Gilmore Girls (2000–2007): Season 5, Episode 22 - A House Is Not a Home - full transcript

Rescuing Rory after a night of reckless behavior with Logan, Lorelai is shocked to hear her daughter's plans for the future. Lorelai first turns to Richard and Emily for help, but soon realizes that Luke is the only person she can trust.

[woman chattering
on P.A. system]

HI, HELLO, YES, I'M HERE
TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER.

YOUR DAUGHTER'S NAME?

RORY GILMORE, LORELAI
GILMORE. SHE GOES BY RORY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU HAVE HER UNDER.

RORY GILMORE.

THAT'S GOOD, 'CAUSE
SHE'LL ANSWER TO THAT.

NOT THAT SHE WON'T
TO THE OTHER, BUT...

SHE'LL BE OUT IN A MINUTE.

OK, THANKS.

SORRY, WHEN YOU SAY, "SHE'LL BE
OUT," DO YOU MEAN OUT OF A CELL?

[sighs] YEP.

SO SHE WAS IN A CELL.

THAT'S WHERE WE USUALLY PUT
PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE ARRESTED.

WAS SHE IN THE CELL ALONE?

IT WAS A SLOW NIGHT, SHE
HAD THE PLACE TO HERSELF.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

I MEAN, NOT THAT SHE'S A SNOB,

SHE CAN GET ALONG WITH ANYONE.

IT'S JUST, IT WAS HER
FIRST TIME IN A CELL,

SO I DIDN'T WANT
HER TO BE ATTACKED.

YOU KNOW, LIKE IN CAGED HEAT.

OR WAS IT SWITCHBLADE SISTERS?

ANYWAY, I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER
NEVER GETS INTO TROUBLE

EXCEPT, YOU KNOW, NOW.

BUT ON THE WHOLE, THE KID IS
AN ANGEL. SHE GOES TO YALE.

SHE'LL BE OUT IN
A MINUTE. RIGHT.

I'M SORRY, ARE YOU,
LIKE, SOLVING SOMETHING?

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I WAS JUST WONDERING, IS
RORY "IN THE SYSTEM" NOW?

BECAUSE I JUST REMEMBERED WHEN

SIPOWICZ'S SON
ACCIDENTALLY GOT ARRESTED

BECAUSE HE LOOKED LIKE A DRUG
DEALER, SIPOWICZ WAS FREAKED OUT

THAT THE SON WAS GONNA
WIND UP IN THE SYSTEM.

AND I JUST WONDER, YOU
KNOW, SHOULD I BE FREAKED OUT?

AND ALSO, WHAT
EXACTLY IS "THE SYSTEM"?

SHE'S GOTTA GO TO COURT. THEY'LL
FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

AND AM I GONNA HAVE
TO PAY ANYTHING?

I MEAN, BAIL, DOES
SHE NEED BAIL?

THEY'RE RELEASING HER ON A
P.T.A., FOR PROMISE TO APPEAR.

OH, SHE WILL. SHE WILL APPEAR.

SHE MIGHT BE THERE
BEFORE YOU WILL.

I WON'T BE THERE. RIGHT.

BUT SHE WILL 'CAUSE
SHE PROMISED.

I'LL BE OVER THERE.

[boys laughing]

WELL, THIS IS MUCH NICER THAN THE
LAST PLACE WE PICKED HIM UP FROM.

YES, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO KEEP

THIS ONE IN MIND FOR
FUTURE INFRACTIONS.

EXCUSE ME, OFFICER, WE WERE
WONDERING IF ONE LOGAN HUNTZBERGER

HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM
YOUR FINE CUSTODY YET?

NOPE, HAVE A SEAT.
WE'LL BE OVER HERE.

AND IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT, WE'D
LIKE TO ORDER SOME APPETIZERS.

SO TYPICAL. LOGAN WOULD HAVE
TO GET BUSTED DURING THE ONE TIME

I ALMOST GOT ROSEMARIE TO
AGREE TO GO HOME WITH ME.

IT'S VINTAGE
HUNTZBERGER, MY FRIEND.

FRIDAY NIGHTS END IN JAIL.

THE BOY KNOWS HOW TO PARTY.

STEALING RICHARDSON'S
BOAT, GENIUS.

LET'S NOT FORGET
THE LOVELY RORY.

YES. MAXWELL SMART
FINALLY FOUND HIS 99.

(officer) RORY GILMORE'S
COMING OUT NOW.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE HERE FOR RORY? YEAH.

WE WOULD'VE TAKEN
HER HOME, LOVE.

JUST SO YOU KNOW,
SHE WAS COVERED.

WOW, THE RELIEF.

I'M COLIN. THIS IS
FINN. AND YOU ARE...?

HER MOTHER.

MY GOD, THOSE ARE GOOD GENES.

[buzzer sounding]

[sighs]

YOU GOT EVERYTHING?

LET'S GO.

[chuckling]

♪ 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 ♪

WHAT'S ON YOUR HANDS?

FINGERPRINTS.

RIGHT.

DO YOU WANT TO GO IN
AND EAT OR TAKE IT HOME?

HOME.

OK.

WE'RE HAVING A BIKE RACE.

BIKE RACE THROUGH
TOWN, FIRST ONE EVER.

TAYLOR'S REALLY EXCITED.
MAYBE SHERYL CROW WILL COME.

MAYBE. PROBABLY NOT.

I'M RUNNING OUT
OF SMALL TALK, KID.

GOTTA GET AROUND TO
THE MAIN EVENT HERE SOON.

I KNOW.

RORY, WHAT HAPPENED?

[cell phone ringing]

NO, DON'T ANSWER IT.

IT'S LOGAN.

RORY, DON'T
ANSWER IT. I HAVE TO.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TALKING TO HIM RIGHT NOW.

WHY NOT?

WHY NOT? HE JUST
GOT YOU ARRESTED.

HE DID NOT. DON'T PROTECT HIM.

IT WAS MY IDEA.

OH, COME ON.

LOGAN WAS AT HIS
SISTER'S ENGAGEMENT PARTY

HAVING A PERFECTLY LOVELY TIME,

WHEN I SHOWED UP
AND DRAGGED HIM OFF.

HE SPENT THE NIGHT IN JAIL BECAUSE
OF ME. I HAVE TO TAKE THIS CALL.

HEY, ARE YOU OK?

YEAH, I'M FINE, I'M GOOD.

I WAS JUST WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

(Taylor) LORELAI. YOO-HOO.

BEHIND YOU, BACK HERE, TURN
AROUND, TURN AROUND, TURN AROUND.

YES, TAYLOR.

YOU KNOW WE HAVE A RACE
COMING THROUGH HERE TOMORROW.

UH, YEAH, IT SAYS
IT ON THE BANNERS.

THE 5TH ANNUAL
CONNECTICUT BIKE RACE.

IT'S A VERY PRESTIGIOUS
RACE. OH, I'M SURE.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'VE NOTICED

THE NO-PARKING SIGNS
I'VE BEEN PUTTING OUT.

I DIDN'T, TAYLOR.

I SWEAR, IF SOMETHING DOESN'T
HAVE A MARC JACOBS LABEL ON IT,

YOU GIRLS JUST DON'T NOTICE IT.

WELL, I HAVE JUST
PUT NO-PARKING SIGNS

ALL UP AND DOWN THE STREET HERE

IN HOPES OF CLEARING A SAFE

AND UNOBSTRUCTED PATH
THROUGH STARS HOLLOW.

WELL, WHAT A SUPER GOAL, TAYLOR.

THANK YOU.

NOW, IF YOU NOTICE, YOUR
JEEP IS CURRENTLY PARKED

IN WHAT IS ABOUT TO
BECOME A NO-PARKING ZONE

REALLY?

AS OF 10:00 TONIGHT.

AT 10:01 WE WILL BE TOWING.

I'M COMING FOR YOU.

OK, TAYLOR, IT'S 9:55.
WE STILL HAVE 6 MINUTES.

YES, BUT IT WOULD BE EASIER IF
YOU WOULD JUST MOVE THE CAR NOW.

IF IT WERE EASY, THEN ANYONE
COULD DO IT. AND I'M A MAVERICK.

LOOK WHAT JANE
FONDA HATH WROUGHT.

[bell tinkling]

RORY STOLE A YACHT.
HOW'S YOUR NIGHT BEEN?

WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"RORY STOLE A YACHT"?

I JUST GOT BACK
FROM PICKING RORY UP

FROM THE BRIDGEPORT
POLICE DEPARTMENT

WHERE SHE WAS BROUGHT

FOLLOWING HER ARREST
FOR GRAND THEFT BOATING.

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, I
HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE DETAILS YET.

