Gilmore Girls (2000–2007): Season 1, Episode 10 - Forgiveness and Stuff - full transcript

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SO YOU HAVE A FORMAL COMING UP?

YEAH, BUT I DON'T
THINK I'M GONNA GO.

NONSENSE. OF
COURSE YOU'RE GOING.

I JUST DON'T WANT YOU
TO MISS ANY EXPERIENCE

BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO AFRAID.

I'M AFRAID? OF WHAT?

OF ASKING DEAN.

ARE YOU ASKING ME TO
GO TO A DANCE WITH YOU?

NO.

YES.

BYE, GRANDMA. BYE, MOM.

BYE.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS BOY?

I KNOW THAT RORY LIKES HIM,

AND THAT HIS PAROLE OFFICER HAS
HIGH HOPES FOR HIS REHABILITATION.

HEY.

WHAT?

THANK YOU FOR
TONIGHT. IT WAS PERFECT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

LORELAI, GET UP. MMM.

NOW! RIGHT NOW!

WHAT? RORY'S NOT HOME.

RORY, HAVE YOU
BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT?

OH, NO.

PLEASE, PLEASE LET
ME COME WITH YOU.

NO! RORY!

I HAVE TO GO HOME.

LET'S JUST TRY AND BE CALM
UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

THEY WERE OUT ALL NIGHT!

SHE'S GOING TO GET
PREGNANT. NO, SHE'S NOT.

SHE'S SMART AND CAREFUL,

AND I TRUST HER. AND
SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.

AND IF YOU CAN'T ACCEPT
THAT OR BELIEVE IT,

THEN I DON'T WANT
YOU IN THIS HOUSE!

DO YOU HAVE ANY
IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO WAKE UP WITH MY MOTHER HERE

AND FIND OUT THAT
YOU NEVER CAME HOME?

SO ALL THIS IS ABOUT
GRANDMA BEING HERE?

NO, IT'S ABOUT THE FEELING
OF COMPLETE TERROR

WHEN YOUR KID ISN'T IN
HER BED IN THE MORNING!

NOTHING HAPPENED.

THEN IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND
OF TERROR WHEN YOU FIND OUT

THAT SHE SPENT THE
NIGHT WITH SOME GUY!

I'M SORRY THAT I SCREWED UP, AND
I'M SORRY THAT YOU GOT YELLED AT,

BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
AND YOU KNOW IT.

PEOPLE, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION.

NOW, I WANT MY
"BEFORE" MARY OVER HERE

AND MY "AFTER" MARY OVER HERE.

WISE MEN, SHEPHERD, LINE
UP FOR THE PROCESSIONAL.

UH, I ONLY HAVE HALF A DONKEY?

I NEED THE REST OF THE DONKEY.

OW.

HOLD STILL, KIRK.

YOU STUCK ME. DID NOT STICK YOU.

YOU DID, TOO.

OK, BE QUIET NOW.

UM, TAYLOR, THE BABY JESUS
IS MISSING AN ARM AGAIN.

WHAT?

I WAS JUST GETTING IT
OUT OF THE TRUNK AND...

LET ME SEE THAT.

OH, FOR PETE'S
SAKE. OK, LISTEN UP!

THE ARM IS MISSING!

I REPEAT, THE ARM IS MISSING!

MAYBE ITS JUST TIME TO
GET A NEW BABY JESUS.

YOU KNOW, ONE THAT'S A BOY.

IT'S A DOLL. NO ONE CAN TELL.

WELL, IT HAS A BOW.

THIS HAS BEEN THE BABY JESUS IN
EVERY CHRISTMAS PAGEANT SINCE 1965.

WERE YOU HERE IN 1965?

NO, I WASN'T.

FIND THE ARM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

NOTHING. YOU'RE FLINCHING.

YOU STUCK ME ONCE. THERE'S
NOTHING TO SAY YOU WON'T DO IT AGAIN.

OK, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE DONE.

WELL?

I SWEAR, I'VE LOOKED TWICE.

LOOK AGAIN.

TAYLOR, COME QUICKLY.

OUR "BEFORE" MARY'S
ABOUT TO BECOME AN "AFTER."

WHO ELSE IN TOWN IS KNOCKED UP?

FIND THE ARM?

NOPE.

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK
A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS.

♪ IF YOU'RE OUT ON THE ROAD ♪

♪ FEELIN' LONELY AND SO COLD ♪

♪ ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS CALL MY NAME ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE THERE
ON THE NEXT TRAIN ♪

♪ WHERE YOU LEAD,
I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ ANYWHERE THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED IF YOU NEED ♪

♪ YOU NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ WHERE YOU LEAD ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ ANYWHERE THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED IF YOU NEED ♪

♪ YOU NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD ♪

HEY, I THOUGHT WE
WERE MEETING AT LUKE'S.

WE WERE?

OH, MY GOD, I'M SO SORRY.

I FORGOT.

LET ME GUESS. YOU AND
LORELAI HAVEN'T MADE UP YET?

NOPE.

THINGS ARE STILL
VERY MIRACLE WORKER

AT MY HOUSE.

GOD, HOW DID EVERYTHING
GET SO SCREWED UP?

I THINK YOU STAYING
OUT ALL NIGHT WITH DEAN

HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

AND MY GRANDMOTHER BEING
THERE TO WITNESS IT DIDN'T HELP.

NEVER DOES.

IT SUCKS.

THINGS WERE GOOD.

SCHOOL WAS GOOD, DEAN WAS GOOD.

NOW MY MOTHER AND I
ARE BARELY SPEAKING.

MOM AND GRANDMA
ARE BARELY SPEAKING.

DEAN'S NEW NAME
IS NARCOLEPSY BOY.

HOW'S HE TAKING IT?

I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T TALKED
TO HIM SINCE IT HAPPENED.

THAT'S 4 DAYS AGO.

I KNOW.

HAS HE CALLED?

I TOLD HIM NOT TO.

AND HE LISTENED?

NO.

GOOD BOY.

OK. I REALLY NEED TO TALK
ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE NOW.

YOU WENT SHOPPING.

YES, I DID.

I GOT A MOOING COW-SHAPED
TIMER FOR SOOKIE,

SOME CARDIO SALSA TAPES
FOR MICHEL, A BOOK FOR DEAN.

YOU GOT DEAN A BOOK?

YEAH, METAMORPHOSIS.

METAMORPHOSIS.

IT'S KAFKA.

VERY ROMANTIC.

I THINK IT IS ROMANTIC.

I KNOW I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED
THAT SOME GUY WOULD GET ME

A REALLY CONFUSING
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN NOVEL.

I THINK HE'LL APPRECIATE IT.

A BOOK SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU'VE TO LOOK AT WHAT A
GIFT SAYS TO THE OTHER PERSON,

NOT TO YOU.

REMEMBER 2 YEARS AGO, I
GOT MY MOM THAT PERFUME?

YEAH. OK.

TO ME THAT SAID, "HEY MOM, YOU WORK
HARD. YOU DESERVE SOMETHING FANCY."

NOW, TO MY MOTHER, IT SAID, "HEY
MOM, HERE'S SOME SMELLY SEX JUICE,

THE KIND I USE TO
LURE BOYS WITH."

