Kevin Brief

Joey becomes convinced that Monica's having an affair after Chandler sneaks back into town. Rachel gives her phone number to a guy at a bar. Ross and Mike try to hang out together but it doesn't go very well.

Suffering from a case of physicists block, Sheldon's search for the answer to a physics problem leads him to work at the Cheesecake Factory with Penny.

As Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer try to keep their distance from each other, each girl looks to distractions to help fulfill the “separate time” request from their parents. Aria channels her inner artist and signs up for a pottery class at Hollis College. Not only does the class qualify as “separate time,” but it also gives her an excuse to see Ezra on campus, so there are benefits on both sides — that is, until she finds out Jenna is also taking the class. Emily stays focused on her swimming career and how that could help her stay in Rosewood, but when she doesn’t get the solid commitment from Danby University, she comes up with a way to fudge things to convince her mom to stay. But will goody-two-shoes Emily be able to go through with her sneaky plan? Feeling like the only one who doesn’t have a hobby, Hanna turns to Lucas to see if she can join the yearbook staff to fill her time.

Lucas (recurring guest star Brendan Robinson) starts to unravel as the date with his new dream girl approaches — which Hanna arranged for him — so Hanna feels the need to help him out. But when Caleb (recurring guest star Tyler Blackburn) is thrown into the mix and Hanna’s idea of what is helpful starts to backfire, Lucas’ date takes a downward turn. With Emily’s mother blaring to the world about her scholarship commitment, Emily is at the edge of spilling the truth behind the fake letter. But with some help from a surprisingly supportive Samara (recurring guest star Claire Holt – Mean Girls 2, H2O: Just Add Water), maybe the situation isn’t as dire as Emily once thought.

Meredith dreams of what her life would have been if her mother had been healthy.