Chandler: So we thought we'd throw you little going away party around seven. Monica and Erica are talking about the baby, and Monica is rubbing Erica's tummy.] Monica (to Ross): Okay, well, stop staring at them. It would be too sad. Chandler: (holding a pair of furry handcuffs) What the hell is this? Monica: Well, I thought this would be a great opportunity to use up all the food that I don't want to move to the new house with me! Uhm, I have some goodbye stuff that I wanted to say to each of you and I was gonna save it until the end of the night, but come here (they go into the guest room). Phoebe: She's gonna say goodbye to each of us individually. Chandler and Rachel.] She says goodbye to everyone but me. (Ross takes big steps leaving for Joey and Rachel's apartment, where Rachel is going through her papers.) Monica: She doesn't have a stomach ache, she's in labor. (Ross walks over to her and starts to kiss her passionately.
Plan: A: New York; Q: Where does Erica go to prepare for the birth of her baby? A: the gang; Q: Who holds Rachel's going away party? A: an individual goodbye; Q: What does Rachel give each of her friends at her going away party? A: tears; Q: What emotion does Rachel's goodbye party move everyone to? A: Ross; Q: Who was left wondering why Rachel didn't say goodbye to him? A: their history; Q: What is the reason Rachel doesn't say goodbye to Ross? A: Chandler; Q: Who finds a pair of handcuffs and tries to find out who they belong to? A: their apartment; Q: What do Monica and Chandler start packing up? A: labor; Q: What does Erica go into that leads Chandler and Monica to rush her to the hospital? A: the hospital; Q: Where do Monica and Chandler rush Erica to when she goes into labor? Summary: As Erica arrives in New York to prepare for the baby's birth, the gang hold Rachel's going away party, during which she gives each of her friends an individual goodbye, moving them all to tears, except for Ross, leaving him hurt and wondering why she doesn't say goodbye to him. Rachel later reveals to Ross that with their history, it would be too difficult for her to say goodbye to him, and the emotional argument that follows leads to them sleeping together. Monica and Chandler start packing up their apartment and Chandler finds a pair of handcuffs and tries to find out who they belong to. Erica goes into labor, leading Chandler and Monica to rush her to the hospital.