AND RESULTED IN ME BEING
SENT TO BIBLE CAMP ALL SUMMER.

YEAH, BUT...

JUST IMAGINE THAT YOU
ACTUALLY GAVE DEAN

SOMETHING REALLY ROMANTIC,
AND HE GAVE YOU A FOOTBALL.

YOUR HYPOTHETICAL
ROMANTIC PRESENT IS SAYING

THAT YOU REALLY,
REALLY LIKE HIM.

AND HIS PRESENT IS SAYING,
"HEY MAN, LET'S JUST BE FRIENDS."

AND YOU'RE SAYING
THAT THIS BOOK...

IS A CZECHOSLOVAKIAN
FOOTBALL, YES.

SO THEN WHAT DO I GET HIM?

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IS FIND
OUT WHAT HE'S GIVING YOU,

AND THEN GAUGE YOUR
GIFT ACCORDINGLY.

BUT DOESN'T THAT KIND
OF TAKE THE FUN OUT OF IT?

GIFT-GIVING IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, TRY
SPENDING A MONTH AT KOREAN BIBLE CAMP.

YES, RIGHT THERE.

NOW FLIP THE ELF AND THE FAIRY.

WHICH ONE'S THE FAIRY?

THE ONE WITH THE WAND.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ISN'T THIS A WAND?

NO, THAT IS A STAFF.

SO THIS ISN'T A FAIRY?

THAT IS LITTLE BO PEEP.

AND YOU DON'T WANNA MOVE HER?

I WOULD PREFER THAT YOU DIDN'T.

OK. SO, WE'RE STILL
LOOKING FOR A FAIRY.

THE SEARCH CONTINUES.

NO CHANCE YOU'RE GONNA HELP ME?

NONE WHATSOEVER.

INDEPENDENCE INN.
LORELAI SPEAKING.

LORELAI.

MOM, HELLO.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
THE CHRISTMAS DINNER THIS FRIDAY.

AH, CHRISTMAS DINNER.

YOU FORGOT.

WELL, THERE'S BEEN A LOT
GOING ON AROUND HERE LATELY.

YOUR CHRISTMAS SHINDIG'S NOT HIGH
ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO OBSESS ABOUT.

WELL, I'M SORRY IF THE
TIMING'S BAD, LORELAI,

BUT THE WORLD DOES NOT
ALWAYS REVOLVE AROUND YOU.

WELL, THANKS FOR THE TIP.

COCKTAILS ARE AT
6:00. DINNER IS AT 8:00.

I PROBABLY WON'T BE
THERE FOR COCKTAILS.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE WORK EARLY?

NO, I CAN'T.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN
MY JOB DESCRIPTION.

WELL, THEN DON'T COME.

WHAT?

DON'T COME.

THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN
ENORMOUS BURDEN FOR YOU.

YEAH, BUT...

JUST SEND RORY.

YOU... YOU'RE TELLING ME NOT TO
COME TO THE CHRISTMAS PARTY?

WELL, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY TOO BUSY.

I HAD THE GERMAN
MEASLES IN 5TH GRADE.

I... I STILL HAD TO SHOW UP
TO THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.

LORELAI, LET'S BE HONEST HERE.

I'M NOT TOO HAPPY
WITH YOU RIGHT NOW,

AND I ASSUME YOU'RE
NOT HAPPY WITH ME.

MY POLKA-DOT DRESS
MATCHED MY FACE,

AND STILL I HAD TO SIT
THROUGH 12 COURSES.

I AM TIRED OF FORCING YOU TO
DO ALL THOSE TERRIBLE THINGS

THAT INFRINGE UPON YOUR LIFE.

AND I DO NOT HAVE
THE ENERGY TO PRETEND

THAT THE WAY YOU TREATED ME THE
OTHER DAY WAS IN ANY WAY ACCEPTABLE.

SO YOU'RE UNINVITING
ME TO CHRISTMAS DINNER?

YES, I AM.

FINE.

FINE.

OK, ANYTHING ELSE?

I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL.

OK WELL, GREAT, MOM. IT'S
BEEN SWELL TALKING TO YOU.

GOODBYE, LORELAI.

BYE.

THIS ONE?

NO.

THIS ONE?

NO.

THIS...

NO. NO.

I WISH YOU'D CHANGE YOUR MIND.

IT'S NOT MY MIND THAT
NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.

I DON'T THINK SHE MEANT IT.

OH, SHE MEANT IT.

WELL, MAYBE SHE THINKS
SHE MEANT IT AT THE TIME,

BUT I BET SHE WON'T MEAN IT
WHEN I SHOW UP WITHOUT YOU.

AND WITHOUT A MAP TO
FOLLOW THAT REASONING,

I SAY, "TAKE A HAT,
IT'S COLD OUTSIDE."

SO YOU JUST WANNA HOLD A GRUDGE.

YES, IT BURNS MORE CALORIES.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

YES, IT IS. HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR
GRANDMA GOT THOSE LEGS OF HERS?

SHE'S NOT EXACTLY
A STAIRMASTER GAL.

MOM.

NEVER SAW HER ON
THE RUNNING TRACK.

OK.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE COUNTRY
CLUB ORGANIZING A TAE-BO CLASS.

FINE, FORGET IT.

SHOULD I PUT YOUR NAME
ON GRANDMA'S PRESENT?

YES. SIGN IT "THE INNKEEPER
FORMERLY KNOWN AS HER DAUGHTER."

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

WHAT?

I THINK YOU'RE ACTING
A LITTLE IMMATURE.

I'M NOT ACTING.

WHAT ABOUT THE APPLE TARTS? YOU
WAIT ALL YEAR FOR THOSE APPLE TARTS.

I CAN LIVE WITHOUT
THE APPLE TARTS.

YOU'VE MADE UP SONGS AFTER
EATING 5 OF THEM WITH LYRICS

THAT CONTRADICT
THAT LAST STATEMENT.

OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU
HAVE TO GO. YOU'RE LATE.

YOU REALLY WON'T COME?

WHAT? I'M SORRY, IS
SOMEBODY SPEAKING?

COULDN'T BE RORY. SHE'S
HALFWAY TO HARTFORD.

FINE, I'M GOING.

DRIVE CAREFULLY.
WATCH OUT FOR ICE.

BRING ME BACK ONE
OF THOSE TARTS.

HI, GRANDMA.

RORY, COME IN. YOU LOOK LOVELY.

THIS IS FROM ME AND MOM.

WELL, AREN'T YOU THOUGHTFUL?

I'LL JUST PUT IT UNDER THE TREE.

YOU KNOW, MOM
ACTUALLY PICKED IT OUT.

RORY, DO YOU KNOW
HOLLAND PRESCOTT?

I MET HER LAST YEAR.

HOLLAND, LOOK WHO'S HERE.

HELLO, RORY.

THAT'S NOT MY PROPOSAL.

YES, I KNOW. HENRY
TONED IT DOWN A LITTLE.

HENRY DID? HENRY IS A TODDLER.

HE THOUGHT YOUR TAKE
WAS A LITTLE CONSERVATIVE.

AND A MORON!

RICHARD, BE VERY CAREFUL.

THIS MAN MAY BE
OUR BOSS ONE DAY.

