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    • new scene
    • Scene 1

      Central Perk, Phoebe is recapping last season, and as she talks we see a montague of scenes from Ross and Rachel.

    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Ok, so this is pretty much what's happened so far. Ross was in love with Rachel since, you know, forever, but every time he tried to tell her, something kind of got in the way, like cats, and Italian guys. Finally Chandler was like "forget about her" but when Ross was in China on his dig, Chandler let it slip that Ross was in love with Rachel. She was like, "Oh my god." So she went to the airport to meet him when he came back, but what she didn't know was, that Ross was getting off the plane with another woman. Uh-Oh! So, that's pretty much everything you need to know. But, enough about us. So, how've you been?
    • OPENING CREDITS
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    • Scene 2

      The Airport, continued from last season, Rachel is waiting for Ross to come of the plane, when she sees he's coming off with another woman.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh my god. Oh my god. (She decides to make a break for it.) Excuse me. Move! Move! Emergency! Excuse me! (She tries climbing over a bench and falls down.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      (seeing her) Rach!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, there you are! Hi! Oh, so, so, how was China, you? (Hits him with the flowers.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      It was, it was great. Oh, what happened?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What?
    • ross
    • Ross
      You're bleeding.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I am? Oh, look at that, yes I am. Enough about me, enough about me, Mr. Back from the Orient. Come on. I wanna hear everything! Everything. (Looks at Julie)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well, where do I start? This is Julie. Julie, this is Rachel.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      These are, these aren't for you. (to Julie) These are for you. (Loudly, thinking she can't speak English.) Welcome to our country.
    • Julie
      (Loudly, proving she can speak English.) Thank you. I'm from New York.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ok, well, not a problem. We'll just use them to stop the bleeding. Ok. Baggage claim? Ok.
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    • Scene 3

      Monica and Rachel's, the gang is waiting for Rachel to return from the airport with Ross.

    • chandler
    • Chandler
      No way!
    • monica
    • Monica
      I'm telling you, she went to the airport, and she's gonna go for it with Ross!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh my god. This is huge. This is bigger than huge. This is like, all right, what's bigger than huge?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Um, this?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yes.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Guys, you got your hair cut.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Yes, yes, we did, thanks to Vidal Buffay.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      'Cause, you know, (in that voice) if you don't look good, we don't look good. I love that voice.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (entering, out of breath) Airport, airport. Ross, not alone, Julie, arm around her. Cramp, cramp.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Ok, I think she's trying to tell us something. Quick, get the verbs.
    • (She hits Chandler.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (to Chandler) You, you, you said he liked me. (Ross and Julie enter) You, you slowpokes!
    • ross
    • Ross
      That's all right, Rach, we got the bags. Hi, hello. Julie, this is my sister Monica. This is Chandler. Phoebe. Joey, what up?
    • joey
    • Joey
      What up?!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Everyone, this is Julie.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (out of breath) Julie.
    • Everyone
      Ohh. (Happily) Hi!
    • Julie
      Hi, but I'm not here, you haven't met me. I'll make a much better first impression tomorrow when I don't have 20 hours of cab and plane on me.
    • ross
    • Ross
      And bus.
    • Julie
      Oh my god.
    • ross
    • Ross
      The screaming guy?
    • Julie
      And the spitting?
    • ross
    • Ross
      You gotta hear this story.
    • Julie
      We're on this bus, that's easily 200 years old...
    • ross
    • Ross
      200 at least.
    • Julie
      ...and this guy...
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      And the chicken pooped in her lap. Oh, I'm so sorry. I just gave away the ending, didn't I? Oh! It's just, I just heard this story in the cab, and it is all I can think about.
    • monica
    • Monica
      This is amazing. I mean, how, how did this happen?
    • Julie
      Well, Ross and I were in grad school together.
    • ross
    • Ross
      But we haven't seen each other since then. Well I land in China, guess who's in charge of the dig.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Julie! Julie, isn't that great? I mean, isn't that just kick-you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck fantastic?
    • monica
    • Monica
      (to Julie) It's an expression.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well, we just wanted to say a quick hi, and then we're gonna go see the baby.
    • Julie
      And then we've gotta get some sleep.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah, it's really 6:00 tomorrow night our time.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, listen, don't tell us what's gonna happen though, 'cause I like to be surprised.
    • (Ross and Julie exit)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Bye. (She closes the door and everyone tries to sympathize with her.)
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    • Scene 4

