Gilmore Girls (2000–2007): Season 2, Episode 12 - Richard in Stars Hollow - full transcript

THANKS. MAN, IS
IT COLD OUT THERE!

I KNOW, IT'S FREEZING.

WELL, COME ON
IN. SIT BY THE FIRE.

I'LL MAKE YOU BOTH A
DRINK AND THEN WE CAN TALK.

ABOUT WHAT? ANTENNAS UP.

AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN.

SO, LORELAI, HOW ARE YOU?

UM, I'M FINE, MOM.

RORY?

I'M FINE, TOO, GRANDMA.

HOW ARE YOU, MOM?

ALSO FINE.

LOOK AT THAT, ALL 3 OF US
FINE, JUST LIKE THE JUDDS.

SO, LORELAI, ARE YOU DATING?

UH, NO, I'M NOT DATING.

REALLY? THERE'S NO ONE AT ALL?

NO, I'M TOTALLY SINGLE.

ANY CHANCE YOU'LL
GET BACK WITH MAX?

NO, MOM, THERE'S NO CHANCE.

WHAT ABOUT THE MAN AT THE DINER
THE ONE WHO REFUSES TO SHAVE?

LUKE IS JUST A FRIEND, MOM.

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE
SINGLE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE?

EXCUSE ME?

I MEAN, IN TERMS OF
YOUR FINDING SOMEONE,

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ODDS ARE?

OK, WHAT IS GOING ON?

WELL, I VISITED THE
FAMILY MAUSOLEUM TODAY.

NEVER WHAT YOU
THINK IT'S GONNA BE.

I JUST WANTED TO
CHECK ON THINGS,

MAKE SURE THEY
WERE KEEPING IT UP,

CHANGING THE FLOWERS,
YOU KNOW. UH-HUH.

SO I WENT INSIDE AND LOOKED
AROUND, AND IT OCCURRED TO ME

THAT THERE'S A VERY
LIMITED SPACE THERE.

NOW, OF COURSE, THERE'S
A SLOT OPEN FOR ME,

AND RICHARD, AND YOU, AND RORY.

BUT AFTER THE 2
OF YOU, THAT'S IT.

NO MORE ROOM FOR ANYONE ELSE.

AH! YES.

SO IF YOU ACTUALLY DO
MEET SOMEONE SOMEDAY,

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO PUT HIM.

WELL, MAYBE WE COULD JUST
DUMP HIM AT THE LOCAL POOL HALL.

DON'T BE SILLY.

'CAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY
NOT A CONVERSATION FOR THAT.

WE CAN'T EXPAND INTO
THE CRYPT NEXT DOOR,

BUT THE FAMILY THAT OWNS IT
WOULDN'T EVEN DISCUSS IT WITH ME.

I'M GETTING A LITTLE
CREEPED OUT HERE.

SO I TALKED TO THE
HEAD OF THE CEMETERY,

AND HE SUGGESTED
THAT WE BUY AN ANNEX.

AN ANNEX? YES.

YOU KNOW, LIKE AN OUTLET STORE.

IT WOULD SPECIALIZE IN THE
IRREGULAR FAMILY MEMBERS.

SO IF WE DO GET THE
ANNEX, AND YOU DO

EVENTUALLY,
SOMEDAY, GET MARRIED...

MOM, JUST SAY "FAT
CHANCE," WILL YOU?

I JUST MEANT WE'LL HAVE
TO DECIDE WHO TO MOVE.

OH, OH, WELL, UH,

WHY DON'T WE MOVE AUNT CECILE?

SHE WAS ALWAYS SO
ANNOYING AT PARTIES.

SHE LOVED THE
"KNOCK, KNOCK" JOKES.

MOM! WHAT?

YOU CAN'T JUST KICK
OUT AUNT CECILE.

"KNOCK, KNOCK." "WHO'S THERE?"

"PINEAPPLE." "PINEAPPLE WHO?"

THAT'S WHERE IT ENDED.

NEVER FULLY GRASPED
THE KNOCK-KNOCK CONCEPT.

SHE WAS A COMPLETE IDIOT.

OK, IT'S DECIDED. CECILE GOES.

LOOK, PUT ME IN THE ANNEX.

UH-UH, NO WAY YOU ARE
NOT LEAVING ME ALONE

IN THERE WITH CECILE.

I WON'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE

FOR SOMEBODY BEING KICKED OUT
OF THEIR ETERNAL RESTING PLACE.

I HAVE AN IDEA. I'LL
PROBABLY GO FIRST, RIGHT?

WHEN RORY KICKS, JUST
THROW HER IN WITH ME.

I'D LIKE MY OWN SPACE,
IF YOU DON'T MIND.

WHY? IT'D TOTALLY BE FUN
TO BE THERE TOGETHER.

PLUS, I PLAN TO BE BURIED WITH ALL
THE GOOD CDS AND MY "ROCK STAR" BELT.

SORRY I'M LATE. WHAT DID I MISS?

WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING
WHO TO MOVE TO THE ANNEX.

OH, I VOTE FOR CECILE.
HORRIBLE WOMAN.

AND THOSE TERRIBLE JOKES.

WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

THIS IS A COLD, COLD FAMILY.

♪

♪ IF YOU'RE OUT ON THE ROAD ♪

♪ FEELING 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, 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, YOU
NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD ♪

MMM, THIS IS REALLY GOOD.

YEAH. WHAT IS IT?

WELL...

NO, DON'T TELL US.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE EVERY TIME I'VE HAD SOMETHING
GREAT, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS

IT TURNED OUT TO BE
SOMETHING DISGUSTING

THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE
TRIED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

EXAMPLE?

SNAILS. GROSS.

EAT IN IGNORANCE
AND ENJOY, MY FRIEND.

GLADLY.

SO, DAD, HOW'S RETIRED
LIFE TREATING YOU?

WELL, FASCINATING, ACTUALLY.

I FIND MYSELF NOTICING THINGS.

EVERYDAY THINGS

THAT I MUST HAVE WITNESSED
A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE

AND JUST WALKED RIGHT PAST.

LIKE YESTERDAY,

YOUR MOTHER MOVED A
VASE, THE ONE IN THE HALL.

AND SHE DIDN'T DO
IT IN FRONT OF ME.

NO, 'CAUSE NICE GIRLS NEVER
MOVE VASES IN FRONT OF MEN.

AND SHE ONLY MOVED IT A LITTLE,

BUT AS I PASSED IT BY, I
NOTICED IT HAD BEEN MOVED.

IMPRESSIVE.

AND EVERY DAY'S A NEW DISCOVERY.

YOUR MOTHER CHANGED HER HAIR,

OR SHE WORE SHOES THAT
DIDN'T MATCH HER PURSE.

RICHARD. LAST THURSDAY.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I NOTICED?

WHAT? A FIRST-EDITION FLAUBERT

MINT CONDITION, SHOVED BEHIND
SEVERAL OF MY CHURCHILL BIOGRAPHIES.

NO. INTERESTED?

MY LIFE IS GOOD.

FOLLOW ME.

OH, DAD, SEE IF YOU CAN FIND THE NEW
CHANEL PATENT LEATHER PIRATE BOOTS

STUFFED BACK BEHIND
YOUR CHURCHILLS.

WHAT'S UP, MOM?

NOTHING'S UP.

YOU WERE TWITCHING. I SAW YOU.

YOU DID NOT SEE ME TWITCHING.

MOM, WHEN DAD TALKED ABOUT THE
VASE, YOU PULLED A FULL-ON TABITHA.

I DID NOT PULL A TABITHA.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

NO, NOTHING'S WRONG.

HMM. OK. NOTHING'S WRONG.

IT'S JUST THAT THINGS ARE
A LITTLE STRANGE LATELY.

WHAT IS?

HAVING HIM HOME. AH.

WE'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN
HOME AT THE SAME TIME.

I MEAN, WE GOT MARRIED,
WE WENT TO EUROPE,

WE CAME BACK, HE WENT TO WORK,

AND IT'S BEEN THAT
WAY EVER SINCE.

WELL, SO NOW IT'S DIFFERENT.

IT'S VERY DIFFERENT.
HE'S ALWAYS HERE

WATCHING ME AND NOTICING
WHEN I MOVE A VASE, AND...

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S SILLY.

SO HE NOTICED MY
HAIR WAS DIFFERENT.

WOMEN DIE FOR
THAT SORT OF THING.

MOM, IT'S JUST AN ADJUSTMENT.

YOU'VE HAD YOUR ROUTINE
HE'S HAD HIS ROUTINE.

YOU GUYS JUST NEED TO
FIGURE OUT A NEW ROUTINE.

I GUESS SO.

YEAH, IT'LL JUST TAKE SOME TIME.

THEN YOU'LL FIND YOUR RHYTHM,

AND HE'LL GO BACK TO
IGNORING YOUR HAIR.

