S01E16 · SCENE 14/19 · 15:11
The One With Two Parts, Part 1 · Chandler's office
Chandler lies about Nina's mental state

Chandler lies to his boss that Nina is mentally unstable.

15:11→16:20
in the episode · 1m 09s · S01E16
Chandler lies about Nina's mental state

What happens

15:11–16:20

Chandler's boss sees Nina still at work. Chandler lies that Nina took the firing badly and is in a frenzy, so he decided not to fire her again. The boss believes him.

WhereChandler's office
DriverChandler
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadChandler fires Nina

Key lines

from this scene
15:47

You're kidding. She seems so Oh, no, no. Nina? She's:

15:53

In fact, if you asked her now she'd have no recollection of being fired at all.

16:15

Well, I guess that's why they call it psychology, sir.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

15:30Chandler lies that Nina is in a frenzy.

Scene in the episode

15:11–16:20
A · Chandler fires Nina
B · Ross Lamaze doubts
C · Joey dates Ursula
D · Rachel light fall

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