I DID GET A PIECE OF PAPER WITH A
COURT DATE ON IT, THOUGH, JUNE 3.

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DAY TO
GO TO COURT, DON'T YOU THINK?

WAS SHE WITH THAT LOGAN KID?

YES, HE WAS ARRESTED, TOO.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.
HE GOT HER INTO THIS.

THAT'S WHAT I SAID. I
NEED HAND SOAP. WHAT?

SHE GOT INK ALL
OVER HER HANDS FROM

THE FINGERPRINTING
AND I'M OUT OF SOAP.

I HAVE SOAP.

MAYBE SHE NEEDS SPECIAL
SOAP. IS THERE SPECIAL SOAP?

'CAUSE IT'S SPECIAL INK, IT
MUST BE SPECIAL INK, RIGHT?

I DON'T... I MEAN, OF COURSE.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA USE
NORMAL INK FOR FINGERPRINTING.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BRAND
YOU AND HUMILIATE YOU.

NORMAL INK WOULDN'T
HUMILIATE YOU UNLESS

YOU'RE RORY AND YOUR
MOTHER HAS NO SOAP.

W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I SHOULD MAKE A LIST. I'M GONNA
FORGET THINGS. I JUST NEED A PEN.

HERE.

OK, BUY SOAP.

LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE?
BUY SOAP, BUY SOAP,

GET LAWYER.

I CAN HELP YOU WITH A LAWYER.

CRAP, RORY'S CAR.

IT MUST STILL BE AT THE MARINA.

SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO PICK IT
UP, IF IT HASN'T BEEN IMPOUNDED.

HOW DO I FIND OUT IF
IT'S BEEN IMPOUNDED?

I'M SURE YOU CAN
CALL DOWN THERE.

GOD, EVERY 10 SECONDS
SOMETHING ELSE POPS INTO MY HEAD.

I'M JUST NOT PREPARED FOR THIS.

I MEAN, RORY NEVER
EVEN SHOPLIFTED.

NOT A CANDY BAR, NOT A LIPSTICK.

SHE FORGOT TO RETURN
A LIBRARY BOOK ONCE,

AND SHE WAS SO GUILTY ABOUT IT

THAT SHE GROUNDED HERSELF.

I MEAN, CAN YOU IMAGINE?

SHE WAS JUST SITTING THERE
IN HER BEDROOM, YELLING AT ME:

"NOW NO ONE ELSE GOT TO READ
THE ILIAD THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF ME."

WHAT CAN I DO?

RORY HASN'T EATEN.

I CAN MAKE YOU SOME BURGERS.

NO, NO, NO, JUST DONUTS.

WE NEED TO GET HOME AND
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

[sighs]

OK, THIS IS NOT THE END
OF THE WORLD, RIGHT?

I MEAN, RORY'S YOUNG, YOUNG
PEOPLE DO STUPID THINGS.

I GOT PREGNANT. THIS IS BETTER

BECAUSE IT'S NOT SO PERMANENT.

UNLESS IT'S ON HER
PERMANENT RECORD.

THEN DOES THAT
MEAN SHE CAN'T VOTE?

I DON'T THINK...

I THOUGHT I READ IF YOU
COMMIT A FELONY, YOU CAN'T VOTE.

RORY LOVES TO VOTE. SHE
SWITCHED HER "I VOTED" STICKER

FROM OUTFIT TO OUTFIT THIS YEAR,

AND THEN SHE SCOTCH-TAPED IT TO
HER PURSE. SHE HAS TO BE ABLE TO VOTE.

YOU WANT ME TO COME WITH
YOU WHEN YOU TALK TO HER?

NO, THANKS. SHE'S IN
THE CAR. I SHOULD GO.

THANKS FOR THE DONUTS.

YEAH, SURE.

KIRK JUST CAME BY AND
GAVE US A 2-MINUTE WARNING.

ANY IDEA WHAT
HE'S TALKING ABOUT?

WHO EVER HAS ANY IDEA WHAT
KIRK'S TALKING ABOUT? HERE.

THANKS.

RORY, WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT?

I STOLE A YACHT. YES, I KNOW.

THE NICE MEN WITH
THE GUNS TOLD ME. WHY?

I JUST...

I WAS REALLY UPSET AND I FELT
LIKE I HAD TO DO SOMETHING.

OK, SURE, I GET THAT.

WHEN I'M UPSET AND I NEED TO DO
SOMETHING, I EAT A LOT OF POUND CAKE.

THEY DON'T HAVE
POUND CAKE AT YALE?

NO, THEY HAVE
POUND CAKE AT YALE.

[sighs]

MITCHUM HUNTZBERGER
TALKED TO ME TODAY.

ABOUT MY PERFORMANCE. AND?

AND HE SAID THAT I WAS
VERY SMART AND COMPETENT

AND WOULD SOMEDAY MAKE
SOMEONE A GREAT ASSISTANT.

UH-HUH.

BUT AS A JOURNALIST, HE
JUST DOESN'T THINK I HAVE IT.

"IT"? WHO IS HE, LOUIS B. MAYER?

NO, HE SAYS HE HAS LIKE A SENSE
FOR THIS KIND OF THING. I JUST...

I DON'T KNOW, IT
WAS JUST A SURPRISE.

I THOUGHT I WAS
DOING REALLY WELL.

I THOUGHT I WAS IMPRESSING HIM.

I THOUGHT HE WAS
GOING TO OFFER ME

A SUMMER JOB WITH
THE PAPER, I THOUGHT...

GOD, I HATE THIS GUY.

IT'S NOT HIS FAULT. IF HE DOESN'T
THINK I CAN BE A JOURNALIST,

IT'S PROBABLY BEST THAT
HE TELLS ME BEFORE...

BEFORE WHAT?

BEFORE I GO OUT THERE
AND FALL ON MY FACE.

RORY, HE'S WRONG. HE DOESN'T
KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

HE DOES THIS FOR A LIVING.

NOT AFTER I KILL
HIM, HE DOESN'T.

[tow truck alarm beeping] BIG,
FANCY, ARROGANT CREEP

HANDING DOWN THESE
ALL-KNOWING PROCLAMATIONS.

I MEAN, HOW THE HELL DOES HE
KNOW IF YOU HAVE "IT" OR NOT?

HAS HE SEEN YOUR WRITING? HAS HE TALKED
TO YOU, I MEAN, REALLY TALKED TO YOU?

HAS HE TALKED TO ANY OF YOUR
TEACHERS? OR TO ANYONE WHO KNOWS

HOW MUCH "IT" YOU HAVE?

NO, HE SPENT EXACTLY 2 WEEKS
WITH YOU, ORDERING YOU AROUND,

SENDING YOU ON COFFEE
RUNS, PLAYING THE BIG SHOT.

HE IS THE PUBLISHER.

I KNOW WHAT IT SAYS
ON HIS BUSINESS CARD.

I'M GONNA KICK HIS ASS.

SHOULD WE BE AT
ALL CONCERNED THAT

KIRK'S TRYING TO TOW
US AWAY RIGHT NOW?

NO. HE IS NOT GOD. THIS
IS ONE MAN'S OPINION.

HE DID NOT INVENT JOURNALISM.

HE'S JUST A GUY WITH A
REALLY GOOD PARKING SPACE.

I'M SO, SO SORRY.

I KNOW YOU ARE.

I WAS SO STUPID. I'LL
NEVER BE THAT STUPID AGAIN.

SURE YOU WILL.

OH, MY GOD.

I GOT ARRESTED. I
HAVE TO GO TO COURT?

I HAVE TO GO GET MY CAR.

NO, DO YOU HAVE SOAP AT HOME?

BECAUSE I HAVE ALL THIS
INK ALL OVER MY HANDS AND...

HONEY, RELAX. WE
WILL FIGURE IT OUT.

♪ I TURNED 21 IN PRISON
DOING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE ♪

♪ NO ONE COULD STEER ME RIGHT ♪

♪ BUT MAMA TRIED, MAMA TRIED ♪

♪ MAMA TRIED TO
RAISE ME BETTER ♪

♪ BUT HER PLEADING I DENIED ♪

♪ THAT LEAVES ONLY ME TO
BLAME 'CAUSE MAMA TRIED ♪

♪ THAT LEAVES ONLY ME TO
BLAME 'CAUSE MAMA TRIED ♪

[knocking on door]

(Lane) BRIAN, I NEED
TO GET IN THERE.

I WAS ONLY IN THERE
15 MINUTES. I CLOCKED IT.

(Zach) TIME, DUDE?

7:30.

CRAP, I OVERSLEPT.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT
LIKE IT'S MY FAULT.

SHUT UP. IT IS YOUR FAULT.

I TOLD YOU TO GET A CLOCK
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WIND.

I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP.

