Ethel Ayler

Rachel's former colleague Mark asks her out on a date. When Rachel invites Ross to her apartment, he thinks she wants to get back together, but she just wants to return his things. Later, as Rachel and Mark return from their date, Ross spies on them through the peephole of Joey and Chandler's door. Meanwhile, Monica dates a millionaire, and Joey is cast in a play and clashes with the female lead.

David worries about weathering a long-distance relationship as Keith prepares to go off on a three-month tour with Celeste. Meanwhile, Ruth encourages Nate to join a bereavement group to help him move on from Lisa. Ruth gets the idea to set up George's son Kyle with the friendly checkout girl at her favourite fabric store.

Alex has a promising interview at Paul's firm, but his dream position involves taking the place of his soon-to-be-fired friend.