Gilmore Girls (2000–2007): Season 2, Episode 20 - Help Wanted - full transcript

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WHAT ACCIDENT? WHAT DO
YOU MEAN YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT?

JESS SWERVED...

JESS WAS DRIVING YOUR CAR
AND YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT?

IF YOU HADN'T BROUGHT HIM,
THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED!

THIS IS MY FAULT?

HAVE YOU TALKED TO DEAN?

NO. HE GETS HOME TOMORROW.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
SAY? I DON'T KNOW.

NOW I HAVE TO FIND JESS AND
I HAVE TO MAKE SURE HE'S OK

AND IF THAT CUTS INTO YOUR SCREAMING
TIME, THAT'S JUST TOO DAMN BAD!

GO TO HELL!

RIGHT BACK AT YOU!

I CAN'T BELIEVE LUKE WOULD
SEND HIM OFF LIKE THAT.

WELL, I HEARD THE
KID WANTED TO GO.

I DON'T KNOW. ALL I KNOW IS THAT

JESS IS GONE.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

WHAT WILL WE DO FOR
ENTERTAINMENT AROUND HERE?

BEATS THE HELL OUT OF ME.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

ARE YOU TILTING? NO.

I THINK YOU'RE
TILTING. I'M NOT TILTING.

DO YOU WANT TO HOLD ON TO
MY PURSE? IT MIGHT EVEN YOU OUT.

STOP ANY TIME YOU LIKE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GONNA GET A PEN, PUT ON TOP OF
YOUR HEAD AND SEE IF IT ROLLS OFF.

OK, SEE, THIS IS NOT HOW
YOU CONSOLE THE INJURED.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

HOW ABOUT THIS?

THE LITTLE LOCKSMITH.

AND I GOT IT AT THE
BOOKSTORE. PAID FULL PRICE.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

FEEL BETTER? I DO.

GOOD. NOW CAN I PUT A
PEN ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD?

NO. TSK.

MOM... OH, GOOD. HOLD STILL.

FORGET THE PEN. DRAT!

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME WHAT
HAPPENED BETWEEN YOU AND LUKE?

WAS IT BAD? I MEAN, I'M SURE IT
WAS BAD, BUT HOW BAD IS BAD?

IT WAS NOTHING.

REALLY?

LOOK, I WAS UPSET, HE WAS UPSET,

WE HAD A THING.
IT'S OVER, WE'RE FINE.

A THING?

A TINY THING. A TINY THING?

A THINGLET, IF YOU WILL.

YOU AND LUKE DON'T
HAVE THINGLETS OFTEN.

OH, NO. EVERYBODY HAS THINGLETS.
PART OF BEING A GROWN-UP.

WHAT DID HE SAY?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?

RORY, PLEASE.

OH. OK, FINE. JUST
ANSWER ME THIS.

WE ARE ON OUR WAY
TO LUKE'S, RIGHT? RIGHT.

AND WHEN WE GET
THERE, WILL WE GET IN?

OF COURSE WE'LL GET IN.

WE'LL GET SERVED? YES.

WE'LL GET COFFEE? MAYBE.

REFILLS? EVENTUALLY.

FREE REFILLS? IN A MONTH.

OK. THE THINGLET HAS
GROWN INTO A THING.

RORY, LUKE AND I
HAVE FOUGHT BEFORE.

GOD KNOWS WE'LL FIGHT AGAIN.

BUT IT'S OVER. IT'S
HISTORY. WE'LL GO IN,

HE'LL BE CRABBY, I'LL BE
ADORABLE, HE'LL FORGET EVERYTHING

AND THAT, AS THEY
SAY, WILL BE THAT.

OK.

HEY, IS THERE A LINE?

CLOSED. WHAT?

IT'S CLOSED. LUKE'S IS CLOSED?

LUKE'S IS NEVER CLOSED.

I KNOW. YOU SURE IT'S CLOSED?

WELL, FIRST I READ THE
SIGN, THEN I TRIED THE DOOR

IN CASE IT WAS SOME
SORT OF ELABORATE RUSE.

DESIGNED TO KEEP ONLY YOU OUT?

THERE'S PRECEDENT.

OH, LUKE'S GONE
FISHING. THAT'S GREAT.

IT IS? YES.

HE WORKS HARD, HE NEEDED A BREAK,
HE TOOK IT. I THINK IT'S GOOD. HEALTHY.

FOR WHO? I HAVE
BLOOD SUGAR ISSUES.

MOM, IT'S BECAUSE...

NO. NO, IT ISN'T.

BUT HE NEVER...

WELL, NOW HE DID. BUT...

RORY, HE TOOK A TRIP.
DON'T READ ANYTHING INTO IT.

IT'S BECAUSE OF THE OTHER NIGHT.

NO, IT ISN'T.

EVEN IF IT IS, IT'LL GO AWAY.
EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. I LEFT
MY WALLET IN THERE YESTERDAY.

♪

♪ 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 ♪

WHY ARE WE STANDING HERE?

'CAUSE THE SIGN SAYS,
"WAIT TO BE SEATED."

YEAH, BUT WE ARE NOT
AUTOMATONS, WE ARE RULE BREAKERS

AND THERE ARE
LIKE, 50 OPEN TABLES.

YOU'RE EXAGGERATING.

1, 2, 3, 4, 50. NO, I'M NOT.

I'M SURE SOMEONE
WILL HELP US SOON.

WE SHOULD BE EATING. I'M HUNGRY.

THIS IS CRAZY. DON'T
THEY WANT US EATING?

ISN'T THAT WHAT THE POINT
OF THE HUNGRY DINER IS?

TO FEED THE HUNGRY DINER?

OR IS THE POINT TO KEEP
THE HUNGRY DINER HUNGRY?

THEY SHOULD CALL IT THE
ETERNALLY HUNGRY DINER,

'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA
GET ANY FOOD HERE, LOSER.

THAT'LL BE QUITE A SIGN.

I'M GIVING ONE OF THESE
PAPER-TOP TURKEY HEADS

3 SECONDS TO SEAT
US OR I'M GONNA...

2?

YES, PLEASE.

YOU'RE GONNA WHAT?

YOU SAID YOU'LL DO SOMETHING IF
THEY DIDN'T HELP US IN 3 SECONDS.

I DID? YES. YOU DID.

THEN THE WAITRESS CAME OVER, AND
YOU NEVER FINISHED WHAT YOU'D DO.

WE GOT TO GET SOME FOOD INTO
YOU. YOU'RE IMAGINING THINGS.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? SHH.
YOU'RE GETTING SCREWY.

MOM! MOM? I'M NOT YOUR MOM.

DO YOU NEED HELP, LITTLE GIRL?

OH, MY GOD.

HOW'S THIS?

PERFECT. THANKS.

CAN I BRING YOU SOME
COFFEE TO START?

TO START AND FINISH.

YOU NEED A LITTLE PICK-ME-UP?

DO I? BACK IN A JIFF.

OK, WHEN SHE COMES BACK, WE'RE
GONNA GRAB HER AND HOLD HER DOWN

AND TELL HER REALLY UGLY
THINGS ABOUT THE WORLD.

YOU GET YOUR DAUGHTER TO
HELP YOU WITH YOUR EVIL PLAN.

OK, NOW. MAKE NICE.

OH, HOW CONVENIENT. THEY
HAVE PICTURES OF ALL THE FOOD,

IN CASE YOU'VE BEEN LIVING IN
A CAVE FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS

AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A
STACK OF PANCAKES LOOKS LIKE.

OH, EXCUSE ME. I'M
SORRY. YES, SWEETIE?

WHAT ARE THE TINY CUPS FOR?

THEY'RE COFFEE CUPS.
THEY'RE FOR COFFEE.

ARE YOU RUNNING
OUT OR SOMETHING?

I'M SORRY?

NEVER MIND. LISTEN, WE ARE
VERY SLEEPY THIS MORNING,

SO WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE
SOMETHING IN A LARGER SIZE?

SAY, A MUG, A TUREEN, A
SMALL BOWL OF SOME KIND?

A COFFEE BOWL?

