Plot

Monica becomes annoyed at how Chandler sucks up to his boss. Rachel tries to confront Monica about her relationship with Chandler. Ross hooks up with Janice when he finds out Emily is getting married.

Rachel wants to know all details about Chandler and Monica, Joey paid attention to none, so she's all over Monica at Central Perk and at home, but nothing makes her spill any beans. Ross' ex Emily is going to marry; so he smashes a scone. Chandler and Monica enjoy being a couple at his office party; as his boss Doug and his wife Kara love her, they are invited to play tennis at Doug's place, where Chandler goes to great lengths to let Doug win, despite Monica who is furious he's such a suck-up at work; they get a dinner invitation, where Monica first inspires Chandler not to laugh at Doug's lame joke, then changes her mind. Ross is so frustrated he goes out with... Janice, who still thinks Chandler is in Yemen, and is amazed how well she listens, but all his whining is too much even for her. When Ross apologizes for having gone out with his ex, Chandler cleverly jumps at the chance to set the precedent for forgiving a friend going out with a girl close to a friend, such as a relative.—KGF Vissers

Monica is dismayed by how Chandler kisses up to his boss at work. Chandler has a work laugh in front of Doug (Sam McMurray) & his wife Kara. He laughs at Doug's less than funny jokes. Doug invites Monica and Chandler to join them at a game of tennis. Monica goes at it really hard and starts beating Doug and Kara. Chandler wants Monica to throw the next game. Monica only offers to take it down to 95%, but that's the best she can do. Chandler lets Doug win by intercepting all of Monica's shots and Monica destroys the racket. Chandler argues that if they hadn't lost the game, they would never have been invited to dinner the following night. Monica says that Chandler is a suck-up around them and has no spine. At dinner, Chandler continues with his work laugh routine, till Monica calls him out on that and says that she wont accompany Chandler on his work engagements anymore as she doesn't like Chandler in his sniveling work-weasel avatar. Chandler takes this seriously and doesn't laugh at Doug's next joke. This leads to a lot of awkwardness in the room. So, to diffuse the tension, Monica explains the joke to Chandler in great detail (indicating that she is OK with Chandler laughing at Doug's jokes) and they both laugh at it together..

Rachel tries to get Monica to confess her secret about Chandler, but Monica is unwilling to confide anything. Finally Rachel tells Monica that she knows about her and Chandler as she overheard them talking on the phone. Monica claims that she was calling Chandler a Bigot since he tells the most racist jokes. She fake laughs at the idea of something going on between her and Chandler. Rachel finds from Joey that Monica is in Chandler's room, when Monica told Rachel she was working late. So, Rachel goes over to confront Monica. She over hears Monica about how she feels bad about lying to Rachel and that she is her best friend. Rachel drops a lamp while exiting, which brings Monica out. Monica claims to be cleaning Chandler's room (Chandler pays her to clean it, which is her new job). Rachel congratulates Monica on her new job and leaves.

Ross learns Emily is engaged again (he takes his anger out on a British scone by stomping on it), and has a one-night stand with someone the group is all too familiar with, Janice (Maggie Wheeler) (they both met in a bar and ended up spending the night together). Ross argues that he and Janice have a lot in common as they are both divorced and both have kids. Ross is thinking long term with Janice. Ross goes on another date with Janice and opens up about his life and talks to her for hours. Later, Janice breaks up with Ross, unable to stand his perpetual whining.

Phoebe and Joey have a race between the chick and the duck. Ross asks Chandler to forgive him for sleeping with his ex, believing it breaks a friendship rule. Chandler is amused, but realizes he can leverage that in case Ross becomes upset when he eventually finds out about him and Monica.