▁a ▁number ▁to ▁perform . ▁ ▁On ▁Washington ' s ▁B irth day , ▁Ted ▁and ▁L inda ▁perform ▁in ▁elaborate ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁period ▁cost umes , ▁while ▁Jim ▁sab ot ages ▁their ▁tempo ▁from ▁a ▁min uet ▁to ▁jazz ▁every ▁time ▁they ▁attempt ▁to ▁kiss . ▁L inda ▁ref uses ▁Ted ’ s ▁offer ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁dance ▁partner , ▁saying ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁Jim ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁married . ▁When ▁Ted ▁asks ▁him ▁about ▁the ▁marriage , ▁Jim ▁plays ▁it ▁off , ▁but ▁Ted ▁is ▁un con vin ced . ▁ ▁At ▁E aster , ▁rom ance ▁bl oss oms ▁between ▁Jim ▁and ▁L inda . ▁They ▁are ▁met ▁by ▁Ted , ▁who ▁asks ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Jim ’ s ▁shows ▁to ▁experience ▁" the ▁true ▁happiness " ▁they ▁have ▁found . ▁L inda ▁is ▁char med , ▁but ▁Jim ▁is ▁susp icious . ▁ ▁Jim ' s ▁app reh ensions ▁are ▁confirmed ▁on ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁when ▁he ▁over he ars ▁Ted ▁and ▁D anny ▁discuss ing ▁an ▁offer ▁from ▁Hollywood ▁represent atives , ▁who ▁will ▁use ▁that ▁night ' s ▁show ▁to ▁aud ition ▁Ted ▁and ▁L inda ▁for ▁motion ▁pictures . ▁Jim ▁b rib es ▁h ired ▁hand ▁G us ▁to ▁st all ▁L inda . ▁G us ▁drives ▁L inda ▁into ▁a ▁cre ek , ▁but ▁she ▁is ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁L ila . ▁Having ▁left ▁the ▁million aire , ▁L ila ▁tells ▁L inda ▁that ▁L ila ▁will ▁be ▁Ted ' s ▁partner