Ross tries to convince him to go to the audition but Joey is too proud to do so. Things around Joey now are not going so well - his bank statements arrives, and the amount he owes them is substantial. However, Joey is annoyed that he's called to act as a secondary cab driver character and refuses to go down that road. Even better, Estelle comforts him how write-offs happens often in the acting world, and that she's already got him another audition.
When Joey shows up smiling at Central Perk with a new leather cap, it seems he's dealing well with his character being cut off from Days of our Lives.
