This results in Phoebe admitting to being in love with Jacques Cousteau (after a dream she had earlier, although another dream saw her fantasizing about Jack) Rachel realizes she wasn't supposed to put beef in the trifle, and Joey says he just wants to leave. Monica and Ross take this opportunity to yell out secrets about each other they have wanted to say, including Ross being fired from the museum then marrying Rachel and getting divorced a third time, but only after Ross reveals that Monica and Chandler are living together. Furious at his sister, he finally tells his parents that it wasn't Chandler. Ross tries to avoid telling his parents about getting high, forcing Monica to tell them. Joey and Ross are also invited to spend Thanksgiving with Janine, Joey's roommate, and her hot dancer friends, but the girls make them stay. Monica comes in saying her parents were wondering if Chandler was trying to get Ross stoned and Chandler explains what Ross did. Ross knowing what his mother meant pulls Chandler aside and explains what she said: in college Ross smoked pot in the dorm room and when his parents walked in, he blamed it on Chandler. Ross finally figures out why the Jack and Judy don't like Chandler: When a compliment on Judy's new sweater results in him calling it tight and then stuttering, Jack asks Judy what's wrong with Chandler, Judy says 'I think he's stoned again.', which puzzles Monica and Chandler. It is clearly seen that none of them really enjoy the dessert from the first taste, except Joey, who oddly but honestly acclaims the ruined dessert, particularly its custard, jam and the sautéed beef. Everyone taste the first bite, except Phoebe who doesn't eat meat, and Rachel herself who opts to firstly receiving complimentaries from ones who try her creation.

It comprises layers of ladyfingers, jam, custard, raspberries, more ladyfingers, beef sautéed with peas and onions, a little more custard, bananas, then whipped cream.

Monica tells Rachel she can make the dessert this year, but the cookbook pages are stuck together and Rachel ends up making something that is half trifle half shepherd's pie. Chandler tries to charm the Gellers to get them to like him so that they can tell them the truth, but it's clear their dislike of him is deeply ingrained. The Geller parents are coming over for Thanksgiving, but they don't know that Chandler and Monica are living together, or even dating for that matter.

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