Gilmore Girls (2000–2007): Season 2, Episode 18 - Back in the Saddle Again - full transcript

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THE PERSON WHO BUYS THE
BASKET WINS THE COMPANY

OF THE PERSON WHO MAKES
THE BASKET FOR LUNCH.

BASKET, BASKET MAKER.

GUY WHO DIDN'T
BRING ENOUGH MONEY.

YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH
AT WORK? I AM BEING PHASED OUT.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

DEAN'S ON HIS WAY. RORY
DOESN'T WANT HIM TO FIND ME.

DEAN, JESS JUST CAME BY
TO BRING ME SOME FOOD.

FROM LUKE'S.

RORY WOULDN'T LIE, RIGHT?

SUDDENLY, I HEARD MYSELF RESIGN.

NO, RORY WOULDN'T LIE.

♪

MOM?

NO.

WE'RE STARVING.

WE'RE WAITING FOR YOUR FATHER.

IT'S GOING TO GET COLD.

WE'RE WAITING FOR YOUR FATHER.

WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN
WAITING FOREVER.

GODOT WAS JUST HERE, HE SAID:
"I AIN'T WAITING FOR RICHARD,"

GRABBED A ROLL AND
LEFT. IT'S BEEN FOREVER.

WHEN WE GATHER AS A
FAMILY, WE EAT AS ONE.

WE DON'T EAT IN SHIFTS, YOU
KNOW THAT, AND SO DOES RICHARD.

WHEN DID HE GET
THAT ANTIQUE CAR?

A COUPLE OF HORRIBLE WEEKS AGO.

WHAT HAPPENED TO
THAT OIL-PAINTING HOBBY?

YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER.

WHEN HE COULDN'T FORESEE
RIVALING CEZANNE HE LOST INTEREST

SO HE BOUGHT THAT CAR. LORELAI!

MOM, IT'S NOT DINNER.
IT'S JUST MY PRIVATE STASH.

IT'S EATING, AND
WE'RE NOT EATING.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE BOUND BY THE
RULES OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION,

MOTHER, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

HEY, NO ONE TOLD ME
IT WAS CASUAL FRIDAY.

HELLO, EVERYONE.
YOU HAVEN'T STARTED?

WE WERE WAITING FOR YOU. I
THOUGHT YOU WERE ALMOST DONE.

WELL, I WAS, BUT THIS
CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN.

AS I TURNED TO LEAVE, IT BEGAN SPRAYING
SOME SORT OF GREEN SOLUTION AT ME.

YUCK.

YUCK, INDEED. GO ON, START,
NO SENSE IN WAITING FOR ME.

COOLNESS.

STOP. GOMER SAID...

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU, RICHARD.

IN 35 YEARS, I HAVE NEVER EVER
STARTED A DINNER WITHOUT YOU

UNLESS YOU WERE OUT
OF TOWN OR SERIOUSLY ILL.

ELSA, TAKE EVERYTHING
AWAY AND KEEP IT WARM.

NOW PLEASE GO
UPSTAIRS AND GET READY

SO WE CAN ALL ENJOY A NICE
FAMILY DINNER TOGETHER.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

RIGHT BACK, DAD.
LIKE, RIGHT BACK.

IN FACT, CHANGE ON THE WAY
UPSTAIRS, AND MAKE IT A NAVY SHOWER,

QUICK SOAP, QUICK RINSE,
AND NO EXCESSIVE POSING.

HUNGRY.

♪

♪ 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 ♪

HEY, THERE. ANYWHERE?

ANYWHERE YOU WANT.

COULD YOU MOVE, PLEASE?

WHAT?

ANYWHERE WHERE
THERE'S NO PEOPLE.

OH, LIKE I'M A MIND-READER.
I WAS JUST JOKING.

HMM.

THAT'S FUNNY.

WHAT?

SOMETHING'S DIFFERENT
HERE, SOMETHING'S CHANGED.

IMPOSSIBLE.

NO, I SWEAR, THERE'S SOMETHING.

I'D BE VERY DISAPPOINTED IF
SOMETHING CHANGED IN HERE.

WHY ARE YOU SO ANTI-CHANGE?

BECAUSE MOST CHANGE SUCKS.

THAT'S TRUE, IT DOES.
OH, THE CHALKBOARD.

WHAT ABOUT IT?

LUKE'S SPECIAL OMELETTE.
THAT IS BRAND-NEW.

A NEW SPECIAL?

HIS 4-SLICE FRENCH TOAST HAS
BEEN UP THERE SINCE I WAS BORN.

YOU HAVE TO LET THAT
GO. WHAT CAN I GET YOU?

YOU HAVE A NEW SPECIAL.

I SURE DO.

NICE, WHAT IS HE
SPECIAL OMELETTE?

YOU WON'T LIKE IT.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I KNOW WHAT YOU
LIKE, YOU WON'T LIKE IT.

CAN I HEAR WHAT IT IS?

IT'S 3 EGGS WITH BITS OF BACON.

I LIKE BACON.

CUBED TOMATOES, SWISS
CHEESE, AND A DASH OF OREGANO.

A DASH, HE SAYS.

I'VE GOT OTHER CUSTOMERS.

I'M GONNA GO WITH THE SPECIAL
OMELETTE, WITH A SIDE OF BACON.

THERE'S BACON IN THE OMELETTE.

SKIP THE BACON.
THE SIDE OF BACON?

THE BACON IN THE OMELETTE.

CAN I GET JACK CHEESE
INSTEAD OF SWISS? ON THE SIDE?

SWISS IS SO STRINGY.

FINE, JACK CHEESE.

I THINK I'M ALLERGIC TO OREGANO,

SO HOLD THAT, TOO.
AND SOME COFFEE.

SO JUST THE EGGS,
TOMATOES, AND JACK CHEESE.

NOT TOO MANY TOMATOES.

LIGHT ON THE TOMATOES.

VERY LIGHT, JUST A TEENY,
TINY AMOUNT, PRACTICALLY NONE.

I'M SKIPPING THE TOMATOES. IT'S
AN OMELETTE WITH JACK CHEESE.

PERFECT. YOU DID
THIS ON PURPOSE.

DID WHAT?

FRENCH TOAST FOR ME.

THAT WAS CRUEL.

I KNOW.

LOOK HOW HARD HE WORKED
ON THAT SIGN AND EVERYTHING.

LOOK AT THE HANDWRITING.

IT'S SO PRECISE, SO DETERMINED.

IT'S FOCUSED LUKE.

THAT'S JESS'S HANDWRITING.

REALLY?

HOW DO YOU KNOW JESS'S WRITING?

OH, WELL, I LENT HIM A BOOK,
AND HE WROTE SOME STUFF IN IT.

HE VANDALIZED ONE OF YOUR BOOKS?

HE DIDN'T VANDALIZE IT,

HE WROTE IN THE MARGINS,
THOUGHTS AND STUFF.

WHAT, LIKE, "PLAY BASKETBALL,
EAT A SANDWICH," STUFF LIKE THAT?

NO, STUFF, LIKE MARGIN STUFF.

PEOPLE LIKE MARK
TWAIN WROTE IN MARGINS.

"PILOT A STEAMBOAT,
WRITE HUCKLEBERRY FINN."

FORGET IT.

NO, NO, I'M SURE MARGIN
WRITING IS VERY COMMON.

OH, HEY, YOU DIDN'T TELL
ME DEAN WAS JOINING US.

DEAN? HI.

HI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I JUST DROPPED BY TO SAY HELLO.

HOW'D YOU KNOW WE WERE HERE?

'CAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS HERE.

WE'RE NOT ALWAYS HERE.

UH, DO YOU WANT TO
EAT WITH US, DEAN?

RORY, HUH?

IS THAT OK?

YES, OH, YES, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO ASK.

HEY, WE'RE 3.

I DID THE MATH. YOU
GONNA EAT SOMETHIN'?

SURE, YEAH, I'LL TAKE
THE SPECIAL OMELETTE.

YOU PUT HIM UP TO THIS?

NO, I DID NOT.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S IN IT. I'M NOT PICKY.

YOU'LL SEND IT BACK
AFTER I MAKE IT? NO.

RIGHT, I'LL COME BACK
WHEN I'VE GOT TIME FOR THIS.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE SOMETHING
IN YOUR ATTITUDE, MISTER.

SO IS EVERYTHING IN THE
MATERIALS CLEAR TO EVERYONE?

PRETTY MUCH.

OH, WERE WE READING THESE NOW?

YEAH, THAT'S WHY WE'VE ALL BEEN
KIND OF QUIET FOR THE PAST 10 MINUTES.

I THOUGHT IT WAS, LIKE,
PRAYER TIME OR SOMETHING.

GOOD GRIEF.

I'M STILL READING MINE.

WHAT?

I READ SLOW SO I
DON'T MISS ANYTHING.