YES, A COFFEE BOWL.
BRING 2, PLEASE.

WE DON'T HAVE COFFEE
BOWLS. I'M SORRY.

OK. WELL, THEN WOULD
YOU MIND BRINGING...

WHAT DO YOU THINK, 2, 3?

3'S GOOD.

3 OF THESE CUTE
LITTLE CUPPY THINGS,

OH, AND COULD YOU LEAVE
THE POT IN THE MEANTIME?

OH, IT LOOKS LIKE COFFEE,
SMELLS LIKE COFFEE.

HMM, THE COMPARISON STOPS THERE.

THIS SUCKS!

JUST PUT A LOT OF STUFF
SO YOU CAN'T TASTE IT.

HOW WILL I FIT MY 3 SUGARS INTO
BARBIE'S MALIBU DREAM CUP HERE?

IT'LL BE ALL SUGAR
AND NO COFFEE.

YOU MIGHT PREFER IT THAT WAY.

OH, MAN.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

WHAT?

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

SO, WHAT'S NEW FOR FALL?

I HEAR THE SAILOR
SUIT IS HOT, HOT, HOT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

LUKE'S IS CLOSED THIS MORNING.

BY THE HEALTH
INSPECTOR, NO DOUBT.

SO,

THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE
YOUR BREAKFAST, HUH?

UNTIL THIS MORNING, YES.

HOW'S THE GRUB?

THEY MAKE AN EXCELLENT
EGG-WHITE OMELET, NO OIL.

REALLY?

THEY USE THE SPRAY...
CAN YOU LEAVE NOW?

HOW COME YOU NEVER
TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PLACE?

BECAUSE YOU MIGHT EAT HERE, AND
THERE WOULD BE NO CORNER OF MY LIFE

WHICH WOULD BE FREE OF
YOUR INCESSANT SCRUTINY.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING WITH THE FORK?

CAN I HAVE A BITE? CAN YOU WHAT?

JUST A TASTE.

GET AWAY FROM ME.

OH.

MICHEL, DON'T GO!
COME EAT WITH US.

YOU'D LIKE THAT, WOULDN'T YOU?

NO, NOT REALLY.

GOOD. IT'S A DATE.

YOU, ME, HERE TOMORROW?

NEVER.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M
BEGINNING TO LIKE THIS PLACE.

I'M GLAD.

MOM, I NEED TO ASK YOU A FAVOR.

ASK AWAY.

I NEED YOU TO GET ME
OUT OF DINNER TONIGHT.

OH, RORY.

DEAN'S COMING HOME, HE
DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.

IF I'M NOT THERE THE
SECOND HE GETS HOME,

THEN SOMEONE ELSE WILL TELL
HIM ABOUT IT, AND THAT WOULD BE...

HORRIBLE. I AGREE.

I REALLY HATE TO ASK YOU THIS.

FORGET ABOUT IT.

REALLY? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH DEAN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

NO PROBLEM. IN FACT, IT
GIVES ME EXTRA TIME TO WORK

ON MY WHY-RORY'S-WEARING-A-CAST
STORY FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS.

YEAH? WHAT HAVE YOU GOT SO FAR?

REALLY BIG BEES.

HUH.

WELL, IT'S GOOD
YOU'VE GOT THE TIME.

YEAH, IT IS.

I'M SO SORRY RORY
ISN'T FEELING WELL.

IS IT THAT FLU THAT'S
BEEN GOING AROUND?

OH, YES, IT IS.

HORRIBLE STRAIN.

BUNNY CARLINGTON
MUNCHAUSEN HAS BEEN BEDRIDDEN

FOR 2 STRAIGHT WEEKS.

OH, WELL, IT MUST WIPE HER OUT
JUST TOTING THAT NAME AROUND.

I WONDER SHOULD I TAKE
A DRINK FOR RICHARD?

I HATE TO DISTURB HIM
WHILE HE'S WORKING.

HE'S WORKING?
LIKE, WORK-WORKING?

THAT'S RIGHT.

HIS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
ARRIVED LAST WEEK. HE'S RENTED AN OFFICE.

YOUR FATHER IS NOW THE PRESIDENT
AND C.E.O. OF THE GILMORE GROUP,

AN INTERNATIONAL
INSURANCE CONSULTING FIRM.

WOW, THAT'S GREAT.

SO, UM, WHAT'S
THE... LIKE HOW DOES...

WHAT'S HIS JOB?

HE'S A CONSULTANT.

MEANING?

YOUR FATHER IS AN INTERNATIONAL
INSURANCE CONSULTANT.

YEAH, YEAH, BUT WHAT
EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?

HE CONSULTS ON MATTERS RELATING
TO INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE.

WAIT, WAIT. WHEN DAD GOES TO HIS
NEW OFFICE, HE SITS DOWN, AND HE...

CONSULTS WITH INTERNATIONAL
CLIENTS ON INSURANCE MATTERS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE
NOT OPENING FOR RICKLES.

DAMN IT!

RICHARD? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

NO, I AM NOT ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS
MARGIE JUST NOW ON THE PHONE.

OH, HOW IS SHE?

WHO IS SHE?

YOU KNOW VERY
WELL WHO MARGIE IS.

SHE'S BEEN YOUR FATHER'S
SECRETARY SINCE YOU WERE A CHILD.

OH, LARGIE MARGIE.

VERY CLEVER WHEN YOU'RE 6.

IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION,
EMILY, MARGIE IS WELL.

SO WELL, IN FACT,
THAT SHE HAS DECIDED

NOT TO JOIN ME IN
MY NEW BUSINESS.

WHAT?

SHE'S STAYING WITH THE OLD FIRM.

HOW COULD SHE? YOU WERE THE ONLY
REASON SHE EVEN HAD A JOB AT THAT FIRM.

I WENT TO GREAT PAINS TO
REMIND HER OF JUST THAT.

WELL, THIS IS SIMPLY
UNACCEPTABLE!

YOU AND THAT ROTUND
INGRATE HAD AN AGREEMENT.

THERE WAS AN
AGREEMENT IN WRITING?

WELL, NOT IN WRITING PER SE,

BUT SHE HELPED ME
PROCURE MY NEW OFFICE.

SHE ARRANGED TO HAVE
ALL MY THINGS SENT OVER.

ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS FOR
HER TO ACCEPT MY FORMAL OFFER.

A GENEROUS ONE, IF I MAY SAY SO.

AND SHE JUST TURNED YOU DOWN?

SHE HAD THE GALL
TO COUNTEROFFER.

SHE KEPT INSISTING THAT I
MATCH HER CURRENT SALARY.

DAD, YOU WEREN'T EVEN OFFERING
TO MATCH THE POOR WOMAN'S SALARY?

LORELAI, THE GILMORE GROUP
IS A FLEDGLING ENTERPRISE.

I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY MARGIE
HER FULL SALARY RIGHT AWAY.

BUT AFTER 20 YEARS, WHERE IS
THE WOMAN'S SENSE OF LOYALTY?

OH, GEE, I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE WITH THE COMPANY

THAT'S KEEPING HER FROM HAVING TO
STAND IN LINE FOR GOVERNMENT CHEESE.

I'M AFRAID, AT THIS POINT, I
DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCEED.

OF COURSE YOU DON'T.

I HAD COUNTED ON THIS.

OF COURSE YOU HAD.

PERHAPS I SHOULD
RECONSIDER GOING FORWARD.

THAT MAY BE BEST.

EXCUSE ME? I CAN'T
DO IT WITHOUT MARGIE.

NO ONE WOULD EXPECT YOU TO.

GUYS, YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

I WONDER IF IT'S TOO LATE TO
GET OUT OF MY LEASE. WHAT?

YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO
THAT IMMEDIATELY, RICHARD.

WHOO, WHOO, WHOO.

THERE IS A BABY HERE DESPERATELY
IN NEED OF SOME BATHWATER.

WHAT IS SHE SAYING, EMILY?

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, LORELAI?

I'M JUST SAYING THERE ARE
OTHER OPTIONS TO CONSIDER.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE HIRE ANOTHER SECRETARY.

