A night at Mike's piano bar gives Monica a very showy moment in the spotlight. Ross works on trying to move on after he witnesses Rachel and Gavin kissing. Chandler uses his skill to repair Joey's botched eyebrow job.

A nervous Jess invites Russell to spend the weekend at the loft, and her fears are amplified when he gets along better with the guys than she hoped.

Rachel crosses swords with her replacement and wants desperately to get back to work for fear they'll dump her. Phoebe wreaks havoc as an extra on Joey's soap opera set. Monica and Chandler face the fact that he's jobless.

Rachel is irritated to learn that her handsome new workplace rival Gavin has been invited to her birthday party Meanwhile, Ross struggles to keep lascivious Joey away from Emma's beautiful new nanny, Molly

Jess frets that her relationship with Russell isn't passionate enough. Feeling depressed, Nick devotes his energy to cultivating a vegetable garden on the roof.

Jess reluctantly dates the wealthy father of one of her students. Meanwhile, Nick attempts to buy a new cell phone and Schmidt and Winston get ultra-competitive playing bar trivia.

Jess worries after her sophisticated first date with Russell ends on an awkward note. Meanwhile, Nick's old college friend Dirk comes to stay at the loft flat and brings out Nick's laddish side.

Nick and Jess continue to struggle with the sexual tension in their relationship, both hoping and willing the other to make the first move.

Over a drunken power lunch, Jess and Cece decide that Jess should demand more responsibility in her new job. Nick struggles to come up with ideas for a new book, and Schmidt is desperate to get Ruth to sleep.

Jess and Nick return from a European book tour for `The Pepperwood Chronicles'. Elsewhere, Schmidt and Cece celebrate their daughter Ruth's birthday with a party, where Jess runs into her ex, Russell.

Jess and Nick ignore bad luck superstitions ahead of their wedding. Plus the big day has finally come for Winston and Aly.

Jess and the gang take a tour down memory lane, going through their old things, before playing a final round of True American.

Frank is having a ball with new sick friend Bianca, but when Bianca thinks Frank might be developing feelings for her, she kicks him to the curb.

When Frank shows up uninvited and high to the wedding, he reveals that Sean is still using.

Just when Ryan agrees to talk to it out with his dad, he makes an unexpected visit. Meanwhile, in an effort to connect with his crew, Sullivan looks to an unlikely source for some bonding tips.

A lot of new sexual tension exists between Fiona and Sean after their night at the diner. With Ian now in a military pre-trial facility, the gang must set off to visit him and to explain his condition to his attorneys.

Amy & Tyler meet Jeff at an LA jazz club, where Jeff reveals he's already been working on a story about Abaddonn but needs proof of bribery. When several execs can't log onto their accounts, Tyler scrambles to find a solution that won't lead investigators to him or Amy.

Frank goes to see his uptight doctor, Bianca, for a wound check-up, but Bianca is falling apart after receiving a grim cancer diagnosis.

Sullivan assigns each member of the crew a speciality skill to learn, and Ryan is caught off guard when he comes face-to-face with someone from his past. Meanwhile, Sullivan, Andy and Maya handle a structure fire in a derelict building.

In an effort to be part of the wedding, Frank offers to pay for the reception, but Sean's concerned that he'll just end up hurting Fiona and confronts him - leading to a brawl.