'It's just been too long,' Ross said. 'Something has to be wrong.' He had just called home again and still had no answer. 'She's missing.' The others looked at each other.
'Maybe she's at her uncle's?' Monica asked.
'No I just called him too,' Ross said, 'He said she had been to see him at work this afternoon. She told him she was meeting me. She told him that I had an important interview and that she didn't want to be late.'
'So she intended to meet you,' Monica said.
'Of course she did, I never doubted it,' Ross said crossly. 'I don't like your suggestion that Emily's done something wrong.' Monica blinked in brief confusion at this rewriting of their previous discussions. 'Something's happened to her.'
'Well maybe we'd better call all the hospitals,' Monica said. Chandler nodded,
'That's a good idea.'
'Oh my God do you think she's been hurt?' Ross suddenly stood up in alarm.
'We don't know Ross but we should check,' Monica said gently. Ross put his head in his hands.
'I've been accusing her of all sorts of things and she could be lying in a hospital bed!' Phoebe put an arm around him. Monica started dialling.
'You'd better ask for Rachel while you're making inquiries,' Chandler said.
'Rachel?' Ross asked.
'She's missing too,' Chandler said. 'She hasn't turned up yet.' Monica stopped dialling.
'Ross, do you mind if you if I just run and check whether Rachel's arrived home yet? If I'm going to call the hospitals about Emily I think I should check whether I need to call them about Rachel too.'
'Of course, of course,' Ross said, sitting down again, as Monica dashed out.
'I'd better go with her,' Chandler said.
'It's not that far,' Ross said.
'I know but we don't want Monica to go missing as well as Emily and Rachel,' Chandler said as he raced out the door.
'Oh My God, maybe I should be out there too,' Ross said standing up and pacing around the room.
'Out there looking?' Joey said, 'Where would you start?' Ross sat down, deflated.
'I don't know. I'm just doing nothing at the moment. Emily's out there, she could be hurt or afraid or anything. And now Rachel seems to be missing as well.'
'I know,' Phoebe said. 'What a terrible co-in-' Ross turned to stare at her.
'Co – in?'
'Um, coincidence,' Phoebe admitted.
'You think they might be missing together?' Ross asked.
'Relax Ross,' Joey said, 'She's probably on a date or something. There's no way Rachel and Emily would be together.'
'Yeah, that's the most likely explanation for her not being here,' Ross said. 'At least someone is having a good time.'