OH, NO. YOUR FATHER'S
HAD OTHER SECRETARIES.

3, IN FACT. EACH ONE WORSE
THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE.

UNTIL MARGIE.

MARGIE WAS A GEM.

MARGIE DID EVERYTHING FOR HIM.

YES, BUT, DAD, THERE ARE PLENTY
OF OTHER MARGIES OUT THERE,

DYING TO BE IN THAT KIND OF
CO-DEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

YOU WILL FIND ONE. TRUST ME.

NOW SHE MAY NOT BE NAMED
MARGIE, BUT IF YOU PAY HER ENOUGH,

YOU CAN PROBABLY
CALL HER WHAT YOU WANT.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO
FIND SOMEONE NEW.

THE OFFICE IS A DISASTER.

EVERYTHING IS IN BOXES.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE ANYTHING
IS OR HOW ANYTHING WORKS.

THE COMPUTERS, THE
PHONES, EVEN MY OFFICE CHAIR.

OK, DAD, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AFTER MY BUSINESS CLASS,

I WILL COME TO YOUR OFFICE,

AND WE'LL GET YOU
UNPACKED, GET YOU SETTLED.

WE'LL FIND YOU SOMEONE AS GOOD
AS MARGIE, OR AT LEAST CHEAPER.

I HATE TO SEE YOU
WASTE YOUR TIME.

WELL, 'LL BLINDFOLD YOU THEN.

I DON'T KNOW. I... DAD.

THERE'S ANOTHER
MARGIE OUT THERE.

HONEST. JUST GIVE IT A CHANCE.

AN OFFICE WITHOUT MARGIE.

SEEMS INCONCEIVABLE.

DREAM WITH ME HERE, FOLKS.

♪

HI.

HEY.

HI, RORY.

WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT
DID YOU DO TO YOUR ARM?

HERE.

WHAT IS THIS? JUST READ IT.

RORY, WHAT'S GOING ON? TELL
ME HOW YOU HURT YOUR ARM.

IT'S ALL IN THE LETTER.

BUT... READ.

WELL, I LOVE YOU, TOO.

GOOD.

NOW JUST HOLD ON TO
THAT FEELING FOR A MINUTE.

WHY?

JUST...

READ. ALL RIGHT, I'M READING.

WHAT?

KEEP GOING.

WHAT?

TURN IT OVER.

WHAT?

GO ON. YOU HAVE LIKE 3
MORE "WHATS" AHEAD OF YOU.

IT GETS BETTER AT THE END.

I'LL JUST STAND HERE
UNTIL YOU GET THERE.

IS HE REALLY GONE?

YES.

OK.

WANT TO COME IN?

WHAT?

YOU CAN STAY FOR DINNER.
MY MOM'S MAKING A ROAST.

YOU LIKE ROAST, RIGHT?

UM, YEAH, I LIKE ROAST.

OK. COME ON.

THEN WE JUST WATCHED T.V.

OH, YOU MEAN YOU "WATCHED
T.V.?" USE THE AIR QUOTES, SWEETIE.

HIS LITTLE SISTER WAS THERE.

OH. SO YOU WATCHED T.V. GO ON.

AND THEN HE WALKED ME HOME.

THAT'S IT? THAT'S IT.

DID HE KISS YOU GOOD NIGHT? YEP.

HE DIDN'T ASK ABOUT
THE OTHER NIGHT?

NOPE. DIDN'T ASK ABOUT THE CAR?

NOT ONCE. AND JESS?

HE JUST ASKED IF HE WAS
REALLY GONE. AND THAT WAS IT.

WOW.

I THOUGHT HE WOULD YELL,
SCREAM, AND WANT TO BREAK UP.

INSTEAD, HE GAVE ME HIS CORN.

HE DID? WHEN? AT DINNER.

OH. SO YOU WERE ALREADY
EATING. IT WASN'T JUST

AN OUT OF THE BLUE, "I GIVE
YOU MY CORN." OK, GOT IT.

MAYBE IT HASN'T SUNK IN YET.

MAYBE HE'LL BE MAD TOMORROW.

MAYBE DEAN'S EVEN MORE
TERRIFIC THAN WE THOUGHT HE WAS.

IT'S NOT COVERING
THE WHOLE CAST.

RELAX. I'M NOT FINISHED.

DO YOU REALLY
THINK HE'S OK WITH IT?

SOUNDS LIKE IT.

IF THE SITUATION WERE REVERSED,
I DON'T THINK I'D BE OK WITH IT.

IF THE SITUATION WAS REVERSED,

I DON'T THINK DEAN WOULD'VE
LET JESS DRIVE HIS CAR.

I GUESS I SHOULD JUST
BE GRATEFUL, THEN?

GRATEFUL, ABSOLUTELY.

WHAT ARE THESE?

THESE ARE RESUMES FOR YOUR
GRANDPA'S NEW SECRETARY.

THERE ARE, LIKE, 100 OF THEM.

YES, WELL, THE WORLD IS
FULL OF EAGER, YOUNG PEOPLE,

WAITING TO HAVE THE LIFE SUCKED
OUT OF THEM BY RICHARD GILMORE.

OK, I'M FINISHED.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

IF WE WERE GAZELLES, WE'D BE
EATEN FIRST AT THE WATERING HOLE.

WELL, BE THANKFUL WE'RE NOT
GAZELLES. NOW GO TAKE YOUR SHOWER.

YOU'RE STARTING TO LOOK LIKE YOU'RE
STARRING IN AN INDEPENDENT FILM.

HEY.

YEAH?

DEAN KNOWS YOU. HE KNOWS YOU WOULDN'T
DO ANYTHING TO HURT HIM. HE GETS IT.

SO YOU'RE LUCKY.
JUST FOCUS ON THAT.

JESS IS GONE. NOW YOU
GUYS CAN START OVER.

OK.

AND, UH, HEY, EVEN THOUGH
THE BOX SAYS IT'S SAFE,

I WANT YOU TO KEEP YOUR ARM OUT OF
THE MICROWAVE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK.

DAD?

OH, COME IN. COME IN.

SO, LET ME GUESS. THE WU-TANG
CLAN HAD THE OFFICE BEFORE YOU.

IT'S A BIT DISHEVELED, I KNOW.

OH, IT'S FREEZING IN HERE.

UH, YES, IT HAS BEEN
SINCE I MOVED IN.

OH. DID YOU TRY ADJUSTING
THE THERMOSTAT?

YES. THAT ONLY SEEMED
TO MAKE IT ANGRY.

SO YOU'VE BEEN JUST
NANOOKING IT THE WHOLE TIME?

SENDING FOR WHALE
BLUBBER AND MUKLUKS?

WELL, I WOULDN'T TOUCH THAT IF I WERE
YOU, LORELAI. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE...

AH. THE WIND DONE GONE.

SO IT WOULD SEEM,
FOR THE MOMENT.

NO, I TURNED IT OFF.
HERE. LET ME SHOW YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO GET THAT?

NO, NO, NO. THEY'VE
ALREADY HUNG UP.

OK, NEXT TIME HOLD AN ENVELOPE UP
TO YOUR HEAD BEFORE YOU DO THAT.

IT'S BEEN DOING IT ALL DAY.

THE PHONE RINGS ONCE,
THEN, POOF! THEY'RE GONE.

OH, THAT'S BECAUSE YOUR MESSAGES
ARE FORWARDED TO YOUR VOICE MAIL.

SEE WHERE IT SAYS VOICE MAIL?

HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN?

I DON'T KNOW.
WHERE'S YOUR MANUAL?

MANUAL. MANUAL.

UH, CAME WITH THE PHONE.

PROBABLY HAS A PICTURE
OF A PHONE ON IT. AH-HA!

LOOK WHAT I FOUND UNDER YOUR
COPPER-BALL GLUED-TO-THE-WOOD THING HERE.

NO, IT'S BRASS.

ONE OF THE FIRM'S PARTING GIFTS,

AS THEY NUDGED
ME INTO RETIREMENT.

SO IN ADDITION TO BEING HEAVY
AND UGLY, IT'S ALSO INSULTING.