YOU NEVER WIND IT.
THEN YOU YELL AT ME.

DUDE, YOU KEEP NAGGING ME, I'M
GONNA HAVE TO BUY YOU A RING.

I GET OFF WORK AT 6:00.

I'LL ALERT THE MEDIA.

I MEAN, THAT'S EARLY ENOUGH
TO HAVE BAND PRACTICE.

ARE WE HAVING BAND
PRACTICE TONIGHT? MAYBE.

I MAY HAVE TO WORK LATE. BRIAN.

I HAVE MY TEMP REVIEWING.

I THINK THEY MAY BE
READY TO OFFER ME

THE FULL-TIME RECEPTIONIST JOB.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE
SINCE WE PRACTICED.

WE'VE BEEN BUSY.

TOMORROW, THEN?

DEFINITELY A
CONVERSATION TO HAVE.

FINE, WE'LL TALK TONIGHT.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY JEANS JACKET?

OH, COME ON. I THREW THE TROLL.

♪ [music playing on T.V.]

(Lorelai) GOOD MORNING.

GOD, I FEEL LIKE I COULD
SLEEP THROUGH THE ENTIRE DAY.

COFFEE WILL BE READY SOON.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WELL, I'M UPDATING
THE REFRIGERATOR.

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?

THE NICE LADY AT THE POLICE
STATION E-MAILED IT TO ME.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD
LOOK NICE NEXT TO

YOUR KINDERGARTEN
HANDPRINT COLLAGE.

I'LL GET YOU A COPY IF YOU'RE
THINKING CHRISTMAS CARDS.

VERY THOUGHTFUL. YOU'RE HUNGRY?

I'M STARVING. I'VE HAD NOTHING
BUT DONUTS FOR 2 DAYS.

FUNNY. HOLD ON.

I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS.

RORY, THE PENAL SYSTEM
IS NOT SOMETHING WE ENJOY.

IT'S SOMETHING WITH A
NAME THAT MAKES US GIGGLE.

I ASSUME THERE'S POP-TARTS?

NOW, WHAT'S ON THE
AGENDA FOR TODAY?

I HEAR THERE'S A SHIPMENT OF
PLUTONIUM COMING IN AT THE DOCKS.

AND I THOUGHT WE
COULD DRESS UP AS NUNS

AND I COULD DISTRACT
THEM WITH A FAKE STIGMATA.

YOU COULD SHOVE THE PLUTONIUM
UNDER YOUR HABIT AND THEN...

I HAVE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
I HAVE ONE LAST FINAL, PLUS...

WAIT.

PLUS, I'VE ONE LAST
LOAD OF STUFF THAT I NEED

TO PACK UP AND
TRANSPORT BACK HERE.

AND NOW I HAVE TO HANG
UP. VISITING HOURS ARE OVER.

THANKS FOR LETTING
ME BORROW THE JEEP.

I FIGURED IF I DIDN'T GIVE IT TO YOU
VOLUNTARILY, YOU'D JUST HEIST IT ANYWAY.

THIS BIT'S GONNA
LAST FOR A WHILE, HUH?

HMM, 20 TO LIFE WITH TIME OFF

FOR A WELL-PLACED TOM
SIZEMORE WHIZZENATOR JOKE.

DON'T LET THE MOVIES FOOL
YOU KIDDIES. CRIME DOESN'T PAY.

LISTEN, LATER TODAY, I'M GONNA
TRY AND TRACK US DOWN A LAWYER.

I THOUGHT I'D CALL THAT GUY
WHO GOT ROBERT BLAKE OFF.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME,
HOUDINI? WHAT?

WHERE ARE YOU REALLY
GONNA GET THIS LAWYER?

THE EMERGENCY ROOM,
AMBULANCE DISPATCH CENTER?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA TELL...

I'M NOT GOING
THROUGH MOM AND DAD.

THERE'S NO REASON THEY
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.

DID I SAY "I'M SORRY"
IN THE LAST 5 MINUTES?

I THINK NOT SLUGGING
ME WHEN I PULLED OUT

THE TELEPHONES SAID IT FOR YOU.

I LOVE YOU, MOM.

I LOVE YOU, KID.

[phone ringing]

HELLO?

(Logan) UH, HI. IS RORY THERE?

SHE JUST LEFT. WHO'S CALLING?

IT'S LOGAN.

OH, SHE'S NOT HERE.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET HER.

HER PHONE MUST BE
OFF, DEAD OR SOMETHING.

SHE'S HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL.

YOU CAN JUST CATCH
UP WITH HER THERE.

YES, I'LL DO THAT. OK, BYE.

UH, LISTEN, I'M SORRY TO CALL
YOUR HOUSE. I JUST HAD THIS NUMBER

AND I WANTED TO TALK TO RORY.

IT'S OK, LOGAN. AND LISTEN,

I KNOW YOU MUST BE REALLY
UPSET BY THIS WHOLE THING,

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW

MY FATHER'S LAWYERS ARE
ALL OVER THE SITUATION AND...

YOU KNOW WHAT? I
THINK YOUR FATHER'S

DONE JUST ABOUT ENOUGH HERE, OK?

DONE ENOUGH?

YES, SO THANK YOUR FATHER FOR
THIS. AND I DO MEAN ALL OF THIS.

BUT I THINK I CAN HANDLE
IT FROM HERE. BUT...

HIS HELP ISN'T NEEDED,
LOGAN. I'VE GOT IT.

OK, YOU GOT IT.
SORRY, I WAS JUST...

RORY SHOULD BE
BACK AT SCHOOL SOON.

RIGHT. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.

NO PROBLEM. BYE.

HEY. WHAT DID HE DO?

WHAT?

MY FATHER. WHAT DID HE DO?

WHO TOLD YOU THAT
HE DID ANYTHING?

I CALLED YOUR HOUSE.
I TALKED TO YOUR MOM.

GREAT.

I SHOULD'VE KNOWN
SOMETHING HAPPENED

THE WAY YOU SHOWED UP AT HONOR'S
PARTY LIKE THAT. I SHOULD'VE KNOWN.

MY MOTHER SHOULDN'T
HAVE SAID ANYTHING.

SHE DIDN'T SAY
ANYTHING SPECIFIC.

WHAT DID SHE SAY?

RORY, JUST TELL
ME WHAT HAPPENED.

IT'S STUPID. I FEEL
STUPID. RORY.

I OVERREACTED.
YOU'LL THINK I'M 3.

TELL ME.

HE JUST DOESN'T
THINK THAT I'VE GOT

WHAT IT TAKES TO
BE A JOURNALIST.

HE SAYS HE KNOWS
WHEN SOMEONE HAS IT

AND I APPARENTLY DO NOT HAVE IT.

HE SAID THAT TO YOU? YEAH.

JUST LIKE THAT?

PRETTY MUCH.

I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO
TAKE THAT INTERNSHIP.

I HAD TO TAKE IT. YOUR FATHER'S
THE TOP GUY IN THE BUSINESS.

MY FATHER IS A
JACKASS. HE'S A BULLY.

HE HAS ZERO INTEREST
IN PEOPLE'S FEELINGS.

IT'S ALWAYS, "SAY WHAT
YOU FEEL, RIGHT OR WRONG.

WHO THE HELL CARES
WHO YOU HURT?"

WHATEVER, I'M GOING OVER
THERE RIGHT NOW. LOGAN, NO.

YOU'RE MY GIRLFRIEND. HE SHOULD'VE
TREATED YOU BETTER THAN THAT.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO SAY ANYTHING.

I HAVE TO.

LOGAN, NO, PLEASE. I JUST WANNA
FORGET THIS. I JUST WANT IT TO GO AWAY.

AND PLEASE DON'T MAKE A BIG
THING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DAD.

I DON'T WANT THAT. RORY.

DON'T PUT ME IN THAT
POSITION, PLEASE.

[sighs]

I'M SURE HE'LL GIVE ME A CRAPPY
PRESENT FOR MY BIRTHDAY.

MAYBE I CAN PICK A
FIGHT WITH HIM OVER THAT.

THANK YOU. YOU
SHOULD'VE TOLD ME.

I DIDN'T WANNA TELL YOU.

HEY, IF THIS RELATIONSHIP THING IS
GONNA WORK, THEN IT GOES BOTH WAYS.

YOU HAVE TO TELL ME WHY WE'RE
COMMITTING A FELONY BEFORE WE DO IT.

NOT THAT THAT'S GONNA STOP US,

BUT AT LEAST I'LL
KNOW THE FACTS, OK?

OK, I'M SORRY. COME HERE.

(Logan) YOU NEED
SOME HELP PACKING?

NO, I'VE GOT MY
LAST FINAL TODAY.

I SHOULD GO OVER MY NOTES.

