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    • new scene
    • Scene 1

      Monica and Chandler's apartment. It's a scene from 1016 TOW Rachel's Going Away Party.

    • Jennifer Aniston (V.O.)
      Previously on Friends.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Erica, are you okay?
    • Erica
      Yeah, you know, maybe I ate too much. I keep getting these stomach-aches. They come and go like every few minutes.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh my God!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Relax! We'll just get her some antacids.
    • monica
    • Monica
      She doesn't have a stomach-ache. She's in labor!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh my God!
    • [Cut to Ross's apartment. Ross and Rachel are there. It's another scene from 1016 TOW Rachel's Going Away Party.]
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      So if you think I didn't say goodbye to you because you don't mean as much to me as everybody else, you're wrong. It's because you mean more to me.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Rach!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What?!
    • (He walks over and kisses her. They pull back, Rachel looks at him, and they kiss again.)
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    • Scene 2

      Ross's bedroom. Rachel is putting on her shoes as Ross shows up from underneath the covers.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Shh.. Go back to sleep. I have to go home.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh. This was amazing.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      It really was. You've learned some new moves!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah, well, this guy at work gave me "Sex for Dummies" as a joke.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Ah.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Who's laughing now?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I know!
    • (They kiss.)
    • OPENING CREDITS
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    • Scene 3

      The delivery room at the hospital. Monica, Chandler and Erica are there. Erica is in labor, and she is breathing heavily.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Breathe, breathe, breathe... Good.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Next time, can I say breathe?
    • monica
    • Monica
      No, last time you said it like Dracula, and it scared her! Can I get you anything? You want some more ice chips?
    • Erica
      No, I'm okay.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Alright, I'll be right back.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Where are you going?
    • monica
    • Monica
      To use the bathroom.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      You can't leave me alone with her.
    • monica
    • Monica
      What?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      This is exactly the kind of social situation that I am not comfortable with!
    • monica
    • Monica
      What kind of social situation are you comfortable with?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      It's just that we've never spent any time, you know, alone together.
    • monica
    • Monica
      You'll be fine. Nah, you won't, but I'll be back in two minutes.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Okay.
    • (Monica leaves, and Chandler closes the door. Erica just looks at him.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      So, ah... Any plans for the summer?
    • Erica
      I don't know. Maybe church-camp?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Hah. May not wanna mention this. So, you ever wonder which is worse, you know; going through labor or getting kicked in the nuts?
    • Erica
      What?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, it's just interesting. You know, because no one will ever know, because no one can experience both.
    • (Erica just looks at him like he's crazy.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      One of life's great, unanswerable questions. I mean, who knows? Maybe there's something even more painful than those things? Like this.
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    • Scene 4

      Joey and Rachel's apartment. Joey is there as Phoebe enters. Joey is holding a baby duck.

    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Morning.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      What's that?
    • joey
    • Joey
      It's my house-warming present for Monica and Chandler.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      It's a baby chick and duck!
    • joey
    • Joey
      Uh-huh. And I named them Chick Jr. and Duck Jr.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I did not see that coming.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah, I figure they'll love it at the new house, you know? It has that big backyard. And then, when they get old, they can go to that special farm that Chandler took the other chick and duck to.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yes.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah. It's a shame people can't visit there.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      That is the rule, though.
    • (Ross enters.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Guess what? You're almost an uncle!
    • ross
    • Ross
      What?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah, Erica went into labor last night. Monica and Chandler are at the hospital right now!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh my God!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yeah, and I have a definite feeling it's gonna be a girl.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Phoebe, you were sure Ben was gonna be a girl.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Have you seen him throw a ball?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Is Rachel here?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Uh, I think she's still asleep. Hey, hey, how did it go with you guys last night? She seemed pretty pissed at you.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Uh, we, y'know, we worked things out.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      What's that smile? Did something happen with you two?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey, I'm not one to kiss and tell, but I'm also not one to have sex and shut up. We totally did it!
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh my God. You and Rachel?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I know, it's pretty great.
    • joey
    • Joey
      So what does that mean? Are you guys getting back together?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh, I.. I don't know. We didn't really get to talk.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      But do you wanna get back together?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I don't know. It was incredible. I mean, it just felt so right. When I was holding her, I mean, I never wanted to let her go. You know what? Yeah, I do. I wanna be together.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (screaming) YAY!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Shhh!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (quietly) Yay!
    • joey
    • Joey
      So, so is she still going to Paris?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Wow, I hadn't thought of that. I hope not.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, this is like the best day ever. Ever! You guys might get back together, Monica and Chandler are getting their baby, there are chicks and ducks in the world again! Oh, I feel like I'm in a musical! (Singing) "Daa - raa... When the sun comes up, bright and beaming! And the moon comes..."
    • (Rachel enters from her room.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Morning!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Guess we'll never know how it ends.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Okay.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hey.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey. How did you sleep?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Good. You?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Good.
    • joey
    • Joey
      I bet you did!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Uh. Would you guys mind giving us a minute?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Sure, yeah. Will you just keep an eye on the chick and the duck?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Chick and the duck? Didn't they die...
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (interrupting) Dive. Yeah, they dove head-first into fun on the farm.
    • (Joey and Phoebe leave.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      So...
    • (He kisses her.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Morning.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      You too. Last night was just wonderful.
    • ross
    • Ross
      It really was.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I woke up today with the biggest smile on my face.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I know, me too. It was... You know, it was like one of those things you think is never gonna happen, and then it does, and it's everything you want it to be.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Uh-huh. I know. It was just, it was just the perfect way to say goodbye. (She hugs him, and Ross looks crushed.)
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    • Scene 5