IT'S NOT THE BHAGAVAD-GITA.

IT'S SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE BUSINESS FAIR.

SOMEONE'S NOT TAKING
TO ELBA TOO KINDLY.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

RORY'S THE LEADER OF THIS
GROUP, NAPOLEON, AND YOU'RE NOT.

EXCUSE ME, LEADER,
YOU WANT TO LEAD HERE?

YOU'VE GOT ANARCHY.

I'M JUST ENJOYING THE SHOW.

HI, I THINK THIS IS MY GROUP.

BRAD, HEY.

OH, YOU REMEMBER ME.

OF COURSE I DO.

COOL.

SO YOU'RE BACK AT CHILTON NOW.

OH, YEAH.

MY PSYCHIATRIST
CONVINCED MY PARENTS

I SHOULD FACE MY FEARS INSTEAD
OF RUNNING AWAY FROM 'EM.

MY RABBI AGREED, SO HERE I AM.

NICE TO HAVE YOU
BACK. TAKE A SEAT.

PARIS?

HER NAME IS PARIS, RIGHT?

BRAD, LET ME CATCH YOU UP HERE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE AN
INTRA-SCHOOL BUSINESS FAIR IN 3 WEEKS.

EACH GROUP HAS TO COME UP WITH A
CONSUMER PRODUCT FOR HIGH-SCHOOL KIDS.

NEAT.

SO WE PICK OUR PRODUCT
AND WE MAKE A PROTOTYPE OF IT.

THEN WE USE OUR IMAGINARY
MILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET

TO MASS-PRODUCE,
MARKET, AND DISTRIBUTE IT.

AND WE'LL PRESENT
ALL OF THIS AT THE FAIR.

COOL.

HEY, BRAD, YOUR FESTIVE INTERJECTIONS
ARE A REAL KICK IN THE PANTS,

BUT WE'RE LOW
ON TIME, SO CAN IT.

THAT'S IT. IN 2 DAYS, WE'RE GOING TO
RECONVENE AND PITCH PRODUCT IDEAS.

CLASS DISMISSED?

WHOA, WHOA, WE HAVEN'T EVEN
DISCUSSED BUSINESS ADVISORS.

RIGHT, WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO GET A PARENT

WHO'S IN BUSINESS TO ADVISE US.

ANYONE SCORE?

MY DAD'S GOT SCHEDULING
CONFLICTS UP THE WAZOO.

NO FOR CHIP.

MY DAD'S IN HONG KONG,

BUT HE CAN VIDEO-CONFERENCE
IN, IF NEED BE.

NO FOR PARIS.

MY DAD'S TRAVELING.

MY DAD'S IN COURT
FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS.

LAWYER? DEFENDANT.

WE WON'T PRY.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
HE'S UP ON ANYWAY.

AND NO ONE'S MOM WORKS?

WORKING MOMS ARE SO 90s.

MY MOM WORKS.

SHE'S A CURATOR AT THE
HARTFORD NATURAL MUSEUM.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED
BUSINESS ADVISORS, BRAD,

NOT SOMEONE WHO
POSES ANIMAL CARCASSES.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOM?

MY MOM?

THAT'S RIGHT, SHE RUNS A HOTEL.

IT'S JUST AN INN, A SMALL INN.

IT'S STILL A BUSINESS.

SHE MUST KEEP BOOKS.

YEAH, BUT THEY'RE
REALLY SMALL BOOKS.

LOOK, IT'S NOT PERFECT,
BUT IT'S A BETTER OPTION

THAN BRAD'S MOM,
THE BUFFALO STUFFER.

SHE DOESN'T STUFF THE ANIMALS.

THAT'S TAXIDERMY.

WHO IS THIS RABBI THAT
ENCOURAGED YOU TO COME BACK HERE?

GIVE ME HIS ADDRESS, I'M GONNA
GO OVER THERE AND POP HIM ONE.

HOLD IT, I DON'T THINK
MY MOM IS RIGHT FOR THIS.

SHE'S ALL WE'VE GOT. YOU NEED TO DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

OTHERWISE YOU SHOULDN'T
BE THE GROUP LEADER.

A COUP D'ETAT, HOW EXCITING.

THERE'S NO COUP
D'ETAT. I'LL ASK HER.

GOOD.

30, 31, 32.

SOOKIE, LOOK.

33, 34, 35.

CAN'T LOOK. MAKING MERINGUE.

37. FINE SCIENCE.

YOU GOT A PACKAGE.

39, GOT TO COUNT TO
40. CAN'T OVER-WHIP.

I THINK IT'S YOUR
WEDDING INVITATIONS.

WHOO! GIMME, I GOT TO SEE 'EM.

OH, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THESE.

THEY'RE PEARLY WHITE WITH
THIS BEAUTIFUL LAVENDER STRIP.

I'M GONNA CHOKE
SOMEBODY BY THE NECK

UNTIL BRAINS OOZE
OUT OF THEIR EARS.

WHAT? THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

THE NAME, LOOK AT THE NAME.

"THE MARRIAGE OF HIS
DAUGHTER SUSIE ST. JAMES."

WHO'S SUSIE ST. JAMES?

I THINK IT'S YOU.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

IT CAN BE CHANGED.

THESE HAVE TO GO OUT IN A WEEK.

WE'RE CALLING RIGHT NOW.

I AM SO NOT A SUSIE.

GOOD MORNING. BEAUTIFUL MORNING.

IT SUCKS FROM WHERE I'M SITTING.

HEARTBREAK. LORELAI, YOU REMEMBER
I HAVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON OFF.

I REMEMBER. BIG PLANS?

YES, MY MOTHER
IS COMING TO VISIT.

HELLO, YES.

CUSTOMER SERVICE,
PLEASE. THANKS.

SORRY.

ABOUT WHAT?

YOU SAID YOUR MOTHER'S COMING.

BUT I'M EXCITED, I
NEVER GET TO SEE HER.

I MUST BE PROJECTING.

YOUR MOTHER'S
COMING FOR A VISIT!

SHE'S COMING FOR 3 DAYS.

SHE STAYING HERE?

NO, SHE STAYS
WITH ME, OF COURSE.

IN YOUR TINY PLACE?

OH, SHE'S FINE WITH IT, WE STAY UP ALL
NIGHT GABBING AND WATCHING MOVIES.

WE HAVE A BALL.

WOW, I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET HER.

OH, HELLO,

YES, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SOME
WEDDING INVITATIONS WE ORDERED.

OK, THEY'RE TRANSFERRING ME.

I HEARD THAT.

HE IS REALLY HAPPY ABOUT
HIS MOTHER COMING TO VISIT.

I HEARD THAT, TOO.

TOTALLY FOREIGN TO ME.

HI, OH, GREAT. I-I'M GOING TO
PASS YOU OVER TO MY FRIEND

WHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH
SOME MERCHANDISE SHE ORDERED.

HOLD ON ONE SEC.

LISTEN TO ME.

I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE DEALING
WITH PEOPLE WHO SCREWED SOMETHING UP.

YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE
OF GETTING THEM TO HELP YOU

IF YOU DON'T GET ALL HYSTERICAL.

OK. OK.

HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO
ME? YOU'RE RUINING MY WEDDING.

IT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT DAY OF MY LIFE.

IT'S MY LIFE, NOT "SUSIE ST.
JAMES." ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?

GOOD GIRL.

YOU'D BETTER BE LISTENING.
NO, YOU BE QUIET AND LISTEN.

HI.

OH, HI. THOUGHT YOU
COULDN'T GET HERE TILL LATER.

OUR FRANKLIN MEETING DIDN'T
GO AS LONG AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD.

WELL, LUCKY FOR ME,
MORE WORK FOR YOU.

HERE, CHRONOLOGICAL
ORDER, PLEASE.

SO, HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

I GOT AN "A" ON MY PHYSICS TEST,

AND I FINISHED CANDIDE,
AND I CONVINCED A BOY

THAT PARIS WOULDN'T
ATTACK HIS RABBI.

SO, UNEVENTFUL, HUH?

PRETTY MUCH.

MOM, UM, I KNOW YOU'LL PROBABLY
NOT GONNA WANT TO DO THIS...

YES, I WILL, UNLESS IT'S
SOMETHING I DON'T WANT TO DO.

DO YOU WANT TO BE THE PARENT
ADVISOR ON MY ECONOMICS PROJECT?

OOH, RORY, GOSH.

I'M KIND OF IN A SPOT.

NO ONE ELSE CAN DO IT? NOPE.

YOU CHECKED,
DOUBLE-CHECKED? YES.

AND NO ONE ELSE CAN DO IT, SO
YOU CAME SLUMMING AFTER ME?

AND I'M YOU'RE LAST
CHOICE? OF COURSE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I'M TOTALLY STUCK.

IF YOU'RE STUCK,
I'LL DO IT. THANKS.

