Dawson's Creek (1998–2003): Season 1, Episode 4 - Discovery - full transcript

Dawson turns to Jen for comfort after learning about his mom's affair with her co-anchor Bob, as well as Joey's knowledge of it. But he regrets doing so when Jen tells him some of her own problems involving her promiscuity and the real reason why her parents forced her to move to Capeside. Meanwhile, Pacey and Tamera continue to temp fate with their sordid fling, which gets compromised when Dawson accidentally videotapes it.

Dawson's Creek - Season 01 - Episode 03
"Discovery"

Oh, God, she's perfect.

Perfect?

- Dawson, you disappoint me.
- Look at her. Those eyes. That hair.

I grant you that the girl
has certain physical attributes...

...but nothing so original
or mysterious to warrant perfection.

Okay, easy.

A face like that leaves
nothing to the imagination.

The well-maintained good looks of
an upper-middle-class New Yorker...

There's no mystery there. I can see
her entire future in that face.

- Really?
- Yeah.

In three years, her above-average
SAT scores will grant her admission...

...into a small liberal arts college,
somewhere in New England...

...where she'll major in art history...

...before returning to Manhattan
to marry a bond trader she meets...

...some Saturday afternoon at
an America's Cup watching party.

Within a year, they move to suburban
Connecticut, refurbish an old...

...farmhouse, and raise three
neurotically perfect children.

You've put quite
a bit of thought into this.

Not really. It's just so obvious.

Well, Nostradamus, I think I'd prefer
to let Jen surprise me, okay?

Suit yourself.
Just trying to save you some time.

Can you hand me that
B-roll over there?

I'm taking suggestions on what to get
my parents for an anniversary gift.

I'm at a loss. What do you get
two people who've spent every day...

...together for the past 20 years?

Offhand, I'd say separate vacations.

Dawson, I know your cinematic
influences are still evolving...

...but I never anticipated
a Russ Meyer phase.

I didn't shoot this.

I think we found the perfect
anniversary gift, Dawson.

- What is this?
- I don't know.

I swear, I didn't shoot it. I...

I must've left the camera running
when we ran out of the ruins.

You know, it's not without
a certain quality.

Very watchable.

Yeah.

It's funny. That woman looks familiar.

I know what you mean.

If you brushed her
hair out of her eyes a little...

And maybe sat her behind
a big school desk?

It could almost be...

- Ms. Jacobs.
- Ms. Jacobs.

So there she is, on tape,
doing it with some guy.

Ms. Jacobs, as in
sixth-period English Ms. Jacobs?

- The very same.
- Wait a minute.

What are you talking about?
You have a tape of Tamara?

I'm sorry, Pacey. I know you thought
she was saving herself for you, but...

I was shooting some pickups
at the ruins with Jen, and we left...

...the camera running when we ran out,
and the rest is pornographic history.

God, that's really strange.

You can't tell who that guy
is or anything, can you?

Standard over-the-shoulder shot.
We can't see the guy's face.

If you're thinking of tracking
him down, look for the guy with...

...brown hair and throbbing
neck muscles.

Hey, Dawson, I think I should
get to take a look at that tape.

Sure. We'll arrange
a private screening for you.

Yeah, so you can
flog the bishop in privacy.

That's really clever how you turn
all that sexual repression into humor.

You know what, you guys? I'm late.

I should get going before
Grams puts out an APB.

I'll walk with you.

- Later, kids.
- Don't forget. I wanna see that tape.

- Pervert.
- Prude.

Pacey talks a lot. Like he's got all
this experience. It's a lot of bluster.

Someone once said that
the more a person talks about it...

...the worse they are at it.

I hardly ever talk about it.

I know.
That's why I keep sticking around.

You know what, Dawson?

Now may not be
the best time for this.

- I take it we're not alone.
- Practically a m?nage ? trois.

Just look at it this way,
Dawson, repressing desire...

...can only make it more powerful.

So I figure the next time I see you,
we are in for one titanic kiss.

- lf I can survive the wait.
- It's not waiting. It's anticipation.

Screw it.

Do you do these things
to upset me, Jennifer?