QUITE.

THERE YOU GO. THAT SHOULD WORK.

WANT TO CALL ME
FROM YOUR OFFICE?

THIS IS MY OFFICE.

OH, WHOSE OFFICE IS THAT?

AH. YES, EXCELLENT IDEA.

THAT ISN'T ME CALLING.

DIDN'T THINK SO.
SHOULD I GET THAT?

YES, PLEASE.

UM, HELLO, THE GILMORE GROUP.

MR. HENSON. WHY, YES,
HE JUST WALKED OUT.

MAY I TAKE A MESSAGE? UH-HUH.

UM, HOW ARE YOU
SPELLING, UH, "LARRY?"

OH, TRADITIONALLY? GREAT.

OK. THANK YOU FOR
CALLING. BYE-BYE.

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOUR PENS?

WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUNG LADY.

WHAT DID LARRY WANT?

HE WANTS TO KNOW WHERE
THE HELL YOUR PENS ARE.

LORELAI! HE JUST
WANTS YOU TO CALL HIM.

WHERE ARE ALL THE
OFFICE SUPPLIES?

WELL, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN
AROUND TO THAT YET.

BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE CAN HAPPEN,
YOU NEED PENS, YOU NEED PAPER.

YOU NEED EVERYTHING
ELSE, DON'T YOU?

ESPECIALLY SINCE I MAY BE TEMPTED
TO WASH MY HAND AT SOME POINT.

WHERE DOES ONE GET THESE THINGS?

DAD, WHERE DID YOU
USED TO GET THEM?

FROM MARGIE.

I SAW THAT COMING.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S GO.

GOOD LORD, THIS
PLACE GOES ON FOREVER!

OH, IT GOES ON UNTIL CHAIR MATS AND
FLOOR MATS, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL,

YOU'LL LOOP BACK
INTO INKS AND TONERS,

AND BE HERE ALL DAY. STAY CLOSE.

THERE'S A SEAT IN THE
CART IF YOU WANT A RIDE.

NO, I'LL PASS. LO-LOOK AT
THE SCALE OF THIS PLACE.

I MEAN, NO ONE NEEDS ALL
THESE OPTIONS. IT'S OPPRESSIVE.

HUNDREDS OF PAPER CLIPS IN
EVERY CONCEIVABLE COLOR AND SIZE.

NOW, WHO ON EARTH
WOULD BUY THESE THINGS?

WE WOULD.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, WHAT'S
THE FIRST THING YOU DO

WHEN YOU GET TO THE
OFFICE IN THE MORNING?

UH, WELL, LET'S SEE. I RETURN
THE CALLS FROM ASIA FIRST.

THAT'S RIGHT, YOU MAKE COFFEE,
SO YOU NEED A COFFEE MAKER.

LET'S SEE. UGLY, CRAPPY,
GERMAN, OOH, PRETTY.

WELL, AS LONG AS IT'S PRETTY.

WHY IS EVERYTHING WORTH
HAVING JUST OUT OF REACH?

IS THERE NO ONE
HERE WHOSE JOB IT IS,

TO ACTUALLY ASSIST
PAYING CUSTOMERS?

NO. THAT'S HOW THEY CAN AFFORD
TO SELL THIS BABY FOR 40 PERCENT OFF.

40 PERCENT OFF? I HAD NO IDEA.

NICELY DONE, DAD.
YOU WON'T BE SORRY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S SUDDENLY BECOMING
CLEAR TO ME THAT I'M AN OLD MAN.

I DON'T RECOGNIZE HALF THE
WHATSITS AND DOODADS IN HERE.

WELL, DAD, HERE WE HAVE AN
ASSORTMENT OF MAGIC STICKS,

AND WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN
ON PAPER, WRITING COMES OUT.

I KNOW WHAT PENS ARE, LORELAI.

GOOD. YOU PICK
OUT YOUR FAVORITES,

AND I'LL TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO EXPLAIN LIQUID PAPER TO YOU.

OH, YOU'RE CUTE.

I CAN'T POSSIBLY
USE ALL OF THOSE.

YOU WON'T. YOU'LL
LOSE HALF OF THEM.

THEN YOU'LL BE REALLY HAPPY
TO HAVE THE ONES YOU HAVE LEFT.

NOW, PAPER.

ALL RIGHT. THIS OUGHT
TO DO NICELY FOR NOW.

WHAT, ARE YOU GOING
INTO BUSINESS FOR 2 WEEKS?

YOU'RE BUILDING AN EMPIRE,
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

THINK BIG, GILMORE!

PLUS, IF YOU GET
THE BOX, IT'S CHEAPER.

SAY, HOW DO YOU HAPPEN
TO KNOW ALL OF THIS?

IT'S HOW WE DO IT AT THE INN.

YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE
MONEY, MY FRIEND. TIP FROM ME TO YOU.

GOOD POINT. WHAT ELSE?

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND A STAPLER.

STAPLER.

SOME EXTRA STAPLES.

AH. I'M WAY AHEAD OF YOU.

GOOD MAN. POST-ITS.

MY GOODNESS, LOOK
AT ALL THE POST-ITS.

I HAD NO IDEA THEY CAME IN
SO MANY SHAPES AND COLORS.

I'M GOING TO GET A 12-PACK
FOR MYSELF IN VARIOUS HUES.

WISE MOVE. AND ONE FOR EMILY.

I HAVE SEEN HER POST
NOTES ON HER VANITY MIRROR

TO REMIND HER OF
VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.

SHE'LL THINK IT'S CHRISTMAS.

DONE.

NOW, WHAT ELSE IS
ON THE HIT PARADE?

WELL, MIGHT BE CONTROVERSIAL,
BUT I WAS THINKING

OF SOMETHING BY WAY OF A
3-HOLE PUNCH IF WE CAN FIND ONE.

I THINK WE'RE BOTH
UP TO THE CHALLENGE.

SHALL WE?

DAWN POWELL? I'VE
NEVER HEARD OF HER.

NOBODY HAS, WHICH IS A SHAME,

BECAUSE SHE WROTE
16 AMAZING NOVELS,

9 PLAYS AND THERE ARE
SOME WHO ACTUALLY CLAIM

THAT IT WAS POWELL WHO MADE THE JOKES
THAT DOROTHY PARKER GOT CREDIT FOR.

BLASPHEMY! I KNOW.

I'M TRYING NOT TO HOLD IT
AGAINST HER TILL I HAVE PROOF

THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED WITH
THE WHOLE SMEAR CAMPAIGN.

LOOK! THEY FINALLY TOOK
THE BOARDS OFF THE WINDOWS.

OH, I WONDER WHAT
IT'S GOING TO BE.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT'S THAT IN THE CORNER?

I THINK IT'S A BASS.

IT'S A BASS! AND LOOK! THERE
ARE GUITARS ON THE WALL.

OH, MY GOD, IT'S A MUSIC SHOP!

WOW, MUCH BETTER THAN THE CERAMIC
CIRCUS STORE WE THOUGHT WAS GOING IN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! STARS
HOLLOW HAS TAKEN ITS FIRST STEPS

TOWARD BEING COOL. I WONDER
HOW SOON IT'S GONNA OPEN.

IF YOU KEEP PUSHING ON THE GLASS LIKE
THAT, MUCH SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED.

HEY, HOLD ON A SEC.

WHY? WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

TAYLOR.

RORY, HELLO.

HI. LISTEN, I JUST WANTED TO...

OH, NO. JUST LOOK AT THAT ARM.

IT'S FINE, REALLY.

DOES IT HURT? NO, NOT MUCH.

WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE
NOT GETTING ADDICTED

TO PAINKILLERS LIKE THOSE
HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE DO.

OH, I'M NOT. DON'T WORRY.

GOOD, BECAUSE PAIN IS
YOUR BODY'S WAY OF SAYING

"I'M NOT OK NOW,
BUT I WILL BE SOON."

I WILL REMEMBER THAT.

YOU DON'T WANT TO SHUT
YOUR BODY UP TOO SOON.

THAT'S CALLED DEATH.