OH, THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

WHY, HAVE YOU HEARD SOMETHING?

RICHARD, ALAN, LOOK WHO'S HERE.

HELLO, RORY. HI.

WHERE'S YOUR MOTHER?

OH, SHE...

OVER BY THE APPLE
TARTS, I ASSUME.

LORELAI COULDN'T COME TONIGHT.

SHE COULDN'T?

NO, SHE HAD TO WORK.

OH,

SPEAKING OF WHICH, I'M
GONNA GIVE THAT MAN A CALL.

RICHARD, YOU'RE GETTING
YOURSELF ALL WORKED UP.

AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN WITH THIS
COMPANY, IT'S BEEN RUN BY GENTLEMEN.

REVISING A MAN'S WORK
WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A PHONE CALL

WOULD'VE BEEN UNHEARD OF.

IT'S A NEW WORLD OUT
THERE, RICHARD. OH!

PLEASE STOP ALL THIS SHOPTALK.
WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE.

I'M GONNA CALL THAT MAN.

RICHARD, IT'S PAST
MIDNIGHT IN LONDON.

OH? EVEN BETTER.

GRANDMA, COULD I TALK
TO YOU ALONE, PLEASE?

YOU NEED SOMETHING TO DRINK.

I WANNA APOLOGIZE
ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT.

RORY, PLEASE. THIS IS A PARTY.

I MESSED UP. IT'S MY FAULT.

THIS IS NOT THE TIME OR
PLACE TO DISCUSS THIS.

YOUR MOTHER SHOULD'VE
TAUGHT YOU THAT.

PLEASE DON'T BE MAD AT HER.

I'M NOT MAD AT ANYONE.

NOW GO BACK IN
AND JOIN THE PARTY.

BUT...

AND TAKE THIS TO GIGI
ON YOUR WAY BACK.

♪ WILL HAVE A JUBILEE ♪

YES, JOE, I KNOW
IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT,

BUT I ORDERED MY
PIZZA AN HOUR AGO.

OH, NO, I DID NOT HEAR
ABOUT THE DELIVERY VAN.

HUH!

WELL, I AM VERY, VERY
SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

NOW, WAS IT A FAIRLY NEW VAN?

GREAT, OK. WELL, JOE,

AS WITH MOST TRAGEDIES IN LIFE,

THERE COMES A TIME WHEN YOU
JUST NEED TO PICK UP AND MOVE ON.

SO WHAT'S THE NEXT PHASE
OF THE DELIVERY SAGA?

MMM-HMM.

♪ DON'T THINK I
HAVE THE ENERGY ♪

WELL, HOW LONG UNTIL YOUR BROTHER'S
BACK WITH THE RAZOR SCOOTER?

OK. UH-HUH.

ALRIGHT. JUST CALL ME
WHEN HE GETS THERE.

BYE, JOE.

♪ HAD HIS NUMBER
BUT NEVER THE TIME ♪

♪ MOST OF '81 PASSED
ALONG THOSE LINES ♪

♪ SO DECK THOSE HALLS,
TRIM THOSE TREES ♪

♪ RAISE UP CUPS OF
CHRISTMAS CHEER ♪

♪ I JUST NEED TO
CATCH MY BREATH ♪

♪ CHRISTMAS BY
MYSELF THIS YEAR ♪

♪ CALENDAR PICTURE,
FROZEN LANDSCAPE ♪

♪ GET THIS WINTER OVER WITH ♪

♪ FLASHBACK TO
SPRINGTIME, SAW HIM AGAIN ♪

♪ WOULD'VE BEEN
GOOD TO GO FOR LUNCH ♪

♪ COULDN'T AGREE WHEN
WE WERE BOTH FREE ♪

♪ WE TRIED, WE SAID
WE'D KEEP IN TOUCH ♪

♪ DIDN'T, OF COURSE,
TILL SUMMERTIME ♪

♪ OUT TO THE BEACH TO
HIS BOAT, COULD I JOIN HIM? ♪

♪ NO, THIS TIME IT WAS ME ♪

♪ SUNBURN IN THE 3RD DEGREE ♪

♪ NOW THE CALENDAR'S
JUST ONE PAGE ♪

♪ AND, OF COURSE, I AM EXCITED ♪

♪ TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT,
BUT I'VE SET MY MIND ♪

WELL, HI THERE.

HI.

HOW YOU DOING? FINE.

GOOD. GOOD. SHOULDN'T YOU HAVE A
SQUEEGEE WITH YOU OR SOMETHING?

I WAS JUST... LOOKING FOR RORY?

SHE'S NOT HERE. OK.

I'LL TELL HER YOU TAPPED.

THANKS. MMM-HMM.

SOMETHING ELSE?

I JUST... I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THAT THINGS GOT ALL MESSED UP.

YES, THEY DID.

AND I'M SORRY.

UH-HUH?

BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

OK, I HAVE TO GO.

WE SAT DOWN, AND WE
WERE READING THIS BOOK

AND THEN WE FELL ASLEEP.

PICK A MORE INTERESTING
BOOK NEXT TIME.

SO AM I LIKE PUBLIC ENEMY
NUMBER ONE WITH YOU?

NUMBER ONE? I DON'T KNOW.

WOULD YOU SETTLE FOR TOP 5?

'CAUSE I'M STILL LITTLE HOT
FOR THAT CRAZY BOMBER GUY

WHO'S BEEN LIVING
IN A CAVE FOR A YEAR.

PLEASE, JUST TELL
ME WHERE I STAND.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE
YOU STAND, OK?

ALL I KNOW IS MY 16-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER DIDN'T COME HOME ONE NIGHT.

AND YOU HAD SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THAT.

I TOLD YOU, NOTHING HAPPENED.

I HEARD.

LOOK, YOU CAN HATE ME,
BUT YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.

I WOULD NOT LET
ANYTHING HAPPEN TO HER.

YOU HAPPENED TO HER.

I WON'T HURT HER.

YOU KNOW, I WAS
16 WHEN I HAD RORY.

I KNOW.

THAT IS THE SAME AGE
SHE IS NOW. I KNOW.

SHE WANTS TO GO TO HARVARD.

SHE WILL GO TO HARVARD, AND IF SHE
DOESN'T, IT WON'T BE BECAUSE OF ME.

I DON'T HATE YOU.

NO? NO.

THOUGH I DID IMAGINE
20 DIFFERENT WAYS

TO REMOVE YOUR
HEAD FROM YOUR BODY.

YEAH?

UH, WHICH ONE LOOKED THE BEST?

HEDGE CLIPPERS. HUH.

DULL ONES.

WELL, I MEAN, SURE, YOU
WOULDN'T WANT IT TO GO QUICK.

EXACTLY.

OK, UH, I'M GONNA GO.

DEAN.

YEAH?

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A
REALLY NICE FRONT DOOR.

YOU MIGHT WANNA
USE IT SOMETIMES.

GOT IT.

SEE YOU.

♪

HENRY, YOU RING ON 3.

I THOUGHT IT WAS 2.

NO. CHUCK RINGS
ON 2. YOU RING ON 3.

I'M ON ONE.

ARE YOU SURE?

NOPE. SORRY,
YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M 2.

FROM THE TOP. 1, 2.

