, ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁opens ▁to ▁a ▁pack ed ▁house . ▁Ted ▁lear ns ▁that ▁L ila ▁is ▁leaving ▁him ▁for ▁a ▁Texas ▁million aire . ▁Dr inking ▁heavily , ▁he ▁arriv es ▁at ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁at ▁mid night ▁and ▁finds ▁L inda . ▁They ▁dance , ▁and ▁the ▁in eb ri ated ▁Ted ▁brings ▁down ▁the ▁house . ▁D anny ▁arriv es ▁and ▁is ▁ec static ▁that ▁Ted ▁has ▁found ▁a ▁new ▁partner , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁Ted ▁does ▁not ▁remember ▁L inda . ▁Jim ▁h ides ▁L inda , ▁afraid ▁Ted ▁will ▁ste al ▁her ▁away . ▁ ▁On ▁Lincoln ' s ▁B irth day , ▁Ted ▁and ▁D anny ▁search ▁for ▁L inda , ▁but ▁Jim ▁runs ▁the ▁min st rel ▁show ▁number ▁" A bra ham " ▁to ▁fo il ▁them . ▁While ▁applying ▁L inda ' s ▁black face ▁make up , ▁Jim ▁asks ▁her ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁him ▁between ▁hol id ays , ▁which ▁she ▁interpre ts ▁as ▁a ▁proposal . ▁Em pty - hand ed , ▁Ted ▁and ▁D anny ▁plan ▁to ▁return . ▁ ▁Re he ars ing ▁for ▁Valent ine ' s ▁Day , ▁Jim ▁presents ▁L inda ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁song , ▁" Be ▁Care ful , ▁It ' s ▁My ▁Heart ". ▁Ted ▁arriv es , ▁and ▁launch es ▁into ▁an ▁imp rom pt u ▁dance ▁with ▁L inda . ▁Rec ogn izing ▁her ▁from ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve , ▁Ted ▁dem ands ▁that ▁Jim ▁prepare ▁them