As the board meeting is about to start, Eddie makes sure Jane isn't crying going in, but she acts strangely, so he covers for her.
Back at the office, Ray tries to apologize, but Diane interrupts wearing the shirt Jane bought for Ray.ĭiane is "Dee," and Ray is back with her. He spots her across the crowded room, tries to go after her but can't reach her. When Jane shows up at a party looking for Eddie at midnight, she can't find him and leaves in tears. At a Christmas party, Ray tells her he misses her, asking her out for New Year's Eve, but stands her up. The column, dealing with men's insecurity and dishonesty is a big hit. Liz works at a men's magazine and proposes Jane write a column about her theory, under the pen name Dr. Reading an article about the old cow syndrome, she starts researching for her theory of men. She learns to deal with the many women in Eddie's life and they bond over scotch and leftovers. The next morning in the office Jane takes her revenge by announcing to move in with Eddie. Distancing himself from Jane while she is packing to move, he breaks it off over dinner, leaving Jane in tears. Jane puts in notice to her landlord when Ray tells his girlfriend it is over, he does not mention the new woman in his life. The relationship evolves, and they decide to move in together. Ray and Jane seem to be very much in love. Liz gives her advice on Ray and his girlfriend Dee (with whom he has trouble). The next morning she calls Liz, ecstatic. Ray calls Jane, they spend an evening together and end up kissing. Meanwhile, her sister goes on fertility treatments. She tells her friend Liz ( Marisa Tomei) and discusses her bad luck with men. Jane is immediately smitten when she meets the new producer of the show, Ray Brown ( Greg Kinnear). Offering Jane the room, she turns down vehemently. Eddie Alden ( Hugh Jackman) is the producer and a womanizer, much to Jane's amicable critique.Įddie needs a roommate, but disgrumtled exes keep damaging his bulletin board posters. Jane is a production assistant for a recently sindicated talk show, so host Diane Roberts ( Ellen Barkin) who wants to be the best, is always looking for ungettable guests, like Fidel Castro. Until recently, she believed men are all like the bull, but she discovers it is not always true. Jane Goodale ( Ashley Judd) voices over the images of a scientific experiment where a bull would not mount a cow twice, not even if her scent is changed.