Pai’s story fell short of a made-for-TV ending on only one count: NBC passed on the pilot. Pai took it in stride. “For now, I think my acting career is retired,” she says. She gave birth to a second daughter, Mica, in April. “I’ve had enough excitement for a while.”

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