ALL WILL BE WELL.

YES, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

HMM. I AM RIGHT.

OK, I GIVE. WHAT IS THIS?

SWEETBREADS.

SWEETBREADS. SO THAT'S...

PANCREAS.

NO! NO! NO!

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

PARIS. I'M NOT DONE.

SORRY. NO.

GLAD SHE FINISHED THAT ONE.

WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO CARES?

YOU'RE NOT THE
ONLY ONE WHO CARES.

NO, I KNOW YOU CARE, BUT I NEED
EVERYONE IN THIS STUPID ROOM TO CARE

BECAUSE I CAN'T BE THE ONLY
ONE TO CARE, BESIDES YOU.

IT'S JUST A CONTEST, PARIS.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU GET A CAR

OR A LIFETIME
SUPPLY OF RICE-A-RONI.

GOD, I LOVE THAT STUFF.

THE OPPENHEIMER AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL JOURNALISM

IS NOT A CONTEST.

IT'S A STATEMENT. IT
SAYS YOU'RE THE BEST.

THE BEST WRITERS, THE BEST
REPORTERS, THE BEST EDITORS.

IT SAYS YOU'VE
CRUSHED ALL OTHERS

WHO HAVE DARED TO TAKE YOU ON.

IT SAYS THAT EVERY
OTHER SINGLE SCHOOL

IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

IS FEELING NOTHING BUT
SHAME, AND DEFEAT AND PAIN

BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO
WON THE OPPENHEIMER PLAQUE.

I WANT TO BE THOSE PEOPLE.
I WANT TO CAUSE THAT PAIN.

OUR PAPER IS GOOD.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

LAST WEEK'S ISSUE...

WAS A FINE EFFORT BY SOME KIDS.

WE ARE A BUNCH OF KIDS.

NOT WHEN WE'RE IN
THIS ROOM, WE'RE NOT.

LESSURE PREP GAZETTE,
BROADMOUTH BANNER,

RICHMOND HEIGHTS CHRONICLE,

THESE PUBLICATIONS
ARE NOT OUR COMPETITION.

JEEZ.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL, THE WASHINGTON POST,

THESE PUBLICATIONS
ARE OUR COMPETITION.

PARIS HAS GONE BYE-BYE.

WE NEED TO RAISE THE BAR.

WE NEED TO BE BETTER,
THINK HARDER, DIG DEEPER.

I DON'T WANT TO JUST
SUBMIT A GOOD ISSUE,

BUT A GREAT ISSUE,
THE BEST ISSUE.

WHEN'S THE DEADLINE?

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY.

OK, SO THEN WE'D BETTER
GET BRAINSTORMING.

DOES ANYONE HAVE
AN IDEA FOR A THEME?

YES.

WHAT?

THE ONE THAT WINS.

OK, GOOD. BIG HELP.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE,
WE SHOULD GET WORKING.

YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE YOURSELF
A STROKE ONE OF THESE DAYS,

YOU KNOW THAT?

GRACIELLA, I'M LEAVING THE
SHOPPING LIST ON THE TABLE HERE.

REMEMBER, WE NEED THE
LOW-SUDSING DETERGENT.

I'VE DRAWN A PICTURE OF
WHAT THE BOX LOOKS LIKE,

SO FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
PAY ATTENTION THIS TIME.

HOW WAS YOUR WALK?

CARL ANDERSON NEEDS A NEW ROOF.

I'M GONNA DROP HIM A NOTE.

GOOD IDEA.

BUSY DAY? MMM, VERY.

IS THAT THE SAME CUP OF
COFFEE YOU HAD WHEN I LEFT?

WHEN I LEFT AN HOUR AGO, YOU
WERE HAVING A CUP OF COFFEE.

OH, NO, THIS IS A
DIFFERENT CUP OF COFFEE.

SO THEN THAT'S YOUR 3RD
CUP OF COFFEE THIS MORNING.

I GUESS. INTERESTING.

I JUST REALIZED YOU HAVE 3
CUPS OF COFFEE IN THE MORNING.

I DON'T DRINK 3 CUPS
EVERY MORNING.

EVERY MORNING THIS WEEK.

SO WHAT?

NOTHING. JUST AN
OBSERVATION, THAT'S ALL.

LOT OF COFFEE TO DRINK,
EARLY IN THE MORNING.

ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT
YOU'D LIKE FOR DINNER TONIGHT?

OH, NO, ANYTHING'S FINE.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT ARE
YOU WRITING DOWN?

LAMB CHOPS.

IS THAT FOR TONIGHT?

YES. OH.

DO YOU NOT WANT
LAMB CHOPS TONIGHT?

NO, NO, NO, LAMB CHOPS
IS FINE FOR TONIGHT.

I JUST THOUGHT A NICE ROAST
WOULD ALSO BE NICE FOR A CHANGE.

ROAST IT IS.

OF COURSE, IF YOU
WANT LAMB CHOPS...

WE'RE HAVING ROAST, RICHARD.

OK, IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT.

DO YOU WANT ME TO DROP OFF
ANYTHING AT THE DRY CLEANER'S?

YOU'RE GOING TO
THE DRY CLEANERS?

YES. I'LL GO WITH YOU.

I CAN BRING IN
WHATEVER YOU HAVE.

I KNOW, BUT IT'D BE
NICE TO GO TOGETHER.

IT WOULD BE TERRIBLY ROMANTIC,
BUT I WON'T HAVE TIME TO GET BACK HERE

BEFORE MY D.A.R. MEETING.

SO IT'S PROBABLY
BETTER IF I GO ALONE.

YOU CAN COME TO THE
CLEANERS WITH ME NEXT WEEK.

OH, YES, BUT I CAN GO
TO THE MEETING WITH YOU.

TO MY MEETING OF THE DAUGHTERS
OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?

WELL, YES, I THINK
IT'D BE FASCINATING.

I GO STRAIGHT FROM THERE
TO THE SYMPHONY LUNCHEON.

WELL, I'LL TAG ALONG THERE, TOO.

YES, BUT FROM THERE,
I GET MY HAIR DONE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO SIT AROUND
WHILE I HAVE MY HAIR DONE.

NO, I DON'T.

THERE YOU GO.

WELL, YOU CAN CANCEL THAT.

I CAN'T CANCEL THAT. I GET MY
HAIR DONE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 3:00.

WELL, YOUR HAIR LOOKS
FINE. MY HAIR LOOKS FINE

BECAUSE I HAVE MY HAIR
DONE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 3:00.

WELL, THEN, WHAT
AM I GOING TO DO?

WHY DON'T YOU GO TO THE CLUB?

WHAT?

YES, THE CLUB.

YOU SPEND A FORTUNE
TO BELONG THERE,

AND YOU NEVER GOT
TO GO MUCH BEFORE.

WHY DON'T YOU GO THERE NOW?

GO TO THE CLUB ON A
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON?

I THINK IT WOULD BE PERFECT.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY
DO ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

NO TIME LIKE THE
PRESENT TO FIND OUT.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO TO THE CLUB.

WONDERFUL.

GOING TO THE CLUB ON A
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

LIFE CERTAINLY IS AN INTERESTING
GAME OF CARDS, ISN'T IT?

IT CERTAINLY IS.

WELL, THEN, I'LL SEE
YOU, UH, TONIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

GRACIELLA, I NEED
MORE COFFEE NOW.

HOW ABOUT A TRIPLE FEATURE?

3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR,
THE SHOW, AND THE JERK.

THE SHOW IS 9.5 HOURS.

THE JERK IS SHORT.

THE 3 FACES OF
COSTNER: BULL DURHAM,

DANCES WITH WOLVES, THE POSTMAN.

TOM PETTY PLAYING TOM PETTY,
THAT GREAT, BIG SPEECH ABOUT:

"ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE
WAS A THING CALLED MAIL."

IT'LL MAKE YOU LAUGH,
CRY, OR MAIL SOMETHIN'.

OR WE COULD DO A RUTH
GORDON FILM FESTIVAL.

HAROLD AND MAUDE,
ROSEMARY'S BABY,

AND THAT REALLY
GREAT EPISODE OF TAXI.

GOT IT. THE WORST
FILM FESTIVAL EVER:

COOL AS ICE, HUDSON HAWK,
AND ELECTRIC BOOGALOO.

SOLD. I'LL GET THE HAWK.

I'LL GET THE BOOGALOO.

SEE? I TOLD YOU.

WOW!

HEY, GUYS, CAN I GET IN THERE?

OH, YEAH.

GOT IT, PLUS 4
BOXES OF RED VINES.

LET'S GO.

HI, KIRK.

EVENING, LORELAI.

UM, I FORGOT MY CARD AT HOME,
BUT I THINK MY NUMBER'S 6247.

YOU FORGOT YOUR CARD?

I MIGHT HAVE LOST IT.

