Nervous because his daytime drama role requires him to act as if he is deeply in love with a woman, Joey rehearses with Rachel. Later, she observes the taping of the emotional scene and has a surprising dream that night about Joey. Meanwhile, Chandler makes a nonrefundable reservation at a Vermont country inn to surprise Monica. Unfortunately, she is too busy with her job, so Ross accompanies Chandler to the romantic hideaway. Also, Monica must find a tactful way to ask Phoebe to stop performing her disturbing folk music in front of Monica's restaurant.
Malcolm is hospitalized for an appendectomy; Francis stages a hunger strike at Marlin Academy.
Sam flips out when his goddaughter vistas and agrees to move in with Woody.
As Cedric arrives looking for a new place to live, Steve must help Bullethead keep his dog out of the pound.
When a religious cult operating in Canada unearths a spacecraft similar to the one Scully discovered in Africa, a plot is set in motion to kill baby William.