- It was only a kiss, Grams.
- Only a kiss.

I seem to remember
a lot of trouble back in New York...

...starting after only a kiss.

Your definition of trouble
is broader than anyone's I know.

Then why don't you tell me why you
think your parents sent you here.

Why don't you remind me again.

I haven't heard a recitation of my
sins for, what, 1 5 minutes now?

I don't do this to torture you.

I do it so you won't
stray down the same path twice.

You know what?
Grams, I'm bored of this.

Of the way we talk to each other.
Of these conversations we have...

...that go round in these
incredibly pedestrian circles...

...and we say the same things
over and over again.

So let's just end this right now.

What you saw outside with me and
Dawson... Grams, it was only a kiss.

Only a kiss.

How could you have
never seen that before?

I have never seen it before.
I swear to God.

You're kidding.
I mean, after 20 years of marriage...

Not 20 yet.
Not until Monday.

Hey, Dawson, listen to this.

Your mother just told me
that she has never before seen...

...the scar underneath my chin.

The one you got from that
moped accident 1 0 years ago?

Yes. Thank you, Dawson.
Thank you very much.

Now, you see there? My son knows
my face better than you do.

Maybe you should
start coming home early...

...see my face in the daylight
for a change.

Don't bother.
I'll show myself out.

Pacey.

- What are you doing?
- The tape.

- What tape? Ms. Jacobs?
- Yes, the Ms. Jacobs tape!

Stop! Dude, you're
messing up my dailies.

I told you I'd show you the tape.
You couldn't wait?

No, guess not.

Dude, I knew you had
it bad for her, but calm down.

This is not such a big deal.

There you go. Mad dog.

- Dawson.
- Yeah?

You know, maybe I haven't been
entirely honest with you lately.

I mean, not that I've lied
to you or anything.

I've just withheld some details.

Okay.

Well, I'm not cursed with
self-awareness like you are, Dawson...

...but I know enough to know
how people see me. I mean...

I'm not the guy who gets the girl.

The guy who talks about it,
but not the guy who gets her.

Enough people
say that stuff about you...

...and you start to believe it yourself.

I'm not quite following
you here, Pacey.

- I got the girl this time, Dawson.
- What?

Yeah. Call it the law of averages,
call it an act of God...

...call it whatever you want,
but I got her.

Who? Who?
Who'd you get, Pacey?

Oh, man...

You know what, Dawson, I don't
know how to tell you this, but...

The guy with the brown hair
and the throbbing neck muscles...

...the guy with Tamara Jacobs...

...that's me.

- No.
- Yeah.

I'm not just talking this time,
Dawson, though I wish I was...

...because, off the top of my head,
I can think of 40 reasons...

...why this tape could ruin my life.

Not the least of which
is the embarrassment factor.

No guy's first time
should be captured on video.

Are you crazy?

I don't think there exists
a word to describe my reaction.

But I like her, Dawson. I really do.

And it's not just the sex, man.

I don't know. Maybe this is too
improbable or bizarre to ever work out.

Bizarre might be a word, yeah.

Yeah.

This...

This is gonna sound
a little strange, but...

On the tape, was...?

I mean...

Did I look all right?

Performance-wise,
did I cut it, man?

Yeah. You did fine, man.

I mean, from what I could tell. Yeah.

You did fine.

Cool, man.

Thanks.

And don't tell anybody yet.

All right.

You could get
them some candlesticks...

...a nice picture frame,
maybe a piece of folk art.

Do you think they'd
like something like that?

Dawson, your parents are
middle-aged, white suburbanites.

They live for folk art.

You should see my parents lately.
It's disgusting. They're like...

Half the time they're making out
or dry-humping in the living room.

You know, it's sad. I'm actually
jealous of my parents' sex life.

What do you mean?
Blondie isn't giving you any?

I thought by now you would've...

You're a real romantic,
aren't you, Joey?

I don't think you're going to
get anywhere unless you off...

...the wicked grandmother, but...

Mom?

Mom.

Dawson! Hello.

Joey.

What are you do...?
Well, this is a surprise.

- What brings you out here?
- We're just doing some shopping.