RIGHT. UH,

TAYLOR, LISTEN, I JUST
WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU.

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT. YOU KNOW,

MY CAR HIT THE BENCH THAT HAD YOUR
BRAND-NEW DOOSE'S MARKET SIGN ON IT.

AND I KNOW HOW MUCH
THAT SIGN MEANT TO YOU.

I AM JUST SO, SO
SORRY IT WAS RUINED.

OH, WELL, IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

BUT MY CAR HIT THE BENCH.

YOUR CAR HIT THE BENCH
BECAUSE THAT JESS WAS DRIVING.

OH, WELL, YEAH, BUT...

THAT BOY IS A WALKING
NATURAL DISASTER.

THEY SHOULD NAME
A TORNADO AFTER HIM!

BUT HE DIDN'T CAUSE IT, TAYLOR.

RORY, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO EXPLAIN A THING TO ME.

I KNOW THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY

THAT YOU WOULD BE INVOLVED
IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT
SAL MINEO WANNABE.

BELIEVE ME, CHACHI
AND CHACHI ALONE,

WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT INCIDENT.

OK? GOOD.

NOW, TAKE A PEACH.

THANKS.

SO, IS HE MAD?

NO, NOT AT ME.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S MY HOME PHONE
NUMBER, MY PAGER NUMBER,

MY CELL NUMBER AND THAT'S
A PARTIAL LIST OF REFERENCES.

OK, I'LL HANG ON TO THIS, BUT AS
I SAID BEFORE, WE JUST OPENED,

SO I'M NOT REALLY LOOKING
TO HIRE ANYBODY RIGHT NOW.

I AM LICENSED TO CARRY
A GUN, IF THAT WILL HELP.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH.

♪

♪ SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH A DRUMMER ♪

♪ SHE FELL IN LOVE
WITH THE DRUMMER ♪

♪ SHE FELL IN LOVE ♪

CAN I HELP YOU?

OH! NO, THANK YOU,
I WAS JUST LOOKING.

WE LIKE THE LOOKING. IT'S THE
TOUCHING WE'RE A LITTLE IFFY ON.

ACTUALLY, I WAS JUST GOING...

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
CONSTRUED AS TOUCHING, HUH?

YES. RIGHT.

OH, MY.

THAT'S A D.W. DRUM SET
WITH ZILDJIAN CYMBALS.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL. YOU PLAY?

OH, NO. I WISH.

SIT. WHAT?

SIT DOWN. SEE HOW IT
FEELS. OH, I COULDN'T.

WHY, YOUR LEGS DON'T BEND?

NO, THEY BEND.

OK, IF THEY BEND,
THEN BEND THEM.

WELL, OK.

THIS IS A GOOD STOOL.

YES, IT IS. HERE.

YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN AT A
DRUM SET WITHOUT YOUR STICKS.

RIGHT, 'CAUSE THAT
WOULD BE STUPID.

REMEMBER, NO TOUCHING.

RIGHT.

♪ THAT'S STILL
RINGING IN MY EARS ♪

YOU LOOK GOOD.

THANKS.

♪ THOSE HEAVY METAL BANDS ♪

OH. GRANTED, THE
EUROPEAN INSURANCE MARKET

STILL NEEDS SOME RESTRUCTURING,

BUT IT'S GROWING AT
A REMARKABLE RATE.

WHAT AM I BASING IT ON?

CLIVE, SURELY YOU'VE
SEEN THE LATEST EUROSTAT.

YES, I'VE GOT IT
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

EUROSTAT.

AH, YES, HERE IT IS. LET'S SEE.

UH, THE HIGHEST CONTRIBUTIONS
IN ABSOLUTE TERMS

WERE REACHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,
GERMANY, AND THE NETHERLANDS.

UH-HUH. WELL, YES, I WOULD
HAVE TO LOOK UP THOSE

SPECIFIC CODING AND
REFERENCE NUMBERS.

UH-HUH.

YES, I'VE GOT THEM
RIGHT HERE. HUM-MMM.

FOR THE YEAR 2001.

UH, HERE THEY ARE.

YES, ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN THE NETHERLANDS?

THAT MARKET WILL
GO THROUGH THE ROOF.

GILMORE GROUP. MAY I HELP YOU?

OH, NO. MARGIE DOESN'T WORK
FOR THE COMPANY ANYMORE.

I'M THE ONE WHO CALLED TO
SCHEDULE THE D.S.L. APPOINTMENT.

WELL, NO, NO.

WE REALLY NEED THE
D.S.L. LINE INSTALLED TODAY.

IT'S JUST AWFUL BEING
WITHOUT IT. UH-HUH.

OK, WELL, UH, IF YOU CAN MAKE IT
BEFORE 5:00, EVERYTHING'S GOOD

BUT ANY LATER THAN
THAT WON'T WORK

BECAUSE THE CABLE MODEM
PEOPLE ARE DROPPING BY ABOUT 5:05.

WELL, THANK YOU. THAT'S
GREAT. OK, BYE-BYE.

THEY'LL BE HERE IN 20 MINUTES.

I MUST SAY, I'M IMPRESSED.

WELL, I'M NO MARGIE.

WHO NEEDS HER?

SPEAKING OF WHICH...

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

THE SECRETARIAL CANDIDATES
FOR TOMORROW'S INTERVIEWS.

I'VE LOOKED THROUGH THEM
PRETTY CAREFULLY AND I THINK

SOMEWHERE IN THERE IS A
MARGIE FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM.

I'LL GET IT. NO.

GET TO KNOW YOUR NEW
SECRETARY. I DON'T MIND.

GILMORE GROUP. MAY I HELP YOU?

YES. RICHARD GILMORE, PLEASE.

OH, UM...

CERTAINLY. M-MAY I
ASK WHO'S CALLING?

EMILY GILMORE.

AND DOES HE KNOW
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?

I HOPE SO. I'M HIS WIFE.

OH.

BUT RICHARD DIDN'T SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT BEING MARRIED.

WHAT?

OH, MOM, RELAX. IT'S ME.

LORELAI?

YES.

WELL, YOU'RE CRUDE
AND UNPROFESSIONAL.

I'D LIKE THAT ON MY
TOMBSTONE, PLEASE.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I'M THROWING A LITTLE
COCKTAIL PARTY AT THE OFFICE

ON FRIDAY TO HELP
LAUNCH THE NEW BUSINESS.

THE CATERERS WILL BE ARRIVING
AT 3:00 SHARP TO SET UP, SO...

ARE YOU WRITING THIS DOWN?
YOU SHOULD BE WRITING THIS DOWN.

I'M SCRIBBLING FURIOUSLY.

MARGIE ALWAYS WROTE
EVERYTHING DOWN.

DOES THIS MEAN NO
FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER?

IT MEANS WE'LL SEE
YOU BOTH AT THE PARTY.

BYE.

OH! RORY, SWEETIE,
HOLD ON THERE, BABY!

HEY, BABETTE. IS EVERYTHING OK?

I SHOULD BE ASKING
YOU THAT QUESTION.

COME HERE! LET ME SEE THAT ARM.

OH, YOU POOR LITTLE
THING. HOW YOU DOING, HUH?

I'M DOING FINE.

OH, LOOK AT YOU
BEING BRAVE LIKE THAT

AFTER ALL YOU'VE
BEEN THROUGH, GEEZ.

IT'S SO HARD BEING
A WOMAN, ISN'T IT?

I GUESS.

I MEAN, YOU GOT YOUR MORALS, YOUR
STANDARDS, AND GOOD COMMON SENSE

AND THEN BAM! YOU MEET SOME GUY,
AND ALL THAT GOES RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW.

FOR EVERY GOOD WOMAN,
THERE'S A DIRTY LITTLE WOLF

JUST READY TO LEAD HER ASTRAY!

YOU CAN'T HELP IT.
HE'S GOT THE EYES,

THE CHIN, CHEST HAIR YOU COULD
CARPET YOUR DINING ROOM WITH.

I MEAN, WHAT'S A WOMAN TO DO?

WE'RE NOT MADE OF
STEEL, FOR GOD'S SAKES!

BABBETTE...