      The Hospital. Erica is moaning and about to give birth. Monica, Chandler, a nurse and a doctor are there with her.

    • monica
    • Monica
      It's just a little bit more, honey.
    • Erica
      Help me! This hurts!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Is it really that bad?
    • Erica
      Uh-huh! I think it's time to kick you in the nuts and see which is worse!
    • (Monica gives Chandler a look.)
    • Doctor
      The baby's head is crowning.
    • (Monica walks down to Erica's legs to watch the birth.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh! Oh my God! That is the most beautiful top of a head I have ever seen! Chandler, you have to see this!
    • (Chandler is standing by Erica's head.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I'm okay.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Chandler, you don't wanna miss this. This is the birth of your child! It's the miracle of life!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Alright. Wow, that is one disgusting miracle.
    • Doctor
      Start pushing. Here we go. Here come the shoulders...
    • (The baby starts crying, and the doctor holds it up.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      It's a... It's a boy!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Wow!
    • Erica
      Is he okay?
    • Doctor
      He's just fine.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, you did it!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (emotional) It's a baby! A beautiful little baby! And some other stuff I'm gonna pretend I don't see.
    • Doctor
      Would you like to cut the umbilical cord?
    • (A nurse gives Monica a pair of scissors. Monica gives it to Chandler, and they cut it together.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, that's spongy.
    • monica
    • Monica
      (to her son) Oh, hey handsome! Oh, I'm gonna love you so much that no woman is ever gonna be good enough for you! (To Chandler, on the verge of tears) Oh, we are so lucky!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I know. He has your eyes.
    • (Monica looks at him.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I mean, I know that's not possible, but he does.
    • Nurse
      We'll just get him cleaned up a bit.
    • (The doctor hands the boy to the nurse, and she walks over to another part of the room with him.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Okay.
    • monica
    • Monica
      (To Erica) Oh my God, he's beautiful. Thank you so much.
    • Erica
      I'm really happy for you guys.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      How do you feel?
    • Erica
      I'm tired!
    • Doctor
      Well, you don't have that much time to relax. The other one will be along in a minute.
    • (Chandler stares at the doctor, completely shocked. Monica just freezes and turns around slowly.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      I... I'm sorry, who should be along in a what now?
    • Doctor
      The next baby should be along in a minute.
    • monica
    • Monica
      We only ordered one!
    • Doctor
      You know it's twins, right?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh, yeah! These are the faces of two people in the know!
    • COMMERCIAL BREAK
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    • Scene 6

      The hospital. Continued from earlier.

    • Doctor
      I can't believe you didn't know it's twins! This has never happened before.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, gosh. That makes me feel so special and good.
    • monica
    • Monica
      (to the doctor) Wait, did you know it was twins?
    • Doctor
      Yeah, it's here in the paperwork we got from the clinic in Ohio.
    • monica
    • Monica
      (to Erica) Anybody tell you?
    • Erica
      I don't think so. Although, they did mention something about two heartbeats. But I thought that was just mine and the baby's. They kept saying both heartbeats are really strong, and I thought well, that's good 'cause I'm having a baby.
    • monica
    • Monica
      This is unbelievable.
    • Erica
      Twins actually run in my family.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Interesting! (To Monica) Can I see you for a second?
    • (They walk over to the door.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      What do we do?
    • monica
    • Monica
      What do you mean "what do we do"?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (panicking) Twins! Twins!!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Chandler, you're panicking!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Uh-huh! Join me, won't you?! Okay, what do you say we keep one, and then just like have an option on the other one?
    • monica
    • Monica
      We can't split them up!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Why not? We could give each of them half a medallion, and then years later, they'll find each other and be reunited. I mean, that's a great day for everybody.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Okay, what if the person who adopts the other one is horrible?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      What if they're not? What if it's adopted by a king?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah, because I hear the king is looking to adopt.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Monica, we are not ready to have two babies!
    • monica
    • Monica
      That doesn't matter! We have waited so long for this. I don't care if it's two babies. I don't care if it's three babies! I don't care if the entire cast of "Eight is Enough" comes out of there! We are taking them home, because they are our children!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (smiles) Okay. Shhh...
    • (He hugs her.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Okay.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Okay!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Okay!
    • Doctor
      It looks like we're about ready over here.
    • (Monica and Chandler run back to Erica's bed.)
    • Doctor
      Come on, Erica, start pushing again now.
    • Erica
      Ow!
    • (Erica screams.)
    • Doctor
      Here she comes!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (shocked) She? It's a girl?
    • Doctor
      Yeah.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (To Monica) Well, now we have one of each! (To the doctor) And that's enough!
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    • Scene 7

      Central Perk. Ross, Phoebe and Joey are there.