BUT, OH, HEY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR
GRANDFATHER, RETIRED BUSINESS TITAN?

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

HE'D BE PERFECT.

BUT THIS IS A BUSINESS PROJECT

AND THE WORD "BUSINESS"
HAS BEEN KIND OF TABOO

IN THAT HOUSE SINCE
HE LEFT THE FIRM.

ASKING HIM MIGHT REMIND
HIM OF THAT AND UPSET HIM.

OR HE'LL BE THRILLED
THAT YOU THOUGHT OF HIM.

YOU'RE NOT JUST SAYING THAT
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT?

NO, I REALLY THINK HE
WOULD ENJOY HELPING YOU.

YOU'D BE DOING ME A BIG FAVOR
THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE TO FEEL GUILTY

ABOUT BEING SO RELUCTANT
TO HELP YOU OUT MYSELF.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.

GOOD GIRL.

WOULD YOU REALLY
HAVE FELT GUILTY?

NO, BUT I WOULD HAVE FELT
GUILTY ABOUT NOT FEELING GUILTY,

AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT
COULD JUST GO ON FOREVER.

MISS GILMORE IN
THE VICIOUS CIRCLE.

MMM-HMM.

HEY, GRANDPA.

RORY, THIS IS A SURPRISE.

I WAS JUST IN THE AREA,
AND I THOUGHT I'D PAY A CALL.

WELL, HOW VERY
CONTINENTAL OF YOU.

I WOULD HUG YOU, BUT
I HAVE VARIOUS FORMS

OF VISCOUS FLUID ON MY CLOTHING.

I'LL TAKE A RAIN CHECK.

VERY GOOD.

HOW'S SHE RUNNING?

UH, SHE'S A BIT OBSTINATE TODAY.

GIRLS CAN GET THAT WAY.

MMM, INDEED.

SO, YOU WERE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

YEAH, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE
A LITTLE FAVOR TO ASK YOU.

OH, ASK AWAY.

OK, THERE'S THIS
PROJECT AT SCHOOL,

AND IT'S FOR MY ECONOMICS CLASS.

GOOD SUBJECT. PRAGMATIC.

YEAH.

AND WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH A
CONSUMER PRODUCT, ALL MAKE-BELIEVE,

AND THERE'S SORT OF
A CONTEST AT THE END,

AND WE SORT OF NEED AN ADVISOR.

AN ADVISOR.

YEAH, SOMEONE WHO'S
EXPERIENCED IN BUSINESS,

WHO CAN COME TO A FEW
MEETINGS, MAKE SUGGESTIONS.

I MEAN, I TOTALLY
UNDERSTAND IF YOU CAN'T DO IT,

BUT I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ASK.

WELL, I-I'M NOT SURE HOW
MUCH HELP I COULD BE.

I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY
CREATED A CONSUMER PRODUCT.

THAT'S OK. WE KIDS
HAVEN'T EITHER.

YES, I SUPPOSE YOU HAVEN'T.

IF YOU CAN'T DO IT OR IF
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT,

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

WELL, THINGS ARE A LITTLE
BIT HECTIC RIGHT NOW.

OH, YEAH, I KNOW.

AND IT IS SHORT
NOTICE, AFTER ALL.

VERY SHORT. VERY SHORT.

UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?
FORGET I EVEN ASKED.

RORY, I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE HERE.

HI, GRANDMA.

YOU DIDN'T HUG YOUR
GRANDFATHER, DID YOU?

I TOOK A RAIN CHECK.

WELL, I BETTER GO.

YOU JUST GOT HERE, WE HAVE
COOKIES. WOULD YOU LIKE COOKIES?

NO, THANK YOU. MOM'S
EXPECTING ME AT THE INN.

AND GRANDPA, REALLY,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ASK.

I'M FINE, RORY. THANK
YOU FOR ASKING.

BYE.

ASK WHAT? WHAT DID SHE ASK?

OH, SOMETHING FOR
ECONOMICS CLASS.

IT'S NOTHING REALLY.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE NOTHING.

WHAT ABOUT HER ECONOMICS
CLASS? IS SHE HAVING TROUBLE?

NO, EMILY, SHE MERELY ASKED ME

TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME
PROJECT AT SCHOOL

AND I RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.

YOU DECLINED?

LEAVE IT, EMILY.

WHY WOULD YOU DECLINE?

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT
LATER, EMILY. I'M BUSY.

BUSY? YOU'VE BEEN POKING AROUND

THAT STUPID ENGINE
FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS

AND ALL IT DOES IS SPRAY AT YOU.

YOU'RE NOT TOO BUSY.

EMILY, I AM IN THE MIDDLE
OF SOMETHING HERE,

AND I DON'T EXPECT
YOU TO UNDERSTAND IT.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HELP HER?

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS LATER?

WELL, I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D SEE THE DAY...

WHAT DAY?

RICHARD GILMORE WOULD DISAPPOINT
HIS GRANDDAUGHTER LIKE THIS.

OH, EMILY, PLEASE.

SO TELL ME, RICHARD, IS THIS HOW
IT'S GOING TO BE FROM NOW ON?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I JUST WANT TO KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOU

BECAUSE THE BOUNCING
FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER,

THE MOPING IN SILENCE IN YOUR DEN
FOR DAYS, ALL OF THAT I ACCEPTED,

BUT YOUR TURNING
YOUR BACK ON RORY...

I DID NOT TURN MY BACK ON HER.

YOU ADORE THAT LITTLE GIRL.

SHE MEANS EVERYTHING
TO YOU, REMEMBER?

EMILY.

ARE YOU THAT LOST?

♪

I'M INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED
IN YOU, RICHARD.

SALES. LANE.

SALES! IT'S JUST A STUPID TEST.

"LANE KIM, YOU HAVE SHOWN A
GENUINE APTITUDE FOR SALES."

IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

"MA'AM, I SEE YOU'RE EYEING
THE NEW WHIP-O-MATIC.

"NICE CHOICE. THIS BABY'S
RIGHT OFF THE TRUCK.

"IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
TO FULFILL ALL YOUR WHIPPING NEEDS,

"YOU'VE COME TO THE
RIGHT PLACE. AS DEVO SAYS:

'IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, YOU
MUST WHIP IT' WITH A WHIP-O-MATIC."

YOU ARE GOOD.
I'LL TAKE 2. STOP IT.

I DON'T WANT TO BE IN SALES. I
WANT TO DO SOMETHING COOL.

SELL REFRIGERATORS.

YOU'RE NOT FUNNY.

LOOK, YOU ARE TAKING THIS
APTITUDE TEST WAY TOO SERIOUSLY.

IT'S THE 4TH TIME
IT'S COME UP "SALES."

LANE, IN 10 YEARS, WE WILL
BE HAVING LUNCH IN PARIS,

AND WE'LL NOT BE DISCUSSING
IF YOU MADE YOUR QUOTA.

SO I'M GONNA BE A SUCKY
SALESMAN? CHANGING SUBJECT.

HEY.

OH, HEY.

HOW ARE YOU, LANE?

I'M ONLY AS GOOD
AS MY LAST SALE.

IGNORE HER. SHE'S LOST HER MIND.

GOT IT. SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WE'RE GOING TO BUY SOME SHOES.

AND PICK UP A JOB APPLICATION.

YOU WILL NOW FACE THE WALL.

WELL, AFTER YOU'RE DONE
SHOE-SHOPPING, COME BY MY SOFTBALL GAME.

OH, WELL.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
TO A GAME IN A WHILE.

YOU SAID YOU MISSED SEEING THEM.

I DO, BUT I THOUGHT WE WERE
GETTING TOGETHER TONIGHT.

WE ARE.

I SHOULD FINISH MY
PHILOSOPHY HOMEWORK.

DO IT AT THE GAME.

MY HOMEWORK? YEAH.

DOESN'T THAT DEFEAT THE
POINT OF GOING TO SEE YOU PLAY?

YOU CAN'T GLANCE UP IN
BETWEEN NIHILISTIC THEORIES?

I CAN, BUT WHAT'S THE POINT?

WHAT?

WHY DON'T I DO MY
HOMEWORK AT HOME,

AND I WILL GO SEE
YOU PLAY NEXT WEEK?

I PROMISE I'LL BE THERE.

OK, SURE.

GREAT. SO TONIGHT?

YEAH, I'LL BE BY AT 7:00.

OK, SO HAVE A GOOD GAME.

DO THAT POINTING-TO-THE-OUTFIELD
THING, IT'S ALWAYS VERY POPULAR.

I WILL.

BYE, LANE.

COME AGAIN SOON.

HERE, AND HERE.
CLEANING SUPPLIER, THERE.

HERE, STAFF INSURANCE
FORMS. THAT'S THE...

INITIAL HERE. DATE IT HERE.

AND I JUST...