HENRY!

HEY.

RORY COMING? NO.

SHE ON A DATE? NO.

GOOD. SO YOU FORBID
HER TO SEE THE BAG BOY.

I'D REALLY RATHER
NOT TALK ABOUT IT.

JUST TELL ME YOU FORBID
HER TO SEE THE BAG BOY.

I DID NOT FORBID HER
TO SEE THE BAG BOY.

ARE YOU CRAZY?

WELL, HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S
MOVING UP TO PRODUCE,

SO HE'S SUDDENLY
BECOME QUITE A CATCH.

THAT KID IS TROUBLE.

CAN I ORDER, PLEASE?

FIRST TIME I SAW
HIM, I THOUGHT THAT.

I'M THE ONE WHO TOLD YOU
I THOUGHT HE WAS TROUBLE.

YOU TOLD ME I WAS CRAZY.

YOU ARE CRAZY,
AND HE IS TROUBLE.

HE IS NOT TROUBLE.
HE'S 6'2", HE'S BEAUTIFUL,

AND HE'S COMPLETELY IN
LOVE WITH MY DAUGHTER.

TROUBLE. BIG TIME.

I'LL GET YOU A BURGER.

WAIT.

CAN I SEE A MENU?

YOU NEED TO SEE A MENU?

YES.

YOU COME HERE EVERY DAY.

I KNOW, BUT I USUALLY
ORDER THE SAME THING.

TONIGHT I'M IN THE MOOD
FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

A MENU.

PIECE OF PAPER, LIST
OF FOOD OFFERED.

OK. HERE.

IT'S NOT IN JAPANESE.

DON'T YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF
HOLIDAY SPECIAL, SOMETHING FESTIVE?

I JUST GOT SOME GREY
POUPON. IT'S FRENCH.

TONIGHT'S MY PARENTS'
BIG CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION.

THERE'S GOOD FOOD, THESE
AMAZING APPLE TARTS, BIG TREE.

THE ONLY HOLIDAY I ACTUALLY
ENJOY GOING OVER THERE FOR,

AND THIS YEAR I'M UNINVITED.

WHY THE HELL WOULD ANYBODY
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS 2 WEEKS EARLY?

DID YOU EVEN HEAR THE PART
ABOUT ME BEING UNINVITED?

TO YOUR PARENTS'
FAKE CHRISTMAS PARTY?

I DID HEAR THAT. DO YOU CARE?

OBVIOUSLY YOU DO.

YES, I DO. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.

YOU LIKED GOING. I DID.

RORY'S THERE
WITHOUT YOU. SHE IS.

YOU AND RORY AREN'T
GETTING ALONG RIGHT NOW.

AND YOU FEEL BAD
AT BEING SEPARATED

AT A TIME YOU USUALLY
SHARE TOGETHER.

WOW.

DID I MENTION YOU COME
HERE EVERY DAMN DAY?

I'LL HAVE A BURGER.

COMING RIGHT UP.

EMILY, YOU'VE OUTDONE
YOURSELF YET AGAIN.

YES, I CAN'T IMAGINE THE HOURS
YOU SPENT SLAVING OVER A HOT STOVE.

YOU'RE TEASING ME, ALAN.

IT'S DELICIOUS, EMILY.

A COMPLIMENT FOR MY CHEF IS A
COMPLIMENT FOR ME. THANK YOU, ALAN.

WELL, I, FOR ONE,
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

WHERE HENRY IS AT THIS HOUR.

PROBABLY GALLIVANTING AROUND
LONDON LIKE A BULL OUT TO STUD.

RICHARD, PLEASE.

WELL, UH, HOW'S HE SUPPOSED TO
NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT TOMORROW MORNING,

IF HE'S BEEN OUT AT ALL
HOURS WITH SOME CHEAP TRAMP?

KNOWING HENRY, SHE WASN'T CHEAP.

THIS IS WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE
DINNER CONVERSATION,

ESPECIALLY IN FRONT
OF A YOUNG LADY.

IS IT UNBEARABLY HOT IN HERE?

RICHARD, DON'T LOOSEN
YOUR TIE AT THE TABLE.

SO, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, RORY?

I'LL PROBABLY JUST BE
HANGING OUT WITH MY MOM.

OH, IT'S SUCH A SHAME
SHE COULDN'T COME.

SHE'S ALWAYS SUCH A KICK.

LORELAI WASN'T FEELING WELL,
SO I SUGGESTED SHE STAY HOME.

IT IS HOT IN HERE. I'M GONNA
LOWER THE THERMOSTAT.

POOR THING. WHAT'S
WRONG WITH HER?

SHE HAS A TOUCH OF THE FLU.

RICHARD, FORGET THE THERMOSTAT!

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
SHE WAS WORKING.

WELL, SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO
WORK, BUT THEN SHE CAUGHT THE FLU.

SO ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,
SHE COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT.

TELL HER WE MISSED HER.

I WILL.

RICHARD?

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

RICHARD!

WHAT DID YOU DO?

YOU WANTED SOMETHING FESTIVE.

YOU MADE ME A SANTA BURGER.

IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

HE HAS A HAT AND EVERYTHING.

YEAH, I JUST CUT A
PIECE OF WONDER BREAD,

YOU KNOW, POURED ON KETCHUP,
PIPED ON SOME CREAM CHEESE.

NO ONE EVER MADE ME SOMETHING
QUITE THIS DISGUSTING BEFORE.

I THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

WHAT? OUTSIDE.

ARE YOU KIDDING? IT'S
THE NORTH POLE OUT THERE.

HEY, THIS SIGN ISN'T
JUST A DECORATION.

HONEY, NOTHING IN
HERE IS A DECORATION.

IT DISTURBS THE OTHER CUSTOMERS.

OH, REALLY? MAYBE
WE SHOULD TAKE A VOTE.

WHO THINKS WE SHOULDN'T
USE CELL PHONES IN HERE?

WELL, SCREW DEMOCRACY.

PERFECT. NOW I HAVE
TO CHECK MY VOICEMAIL.

♪ NEWBORN KING ♪

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, WE WERE CAROLING AROUND
TOWN AND WE GOT A BIT CHILLY.

AND WE THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD TRADE
YOU A SONG FOR SOME HOT CHOCOLATE.

YOU WANT FREE HOT CHOCOLATE?

NO. WE'LL SING FOR
IT, ANY TUNE YOU LIKE.

AND THEN I GIVE YOU FREE
HOT CHOCOLATE? YEAH.

TELL YOU WHAT? YOU
CAN HAVE HOT CHOCOLATE,

PAY FOR IT, THEN GO NEXT DOOR
AND SING FOR MARSHMALLOWS.

OH, MY GOD.

THESE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS...

SHUT UP, TAYLOR.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

UH, MY FATHER'S,
UH, IN THE HOSPITAL.

WHAT?

HE COLLAPSED OR
SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW.

I NEED A CAB. I
NEED TO CALL A CAB.

WHERE'S THE PHONE? I NEED,
UM, CAN ANYBODY GIVE ME...

I'M HOLDING A PHONE.

WHOA, CALM DOWN.

NO, I CAN'T CALM DOWN. I NEED A
CAB, UH. WHAT'S THE NUMBER? GOD.