I'm sorry.
Dawson, this is...

- Bob Collinsworth.
- Yeah. Six and 1 1, right?

- Right.
- And Joey.

- Hi.
- Real thrill.

Your mom was just helping me
out with a little wardrobe problem.

Seems the station research has
indicated that while viewers like me...

...they hate my sport coats.

Anyway, it's wonderful
to finally meet you, Dawson.

Your mother's
told me about your film.

Being a bit of an indie fan myself...

...I'd love to take
a look at it whenever it's done.

Sure. Okay, yeah.

Bob, we really should
get back to the prep session.

She's right. Take care.

Pleasure to meet you both.

See you at home, honey.

- Bye, Mom.
- Goodbye, Joey.

When I first saw Bob on television,
I thought he was a real tool...

...but, I don't know, now that I've
met him, he doesn't seem so bad.

- What do you think?
- I think you had it right the first time.

Dare I ask?

Your worst fears are founded,
Grams. I'm going to see Dawson.

You know,
maybe I'm asking for it...

...but I would rather you say
whatever it is you're thinking...

...than continue to look
at me the way you are right now.

- He only wants one thing from you.
- No. That's not Dawson at all.

He's completely sweet
and honest and romantic...

Him and that Potter girl...

The way she climbs
in his bedroom window.

- I don't even want to hazard a guess.
- No.

Dawson and Joey are just friends.

Maybe there's some of that sexual
tension thing that happens when...

...a guy and a girl have been friends
for so long, but that's as far as it goes.

And as far as
Dawson and me, Grams...

...you saw the entire
highlight reel yesterday afternoon.

So I'd be correct in assuming
you have certain feelings for him?

Yeah, you would.

Well, nothing
can be done about that.

I only hope you can avoid
making the mistakes...

...that you and I both know girls
your age often make.

You know, you always find a way
to get that last dig in, don't you?

Jennifer, you exasperate me.

Everything I say
isn't meant as criticism.

No, I know.
Some of it's meant as judgment.

- Hey, Tamara.
- Hi. Well, this is a surprise.

I saw you sitting here.
I thought I'd come on over.

- Well, I'm glad you did.
- Well, what you reading?

Just the approved
1 0th-grade reading curriculum.

I'm trying to choose the next book
for our class. Any suggestions?

How about something
with action in it this time?

- Action?
- Yeah. Sex.

What is our school board
so afraid of?

We're practically adults now.
We can handle this stuff.

A few blue novels
are not gonna kill us.

Pacey, every piece of literature...

...that you'll read this year
will have sex in it.

- Everything last year probably as well.
- Yeah, but it's not real sex.

I mean, it's sex as cautionary tale.

Sex as a warning.
I'm not kidding about this.

Every time somebody
in one of those books has sex...

...something bad has to happen.

Romeo and Juluet.

They have sex, next thing
you know, they kill themselves.

The Scarlet Letter?

Hester Prynne has sex, next thing
you know, she's an outcast for life.

The Greek one. The...

- Oedupus?
- Yes. That one.

That guy sleeps with some chick,
who, granted, is his mother.

He's so freaked out by it,
he pokes out his own eyes.

Okay? That's not real life.

Correct me if I'm wrong,
but it has been known to happen...

...that every once in a while, two
people sleep together, they enjoy it...

...and afterward
everything works out fine.

You really think that is possible?

Steven?

All right. Reaction.

- And I want complete honesty.
- Well, if...

But before you say anything...

...just know that your opinion
means a lot to me and if you hate it...

...I can't anticipate the downward
spiral it might send me on.

Well, my pathetic shriek aside,
I think it's really good, Dawson.

Very promising, and I'm sure
it's gonna turn out great.

- Great?
- Really great.

I still have a lot of
pre-dubbing to do tomorrow.

I'm going to go down
to my mom's station.

They let me use the equipment down
there without too much hassle. So...

But...
Would you like to come along?

- Yeah. That sounds cool.
- Yeah?

Really?

Why are you so surprised
every time I jump at the chance...

...to spend time with you?

I don't know.
Natural skepticism, perhaps?