      Central Perk, Ross and Chandler enter.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey, Rach, can I get some coffee?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yeah, sure.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Thank you.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Hey, Rach, can I get...
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Did you talk to him?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Not yet.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Then, no.
    • (He goes to sit down next to Ross.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      So what the hell happened to you in China? I mean, when last we left you, you were totally in love with, you know.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I know, I know I was, but there was always this little voice inside that kept saying it's never gonna happen, move on. You know whose voice that was?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      God?
    • ross
    • Ross
      It was you, pal.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, maybe it was God, doing me.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Look, you were right. She looks at me and sees a friend, that's all. But then I met Julie, and I don't know, we're havin' a great time. And I have to say, I never would've gone for it with her if it hadn't been for you.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, you owe me one, big guy.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (To Ross) Here's your lemonade.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I didn't order lemonade.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh. Well then, you better go take that back because they're gonna charge you for that.
    • ross
    • Ross
      But...
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Go-go-go-go, come on! (Ross goes over to the counte) (to Chandler) So uh, what did you find out?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      He said...he said, he said that they're having a great time. I'm sorry. But, the silver lining, if you wanna see it, is that he made the decision all by himself! Without any outside help whatsoever.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      How is that the silver lining?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      You have to really wanna see it.
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    • Scene 5

      Monica and Rachel's, Ross and the gang is watching Sumo wrestling on TV.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Ironically, these are the guys who were picked last in gym.
    • [Cut to Phoebe and Monica in the kitchen.]
    • monica
    • Monica
      Pheebes, you know what I'm thinking?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, ok. How, it's been so long since you've had sex, you're wondering if they've changed it?
    • monica
    • Monica
      No, although now that's what I'm thinking.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      All right, so what were you thinking?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Well, I was thinking, that you gave the guys such great haircuts, I thought, maybe you'd like to do mine?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Ohh! No.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Why not?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Because, I'm just, I'm incredibly anal and an unbelievable control freak.
    • monica
    • Monica
      No you're not.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I know I'm not, but you are, and I was trying to spare your feelings.
    • (The phone rings.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      (answering the phone) Hello? Oh, hi. Yeah, hold on a second. Ross, it's Julie, for you. (Throws him the phone.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      (on phone) Hello? Hi.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (entering) Hi. Anybody know a good tailor?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Needs some clothes altered?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      No, no, I'm just looking for a man to draw on me with chalk.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Why don't you go see Frankie? My family's been goin' to him forever. He did my first suit when I was 15. No wait, 16. No, 'scuse me, 15. (still confused) All right, when was 1990?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Okay. You have to stop the Q-tip when there's resistance!
    • ross
    • Ross
      (on phone) Ok, ok, sweetheart, I'll see you later. Ok, bye. What? (Sits down next to Rachel) Oh, that is so sweet. No, no, ok, you hang up. Ok, ok, one, two, three. (Doesn't hang up and motions for Rachel to be quiet) Well you didn't hang up either.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      She didn't hang up either!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Ok, no, no, you hang up. You, you, y...
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (taking the phone and hanging it up) Sorry, I thought you were talking to me.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Rachel! I'll just call her back.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Okay!
    • ross
    • Ross
      (calls Julie back) Hi? Sorry, we got disconnected... (Walks away.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (to Monica) Ok, ok, ok. How did this happen to me? How did this happen to me? A week ago, two weeks ago, I was fine. Ross was just Ross, just this guy. Now he's Rrrooossss, oh, this really great guy that I can't have.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Sweetie, I wanted you to have him too.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I know you did. I'm just gonna deal with it, I'm just gonna deal with it. (Ross comes by, smoching with Julie on the phone.) I gotta get out of here. (Exits)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Ok, I don't care what you guys say, something's bothering her.
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    • Scene 6

      Monica and Rachel's, the next morning.