    • ross
    • Ross
      And then she said it was the perfect way to say goodbye.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh my God! What did you say?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Nothing! What do you say to that?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Ross, you've got to tell her how you feel!
    • ross
    • Ross
      No way!
    • joey
    • Joey
      You can't just give up! Is that what a dinosaur would do?
    • ross
    • Ross
      What?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Dude, I'm just trying to speak your language.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Ross, Rachel doesn't know that you wanna get back together. If she did, she might feel differently. She might not even go.
    • ross
    • Ross
      You really think so?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I'm telling you! Oh, okay! This is the part of the musical where there'd be a really good convincing song. (Singing) "Bam-bam, don't take no for an answer. Bam-bam, don't let love fly away. Bam-bam-bam-bam..."
    • (Rachel enters and interrupts Phoebe's song.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Can't a girl finish a song around here?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi! So I just dropped Emma off at my mom's.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Okay.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh, you're not taking her with you tonight?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      No, we decided that I would go ahead and set up first, and then my mom would bring Emma to Paris on Sunday.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Wow, eight hour flight with a one-year old? Good luck, mom.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Are you kidding? Eight hours with my mother talking about Atkins? Good luck, Emma!
    • (Rachel walks up to the counter.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Alright, you know what? You're right. I should at least tell her how I feel.
    • (He stands up.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Ross, wait!
    • ross
    • Ross
      What? What?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Could you get me a muffin?
    • (Ross walks up to Rachel, but Gunther gets there first.)
    • Gunther
      Rachel?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yeah?
    • Gunther
      I... I know you're leaving tonight, but I just have to tell you. I love you.
    • (Ross is shocked.)
    • Gunther
      I... I don't know if that changes your plans at all, but I thought you should know.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (touched) Gunther... Oh... I love you too. Probably not in the same way, but I do. And, and when I'm in a café, having coffee, or I see a man with hair brighter than the sun, I'll think of you. Aw.
    • (She kisses him on the cheek and looks over at the others.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh... Bye guys.
    • (Rachel leaves.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh my God!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Unbelievable!
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey, you know what might help?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I'm not getting you a muffin!
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    • Scene 8

      The hospital. Monica and Chandler are holding the twins, while two nurses are taking care of Erica.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Do you think they recognize each other from in there?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Maybe. Unless they're like two people who have lived in apartments next to each other for years, and then one day they're pushed through a vagina and they meet.
    • Nurse
      We're going to take Erica to recovery now.
    • monica
    • Monica
      There's something that we wanna tell you. We decided to name the girl-baby Erica.
    • Erica
      Oh my God, that's just like my name!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Son of a gun, it is!
    • Erica
      Anyway, I'm gonna go and get some rest. I'm really glad I picked you guys. You're gonna make great parents. Even Chandler.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Okay, well, bye!
    • Erica
      Bye!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Bye!
    • monica
    • Monica
      We'll call you!
    • Erica
      Okay.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Have fun at church-camp!
    • (The nurses take Erica to the recovery room. Monica and Chandler smile at each other.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, look at these little bunnies!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I know! You ready to trade?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Okay.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Okay.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Alright, let's see..
    • (They start trying to trade babies while holding one each. They have no idea how to do it, so they just shift the babies around in their arms. They give up pretty quickly.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      We could trade later.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah, I'm good.
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    • Scene 9

      Monica and Chandler's apartment. Joey and Phoebe are there. There is a white crib decorated with balloons in the middle of the apartment. Also, there are boxes all over the apartment. Joey is working on something on the coffee table.