I WAS IN A CULT ONCE!
DID I TELL YOU THAT?

NO. I MET THIS GUY ONCE.

GORGEOUS, TAN, LOOKED
JUST LIKE MICKEY HARGITAY.

WE HAD COFFEE. HE GAVE ME A
PAMPHLET. NEXT THING YOU KNOW,

I'M WEARING A MUUMUU,
PLAYING A TAMBOURINE,

JUMPING UP AND
DOWN AT THE AIRPORT!

OK. I REALLY HAVE TO GET INSIDE.

SURE, HONEY. SURE. YOU GO
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF.

AND DON'T BE EMBARRASSED, TOOTS!

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ALL OF US.

MOM, ARE YOU HERE?

HEY, YOU. IT'S ME.

I'M GONNA BE HOME LATE TODAY.

STILL TRYING TO FIND
GRANDPA A MARGIE.

ORDER PIZZA. MONEY'S
UNDER THE RABBI.

HOPE YOUR ARM'S FEELING
OK, SWEETS. BYE-BYE.

♪

HELLO?

I HAVE FOUND MY CALLING.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M TALKING ABOUT
MY FUTURE, MY PATH,

MY DESTINY, MY THING,
MY SCENE, MY BAG.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER-ONE
ITEM ON MY COSMIC TO-DO LIST!

WHICH IS?

I'M GONNA BE A DRUMMER!

YOU'RE KIDDING!

I WENT INTO THAT NEW
MUSIC STORE TODAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I
WENT IN. I JUST HAD TO.

SOMETHING TOLD ME, "LANE KIM, THERE'S
SOMETHING IN THERE YOU NEED TO SEE."

AND THERE IT WAS.
IT WAS RED AND SHINY.

I'M SO EXCITED I CAN'T BREATHE!

THAT'S AMAZING. I KNOW.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THIS?

I DON'T KNOW.

HOW'LL YOU BUY A
DRUM SET? I DON'T KNOW.

EVEN IF YOU BUY ONE,
WHERE WILL YOU PLAY IT?

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW ANY OF
THIS, BUT I WILL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT

BECAUSE I AM KEITH
MOON! I AM NEIL PEART!

I AM RICK ALLEN, WITH
AND WITHOUT THE ARM!

BECAUSE I AM
ROCK 'N' ROLL, BABY!

I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

♪

SO WHEN SHE OPENED HER OWN
OFFICE, SHE ASKED ME TO COME ALONG

AS HER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
AND OFFICE MANAGER,

WHICH WAS A
TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY.

I BET.

HOW SO?

IN THAT I WAS ABLE TO BUILD
THAT OFFICE AND ITS STAFF

FROM THE GROUND UP AND
DEVELOP A SYSTEM FROM SCRATCH.

WOW! SO YOU HAVE A SYSTEM.

WHICH HELPED DOUBLE
PRODUCTIVITY AND BILLING HOURS,

BUT THEN SHE GOT PREGNANT,
AND WELL, HERE WE ARE.

WOW. STORY OF
MY LIFE. LITERALLY.

WELL, UH, THANK YOU
FOR COMING IN, UH, KAREN.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW ONCE
WE MAKE OUR DECISION.

THANK YOU, MR. GILMORE.

IT WAS A PLEASURE
MEETING YOU BOTH.

HERE. I'LL WALK YOU OUT.

LOVE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH
YOUR SHOES, BY THE WAY.

HEY, LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

OH, GOOD. LUNCH. I'M STARVING!

UH, DO YOU WANT TO
EAT IN HERE TODAY?

SURE. WHY NOT?

OH, GOOD, THEY THREW
IN PICKLES LIKE I ASKED.

IT'S GREAT HAVING THIS PLACE
JUST ACROSS THE STREET, ISN'T IT?

YOU'LL NEVER STARVE.

HMM. MAYBE WE SHOULD
START A TAB WITH THEM

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
PAY CASH EVERY DAY.

ALREADY DONE.

AMAZING!

YOU'RE LIKE THE TINY FELLOW
ON THAT M.A.S.H. PROGRAM.

ALWAYS ANTICIPATING.

SO, WHAT DO WE THINK?

MMM. IT'S TASTY!

NO, I MEAN ABOUT KAREN.

WHO?

KAREN. THE WOMAN WHO WAS
HERE. THE ONE WITH THE SYSTEM.

HMM. RATHER
INEXPERIENCED, I THOUGHT.

DAD, SHE WORKED AS AN
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FOR 6 YEARS!

BUT SHE'S YOUNG, AND YOUNG
WOMEN TEND TO BE FLIGHTY.

SHE WORKED FOR THE SAME
WOMAN FOR 5 OF THOSE 6 YEARS.

THIS ROAST BEEF IS DELICIOUS. IT'S
LEAN, IT'S TENDER. WHAT DID YOU GET?

CHEESEBURGER.

MMM. I MAY GET ONE OF THOSE MYSELF IF
WE ORDER FROM THE SAME PLACE TOMORROW.

TOMORROW? MMM-HMM.

YOU MEAN FOR MORE
SECRETARY INTERVIEWS?

WHATEVER'S ON THE AGENDA.

DAD, YOU'VE ALREADY
SEEN LIKE 3 PEOPLE

WHO WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY
PERFECT FOR THE JOB.

YOU CAN'T RUSH
THESE THINGS, LORELAI.

A MAN'S SECRETARY SETS THE
TONE FOR THE ENTIRE ENTERPRISE.

I KNOW THAT, BUT...

IT HAS TO DO WITH CHEMISTRY
AS MUCH AS ANYTHING ELSE

WHICH CANNOT BE MANUFACTURED
OUT OF SHEER NECESSITY.

BESIDES, YOU AND I SEEM TO BE
DOING JUST FINE FOR THE MOMENT.

YES, FOR THE MOMENT.

BUT THE MOMENT IS
COMING TO A RAPID END.

WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I CAN'T WORK HERE
'CAUSE I HAVE MY OWN JOB.

I KNOW THAT, LORELAI.

AND I NEED YOU TO FIND AN
ASSISTANT SOON, LIKE, NOW,

BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHEN I'LL COME BACK.

I NEED TO SEE MORE
RESUMES. IN THE MEANTIME...

DAD, I CANNOT COME
BACK HERE TOMORROW.

I SEE.

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT
TO SOUND SO HARSH.

I JUST... I MEANT...

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
YOU MEANT TO SAY, LORELAI.

I GOT THE MESSAGE.

WELL, I WON'T KEEP
YOU ANY LONGER.

I KNOW HOW BUSY YOU ARE.

DAD, I DIDN'T MEAN I
HAVE TO GO RIGHT NOW.

WE CAN FINISH OUR LUNCH.

OH, I'M FINISHED. WILL YOU
LEAVE THE PHONE NUMBER

OF THE SANDWICH SHOP
FOR ME, PLEASE? I'LL NEED IT.

ALL THE NUMBERS YOU NEED
ARE RIGHT THERE ON YOUR DESK.

OH, GOOD. NOW, IF
YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

I HAVE SOME OF MY
OWN WORK TO ATTEND TO.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

YOU KNOW, DAD, IF IT MAKES ANY
DIFFERENCE, I THOUGHT THAT KAREN WAS...

THANK YOU.

HERE.

YOU KNOW, THERE
WILL BE FOOD THERE.

FINGER FOOD, A.K.A. "SNOOTY
LITTLE BALLS OF ATTITUDE."

OH, BOY.

I NEED REAL FOOD. PEASANT FOOD!

HEARTY BREAD, MEAT, CHEESE,
LITTLE PICKLE CHIPS, A SAUCE!

A SPECIAL SAUCE. THIS IS THE FOOD
THAT SUSTAINS ME. THIS IS THE FOOD...

OH, MY GOD. JUST EAT
THE BURGER ALREADY!

HOW CRABBY!

I'M NOT CRABBY.

I DIDN'T FINISH MY SPECIAL
SAUCE SPEECH! THAT'S CRABBY.

SORRY. DOES YOUR ARM HURT?

NO, I'M JUST TIRED, I GUESS.

