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    • new scene
    • Scene 1

      Central Perk, the whole gang is there, Ross is showing pictures of his new baby boy, Ben, to the group.

    • ross
    • Ross
      And here's little Ben nodding off...
    • monica
    • Monica
      Awww, look at Aunt Monica's little boy!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, look, he's got Ross's haircut!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, let me see! (grabs picture) Oh, God, is he just the sweetest thing? You must just want to kiss him all over!
    • (Ross is practically drooling over Rachel at this point.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      (quietly) That would be nice.
    • (Chandler, annoyed with Ross's fawning, makes a 'pfft' noise.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Pardon?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Nothing, just a little extra air in my mouth. Pffft. Pffffffft. (walks over to where Joey is seated)
    • (Joey is looking at his check.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey, Chan, can you help me out here? I promise I'll pay you back.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh, yeah, right, OK... inlcuding the waffles last week, you now owe me... 17 jillion dollars.
    • joey
    • Joey
      I will, really. I'll pay you back this time.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (sigh)... And where's this money coming from? (gives money to Joey)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Well... I'm helping out down at the N.Y.U. Med School with some... research.
    • ross
    • Ross
      (overhearing) What kind of research?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh, just, y'know.... science.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Science. Yeah, I think I've heard of that. (everyone's interest is piqued, they all look over)
    • joey
    • Joey
      (sigh)... It's a fertility study.
    • (Rachel laughs.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, Joey, please tell me you're only donating your time.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Alright, come on you guys, it's not that big a deal. Really... I mean, I just go down there every other day and... make my contribution to the project. Hey, hey, but at the end of two weeks, I get seven hundred dollars.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Wow, ooh, you're gonna be making money hand over fist!
    • OPENING CREDITS
    • new scene
    • Scene 2

      Monica and Rachel's, Monica and Phoebe are preparing for a barbecue for Rachel's birthday.