Well, get over it. Not everything
in life has to be so complicated.

In old movies, whenever two
characters were in bed together...

...the censors always made one
of them keep one foot on the floor.

Which I never understood.
I figured if the characters...

...were clever enough,
they could still do almost anything.

Dawson. Dawson. We've got plenty
of time to prove our censors wrong.

We don't have
to make our case today.

All right?

Okay.

All right. That was great.

- Could we see that with picture?
- Sure. Yeah.

- Seen your mom this morning yet?
- No, I'll track her down later.

Okay, here we go.

We'll go again. This time,
more shock, less anger.

All right.
More shock, less anger. Okay.

- I'm sorry, Dawson. I...
- Okay. We'll take a break.

I'm sorry if I was being
a perfectionist in there.

I get like that sometimes.

No. I like a man
who knows what he wants.

Really? Sort of like me?

Sort of.

Dawson, look.
There's your mom.

Come on.

Look, I know that your head
must be spinning right now, and...

I don't know. Maybe one of the things
you're thinking is how unfair it is...

...that right now, when you
need to talk to someone most...

...you're kind of stuck here with
little more than a semi-stranger.

But we always seem to have
something to say to each other...

...even if our conversations
are more banter than real talk.

You know, fun and sweet and
everything, but kind of on the surface.

What I'm trying to say is...

Is that if you want to talk to somebody
about this, I mean really talk...

...even though I know
we've never done that before...

...I'd really like to be that person.

I need to talk to you.

Okay.

What I should really
do is tell my dad.

"Dad, the woman you're about
to celebrate 20 blissful years...

...of marriage with...
She's sleeping with Bob now.

Apparently, the scent of his
Aqua Velva was too much to resist."

I think we both know that's
not the best idea, Dawson.

God, I joked about them having
an affair, but I was never serious. I...

Wonder what the rate of adultery is in
this town? Your parents, my parents.

We live in this
Norman Rockwell town...

...with whitewashed fences
and beachfront houses...

...and underneath, it's...

Do you think people know?

People always know.

Well, we didn't.

Right?

Joey?

Joey, I didn't know.

Did you?

You knew.

You...
How could you not say anything?

Why?
So you could hate me for telling you?

Because you know
that's what would've happened.

Besides, I thought you
would've seen it by now.

What?

You're a pretty
perceptive guy, usually...

...but I think we can agree
you've been preoccupied...

- What are you talking about?
- I'll give you a hint.

Blond hair, about the last
stages of a B cup.

Don't turn this into a discussion
about Jen. Joey, you lied to me.

I didn't know how to...

- What, are you threatened by Jen?
- Threatened, Dawson?

No, I'm not threatened. I'm bored.

You're bored. So you lie
to me to curb your own boredom.

I was trying to be your friend.

What you did was not the action
of a friend. What you did...

...let me make this clear,
is disengage this friendship.

No, Dawson. I was trying, and...

I didn't know how to...

Struggling for something
to say, Joey?

At a loss for words? Don't worry.
Your actions are far more articulate.

Bye! See you later.

Have a nice life.

- Hi, Dawson.
- Hi.

I didn't see you at the station
yesterday. I thought you would say hi.

- Things got a little crazy, you know.
- Sorry I missed you.

Honey, something bothering you?

No. Fine.

Well, I don't believe you.

You've never been very good
at disguising that look...

...you get when
something is bothering you.

Okay, let me guess.

One of the many women in your life
has got your head spinning.

Yeah, something like that.

Dawson?

Yes, what can I help you with?

Two things, actually.

First, I know you don't like me and
you look at me as some sex-crazed...

...teenager looking to corrupt your
granddaughter, but I assure you...

...that's not the case. Not at all.

What's the second thing?

I'm here to pick up Jen.

Jennifer!

Maybe it's me. Maybe I have these
old-fashioned ideas about fidelity.

Which I obviously inherited from
my father's side of the family.

I'm sorry.
Am I starting to bore you?

- No.
- Because I'm starting to bore myself.

No, not at all, Dawson.
I mean...

You know, I'm glad that
we can talk about this.

I was hurt earlier when you wouldn't
say a word to me, and I was sure...