OK. CALL ME AFTER.

I WILL.

YOU'RE GOOD? I'M GOOD.

OK.

OH.

AND TRY AND TALK TO YOUR MOTHER.

MY FATHER'S LAWYERS SHOULD
REALLY HANDLE THIS THING.

THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF
PRACTICE, BELIEVE ME.

OK, I'LL TALK TO HER.

(man #1) BIG HOLE!

(man #2) BIG HOLE!

(man #3) BIG HOLE!

(woman) BIG HOLE!

YOU SIGNED ON THE WRONG LINE.

SORRY.

CROSS IT OUT, INITIAL
IT, AND SIGN AGAIN.

(man #4) BIG HOLE!

WHAT THE HELL IS
WRONG WITH THEM?

WHY CAN'T THEY JUST
LET THE BOZO IN BACK

FIGURE OUT FOR HIMSELF
THERE'S A BIG HOLE THERE?

YOU'RE AWFUL CRABBY
FOR A MAN WHOSE

BUSINESS IS BOOMING
BECAUSE OF THIS RACE.

I DON'T WANT THIS KIND OF
BUSINESS. IT'S TOO SHINY.

I MYSELF AM FINDING THE WHOLE
THING RATHER INTOXICATING.

OUR LITTLE TOWN,
THE SITE OF A THRILLING

INTERNATIONAL
SPORTS EVENT LIKE THIS?

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH
WRANGLING IT TOOK TO GET THEM HERE.

(man ♪ 5) BIG HOLE!

JEEZ, I SMUDGED.
HE MADE ME SMUDGE.

CROSS IT OUT, INITIAL THE
SMUDGE, THEN START AGAIN.

I LOBBIED THE RACE
COORDINATORS FOR WEEKS.

IT WAS A LOT OF
OUZO AND KARAOKE,

BUT I BAGGED OUR TOWN THE
COVETED FIRST-STOP, LAST-STOP SLOT.

WAIT, "FIRST-STOP,
LAST-STOP," MEANING...?

THEY START HERE
TODAY, CIRCLE THE STATE,

THEN END HERE LATER THIS WEEK.

EVERY ONE OF THEM
WILL BE COMING BACK.

(man #6) BIG HOLE! BIG HOLE!

UNBELIEVABLE.

DON'T PRESS TOO HARD THERE. I
DON'T WANNA START ALL OVER AGAIN.

THAT'S THE LAST ONE.

EXCELLENT.

WELL, I GUESS CONGRATULATIONS
ARE IN ORDER, LUKE.

YOU JUST BOUGHT YOURSELF
THE TWICKHAM HOUSE.

THANK YOU, TAYLOR.

NOW REMEMBER, THERE'S A
3-DAY COOLING-OFF PERIOD,

MEANING YOU HAVE 3 DAYS FROM
TODAY TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.

I'M NOT GONNA CHANGE MY MIND.

WELL, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE
DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU, LUKE.

I CERTAINLY HOPE IT WORKS OUT
FOR YOU AND YOUR FUTURE PLANS.

(man #7) BIG HOLE!

I'M TAKING MY BREAK.
I HAVE 15 MINUTES.

NO CHILI? WHERE'S GIL?

IT TOTALLY NEEDS SOME CHILI.

GIL CALLED. HIS DELIVERY
BOY DIDN'T SHOW.

HE HAD TO MAKE STOPS ON THE WAY.

HE SAID HE MAY NOT
BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.

OF COURSE HE CAN'T
MAKE IT. WHY SHOULD HE?

IT'S ONLY A BAND MEETING,
RIGHT? NOTHING IMPORTANT.

OH, MY GOD, I CAN
TASTE THE POTATO.

SO?

I HATE POTATO. THE
CHILI HIDES THE POTATO.

ZACH! NICE SCREECH.

THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS ATTITUDE,

IT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

YOU HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING YET.

I THINK WE HAVE A
PROBLEM. WE DO?

I JUST GOT TOTALLY BONED BY A
16-YEAR-OLD 3 DOORS DOWN FAN.

MY WEEK SUCKS.

WE STARTED THE
MEETING ALREADY, GIL.

I'M SORRY, LANE. I DROPPED OFF

THE HOAGIES AS
QUICKLY AS I COULD.

NEXT TIME I WON'T
WAIT FOR THE MONEY.

AND MY KID CAN JUST
PAINT HIMSELF SILVER

AND DO THE ROBOT ON THE
STREET CORNER FOR TUITION FEES.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

ARE WE BREAKING UP?

WHAT? OH, YOU MEAN THE BAND.

OK, COOL, WOW, GO ON.

WE'RE NOT BREAKING
UP. ARE WE BREAKING UP?

I DON'T KNOW. IT JUST
SEEMS THAT LATELY

THE BAND DOESN'T SEEM AS IMPORTANT
TO EVERYONE AS IT USED TO BE.

DON'T AGREE. WE HARDLY
PRACTICE ANY MORE.

EVERYONE ELSE HAS ALL
THESE OTHER THINGS TO DO.

THERE WERE CLOTHES ON
MY DRUMS THIS MORNING.

SORRY. AFTER I
WOOLITE THAT SWEATER,

I HAVE TO LAY IT OUT
FLAT, OR IT'LL LOSE SHAPE.

LANE, RELAX. THINGS HAVE
JUST BEEN A LITTLE CRAZY LATELY.

OH, THAT REMINDS
ME. I GOT OFFERED

THAT FULL-TIME
RECEPTIONIST JOB TODAY.

REALLY?

WELCOME TO THE GRIND, MY FRIEND.

THEY'RE GIVING ME A RAISE,
AND I GET TO KEEP THE BLAZER.

AWESOME BLAZER.

I'M SORRY, DOES ANYONE ELSE
SEE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

BRIAN'S TALKING ABOUT
TAKING A FULL-TIME JOB.

SO?

THE BAND'S SUPPOSED
TO BE A FULL-TIME JOB.

LANE. NO, NO LANE.

YOU HAVE YOUR AMERICANA BANJO
BAND, AND YOU HAVE CENTURY 21,

AND YOU HAVE A
REALLY STUPID HAT ON.

WHAT DO I HAVE? ACCORDING TO MY
MOTHER, I'M GOING TO HELL FOR THIS.

THAT'S COMMITMENT, MY FRIENDS.

ETERNAL DAMNATION IS WHAT I'M
RISKING FOR MY ROCK AND ROLL.

LANE, CALM DOWN.

WE ALL CARE ABOUT THE BAND.

SO I'M JUST
IMAGINING ALL OF THIS?

I THINK WE NEED TO PLAY MORE.

WE'VE PLAYED EVERY CLUB
AROUND HERE 100 TIMES.

WELL, THEN MAYBE
WE NEED TO TOUR.

TOURS ARE ROUGH, LANE.
THEY HAVE TO BE PLANNED.

VENUES MUST BE BOOKED. YOU NEED
PUBLICITY, TRANSPORTATION, MONEY.

WELL, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

(man #8) BIG HOLE!

(Luke) THAT'S IT.

(man #9) BIG MAN!

(man #10) BIG MAN!

600 LUNGES EVERY NIGHT.

IMPRESSIVE.

(Lorelai) THANK YOU.

WE ARE BOOKED, BOOKED, BOOKED.

I NOW LOVE BIKE RIDERS SO MUCH

THAT FROM NOW ON WHEN
DRIVING, I'LL NO LONGER CONSIDER

HOW MANY POINTS I'D GET IF I
TOOK THEM OUT. WHAT'S THIS?

THIS IS FOR YOU, APPARENTLY.

A PRESENT? I LOVE PRESENTS.

I WONDER WHO IT COULD BE FROM.

"LORELAI, A LITTLE
SOMETHING TO MAKE

"THE TRIP OVER TO
THE DURHAM GROUP

A BIT MORE FUN. MIKE ARMSTRONG."

THANK YOU, MIKE ARMSTRONG.

THAT IS THE MAN WHO
WANTS TO BUY THE INN, NO?

OH, MY GOD. LOOK
AT ALL THIS STUFF.

TRAVEL SOAP, TRAVEL CANDLES, A
TRAVEL BLANKET, CASHMERE TRAVEL PILLOW,

CASHMERE SOCKS. OH, MY GOD,
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO TRY THIS.

THIS IS THE LUMIERE YOUTH SERUM.

APPARENTLY YOU PUT THIS
ON BEFORE YOU GET ON A PLANE

AND BY THE TIME YOU GET
OFF, YOU'RE DAKOTA FANNING.

MICHEL, TAKE SOMETHING.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

THE MEMORY OF THOSE BIKERS
POKING EACH OTHER IN THE BUTTOCKS

"ETERNALLY SUNSHINED"
OUT OF MY MIND.