    • joey
    • Joey
      (to Chandler) You know, I think I was sixteen.
    • monica
    • Monica
      (to Phoebe) Please, just a little bit off the back.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I'm still on "no."
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (poking her head in from her bedroom) Uh, morning. Do you guys think you could close your eyes for just a sec?
    • joey
    • Joey
      No-no-no-no-no, (grabs his pants) I'm not fallin' for that again.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      What's goin' on?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Well, I sorta did a stupid thing last night.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      What stupid thing did you do?
    • Paulo
      (entering from Rachel's room) Bon giorno tutti!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Ewww! (Gets up and walks away.)
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    • Scene 7

      Monica and Rachel's, continued from earlier.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ok, Paulo, why don't you just go get dressed, and then you be on your way, ok, bye-bye. (Paulo goes into his room.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Rachel, how did this happen?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I don't know, I just kinda ran into him last night.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Where?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      At his apartment. Is this juice?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Whoa, whoa. And the fact that you dumped him because he hit on Phoebe?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh God, I know I'm a pathetic loser.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Honey, you're not pathetic, you're sad.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      People do stupid things when they're upset.
    • monica
    • Monica
      My god, if I had a nickel for every guy I wish I hadn't...(Everyone looks at her), but this is about your horrible mistake.
    • (Ross and Julie enter.)
    • Everyone
      Hi!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hi. Sorry we're late but we were-well, there was touching.
    • Paulo
      (entering) Hey, hey Ross.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey, Paulo. What are you doing here?
    • Paulo
      I do Raquel.
    • ross
    • Ross
      (to Rachel) So, uh, he's back.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yeah, he's back. Is that a problem?
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, not a problem.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Good! I'm glad it's not a problem.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (to Paulo) Ok, you're gonna have to not touch my ass.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, in spite of the yummy bagels and palpable tension, I've got pants that need to be altered.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey, Chandler, when you see Frankie, tell him Joey Tribbiani says hello. He'll know what it means.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Are you sure he's gonna be able to crack that code?
    • monica
    • Monica
      (to Phoebe) You know it's funny, the last time Paulo was here, my hair was so much shorter and cuter.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      All right. Ok, but, but! You have to promise that you will not be all like control-y and bossy and Monica about it.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I promise.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      All right. (Talking to Monica's hair.) Now some of you are gonna get cut, and some of you aren't. But I promise none of you are gonna feel a thing.
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    • Scene 8

      Monica's bedroom, Phoebe is finishing with her haircut and Monica is whincing.

    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      All right, that's it, I quit.
    • monica
    • Monica
      What? I didn't say anything.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yeah, but this (makes Monica's face) isn't the face of a person who trusts a person. Ok, this (makes Monica's face) is the face of a person who, you know, doesn't trust a person.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Phoebe. It's just a little shorter than what we had discussed.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Would you relax? I know what I am doing. This is how he wears it.
    • monica
    • Monica
      How who wears it?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Demi Moore.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Demi Moore is not a he.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Well, he was a he in Arthur, and in Ten.
    • monica
    • Monica
      That's Dudley Moore. I said I wanted it like Demi Moore.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh. Oh!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh my God!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh my God!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh my God!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh my God! I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Which one's Demi Moore?
    • monica
    • Monica
      She's the actress that was in Disclosure, Indecent Proposal, Ghost!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, she's got gorgeous hair.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I know!
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    • Scene 9

      Frank's tailor shop, Chandler is getting his pants measured.

    • Frankie
      How long do you want the cuffs?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      At least as long as I have the pants.
    • (Pause as Frankie resumes his work.)
    • Frankie
      I just got that. Ok, now we'll do your inseam.
    • (He slowly measures it up his leg, and Chandler makes a rather surprised face.)
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    • Scene 10

