Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) is surprised that men have been noticing her, instead of resenting her, with her friend Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) telling her that she is coming off as more confident since starting her relationship with her boyfriend Carol (Matt Damon). As a result of this, Liz uses her newfound confidence and decides to help TGS with Tracy Jordan producer Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit) out with a problem Pete has with a difficult television editor named Ritchie (Paul Giamatti). Liz visits Richie in the editing room and hopes to convince him to get TGS’s show’s opener footage finished as soon as possible, in which she is successful in after flirting with Ritchie.

Later, Liz learns that Ritchie is spreading a rumor that the two are sleeping together. She confronts Ritchie about the rumor, with Ritchie admitting that he started the rumor in order to get the attention of his assistant editor Donna. Later, Liz and Ritchie have a pretend break-up in front of Donna, and Donna becomes interested in Ritchie.

Meanwhile, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and his girlfriend CNBC host Avery Jessup (Elizabeth Banks), who is pregnant with their child, announce to Liz that the two are expecting a son. Liz congratulates them, and tells Jack and Avery that their son will have an old dad as Jack is in his early 50s. As a result of what Liz said, Jack fears that he will not be around so he decides to teach his unborn son how to live by recording a video containing advice for his son. Later, Jack gets a phone call from Avery telling him that the two are not expecting a son but a daughter. Jack realizes that he needs to make new tapes and in the tape he says to his unborn daughter “If you have the blondeness and self-esteem of your mother, you will need no advice.”

At the same time, Angie Jordan (Sherri Shepherd), the wife of Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), is about to go into labor, so Tracy, who missed the birth of their two sons does not want to the miss the birth of his daughter so he enlists the help of Grizz Griswold (Grizz Chapman) and “Dot Com” Slattery (Kevin Brown) to guard him in his dressing room in the 30 Rock building so that he not wander off. A fire drill occurs so everyone must exit the building. Outside, however, Grizz and Dot Come lose track of Tracy, and Tracy gets in a bus with a man he believed was Grizz.

Later, after getting off the bus, Tracy hails a cab to get to the hospital Angie is at, but realizes that he did not bring his wallet, however, the cab driver does not mind. Once inside the cab, the driver, Ben Bailey (as himself), the host of the game show Cash Cab, informs Tracy that he is a contestant. As part of the game, Tracy must answer questions to win money and reach his destination. Tracy answers all the questions correctly and arrives at the hospital in time and witnesses the birth of his daughter.

“When it Rains, it Pours” is the second episode of the fifth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 82nd overall episode of the series. It was written by co-show runner and executive producer Robert Carlock and directed by series producer Don Scardino. It originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network in the United States on September 30, 2010. Guest stars in this episode include Ben Bailey, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Parnell, Sherri Shepherd, and Brian Williams.

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