IT'S SOMETHING CABS, OR CABS
SOMETHING, SOMETHING. 1-800-CABS?

CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME THE
DAMN NUMBER OF THE CAB GUY?

I'LL DRIVE YOU.

BUT THERE'S FOOD, AND THERE'S
PEOPLE, AND A BURGER WITH A FACE.

OK, EVERYBODY OUT, WE'RE
CLOSED! LET'S GO! FOOD'S ON ME.

PUT ON YOUR COAT
AND GET YOUR STUFF.

TAYLOR, HAVE YOUR HOT
CHOCOLATE, THEN LOCK UP.

COME ON, MY TRUCK'S OUT BACK.

LUKE, I'M...

I KNOW. LET'S GO.

LOOK. RELAX.

WE'RE BEING PASSED
BY SENIOR CITIZENS.

I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN.

BYE, GRANDMA. BYE.

THERE'S ICE ON THE ROAD.
THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T BEING SAFE.

THEY AREN'T BEING SAFE. AT
LEAST THEY'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.

YOU'VE CHECKED IT 5 TIMES. I'VE
LISTENED TO IT TWICE. IT'S NOT CHANGING.

"GRANDPA'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
PLEASE COME." NO DETAILS, NO INFO.

WHO... WHO TAUGHT HER TO
LEAVE A MESSAGE LIKE THAT?

I'M SURE SHE WAS IN A HURRY.

A PERSON NEEDS DETAILS. WHY IS
HE IN THE HOSPITAL? HOW BAD IS IT?

WHAT ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES
INVOLVING HIM BEING IN THE HOSPITAL?

THESE ARE SIMPLE QUESTIONS.

WE'LL BE THERE VERY SOON,
AND YOU'LL KNOW EVERYTHING.

WHAT IF HE'S DEAD?

HE'S NOT DEAD.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I KNOW.

YOU'RE PSYCHIC NOW? YOU'RE
SUDDENLY GETTING VISIONS

WHILE YOU DRIVE AT 20 MILES AN HOUR
IN THE OLDEST TRUCK KNOWN TO MAN?

I'M SORRY. YOU'RE KILLING
YOURSELF TO GET ME THERE

AND I... I'M YELLING AT
YOU. I DON'T MEAN IT.

I KNOW.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ONE
OF THOSE MOMENTS

WHERE I SHOULD BE REMEMBERING

ALL THE GREAT TIMES
I HAD WITH MY DAD.

YOU KNOW, THE TIME HE TOOK
ME SHOPPING FOR A BARBIE,

OR TO THE CIRCUS, OR FISHING.

AND MY MIND IS A COMPLETE BLANK.

WELL, I'M SURE IT HAPPENED.

NO, IT DIDN'T. WE
NEVER DID ANY OF THAT.

HE WENT TO WORK, HE CAME HOME,
READ THE PAPER, HE WENT TO BED.

I SNUCK OUT THE WINDOW. SIMPLE.

HE WAS A VERY
BY-THE-NUMBERS GUY.

I WAS NEVER VERY
GOOD WITH NUMBERS.

I'M SURE HE LOVES YOU.

YOU KNOW, MY DAD
IS NOT A BAD GUY.

I'M SURE HE'S NOT.

HE LIVED HIS LIFE THE WAY HE
THOUGHT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO.

HE FOLLOWED THE
RULES TAUGHT TO HIM

BY HIS NON-FISHING,
NON-BARBIE-BUYING DAD.

HE WORKED HARD.

HE BOUGHT A NICE HOUSE.
HE PROVIDED FOR MY MOM.

ALL HE ASKED IN RETURN

WAS FOR HIS DAUGHTER TO WEAR
WHITE DRESSES AND GO TO COTILLION

AND... AND WANT THE
SAME LIFE THAT HE HAD.

WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT IT MUST
HAVE BEEN FOR HIM TO GET ME.

I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE SEEING
YOU AS A DISAPPOINTMENT.

I BET YOU'D BUY A BARBIE
FOR YOUR DAUGHTER.

YEAH, WELL, I'D PROBABLY GIVE
HER THE CASH TO BUY IT HERSELF

AND THEN MEET HER
BY THE BASEBALL CARDS.

YOU'LL MAKE A GREAT DAD.

YOU MAKE A GREAT MOM.

YEAH.

IT'S JUST THE, UH, DAUGHTER PART

I DON'T HAVE DOWN YET.

OK, HOLD ON.

THAT CAMARO IS DUST.

BUT WHY CAN'T I SEE HIM?

THEY'RE RUNNING SOME TESTS.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO MEET THIS
DOCTOR WHO'S TESTING HIM.

YOU WILL.

SOME STRANGE MAN IS
WORKING ON MY HUSBAND.

I HAVE A RIGHT TO MEET
THIS PERSON. YOU WILL.

I WANNA SEE THE ROOM
YOU'LL PUT HIM IN. YOU WILL.

STOP SAYING, "YOU WILL."

PUT A PROPER SENTENCE
TOGETHER, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

MA'AM, PLEASE WAIT HERE.

DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING?

PLEASE. THEY RUN THIS
PLACE LIKE THE C.I.A.

JOSHUA, THANK GOD.
THIS PLACE IS INFURIATING.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M HERE. I'M
GONNA CHECK ON HIM RIGHT NOW.

HAVE YOU FILLED
OUT THE FORMS YET?

I DON'T CARE ABOUT FORMS,
I WANT TO SEE MY HUSBAND.

IS SHE BEING OBSTINATE?

VERY.

LET ME SEE WHAT'S GOING ON,

AND WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.

AND THERE HE GOES,
THROUGH THE DOORS.

MAYBE I SHOULD CALL MOM AGAIN.

NEVER MIND, I'M SURE
SHE'S VERY BUSY.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. I BET SHE...

RORY, GO GET YOUR
GRANDFATHER A PAPER.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OR
BARRON'S, WHATEVER THEY HAVE.

HE'LL WANT SOMETHING TO
READ WHEN HE GETS TO HIS ROOM.

OK, CAN I GET YOU
ANYTHING? MAYBE A COFFEE?

NO, DEAR, I'M FINE.

WE'RE NOT HERE.
SPEAK IF YOU MUST.

MS. GILMORE, UM,
I NEED YOU TO...

IT'S NOT MS. GILMORE, IT'S
MRS. GILMORE. MRS. GILMORE.

I AM NOT A "COSMO" WOMAN.

I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT FOR YOU,
BUT IF YOU DON'T FILL OUT THESE FORMS...

WHAT? YOU'LL DO WHAT?

I'D LIKE TO HEAR IN YOUR
MOST CONDESCENDING TONE

WHAT MY PUNISHMENT WILL BE FOR NOT
FILLING OUT THESE FORMS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

ARE THERE BAMBOO
SHOOTS INVOLVED?

SOME SORT OF DARK,
DEEP HOLE IN THE GROUND?

RATS NIBBLING AT MY TOES?

OK, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW
THE BLUE LINE AROUND THE CORNER

AND THEN WE SHOULD BE...

WHERE'S THE SCARECROW
WHEN YOU NEED HIM?

OK, WE HAVE TO ASK SOMEONE ELSE.

