(Monica waves at Julio.) (kisses her)
Woman: Mark!! (to Ross) The what? Get off her! He thinks Monica is empty, she is the empty vase! He was with her when he wrote this poem. Joey: Who? Mark: Hey, hold on a second. Monica: Anyway um, when he left he forgot to take the poem with him. Phoebe: A stripper at a bachelor party, that is so clich�. Rachel: A big idiot. Rachel: Ohh, with who? Rachel: You have a play date with a stripper?! Ross: She's having lunch with him. [Scene: Joey's audition, the director has returned and wants to see the combination.]
Plan: A: Mark; Q: Who does Rachel tell Ross he can trust? A: a jealous Ross; Q: Who believes Mark wants to steal Rachel? A: the workplace; Q: Where does Ross shower Rachel with romantic gifts? A: a dance; Q: What is Joey forced to teach to an entire Broadway cast? A: Monica; Q: Who gets revenge on Julio? A: a busboy; Q: What is Julio's job? A: the diner; Q: Where did Monica meet Julio? A: The Empty Vase; Q: What is the name of the poem Monica's date wrote? A: Phoebe; Q: Who told Monica that Julio's poem was a snide comment? A: the stripper; Q: Who did Ross and Ben have a play date with? A: a bachelor party; Q: Where did Ross meet the stripper who has a son Ben's age? Summary: Convinced Mark wants to steal Rachel, a jealous Ross showers her with romantic gifts at the workplace. Joey's numerous lies on his padded résumé catch up with him when he is forced to teach a dance to an entire Broadway cast, unsuccessfully. Monica dates Julio, a busboy from the diner who writes her a poem called, 'The Empty Vase'. Touched, Monica sleeps with him, but Phoebe explains that the poem means he thinks she is "empty" inside. Monica later gets revenge. Rachel assures Ross he can trust her with Mark, then becomes jealous when he and Ben have a play date with the stripper from a bachelor party he attended who has a son Ben's age.