YOU LOST YOUR CARD? WAS
IT TEMPORARY OR LAMINATED?

LAMINATED.

THAT'S A PERMANENT CARD.
YOU LOST A PERMANENT CARD.

YOU CAN JUST GET ME A NEW CARD.

FINE, BUT I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.

I'M TRYING TO GRASP IT.

I MEAN, THESE CARDS
ARE AGREEMENTS.

IT'S AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU
AND THE STARS HOLLOW VIDEO STORE

STATING THAT YOU WILL TAKE CARE
OF YOUR CARD, HONOR YOUR CARD,

YOU'LL BE NICE TO YOUR CARD...

KIRK. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

THANKS.

HELLO? HELLO?
RECEPTION SUCKS HERE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. HELLO.

IT'LL BE READY IN A MINUTE.

HEY, KIRK, THERE WERE A
COUPLE OF LITTLE KIDS OVER THERE,

AND THEY WERE LOOKING AT THIS
TAPE COVER THAT'S KIND OF MATURE.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO PUT
THAT STUFF ON A HIGHER SHELF.

MATURE? HOW MATURE?

UH, IT'S A HALF-NAKED
WOMAN JUST STANDING THERE.

IS SHE A BLONDE?

WHAT?

I'LL CHECK IT OUT RIGHT NOW.

HEY, MOM, I CAN HEAR
YOU NOW. WHAT'S UP?

YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FATHER.

WHAT?

TOMORROW, FOR THE
WHOLE DAY. JUST TAKE HIM.

TAKE HIM WHERE?

I DON'T CARE.

THE ZOO, THE MALL, RHODE ISLAND.

JUST GET HIM OUT OF MY HOUSE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE'S JOINING MY
WATER AEROBICS CLASS.

WHAT?

HE BOUGHT SOME NEW
SWIM TRUNKS TODAY.

HE'S OUT OF CONTROL.

OK, MOM, CALM DOWN.

I CAN'T CALM DOWN.

I CAN'T TURN AROUND
WITHOUT HIM BEING THERE,

FOLLOWING ME, STARING AT ME.

WELL, HE LIKES YOU.

DON'T BE CUTE. DO NOT BE CUTE.
THE MAN IS DRIVING ME INSANE.

I AM GOING TO GO INSANE.

AND IF YOU DON'T HELP
ME, I'LL TAKE YOU WITH ME.

OK, MOM, I WOULD
LIKE TO HELP YOU...

YOU OWE ME.

WHAT?

I PAY FOR RORY'S SCHOOL.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

AND I COSIGNED YOUR LOAN.

YOU STILL HAVE A
HOUSE BECAUSE OF ME.

ARE YOU HEARING YOURSELF?

I'M SORRY, BUT I'M DESPERATE.

I JUST NEED ONE DAY OF PEACE.

AND I WILL DO ANYTHING
TO GET IT. ANYTHING.

OK. MOM, FINE. I-I'LL TAKE HIM.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW
MUCH I APPRECIATE THIS.

EMILY, WHERE ARE YOU?

I HAVE TO GO. TOMORROW MORNING.

TOMORROW MORNING. BYE.

OH, MY GOD.

THE MOST HORRIBLE
THING JUST HAPPENED.

HEADMASTER
CHARLESTON'S OFFICE CALLED.

HE'S BEEN KIDNAPPED.

2 GUYS BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE,
THREW HIM IN A HEFTY BAG,

USED THOSE TWISTY
TIES AND CARTED HIM OFF.

CLASSES HAVE BEEN CANCELED
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

I'M GOING TO SCHOOL, MOM.

RORY, COME ON.
IT'S JUST ONE DAY.

I'LL WRITE YOU A NOTE.

"DEAR NAZIS, RORY HAD
TO MISS SCHOOL TODAY

"ON ACCOUNT OF SAVING HER MOM

"FROM SPENDING THE
ENTIRE DAY WITH HER FATHER

WHO OFTEN LOOKS AT
HER LIKE SHE HAS 3 HEADS."

OUT OF MY WAY, PLEASE.

DO YOU KNOW THE LAST TIME

MY FATHER AND I WERE ALONE
FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME?

I WAS KICKED OUT OF SUMMER CAMP

FOR REFUSING TO CALL THE
CAMP COUNSELOR "PEACHES."

'CAUSE I THOUGHT
THE ENTIRE CONCEPT

OF THE COUNSELORS CHOOSING
SUMMER-FRUIT NAMES WAS STUPID.

SO THEY CALLED MY DAD,
AND HE CAME TO GET ME,

AND... AND IT WAS
JUST THE TWO OF US

ALONE IN THE CAR, ALL THE WAY FROM
MAINE WITH NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT

BUT MY CAMP FAILURE.

LUCKILY, I HAD ALSO
FLASHED THE SWIM TEAM,

OR EVEN THAT SUBJECT
WOULD HAVE GOTTEN STALE.

MOM, I HAVE THE FRANKLIN
TODAY. I CANNOT MISS IT.

RORY, PLEASE.

I CAN'T HANDLE THE
ENTIRE DAY WITH HIM.

I CAN'T. I CAN'T. I CAN'T.

MOM, I PROMISE. JUST
MAKE IT TILL THE AFTERNOON,

AND THEN I PROMISE I'LL COME RIGHT
HOME AND TAKE GRANDPA OFF YOUR HANDS.

ALL RIGHT. IT'LL BE FINE.

IT IS NOT GOING TO BE FINE.
IT'S GOING TO BE HORRIBLE.

IT IS GOING TO BE A BAD,
DEPRESSING LIFETIME MOVIE,

AND NANCY MCKEON WILL
BE PLAYING ME. I AM JO.

AND THAT WOULD BE HIM.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT BAD.

HEY.

BE NICE. BE NICE.

OH, VERY GOOD.

HI, DAD.

HEY, GRANDPA.

GOOD MORNING, GIRLS. OH.

D-DID YOU HAVE ANY
TROUBLE GETTING HERE?

NOT AT ALL. THE
DIRECTIONS WERE FINE.

I SHOULD BE GOING. BUT
I'LL SEE YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

HAVE FUN.

SO, GOOD DRIVE, HUH?

VERY GOOD.

OH, HERE.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE?

I'M FINE.

DO YOU WANT COFFEE?

OH, YES. GOD, YES. THANK YOU.

SO, SURE YOU DON'T, UH...

COFFEE? UH, NO. NO, NO, NO.

WELL, UH, CAN I OFFER
YOU ANYTHING ELSE?

SOME POP-TARTS, OR...

WELL, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
ENTERTAIN ME, LORELAI.

I JUST CAME HERE TO SEE YOU
AND YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR TOWN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
ANYTHING SPECIAL FOR ME.

BUT YOU'RE MY GUEST.

NO, I'M YOUR FATHER.

JUST DO WHATEVER IT IS YOU
WOULD NORMALLY WOULD DO.

WHAT I WOULD NORMALLY DO?

YES, LIKE FOR
INSTANCE, THIS MORNING,

IF I WASN'T HERE,
YOU WOULD WAKE UP,

OBVIOUSLY GET SOME
COFFEE, AND THEN WHAT?

WELL, UM, I'D PROBABLY READ
THE PAPER FOR A LITTLE WHILE,

AND THEN HAVE SOME BREAKFAST.

LET'S READ THE PAPER, THEN.

OK. LET'S READ THE PAPER.

WHAT... WHAT SECTIONS
WOULD YOU LIKE?

OH, YOU GO FIRST.
I'LL TAKE WHAT'S LEFT.

OK.

WELL, UM, NORMALLY, I READ THE
ARTS & LEISURE AND THE LIFESTYLES.

PERFECT.

THAT LEAVES BUSINESS,
SPORTS, AND WORLD NEWS.

THAT WORKED OUT WELL.

YES, IT DID, DIDN'T IT?

WELL, THIS IS IT. LUKE'S.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE,

THERE WAS THIS
HORRIBLE LITTLE DINER

ACROSS FROM MY
APARTMENT BUILDING.

IT WAS RUN BY THIS
TERRIBLE LITTLE COUPLE.

THEY WERE VERY ANGRY.

THEY WOULD FIGHT,
BREAK PLATES, CURSE.

AND I WENT IN THERE
EVERY MORNING FOR 3 YEARS,

AND I HAD THE MOST
DREADFUL BREAKFASTS.

JUST AWFUL.

I REALLY MISS THAT PLACE.

MORNING.

HEY. UM, LUKE, YOU
REMEMBER MY FATHER.

OH YEAH. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

NICE TO SEE YOU. QUITE
A PLACE YOU'VE GOT HERE.

IT PAYS THE BILLS.

ALWAYS A PLUS IN BUSINESS.

DAD, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?

OH, I ALREADY ATE.

YOU DID? WHEN?

I HAD BREAKFAST AT HOME.

I GET UP AT 5:30 EVERY MORNING.