...you ran to pour
your heart out to Joey.

Well, I won't make
that mistake again.

Do me a favor? Promise you'll always
be up-front and honest with me.

- Okay.
- That's not just a passing remark.

I firmly believe that secrets destroy.

They wound and hurt and kill and...

I really want us to have a chance.

Okay? No secrets between us ever.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean... But don't you
think that in certain situations...

...there are things that people
just don't wanna know?

No. Even if my mom had
fallen out of love with my dad...

...she should've been honest...

I'm not talking about your parents.

I mean, come on. Don't you
ever wonder why two months ago...

...why I suddenly
come to live up here?

You told me it's because
your grandfather's sick...

...and your grandmother
needed your help.

My grandmother's been
an RN for the past 40 years.

The only thing I can help her
with is staying out of her way.

Okay. So why are you here?

- Honesty, right?
- Yeah.

Look, my parents didn't exactly
send me up here to help out Grams.

They sent me up here
because the clich?s...

...about teenagers
in the big city are true.

What clich?s?

Come on, you've heard them.

They grow up too fast, stay out
too late, hang out with the wrong...

...kind of people, have sex too young.

And your parents wanted to
get you away from kids like that?

No, Dawson.
I was kids like that.

- The sex part?
- Yeah.

Boyfriend, right?

Yeah, but not just him.

Okay.

So that stuff you said about being
a virgin, I should probably disregard.

You know what?
Maybe I'm just being completely...

...self-destructive here because I like
you, and I know the timing is off...

...and everything,
but this is at your request.

And you're right.

We should be honest, and you
should know who you're dating.

- You're okay with this, right?
- Yeah.

I mean, the way I thought you
were talking it was gonna be worse.

Dawson?

- What?
- Would you hold my hand?

Yeah. Sure.

I'll see you later.

Hey, you know,
I missed you this morning.

Came in early.
Movie stuff, you know.

I'm feeling like
blowing off my lab report.

Want to go to a movie
or something?

That sounds great, but, you know,
I'm so behind in my homework...

...I don't think my GPA can afford it.

Okay. Well, maybe just
a quick study break then.

- Okay. Yeah, I'll call you.
- Yeah?

- Definitely. Yeah.
- Look, about what we talked about...

Jen, I've really got to go, okay?
But I'll talk to you later.

Yeah. Later.

Question of the day:

If someone is having
an affair with multiple partners...

...should they tell both
partners of the arrangement?

An informal survey, Pacey?

This is relevant, what with
STDs and AIDS running rampant...

...not to mention
the moral implications.

No. I agree.

If you were involved with
someone else, I'd want to know.

Me? No, no, no.
You don't turn this around on me.

- Don't turn what around?
- The issue.

And what's that?

Well, do you like him
or do you like me?

You're disarming
when you sound your age.

I saw you at lunch yesterday...

...and today in the hallway
laughing together.

The way you brush his arm.

Who's it gonna be, Tamara,
me or Mr. Gold?

You know, I never knew you
were so bothered by this, Pacey...

...because I'd hate to think
I have to choose.

I mean, Benji and I have
so much in common.

We love to talk about books
and authors and...

...we're both big opera fans...

...not to mention our
legendary man troubles.

Man troubles?

Yes. Apparently, in your extensive
research, you failed to detect...

...that I'm not exactly Benji's type.

No?

Not unless you think I bear
some resemblance to Mel Gibson.

Mr. Gold is gay?

That's not to be repeated.

So, I don't understand.

Yesterday at the caf?
when I tried to hold your hand...

And because we were in a public
place where any number of students...

...or teachers or parents
could see us, I didn't let you?

Pacey.

If you're confused about us...

...if you're trying to make sense out
of what's happening between us...

...the best I can tell you is, so am I.

Yeah? Really?

Yes. Really.

Hey.

I think you owe me about
seven-eighths of a conversation.

Yeah, I guess I do.

I mean, it's probably just
my own pathetic insecurity...

...but I wanted a quick postmortem
on last night, make sure you're...

...okay on what we talked about.

I'm fine with it.

Really?