ALL RIGHT, WE WON'T
STAY VERY LONG.

JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET 5 OR
6 WITHERING STARES FROM MY DAD

AND BE TAKEN DOWN 3 OR
4 NOTCHES BY MY MOTHER.

AND THEN WE'RE OUT OF THERE.

OH.

NOT GOOD?

REALLY NOT GOOD.

I SWEAR, LUKE BETTER COME BACK
SOON, OR I'M GONNA STARVE TO DEATH.

I'M SORRY. FOR WHAT?

LUKE'S GONE BECAUSE OF ME.

OH, HONEY, HE IS NOT!

YES, HE IS. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT,
AND THEN YOU GUYS HAD A FIGHT.

RORY, IT ISN'T YOUR FAULT!

IF IT'S ANYONE'S FAULT...

JESS' FAULT. WELL, YES!

WHY DOES EVERYONE IN THIS TOWN

THINK THAT IT IS
ALL JESS' FAULT?

LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THIS, OK?

I WAS THERE TOO, YOU KNOW!

RORY, EVERYONE HERE LOVES YOU.

THEY KNOW YOU'RE NOT THE GET-IN-AN-ACCIDENT
-KNOCK-OVER-A-BENCH GIRL.

I KNOW THAT AND I
APPRECIATE THAT, BUT...

I WANT YOU TO STOP BEATING
YOURSELF UP ABOUT THIS.

IT'S OVER! JESS IS GONE.

LET'S FORGET ABOUT
THIS, OK? PLEASE?

FINE.

GOOD.

CAN YOU HAND ME
THAT BURGER AGAIN?

YOU SAID IT WAS BAD.

THAT BURGER MAY BE
A DISGUSTING BURGER,

BUT AT LEAST IT
CONSIDERS ME ITS EQUAL.

OH, JEEZ, THIS IS WORSE THAN
THE CLOWNS IN THE VOLKSWAGEN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE.

YEAH. DO YOU WANT
SOMETHING TO DRINK?

I THINK WE'RE 3 MARTINIS
BEHIND EVERYONE ELSE.

JUST WATER, I GUESS. COMING UP.

BOY, I SHOULD HAVE
BROUGHT BREADCRUMBS.

EXCUSE ME.

LORELAI, THERE YOU
ARE. YOU'RE LATE.

WELL, YOU SCHEDULED THIS
BEER BASH DURING RUSH HOUR.

WHEN TRAFFIC IS
LEAVING HARTFORD.

APPARENTLY NOT WHEN EMILY
GILMORE IS THROWING A PARTY.

ISN'T IT WONDERFUL, EVERYONE
SHOWING UP FOR YOUR FATHER?

YEAH, MOM, BUT DON'T YOU EVER
THINK ABOUT SCALING BACK A LITTLE?

I SCALED BACK A LOT.
I CUT 2 APPETIZERS,

I CANCELED THE
CHAMPAGNE FOUNTAIN,

AND I REDUCED THE
CATERING STAFF TO 6 SERVERS,

NOT COUNTING THE POINT MAN.

WOW, YOU CAN'T NOT HAVE A POINT
MAN, 'CAUSE THEN WHAT'S THE POINT?

IF YOU MAKE IT LOOK CHEAP,
PEOPLE THINK YOU'RE UNSUCCESSFUL.

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

BETTER TO DEPRIVE THEM OF OXYGEN

SO THEY DON'T
HAVE TO THINK AT ALL.

IT IS RATHER WARM
HERE, ISN'T IT?

WANT ME TO GET THE AIR GOING?

NO, NO, KAREN
KNOWS HOW TO DO IT.

KAREN?

YOUR FATHER'S NEW SECRETARY.
SHE'S WONDERFUL. VERY PROFESSIONAL.

KAREN, DARLING,
WOULD YOU MIND...

I'LL HAVE KAREN DRAW UP THE
CONTRACTS IN THE MORNING.

HI, DAD.

LORELAI.

SWELL PARTY.

UH, YES, IT'S MOSTLY
YOUR MOTHER'S DOING.

SO UM...

WHAT JUST WENT DOWN THERE?

DOWN WHERE?

JUST NOW. THE HANDSHAKE WITH
THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT.

DID YOU SCORE A DEAL?

ONE DOESN'T SCORE DEALS
IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS.

ONE BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS
BASED ON TRUST

AND FULFILLING
THE CLIENT'S NEEDS.

MR. LUNDQUIST AND I JUST...

MR. LUNDQUIST?

YES.

LINDQUIST FROM
AERO INTERNATIONAL?

YES. YOU BAGGED THE SWEDE?

WELL, JUST AS I
DIDN'T SCORE A DEAL,

I ALSO HAVEN'T BAGGED THE SWEDE.

WE SIMPLY TALKED. WE CAME TO
AN AGREEMENT. WE SHOOK HANDS.

YOU SHOOK HANDS! THAT MEANS...

I'M SENDING HIM THE
CONTRACTS IN THE MORNING.

DAD, THAT'S BIG!

YES, I SUPPOSE IT IS BIG.

THAT'S GIGANTIC! IT'S A
WHOLE NEW MARKET FOR YOU.

IT OPENS UP ALL
SCANDINAVIA, DOESN'T IT?

BEYOND THAT.

LUNDQUIST IS HIS COMPANY'S
REP FOR RUSSIA AS WELL.

RUSSIA! DA.

LOOK WHO'S TAKING
OVER THE WORLD.

I SUPPOSE THAT WOULD BE ME!

I... I SEE THAT YOU HIRED KAREN.

UH, YES, WELL, I HAD TO
GET SOMEONE IN HERE.

SHE SEEMS TO BE
WORKING OUT WELL.

WELL, SHE'S NO
MARGIE, BUT WE'LL SEE.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE
SEVERAL MORE DEALS TO SCORE,

NOW THAT I HAVE FINISHED
BAGGING THE SWEDE.

HE'S REALLY IN HIS
ELEMENT, ISN'T HE?

AND HAPPIER THAN
HE'S BEEN IN YEARS!

OH, THERE'S RORY. I WAS
WONDERING WHERE SHE'S...

WHAT'S THAT ON HER ARM?

OH, I WAS GONNA
TELL YOU ABOUT THAT.

HI, GRANDMA.

THAT'S A CAST.

THAT IS A CAST.
SHE HURT HER ARM.

WHEN? HOW BAD IS IT?

I FRACTURED MY WRIST.

OH, MY GOD!

IT'S JUST A HAIRLINE
FRACTURE. IT'S JUST TINY.

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

UM, LAST WEEK.

LAST WEEK? WHY
DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?

LAST WEEK, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!

UH, WELL, I... I MEANT TO.

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

BEES!

I GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

WHAT? RORY.

I GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT!

OH, MY GOD! HOW COULD YOU NOT
TELL US SHE GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT?

IS THIS WHY SHE MISSED DINNER?
YOU SAID SHE HAD THE FLU!

I JUST DIDN'T WANT
YOU TO WORRY, MOM.

YES, WELL, CLEARLY THERE
WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!

IT WAS THAT CAR, WASN'T IT?
THE ONE HER BOYFRIEND MADE.

RICHARD WAS DEAD SET AGAINST
LETTING HER DRIVE THAT DEATHMOBILE.

NO. IT WASN'T THE CAR, MOM.

WELL, THEN, WHAT WAS IT?

A FRIEND AND I WENT
TO GET ICE CREAM.

A FRIEND? WHICH FRIEND? LANE?

JESS. JESS?

LUKE'S NEPHEW.

HIM? I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO KEEP THAT BOY AWAY FROM HER!

MOM, DO WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT THIS NOW?

YES, WE HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT THIS NOW!

THE CHILD HAS A CAST ON HER ARM!

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU
COULD BE SO IRRESPONSIBLE?

MOM, PLEASE. DON'T
"MOM, PLEASE" ME!

IT WAS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
STOP THIS, TO MAKE SURE THAT...

I GAVE HIM THE KEYS!
I TOLD HIM TO DRIVE.

HE WANTED TO DRIVE BACK
TO LUKE'S, AND I SAID NO.

