In 1993, Gregory has started pre-production on his movie, and the loft is in chaos. Athena wants to go over the script, the crew is blowing fuses, and Gregory can't get an actress to do a nude scene. He gets lucky and finds a girl hanging around the set named Valerie, and she agrees to help him out. Athena, meanwhile, gets a call from Randy Gendel, a theater director who didn't give her a part in ""The Iceman Cometh,"" even after she slept with him (Episode #104). Athena is apprehensive to talk to him, but he's got a role for her in an off Broadway play and it could be a huge break. Athena meets with Gendel, and realizes that in order to do the play she'll have to drop out of Gregory's movie. When Athena tells Gregory this, he loses it. He can't believe Athena would bail out on him especially since she knows how much the movie means to him. Stricken with guilt, Athena volunteers to drop out of the play, but Gregory makes a compromise and says he'll rewrite the script to accommodate her s

In 1993, Gregory struggles to hold his film together. Everything that can go wrong does; his leading lady isn't there, the Germans want to add a ridiculous hot tub scene, and Valerie refuses to do nudity. Then the sound guy walks off…but luckily, Josh is home and agrees to substitute. Unfortunately, Josh's impromptu job ruins Beth's plan to tell him that she can't marry him - so she leaves the loft/set to hunt down Joe and commiserate about the difficulty of their situation. Athena finally shows up at the set in full diva mode, provoking a catfight with Valeria and forcing Gregory to explode at the entire crew and call it a day. After everyone clears out, Athena apologizes for being late and gives him a pep talk, while Gregory reminds her that this film is his only shot at being a director.

At the office, Joe's happiness at being made partner is seriously marred by his fear that Carlito is responsible for the stolen computers - and by his failure to find his little brother. He struggle

In 1993, Beth and Joe continue to see each other secretly, regardless of the repercussions among their friends and Josh's depression from the cancelled wedding. Josh however manages to lift Gregory's funk - if not his own - by offering to finance Gregory's film. Once on the set, Josh enjoys playing the role of producer, particularly when one of the actresses seems interested in him. Ignoring Athena's suggestion that he's on the rebound, Josh winds up taking Valerie home and getting stoned with her. He finds himself happier than he's been since the breakup with Beth, and he wants to sleep with Valerie, but she seems more interested in his money and stories about going to parties with the likes of Donald Trump.

Athena meanwhile tells Gendel that she won't have sex with him again, because of Gregory. And Joe continues to worry about Carlito's involvement with the stolen computers, even while he flexes his new muscle at the firm by giving both Anderson and Teresa the brush-off.

In 2001, Gr

In 1993, Josh abandons a frustrated Gregory and the film crew at his father's apartment to whisk Valerie off to Vermont, where they shack up, get high and elope. Meanwhile, working to motivate Peter during his love scene with Athena, Gregory discovers that his lead actor is gay as he tries to ignore their mutual attraction. And Joe finds Carlito measuring cocaine in their parents' shed. When the two tussle, Carlito pulls a gun on him. Bruised and worried, Joe shows up at Beth's, but is disappointed when she immediately assumes that he had a fight with Josh. Claiming he doesn't want to be her ""rebound"" boyfriend, Joe storms out of Beth's apartment moments after the two of them decide to call it quits.

In 2001, Gregory furtively collects dirt on Athena for his article, while Amanda convinces Joe to host a celebrity dinner party at his house to drum up some publicity. Beth is reluctant, but agrees to meet with Amanda when Joe cancels an important meeting to help make sandwiches for the ho

In 1993, Carlito dodges through the N.Y. Marathon spectators, and manages to give the hoodlum chasing him a slip. He races to the loft apartment, where Gregory has banished the other roommates to finish shooting his film. Seeing Carlito's disappointment, Gregory tells him to stop by Athena's later if he wants to see his brother - he'll even make him an extra in the party scene. Meanwhile, Josh and Valerie are enjoying their honeymoon at Russ' penthouse when Russ walks in to find them naked, stoned, and - surprise - married. Russ berates Josh for getting married without a pre-nup, investing his own money in a movie, and for being the schmuck who let Beth get away.

That evening at Athena's, as Beth watches them filming the re-enactment of Athena's party/holdup, Josh introduces her to his new wife, and Athena confesses to her that she might be pregnant. Joe shows up and heads straight for Beth - at least until he spots Carlito posing as one of the party guests. He turns to have a word wit