WOW. WHY?

I'VE GOTTEN UP AT 5:30 FOR
AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.

YEAH, BUT THAT WAS
WHEN YOU HAD TO WORK.

NOW YOU CAN AFFORD
TO GET A LITTLE CRAZY.

GET UP AT 5:45.

GO AHEAD AND ORDER, LORELAI.

OK. I'LL HAVE THE
BANANA PANCAKES,

SIDE OF BACON,
AND LOTS OF COFFEE.

COMING RIGHT UP.

YOU DIDN'T ORDER ANY GRAPEFRUIT.

YEAH, I DON'T REALLY
LIKE GRAPEFRUIT.

I ALWAYS START MY BREAKFAST
WITH HALF A GRAPEFRUIT.

HMM. DO THE FLORIDA
PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU?

'CAUSE ANITA BRYANT LEFT THIS
HUGE GAP THAT HAS YET TO BE FILLED.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO START THE
DAY OFF CORRECTLY, LORELAI.

A GRAPEFRUIT IS BRAIN FOOD.

IT HAS VITAMIN C AND FOLIC ACID,

AND IT HELPS WITH
YOUR DIGESTION.

IT REALLY IS A TERRIFIC FRUIT.

I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT
TO BREAK INTO SONG.

I'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS, LORELAI.

I KNOW YOU ARE. BUT I
STILL DON'T LIKE GRAPEFRUIT.

WELL, THERE ARE MANY THINGS
IN LIFE THAT WE DON'T LIKE,

BUT THE BENEFITS THEY BRING US FAR
OUTWEIGH THE TEMPORARY DISCOMFORTS

WE HAVE TO ENDURE.

OK, HOLD ON A SEC.

HEY, I NEED A GRAPEFRUIT.

WHAT?

YEAH. BEFORE MY PANCAKES THIS
MORNING, I NEED HALF A GRAPEFRUIT

PREFERABLY ONE THAT
TASTES LIKE A DOUGHNUT.

I DON'T HAVE GRAPEFRUIT.

HOW COME YOU DON'T
HAVE GRAPEFRUIT?

I'VE NEVER HAD GRAPEFRUIT.

I NEED A...

LISTEN. I HAVE MY
FATHER WITH ME ALL DAY.

SO FAR, THERE'S BEEN NO
MAJOR DRAMA, YELLING, UGLINESS,

BUT THERE WILL BE IF I
DON'T SOMEHOW FIND A WAY

TO GET HALF A GRAPEFRUIT
FOR BREAKFAST THIS MORNING.

I COULD GO NEXT DOOR TO
DOOSE'S AND BUY A GRAPEFRUIT.

I'D BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

THANK YOU.

OK, THE GRAPEFRUIT IS COMING.

OH, YOU WON'T BE SORRY.

SO, LISTEN, I WAS THINKING, UH,

MAYBE AFTER WE'RE DONE HERE, YOU
MIGHT LIKE TO WALK AROUND TOWN A LITTLE,

SEE THE SIGHTS, AND THEN RORY
USUALLY GETS HOME AROUND 4:00.

THE TWO OF YOU COULD HANG OUT
AT THE HOUSE UNTIL I GET OFF WORK,

AND THE 3 OF US COULD HOOK UP
FOR DINNER. HOW DOES THAT SOUND?

VERY SENSIBLE.

WELL, YEAH, I HAD TO
MAKE UP FOR MY SHOES.

IS THAT YOUR 2ND CUP OF COFFEE?

UH, 3RD. WHY?

NO REASON.

IT'S A LOT OF COFFEE,
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

OK, YOU'VE GOT TO
STOP DOING THAT.

SO I'VE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH

ON THE OPPENHEIMER AWARD
AND NOTICED SOMETHING.

ALL THE WINNING SCHOOLS

HAD AN EXTREMELY STRONG
HUMAN-INTEREST STORY ON PAGE ONE.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. I
MEAN, WE'VE GOT THE TEEN ISSUES DOWN,

A DECENT OP-ED AND POLITICAL
PAGE, BUT HUMAN INTEREST?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MISSING.

IDEAS?

YES. DO TELL.

ACCORDING TO THE PAPERS,
THERE'S BEEN A HUGE INCREASE

IN THE NUMBER OF
FAMILIES FLEEING

THE MAJOR CITIES IN
FAVOR OF SMALL TOWNS.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF CITY-SLICKING YUPPIES

CARTING THE TROPHY WIFE AND
ASTHMATIC KIDS OFF TO SMALL TOWNS

IN SEARCH OF THE SIMPLE LIFE.

MILK A COW, PET A
PIG, FIND YOURSELF.

ALL THAT KIND OF CRAP.

INTERESTING.

YEAH. AND I THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

THERE'S A ROMANTIC
ASPECT TO SMALL TOWNS.

WHITE PICKET FENCES,
LOW CRIME RATE,

SMALLER CLASSROOMS,
BETTER TOMATOES.

IT ALL SEEMS PERFECT.

BUT NOTHING IS
PERFECT. NOTHING IS SAFE.

NOTHING IS EVER WHAT IT SEEMS.

AND THEN IT HIT ME. OUR STORY.

WE'RE GOING TO BLOW THE LID OFF

THE SEEDY UNDERBELLY
OF SMALL-TOWN LIFE.

STARTING WITH YOURS.

STARS HOLLOW? YES.

YOU'RE GOING TO UNCOVER THE
SEEDY UNDERBELLY OF STARS HOLLOW?

PARIS, STARS HOLLOW DOESN'T
HAVE A SEEDY UNDERBELLY.

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A METER MAID.

LOOK, YOU MAY BE BLIND TO
IT BECAUSE YOU LIVE THERE,

BUT IT'S THERE AND IT'S
UGLY, AND I'M GOING TO FIND IT.

I'LL MEET YOU OUT
FRONT AFTER SCHOOL.

I CAN'T TODAY.

WHY NOT? YOU HIDING SOMETHING?

NO, I PROMISED TO HELP
MY MOM WITH SOMETHING.

WELL, HELP HER TOMORROW.
WE HAVE WORK TO DO.

PARIS.

HEY, THIS COULD BE OUR
CHANCE TO NAIL THIS THING.

NOW I HAVE A HUNCH THERE'S A GOOD
STORY HERE, AND I'M GOING TO FIND IT.

I WAS EVEN GOING TO
SHARE A BYLINE WITH YOU.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO BAIL OUT,
THAT'S FINE. I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

AM I MEETING YOU OR NOT?

I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
GONNA FIND ANYTHING.

WELL, THEN THE WORST THAT CAN
HAPPEN IS I SPEND TIME IN YOUR TOWN

AND HAVE AN URGE TO ENTER
A PIE IN THE COUNTY FAIR.

I'LL MEET YOU OUT
FRONT. DON'T BE LATE.

AS SOON AS I CAN, I WILL
SEND SOMEONE UP. YES, I WILL.

I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND. OK.

I UNDERSTAND. GOODBYE.

WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

I TUNED THEM OUT AT
THE FIRST SCREECH.

HAVE WE HEARD FROM MANNY YET?

NO, AND I HAVE PAGED HIM TWICE.

WE ONLY HAVE ENOUGH LINEN FOR ONE
SEATING TONIGHT. HAND ME THE PHONE.

PLUS, WE ARE COMPLETELY
OUT OF CLEAN TOWELS.

HI, SOPHIE, IT'S LORELAI. I
NEED TO TALK TO MANNY.

WHEN WILL HE BE BACK?

OK, I NEED HIM TO CALL
ME REALLY, REALLY SOON.

LIKE 5 MINUTES AGO.

OK. THANKS. WE
NEED A BACKUP PLAN.

CALL PATTY'S AND SEE IF SHE HAS
ANY PARTY-RENTAL TABLECLOTHS

AND THEN PULL ALL THE
TOWELS FROM THE POOL

AND CALL GANDALFI'S AND
ORDER A CASE OF CHAMPAGNE.

SEND A BOTTLE TO EVERY
ROOM THAT'S TOWELLESS.

PAGE HIM EVERY
2 MINUTES. OH, NO!

HI, DAD. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

UH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA TOUR THE TOWN.

OH, I DID. I DID. I WENT
INTO ALL THE STORES.

THE CAT ONE, TWICE.

AND THEN I WALKED AROUND
A LITTLE, AND THEN I WAS DONE.

WHAT ABOUT THE
PARK? SEE THE PARK?

YES, I SAW THE PARK.

UH, WHAT ABOUT THE GIANT
SLINKY OVER ON KLUMP?

WE'RE MIGHTY PROUD OF THAT.

I SAW THE SLINKY, YES, AND
THE 100-YEAR-OLD OAK TREE,

AND THE LIFE-SIZE YARN PERSON.

I EVEN STOPPED BY YOUR HOUSE

AND HAD BABBETTE INTRODUCE
ME TO ALL HER GNOMES.

