows his brow. Jason Segal narrates: P.S. Sorry the envelope was already open. I had to read what she wrote. Marshall. Ted smiles, again, at least until Karen opens her mouth. "Sabotaging our relationship? I've got to say, even using the specially-ordered extra low bar by which I judge your friends -- Lily really outdid herself this time." That's a lovely photo negative of Lily's "high bar" comments, earlier. But Karen doesn't know about that, and adds, "Obviously, we can't ever see her again." Ted's eyes spring wide open. Karen lays her hand on his arm and smarms, "I know. It's a big loss, right?" And we flash forward to...

Ted's Version of the Imaginary Future Beach House: He and Karen sit on the porch alone. She brings up his college roommate and the "shrill little idiot girl" to whom he was married. Ted smiles and looks off. "Marshall! Oh, it's been so long." Old-Karen's all like, "Yeah, whatever, here's his obit." Old Ted scoops the paper off the table, and we flash back to...

Ted's Apartment: Robin's wearing adorable red-flowered jammies (that don't really hide Cobie's pregnancy all that well, and I'm sort of glad because she looks so cute). Ted says, "And I realized, maybe it shouldn't matter what my friends think of my girlfriend, but it sure as hell matters what my girlfriend thinks of my friends." Aww, although I don't think either should control a person like that, that's still pretty sweet. He ended it, and invites Robin to be his "plus one" for the dinner good-cook Lily left at his now candlelit table, for him and Karen. I can't help but imagine Karen sneering at this lovely, comfort-food laden meal consisting of Beef Pot Pie, Mac & Cheese, homemade buttermilk biscuits (someone in the forums pointed out her "wheat allergy"). Fortunately, we don't have to watch it, and I don't have to recap it, because Karen is gone baby, gone! Ted's still the Duke though, because, referencing his Front Porch Test, Ted says, "No wonder Marshall dies at 68." A part of me hopes that Lily, even deep in the throes of contrition, cooked a meal she knew would show Karen to be the duchess she is.