Yeah, I mean, besides, Jen, it's
in the past. It's over and done with.

Even if I did have a problem,
what could I do?

- You could tell me.
- Tell you what, Jen?

I don't know what
you want me to say.

Let me help out. You could tell me
why you've been avoiding me...

...or what's behind that look.

Whether it's repulsion or jealousy
or complete disapproval...

...because I know I've never
seen it from you before.

You could tell me you suddenly feel
strange about us, that we need...

...a break because you don't seem
to know me, and maybe you never did.

Or... And now I'll make
it really easy for you, Dawson...

You could just tell me
if I've left anything out.

I didn't think so.

- So it wouldn't bother you?
- Why would it bother me?

Because she's not a virgin.
She's had sex with other guys.

This is what I don't understand
about you, Dawson.

If the woman I was hot for came up
to me and in some confessional way...

...told me she wasn't a virgin...

Don't you see what she's doing?

No.

- You don't see it?
- I don't.

She's giving you an in, Dawson.

She's saying, "I understand,
you're nervous about making...

...the first move on me because you're
some romantic who puts women...

...like me up on a pedestal. So, here,
I'm gonna give you the greatest gift...

...any desirable woman can give
to a sexually inexperienced guy."

- An in?
- Exactly!

She's saying she wants
it just as bad as you.

Your carnal needs are reciprocal.

This is not about sex, Pacey,
it's about romance.

God, you've no idea what
I'm talking about, do you?

Yeah, I do.

No, you don't, because what
I was gonna say before this...

...world-according-to-Pacey speech
is that this has nothing to do with...

...getting Jen in the sack.
It has to do with one thing...

Right. The fact that you're scared.

Listen. Dawson, the Jen Lindley
that you have built up in your mind...

...does not entirely exist, okay?

In your movies she can be
whatever you want, but in real life...

...the scripts got thrown out.

- So it seems.
- Listen...

All I can say is enjoy it, man. Life has
some pretty unexpected benefits.

Yeah.

I could do without all
the unexpected plot twists though.

- The virginal girlfriend...
- Who's not exactly a virgin.

The high-school strike-out artist...

Who's having an affair
with his teacher.

Then there's the happily married
couple who's celebrating their 20th...

...wedding anniversary tonight who's
really not as happy as we thought.

Yeah. That sucks, man.

- So did you talk to your mom?
- Nope. Change of plan.

Dawson, I thought you said
you were gonna tell her.

I'm gonna tell my dad.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- I didn't hear you come in.
- I'm not surprised.

So tonight's the big night, huh?

Do you have any idea
how long 20 years is?

And that doesn't include
the four years we dated.

I got to talk to you about...

Most of our college friends are already
on their second marriages by now.

We all got married
at the same time...

...early 20s,
which is young by today's...

I admit there's a strong possibility
this is not the right time...

But, you know, after 20 years, I can
still say the same thing I did then.

Can't imagine my life without her.

Dad...

- What?
- There's something I gotta tell you.

Well, sounds serious.
What is it?

It is, and I know this
is the wrong time, but...

Hi, Dawson.

- I'll be ready in a second, honey.
- Okay, fine.

Dawson, I'm listening.

Happy anniversary, Dad.

Have a great time.

That I will.

Hi.

Sorry, kitchen's closed.

Well, if you can survive the shock,
I actually came to see you.

I need some advice.

And what field do you
consider me an expert in?

Dawson Leery.

You know, I'm sort of busy here
with these receipts and locking up.

- Maybe we could do this another...
- I told him I wasn't a virgin.

I think I have a minute.

It's just that he seemed
so disappointed in me, which...

...of course, made me angry and...

Now I don't know where we are.

Well...
Let me tell you about Dawson.

Granted he's articulate for his age,
but he's not exactly mature.

I mean, he's the classic only child.

He pouts when things
don't go his way...

...and only sees in black and white.

- Anything else confuses him.
- Yeah.

When it comes to women...

...there are popes
who've had more experience.

I mean, the guy was
a shrimp until last summer.

To say his sex life is limited
is the understatement of the decade.

It's barren. A desert.

I don't envy what you
have to deal with, believe me.