YOU JUST OKAYED THE VACCINATION

OF ALL THOSE FILTHY
DUCKS IN THE SOUTH POND.

OH, VERY NICE.

YES, A REGULAR DR. DOLITTLE.

OH, MICHEL!

GISELLE.

OH, MON DIEU!

YOU ARE GORGEOUS. COME, COME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS GOING TO PICK
YOU UP AT THE AIRPORT.

YOU WICKED CREATURE.

I HAD TO COME EARLY.

I WANTED TO BUY
PRESENTS BEFORE I SEE YOU.

SINCE I KNOW YOU ARE A
MATERIALISTIC VULTURE.

ALL RIGHT, BACK UP.
TURN, TURN, TURN.

THANK GOD I HAVE
THE PERFECT SON.

IF YOU HAD BEEN UGLY, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE.

BOARDING SCHOOL?

IN SWITZERLAND.

COME. LORELAI, THIS
IS MY MOTHER, GISELLE.

WELL, IT'S VERY
NICE TO MEET YOU.

OH, MY GOD, THOSE
EYES, ARE THEY REAL?

YES, THEY ARE.

WELL, THEN, IF THERE'S A
GOD, HE IS TERRIBLY CRUEL

TO BESTOW THOSE EYES AND
THAT FACE TO ONE PERSON.

I'M SORRY, CAN YOU
BE MY MOM, TOO?

I'M GOING TO SHOW
HER AROUND, OK?

MAKE SURE YOU SEE SOOKIE.

WHY?

SHE WANTS TO MEET YOUR MOM.

YES, MICHEL, I MUST
MEET YOUR FRIENDS.

I DID NOT RAISE YOU TO BE RUDE.

YOU DID TOO.

NO, I DIDN'T. COME, SHOW ME OFF.

HAVE YOU BEEN USING THOSE
FREE WEIGHTS I SENT YOU?

YES, THEY HOLD DOWN
MY PAPERS BEAUTIFULLY.

LAZY, SILLY WOMAN.

CRUEL AND VICIOUS
BOY. I'M SO PROUD.

I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU DOING THIS, GRANDPA.

OH, WELL, OF COURSE.

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU WEREN'T
REALLY THRILLED WITH THE IDEA.

NO, NO, NO, NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

BUT I TOLD EVERYBODY TO HAVE
THEIR IDEA PITCHES PREPARED

SO THAT WE CAN GET YOU IN
AND OUT QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

RORY, THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT.

WE WILL GIVE IT THE
TIME IT REQUIRES.

HOWEVER, EFFICIENT
IS ALWAYS BEST.

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

HEY.

EVERYONE, THIS IS MY
GRANDFATHER, RICHARD GILMORE.

THIS IS LOUISE, MADELINE,
PARIS, BRAD, AND CHIP.

NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.

DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW
WORDS BEFORE WE START?

OH, NO, NO, NO, I'M
JUST HERE TO ADVISE.

I'LL, UH, I'LL SIT BACK
HERE AND OBSERVE

AND ADVISE IF NECESSARY.

OK. SO I GUESS WE CAN
START WITH THE IDEA PITCHES.

WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST?

I WILL.

OK, LOUISE HAS THE FLOOR.

I COULDN'T FIND MY LIP GLOSS THIS
MORNING, AND I'D JUST BOUGHT IT.

AND IT'S THE PERFECT
SHADE OF PINK,

PLUS IT HAS THIS MAJOR
SHINE WITH MINOR STICKINESS,

MEANING NO FEAR OF YOUR HAIR ATTACHING
ITSELF TO YOUR FACE WHEN THE WIND KICKS UP.

A COUP.

I KNOW.

OF COURSE, 15 MINUTES
LATER, TARDY AND GLOSSLESS,

I LEFT THE HOUSE, AND I
HAD TO RELY ON MADELINE

FOR MY SOURCE OF
LIP COLOR FOR THE DAY.

NOT AN IDEAL SOLUTION.

MAJOR SKIN-TONE MISMATCH.

I'M SORRY, GROUP LEADER,

COULD YOU ASK THE PIGEON SISTERS

IF THERE IS A POINT
TO THIS OPUS?

LOUISE, WHAT'S YOUR IDEA?

A LIPSTICK LOJACK.

EXCUSE ME?

A LIPSTICK TRACKING DEVICE.

YOU ATTACH IT TO A TUBE,
HOOK IT UP TO A REMOTE

AND THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE
SEARCHING, JUST POINT AND SHOOT.

I'D BUY ONE.

OK, UH, LOUISE, THAT'S A
VERY INTERESTING IDEA,

BUT I THINK WE SHOULD
THINK OF SOMETHING

THAT APPEALS TO
BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS.

ANYONE ELSE?

OK, I'VE GOT ONE.

A LOCKER ROBOT.

IT WOULD TALK AND TELL YOU FACTS,
HELP YOU WITH YOUR HOMEWORK,

CARRY YOUR STUFF, AND YOU
COULD FIT IT IN YOUR LOCKER

UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO GO HOME.

OK.

BUT THAT MEANS THAT WE WOULD
ACTUALLY HAVE TO BUILD A ROBOT.

YES, WE WOULD.

WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE LOOKS LIKE HE SHOULD KNOW.

I'VE NEVER BUILT A ROBOT.

BUT YOU'VE TRIED, HAVEN'T YOU?

YES, I HAVE.

OK, LET'S JUST TRY TO
KEEP THE IDEAS DOWN

TO THINGS THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH.

AND I GUESS PARIS IS NEXT.

THE AVERAGE TEENAGER
SPENDS 7 HOURS A DAY AT SCHOOL.

7 HOURS WHERE HE OR SHE IS
BUSY WALKING FROM CLASS TO CLASS,

INDOORS, OUTDOORS, IN
ALL TYPES OF WEATHER.

AT THE SAME TIME,
THAT SAME TEENAGER

IS GOING THROUGH
MAJOR PHYSICAL CHANGES

WITHIN HIS OR HER OWN BODY.

THE COMBO OF THE ACTION
WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

IN ADDITION TO THE HORMONAL
IMBALANCE CAN ONLY LEAD TO ONE THING:

ACCIDENTS.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

MONDAY MORNING, MUFFIN WAKES
UP AND LOOKS IN THE MIRROR.

"OH, NO, I HAVE
A ZIT ON MY FACE.

"I'LL JUST LOOK DOWN WHEN I WALK

SO HUNKY FOOTBALL
PLAYER WON'T NOTICE."

AND BAM, MUFFIN SMACKS
RIGHT INTO THE CAFETERIA WALL.

OUCH, THAT'S GOT TO HURT.

WHO'S MUFFIN?

THIS IS WHY I'M PROPOSING
MANUFACTURING SOMETHING

THAT NO TEENAGER
SHOULD BE WITHOUT.

A FIRST-AID KIT.

A FIRST-AID KIT?

SPECIALLY DESIGNED
TO FIT IN A LOCKER

WITH MINIMUM SPACE DISRUPTION.

BAND-AIDS, ANTISEPTIC,
COTTON BALLS,

Q-TIPS, ACE BANDAGES, ASPIRIN.

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S POSSIBLE.

DOES ANYONE HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT?

THEY SELL THESE THINGS IN
EVERY DRUG STORE, RIGHT?

YES, THEY DO.

THERE'S ALSO A REGISTERED
NURSE ON EVERY CAMPUS.

HER OFFICE WOULD
CONTAIN THE PRODUCTS

THAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT, CORRECT?

POSSIBLY.

WHAT MAKES YOU
THINK YOU COULD GET

A YOUNG PERSON TO
SPEND GOOD MONEY

ON SOMETHING THAT
THEY COULD GET FOR FREE,

OR AT LEAST, AT A LOWER COST?

BECAUSE I KNOW ONE THING
ABOUT THE MODERN TEENAGER.

AND WHAT IS THAT?

YOU CAN GET THEM TO BUY ANYTHING

AS LONG AS IT COMES
IN A LEOPARD PRINT.

TRUE. VERY TRUE.

WE GET THEM WITH STYLE.

WE DRESS UP THE KITS WITH
SPARKLES, COLORS, PICTURES OF BANDS,

SPORT THEMES FOR THE
BOYS, ANIMAL PICTURES

FOR THE PUPPY-AND-UNICORN BUNCH,

CHESSBOARDS FOR THE
BOBBY FISCHER FREAKS.

A STYLE FOR EVERY TASTE.

PLUS WE USE NEON BAND-AIDS, PINK
OR BLUE GAUZE FOR THE BANDAGES,

ANYTHING THAT SEEMS
YOUNG OR FLASHY OR BRIGHT.

AND THAT IS HOW
YOU INTEND TO SET

THE BUSINESS WORLD ON ITS EAR?

THAT'S RIGHT.

TRICKED-OUT FIRST-AID KITS.

FOR THE LOCKER.