I WANTED TO KEEP ON DRIVING.

THAT'S WHEN WE GOT
INTO THE CAR ACCIDENT.

THIS IS JUST AS MUCH MY
FAULT, AS IT IS HIS. MAYBE MORE.

RORY.

I'VE GOT THIS, MOM.

CAN I SEE YOU IN THE
HALL FOR A SECOND?

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

I'M SICK OF THIS!

I'M SICK OF EVERYONE TREATING
ME LIKE I'M A MINDLESS IDIOT,

BEING LED AROUND BY A GUY.

NO ONE IS TREATING
YOU LIKE THAT.

EVERYONE IS. THE WHOLE TOWN IS.

TAYLOR, BABETTE, DEAN.

EVERYONE IN MY LIFE, INCLUDING
YOU, IS REFUSING TO BELIEVE

I WAS JUST AS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT
HAPPENED THAT NIGHT AS JESS WAS.

REALLY? WERE YOU
DRIVING THE CAR?

NO. THEN YOU WEREN'T
AS RESPONSIBLE.

WHAT IF IT HAD BEEN DEAN, HUH?

WHAT IF DEAN HAD BEEN DRIVING?

WOULD EVERYONE BE
ASSUMING IT WAS HIS FAULT?

NO, BECAUSE DEAN WOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

BECAUSE DEAN IS A MUCH MORE
RESPONSIBLE KID WHO LOVES YOU,

AND WOULD HAVE BEEN
DRIVING MORE RESPONSIBLY.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
THAT JESS WASN'T?

HI. IT'S JESS!

OH, RIGHT, JESS IS THE
ANTI-CHRIST, I FORGOT.

HE WANTED TO GET
INTO AN ACCIDENT.

HE WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO
HIT, HE'S A MURDERER WITH A DEATH WISH,

AND HE WANTED TO
KILL US BOTH, RIGHT?

I KNOW YOU THINK THAT JESS
IS YOUR FRIEND, BUT HE'S NOT.

HE IS A COMPLETELY
OUT-OF-CONTROL, REALLY ANGRY KID,

WHO HAS NO RESPECT FOR LUKE,
WHO HAS NO RESPECT FOR ME...

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!
AND HE WAS DRIVING!

WHAT? NO MATTER WHAT I SAY, YOU'RE
GOING TO CHOOSE TO BLAME JESS?

YES, I CHOOSE TO BLAME JESS.

JUST BECAUSE YOU HATE HIM?

THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SORRY. BUT WHEN
MY DAUGHTER COMES HOME BROKEN,

I GET TO HATE THE
GUY WHO BROKE HER.

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
HE'S GONE. I WIN.

YOU, YOU ARE WEARING A CAST,
AND I GET TO HATE HIM FOREVER.

FINE! FINE!

FINE!

I JUST HAD THIS IMAGE OF 35
BUSINESSMEN, 6 SERVERS, ONE POINT MAN,

ALL LEANING UP AGAINST THAT
WALL WITH GLASSES TO THEIR EARS.

I DON'T THINK THEY
NEEDED THE GLASSES.

WE'VE GOT GOOD LUNGS, YOU AND I.

WE'LL NEVER AGREE ON THIS.

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.

I DO. OK.

I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT
ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.

NEITHER DO I.

DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK INSIDE?

NO, I WANT TO GO HOME.

MY WRIST HURTS AND I'M GRUMPY.

AND I JUST MADE A TOTAL IDIOT
OF MYSELF SO I WANT TO GO HOME.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL
TELL MOM. I'LL DRIVE YOU.

NO, IT'S OK.

IT'S STILL EARLY. I CAN
CATCH MY REGULAR BUS.

YOU GO BACK IN.

RORY...

I JUST WANT SOME ALONE TIME NOW.

YOU SURE?

YEAH. I'LL SEE YOU BACK AT HOME.

THANKS.

IT'S AFTER 6:00. WE'RE CLOSED!

5 MORE MINUTES?

NOPE. NOW!

SO, YOU'RE FROM NEW YORK, HUH?

YES, I AM.

I WANT TO GO TO
NEW YORK SOME DAY.

GOOD FOR YOU!

DID YOU LIKE IT THERE?
IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

WHAT PART OF NEW
YORK DID YOU LIVE IN?

OK, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

LANE KIM.

VERY NICE TO MEET YOU, LANE KIM.

YOU HAVE GOT TO GET OUT OF
HERE BECAUSE I AM GOING TO CLOSE,

AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
SCHMOOZE ME INTO FORGETTING

THAT I'M GOING OT CLOSE.

WAIT! WHAT?

I HAVE TO HAVE THOSE DRUMS!

GREAT! CASH OR CREDIT?

NO, SEE, I HAVE NO MONEY.

EVEN IF I DID HAVE MONEY, I
COULDN'T TAKE THOSE HOME WITH ME,

BECAUSE MY MOTHER WOULD NEVER
STOP CRYING. SO I HAVE A PROPOSAL.

UH-HUH.

TWICE A WEEK ON WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHTS AT 6:00,

I COULD COME AND PRACTICE HERE.

WOW, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

I'M NOT EXPECTING YOU TO LET
ME DO THIS FOR FREE OR ANYTHING.

I'LL CLEAN OR DO
INVENTORY, OR STOCK STUFF,

OR WHATEVER IT IS
THAT YOU NEED DONE.

I DON'T NEED THAT MUCH DONE.

WELL, THEN, I CAN DO
OTHER THINGS, ALSO, LIKE...

HEY, DO YOU KNOW KOREAN?

NO!

THEN I COULD TEACH YOU.

WHY WOULD I WANT
TO LEARN KOREAN?

WHY WOULDN'T YOU? IT'S
AN INTERESTING LANGUAGE!

BEING BILINGUAL IN THIS DAY
AND AGE CAN ONLY BE A PLUS.

PLEASE, GO HOME!

I CAN'T. I CAN'T GO
HOME UNTIL YOU SAY YES!

I HAVE TO ROCK. I HAVE TO. PLEASE,
I'M SO BEGGING YOU! LET ME ROCK.

WHY WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS?

BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN MY
MOM HAS HER BIBLE GROUP.

OK, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

REALLY? OH, MY GOD, THANK YOU!

CAN I HIT THEM THIS TIME?

GO AHEAD.

YES!

1, 2, 3, 4.

I'LL BE IN THE BACK IN
CASE THE COPS COME.

OH, HEY, DO YOU MIND TURNING
OFF THE LIGHTS ON YOUR WAY OUT?

MY MOM SOMETIMES
WALKS HOME THIS WAY.

♪

HEY.

RORY.

YOU BACK?

I'M BACK.

YOU CATCH ANYTHING?

NO, APPARENTLY THE
FISH WENT FISHING ALSO.

TOO BAD.

YEAH, WELL.

SO, THAT'S THE...

YEAH.

DOES IT HURT?

NO, NOT REALLY.
JUST ITCHES A LITTLE.

YEAH, I CAN IMAGINE.

MAKE SURE YOU
DON'T USE A PENCIL.

EXCUSE ME?

YOUR ARM, YOU
KNOW, WHEN IT ITCHES?

I BROKE MY ARM ONCE.

ITCHING DROVE ME CRAZY.

GRABBED A PENCIL, SHOVED IT DOWN
THE CAST TO SCRATCH, YOU KNOW.

BAD RESULTS?

BAD RESULTS.

GOT IT. NO PENCILS, I PROMISE.

GOOD.

SO, YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?

SURE.

WHERE'S YOUR MOM TONIGHT?

AT A PARTY FOR MY GRANDPA.

WOW. SOUNDS NICE.

GRAB YOURSELF A DOUGHNUT.

SO, HAVE YOU HEARD FROM HIM?

OH, NO, I TALKED TO
HIS MOM, THOUGH.

HE GOT HOME OK.

GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

YEAH, GOOD.

WHAT ABOUT HIS STUFF?

OH, I'M GONNA SEND IT.

RIGHT. MAKES SENSE.

LUKE?

YEAH?

IT WASN'T HIS FAULT.

I KNOW IT WASN'T.