    • monica
    • Monica
      OK, we got the cole slaw, we got the buns...
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      We've got the ground-up flesh of formerly cute cows and turkeys, ew... (hands meat to Monica)
    • (Chandler and Joey enter with charcoal.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (in a deep voice) Men are here.
    • joey
    • Joey
      We make fire. Cook meat.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Then put out fire by peeing, no get invited back.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Ewww!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh Joey, Melanie called, said she's gonna be late.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh, OK.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      So how are things going with you two? Is she becoming your (provocatively) special someone?
    • joey
    • Joey
      I don't know, she's, uh.... she's pretty great.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah? What does she think of your little science project?
    • joey
    • Joey
      What, you think I'm gonna tell a girl I like that I'm also seeing a cup?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Man's got a point.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Well, the tough thing is, she really wants to have sex with me.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Crazy bitch.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah, well, I still got a week left to go in the program, and according to the rules, if I want to get the money I'm not allowed to conduct any... ersonal experiments, if you know what I mean.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Joey... we always know what you mean.
    • [Time lapse. Chandler and Joey are making the fire, Monica and Phoebe are inside. Ross enters, carrying luggage.]
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Hey.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey. (Phoebe sees his bags)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      How long did you think this barbecue was gonna last?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I'm going to China.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Jeez, you say one thing, and...
    • monica
    • Monica
      You're going to China?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah, i-it's for the museum. Someone found a bone, we want the bone, but they don't want us to have the bone, so I'm going over there to try to persuade them to give us the bo-it's-it's a whole big bone thing. Anyway, I'm gonna be gone for like, uh... like a week, so, uh, if you wanna reach me, y-you can't. So here's my itinerary (hands a sheet of paper to Monica). Um... here's a picture of me... (hands it to Monica)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, let me see! (takes the picture)
    • ross
    • Ross
      (to Monica): Could you take it to Carol's every now and then, and show it to Ben, just so he doesn't forget me?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah.
    • (Phoebe puts the picture of Ross up to her face.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hi, Ben. I'm your father. I am... the head. Aaaaaahhhh.... (puts picture down, sees Ross staring at her) Alright, this barbecue is gonna be very fun.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey, is Rachel here? Um, I wanted to wish her a happy birthday before I left.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh no, she's out having drinks with Carl.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh. (pause) Hey, who's Carl?
    • monica
    • Monica
      You know, that guy she met at the coffeehouse.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, well, see, there's this guy she met at the...
    • ross
    • Ross
      At the coffeehouse, right.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      So you do know who he is! (laughs, Ross stares at her) Sorry.
    • ross
    • Ross
      OK, I'm gonna go say goodbye to the guys.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, hey, y'know what? Tell them that bone story.
    • (Ross goes outisde on the balcony.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hi.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Hey!
    • ross
    • Ross
      (sigh)....I have to go to China.
    • joey
    • Joey
      The country?
    • ross
    • Ross
      No no, this big pile of dishes in my mom's breakfront. Do you guys know who Carl is?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Uh, let's see... Alvin... Simon... Theodore.... no.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well, Rachel's having drinks with him tonight.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh no! How can she do that when she's never shown any interest in you?!?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Forget about her.
    • joey
    • Joey
      He's right, man. Please. Move on. Go to China. Eat Chinese food.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Course there, they just call it food.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah... I guess. I don't-I don't know. Alright, just... just give her this for me, OK? (gives Chandler a gift for Rachel)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Listen, buddy, we're just looking out for you.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I know.
    • joey
    • Joey
      We want you to be happy. And I may only have a couple beers in me, but... I love you, man. (Joey gives Ross a hug)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I'm still on my first. I just think you're nice.
    • [Time lapse. Melanie, Joey's girlfriend, is there with Joey, Chandler, Monica, Phoebe, and Rachel. Ross is gone.]
    • Melanie
      Anyway, that's when me and my friends started this whole fruit basket business. We call ourselves 'The Three Basketeers.'
    • joey
    • Joey
      Like the three musketeers, only with fruit.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (sarcastic) Ooooh. (looks dumbfounded at Joey's stupidity)
    • monica
    • Monica
      (gets up) OK, how does everybody like their burgers?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, no, no, no. Presents first. Food later. (walks into living room)
    • (Everyone follows Rachel to the living room. Monica pulls Joey aside.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Hey, hold on there, tiger. How's it going? How you holding up?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Well, not so good. She definitely thinks tonight is the night we're gonna... complete the transaction, if you know what I...
    • (Monica rolls her eyes.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Then you do. Heh, heh.
    • monica
    • Monica
      So, uh, have you ever thought about being there for her?
    • joey
    • Joey
      What do you mean?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Y'know, just be there for her.
    • (Long pause... Joey looks confused.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Not following you.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Think about it.
    • (They both walk over to where Rachel is opening her gifts. Rachel sees her first gift is a fruit basket.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      OK, I'm guessing this is from...
    • (Melanie smiles.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Well, thank you, Melanie.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (pointing out a gift) OK, this one right here is from me.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (picks it up) OK... ah, it's light... (shakes it)...it rattles... it's... (opens it) Travel Scrabble! Oooohhh, thank you! (she gives it back to him)
    • (Chandler looks dejected. Rachel picks up another gift.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      This one's from Joey... feels like a book. Thinks it's a book... feels like a book. And...(opens it)...it's a book!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, it's Dr. Seuss!
    • joey
    • Joey
      (to Rachel): That book got me through some tough times.
    • Melanie
      There is a little child inside this man!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Yes, the doctors say if they remove it, he'll die.
    • (Rachel picks up the next gift.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Who's this from?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh, that's Ross's.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh... (opens it)... (sees it is a pin) Oh my God. He remembered.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Remembered what?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      It was like months ago. We were walking by this antique store, and I saw this pin in the window, and I told him it was just like one my grandmother had when I was a little girl. Oh! I can't believe he remembered!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, sure, but can you play it on a plane? (pats his Travel Scrabble game)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, it's so pretty. This must have cost him a fortune.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I can't believe he did this.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Come on, Ross? Remember back in college, when he fell in love with Carol and bought her that ridiculously expensive crystal duck?
    • (Everyone looks at him. He realizes he just spilled the beans about Ross's crush on Rachel. You can hear this entire classic scene by clicking here.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What did you just say?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (panicked) ahem... um... Crystal duck.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No, no, no.... the, um, the... 'love' part?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (stuttering incoherently) F-hah.... flennin....
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh.... my God.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (rubbing his temples) Oh, no-no-no-no-no....
    • joey
    • Joey
      (pats Chandler on the leg) That's good, just keep rubbing your head. That'll turn back time.
    • COMMERCIAL BREAK
    • new scene
    • Scene 3