AND YOU REALLY THINK
THAT'S GOING TO WORK.

YES. I DO.

SO DO I.

REALLY?

IT'S PERFECT. IT'S SIMPLE,
IT'S EASY TO PRODUCE.

THE POSSIBILITIES
ARE ENDLESS. I LOVE IT.

WELL, I THINK WE'VE
GOT OUR PRODUCT.

WE NEED TO GO THROUGH
THIS POINT BY POINT.

OK, LET'S DO IT.

NOW, THE SECRET
TO A GREAT CAMPAIGN

IS A GREAT IDEA. WE'VE GOT THAT.

LET'S MOVE ON TO FINANCES.

UH, DO ANY OF YOU
HAVE DINNER PLANS?

BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE.

LET'S ALL TURN TO
PAGE 4. HERE WE GO.

NOW. JANUARY PROJECTIONS...

HEY.

UGH!

MOM?

HELLO?

THAT RINGING IS NOT IN
YOUR HEAD, YOU KNOW?

OH, YOU GOT TO READ
THIS MOTLEY CRUE BOOK.

I SWEAR, YOU GET TO THE POINT

WHERE OZZY OSBOURNE
SNORTS A ROW OF ANTS

AND YOU THINK, "IT
CANNOT GET ANY GROSSER."

AND THEN YOU TURN THE PAGE,
AND, OH, HELLO, YES, IT CAN.

IT'S EXCELLENT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?

BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE ONCE YOU'VE
EXPERIENCED SOMETHING 5,000 TIMES,

YOU NEED TO MOVE ON.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I KNEW WHO IT WAS.

WHO?

THE PERSON WHO'S CALLED THE MACHINE
SO MANY TIMES THAT I HEARD IT SIGH.

DEAN?

DEAN THE DETERMINED.

OH, MAN.

$5 SAYS I KNOW WHO THAT IS.

HELLO.

RORY. IT'S YOUR GRANDFATHER.

HEY, GRANDPA.

HE DID THAT ON PURPOSE.

I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS
TOMORROW'S MEETING.

OK.

I WAS THINKING THAT
WE SHOULD RELOCATE.

MIDTOWN? HERE.

YOUR HOUSE?

IT'LL BE MORE COMFORTABLE,
WITH INFINITELY BETTER SNACKS.

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

WONDERFUL, I'LL CALL THE GROUP.

OK, WELL, THEN I GUESS
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

TOMORROW. BYE.

WHAT DID HE WANT?

HE WANTED TO MOVE THE LOCATION
OF OUR MEETING TO HIS HOUSE

AND TO COST YOU $5.

SO, THAT'S GOING WELL, HUH,

GRANDPA DOIN' THAT
THING WITH YOU AT SCHOOL?

YEAH, I THINK HE'S
HAVING FUN WITH IT.

SEE? DID YOUR BRILLIANT
MOTHER CALL IT OR WHAT?

YES, SHE DID.

YOU'RE DAMN LUCKY TO HAVE THAT
WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE. YOU KNOW THAT?

IT'S WHISPERED IN MY EAR EVERY
NIGHT WHEN I'M ABOUT TO GO TO SLEEP.

YOU WON'T LET ME WRITE IT IN
YOUR UNDERWEAR ANYMORE.

HEY, CHECK THE MACHINE
SO I CAN ERASE THE MESSAGES.

OH, RIGHT.

HI, IT'S ME. IT'S 4:00.

CALL ME WHEN YOU GET HOME.

HEY, IT'S 4:30. I'M
HOME. CALL ME.

4:45. WHERE ARE YOU?
I'LL TRY PAGING YOU.

5:30. DID YOU GET MY PAGE?
CALL WITH THE ANSWER.

THEY ARE NOT ALL FROM HIM.

HEY, I TOTALLY FORGOT YOU
WERE GETTIN' HOME AT 6:00.

AND YET, ODDLY, EVEN AFTER
REMEMBERING THAT INFORMATION...

HEY, IT'S 5:45 AND I JUST THOUGHT
I'D SEE IF YOU GOT HOME EARLY.

I SWEAR, THAT BOY WOULD
MAKE A GOOD DRINKING GAME.

THIS IS CRAZY. 10 MESSAGES?

PLUS THE 4 I TOOK PERSONALLY
BEFORE I STOPPED ANSWERING THE PHONE.

RIGHT.

HONEY, YOU GOTTA EASE UP ON THAT
LOVE POTION YOU'VE BEEN GIVING HIM

OR HE'S GONNA START SHOWING UP

AT DAVID LETTERMAN'S HOUSE SOON.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

14 MESSAGES.

YEAH, SO, IT'S A LITTLE...

IT'S A LITTLE TOO MUCH.

YOU GUYS FIGHTING OR SOMETHING?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN TO
SET OFF THE PHONE CRAZE?

NO, EVERYTHING'S BEEN FINE.

EVERYTHING'S BEEN CALM.

NO MORE INCIDENTS.
I DON'T GET IT.

IF I HAD TO GUESS, I WOULD SAY

HE'S FEELING INSECURE
ABOUT SOMETHING.

WHY?

RORY.

BUT I SPEND EVERY
FREE MOMENT WITH HIM.

I CALL HIM, I PAGE HIM...

YOU'VE BEEN GOOD.

NOTHING SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH.

NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE
THINGS NORMAL AGAIN.

GIVE IT SOME TIME.

I JUST WANT THINGS TO
BE THE WAY THEY WERE.

OH, HONEY,
RELATIONSHIPS ARE HARD.

SOMETIMES YOU GO
THROUGH A WEIRD PATCH

AND THINGS GET FUNKY
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

BUT JUST GIVE IT A
CHANCE. RIDE IT OUT.

THINGS WILL CALM DOWN AGAIN.

I HOPE SO.

I'M GONNA ERASE THE MESSAGES.

STOP THAT. STOP MAKING ME LAUGH.

YOU ARE TRYING TO KILL ME.

YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE YOUR
MOTHER LAUGH HERSELF TO DEATH

SO YOU CAN GET
AWAY WITH A CRIME.

YOUR MIND IS EVIL.

YOUR SOUL IS EMPTY.

DO YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?

YES, DARLING, THANK YOU.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OH, HELLO, BLUE EYES.

HI, GISELLE. HOW WAS LUNCH?

OH, CHAMPAGNE,
CAVIAR. THE USUAL.

SURE.

THEN CAME MOUNDS OF PASTA WITH
TERRIBLE THINGS IN IT. IT WAS PERFECT.

YOU SEEM TO BE HAVING
A WONDERFUL TIME.

I AM. I WILL MISS HIM SO
MUCH WHEN I GO HOME.

BUT THANK GOODNESS, HE WILL HAVE
AN EXTRA 5 POUNDS TO REMEMBER ME BY

AFTER EATING ALL MY PASTA TODAY,

THAT DIRTY, THIEVING BOY.

MICHEL ATE PASTA?

YES, MICHEL LOVES PASTA.
HE EATS IT ALL THE TIME.

NOT AROUND US.

HERE IT'S ALL NO-CARB, LOW-CAL.

"LET ME SEE IF I CAN EAT
LESS THAN THE LAB RATS DO."

LAB RATS?

BETTER NOT EXPLAINED.

ANYWAY, I'M GLAD YOU GOT HIM
EATING PASTA. HE SEEMS REALLY HAPPY.

COFFEE, COFFEE, COFFEE.

OH!

MMM, MMM.

THIS IS HORRIBLE.

YOU WILL DRINK IT AND LIKE IT.

YOU ARE A CURSE.

LET'S GO SHOP.

YES, LET'S GO BUY SOMETHING
COMPLETELY USELESS

AND PAY WAY TOO
MUCH MONEY FOR IT.

I LOVE IT.

AU REVOIR!

AU REVOIR!

THAT IS SO WRONG.

WE SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR PARIS.

SHE'S THE ONE WHO THREW A FIT
ABOUT LEAVING NO LATER THAN 3:10.

SHE COULD BE STANDING OUTSIDE
THE SCHOOL, WAITING FOR US.

SHE HAS MY CELL NUMBER.

I THOUGHT YOU LOST YOUR PHONE.

I DID.

OH.

WE'LL CALL HER
WHEN WE GET INSIDE.

TELL HER I WANTED TO WAIT, OK?

PARIS?

HEY, YOU'RE RIGHT
ON TIME. COME ON IN.

UH, OK.

IN THE DINING ROOM, EVERYONE.

WOW!

WELCOME, EVERYONE,

TO THE FIRST OFFICIAL BOARD
MEETING OF THE STYLE AID CORPORATION.

WILL EVERYONE
PLEASE TAKE A SEAT?

I FEEL LIKE IVAN BOESKY.

RORY, YOU ARE GROUP LEADER,

WHICH TRANSLATES INTO
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD,

WHICH MEANS YOU SIT
AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE.