AND THEN I REALIZED THE
ONLY THING I HAD NOT SEEN

IS MY DAUGHTER AT WORK.

OH, WELL, WATCHING ME AT WORK
IS NOT VERY INTERESTING. TRUST ME.

OH, YOU UNDERESTIMATE YOURSELF.

OK, WELL, UH, THERE'S BOOKS
ON THE SHELVES OVER THERE.

NO, NO. I HAVE MY
NEWSPAPER. I'M FINE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M JUST GONNA...

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

IS YOUR JACKET IN THE BACK?

MY JACKET? YOUR WORK JACKET.

I DON'T HAVE A WORK JACKET.

THAT'S YOUR WORKING OUTFIT?

YEAH. AND YOUR
BOSS DOESN'T MIND?

OH, WELL, CONSIDERING MY
BOSS IS ME, NO, SHE DOESN'T.

I MEAN, SHE DID AT FIRST,

BUT THEN I BOUGHT HER A
CUP OF COFFEE, AND I REALIZED

ALL THE HOSTILITY SHE WAS EXPRESSING
TOWARD ME WAS JUST JEALOUSY.

AND WE'VE BEEN BEST
FRIENDS EVER SINCE.

JUST TAKE A SEAT, DAD.

HEY, WILL YOU GET ME AN
EXTRA BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE

AND SMACK ME OVER
THE HEAD WITH IT?

ABSOLUTELY.

INDEPENDENCE INN.

I NEED YOU TO SIT DOWN, BREATHE
AND REMEMBER YOU'RE AT WORK

SO SCREAMING AND
CRYING IS NOT AN OPTION.

WHY? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I CAN'T MEET YOU
AFTER SCHOOL TODAY.

WHAT? YOU PROMISED.

I KNOW BUT I HAVE TO WORK
ON A STORY FOR THE FRANKLIN.

I TRIED TO GET OUT
OF IT, BUT I COULDN'T.

OH, GREAT.

I'M SORRY.

NO. SCHOOL COMES BEFORE
MOMMY'S MENTAL HEALTH.

JUST TELL GRANDPA TO
WANDER AROUND FOR A WHILE.

HE ALREADY WANDERED.

DID HE SEE THE SLINKY?

YES, HE SAW THE
SLINKY. HE'S HERE NOW.

HE HATES MY SHIRT.

GIVE HIM A BOOK, AND HAVE
SOOKIE MAKE HIM LUNCH,

AND I SWEAR I'LL
BE HOME BY DINNER,

AND YOU WON'T
HAVE TO SAY A WORD.

OK, BYE.

I THINK I GOT RABIES.

IT'S JUST A BUS, PARIS.

IT SMELLED.

SMELLED LIKE A BUS.

I'LL HAVE TO BURN MY
CLOTHES WHEN I GET HOME.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A
CAR. WE COULD HAVE DRIVEN.

WE HAVE TO GET THE FEEL
OF THE SMALL-TOWN WORLD.

WE WON'T GET THE FEEL
OF A SMALL TOWN IN A BMW.

IS THERE SOMETHING
CRAWLING IN MY HAIR?

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE HERE NOW.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?

I DON'T KNOW. WHERE'S
THE BAD PART OF TOWN?

UM, OVER THERE.

WHAT?

UH, PEOPLE. THEY'RE VERY UPSET
WITH THE COLOR OF THAT FENCE.

COME ON.

THIS IS THE TOWN, PARIS.

THIS IS IT. IT'S NOT
SEEDY, IT'S NOT RUN-DOWN.

IT'S JUST STARS HOLLOW.

WELL, WHERE'S THE LOCAL BAR?

IN WOODBRIDGE.

WHY AREN'T YOU HELPING?

I'M TRYING. YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING THAT'S NOT HERE.

WHAT'S THIS?

LUKE'S DINER.

DINER? OK, GOOD. GOOD.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

TRYING JUST TO BLEND
IN, FADE AWAY, OBSERVE.

HEY, RORY, COFFEE?

THANKS, LUKE.

WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?

ANGELA LANSBURY.

YOU'RE THE OWNER HERE?

YES. YOU WANT SOME
COFFEE, ANGELA?

NO, THANKS. SO, YOU
RUN THE DINER, HUH?

OH, BOY.

YOU GET A LOT OF
TRUCKERS THROUGH HERE?

TRUCKERS?

YEAH, YOU KNOW, GUYS
ON THE ROAD FOR WEEKS,

LONELY, LOOKING FOR
COMPANY, A LITTLE PICK-ME-UP?

WHAT'S SHE TALKING ABOUT?

YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE.

IT'S PRETTY COMMON KNOWLEDGE
THAT DINERS ARE BREEDING GROUNDS

FOR PROSTITUTION
AND DRUG DEALERS.

WHAT?

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

WHAT ABOUT THAT GUY OVER
THERE? WHAT'S HIS STORY?

REVEREND NICHOLS?

REVEREND NICHOLS, HUH?
IS THAT LIKE DR. FEELGOOD?

RORY, HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE HER?

DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

HEY, WHERE DID HE COME
FROM? WHAT'S UP THERE?

IS THAT WHERE
YOU KEEP THE GIRLS?

YOU GOT YOURSELF
A LITTLE CATHOUSE?

WOW, I THINK SHE GOT YOU, UNCLE
LUKE. YOU BETTER GIVE UP NOW.

DO NOT ADD TO THIS INSANITY.

AN INNOCENT BOY LIKE ME SHOULD NOT
BE RAISED IN AN ATMOSPHERE LIKE THIS.

I WANT TO BE GOOD.
LIFE'S JUST NOT LETTING ME.

RORY, GET HER OUT OF HERE.

OK. LET'S GO.

WHY DO YOU NEED ME TO LEAVE?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO HIDE?

PARIS, LET'S GO.

YES, WE'RE AWARE OF IT.

YES, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

AS SOON AS THE TOWELS ARRIVE,
YOUR ROOM WILL GET THE FIRST ONE.

I SWEAR, NO ONE GETS
A TOWEL BEFORE YOU DO.

DID YOU GET THE COMPLIMENTARY
CHAMPAGNE WE SENT YOU?

JUST OPEN THE CHAMPAGNE
AND DRINK, RELAX, ENJOY.

OF COURSE IT'S FREE.

WE'LL CALL YOU SOON.

TALK TO YOU SOON.

I'M KILLING MANNY. I'M HELPING.

I'M GONNA STRANGLE HIM WITH ONE
OF HIS OWN TOWELS. I SWEAR TO GOD.

LORELAI?

YEAH, DAD?

DO YOU REALIZE THERE ARE NO
TABLECLOTHS IN THE DINING ROOM?

YES, I DO. WE'RE HAVING A
PROBLEM WITH OUR LINEN DELIVERY.

WELL, IT DOESN'T LOOK
VERY PROFESSIONAL.

IT'S MANNY.

I HAVE TO TAKE THIS, DAD.

MANNY, MY MYSTERIOUS
MAN, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

ME, MANNY?

I'M JUST A DESPERATE WOMAN. YES.

HONEY, I KNOW YOU
HAVE MANY PROBLEMS,

BUT I HAVE TO HAVE
SOME TOWELS OR LINENS,

OR I'M... I'M GONNA BE
LYING ON THE STREET,

TALKING ABOUT THE PRETTY
INN I USED TO WORK AT.

YOU DON'T WANT THAT, DO YOU?

WELL, JUST ANYTHING YOU CAN
DO TO GET ME THROUGH THE NIGHT.

MANNY, I LOVE YOU. YOU ROCK.

I AM DEVOTED TO YOU.

I'M NEVER GONNA LOOK AT ANOTHER
TOWEL WITHOUT THINKING OF YOU.

THANK YOU. BYE, STUD.

HE'LL BE HERE IN 20 MINUTES.

LORELAI.

YES, DAD?

MAY I SPEAK TO YOU
FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE?

SOMEONE IS IN TROUBLE.

UH, IS SOMETHING WRONG, DAD?

WAS THAT A BUSINESS CALL
I JUST OVERHEARD THERE?

THAT WAS MY LINEN DELIVERY GUY.

SO IT WAS A BUSINESS CALL?

YES, IT WAS A BUSINESS CALL.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU
HANDLE A BUSINESS CALL?

I'VE KNOWN MANNY
FOR 10 YEARS, DAD.

I DON'T CARE HOW
LONG YOU'VE KNOWN HIM.

YOU NEVER TALK TO A
BUSINESS ASSOCIATE LIKE THAT,

ESPECIALLY NOT ONE
THAT YOU EMPLOY.

OK, DAD.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE
TO RESPECT YOU.

HE DOES RESPECT ME.

YOU WERE FLIRTING WITH HIM.

I SAID WHAT I NEEDED TO SAY
IN ORDER TO GET THE LINEN

BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE DID,

AND I DID, SO I WON.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT WINNING.