      Monica and Rachel's, continued from earlier.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I mean, this is unbelievable.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I know. This is really, really huge.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      No it's not. It's small. It's tiny. It's petite. It's wee.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Nuh-uh. I don't think any of our lives are ever gonna be the same ever again.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      OK, is there a mute button on this woman?
    • monica
    • Monica
      I think this is so great! I mean, you and Ross! D-did you have any idea?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No! None! I mean, my first night in the city, he mentioned something about asking me out, but nothing ever happened, so I just... (to Joey): W-well, what else did he say? I mean, does he, like, want to go out with me?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Well, given that he's desperately in love with you, he probably wouldn't mind getting a cup of coffee or something.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ross? All this time? Well, I've got to talk to him. (gets up to leave)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (quickly) H-He's in China!
    • joey
    • Joey
      The country.
    • monica
    • Monica
      No, no, wait. (checks Ross's itinerary) His flight doesn't leave for another forty-five more minutes.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      What about the time difference?
    • monica
    • Monica
      From here to the airport?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Yes! (Rachel walks towards door) You're never gonna make it!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Rachel, what're you gonna say to him?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I-I-I don't know.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well then maybe you shouldn't go.
    • joey
    • Joey
      He's right, cause if you're just gonna, like, break his heart, that's the kind of thing that can wait.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah, but if it's good news, you should tell him now.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I don't know. Maybe I'll know when I see him.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Here, look, alright, does this help?
    • (Phoebe gets up, holds the picture of Ross up to her face.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Noooo... look, all I know is that I cannot wait a week until I see him. I mean, this is just too big. Y'know, I just, I've just gotta talk to him. I... I gotta... OK, I'll see you later. (opens door)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Rachel, I love you! Deal with me first! (she leaves)
    • new scene
    • Scene 4

      Airport, Ross has headphones on, and is listening to a 'How To Speak Chinese' tape. Occasionally, he makes an outburst in Chinese in accordance with the tape. He is getting on the jetway. The flight attendant is there.

    • ross
    • Ross
      (something in Chinese)
    • Flight Attendant
      Alright!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Ni-chou chi-ma! (walks onto jetway)
    • (Rachel runs into the airport, trying to catch Ross, moving people out of the way.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ross! Excuse me, pardon me, excuse me....
    • (Rachel gets up to the jetway.)
    • Flight Attendant
      Hi!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi.
    • Flight Attendant
      May I see your boarding pass?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, no, no, I don't have one. I just need to talk to my friend.
    • Flight Attendant
      Oh, oooh. I'm sorry. You are not allowed on the jetway unless you have a boarding pass.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No, I know, but I-he just went on. He's right there, he's got the blue jacket on, I... can I j-just...
    • Flight Attendant
      No no no! Federal regulations!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      OK, alright, OK, um... then could you please, uh... just give him a message for me? Please? This is very important.
    • Flight Attendant
      Alright. What's the message?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Uh... I don't know.
    • [Cut to the Jetway, the flight attendant enters, walks past Ross, and approaches an older man with his wife who is also wearing a blue jacket.]
    • Flight Attendant
      Sir? Sir? Excuse me, sir? Uh... I have a message for you.
    • Man
      (confused) What?
    • Flight Attendant
      It's from Rachel. She said that she loved the present, and she will see you when you get back.
    • Man
      (to wife)
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    • Scene 5

      Joey's Bedroom, he and Melanie are in bed together.