BUT THAT'S WHERE YOU SIT.

NOT TODAY. COME ON.

NOW, AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE
TO TURN THE MEETING OVER TO PARIS

WHO WILL BRING US UP TO DATE
ON OUR LATEST DEVELOPMENT. PARIS.

THANK YOU, RICHARD.

FIRST, LET ME SAY THAT I'M
GLAD TO SEE YOU ALL HERE TODAY

AT THE BEGINNING OF WHAT I THINK

IS GOING TO BE A VERY
EXCITING EXPERIMENT.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE A BASEBALL
BAT IN HER HANDS, DOES SHE?

I'D LIKE EVERYONE
TO TURN TO PAGE 1

IN YOUR PRESENTATION BOOKLETS.

HEY, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN
TO THE PENCIL PART YET.

OH, SORRY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU

THE R.X. 2002.

NICE.

VERY NICE.

NOW LISTED IN FRONT OF YOU ARE ALL
THE CONTENTS CONTAINED IN THE R.X. 2002,

PLUS THE ADDITIONAL
STYLE OPTIONS, 12 IN ALL.

EVERY ONE OF THEM
WATERPROOF, FIREPROOF,

AND COMES WITH A
5-YEAR WARRANTY.

WHICH IS LONGER THAN MOST
OF YOUR HIGH-SCHOOL CAREERS.

HE IS FUNNY.

THERE'S ALSO A DELUXE
MODEL WITH EXTRA FEATURES

DESIGNED TO PERSONALIZE YOUR KIT

EVEN MORE SPECIFICALLY
FOR YOUR NEEDS.

THERE WILL BE A SNAP-IN C.D.
CASE WHICH CAN HOLD UP TO 10 C.D.s.

THERE'S A LIGHTED VANITY MIRROR,

AND A DIVIDED COMPARTMENT
FOR MAKEUP AND KNICKKNACKS,

A PICTURE FRAME, AND A
HIDDEN MINI-VAULT FOR VALUABLES

WHICH CAN BE LOCKED FOR SAFETY.

TERRIFIC IDEA, RICHARD,
REALLY. TOP-NOTCH.

THANK YOU, PARIS.

THIS IS REALLY AMAZING.
I WANT ONE OF THESE.

EXACTLY THE POINT.
NOW, LET'S CHECK IN

WITH OUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT.

MADELINE, LOUISE, WHAT
HAVE YOU GOT FOR US?

OK, WELL, FIRST, WE
GO FOR THE OBVIOUS.

MAGAZINES.

YOU KNOW, TEEN, YOUNG MISS, 17.

SPIN AND ROLLING STONE,
ESPECIALLY TO HIT THE GUYS.

I HEAR THAT JANE MAGAZINE
ALSO HAS A YOUNG, HIP FOLLOWING.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT JANE MAGAZINE?

I HAVE MY WAYS, YOUNG LADY.

WE SHOULD ALSO PLACE
THEM IN CERTAIN MALL STORES.

I ALSO THINK WE SHOULD
GO STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE.

THE SCHOOLS? WHY NOT?

SCHOOL BULLETIN-BOARDS.
WEBSITES.

YOU CAN SET UP TABLES AT
FOOTBALL GAMES AND PEP RALLIES.

HOW IS EVERYONE DOING HERE?

JUST FINE, EMILY.

GOOD. IS THERE ENOUGH FOOD?

YES, THERE IS PLENTY OF FOOD.

WHAT ABOUT ICE CREAM?
WOULD ANYONE LIKE...

EMILY, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF A BUSINESS MEETING.

OH.

UH, WELL, I'M VERY SORRY.

GO BACK TO YOUR
BUSINESS MEETING.

NOW, I THINK YOUR PROJECTIONS...

HE'S SMILING.

I KNOW!

HE'S SMILING, AND THERE'S
NO OIL ON THE CARPET.

LIFE IS GOOD.

YES, IT IS.

EMILY, PLEASE.

I'M GOING. I'M GOING.

RICHARD, DO YOU HAVE
THE 3RD-YEAR PROJECTIONS?

WELL, YES, PARIS, I DO. I
HAVE THEM RIGHT HERE.

DEAN. HOW'S IT GOING?

UH, JUST WASHING RORY'S CAR.

I CAN SEE THAT.

I CAME BY TO SEE HER
AND SHE WASN'T HERE,

SO I WAS JUST GONNA
WAIT ON THE PORCH,

BUT THEN I NOTICED HER CAR
LOOKED DIRTY, I THOUGHT I'D WASH IT.

MMM-HMM.

SOMETIMES THINGS
CAN GET ON YOUR CAR.

LIKE DIRT, CERTAIN KINDS OF SAP.

THEY GET INTO YOUR PAINT.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET OFF.

EVEN WATER SPOTS.

AFTER IT RAINS, THEY
CAN BE A REAL PROBLEM.

OK. WOULD YOU LIKE A SODA?

NO, I'M FINE.

PUT THE SQUIRTING-WATER THING
DOWN AND COME IN THE KITCHEN.

SQUIRTING THING DOWN.
THAT'S IT. COME ON.

I REALLY DIDN'T
MEAN TO BOTHER YOU.

I CAN JUST WAIT OUTSIDE
UNTIL RORY GETS HOME.

HONEY, RORY'S WORKING ON
HER SCHOOL PROJECT TODAY.

YEAH. I GUESS I FORGOT.

I MEAN, SHE MUST HAVE
TOLD ME THAT SHE...

I'M SORRY. I FORGOT.

THAT'S OK.

SO, I'LL JUST GO.

NO, COME HERE. SIT
DOWN FOR A SEC, OK?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, FINE, I JUST
DON'T REMEMBER RORY

TELLING ME ABOUT
HER STUDYING TODAY.

I SWEAR I WOULDN'T
HAVE COME OVER.

CAN I MAYBE GIVE
YOU A LITTLE ADVICE?

SURE.

OK. FIRST,

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU I
THINK YOU ARE A GREAT GUY.

YOU'RE SO GOOD TO RORY.

EVEN THOUGH I ALWAYS HOPED THAT
SHE'D BE THE ONE GIRL IN THE WORLD

WHO WOULDN'T LOOK AT
A BOY UNTIL SHE WAS 38,

I'M REALLY GLAD SHE FOUND YOU.

THANKS.

AND I KNOW THINGS HAVE BEEN A
LITTLE OFF BETWEEN YOU TWO LATELY.

DID SHE SAY THAT?

NO. I'M SAYING THAT.

I CAN SEE IT. AND,
BY THE WAY, I GET IT.

SOMETIMES WHEN
THINGS ARE OUT OF WHACK,

IT FREAKS US OUT A LITTLE

AND MAKES US FEEL LIKE WE'RE LOSING
SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

AND THAT SCARES US EVEN MORE,

SO WE TRY HARD TO HOLD ON TO
WHATEVER IT IS WE THINK WE'RE LOSING.

AND SOMETIMES WE HOLD
ON A LITTLE TOO HARD.

TOO HARD?

LIKE "CALLING 10 TIMES IN A
3-HOUR PERIOD" TOO HARD.

14 TIMES.

OK, NOW SEE, I WAS
GONNA LET YOU SLIDE,

BUT, HEY, AN HONEST
MAN, I LIKE THAT.

YOU THINK I'M HOLDING
ON TOO HARD TO RORY?

I DON'T THINK YOU MEAN TO.

YOU THINK I'M LOSING HER?

I THINK YOU THINK YOU ARE.

I JUST FEEL LIKE...
LIKE NOTHING I DO IS...

I... I JUST WANT THINGS BACK
THE WAY THEY USED TO BE.

I KNOW YOU DO. AND THEY CAN BE.

HOW?

I KNOW IT SOUNDS
CRAZY, BUT SOMETIMES

GIVING PEOPLE A
LITTLE BIT OF SPACE

IS ACTUALLY THE
BEST THING TO DO.

SPACE?

JUST A LITTLE.

LIKE WHAT? DON'T CALL
HER? DON'T SEE HER?

NO. JUST LET HER
BREATHE. LET HER RELAX.

LET HER COME TO
YOU FOR A CHANGE.

YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME THIS
TO GET RID OF ME, ARE YOU?

PLEASE! IF I WAS TRYING
TO GET RID OF YOU,

I WOULD'VE STARTED WITH, "LET
ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY FAMILY."

I'M NOT TELLING YOU
THIS TO GET RID OF YOU.

I'M TELLING YOU BECAUSE I THINK

IT MIGHT HELP THINGS
BETWEEN YOU GUYS.

JUST TRY IT.

IF IT DOESN'T WORK, I PROMISE,
YOU CAN WASH MY CAR, TOO.

OK.

DO YOU WANT A SODA?

NO, THANKS. I'M GONNA GO.

UH.

DON'T TELL RORY I WAS HERE, OK?