THIS IS ABOUT PROPER PROCEDURE.

YOU NEED TO LISTEN
TO ME, LORELAI.

IF THERE IS ONE
THING I KNOW ABOUT,

IT IS THE CORRECT WAY
TO CONDUCT YOURSELF

IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT
I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU?

MMM-HMM.

BECAUSE I'M ONLY TELLING
YOU THIS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

MMM-HMM.

ALL RIGHT. GO BACK TO WORK.

I'LL BE RIGHT HERE
IF YOU NEED ME.

OKEY-DOKEY.

NOTHING. NOT EVEN A
CIGARETTE BUTT ON THE GROUND.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THIS TOWN WOULD MAKE FRANK
CAPRA WANT TO THROW UP.

SORRY, I TRIED TO TELL YOU.

I KNOW. I KNOW. IT'S
JUST I WAS SO SURE.

WE'LL THINK OF SOMETHING
ELSE TO WRITE ABOUT, I PROMISE.

WE'RE GOING TO LOSE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE.

THERE SHE IS. THE
GIRL OF THE MOMENT.

YOU, YOUNG LADY, ARE MY HERO.

WHY IS THAT, TAYLOR?

BECAUSE IN THIS DAY AND AGE,

WHEN THE KIDS ARE WILLY-NILLY WITH
THEIR CLOTHES, AND HAIR AND MORALS,

IT IS HEARTWARMING TO SEE A
SENSIBLE GIRL LIKE YOU STILL EXISTS.

A GIRL WHO HAS THE GUMPTION
AND GUTS TO STAND UP AND SAY:

"WHY ARE WE ALLOWING
THIS TRASH OUT

WHERE ALL OUR
CHILDREN CAN SEE IT?"

AND A FEW SELECTED ADULTS ALSO.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, COME ON IN
AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.

WHAT HAPPENED?
WHERE IS EVERYTHING?

WELL, THANKS TO YOUR
BRILLIANT SUGGESTION,

THEY ARE ALL SAFELY STASHED
BEHIND "THE RORY CURTAIN."

THE WHAT?

IT SEEMED FITTING
TO NAME IT AFTER YOU.

NO. I DON'T WANT A RORY CURTAIN.

I NEVER ASKED FOR IT.

YOU TOLD ME TO PUT THAT MOVIE
WHERE THE KIDS COULDN'T SEE IT.

YOU DID?

WELL, YEAH, I... I JUST MEANT
TO PUT IT ON A HIGHER SHELF,

NOT TO GET FABRIC INVOLVED.

OH, THIS IS MUCH BETTER
THAN A HIGHER SHELF.

NOW ALL THE MOVIES THAT
WE DEEM OBJECTIONABLE

WILL BE SAFELY HIDDEN FROM
THE EYES OF THE CHILDREN.

PLUS, IT'LL MAKE ADULTS THINK
TWICE BEFORE THEY GO BACK THERE.

NO. I DID NOT MEAN TO DO THIS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THIS IS IT. THIS IS WHAT?

OUR STORY.

CENSORSHIP IN A SMALL
TOWN. IT'S PERFECT.

PARIS, STOP IT. YOU KNOW I
DON'T BELIEVE IN CENSORSHIP.

EVEN BETTER. "SMALL-TOWN
MINDS RUN AMOK."

THIS IS GENIUS. IT'S GOLD.

WE'RE GOING TO WIN.

NOW, TAYLOR, ON THE RECORD, HOW
LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING HERE?

RORY, WE'RE HOME.

NEXT TIME, STOP THE CAR
COMPLETELY BEFORE YOU GET OUT.

RORY, FOR THE LOVE
OF GOD, BE HOME.

I'M HERE.

SORRY. I WAS ON THE PHONE.
HOW WAS YOUR... OOH... OK.

I DON'T THINK I'VE
EVER LOVED YOU

QUITE AS MUCH AS I
LOVE YOU RIGHT NOW.

RIBS CRACKING. ORGANS CRUSHING.

YEAH, WELL, LOVE HURTS.

HEY, GRANDPA.

OH, LOVELY TO SEE YOU, RORY.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

IT WAS VERY PLEASANT.

I HEARD YOU SAW MOM IN ACTION.

OH, YES, HE DID.

SHE'S GREAT, ISN'T SHE?

SHE'S, UH, SPIRITED.

SPIRITED.

SPIRITED IS NICE.

HEY, UH, LET'S TALK DINNER.
HOW ABOUT CHINESE?

VERY SPIRITED FOOD.

GRANDPA, DO YOU
LIKE CHINESE FOOD?

IF PREPARED PROPERLY,
YES, I LIKE IT VERY MUCH.

I'LL GO CALL AL'S.

AL'S?

AL'S PANCAKE WORLD.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID WE
WERE HAVING CHINESE FOOD.

AL'S HAS THE BEST EGG
FOO YOUNG IN STARS HOLLOW.

IS THAT SAYING, UM, ANYTHING?

RORY, COME ENTERTAIN
YOUR GRANDPA

WHILE YOUR SPIRITED
MOMMY ORDERS, PLEASE.

HEY, GRANDPA, DO YOU, UH,
DO YOU WANT TO SEE MY ROOM?

YES, I WOULD. OK.

$20 IF YOU LOCK HIM IN THERE.

$30 IF YOU CHILL.

INTERESTING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, THERE ARE SOME HOLES
IN YOUR COLLECTION HERE,

AND I'M JUST MAKING
A LIST TO FILL THEM.

OH, THESE AREN'T
ALL OF MY BOOKS.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

AND...

AH, POSSIBLY, NOW I
SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON

ACQUIRING YOU A BOOKCASE FIRST.

THAT'S OK. I KIND
OF LIKE MY SYSTEM.

OH, ORGANIZED CHAOS?

EXACTLY.

VERY WELL. CARRY ON.

I'M GLAD NOT TO SEE ANY
DEATH ROCKERS ON YOUR WALLS.

GRANDPA, WHERE DID YOU
LEARN THE TERM "DEATH ROCKERS"?

WELL, I'M NOT
ENTIRELY UNFAMILIAR

WITH THE MUSIC WORLD
IN WHICH YOU LIVE.

I DON'T EXACTLY LIVE IN THE
DEATH-ROCK WORLD, GRANDPA.

IF I DO MOVE THERE, I
WILL SEND YOU A CARD.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.

OH. HARVARD.

YEAH.

WE STARTED THE OBSESSION
BOARD A FEW YEARS AGO.

AND THEN WHEN WE TOOK
THAT TRIP TO HARVARD,

THE STUDENT STORE WAS
HAVING A 2-FOR-ONE FLAG SALE,

SO THAT KIND OF SENT US INTO
THE FINAL STAGE OF THE PSYCHOSIS.

HOSPITALS WERE CALLED,
MEDICATIONS WERE PRESCRIBED.

THERE IS NO CURE.

OK, I MADE THE MENU
FOR THE EVENING.

MY GOD.

LOOKS GOOD.

WHO COULD EAT ALL THAT FOOD?

I ALMOST ADDED
THE GARLIC CHICKEN.

ADD IT.

THERE ARE ONLY 3 OF US.

YES, BUT WE LIKE CHOICES.

LET'S CALL. I'M STARVED.

LORELAI, YOU CANNOT
ORDER ALL THAT FOOD.

YOU'RE TEACHING YOUR DAUGHTER
WASTEFULNESS AND GLUTTONY.

UM, DAD, WE DO
THIS ALL THE TIME.

WE ORDER WAY TOO MUCH
AND THEN WE EAT A 3RD OF IT

AND LIVE OFF THE LEFTOVERS FOR A
WEEK AND A HALF. FINELY HONED SYSTEM.

NOW PLEASE JUST SIT AND
READ SOMETHING OR WATCH T.V.

SO, I...

I NOTICED ALL THE HARVARD
PARAPHERNALIA IN RORY'S ROOM.

OH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT NOT
WANT TO GET HER SETTLED

ON ONE SPECIFIC
COLLEGE QUITE SO SOON.

WHY NOT?

WELL, SHE'S YOUNG. SHE HASN'T
INVESTIGATED HER OPTIONS.

DAD, SHE WANTS TO GO TO HARVARD.

WELL, YES, BECAUSE SHE
THINKS YOU WANT HER TO.

I DO.

THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER
GOOD SCHOOLS OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, I WENT TO YALE.

YES, I DO KNOW.

YALE IS A VERY FINE SCHOOL.

SOME MIGHT ARGUE A BETTER
SCHOOL THAN HARVARD.

SOME, MEANING YOU?

I JUST THINK RORY
SHOULD EXPLORE IT.

I CAN MAKE SOME PHONE CALLS,
AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT.

NO. WHY NOT?

BECAUSE WANTS TO GO TO HARVARD.

