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Francine spent the whole night in the closet (literally) rather than allow her attraction to Katchoo to flourish. When she finally comes out it is to get ready to go to work. Katchoo says she doesn't have to be ashamed, there is nothing Francine could do with Katchoo that she hasn't wished for. Francine says she wasn't prepared for how it made her feel: like somebody else. Katchoo tells her, "I know I'm spending my life with the right person. Are you?" Francine starts to cry and goes to work.
Rachel grabs Francine and takes her to a presentation. Along the way Rachel talks about her boyfriend Chuck Janson. Wow, what a coincidence, Francine thinks. Yeah right. Rachel says she's meeting Chuck for lunch after the presentation, why don't Francine come along? She doesn't want to do it, but Rachel is persistent.
Katchoo goes to David's apartment. He's already moved out. She tells the landlord she needs to find a family heirloom, so he lets her into the vacant apartment to look. The only thing Katchoo finds is a crude drawing David made of her and David, holding hands, naked, standing on top of Francine's head. It makes Katchoo break out laughing for a second, then she starts to cry.
At the presentation, things aren't going so well, until Rachel asks Francine to hold the chart under her breasts. Rachel squeezes the back of Francine's blouse, causing her boobs to stand out as she talks about growth, expansion, the coming year, busting through restraints, stripping the competition bare, etc. The meeting ends in a standing ovation, they've not only won the account, some of the guys want to give her the whole damn company. When Francine and Rachel leave, Francine is mad as hell. Rachel tells her she just showed her the secret to life, the universe, and everything, and what she does with that power is up to her.
At lunch Rachel interrogates Francine about her life and hears about Katchoo (she pretends not to know her). She talks about Brad while Brad is sitting right there and she is very frank about their sexuality, which makes Francine uncomfortable. The conversation drifts back to Katchoo, and Rachel gets more and more creepy until she finally asks, "Is she a dyke?" Francine gets totally upset and leaves. Rachel mutters to herself, "Fascinating, she really draws the line at Katchoo."
Francine doesn't wait for a cab, she runs all the way home, with Rachel's words ringing in her ear, "Immigrant's daughter...questionable character....what will people think...is she a dyke...?" Francine's mind overrides this with one repeating thought: SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND. She throws open the door and takes Katchoo into her arms.
