Joey and Chandler take a road trip to Las Vegas, where Joey has landed the lead role in a movie. But the two argue and Joey goes on alone. Rachel has an eye infection. (Original Broadcast: Season 5, Episode 22)
Doug's new promotion makes him miserable.
Drew runs into old high school bully Simon Tate (guest star Norm MacDonald) at the Warsaw. Simon apologizes for how he behaved as a teenager and seems to have changed his ways. Drew gives an out-of-work Simon a job at Winfred-Louder but he soon starts pushing everyone around just like in the old days.
The detectives arrive on the scene of a shooting outside of a school. The victim is Lester Bakewell, a sergeant in the US Army who was at the school to do recruitment. Sipowicz is promoted to Sergeant. A woman reports her homeless uncle missing.
Rich and JT decide to enter a contest for male-strippers in order to win money for a ski trip.