    • Melanie
      Mmmmmm... Oh, Joey, Joey, Joey... I think I blacked out there for a minute!
    • joey
    • Joey
      Heh, heh. It was nothin'.
    • Melanie
      Well, now we've gotta find something fun for you! (she starts kissing his chest)
    • joey
    • Joey
      (panicked) Uhhh.. y'know what? Forget about me. Let's, uh... let's give you another turn.
    • Melanie
      (surprised) M-Me again?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Sure! Why not?
    • Melanie
      Boy, somebody's gonna get a big fruit basket tomorrow.
    • (Joey starts to kiss her.)
    • Melanie
      Oooh, I gotta tell you... you are nothing like I thought you would be.
    • joey
    • Joey
      How do you mean?
    • Melanie
      I don't know, I-I guess I just had you pegged as one of those guys who're always 'me, me, me.' But you... you're a giver. You're like the most generous man I ever met. I mean... you're practically a woman.
    • new scene
    • Scene 6

      Monica and Rachel's, Monica, Phoebe, and Rachel are there. Monica is holding the wrapping paper from one of Rachel's gifts.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Uh, so, uh, Rach, uh... do you wanna save this wrapping paper, I mean, it's only a little bit torn... so are you gonna go for it with Ross or should I just throw it out?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I don't know. I don't know... I thought about it all the way there, and I thought about it all the way back... and, uh, oh, you guys, y'know, it's Ross. Y'know what I mean? I mean, it's Ross.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Sure.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I don't know, I mean, this is just my initial gut feeling... but I'm thinking... oh, I'm thinking it'd be really great.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh my God, me too! Oh! Oh, we'd be like friends-in-law! Y'know what the best part is? The best part is that you already know everything about him! I mean, it's like starting on the fifteenth date!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yeah, but, y'know, it's... it would be like starting on the fifteenth date.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Another good point.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      No, I mean, I mean, when you're at the fifteenth date, y'know, you're already in a very relationshippy place. Y'know, it's... you're committed.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (confused) Huh?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Well, I mean, then what happens if it doesn't work out?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Why isn't it working out?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I don't know... sometimes it doesn't.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Is he not cute enough for you?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Does he not make enough money?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No, I'm just....
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Maybe there's someone else.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Wha...
    • monica
    • Monica
      Is there? Is there someone else?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No! There is.. there is noone else!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Then why the hell are you dumping my brother?!?
    • new scene
    • Scene 7

      Chandler and Joey's, Chandler is eating breakfast, Joey quietly opens his bedroom door.

    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Hey, big...
    • joey
    • Joey
      Shhhh!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (quietly) ...spender.
    • joey
    • Joey
      She's still asleep.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      So how'd it go?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh, it was amazing. You know how you always think you're great in bed?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      The fact that you'd even ask that question shows how little you know me.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Well, it's like, last night, I couldn't do the thing that usually makes me great. So I had to do all this other stuff. And the response I got... man, oh man, it was like a ticker tape parade!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Yes, I know, as it happens my room is very very close to the parade route.
    • joey
    • Joey
      It was amazing! And not just for her... uh-uh. For me, too. It's like, all of a sudden, I'm blind. But all my other senses are heightened, y'know? It's like... I was able to appreciate it on another level.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I didn't know you had another level.
    • joey
    • Joey
      I know! Neither did I!
    • new scene
    • Scene 8

      Monica and Rachel's, one week later. Monica is seated, Rachel comes out of her bedroom.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Hey, great skirt! Birthday present?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yeah.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, from who?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      From you. I exchanged the blouse you got me.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Well, it's the thought. Hey, doesn't Ross's flight get in in a couple hours? At gate 27-B?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Uh, yeah. Uh, Monica, y'know, honey, I've been thinking about it and I've decided this-this whole Ross thing, it's just not a good idea.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, why?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Because, I feel like I wouldn't just be going out with him. I would be going out with all of you. Oh, and there would just be all this pressure, and I don't wanna...
    • monica
    • Monica
      (gets up) No, no, no, no, no, no pressure, no pressure!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Monica, nothing has even happened yet, and you're already so...
    • monica
    • Monica
      I am not 'so'! OK, I was a teensy bit weird at first, but... I'll be good. I promise.
    • (Door buzzer goes off. Rachel answers it.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Who is it?
    • Intercom
      It's me, Carl.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      C'mon up.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Behind my brother's back? (Rachel glares at her) ... is exactly the kind of crazy thing you won't be hearing from me.
    • new scene
    • Scene 9

      Chandler and Joey's, Chandler is seated, and the apartment is filled with baskets of fruit. Joey enters, check in hand.