You're not trying
to scare me off, are you?

No.

I'm trying to tell you that every guy who
grows up to be one of the good ones...

...he was probably a dweeb
with girls when he was 1 5 too.

So, what would you do?

Same as you.

I'd get hurt. Mad. Confused.

Ask people for advice.

Maybe the wrong people,
and then I'd wait.

For what?

For him to grow up. Come around.

Everything.

And how long does that take?

Don't go by me.

I'd probably be stupid
enough to wait forever.

Mind a little company?

Can I ask you a question?

How old are you, Tamara, like, 35?

Something like that.

And you've been
with other guys, right?

Some, yes.

A lot?

Well, not a lot that mattered.

And how many was that?

That mattered?
You want numbers?

Well, let's see.

There was one in high school,
and one in college...

...and since then, I'd say,
there've been three.

But no one for a few years.

Great. Thanks.

Pacey.

Yeah?

About the one in high school?

I didn't mean my high school.

Well, it's been another
busy week here in Capeside.

Last two people I ever thought
would agree on anything, now do.

Both Grams and Dawson
officially think I'm a slut.

You know, between you and me,
I don't even know what the big deal is.

I mean, in two years, nearly 55 percent
of my peers will have had sex...

...and in five years, it'll be almost 1 00,
and nobody will care when I did it.

But as for now,
it's an unfortunate and major deal.

Who knows...

...maybe by the time you wake up
a 1 5-year-old girl with a shady past...

...won't be such a bad thing.

Hanging out with all your friends?

Yeah. That's why you weren't invited.

Phasers on stun. I come in peace.

- You're gonna screw it up, you know.
- What?

Jen.

She came and talked to me.
I told her, sit tight, he'll be back.

Thanks, appreciate it, Joey.

I explained to her
that it's displaced anger...

...and you're just
mad at your mom and dad.

I'm mad at the world, Joey.
I'm a teenager.

And by the way, we're old pals now,
Blondie and I, so if you have...

...any messages you want
to get to her, let me know...

Look, whatever you've done,
thanks, but I just don't want...

...to talk about it right now.

With you.

Come on. Passing up a chance to
dish about the girl of your dreams?

- That's what you do with friends.
- It is.

Except I'm not sure that we are.

How droll.

The tables have been turned.

This isn't just about yesterday, Joey.
It's last week, last month. It...

Everything between us recently.
We just...

We're not getting along
the same way we used to.

So the friendship... You don't
think we're friends anymore?

I don't know. Are we more?
Are we less? I...

All I know is,
it's just not the way it used to be.

Nothing is anymore.

It's called social evolution, Dawson.

What's strong enough flourishes...

...and what doesn't we look at behind
glass cases in science museums.

You and I?

Are we museum bound?

I don't know about that.

- You get angry at me too easily.
- You're way too critical to me.

In some alternate universe, we must
have been married, like, 50 years.

- I'm sure it was a wonderful wedding.
- The best.

We each brought dates, I assume.

Yeah, Jen was
by my side throughout.

And at the end of the evening,
the inevitable question.

Who do you take home?
The date or the wife?

- A dilemma.
- But fascinating.

Faced with the choice you stood,
surveying your options.

Your eyes drifted slowly...

...from her...

...to me.

Then back to her.

Then back to you?

Yeah, but I was having a drink
with the rich guy at the bar.

Until moneybags got fresh, and you
needed somebody to bail you out.

Really?

- I don't remember that part.
- I do. Clear as day. Absolutely.

You were definitely
in need of a rescue.

And were you man enough?

Did you set aside your clear-headed
analysis of the situation and act?

Did we save each other
that night, Dawson?

You know, it gets so hazy at this
point, I really can't remember.

Couldn't tell you.

Well, when it comes back to you,
I'd certainly be curious to hear...

...how it all ended.

You'll be my first call.

Well, good night, Dawson.

All this subtext is making me tired.

Dawson?

Yeah?

No matter how
the wedding turned out...

...I'm pretty sure I had
a wonderful time up until the end.

Yeah.

Me too.

No doubt about it.

Straight to the Smithsonian.

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