      Monica and Rachel's, Monica is recovering from her haircut, Phoebe is playing her doctor and is coming in from the bedroom.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      How is she?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      It's too soon to tell. She's resting, which is a good sign.
    • ross
    • Ross
      How's the hair?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I'm not gonna lie to you, Ross, it doesn't look good. I put a clip on one side, which seems to have stopped the curling.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Can we see her?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Your hair looks too good, I think it would upset her. Ross, why don't you come on in.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah. (Gets up, but then pauses when he realizes what that meant.)
    • (They go into the bedroom leaving Joey and Rachel alone.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      How're you doing?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I'm okay.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Ooh, that bad, huh?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Look, I can sense when women are depressed and vulnerable. It's one of my gifts.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      When I saw him get off that plane with her, I really thought I hit rock bottom. But today, it's like there's rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then me.
    • joey
    • Joey
      You gotta tell Ross how you feel.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Come on. How can I just tell him? What about Julie?
    • joey
    • Joey
      What about her? They've only been going out for two weeks. Ross has been in love with you for like 10 years.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I don't know, I don't know.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Look, Rach, Rach! I've been with my share of women. In fact, I've been with like a lot of people's share of women. The point is, I've never felt about anyone the way Ross felt about you.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (entering, angry) Yo, paisan! Can I talk to you for a sec? (Pause) Your tailor is a very bad man!
    • joey
    • Joey
      Frankie? What're you talking about?
    • ross
    • Ross
      (entering from the bedroom) Hey, what's goin' on? (Pats Chandler on the shoulder which causes him to jump.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Joey's tailor...took advantage of me.
    • ross
    • Ross
      What?
    • joey
    • Joey
      No way. I've been going to the guy for 12 years.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh come on! He said he was going to do my inseam, and he ran his hand up my leg, and then, there was definite...
    • ross
    • Ross
      What?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Cupping.
    • joey
    • Joey
      That's how they do pants! First they go up one side, they move it over, then they go up the other side, they move it back, and then they do the rear. (Chandler and Ross stare at him) What? Ross, Ross, would you tell him? Isn't that how they measure pants?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yes, yes it is. In prison! Whatsa matter with you?
    • joey
    • Joey
      What? That's not? (Realizes) Oh my God.
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    • Scene 11

      Monica and Rachel's, later that day. Monica is now out and about.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Even Mary Tyler Moore would've been better.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I like it. I do, I think it's a Ten. (Chandler laughs.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Thank you. My hair is very amused.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Come on, Monica, things could be worse. You could get caught between the moon and New York City. I know it's crazy, but it's true.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (to Chandler and Ross) Thank you.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well, I gotta go. Bye. Bye, Rach.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (sticking her head in from the balcony) Wait, are you leaving?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah, that's kinda what I meant by "bye!"
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Well, can I talk to you for a sec?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Okay. (goes out onto the balcony)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey, when the doctor does that hernia test...
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      That's ok.
    • [Out on the balcony]
    • ross
    • Ross
      What's goin' on?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Well, first of all, Paulo and I are not back together. It was just a stupid thing I did, and if I could go back in time and do it again, well, I wouldn't. Um, second of all (Ross is laughing), what?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Ok. Well, before I say anything, I just need to know, is this one of those things where you break up with a guy, and then I tell you what I think, and then the next day you get back together with the guy, and I look like a complete idiot?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No. No-no-no-no.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well, then, I think, I think the guy is scum. I hate him. I mean I actually-I-I physically hate him. I always have. You are way too good to be with a guy like that.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Really?
    • ross
    • Ross
      You deserve to be with someone who appreciates you, and who gets how funny and sweet and amazing, and adorable, and sexy you are, you know? Someone who wakes up every morning thinking "Oh my god, I'm with Rachel". You know, someone who makes you feel good, the way I am with Julie. (Rachel has moved closer, but hearing that she starts to back up.) Was there a second of all?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No, I think that was the whole all.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Okay. Okay. (They hug.) Okay.
    • [Cut back inside, Joey is on the phone.]
    • joey
    • Joey
      I swear to god, Dad. That's not how they measure pants.
    • CLOSING CREDITS
    • new scene
    • Scene 12

      Central Perk, Julie is wanting to get her hair cut from Phoebe.

    • Julie
      I was thinking of doing it a little shorter, you know, like Andie McDowell's new haircut?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh yeah! Oh, I can do that.
    • Julie
      Really?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You wanna do it right now?
    • Julie
      Great! (Julie leaves)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (to Rachel) Ok, I just wanna be really sure this time. Andie McDowell's the girl from Four Weddings and a Funeral, right?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No. No no no no no. That's Rodney McDowell. Andie McDowell is the guy from Planet of the Apes.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, yeah. Ok, thank you.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      You're welcome.
    • END