NO! NO! WE JUST
HAVE TO PICK ONE!

UH, WELL, WE CAN'T JUST
WANDER AROUND HERE AIMLESSLY.

LUKE, LISTEN TO ME. SOMEWHERE IN THIS
HOSPITAL ARE MY MOTHER AND MY FATHER.

NOW I KNOW I DON'T
GET ALONG WITH THEM,

BUT THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF
INTUITION, SOME SORT OF BLOOD BOND

THAT WILL SOMEHOW
LEAD ME TO THEM.

THAT'S CRAZY.

MY GREAT-UNCLE
FOUNDED THIS HOSPITAL...

AND THAT'S EMILY.

YOU INSENSITIVE PAPER PEDDLER!

HIS PORTRAIT IS HANGING
IN THE LOBBY. GO LOOK.

IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THE
SIGN THAT SAYS "FOUNDER"!

MOM!

LORELAI.

WHAT'S GOING ON? HOW IS HE?

YOU CAME.

OF COURSE I CAME. HOW'S DAD?

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO FIND OUT.

BUT THIS WOMAN KEEPS PESTERING
ME WITH IDIOTIC QUESTIONS

LIKE THE NUMBER OF MY INSURANCE
POLICY, AND HOW LONG WE'VE HAD IT.

I NEED TO GET THIS INFORMATION.

YOU NEED TO GET
SENSITIVITY TRAINING.

WHAT IF I FILL OUT,
UH, THIS INFORMATION

AND YOU CAN GO FIND SOMEONE
WHO CAN TELL US HOW MY DAD IS?

I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO...

OR I CAN GO AND
YOU CAN STAY HERE

AND CONTINUE TO DISCUSS
THIS WITH MY MOTHER.

I'LL GO.

THANK YOU.

YOU GOT RID OF HER.

YES. SO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

THAT WAS AMAZING.

MOM, PLEASE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

HE WAS HOT, AND HE WENT TO TURN
DOWN THE THERMOSTAT, AND THEN...

WERE YOU ON A DATE?

WHAT?

YOU HAVE AN ESCORT.

NO, IT'S LUKE, MOM.

WHICH IS HER WAY OF
SAYING WE WEREN'T ON A DATE.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T
MEAN IT LIKE THAT.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW? IT'S
FRIDAY NIGHT. YOU'RE HERE WITH A MAN.

WITH LUKE, MOM.

IT'S NOT INSANE TO ASSUME
A DATE WAS INVOLVED.

YOU'RE RIGHT, OK? IT'S ENTIRELY
POSSIBLE THAT I WAS OUT ON A DATE.

JUST NOT WITH ME.

I WAS EATING AT LUKE'S WHEN I GOT
THE MESSAGE. HE GAVE ME A RIDE.

END OF STORY. IS
DR. REYNOLDS HERE?

YES, JOSHUA GOT
HERE A WHILE AGO.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME BACK
THE MINUTE HE KNEW SOMETHING.

WELL, LET'S GO FIND HIM.

YOU CAN'T FIND HIM.
YOU CAN'T FIND ANYONE.

EVERYONE JUST KEEPS
DISAPPEARING BEHIND THOSE DOORS.

WELL, COME ON, LET'S GO.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD DO THAT.

I'LL WAIT HERE.

LUKE.

I GAVE YOUR MOM A RIDE.
WE WEREN'T ON A DATE.

OH. OK.

SHE AND YOUR GRANDMOTHER JUST WENT
BACK TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIND A DOCTOR.

DID THEY FIND OUT ANYTHING
ELSE ABOUT GRANDPA?

I DON'T THINK SO. BUT GIVE YOUR
MOM A COUPLE OF MINUTES BACK THERE.

I BET SHE FINDS SOMETHING OUT.

THANKS FOR BRINGING HER.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEY, YOU OK?

I DON'T WANT HIM TO DIE.

YOU TELL HIM THAT
WHEN YOU SEE HIM. OK?

PEOPLE LIKE TO HEAR THAT.

MOM.

HEY, YOU.

IT WAS HORRIBLE.

IT HAPPENED SO FAST.

HE'S ABOUT TO COME OUT OF
THE BIG TESTING ROOM ANY MINUTE,

SO JUST HANG IN THERE.

WHERE'S GRANDMA?

KICKING SOME PATIENT OUT OF
THE ROOM WITH THE GOOD VIEW.

REALLY?

I HOPE THEY GET
HIM UNHOOKED FAST.

OTHERWISE HE'S GOING WITHOUT
THE LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE.

HOW LONG BEFORE
THEY BRING HIM BACK?

VERY SOON.

I'D LIKE TO DO SOMETHING.

LIKE, UH, ROLLERBLADE?

LIKE GET SOME COFFEE,
OR MAKE PHONE CALLS

OR DO SOMETHING THAT
ISN'T STANDING HERE WAITING.

OK, GOT IT. WELL, AS
PARTIAL AS I AM TO THE PHONE,

I'M VOTING FOR THE
"GET COFFEE" IDEA.

OK, GOOD.

LUKE, TEA?

UH, PEPPERMINT, PREFERABLY.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HEY.

HE'S GONNA BE FINE.

I WAS JUST GETTING TO KNOW HIM.

I KNOW.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO...

HE'S NOT.

GO GET YOUR COFFEE.

OH, MAN.

YOU WERE VERY BRAVE FOR HER.

WELL, IT'S MY TURN.

GOD, THIS SUCKS.

HEY, COME ON, YOU
GOTTA THINK POSITIVE HERE.

BRIGHT SIDE, GOOD THOUGHTS.

RAINBOWS, UNICORNS.

CLOWNS. LITTLE, CUTE,

FURRY...

OK, I'M OUT.

THANK GOD.

ALL RIGHT. WE'VE
SECURED HIM THE ROOM,

BUT THE PILLOWS ARE
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN FIND SOME
DOWN ONES AND SOME SLIPPERS.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WE'LL BE HERE.

JEEZ, ARE YOU OK?

YEAH, I'M JUST NOT REAL
BIG ON HOSPITALS, YOU KNOW.

THE SMELL, PEOPLE
BEING WHEELED BY

WITH TUBES STICKING
OUT OF THEM, YOU KNOW.

DRAINAGE FLUIDS, GAPING HOLES.

OK, LISTEN, WHY
DON'T YOU GO HOME?

YOU WANT ME TO GO?

YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD.

THANKS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS
LOOK GOOD. YEAH?

I MEANT YOU ALWAYS LOOK HEALTHY.

OK.

BUT YOU DON'T LOOK
SO HEALTHY NOW.

NOW YOU LOOK...

UNHEALTHY. YES.

OK.

OH, WHAT?

SO I SAID YOU LOOK GOOD.
WE'RE NOT IN 5TH GRADE.

"YOU LOOK GOOD." BIG DEAL.

STOP STARING AT ME.

OH, JEEZ.

SEE? THAT'S WHAT YOU
GET FOR BEING COCKY.

UH, HOW IS HE?

HE'S A LITTLE GROGGY RIGHT NOW.

BUT WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOW... HOW WERE THE TESTS?

THE DOCTOR'LL HAVE TO TELL YOU
THAT. I'M JUST A TRANSPORT GUY.

