S10E17-S10E18

The Last One

Full screenplay script transcript for Friends S10E17-S10E18: The Last One

25 Scenes690 Lines
Scene 1

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

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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.)
Scene 2

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

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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
Scene 3

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

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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.
Scene 4

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

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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.)
Scene 5

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

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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
Scene 6

The hospital. Continued from earlier.

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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!
Scene 7

Central Perk. Ross, Phoebe and Joey are there.

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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!
Scene 8

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

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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.
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.

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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.)
Scene 10

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

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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.)
Scene 11

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

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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!
Scene 12

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

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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.
Scene 13

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

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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.
Scene 14

The airport. Ross and Phoebe run in.

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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.
Scene 15

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

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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.
Scene 16

The ticket-counter. Ross and Phoebe come running.

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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.
Scene 17

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

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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.
Scene 18

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

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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.)
Scene 19

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

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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.)
Scene 20

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

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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.)
Scene 21

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

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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.)
Scene 22

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

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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.)
Scene 23

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

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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.
Scene 24

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

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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.)
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.

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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