    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey, what are you working on?
    • joey
    • Joey
      It's a... It's a "welcome home" sign for the baby.
    • (He holds up a white poster with huge red letters. It reads, "Welcome Home Baby." There is also a huge red stain on the left of the poster.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      How sweet! Oh, is that the baby?
    • (She points at the stain.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      No, I sat in the paint.
    • (Ross enters with a gift for the baby.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey. So, did you talk to Rachel?
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, and I'm not going to.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      What?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Why not?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Because she's just going to shoot me down. You guys saw what happened with Gunther. That did not look like fun.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      How can you compare yourself to Gunther? I mean, sure, he's sexy in a more obvious way. You have a relationship with her, you slept together last night.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah, and she still wants to go! It's pretty clear where she is.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah, I know what you mean. I mean, sometimes...
    • (He sits down in the wet paint again.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Uh, Joe?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Damn it!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Look, even if I were gonna tell her, I don't have to do it now. Okay? I'll be seeing her again. We've got time.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      No, you don't! She's going to Paris! She is going to meet somebody. Do you know how many hot guys there are in Paris? It's... It's a city of Gunthers!
    • (Mike enters with a roll of paper in his hand.)
    • Mike
      Hey!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey! What do you have there?
    • Mike
      Oh, I made a little something. If I had more time to work on it, it'd be better, but..
    • (He shows them a beautiful banner he has made. It reads, "Welcome to the World, Baby Bing.")
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh my God! You did that yourself?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Honey, that's gorgeous!
    • joey
    • Joey
      You know, the baby can't read, Mike!
    • (Rachel enters.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi! You guys, the car-service just got here. I can't believe they're not home yet! I have to catch my stupid plane. I wanna see the baby!
    • joey
    • Joey
      Monica just called from the cab. She said they should be here any minute. And apparently, there's some big surprise.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yeah, did she sound happy about it? 'Cause my friend Ethel's baby was born with a teeny, tiny beard.
    • (Monica enters carrying her son.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh my God!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh my God!
    • (They all walk over to see the baby.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hi! Oh my gosh!
    • (Chandler enters carrying his daughter.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Hey.
    • (Everybody turns around.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hey.
    • (They turn back around to see the baby Monica's carrying, but then they realise what the surprise is. Ross, Mike, Phoebe and Rachel gasp and stare at Chandler and his baby. Joey hasn't figured it out yet.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      (To Monica) Hey, so what is the big surprise?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh.
    • (Joey stares at Chandler and Monica and finally puts two and two together. He gasps.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh my God!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What... What...
    • ross
    • Ross
      Okay, okay, awkward question. The hospital knows you took two, right?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yes, it's twins!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh my God.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh, they're so cute! Now, what, what kinds are they?
    • monica
    • Monica
      (points at the baby she's holding) This is a boy, (points at the baby Chandler is holding) and that's a girl.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Her name is Erica.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Aw..
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey, that pregnant girl's name was Erica.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Yeah. It's a shame you two didn't get to spend more time together.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah, we named the boy Jack after dad.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Aw, he's gonna be so happy.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh, Jack Bing. I love that. Ooh, it sounds like a '40s newspaper guy, you know? "Jack Bing, Morning Gazette. I'm gonna blow this story wide open!"
    • (Chandler and Monica carry Erica and Jack over to the crib and put them down carefully.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh my gosh. Wow, so beautiful.
    • Mike
      (To Phoebe) I want one.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Oh yeah? Well, tell me which one, and I'll try slip it in my coat.
    • Mike
      Seriously. Wanna make one of those?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      One? How about a whole bunch?
    • Mike
      Really?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yeah! Ooh, we could teach them to sing, and we can be like the Von Trapp family! Only without the Nazis. Although that sounds kinda dull.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, you guys, I can't believe this. But I'll leave now, or I'm gonna miss my plane.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I'm just so glad you got to see the babies.
    • (They hug.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Me too. Oh, I'm just sorry I'm not gonna be around to watch you two attempt to handle this! Alright, I can't say goodbye to you guys again. I love you all so much.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I love you.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I love you.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Call us when you get there.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I will. Ross, come here.
    • (She pulls him over to the door.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I just want you to know.. Last night.. I'll never forget it.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Neither will I.
    • (They hug as Phoebe and Joey stare at the two of them.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Alright, now I really have to go. Okay. Au revoir! Oh, they're gonna really hate me over there.
    • (She leaves.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      So, you just let her go?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey, maybe that's for the best.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah. You know? You just... Look, you gotta... You gotta think about last night the way she does, okay? Maybe, maybe sleeping together was the perfect way to say goodbye?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      But now she'll never know how he feels!
    • joey
    • Joey
      Maybe that's okay. You know? Maybe, maybe it is better this way? I mean, now, now you can move on. I mean, you've been trying to for so long, maybe now that you're on different continents.. (Looks at Phoebe) Right?
    • (Phoebe nods.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Maybe now you can actually do it. You know? You can finally get over her.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah, that's true. Except I don't wanna get over her.
    • joey
    • Joey
      What?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I don't! I wanna be with her.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Really?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yeah, I'm gonna go after her.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah, you are!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Woo!
    • (Monica and Chandler look shocked as Ross goes to leave.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Wait, wait! Get your coat! Get your coat!
    • ross
    • Ross
      My coat...
    • joey
    • Joey
      This is so cool!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I have no idea what's going on, but I am excited!
    • joey
    • Joey
      But Ross, Ross. What do you, what do you think she's going to say?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I don't know, but I.. Look, even if she shoots me down, at least I won't spend the rest of my life wondering what would have happened. Where - where is my coat?!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You didn't bring one! My cab's downstairs, I'll drive you to the airport.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Okay, guys, wish me luck.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hurry!
    • joey
    • Joey
      Good luck, good luck!
    • (Phoebe and Ross leave.)
    • new scene
    • Scene 10

      The street right in front of Central Perk. Phoebe's cab is there. Ross and Phoebe run over and jump in.