    • joey
    • Joey
      Seven hundred bucks!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Alright, you did it! Do we have any fruit?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Man, hell of a two weeks, huh? Y'know what, though? I really feel like I learned something.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Really? So, you're gonna stick with this 'it's all for her' thing?
    • joey
    • Joey
      What, are you crazy? When a blind man gets his sight back, does he walk around like this? (Joey closes his eyes and walks around with arms spread.)
    • new scene
    • Scene 10

      Monica and Rachel's Balcony, Rachel is having drinks with her date, Carl.

    • Carl
      I'm just sayin', if I see one more picture of Ed Begley, Jr. in that stupid electric car, I'm gonna shoot myself! I mean, don't get me wrong... I'm not against environmental issues per se.... it's just that guy!
    • (Rachel looks bored. At this point, Ross-a figment of Rachel's imagination- shows up on the balcony and starts talking to her.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      I can't believe you'd rather go out with him than me.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Would you excuse me, please? I'm trying to have a date here.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Fine, just stop thinking about me.
    • (She tries, and Ross disappears momentarily. He reappears, standing closer to her.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Can't do it, can you?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      So I'm thinking about you. So what?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I don't get it. What do you see in this guy, anyway?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Well... he happens to be a very nice... guy....
    • Carl
      I mean, come on, buddy, get a real car!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Rachel, come on. Give us a chance.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ross, it's too hard.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, no, no... why, because it might get weird for everyone else? Who cares about them. This is about us. Look, I-I've been in love with you since, like, the ninth grade.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ross, you're like my best friend.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I know.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      If we broke up, and I lost you...
    • ross
    • Ross
      Whoa, whoa, whoa. What makes you think we're gonna break up?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Well, have you been involved with someone where you haven't broken up?
    • ross
    • Ross
      (pause) No. But... it only has to happen once. Look, you and I both know we are perfect for each other, right? I mean... so, the only question is... are you attracted to me?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I don't know... I mean, I've never looked at you that way before.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Well, start looking.
    • (They kiss. Ross walks away, and then fades out.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Wow.
    • Carl
      Exactly! And you just know I'm gonna be the guy caught behind this hammerhead in traffic!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Right! You're right!
    • Carl
      Heh... y'know?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      You know what?
    • Carl
      What?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I forgot... I am supposed to pick up a friend at the airport. I am so sorry! I'm so... if you want to stay, and finish your drinks, please do.... (gives him her drink) I mean-I'm sorry. I-I-I gotta go. I'm sorry.
    • (Rachel leaves.)
    • Carl
      But...
    • new scene
    • Scene 11

      Airport. Madonna's Take A Bow plays in the background as Rachel waits at the gate with flowers.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (sifting through crowd) Excuse me, pardon me, excuse me, excuse me, sorry. Hi.
    • [Cut to the jetway, the old man who the flight attendant delivered Rachel's message to gets off the plane, his wife still upset with him.]
    • Man
      For God's sake, will you let it go? There's no Rachel!
    • (A Chinese woman getting off the plane drops one of her bags. Ross gets off next.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh, hey, hey, I got that.
    • (Ross picks up the bag... then he and the woman kiss.)
    • Julie
      Oh, thanks, sweetie.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No problem. I cannot wait for you to meet my friends.
    • Julie
      Really?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah.
    • Julie
      You don't think they'll judge and ridicule me?
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, no, they will. I just... uh...
    • Ross and Julie
      Can't wait.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Come on, they're gonna love you.
    • [Cut to a close-up of Rachel, eagerly awaiting Ross's arrival... not knowing he is getting off the plane with another woman.]
    • END