The start of the school day finds the Cheerios cheer squad relentlessly drilling through their practice, led by their merciless coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch.) Meanwhile, the football team surrounds the stylishly weary Kurt (Chris Colfer.) After allowing Kurt to remove his Marc Jacobs jacket and manbag, the team unceremoniously tosses Kurt into the dumpster.
Spanish teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) eyes the school trophy case, in particular, a tribute to former Glee coach Lillian Adler. Later, after a slow-paced Spanish class, Will sits in the teacher’s lounge with germaphobe Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays,) the football coach and a caustic Sue. Will learns that the glee teacher, Sandy Ryerson (Stephen Tobolowsky) was fired. Will visits principal Figgins (Igbal Theba) and asks to take over the glee club.
Kurt, the stuttering Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), and talented Mercedes (Amber Riley) audition for a hopeful Will. Fame-hungry Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) purposefully and confidently auditions, in spite of her private revelation that she was the one who got Sandy fired for innapropriate touching.
After a disastrous first rehearsal, Rachel is upset that Will has cast Arty (Kevin McHale) as the lead, especially since Arty is wheelchair bound. Will and Rachel talk. Rachel reveals that she is tired of being hated and laughed at, and doesn’t want to make a fool out of herself.
Will meets with Principal Figgins, who tells him that he can’t use the auditorium anymore, because Alcoholics Anonymouse needs it for meetings and will pay rental fees. Will and Figgins strike a bargain: Glee can use the auditorium until Nationals. If they do well, they get to keep the auditorium. If they bomb, they will give it up. Figgins agrees, on the condition that Will runs detention – for free.
Terri Schuester (Jessalyn Gilsig) is exasperated at her work. Empoyee Howard (Kent Avenido) can’t fold a fitted sheet. Will surprises Terri with a roast beef sandwich and news that he’ll be working late for awhile. Will runs into Sandy who is shopping for a toilet seat cover. Sandy tells Will that he’s thrilled to be out of school and that he’s making more money re-selling medical marijuana to other teachers. Sandy slips Will a sample packet saying, “First one’s free.”………………….