    • ross
    • Ross
      There's no seatbelt!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      That's okay. If - if we hit anything, the engine will explode, so you know, it's better if you're thrown from the car.
    • (Ross looks terrified.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Alright, alright, let's do this!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Okay!
    • (A guy comes up and gets into the backseat of the cab.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey!
    • Man
      18th and East End.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I - I don't take passengers.
    • Man
      Hey! The law says you have to accept any fare.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, you don't understand. This isn't a real cab.
    • Man
      Alright, I gotta report you. What's your medallion number?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      My medallion number is, "Get out of the cab!"
    • Man
      What?
    • ross
    • Ross
      (screaming) Get out of the cab!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Get out of the cab!
    • (The man jumps out, obviously a little scared. Phoebe drives off.)
    • new scene
    • Scene 11

      Monica and Chandler's apartment. Monica, Chandler and Joey are there, packing the last boxes.

    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh, hey, hey, can I give you guys your house-warming present now?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Now, that you can do.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Alright!
    • (Cut to Joey's apartment. Joey looks inside the cardboard box that used to be the home of Chick Jr. and Duck Jr., but they have disappeared.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Ah... Chick Jr.? Duck Jr.? Don't hide from mama!
    • new scene
    • Scene 12

      Phoebe's cab. Phoebe is driving very fast, and a terrified Ross has closed his eyes.

    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You can open your eyes now.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Are we off the bridge?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yes.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Is the old woman on the bicycle still alive?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yes, she jumped right back up.
    • (Ross opens his eyes.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh my God, Phoebe, slow down!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Do you wanna get to Rachel in time?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yes, but I don't wanna die in your cab!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You should have thought of that before you got in!
    • (They drive up to a toll-booth.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Toll-booth.
    • ross
    • Ross
      What?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (screaming) Toll-booth! Four bucks. There are quarters in the glove compartment.
    • (Ross tries to open a plastic bag filled with quarters, but he's quite slow.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hurry!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Okay!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Okay.
    • (Phoebe tries to throw some quarters out the window, but she has forgotten to open the window, and she and Ross scream.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Damn, that window is clean.
    • new scene
    • Scene 13

      Joey's apartment. Joey is still looking for the birds.

    • joey
    • Joey
      Quack, quack, tweet, tweet, quack, quack, tweet, tweet, quack, quack, tweet, tweet, quack, quack, tweet, tweet, quack, tweet, quack...
    • (Monica and Chandler enter.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      We were wondering what was taking so long with the gift, but now we understand you were doing this.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Okay, I wanted to surprise you, but for your house-warming gift, I got you a baby-chick and a baby-duck!
    • (Chandler grins, while Monica is less enthusiastic.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Really? You got us a chick and a duck?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, great! Just what you want for a new house with infants. Bird feces.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah, yeah, they must have jumped off the table, 'cause now they're gone!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh, don't worry, we'll find them.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Actually, I'm gonna go check on the twins.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Alright.
    • (Monica turns around and is about to leave when she steps on something.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh God! What did I just step on?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      It's okay, it's just an egg roll.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh..
    • joey
    • Joey
      You stepped on my egg roll?
    • monica
    • Monica
      I'm sorry, I didn't know to look for Chinese food on the floor.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Just put it on a plate and leave.
    • (She does so.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Okay, let's find these birds.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Alright.
    • (Suddenly, they hear the birds.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Wait, wait. Do you hear that?
    • (They realise that the birds are in the foosball table.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh! They're in the table!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, that can't be good!
    • joey
    • Joey
      We gotta get them out of there!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      How?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh, oh! Maybe we can lure them out. You know any birdcalls?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh, tons, I'm quite the woodsman.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Well, maybe we can just tip the table a little.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Joey, wait! The ball!
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh!
    • (The ball rolls into one of the goals, and Chandler and Joey listen in horror as the ball makes its way inside the table. Finally, they can hear the birds again.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh God! So what do we do?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I don't know. Maybe we can open this up somehow.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Okay.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      No... It's all glued together.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Does that mean we have to bust it open?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I don't know. Maybe.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Oh my God!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I know! It's.. It's the foosball table.
    • joey
    • Joey
      All right, you know what? We don't have a choice. It's like I would have said in that sci-fi movie if I'd gotten the part. "Those are our men in there, we have to get them out! Even if I have to sacrifice the most important thing in my life; my time-machine."
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Did that movie ever get made?
    • joey
    • Joey
      It did not.
    • new scene
    • Scene 14

      The airport. Ross and Phoebe run in.

    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Ross, where are you going?
    • ross
    • Ross
      To talk to Rachel, isn't that why we took a ride in the death-cab?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      What? What are you just gonna walk up to her at the gate? Have you never chased anyone through the airport before?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Not since my cop-show got cancelled.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You have to get a ticket to get past security.
    • ross
    • Ross
      What? We're never gonna make it!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Not with that attitude! Now, haul ass!
    • (They run to the ticket counter, but they get stuck behind a group of old people who are walking very slowly.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Okay, if you could all walk slower, that'd be great.
    • new scene
    • Scene 15

      The gate. Rachel walks up to the man at the gate and gives him her passport.