WHEN IS THE DOCTOR COMING OUT?

I'M NOT SURE, BUT YOU CAN GO ON
WITH YOUR DAD UNTIL HE GETS HERE.

THANKS.

GO AHEAD. I'M GOOD.

UH, THAT'S OK.

I'M GONNA GO FIND MY MOM AND
RORY AND TELL THEM HE'S BACK UP.

I CAN TELL THEM
WHEN THEY GET HERE.

THAT'S OK. UM, I THINK
THEY'D LIKE TO KNOW NOW.

LORELAI, YOU ALMOST RAN ME OVER.

WELL, GOOD THING
WE'RE IN A HOSPITAL.

WHERE WERE YOU GOING?

TO FIND YOU. THEY
BROUGHT DAD UP.

WHEN? JUST NOW.

WELL, HOW IS HE?
DID YOU TALK TO HIM?

NO, NOT YET. I WAS
COMING TO FIND YOU.

WELL, COME ON.

YOU GO AHEAD, MOM. I...
I... I'M GONNA GO FIND RORY.

FINE. OK.

YOU KNOW, I... I
COULD LOOK FOR RORY.

NO, THAT'S OK. I'LL DO IT.

I THOUGHT SO.

HEY, LOOK, IT'S RORY.

THE COFFEE MACHINE WAS JAMMED,

SO I GOT US SOME CHICKEN
SOUP AND SOME PEZ.

I WAS COMING TO LOOK FOR YOU.

WHY? IS EVERYTHING OK?

THEY JUST BROUGHT GRANDPA
BACK UP. HE'S IN ROOM 202.

WELL, COME ON.

YOU GO AHEAD. UM, I JUST...
I HAVE TO MAKE A CALL.

HURRY UP.

I'LL MEET YOU THERE.

SO WHO ARE YOU GONNA
GO FIND NOW? STOP.

HOW ABOUT JIMMY HOFFA?
THAT'LL KEEP YOU BUSY.

I SAID STOP.

YOU CAN'T AVOID GOING
IN THAT ROOM FOREVER.

I'M NOT AVOIDING ANYTHING.
I'M GONNA FIND COFFEE.

THE MACHINE'S JAMMED.

THERE ARE OTHER MACHINES.

ADMIT YOU'RE AFRAID.

YOU'VE NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THE TRUTH HURTS.

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT HURTS?

HAVING A SCREWDRIVER
JAMMED IN THE SIDE OF YOUR HEAD.

WHAT?

OH, MY GOD!

"YEAR-END OPTIMISM IN
RECENT EARNINGS REPORTS

"HAVE PUSHED SHARES OF THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS GIANT

ABOVE $65."

OH, RUBBISH.

"HOWEVER, SOME EXPERTS SAY

THAT THE STOCK IS
DANGEROUSLY OVERVALUED."

WELL, HOW ARE WE DOING?

WE'RE DONE WITH THE FRONT
PAGE OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES

AND ALL OF THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL.

VERY GOOD PROGRESS.

RORY DEAR, WHY DON'T YOU SAVE
THE REST OF THE PAPER TILL LATER, HM?

OK.

IF I HUG YOU IS IT GONNA HURT?

PAIN IS PART OF LIFE.

THIS LITTLE GIRL LIKES YOU.

WELL, SHE HAS GOOD TASTE.

WHERE'S MOM?

LOOKING FOR COFFEE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

STARING AT MY SHOES.

OK, CARRY ON.

WELL, I FINALLY FOUND
YOU SOME DECENT PILLOWS.

THEY'RE NOT DOWN, BUT
AT LEAST THEY GIVE A LITTLE.

EMILY, WE NEED TO TALK.

CAN YOU LIFT YOUR HEAD AT ALL?

THIS IS SERIOUS.

JUST A LITTLE.

THERE IS A KEY IN
MY TOP DESK DRAWER.

BETTER, YES?

IT'S TO THE SAFE.

ONE MORE TIME.

ALL OF OUR STOCK
INFORMATION IS IN THERE,

PLUS ALL OF THE
INSURANCE INFORMATION.

NOW IF I COULD JUST FIND
YOU SOME DIFFERENT SHEETS.

OUR WILL IS IN MY
LOWER LEFT DRAWER.

DENNIS HAS A COPY IN
CASE THERE'S A PROBLEM.

MAYBE I COULD GET DAVA
TO BRING SOME FROM HOME.

EMILY, THIS IS SERIOUS.
WE HAVE TO BE PRACTICAL.

I'M GONNA HAVE DAVA
GET THOSE SHEETS.

EMILY, LISTEN TO ME. IF I DIE...

NO! EMILY.

RICHARD GILMORE, THERE MAY BE MANY
THINGS HAPPENING IN THIS HOSPITAL TONIGHT,

BUT YOUR DYING IS
NOT ONE OF THEM.

BUT, UH... NO!

I DID NOT SIGN ON TO YOUR DYING,

AND IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

NOT TONIGHT, NOT
FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

IN FACT, I DEMAND TO GO FIRST.

DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?

YES, EMILY.

YOU MAY GO FIRST.

GOOD.

I'M GONNA GET YOU THOSE SHEETS.

NO LUCK?

I THINK I'M WEARING IT DOWN.

YOU'RE PATHETIC.

IS THE DOCTOR BACK?

NOT YET.

SO?

YOU HAD A VISITOR TONIGHT.

YEAH? WHO?

NARCOLEPSY BOY.

DEAN CAME OVER?

OH, YEAH.

HE PULLED THE OLD
TAPPING-ON-THE-WINDOW BIT.

WERE YOU MEAN?

EXCUSE ME, I AM NEVER MEAN.

YOU WERE MEAN.

HE TOLD ME NOTHING HAPPENED.

NOTHING DID.

I KNOW.

YOU DO? REALLY?

RORY, THERE ARE ONLY 2 THINGS

THAT I TOTALLY TRUST
IN THIS ENTIRE WORLD:

THE FACT THAT I WILL NEVER
BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND

WHAT CHARO IS SAYING

NO MATTER HOW LONG
SHE LIVES IN THIS COUNTRY,

AND YOU.

HOPEFULLY NOT IN THAT ORDER.

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE MAJOR
PANIC FACTOR THAT WENT ON THERE.

I DO. I REALLY DO,
AND I'M SO SORRY.

NOTHING LIKE THAT WILL
HAPPEN AGAIN, I SWEAR.

MMM, DON'T SWEAR.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE YOU ARE YOUR
MOTHER'S DAUGHTER.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS THINGS CAN HAPPEN

EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T REALLY
MEAN FOR THEM TO HAPPEN.

THEY WILL NOT HAPPEN.

OK.

I HATED GOING TO THAT
PARTY TONIGHT WITHOUT YOU.

I HATED YOU GOING TO THAT
PARTY TONIGHT WITHOUT ME.

HOW WERE THE APPLE TARTS?

OH, GRANDMA DIDN'T
MAKE 'EM THIS YEAR.

REALLY? YEAH.

THAT'S WEIRD. I KNOW.

MMM, ARE YOU LYING?

THROUGH MY TEETH.

GOOD GIRL.

OH, HELLO.

HI.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, I
THINK I NEED TO JUST...

OH, SURE. SIT, PLEASE.