BUT THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

WHO'S GOING TO HELP
HER GET INTO HARVARD?

REESE WITHERSPOON.

I AM A YALE ALUMNUS.

I GIVE A GREAT DEAL OF
MONEY TO THAT SCHOOL.

GETTING HER IN WILL BE A BREEZE.

WE DON'T LIKE BREEZES.
THEY MESS UP OUR HAIR.

DO NOT BE PETULANT, LORELAI.

DO NOT PICK A
FIGHT WITH ME, DAD.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT
YOU. THIS IS ABOUT RORY.

NO, THIS IS ABOUT
RICHARD INTERFERING.

NOW, PLEASE, JUST
LET ME HANDLE THIS.

I KNOW MORE ABOUT THE IVY
LEAGUE SYSTEM THAN YOU DO.

IS THAT THE FOOD ALREADY?

NO, SWEETS, I
HAVEN'T ORDERED YET.

OH, MY GOD.

WHO IS IT?

OH, MY GOD.

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

JUST STANDING HERE.

NEXT TO?

A CAR. YOUR CAR.

NO.

I FINISHED IT YESTERDAY.
NO, YOU DIDN'T.

DO YOU WANT 'EM?

NOW, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, I
CAN SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.

DON'T YOU DARE.

DEAN, THAT'S AMAZING.

LET'S DRIVE. CAN WE
DRIVE? DOES IT DRIVE?

DOES IT DRIVE?

NO, I KNOW IT DRIVES, BUT...

MY GOD. I CAN'T
BELIEVE YOU FINISHED IT.

YOU BUILT ME A CAR.

NOW THAT THE CAR IS DONE,
WILL YOU BUILD ME A PLANE?

ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE SHAMU?

HE MADE THAT CAR?

ISN'T THAT INCREDIBLE?

SHE CAN'T ACCEPT IT.

OH, DAD, IT'S OK.

IT IS NOT OK. HE'S A CHILD.

SHE'S NOT DRIVING A CAR
A CHILD PUT TOGETHER.

EXCUSE ME, SIR, BUT, UH,
MY FATHER WORKED ON CARS,

AND MY GRANDFATHER
WORKED ON CARS.

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

A CAR IS NOT A MODEL
AIRPLANE, YOUNG MAN.

I KNOW THAT.

IT IS A COMPLEX VEHICLE.

I KNOW THAT, TOO.

I WILL NOT HAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTER

DRIVING AROUND IN
SOME CONTRAPTION

YOU PUT TOGETHER IN AUTO SHOP.

OK. CAN I JUST SAY
SOMETHING HERE?

I DID NOT MAKE
THIS IN AUTO SHOP.

I'M TELLING YOU,
THIS CAR IS SAFE.

SO YOU ARE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC?

NO.

YOU HAD THE ASSISTANCE
OF A CERTIFIED MECHANIC?

NO.

WELL, THEN YOU DROVE IT
PAST A CERTIFIED MECHANIC?

DAD, STOP IT.

THIS IS A NICE THING
DEAN DID HERE.

REMEMBER, NICE THINGS?

I'M SORRY, SHE CAN'T ACCEPT IT.

NOW, IF YOU WILL EXCUSE US,
WE WERE ABOUT TO ORDER DINNER.

MR. GILMORE, I UNDERSTAND YOU
WANT RORY TO BE SAFE, BUT SO DO I.

I WOULD NOT GIVE THIS CAR TO
HER IF I DIDN'T KNOW FOR A FACT

THAT IT WAS 100 PERCENT SAFE.

I CHECKED IT, MY
FATHER CHECKED IT,

AND GYPSY AT HEWES
BROTHERS CHECKED IT.

IT HAS BEEN CHECKED.

AND I'M JUST SUPPOSED
TO TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT?

NO.

AGREED.

LET'S GO. GO WHERE?

TO CHECK IT. I DON'T THINK SO.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS CAR FOR MONTHS.

I'M GIVING IT TO RORY.

YOU'RE A VERY STUBBORN BOY.

DO YOU WANT TO
DRIVE? OR SHOULD I?

I'LL TAKE MY OWN CAR, THANK YOU.

FINE WITH ME.

AND DRIVE BEHIND ME.

I DON'T WANT IT BLOWING
UP IN FRONT OF THE JAG.

NO PROBLEM. TRY TO KEEP
YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WORKING LONG
ENOUGH TO GET THERE.

THEY WORKED THE KINKS OUT OF THIS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM YEARS AGO, YOUNG MAN.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

SO WILL I.

DON'T YOU FEEL LIKE ONE OF
US SHOULD HAVE BEEN STANDING

BETWEEN THEM WAVING
A FLAG OR SOMETHING.

IT LOOKS FINE TO
ME. CHECK IT AGAIN.

I ALREADY CHECKED IT AGAIN.

THIS WAS CHECKING IT
AGAIN I CHECKED IT EARLIER.

THAT MEANS, THIS
WAS CHECKING IT AGAIN.

GO AHEAD, GYPSY, CHECK IT AGAIN.

I'VE GOT ALL NIGHT. I DON'T.

CHECK THE TRANSMISSION.
I DID. IT'S ALL GOOD.

THE CARBURETOR. ALL GOOD.

MANIFOLD PRESSURE.

BEST PRESSURE I'VE EVER SEEN.

YOU MISSED SOMETHING. I INSIST
YOU GO OVER THIS ENTIRE CAR AGAIN.

WHAT I'M TELLING YOU, THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR.

I AM PAYING YOU FOR A SERVICE.

I WOULD LIKE THAT
SERVICE PERFORMED.

OK, I LOOK AGAIN.

HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU
GONNA MAKE HER DO THAT?

AS MANY TIMES AS IT TAKES.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU THINK I'M
NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR RORY,

BUT DO YOU HAVE TO
TAKE IT OUT ON MY CAR?

SHE'S MY ONLY GRANDDAUGHTER.

I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
TO PROTECT HER.

SHE'S YOUNG.

SHE'S NAIVE.

SHE'S SMART.

YES, SHE'S SMART
ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS.

LOOK, I'M NOT ABOUT TO
DO BATTLE WITH YOU HERE.

YOU CAN... YOU CAN HATE
ME, WHATEVER. I DON'T CARE.

I HARDLY HATE YOU. REALLY?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU.

WELL, I'M RIGHT HERE. WHAT
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

BESIDES WHAT
COLLEGE I WANT TO GO TO

OR WHAT I WANT TO DO

BECAUSE I STILL HAVE NO
ANSWERS FOR YOU ON THAT FRONT.

THOSE ARE NOT RIDICULOUS
QUESTIONS TO ASK.

NO, BUT YOU COULD HAVE WAITED
UNTIL DESSERT TO GET TO 'EM.

YES, WELL, PERHAPS,
THE TIMING OF THE...

INTERROGATION?

CONVERSATION.

CONVERSATION.

PERHAPS THE TIMING
WAS A LITTLE OFF.

SO, YOUR FATHER.

WHAT DOES HE DO?

STEREO SYSTEMS.

INSTALLING THEM?

SELLING THEM. HE'S GOT A SHOP
A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM HERE.

AND YOUR MOTHER?

SHE WORKS PART-TIME
TRANSCRIBING MEDICAL RECORDS.

INTERESTING. INTERESTING.

SO, YOU...

YOU LIKE MY
GRANDDAUGHTER QUITE A BIT.

NO, I LOVE YOUR
GRANDDAUGHTER QUITE A BIT.

SEE, DEAN, I WAS BEGINNING
TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER

ABOUT THIS UNTIL YOU SAID THAT.

WELL, I'M NOT TRYING TO
MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

I'M TRYING TO BE HONEST.

YES, YOU ARE.

THAT'S AN ADMIRABLE QUALITY.

THANK YOU.

OK, I FOUND SOMETHING WRONG.

YOU DID?

WHAT?

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME RIGHT
OFF IN MY HAND. VERY DANGEROUS.

THANK GOD I CHECKED AGAIN.

GYPSY, YOU BROKE
THOSE OFF YOURSELF.

YES, I DID.

PUT THEM BACK.

I CAN'T LOOK AT
THIS CAR ANYMORE.

I MISS MY HOME.

PUT THEM BACK.

I SUPPOSE THE CAR IS SAFE.

IT IS.

I'M STILL NOT SURE IT'S
AN APPROPRIATE GIFT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

WHY? YOU WANT TO DANCE?

NO, THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE OFFER, THOUGH.

HOW LONG ARE THEY GOING TO BE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE PROBABLY MADE DEAN
TAKE THE ENTIRE THING APART

AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER
AGAIN IN FRONT OF HIM.

POOR DEAN.

HE HAS TO SPEND
ONE EVENING WITH HIM.

I SHARE CHROMOSOMES
WITH THE GUY.

HELLO. WE HAD IT
THOROUGHLY CHECKED.