    • Gate attendant #1
      (with a French accent) Madame, your passport please?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh my God! I was so afraid I wasn't gonna remember any of my high-school French, but I understood every word you just said!
    • Gate attendant #1
      Your boarding pass, please.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh.
    • (She starts looking through her purse, but she can't find it.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, shoot. I had it. Oh, I can't believe this.
    • Gate attendant #1
      Madame, if you don't have your boarding pass...
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I have it, I have it, I have it. Oh, okay, I can't find it, but I remember that I was in seat 32C, because that's my bra-size.
    • Gate attendant #1
      Madame, you must have your boarding pass..
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Okay, fine! But you know what? If I was in 36D, we would not be having this problem.
    • new scene
    • Scene 16

      The ticket-counter. Ross and Phoebe come running.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey, I need a ticket.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Just one? I drive you all the way down here, and I don't get to see how it works out?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Fine, two tickets, I need two tickets.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      We're on our honeymoon.
    • Ticket agent
      And the destination?
    • ross
    • Ross
      I don't care. Whatever is the cheapest.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I'm so lucky I married you.
    • new scene
    • Scene 17

      The gate. Rachel is still searching for her boarding pass.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh! Shoot! Damn it! Where is it? Oh! Oh! I found it! I found it!
    • (She runs up to the gate and the gate attendant standing there.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hah! I found it! I told you I would find it! In your face! You're a different person.
    • new scene
    • Scene 18

      The ticket-counter. Ross and Phoebe have their tickets and start looking at the screens in order to find the gate.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Okay, flight 421 to Paris. I don't see it, do you see it?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      No, did we miss it?
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, no, no. That's impossible. It doesn't leave for another 20 minutes.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Maybe we have the flight-number wrong. God.
    • (Phoebe picks up her cell-phone and calls Monica. Monica is still packing in her apartment.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Hello.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey, it's me. Here's Ross.
    • ross
    • Ross
      What? Hey, hey, listen..
    • (Monica is standing by the crib, and she's looking at her babies.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh my God! Ross, you wouldn't believe the cute little noises the twins are making. Listen.
    • (She holds the phone down to the twins.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Monica? Monica, Monica, Monica, Monica..?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, I'm sorry. Shoot, they were doing it before.
    • ross
    • Ross
      That's alright. Listen, listen.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, wait, wait, wait! Here they go again.
    • (She holds down the phone to the twins again.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Monica? Monica, Monica, Monica, Monica..?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Isn't that cute?
    • ross
    • Ross
      That is precious! Listen! I need Rachel's flight information.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, okay. Alright, it's flight 421. Leaves at 8:40.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yes, that's what I have. It's not on the board.
    • monica
    • Monica
      That's what it says here. Flight 421, leaves at 8:40, Newark airport.
    • ross
    • Ross
      What?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Newark airport. Why, where are you?
    • ross
    • Ross
      JFK.
    • (Ross sadly hangs up the phone, while Phoebe looks at him. Cut to Rachel at the gate. She gives her boarding pass to the gate attendant, and she goes onboard. The gate attendant closes the door and locks it.)
    • new scene
    • Scene 19

      Joey's apartment. Joey and Chandler are still trying to get the birds out of the foosball-table.

    • joey
    • Joey
      (yelling) Don't worry, you guys, we're gonna get you out of there.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      And we're also gonna buy you tiny, bird hearing-aids.
    • (Joey picks up a hammer and a crowbar and gets ready to destroy the table.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Okay. Here goes.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      What's the matter?
    • joey
    • Joey
      I need to say goodbye to the table first.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I understand.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Okay. Table, you have given us so many great times. And you guys, Jordan, Victor, Joel... All of you guys. What can I say? You guys make us look good. You wanna say anything?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I don't know. Except that, for one last time... (he touches the players as he says the following) Good game, good game, good game, good game, good game, good game, good game.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Okay, here we go. I can't do it.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, I can't do it either.
    • (Monica enters.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      Hey! Did you find them?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah, they're stuck inside the table!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      We have to bust it open, but neither of us can do it!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, well sure. This gotta be so hard. I'll do it. Gimme!
    • (Monica grabs the hammer and the crowbar and gets ready to bust it open.)
    • new scene
    • Scene 20

      Phoebe's cab. She's driving faster than ever before.