COME ON, MICHEL. TAKE
SOMETHING, YOU LOVE PRODUCTS.

YOU'RE GOING TO
DO IT, AREN'T YOU?

DO WHAT?

YOU'RE GOING TO SELL THE
INN TO MIKE ARMSTRONG.

OOH, EUROS. COOL.

YOU'RE GOING TO SELL THE
INN TO MIKE ARMSTRONG.

THEN YOU'RE GONNA GO OFF
AND HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE

AND I'M GOING TO BE UNEMPLOYED.

VERY ATTRACTIVE ASSET
ON THE DATING SCENE.

MICHEL, STOP IT. I'M PROBABLY
NOT GONNA TAKE THE DEAL.

YOU'RE NOT?

THIS IS MY INN. I LOVE IT HERE.

IT'S JUST FUN BEING
WOOED, YOU KNOW.

HAVING SOMEONE WANT YOU ENOUGH

TO SEND YOU PRESCRIPTIVES
MISTING LOTION.

FINE, IF YOU SAY SO.

OH, HEY, DID THE
HANDYMAN GET HERE YET?

THAT LOOSE BANISTER'S
MAKING ME NERVOUS.

HE HAS NOT COME.
SHOULD I CALL HIM AGAIN?

NO, FORGET IT.

I'LL CALL LUKE.
HE'LL COME FIX IT

AND ALL IT'LL COST
ME IS MY HONOR.

WHAT A LOVELY
ARRANGEMENT YOU TWO HAVE.

AND THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES.

25 MORE MINUTES, PEOPLE.

CAN YOU STAND THE EXCITEMENT?

I KNOW I CAN'T.

I'VE ONLY GOT 10 MINUTES.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?

THE BANISTER'S LOOSE UPSTAIRS.

OK.

THE WINDOW IN ROOM 3 IS STUCK.

THE BARN DOOR'S
OFF ITS TRACKS AGAIN.

DID YOU BRING YOUR JACKHAMMER?

DID YOU HEAR THE PART ABOUT,
"I'VE ONLY GOT 10 MINUTES"?

WINDOW IN ROOM 3
IS STUCK. LET'S GO.

BUT IF YOU FIX IT
REALLY QUICKLY,

THE BANISTER IS RIGHT
ON YOUR WAY BACK DOWN.

REALLY, YOU MIGHT AS WELL
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, TOO.

WHAT'S ALL THIS STUFF?

THAT IS MY BIG, FANCY PRESENT.

FROM WHOM? FROM MIKE ARMSTRONG.

WHO THE HELL'S MIKE ARMSTRONG?

HE'S MY OTHER LOVER.

HE OWNS A DINER IN WOODBURY.

I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO
FIND OUT THIS WAY, BUT...

"THE DURHAM GROUP."

YEAH, THE HOTEL CHAIN
WHO WANTS TO BUY THE INN.

WHAT ARE THEY
SENDING YOU GIFTS FOR?

EITHER THEY'RE DISPROPORTIONATELY
WORRIED ABOUT MY CUTICLES,

OR THEY CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT ME

AND THEY'RE BEGGING ME
TO ACCEPT THEIR OFFER.

TO BUY THE INN? YEAH

THEY'VE BEEN AFTER
ME SINCE THAT MEETING.

WHAT MEETING? THE MEETING
WITH MIKE ARMSTRONG.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD A
MEETING WITH MIKE ARMSTRONG.

YES, YOU DID. NO, I DIDN'T.

YOU DID. YOU TOLD ME TO HAVE A
MEETING WITH MIKE ARMSTRONG.

I KNOW, BUT YOU NEVER SAID
ANYTHING SO I FIGURED IT WENT AWAY.

WELL, I HAD A MEETING
WITH MIKE ARMSTRONG.

AND? AND WHAT?

AND WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING. HE TALKED, I LISTENED.

I TOLD HIM I'D THINK ABOUT IT.

THINK ABOUT IT? YEAH.

ABOUT SELLING THE INN. AND THEN

AFTER YOU SELL
THE INN, THEN WHAT?

I'D BE LIKE A CONSULTANT
FOR THEIR COMPANY.

IS THAT WHAT YOU
WANT? I DON'T KNOW.

ARE YOU GONNA TAKE THIS JOB?

PROBABLY NOT. I'M STILL MULLING.

MULLING? YOU'RE STILL
MULLING? SHE'S STILL MULLING.

WHY ARE YOU SO UPSET?

I'M NOT UPSET. I JUST CAN'T
BELIEVE YOU'RE STILL MULLING.

LUKE. I MEAN, YOU'RE
SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING

SELLING THE INN
AND TAKING THIS JOB.

I MEAN, WHERE'S
THEIR OFFICE, ANYWAY?

THEY'VE GOT A BUNCH OF THEM. I
DON'T KNOW WHERE EXACTLY I'D BE.

WELL, SHOULDN'T YOU
ASK? HELLO. MULLING.

I MEAN, THEY COULD
SEND YOU ANYWHERE. LUKE.

THEN THERE'S ALL THAT
TRAVEL, THERE'S TRAVEL, RIGHT?

YES. NO. I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT ARE YOU FREAKING OUT ABOUT?

WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS?

WHAT KIDS?

UH,

NOTHING. NEVER MIND, FORGET IT.

I'M GONNA FIX THE WINDOW.

LUKE. ROOM 3, GOT IT.

MAMA, IT'S ME, LANE.

(Mrs. Kim) OVER HERE
IN THE 20% OFF SECTION.

AM I DISTURBING YOU?

NO, BUT IT IS PAST
THEIR BEDTIME.

THAT WAS JOKE.

YOU'RE IN A GOOD
MOOD. I HAD A GOOD DAY.

YOU SELL A LOT OF THINGS?

YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SEE MY RECEIPTS?

NO. MY INVENTORY REPORTS?

NO, MOM I WAS JUST
MAKING SMALL TALK.

YOU WOULD LIKE SOME TEA?

NO, I JUST WANT TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT, TELL ME SOMETHING.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE BAND
MAY BE BREAKING UP.

WE'VE HIT A RUT.

WE CAN'T GET ENOUGH
GIGS TO GET ANY MOMENTUM

AND I DON'T KNOW,
IT'S JUST NOT WORKING.

I SEE.

I THINK I MAY NEED
TO MOVE BACK HOME.

I REALIZE THAT IF YOU
ALLOW ME TO DO THAT,

THEN I WILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY
ANY RULES YOU FEEL NECESSARY.

I ALSO ANTICIPATE THE WORDS

"SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
COLLEGE" WILL COME UP,

SO I'LL GO SHOPPING FOR SOME PETER
PAN COLLARED SHIRTS TOMORROW.

NO MORE BAND?

NO MORE BAND.

YOU ARE NOT THE
DAUGHTER I RAISED!

WHAT? KIMS DON'T GIVE UP.

(Lorelai) SORRY, THE
INN WAS SWAMPED.

THESE BIKERS ARE LIKE RABBITS WHO
DON'T EAT CARROTS. TOO MUCH SUGAR.

MMM, SUGAR.

THE FITNESS CRAZE IS
COMPLETELY LOST ON US.

I'M STARVING.

ME, TOO.

SO HOW'D YOUR FINAL GO?

IT WENT WELL.

YEAH? AND YOU FINISHED PACKING?

ALL PACKED, ALL BOXED,

I JUST HAVE ONE MORE TRIP TO
SCHOOL AND HOME AND THEN I'M DONE.

IT'S GONNA BE NICE TO
HAVE YOU HOME FOR A WHILE.

I'M GLAD YOU FEEL THAT WAY.

YEAH, THE PLACE HASN'T HAD A
DECENT DUSTING SINCE YOU LEFT.

DO YOU THINK TODAY'S THE DAY
WE'RE FINALLY GONNA GO THROUGH

ALL 12 LAYERS OF THE 12-LAYER
GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE?

THE BIKERS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE
IMPORTANCE OF CHALLENGING ONESELF.

MOM.

RORY.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

OK, WOW, THERE'S
SOMETHING ABOUT WESTON'S.

IT'S ALWAYS THE
PLACE WHERE WE TALK.

WE COULD GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

NO, NO, NO, TELL ME.

I'VE DECIDED

THAT I'M NOT GOING
BACK TO YALE NEXT YEAR.

I'M SORRY, I DON'T THINK
I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY.

I'M NOT GOING BACK
TO YALE NEXT YEAR.

WHY?

BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THAT
IT'S THE RIGHT PLACE FOR ME.

AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT
I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE AND...

SINCE WHEN ARE YOU NOT SURE
WHAT YOU WANNA DO WITH YOUR LIFE?

