Rachel waits in the hospital maternity ward with the anxious Ross. Inspired to conceive a baby of their own, Chandler and Monica search for a private room in which to get romantic. Meanwhile, Phoebe is attracted to a handsome patient, Cliff. She asks Joey to pose as his daytime television drama character, Dr. Drake Ramoray, and interrogate Cliff about his background.
Karen begins her deposition into her possible role in the death and cover-up of her lover, Thomas Grey.
After his father dies in a mysterious plane crash, attorney Nick George reluctantly accepts an offer to take over his post as chief counsel to a wealthy and influential family.
Nick enlists the help of an airplane mechanic to try to figure out who killed his father; Juliet refuses to take part in an important family photo shoot; Tripp pressures Patrick to announce his candidacy for the Senate.
A blackmailer surfaces and demands ransom for a sex tape featuring one of the Darlings; Patrick must end his affair with Carmelita; Brian's wife figures out that the "Swedish orphan" he brought to live with them speaks English.