    • ross
    • Ross
      Phoebe! Wow! No, no, no!
    • (Phoebe screams.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Well, I've never gone this fast before.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Phoebe, forget it, okay? Newark is - is like an hour away. There's no way we're gonna make it in time.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      She's got her cell, you could call her.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I am not doing this over the phone.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      You don't have any other choice!
    • (She lets go of the steering wheel to get her cell-phone from her purse. Ross screams and reaches over in order to hold onto the wheel. Cut to the plane. Rachel is sitting in her seat when her cell-phone rings.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Hello?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Rachel? Oh, good. Hey, by the way, did you just get on the plane?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yeah.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (To Ross) For what it's worth, we would have caught her if we were at the right airport.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Yay.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Uh, Rach, hang on.
    • (Phoebe tries to give her phone to Ross, but he won't take it. He mouths "no.")
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Phoebe? Is everything okay?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Uhm, actually no. No, you've... You have to get off the plane.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What? Why?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I have this feeling that something's wrong with it. Something is wrong with the left Philange.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, honey, I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the plane.
    • (The passenger in the seat next to Rachel looks at her and seems a little nervous.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Alright, look, I have to go. I love you, and I will call you the minute I get to Paris.
    • (Rachel hangs up.)
    • Passenger #1
      Uhm, what was that?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh, that was just my crazy friend. She told me I should get off the plane, because she had a feeling that there was something wrong with the left Philange.
    • Passenger #1
      Okay, that doesn't sound good.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I wouldn't worry about it. She's always coming up with stuff like this, and you know what? She's almost never right.
    • Passenger #1
      But she is sometimes.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Well...
    • (The passenger stands up and gets his suitcase from the overhead compartment.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Wait, what are you doing?
    • Passenger #1
      Well, I can't take this plane now.
    • Air stewardess
      Excuse me, sir, where are you going?
    • Passenger #1
      I have to get off this plane, okay? Her friend has a feeling something's wrong with the left Philange.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Could I get some peanuts?
    • Passenger #2
      What's wrong with the plane?
    • Air stewardess
      There's nothing wrong with the plane.
    • Passenger #1
      Yeah! The left Philange!
    • Air stewardess
      There is no Philange!
    • Passenger #1
      Oh my God. This plane doesn't even have a Philange!
    • Passenger #2
      I'm not flying on it!
    • Air stewardess
      Ma'am, please sit down!
    • Passenger #3
      What's going on?
    • Passenger #1
      We're all getting off. There is no Philange!
    • (Everybody walks out of the plane.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      This is ridiculous! I...
    • (She notices that everybody is leaving.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yeah, okay.
    • (Rachel leaves as well.)
    • new scene
    • Scene 21

      Joey's apartment. Monica has completely destroyed the foosball-table, and Chandler and Joey are holding the birds.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Alright. My job here is done.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      That was... Impressive.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah, you didn't even use the tools for most of it!
    • monica
    • Monica
      Yeah, they were just slowing me down. Alright, I have to get back to the babies. I'll see you girls later.
    • (Monica leaves.)
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Sorry about the table, man.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      You gonna buy a new one?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Probably not. Nah. I don't know how much I'm gonna wanna play after you go.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Well, at least we got these little guys out.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Aww, we were worried about you! Hm. I guess I better get used to things crapping in my hand, huh?
    • joey
    • Joey
      I'm gonna miss these little guys. It was nice having birds around again.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Hey, you know what? Maybe we should keep them here with you.
    • joey
    • Joey
      What?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Yeah, I mean we've got a lot going on right now. And, plus, here they'd have their own room.
    • joey
    • Joey
      I could get a goose!
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      You know, I - I think you're set with the poultry.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Thanks man. Did you hear that, you guys? You're gonna get to stay here! And, and it's good, you know, 'cause, 'cause now you have a reason to come visit.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      I think there may be another reason. So, awkward hug or lame cool guy handshake?
    • joey
    • Joey
      Uh, lame cool guy handshake, yeah.
    • (They do the lame cool guy handshake. They look at each other, and then they hug.)
    • new scene
    • Scene 22

      The gate at the airport. The passengers are standing in line, and they're about to board the plane again.

    • Gate attendant #2
      Ma'am, I assure you, the plane is fine.
    • Passenger #2
      And you fixed the Philange?
    • Gate attendant #2
      Yes, the Philange is fixed. As a matter of fact, we put a whole lot of extra Philanges onboard, just in case.
    • (Rachel walks up to the gate. Cut to Ross and Phoebe who come running up to the gate.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Where is she?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I don't see her.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Rachel! Rachel Green!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      There she is!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Rachel! Rachel!
    • Gate attendant #2
      Wow, excuse me, sir, do you have a boarding pass?
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, no, I just have to talk to someone.
    • Gate attendant #2
      I'm sorry, you cannot go any further without a boarding pass.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, no, no, but...
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      (screaming) RACHEL!!
    • (Rachel comes back to the gate.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh my God... What.. What are you guys doing here?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Okay, you're on.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What? What? Ross, you're scaring me. What's going on?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Okay, the thing is..
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yeah?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Don't go.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      What?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Please, please stay with me. I am so in love with you. Please, don't go.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Oh my God.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I know, I know. I shouldn't have waited 'till now to say it, but I'm.. That was stupid, okay? I'm sorry, but I'm telling you now. I love you. Do not get on this plane.
    • Gate attendant #2
      Miss? Are you boarding the plane?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Hey, hey. I know you love me. I know you do.
    • Gate attendant #2
      Miss?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I - I have to get on the plane.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, you don't.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Yes, I do.
    • ross
    • Ross
      No, you don't.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      They're waiting for me, Ross. I can't do this right now, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Rachel?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I'm so sorry.
    • (She boards the plane.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      I really thought she'd stay.
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      I'm sorry.
    • (Phoebe hugs Ross.)
    • new scene
    • Scene 23