YOU'VE KNOWN WHAT
YOU WANTED TO DO

WITH YOUR LIFE SINCE YOU
WERE 3. BE A JOURNALIST.

MAYBE NOT.

OH, THIS IS ABOUT
MITCHUM HUNTZBERGER.

NO, IT'S NOT.

RORY, HONEY, I KNOW
THAT WHAT HE SAID

HURT YOU, AND THAT SHOOK YOU UP.

YOU LOST YOUR CONFIDENCE, BUT
THAT WAS JUST ONE MAN'S OPINION.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH WHAT HE SAID TO ME.

AND MITCHUM
HUNTZBERGER HAPPENS TO BE

THE TOP NEWSPAPER
GUY IN THE COUNTRY.

SO WHAT?

SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO
GET ONE MAN'S OPINION,

HE'S THE ONE MAN YOU
GET. YOU'RE NOT THINKING.

THIS IS THE MAN WHO DOESN'T
WANT YOU TO MARRY LOGAN.

THAT WASN'T HIM. IT WAS LOGAN'S
MOTHER AND HIS GRANDFATHER.

AND YOU REALLY
THINK HE'S OK WITH IT?

HIS WHOLE FAMILY LOOKS AT
YOU AND SEES ANNA NICOLE SMITH

AND THEY TELL YOU
THAT TO YOUR FACE.

HE THINKS YOU'RE SWELL AND
WANTS TO PAY FOR THE HONEYMOON.

THAT'S NOT WHY HE
SAID WHAT HE SAID.

HE'S MESSING WITH YOUR
MIND. HE HAS SO MANY MOTIVES

THAT HAVE NOTHING TO
DO WITH YOUR ABILITIES.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. HE SAID I
CAN'T DO IT, SO I CAN'T DO IT.

WHY ARE YOU SO WILLING
TO BELIEVE THIS GUY?

LOGAN AGREES WITH
HIM. HE SAID THAT?

HE TOLD YOU HE
AGREES WITH HIS FATHER

BECAUSE IF THAT'S SO,
HE'S A FANTASTIC BOYFRIEND.

REALLY, QUITE A CATCH.

NO, HE DIDN'T SAY
IT. I COULD JUST TELL.

HOW?

I COULD TELL. HE RANTED
ABOUT HIS FATHER BEING A JERK

AND SPEAKING HIS MIND, BUT HE
NEVER SAID THAT HE WAS WRONG.

RORY, COME ON, WHAT
KIND OF LOGIC IS THAT?

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT THAT.

I TOLD YOU, I JUST
NEED SOME TIME.

YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.

NO, I'M NOT. THIS IS NORMAL.

COLLEGE KIDS TAKE BREAKS
LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME.

YOU DIDN'T GO TO COLLEGE,
SO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

NO, I DIDN'T GO TO COLLEGE, I WASN'T
LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO TO COLLEGE.

TRUST ME, THIS IS VERY NORMAL.

NO, YOU ARE NOT QUITTING YALE.

YES, I AM.

YOU'RE ACTING
INCREDIBLY IMMATURE,

AND I KNOW IT'S
BECAUSE YOU'RE HURT,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GET A
GRIP. THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT.

YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
TOWARD YALE YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

NO. I WAS WORKING TOWARD
HARVARD MY WHOLE LIFE.

OK, FINE, THEN GO TO
HARVARD. THAT'S COOL.

I DON'T WANNA GO TO HARVARD.

THEN GO TO PRINCETON
OR STANFORD OR COLUMBIA.

I WANT TIME OFF.

IF YOU LEAVE YALE NOW, YOU'LL
NEVER GO BACK. YOU'LL LOSE MOMENTUM.

MOMENTUM TOWARD WHAT?

ALL I'VE BEEN DOING IS WORKING
TOWARD BEING A JOURNALIST.

I'M NOT GOING TO
BE A JOURNALIST,

SO WHAT MOMENTUM
AM I LOSING, EXACTLY?

YOU DON'T WANNA BE A JOURNALIST,
FINE. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT.

BUT YOU STAY IN SCHOOL,
YOU TAKE SOME CLASSES,

YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT
YOU DO WANNA BE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT YALE IS FOR.

THAT'S WHAT COLLEGE IS FOR.

YALE'S EXPENSIVE.
ARE YOU PAYING?

I DON'T WANNA DO THAT. I DON'T
WANNA WANDER AROUND A SCHOOL

WHERE EVERYONE ELSE IS FOCUSED
AND WORKING TOWARDS SOMETHING

AND I'M JUST FLOATING.

WHAT'S THE GREAT MASTER PLAN THEN,
HUH? YOU'RE GONNA MOVE BACK HOME

LIVE IN YOUR ROOM, WORK
PART-TIME AT THE BOOKSTORE?

FORGET IT! NOT AN OPTION.

I'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

LOOK, I'M NOT GOING BACK.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW.

MESSAGE SENT.

LUKE, YOU WERE
LOOKING FOR TAYLOR?

YEAH.

GO, CONNECTICUT!

HE'S RIGHT OUTSIDE.

I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

[skidding]

HEY, TAYLOR.

HELLO, LUKE.

YOU SAID I HAD 3
DAYS, RIGHT? 3...

FOR THE HOUSE. 3
DAYS TO BACK OUT.

WELL, I DIDN'T SAY
THAT, THE LAW DID.

FINE, WHOEVER
SAID IT, I WANT OUT.

WHAT? FORGET THE HOUSE.

FORGET THE WHOLE DAMN
THING, I DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE.

WHY...? LUKE.

I HAVE A LUNCH WITH
SONNY KINGSMAN TODAY.

AND THEN I HAVE TO
STOP BY THE CLUB AT 4:00.

SOME OF THE GIRLS ARE HAVING A
LITTLE IMPROMPTU BIRTHDAY COCKTAIL

WITH MELLIE RUTGERS.

THOUGH THE LAST
THING MELLIE NEEDS

IS ANOTHER EXCUSE
FOR A MIDDAY COCKTAIL.

I CAN STOP BY THE
CLEANERS ON MY WAY HOME

IF YOU WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING
PRESSED FOR YOUR TRIP THIS WEEKEND.

UH-HUH.

AND THEN AFTER THE CLEANERS, I
THOUGHT I'D RUN OFF WITH MARSHALL,

THE GOLF INSTRUCTOR AT THE CLUB.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD MANAGE
TO GET YOUR OWN DINNER TONIGHT?

THAT'LL BE FINE, EMILY.

[doorbell rings]

I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BE
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING?

PERHAPS IT'S MARSHALL,
THE GOLF INSTRUCTOR

UNABLE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER
MELLIE'S PARTY TO HAVE YOU.

I KNOW I COULDN'T.

YOU DO SURPRISE
ME, RICHARD GILMORE.

HEY, UM, I'M SORRY TO
INTERRUPT YOUR BREAKFAST.

LORELAI.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU
GUYS ABOUT SOMETHING.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? WELL...

SIT DOWN, LORELAI. DAVIDA, BRING
A COFFEE CUP FOR MY DAUGHTER.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO CALL THE
OFFICE IF THIS IS GONNA TAKE LONG.

NO, DAD, IT WON'T. I JUST...
UM, I NEED YOUR HELP.

CALL THE OFFICE, RICHARD.

NO, DAD, I PROMISE
IT'LL BE QUICK.

RORY'S QUITTING YALE. WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT? THANK YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
RORY'S QUITTING YALE?

WHY WOULD YOU JOKE
ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M JOKING?

BECAUSE RORY WOULD
NEVER QUIT YALE.

THIS MUST BE ONE OF YOUR BITS.

YOU SCARE US WITH
SOMETHING HORRIBLE

LIKE RORY'S QUITTING COLLEGE AND
THEN AFTER WE HAVE A HEART ATTACK,

YOU TELL US YOU WERE KIDDING,
YOU'RE HAVING A SEX-CHANGE OPERATION.

MOM, DAD, I'M NOT HAVING
A SEX-CHANGE OPERATION.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.

RORY'S DOING BEAUTIFULLY AT
SCHOOL. WHY WOULD SHE WANT TO LEAVE?

OK, LOOK, I KNOW YOU LOVE
LOGAN AND THE HUNTZBERGERS,

AND YOU ALREADY HAVE
THE WEDDING INVITATIONS

PRINTED AND READY TO GO,

BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU,
THESE ARE NOT GOOD PEOPLE.

MEANING WHAT?

LOGAN'S MOTHER AND GRANDFATHER

ATTACKED RORY AT THAT
DINNER THEY INVITED HER TO.

THEY TOLD HER SHE
WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH

TO MARRY INTO THE
HUNTZBERGER FAMILY,

AND SHE WASN'T WHO
THEY WANTED FOR LOGAN.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH?