HEY, I'M JUST SITTIN' HERE AT THE
TABLE, TALKIN' TO MYSELF. AGAIN.

THANKS.

BYE, DEAN.

YOU KNOW WHAT? FORGET IT! IF
THAT'S HOW YOU RUN YOUR BUSINESS,

THEN I DESERVE THIS FOR
PICKING YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE!

I HATE YOU!

HEY.

OK, NEW PLAN FOR THE INVITES.

WE'RE GETTING MARRIED MAY
15, 4:00, FRONT LAWN. PASS IT ON.

THAT'S IT. WORD OF MOUTH.

THEY USED IT FOR THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

WHO THE HELL AM I TO POO-POO
HISTORY, HUH, I ASK YOU?

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?

WITH ME?

YES, YOU. ARE YOU
OUT OF YOUR MIND?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

WHY IN GOD'S NAME WOULD YOU TELL
MY MOTHER THAT I DO NOT EAT CARBS?

BECAUSE YOU DON'T.

THAT IS PRIVATE INFORMATION,
PRIVATE ABOUT ME.

EVERYBODY IN STARS HOLLOW
KNOWS YOU DON'T EAT CARBS.

SO WHAT?

CALM DOWN. HAVE SOME TOAST.

DO NOT TALK TO MY
MOTHER EVER AGAIN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

NO, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU AND YOUR
MOTHER SEEM CRAZY ABOUT EACH OTHER.

I JUST ASSUMED, SINCE YOU GAVE
UP CARBS A YEAR AGO, SHE KNEW.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU ASSUME.

WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW. SOMETHING
ABOUT A DONKEY.

IT'S A STUPID AMERICAN PHRASE!

YOU AND YOUR MOTHER SEEM TO
HAVE THE PERFECT RELATIONSHIP.

YES. BECAUSE I TELL HER NOTHING.

WE KEEP ALL SUBJECTS
LIGHT AND FLUFFY.

WE TALK ABOUT CLOTHES, FOOD,
POSH SPICE AND DAVID BECKHAM,

AND THAT IS ALL. NOTHING OF
VALUE. NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE.

I'M SORRY.

NOW SHE KNOWS I'VE BEEN
HIDING SOMETHING FROM HER.

SUDDENLY SHE'S ASKING QUESTIONS.

WHY DID I LEAVE FRANCE AT 18?

WHERE DO I GO AT NIGHT?

WHO ARE MY FRIENDS?
WHAT DO THEY DO?

WHERE DO THEY LIVE?

WHY HAVE I CHOSEN THIS CAREER?

ON AND ON. IT NEVER ENDS.

I CAN'T STAND IT.

SHE'S A COMPLETE
PAIN. SHE WON'T STOP.

I TOOK A 6-HOUR BATH LAST NIGHT

JUST TO ESCAPE THE
INCESSANT NAGGING.

YOU DID THIS TO ME!

YOU TURNED MY GISELLE INTO A
MOTHER, AND I HATE YOU FOR IT!

I HATE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH!

SO, FEEL BETTER NOW?

YEAH, I DO. THANKS. MMM-HMM.

OK. I'VE SWEPT THE ROOM,
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, ALL SAD.

I THINK WE'RE A LOCK.

I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THE
LOCKER ALARM WAS PRETTY GOOD.

PLEASE. NO ONE EVEN LOOKS
WHEN A CAR ALARM GOES OFF.

HOW EFFECTIVE DO YOU THINK
A LOCKER ALARM'S GOING TO BE?

NOPE. I FEEL IT. WE ARE IT.

WHAT'S THE WORD?

EVERY SINGLE IDEA IN THIS
ROOM IS COMPLETELY WORTHLESS.

THERE'S A LOT OF WASTED
CARDBOARD IN HERE.

WE ARE GOING TO WIN.

YES, WE ARE.

OK, THE TWO OF YOU
NEED TO TAKE A TIMEOUT.

RICHARD? RICHARD, HELLO.

HANLIN, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M ACTUALLY ADVISING RORY ON
HER BUSINESS PROJECT. THE R.X. 2002.

OH, WELL, THAT'S
WONDERFUL. YOU LOOK GREAT.

I FEEL GREAT.

WE DON'T SEE YOU AT
THE CLUB THAT MUCH.

NO, I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY LATELY.

DID I HEAR CORRECTLY?
DID YOU RETIRE?

RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

SO IT'S TRUE. BIDDY AND I COULDN'T
BELIEVE IT WHEN WE HEARD THAT.

WELL, A MAN CAN'T WORK FOREVER.

NO, THAT'S TRUE.

I JUST CAN'T
PICTURE YOU RETIRED.

IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL LATELY.
BEST MOVE I'VE EVER MADE.

IT'S GIVEN ME TIME TO DO A
LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS.

THAT DOES SOUND NICE.

WHAT KINDS OF
THINGS ARE YOU DOING?

WELL, THIS.

WELL, THERE YOU GO!

UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF US
AREN'T LIVING THE GOOD LIFE QUITE YET.

I'VE GOT TO GET BACK.

IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL SEEING YOU,
RICHARD. LET'S HAVE DINNER SOON.

I WOULD LIKE THAT VERY MUCH.

I'LL HAVE BIDDY GIVE EM A CALL.

YOU DO THAT.

DID YOU SEE THE BRILLIANT
HOSE-HOOK IDEA OVER AT TABLE 5?

A HOOK ON YOUR BELT
FOR YOUR GARDEN HOSE.

THERE'S A BUSTER KEATON
ROUTINE WAITING TO HAPPEN.

SO, HOW ARE WE DOING?

PARIS IS PRACTICING SPIKING THE
FOOTBALL AND DOING A BACK FLIP.

EXCUSE ME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

ALL THE PROJECTS HAVE
NOW BEEN REVIEWED.

HERE WE GO.

BEFORE WE ANNOUNCE THE WINNER,

I MUST COMMEND EVERYONE
FOR THEIR FINE WORK.

THERE ARE MANY, MANY
GOOD IDEAS HERE TODAY.

IT MAKES ME PROUD.

MOVE IT ALONG, PADRE.

NOW I'D LIKE TO
ANNOUNCE THE WINNER.

TABLE 10. MISS CHESTER'S
CLASS WITH THE LOCKER ALARM.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HOW'S THAT POSSIBLE?

THIS IS SO LAME. THAT ALARM DOESN'T
EVEN WORK. I WAS JUST OVER THERE.

THIS IS THE MOST
LUDICROUS THING I'VE HEARD.

GRANDPA, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT CERTAINLY DOES MATTER.

YOU'VE ALL PUT IN AN
EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT

OF TIME AND EFFORT
AND THOUGHT INTO THIS.

IT DESERVED TO WIN.

YEAH.

I WANTED TO WIN,
TOO, BUT WE DIDN'T.

I'M GOING TO TALK
TO THE HEADMASTER.

I WISH YOU WOULDN'T.

YOU WERE ROBBED, RORY,

AND I'M NOT GONNA SIT BACK
AND SIMPLY WATCH IT HAPPEN.

HANLIN, GOOD. I WANT
A WORD WITH YOU.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

THIS CONTEST IS A DISGRACE!

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

I'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS
WORLD FOR 35 YEARS.

I KNOW THIS.

AND IN THOSE 35 YEARS,
I'VE SEEN IDEAS COME AND GO.

AND I'VE LEARNED A FEW THINGS
ABOUT WHAT FLIES AND WHAT DOESN'T.

I'M SURE YOU HAVE.

I AM TELLING YOU THAT OUT
THERE, IN THE REAL WORLD,

THERE IS NO WAY
THAT A LOCKER ALARM

THAT DOESN'T EVEN WORK PROPERLY

WOULD BE A VIABLE
BUSINESS INVESTMENT.

RICHARD, WE'RE NOT IN THE
REAL WORLD. WE ARE IN A SCHOOL.

A SCHOOL THAT SHOULD BE TRAINING
CHILDREN FOR THE REAL WORLD.

CALM DOWN.

I DEMAND A RECOUNT!

VERY WELL. I JUST RECOUNTED.
THE ALARM STILL WINS.

RICHARD, YOUR
PROJECT WAS VERY GOOD.

IT WAS DEFINITELY
IN THE RUNNING.

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.

THIS IS NOT MY PROJECT!

THIS IS THEIR PROJECT.
THE CHILDREN'S PROJECT.

REALLY? YES!

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!

IT'S FOR THE CHILDREN!

BUT THEY'RE NOT THE
ONES WHO ARE CAUSING

THE PUBLIC SCENE
RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE.

IT WAS AWFUL. HE
LOOKED SO UPSET.

HIS FACE WAS TURNING RED AND
HE WAS PRACTICALLY SHAKING.

DID YOU NOTICE WHEN HE
GETS MAD HE GETS TALLER?

I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT
HE ACTUALLY GROWS!