HOW IS HE?

OH, YOU KNOW, HE'S...

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S A NICE TIE.

IT'S BROOKS BROTHERS.

IT WAS BOTHERING HIM TONIGHT.

I TOLD HIM NOT TO LOOSEN IT.

I WANTED HIM TO LOOK
NICE FOR OUR GUESTS.

SO HE DIDN'T.

AND THEN, WELL...

THE PARAMEDICS TOOK IT
OFF HIM ON THE WAY HERE.

I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN YET.

I MUST SOUND CRAZY.

I'VE KEPT MY
FATHER'S ENTIRE STORE

JUST THE WAY HE LEFT IT.

REALLY?

WELL, I TURNED IT INTO A DINER.

BUT I KEPT ALL HIS...
HIS STUFF ON THE WALLS,

AND HIS PICTURES IN THE OFFICE.

EVEN THE HARDWARE SIGN.

I'M SURE HE WOULD'VE APPRECIATED

HAVING HIS LIFE'S WORK
BEING HONORED LIKE THAT.

HE WOULD HAVE
CALLED ME A DAMN FOOL.

OH.

WELL.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT LORELAI'S
TOLD YOU ABOUT HER FATHER.

I CAN CERTAINLY IMAGINE,

BUT HE'S A VERY GOOD MAN.

HE ALWAYS DID THE RIGHT
THING FOR HIS FAMILY.

THAT'S WHAT SHE TOLD ME.

SO WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING
ON BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU?

NOTHING.

REALLY.

WE'RE FRIENDS, THAT'S IT.

YOU'RE IDIOTS, THE BOTH OF YOU.

THERE YOU ARE.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

COFFEE HUNT.

SO WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOUR MOTHER CALLED ME AN IDIOT.

WOW, YOU MUST'VE SUCKED UP GOOD.

WELL, I'M GONNA GO WASH MY FACE.

HMM.

SO WHAT YOU GONNA DO?

OK, WELL, I'M JUST GONNA...

I'LL BE HERE.

HM.

I'VE HEARD FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.

RICHARD, HOW ARE
YOU DOING, DARLING?

WELL, RICHARD,
IT LOOKS LIKE, UH,

WE'RE GOING TO BE STUCK
WITH YOU FOR A WHILE LONGER.

IT WAS JUST A TOUCH OF ANGINA.

BUT YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR DIET.

YES, THAT'S GONNA
BE VERY IMPORTANT.

NO MORE RED MEAT,
HEAVY DESSERTS.

AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO EXERCISE REGULARLY.

GOLF DOESN'T COUNT.

SO CAN HE GO HOME?

WE'D LIKE TO KEEP HIM OVERNIGHT
THOUGH, JUST TO BE SURE.

BUT HE'S FINE.

AS LONG AS HE DOES
WHAT HE'S TOLD, YES.

I HEARD. EVERYTHING'S OK.

YEAH, YEAH.

THEY'RE GONNA KEEP
HIM OVERNIGHT, BUT, UH,

HE'S GONNA BE FINE.

HEY.

OK.

OK. SEE, HERE'S WHERE THE GUY

IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE THE
GIRL HIS HANDKERCHIEF,

BUT I DON'T HAVE ONE.

AND PLUS, I... I FIND THE
PRACTICE A LITTLE REVOLTING, SO...

I'M OK.

YOU SURE?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, HEY, I GOT THIS FOR YOU.

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?

NURSES' LOUNGE.

UH-HUH.

WHAT? YOU'RE NOT THE
ONLY ONE WHO CAN FLIRT.

THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO?

COULD YOU TAKE RORY HOME?

YEAH, SURE. SURE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'M GONNA STICK
AROUND HERE FOR A WHILE

AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S
SETTLED, YOU KNOW.

YOU TAKE HER, AND I'LL
DRIVE THE JEEP BACK.

OK.

HE'S GONNA BE FINE.

YEAH, YEAH.

I THINK IT WAS THOSE FINANCIAL
PAPERS THAT REALLY DID THE TRICK.

SO, UM, LUKE'S GONNA
TAKE YOU HOME. OK?

I'M GONNA HANG OUT
HERE FOR A WHILE.

I'LL STAY, TOO.

NO, GO. CALL DEAN.

TALK MUSHY TO EACH OTHER
AND THEN SPEND AN HOUR

ARGUING OVER WHO'S
GONNA HANG UP FIRST.

YOU'RE GROSS.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

OK. WELL, TELL HIM
GOODBYE FOR ME,

AND TELL GRANDPA I'LL
COME BACK TOMORROW.

OK, I WILL.

BYE. BYE

OK, WALK FAST AND
LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD.

THANKS.

I'LL CALL YOU.

HE'S ALMOST ASLEEP.

GOOD.

WHERE'S RORY?

I SENT HER HOME WITH LUKE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I THOUGHT I'D STICK AROUND

IN CASE ANYBODY NEEDED ANYTHING.

REALLY?

I MEAN, NOT YOU. YOU
OBVIOUSLY DON'T NEED ANYTHING.

BUT SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE IN THIS HOSPITAL
MIGHT AT SOME POINT NEED SOMETHING,

AND I'M GONNA BE THE
PERSON WHO GETS IT FOR THEM.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO DOWN TO
THE CAFETERIA FOR SOMETHING TO EAT?

YES, MAYBE SOMEBODY IN THE
CAFETERIA WILL NEED SOMETHING.

OH, DEAR.

AND WON'T THEY FEEL
LUCKY WHEN THEY SEE ME?

"HEY, I NEEDED SOMETHING,
AND THERE YOU WERE."

IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT MOMENT.

♪ THANKS FOR CHRISTMAS ♪

HELLO.

HEY, HOW'S YOUR DAD?

BETTER,

THOUGH HE SAYS LIFE IS NOT
LIFE UNLESS IT INCLUDES A STEAK.

HOW COME YOU'RE NOT
OUT WITH EVERYBODY?

I HAVE SOME THINGS TO DO.

RIGHT.

ANYWAY, UM, THIS IS FOR YOU.

WHAT'S IT FOR?

JUST, UH, THANK YOU,
CHRISTMAS, WHATEVER.

CHRISTMAS ISN'T FOR 2 WEEKS.

DO WE REALLY HAVE
TO DO THIS AGAIN?

I JUST THOUGHT, YOU
KNOW, GOD FORBID,

SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THAT ONE,

YOU MIGHT NEED A SPARE. HERE.

DOES THAT LOOK WRONG.

THERE.

OH, HEY, TURN OUT THE LIGHTS.

FOR WHAT? IT'S NOT EVEN
THE REAL PROCESSION.

IT'S JUST THE REHEARSAL.

SO? IT'S PRETTY.

WHY DO THEY NEED TO REHEARSE IT?

IT'S THE SAME THING EVERY YEAR.

COME ON, LUKE, PLEASE?

♪ THANKS FOR CHRISTMAS ♪

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE LIVING
SOMEWHERE ELSE, ISN'T IT?

THANKS FOR THE HAT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.

GOOD HOW?

JUST WATCH THE PROCESSION.

♪ THANK YOU FOR THE
WINTER FRIENDLINESS ♪

♪ THAT'S SNOWING DOWN ♪