THEN MITCHUM HUNTZBERGER
GAVE RORY THAT INTERNSHIP

THEORETICALLY TO MAKE UP FOR THAT
EVENING. HE LET HER WORK FOR A WHILE,

HE BUILT HER UP, AND
THEN HE CLOBBERED HER.

HE TOLD HER SHE DOESN'T HAVE
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A JOURNALIST,

AND SHE NEEDS TO FIND
SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH HER LIFE.

WHAT?

THIS HAPPENED ON
FRIDAY NIGHT, MOM.

THAT'S WHY RORY WASN'T AT
DINNER, SHE WAS DEVASTATED.

THEN SHE WENT TO FIND
LOGAN AT THE YACHT CLUB,

AND THE TWO OF
THEM STOLE A YACHT.

STOP IT. STOP IT RIGHT NOW.

THEY WERE ARRESTED,
AND I HAD TO PICK RORY UP

FROM THE BRIDGEPORT
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

OH, NO.

EVER SINCE SHE GOT INVOLVED WITH
THESE PEOPLE, THINGS HAVE BEEN BAD.

SHE'S UP AND SHE'S DOWN AND SHE
SHOULD BE STRONGER THAN THIS, I KNOW,

BUT SHE'S YOUNG, AND SHE'S
RORY, AND SHE'S COME SO FAR,

SHE'S WORKED SO HARD, I JUST
DON'T WANT HER TO LOSE THIS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO?

I'VE ALREADY TOLD HER
THAT JUST COMING HOME

AND BUMMING AROUND STARS
HOLLOW IS NOT AN OPTION.

AND I WAS THINKING, FRIDAY NIGHT
AT DINNER WE COULD TRIPLE-TEAM HER.

I BET BETWEEN THE 3 OF US WE
COULD KNOCK SOME SENSE INTO HER,

BUT I REALLY NEED THE TWO
OF YOU TO BACK ME UP ON THIS.

WELL, OF COURSE, WE'LL BACK
YOU UP. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.

HOW MUCH TROUBLE IS SHE
IN WITH THIS YACHT INCIDENT?

SHE'S GONNA NEED A LAWYER.

I'LL CALL CHARLIE NEWMAN.

ARE WE SURE WE WANNA WAIT UNTIL
FRIDAY? SHOULD WE CONFRONT HER NOW?

I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE HER A
CHANCE TO COOL OFF A LITTLE.

MAYBE SOME TIME WILL
MAKE HER MORE RECEPTIVE.

I AGREE WITH LORELAI.

GIVE THE GIRL SOME TIME.

ALL RIGHT. FRIDAY NIGHT IT IS.

THANK YOU. JUST... THANK YOU.

I SHOULD GET GOING.
DAD HAS TO GET TO WORK.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING TO EAT?

NO. I JUST GOT
EVERYTHING I NEED.

DAVIDA, CAN YOU
COME HERE, PLEASE?

LOOK AT THESE SHOES AND TELL ME

IF THESE LOOK LIKE
THE SAME COLOR TO YOU.

THEY'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE THE SAME COLOR,

THEY WERE BOUGHT
AT THE SAME TIME,

THEY'D BEEN RESIDING
IN THE SAME BOX.

HOWEVER, ON CLOSER EXAMINATION,

ONE OF THEM SEEMS
A LITTLE FADED.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I WAS JUST ASKING YOUR OPINION.

DAVIDA, STOP THAT SHAKING RIGHT
NOW. THIS IS NOT A TRICK QUESTION.

I JUST WANTED AN OPINION FROM...

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
GO BACK TO YOUR WORK.

[doorbell rings]

I GUESS I'LL GET THAT.

RORY.

CAN I COME IN?

OH, WELL, ALL RIGHT. COME IN.

DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE
YOU UNTIL DINNER TONIGHT.

I NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU.

YES, WELL, YOUR GRANDMOTHER
IS RUNNING SOME ERRANDS

AND I WAS DOING SOME
WORK IN THE HOUSE, SO...

WELL, I ASSUME YOU'VE HEARD
ABOUT EVERYTHING BY NOW.

YES, WELL, I BELIEVE I'VE
HEARD SOME BITS AND PIECES.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY WAS IN
THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING.

CAN THIS POSSIBLY
WAIT UNTIL TONIGHT?

I'LL GIVE YOU MY FULL
ATTENTION, I PROMISE.

[sobbing]

EVERYTHING'S FALLING APART.

I MESSED EVERYTHING UP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

YOUR GRANDMOTHER
SHOULD BE BACK ANY MINUTE.

[sniffling]

I CAN HAVE THE MAID
MAKE US SOME TEA.

I'M SO SORRY, GRANDPA. I'M
SO SORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO. I DON'T.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

WHERE IS SHE, DUDE?

DON'T KNOW, MAN. NOT HER WARDEN.

THIS IS THE SECOND EMERGENCY
BAND MEETING IN A WEEK.

TIME IS PRESSING. I HAVE A 10-POUND
SALAMI SITTING OUT IN THE VAN.

DO NOT GIGGLE. THIS IS
NOT DIRTY, THIS IS A JOB.

CAN ONE OF YOU QUIZ ME ON
THE OPEN-HOUSE PROCEDURES?

LEVEL 12, DUDE.

I'LL DO IT.

"TRUE OR FALSE:
SIMMERING SOME APPLE JUICE

"AND A COUPLE OF CINNAMON
STICKS MAKES A PLEASANT AROMA

INDICATING 'HOME' TO
PROSPECTIVE BUYERS."

TRUE.

I'D ADD A LITTLE POTPOURRI
TO THE JOHNS, TOO.

JEEZ!

ALL BOYS HERE? YES.

GOOD.

GUYS, GUESS WHAT?

YOUR MOTHER JUST TOOK
10 YEARS OFF MY LIFE?

WE ARE GOING ON TOUR.

WE ARE?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

ALL OF YOU, GATHER
AROUND, PLEASE.

DO NOT STAND THERE
LOOKING STUPID, MOVE!

OK, YOU START AT THE FIRST LADY

OF OUR SACRED HEART ON THE 4TH,

THE CHURCH OF THE
OPEN HAND ON THE 6TH,

CHAPEL HILL ON THE 10TH, THE BIG
AUDITORIUM NOT THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ROOM.

ARE YOU SENSING A PATTERN HERE?

WE MOVE IN KIND OF
A HORSESHOE SHAPE.

IT LOOKS PRETTY
WELL THOUGHT OUT.

NO, THEY'RE ALL CHURCHES.

NOT CHURCHES,
THEATERS AND CHURCHES.

I HAVE CONTACTS WITH
THE ENTIRE EAST COAST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
ENTERTAINMENT CIRCUIT.

DATES BACK TO MY DAYS IN AN
ALL-GIRL CHRISTIAN TAMBOURINE BAND.

WHAT?

I HAVE YOU BOOKED
SOLID FOR 2 MONTHS.

FAMILIES IN EACH TOWN WILL
TAKE YOU IN, FEED YOU, PUT YOU UP.

I DON'T KNOW. THIS
SEEMS A LITTLE WEIRD.

WEIRD? WHAT WEIRD? YOU NEED
TO PLAY, HERE'S PLACES TO PLAY.

NICE PLACES, CLEAN PLACES.

DON'T WEAR THAT OUTFIT ONSTAGE.

THIS IS MY DELIVERY OUTFIT.

LANE, TELL HER I
DON'T DRESS LIKE THIS.

I NEED TO SEE YOUR SONGS. WHY?

TO SEE IF YOU NEED TO
MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS.

LYRICS MUST BE CLEAN.

OK, THAT'S WHERE
WE DRAW THE LINE.

WE WILL NOT CHANGE OUR LYRICS.

OH, PLEASE.

PRINCE MADE 57 MILLION
TAKE-HOME LAST YEAR.

HE DIDN'T SWEAR, AND HE
MENTIONED GOD. CATCH UP!

OK, LAST PROBLEM,
TRANSPORTATION.

WHAT ABOUT THE VAN? WHAT VAN?

GIL'S DELIVERY VAN.

YOU HAVE VAN?

YEAH, RIGHT OUTSIDE,
FULL OF SALAMI.

LET'S SEE THIS VAN.

LANE, WE CAN'T GO ON SOME
CRAZY CHRISTIAN CRUSADE TOUR.

IT'S A TOUR, ZACH.

IT'S A CHANCE TO PLAY, TO
KEEP OUR BAND TOGETHER.

ISN'T THAT IMPORTANT? WHO
CARES WHERE WE'RE PLAYING?

OUR MUSIC WILL BE OUT THERE.

I THINK A TOUR WOULD
BE KIND OF NEAT.