WE FOUND A LITTLE PROBLEM
WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS.

DEAN IS THERE NOW,
ADJUSTING THEM.

BUT ONCE THAT IS TAKEN CARE OF,

I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY,
WITH PROPER INSURANCE, OF COURSE,

WHY YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT CAR.

REALLY? THANKS.

HEY, HON, WHY DON'T YOU RUN
AND PICK UP THE FOOD FOR US?

I'VE GOT THIS.

HURRY, BEFORE THE
MU SHU CONGEALS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU LET ME PAY?

I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE, UM,
APPROPRIATE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

WELL, WHAT
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE THOSE?

THE ONES WHERE I'M ABOUT TO
GET REALLY, REALLY MAD AT YOU.

EXCUSE ME?

DAD, THIS IS MY HOUSE

AND MY TOWN,
WHERE I LIVE MY LIFE.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR
THE GEOGRAPHY LESSON.

IN THE 32 YEARS WE'VE
KNOWN EACH OTHER,

HAVE I ONCE COME TO YOUR WORK

AND CRITICIZED THE WAY
YOU HANDLE YOUR CLIENTS?

I DON'T REMEMBER
YOU COMING AT ALL.

WELL, HAVE I PASSED JUDGMENT ON

YOUR BREAKFAST HABITS
OR YOUR CLOTHING CHOICES?

I WAS OFFERING OPINIONS.

WELL, DON'T. I DON'T
WANT YOUR OPINIONS,

ESPECIALLY NOT IN
FRONT OF MY EMPLOYEES

AND NOT IN FRONT OF MY FRIENDS.

YOU CAN'T TAKE
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.

NOTHING THAT CAME OUT
OF YOUR MOUTH TODAY

MIGHT IN ANY UNIVERSE,
VISITED BY KIRK

OR SPOCK, BE CONSTRUED
AS CONSTRUCTIVE.

I BEG TO DIFFER.

AND THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE
LAST TIME YOU COME INTO MY HOUSE

AND OVERRULE MY WORD.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M TALKING ABOUT
DEAN AND THE CAR.

I WAS BEING...

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
BEING ANYTHING.

RORY'S MY KID, AND
I MAKE THE RULES.

SO IF SHE COMES HOME
ONE DAY AND SAYS:

"HEY, I'M GONNA SPEND THE
WEEKEND WITH PATRICIA KRENWINKEL"

AND I SAY, "OK, GRAB A
SWEATER," YOU JUST HAVE TO DEAL.

WHO'S PATRICIA KRENWINKEL?

IF I TELL HER SHE CAN HAVE THE CAR
THAT HER BOYFRIEND MADE FOR HER,

THEN SHE CAN.

I DIDN'T THINK IT LOOKED SAFE.

I HAVE TO THINK IT LOOKS SAFE.

GOD, WHY CAN'T I MAKE
YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?

I HEAR EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

YOU CAME HERE AS
THE JUDGMENT POLICE.

YOU KEPT YOUR UNIFORM
ON, AND IT COMES OFF NOW.

LOWER YOUR VOICE.

NO, I AM A GROWN WOMAN.

TREAT ME THE WAY
YOU TREAT PEOPLE

WHO HAVE INVITED
YOU TO THEIR HOUSE,

OR YOU WILL NOT
BE INVITED AGAIN.

INVITED? YES.

DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW
WHY YOU "INVITED" ME HERE?

BECAUSE...

BECAUSE YOUR
MOTHER ASKED YOU TO.

SHE CALLED YOU UP AND
SAID I WAS DRIVING HER CRAZY.

AND WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE
ME OFF HER HANDS FOR ONE DAY,

SO SHE COULD GET SOME
PEACE, ISN'T THAT TRUE?

YOU HAVE NEVER ONCE INVITED ME

TO YOUR HOUSE, LORELAI. NEVER.

AND I CAN HARDLY
POINT TO AN EVENT

THAT WOULD PROMPT YOU TO DO SO

EXCEPT MY RECENT
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION.

OK, DAD, MOM DID CALL ME, BUT...

YOU KNOW, I NEVER
THOUGHT ABOUT RETIREMENT.

I NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT WHAT I WOULD DO,

OR WHAT I WOULD BE
ONCE I WASN'T WORKING.

I NEVER ONCE IMAGINED
THAT I WOULD GO

FROM BEING A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER

OF THE HUMAN RACE

TO A DECREPIT OLD DRONE SITTING
AT THE CLUB AT 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON

DRINKING BRANDY
AND PLAYING CARDS.

OH, DAD.

I AM AN ANNOYANCE TO MY WIFE
AND A BURDEN TO MY DAUGHTER.

SUDDENLY I REALIZE WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE TO BE OBSOLETE.

I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER HAVE
TO LEARN WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO TAKE
A RAIN CHECK ON DINNER.

I'M NOT VERY HUNGRY.

NICE PICTURE.

GEE, THANKS.

YOU'RE VERY POPULAR RIGHT NOW.

I BET IF YOU BURN A FEW BOOKS,

THEY'D PROBABLY MAKE YOU MAYOR.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF
SUPPORTERS ON THIS.

PAT BUCHANAN, JERRY
FALWELL, KATHIE LEE GIFFORD.

BYE.

COME ON, IT'S A LITTLE FUNNY.

NO.

BEING THE POSTER GIRL FOR
CENSORSHIP IS NOT A LITTLE FUNNY.

THE ONLY VIDEOS NOT BEHIND
THAT CURTAIN ARE BAMBI AND DUMBO.

I MEAN, THEY ACTUALLY
HAD A MEETING

ABOUT WHETHER BABE
SHOULD BE BEHIND THE CURTAIN

SO AS NOT TO OFFEND
PEOPLE WHO KEEP KOSHER.

IT'S A CRAZY WORLD WE LIVE IN.

WHERE DID THEY EVEN
FIND THAT STUPID PICTURE?

THE PICTURE'S GOOD.

IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STUPID.

I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO
LEAVE MY HOUSE AGAIN.

AT LEAST YOU WON'T STARVE.

I CAN'T LOOK AT IT ANYMORE.

RELAX. I DON'T THINK IT'LL
BE AROUND VERY LONG.

WHY?

JUST A GUESS.

JESS.

ENJOY THE FOOD.

COME BACK HERE.

WHY?

I'LL GIVE YOU AN EGG ROLL.

YES?

WHAT DID YOU DO?

NOTHING MUCH. JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE

WHOEVER RENTED DUMBO OR
BAMBI GETS A LITTLE SURPRISE.

WHAT KIND OF A SURPRISE?

WHAT DID YOU DO?

YOU OWE ME AN EGG ROLL.

YUCK.

♪ HOW LONG, I WONDERED ♪

♪ COULD THIS THING LAST? ♪

♪ BUT THE AGE OF MIRACLES ♪

RICHARD, THERE YOU
ARE, SNEAKING IN LIKE THAT.

HELLO, EMILY.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.

YOU SEEM VERY HAPPY.

WELL, I HAD A VERY NICE
DAY. WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK?

I SAW KIKI LENNOX TODAY.

SHE'S REDOING HER ENTIRE HOUSE.

I HAVE TO SAY, IT'S GIVEN ME A
FEW IDEAS ABOUT THIS PLACE.

I WON'T SCARE YOU
WITH THEM TONIGHT,

BUT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

WELL, I'M GLAD.

THEN I DID A LITTLE SHOPPING
AND HAD MY NAILS DONE.

VERY NICE.

SUGAR AND SPICE, A LITTLE
CRAZIER THAN I USUALLY WEAR,

BUT I DON'T KNOW, I WAS
JUST IN THAT KIND OF A MOOD.

SO HOW WAS YOUR
DAY WITH THE GIRLS?

WONDERFUL.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

WELL, I SAW THE TOWN,
I SAW LORELAI'S WORK.

DID YOU EAT? BECAUSE I CAN HAVE
HELOISE WHIP UP SOMETHING FOR YOU.

UH, NO, THANK YOU.
WE HAD CHINESE FOOD.

OH, YOU LOVE CHINESE FOOD.

YES, I DO.

WELL, I'M THRILLED YOU
HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME.

IT WAS GOOD FOR YOU
TO GET OUT LIKE THAT.

YES, IT WAS.

IN FACT, I-I'M STILL A LITTLE
ENERGIZED FROM THE DAY,

SO I THINK I'M FINALLY GOING
TO ORGANIZE ALL THOSE STAMPS

THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT FOR AGES.

NOW? WHY NOT?

WELL, I THINK THAT WOULD
BE WONDERFUL. HAVE FUN.

♪ FOR, SUDDENLY ♪

♪ I SAW YOU THERE ♪

♪ AND THROUGH
FOGGY LONDON TOWN ♪

♪ THE SUN WAS SHINING ♪

♪ EVERYWHERE ♪