THE DAY I TOLD HIM
I WAS PREGNANT,

24 FEET TALL. FREAKED THE BIRDS.

I'M UPSET HERE.

HONEY, YOU DID NOTHING.

YOU WENT TO YOUR GRANDFATHER
WHO YOU GREATLY ADMIRE,

AND ACTUALLY LIKE
HANGING OUT WITH,

TO ASK FOR HIS HELP AND ADVICE.

THAT'S LOVELY AND THOUGHTFUL.

PLEASE HELP ME OUT TONIGHT.

NO MENTION OF WORK, OR
CHILTON, OR SCHOOL, OR RETIREMENT.

NOTHING BUT POLITICS
AND RELIGION. GOT IT.

HELLO, GIRLS.

HI, MOM. HI, GRANDMA.

COME IN, COME IN.

DINNER'S ALMOST READY.

RICHARD, THE GIRLS ARE HERE.

RICHARD.

HE CAME HOME TODAY,
DIDN'T SAY A WORD,

STOMPED OFF TO HIS
STUDY, SLAMMED THE DOOR.

HE'S BEEN HOLED UP
IN THERE EVER SINCE.

I CAN'T EVEN GET
HIM TO ANSWER ME.

ARE YOU SURE
HE'S STILL IN THERE?

OF COURSE. THE
DOOR'S RIGHT THERE.

I WOULD HAVE SEEN
IF HE CAME OUT.

NOT EVERYONE LEAVES THIS HOUSE

BY CLIMBING OUT THE WINDOW AND
JUMPING INTO A WAITING HOT ROD.

MAYBE SOMEONE
SHOULD TALK TO HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO. WHAT HAPPENED TODAY?

THINGS DIDN'T GO WELL
AT THE BUSINESS FAIR.

WHAT HAPPENED?

IT WAS TERRIBLE. THE
10TH GRADERS STAGED

A HOSTILE TAKEOVER
OF THE 11TH GRADERS.

OUR PROJECT DIDN'T WIN.
GRANDPA TOOK IT BADLY.

WELL, I AM AT MY WIT'S END.

IF THAT MAN IS GOING TO FALL
APART OVER A SCHOOL PROJECT...

IT'S A WEIRD TIME FOR HIM.

I FEEL AWFUL.

MAYBE HE SHOULD
GO TALK TO SOMEBODY.

LIKE WHOM?

LIKE A PSYCHIATRIST.

WHAT?

MAYBE IT WOULD HELP.

WE DO NOT GO TO PSYCHIATRISTS.

MOM, THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH GETTING HELP.

LORELAI GILMORE, ARE
YOU SERIOUSLY SUGGESTING

THAT YOUR FATHER GO
TO A COMPLETE STRANGER

AND TALK ABOUT
HIS PERSONAL LIFE?

LOTS OF PEOPLE SWEAR BY IT.

YES. DISTURBED PEOPLE. DEVIANTS.

PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE
PERSONALITIES

WHO SEE THINGS AND
HEAR DOGS TALKING TO THEM

AND ROAM THE STREETS TALKING TO
THEMSELVES AND LICKING PARKING METERS.

MOM.

NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU'LL BE
SUGGESTING I GO TO A PSYCHIATRIST.

TOO MANY COMEBACKS.
I CANNOT PICK.

RICHARD? IS THAT YOU?

OF COURSE IT'S ME.

OH, RORY, YOU'RE HERE.
WONDERFUL! HELLO, LORELAI.

HEY.

WELL, I AM STARVING.
WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

I THOUGHT THE QUESTION
WAS RELATIVELY CLEAR,

BUT I'D BE GLAD TO
REPHRASE IT FOR YOU.

UH, WHAT SORT OF FOOD PRODUCTS

WILL APPEAR ON VARIOUS
PLATES THIS EVENING?

RICHARD GILMORE, YOU
COME HOME IN A HUFF,

THEN YOU LOCK YOURSELF IN
THAT STUDY ALL AFTERNOON...

WELL, I HAD A LOT
OF THINKING TO DO.

A LOT OF THINKING.

I OWE THAT TO YOU, YOUNG LADY.

I'M SORRY.

YOU SHOULD CERTAINLY
NOT BE SORRY.

RICHARD, WHAT...

PUT THAT ROLL DOWN
AND EXPLAIN YOURSELF.

THIS WHOLE WEEK, THIS
WHOLE EXPERIENCE WITH RORY

AND THE LOCKER FIRST-AID KIT...

THAT IS A DAMN GOOD IDEA,
BY THE WAY, NO MATTER WHAT

THOSE YARN-HEADS AT
THAT SCHOOL OF YOURS SAY.

ANYWAY, THIS WHOLE WEEK
MADE ME REALIZE SOMETHING:

I DON'T WANT TO BE RETIRED.

YOU WHAT?

I DON'T LIKE IT.

I HATE IT, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

BUT, DAD...

IT'S BORING. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.

AND FRANKLY, I AM TIRED OF TRYING
TO FIND SOMETHING TO FILL UP MY TIME.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I'M GOING TO WORK.

ARE YOU THINKING OF
ASKING FOR YOUR JOB BACK?

OH, GOD, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO,

I HAVE DECIDED TO GO
INTO BUSINESS FOR MYSELF.

WOW. WHAT?

COOL.

IT IS COOL, ISN'T IT?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I'M NOT SURE YET.

PERHAPS I'LL CONSULT,
MAYBE TAKE ON A PARTNER.

MAYBE I'LL EVEN TEACH.

WHAT?

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO SAY IT LIKE THAT.

SORRY. WHAT?

I THINK 35 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE WILL QUALIFY ME

TO TEACH A COURSE OR 2 AT THAT
LOCAL BUSINESS COLLEGE OF YOURS.

OH, MY GOD.

IT'S WHO'S THE BOSS?
THE LATER YEARS.

RICHARD, ARE YOU
SERIOUS ABOUT THIS?

AS A HEART ATTACK.

I HAVEN'T FELT THIS GOOD
IN A VERY LONG TIME, EMILY.

I HAVE THE BUZZ.

AND I OWE IT ALL TO YOU.

GLAD TO BE OF SERVICE.

HE'S GOING TO TEACH.

OR CONSULT.

SO, LICKING A PARKING METER
IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

OK, THAT DINNER WAS GOOD.

ALL OF GRANDMA'S
DINNERS ARE GOOD.

I KNOW, BUT THIS
ONE HAD THE ROLLS.

OH, THOSE WERE EXCELLENT ROLLS.

WEREN'T THEY?

HOT AND BUTTERY WITH
THAT SPLIT-TOP THING.

I MISS THE ROLLS.

SHE CAN MAKE MORE NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S OK. I GOT 4 IN MY PURSE.

YOU DO NOT.

GO AHEAD AND CHECK.

HAVE YOU NO SHAME?

OH, WHO'S THAT?

IT'S DEAN.

REALLY? HOW MANY PAGES
DOES THAT MAKE FOR TODAY?

JUST ONE.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

IN 2 DAYS.

WOW. I KNOW.

HE HASN'T CALLED

OR MYSTERIOUSLY APPEARED
BY MY SIDE OR ANYTHING.

MAYBE HE'S CALMING DOWN.

I HOPE SO.

I ACTUALLY GOT A
CHANCE TO MISS HIM TODAY.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

IT IS GOOD.

YOU WANT TO GRAB MY
CELL PHONE AND CALL HIM?

OH, NO. TOMORROW'S FINE.

ARE YOU SURE? IT'S EARLY.

YOU GUYS COULD HOOK
UP FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

I'M HANGING OUT
WITH LANE TONIGHT.

LANE?

YEAH. WE HAVE SOME
SERIOUS C.D. LISTENING TO DO.

WE'RE WAY BEHIND ON ALL THE
ELVIS COSTELLO REISSUES COMIN' OUT.

I DIDN'T THINK LANE
COULD HANG OUT PAST 9:00.

HER MOM'S AT AN ANTIQUE
FAIR IN WOODBURY UNTIL SUNDAY.

HER GRANDMOTHER'S STAYING
WITH HER, BUT SHE'S ASLEEP BY 6:00.

SO WE THOUGHT WE'D BE REALLY
BAD AND SNEAK OUT TO LUKE'S.

YOU'RE GOING TO LUKE'S?

YEAH, MAYBE.

HONEY, WHY GO TO LUKE'S?

I MEAN, YOU JUST HAD 10 ROLLS.

NO, YOU HAD 10 ROLLS,
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW

IF WE'LL GO TO LUKE'S.
IT'S JUST A MAYBE.

OK, OK, WELL, YOU GUYS HAVE FUN.

OK. SEE YOU LATER.

SURE YOU DON'T
WANT TO CALL DEAN?

NOPE. TOMORROW'S FINE.

YEAH. TOMORROW'S FINE.

DEAN.

SHE LIKES JESS, DOESN'T SHE?