      Monica and Chandler's apartment. Joey, Chandler, Monica and the twins are there. Everything has been put into boxes.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Well, that's it. Everything's packed.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Wow, this is weird.
    • monica
    • Monica
      I know.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah. Uh, does this mean there's nothing to eat?
    • monica
    • Monica
      I put three lasagnas in your freezer.
    • joey
    • Joey
      I love you!
    • (He hugs her. Phoebe enters.)
    • joey
    • Joey
      Hey!
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey.
    • joey
    • Joey
      So did you guys make it in time?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Yeah, yeah, he talked to her, but she got on the plane anyway.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Where's Ross?
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      He went home. He didn't want to see anybody.
    • new scene
    • Scene 24

      Ross's apartment. Ross enters and checks his messages.

    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (on the answering machine) Ross, hi. It's me. I just got back on the plane. And I just feel awful. That is so not how I wanted things to end with us. It's just that I wasn't expecting to see you, and all of a sudden you're there and saying these things... And... And now I'm just sitting here and thinking of all the stuff I should have said, and I didn't. I mean, I didn't even get to tell you that I love you too. Because of course I do. I love you. I love you. I love you. What am I doing? I love you! Oh, I've gotta see you. I've gotta get off this plane.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Oh my God!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (on the answering machine) Excuse me?
    • Air stewardess
      (on the answering machine) Miss? Please, sit down!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (on the answering machine) I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, but I need to get off the plane, okay? I need to tell someone that I love love them.
    • Air stewardess
      (on the answering machine) Miss, I can't let you off the plane.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Let her off the plane!
    • Air stewardess
      (on the answering machine) I am afraid you are gonna have to take a seat.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (on the answering machine) Oh, please, miss, you don't understand!
    • ross
    • Ross
      Try to understand!
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (on the answering machine) Oh, come on, miss, isn't there any way that you can just let me off...
    • (The message is finished. Ross jumps over to the answering machine.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      No! No! Oh my God. Did she get off the plane? Did she get off the plane?
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I got off the plane.
    • ross
    • Ross
      You got off the plane.
    • (He walks over and kisses her.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I do love you.
    • ross
    • Ross
      I love you too, and I'm never letting you go again.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Okay. 'Cause this is where I wanna be, okay? No more messing around. I don't wanna mess this up again.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Me neither, okay? We are - we're done being stupid.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Okay. You and me, alright? This is it.
    • ross
    • Ross
      This is it. Unless we're on a break.
    • (Rachel gives him a look.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Don't make jokes now.
    • (They kiss again.)
    • new scene
    • Scene 25

      Monica and Chandler's apartment. Chandler and Monica are holding the twins. Joey and Phoebe are sitting by the window, while Ross and Rachel are standing together. The apartment is completely empty. Two men are carrying a large dresser.

    • monica
    • Monica
      Okay, please be careful with that. It was my grandmother's. Be careful.
    • (Two other men are rolling the big white dog out of the apartment.)
    • monica
    • Monica
      If that falls off the truck, it wouldn't be the worst thing.
    • (She slips them some money.)
    • ross
    • Ross
      Wow.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      I know. It seems smaller somehow.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Has it always been purple?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      (to his children) Look around, you guys. This was your first home. And it was a happy place, filled with love and laughter. But more important, because of rent control, it was a friggin' steal!
    • (Monica and Chandler put Jack and Erica in their stroller.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      Hey, do you realise that at one time or another we all lived in this apartment?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, yeah, that's true.
    • ross
    • Ross
      Uh, I haven't.
    • monica
    • Monica
      Wait a minute. What about that summer during college that you lived with grandma, and you tried to make it as a dancer?
    • ross
    • Ross
      Do you realise we almost made it ten years without that coming up?
    • monica
    • Monica
      Oh, honey, I forgot. I promised Treeger that we'd leave our keys.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh, okay.
    • (Chandler and Monica walk over to the kitchen-counter and leave their keys. Then the other four pick out their keys and leave them as well.)
    • phoebe
    • Phoebe
      So, I guess this is it.
    • joey
    • Joey
      Yeah. I guess so.
    • monica
    • Monica
      (crying) This is harder than I thought it would be.
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Oh, it's gonna be okay.
    • (Chandler hugs her. Monica hugs Ross and Rachel as Chandler gets the stroller with the twins.)
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      (crying) Do you guys have to go to the new house right away, or do you have some time?
    • monica
    • Monica
      We got some time.
    • rachel
    • Rachel
      Okay, should we get some coffee?
    • chandler
    • Chandler
      Sure. Where?
    • (They all leave the apartment. Joey helps Chandler with the stroller in the hallway, while Monica and Rachel have their arms around each other. Everybody walks downstairs to Central Perk. The camera goes inside the apartment again, and it pans around. We see the keys on the counter, and the final shot is of the frame around the peephole. The screen fades to black.)
    • END