BRIAN, IF YOU DO A TOUR RIGHT,

IT COULD BE WAY MORE THAN NEAT.

(Mrs. Kim) GIL, GET
OVER HERE. YES, MA'AM.

THIS IS YOUR VAN? YES

BUT IT'S NOT REALLY BIG
ENOUGH FOR A TOUR VAN.

WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT? ALL
27 GIRLS AND THEIR TAMBOURINES

WOULD HAVE FIT
VERY NICELY IN HERE.

LEGS CROSSED, OF COURSE.

DRUMS GO THERE, BASS GOES
THERE, GUITARS GO THERE,

LANE RIDES UP FRONT, AND
WE GET RID OF THAT BIG SALAMI.

POP THE HOOD. I NEED
TO CHECK THE ENGINE.

OK, I KNOW IT'S NOT PERFECT,
IT'S NOT THE FESTIVAL EXPRESS,

BUT IT COULD BE REALLY GREAT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I THINK IT'S FREAKING CRAZY.

WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE
COMPLETELY ROCK AND ROLL. LET'S DO IT!

SERIOUSLY? TOTALLY!

CENTURY 21 HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

I'M SURE IT'LL BE
HERE WHEN I GET BACK.

ZACH?

WELL, JEEZ, DOROTHY, IF TIN
MAN AND LION ARE GONNA GO,

I GUESS I HAVE TO GO, TOO.

YEAH! ALL RIGHT.

(Mrs. Kim) GIL, GET OVER
HERE AND POP THE HOOD NOW!

YES, MA'AM.

HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY. I'M SORRY.

YOU'LL NEED NEW HOSES,
SPARK PLUGS, OIL CHANGE.

(Gil) WAIT, LET ME
WRITE THIS DOWN.

HI.

CAN I TAKE YOUR COAT?

YES, THANK YOU.

(Emily) LORELAI, WE'RE IN HERE.

I THOUGHT I'D COME A LITTLE
EARLY SO WE COULD STRATEGIZE.

SIT DOWN, LORELAI.

OK.

[clears throat]

RORY SHOULD BE
HERE PRETTY SOON, SO...

YOUR MOTHER AND I HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT YOUR SITUATION.

WE HAVE DISCUSSED
THE MATTER THOROUGHLY

AND WE HAVE COME TO A DECISION.

RORY WILL BE TAKING
SOME TIME OFF FROM YALE.

SHE WILL BE MOVING INTO
THE POOL HOUSE HERE WITH US.

WE WILL FIND HER SOME SORT OF
SUITABLE JOB THROUGH ONE OF OUR FRIENDS,

AND THEN AFTER A
SUITABLE TIME HAS PASSED,

WE WILL REVISIT THE SUBJECT
OF HER RETURNING TO SCHOOL.

(Emily) WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I WAS SITTING RIGHT HERE.

I CAME IN, I SAT RIGHT HERE, AND
WE HAD THE CONVERSATION, RIGHT?

I MEAN, I'M NOT
IMAGINING IT, RIGHT?

I HAD COFFEE, YOU
HAD GRAPEFRUIT,

DAD WAS READING THE PAPER, HE
HAD TO GO, SO I SAID I'D MAKE IT QUICK.

AND WE SAT HERE
AND WE TALKED ABOUT

HOW WE WERE GONNA STICK TOGETHER

AND CONVINCE RORY TO GO BACK
TO SCHOOL. THAT DID HAPPEN, RIGHT?

I'M NOT COMPLETELY WACKO.

YES, IT HAPPENED.

OBVIOUSLY I'M A LITTLE WACKO

'CAUSE I CAME HERE FOR
HELP IN THE FIRST PLACE,

BUT I'M NOT TOTALLY DELUSIONAL.

THERE WERE OTHER
THINGS TO CONSIDER.

YOU SAID YOU'D BACK ME ON THIS.

YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T
GONNA LET THIS HAPPEN.

RORY'S YOUNG AND I'M SURE ONCE
SHE'S HAD SOME TIME AND SOME SPACE

SHE WILL CHANGE HER MIND, BUT FOR
NOW, THIS IS WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO,

AND WE NEED TO RESPECT THAT.

HAVE YOU TALKED TO RORY
ABOUT THIS, YOUR GREAT PLAN?

DOES SHE KNOW ABOUT IT?

YES. SHE'S FINE WITH
THE ARRANGEMENT.

SO YOU WENT TO
HER BEHIND MY BACK.

SHE CAME TO ME, LORELAI.

SHE TOLD ME WHAT SHE
WANTED IN HER OWN WORDS.

WOW, SO THAT DOES WORK
OCCASIONALLY WITH YOU, HUH?

THIS MAKES SENSE. WE DON'T WANT
HER TO MOVE IN WITH LOGAN, DO WE?

SINCE YOU DON'T WANT RORY TO
MOVE BACK HOME TO STARS HOLLOW,

IT JUST MAKES SENSE THAT
SHE MOVE IN HERE WITH US.

I DON'T... (Richard)
WE CAN WATCH HER.

KEEP HER FROM
GETTING INTO TROUBLE.

WE CAN GET HER BACK ON TRACK.

YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
THAT ONCE YOU CALM DOWN

AND THINK ABOUT IT RATIONALLY.

[door shuts]

♪ BROKEN WINDOWS ♪

♪ AND EMPTY HALLWAYS ♪

♪ THE PALE DEAD MOON ♪

♪ IN A SKY STREAKED WITH GREY ♪

♪ HUMAN KINDNESS ♪

♪ OVERFLOWING ♪

♪ AND I THINK IT'S
GOING TO RAIN ♪

♪ TODAY ♪

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!

WHAT TIME IS IT? 10:00.

IT'S NOT! IT IS NOT
10:00. IS IT 10:00?

NO.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED
TO FINISH THE RACE AT 12:00

THAT'S 12:00 NOON, WHEN THE
SUN IS OUT AND THE PRESS IS HERE

AND THE PEOPLE ARE
INTERESTED IN BUYING T-SHIRTS.

NOBODY BUYS T-SHIRTS
AT 10:00 AT NIGHT.

SWEATSHIRTS, MAYBE.

WELL, WE'RE NOT SELLING
SWEATSHIRTS, ARE WE?

ALL THAT PLANNING. I FINALLY HAD
TO SEND THE MARCHING BAND HOME.

IT WAS PAST THEIR BEDTIMES.

I HAVE NEVER MET
SUCH SOFT, WHINY

6-YEAR-OLDS, IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

IF THIS WAS DICKENS' DAY,

THEY'D ALL HAVE BEEN
SOLD TO A COBBLER BY NOW.

I THINK I SEE SOMEONE COMING.

OH, REALLY? AT 10:10
THEY COME ROLLING IN?

YOU'RE LATE, YOU'RE
LATE, YOU'RE ALL LATE!

(Taylor) YOU, AND YOU,
AND YOU, AND YOU! LATE!

[bell tinkling]

RORY DROPPED OUT OF YALE.

WHAT?

SHE DROPPED OUT OF YALE AND
SHE MOVED IN WITH MY PARENTS

WHO I WENT TO FOR HELP, AND
THEY STABBED ME IN THE BACK.

EVERYTHING WE WORKED FOR, ALL
THESE YEARS, HER WHOLE FUTURE...

SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO HAVE MORE THAN ME.

SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO HAVE EVERYTHING.

THAT WAS THE
PLAN. WE HAD A PLAN.

OK, I'M SORRY, I HAVE
TO JUMP IN HERE.

I KNOW YOU THINK YOU HAVE THIS
THING HANDLED, BUT I CAN HELP.

FIRST OFF, WE CALL YALE, AND
WE TELL THEM SOMETHING LIKE

RORY HAD A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE,

AND SHE WAS MEDICALLY
OUT OF HER MIND

WHEN SHE TOLD THEM
SHE WAS DROPPING OUT.

THEN WE GET HER OUT OF YOUR
PARENTS' HOUSE WHATEVER WAY WE CAN,

WE LOCK HER UP IN
HER ROOM WITH YOU

'CAUSE YOU CAN
TALK HER INTO THIS.

YOU CAN TALK
ANYBODY INTO ANYTHING.

THEN IF WORSE COMES TO WORST, WE
WILL DRIVE HER TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY

AND WE WILL FOLLOW HER TO CLASS

AND CAMP OUT THERE
TO MAKE SURE SHE GOES.

I'LL TAKE MORNING CLASSES,
YOU TAKE AFTERNOON CLASSES

OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND IF IT
WORKS OUT BETTER FOR YOUR SCHEDULE.

AND I KNOW THERE'S A
FEW KINKS TO WORK OUT

AND THE KIDNAPPING THING
MIGHT BE A LITTLE PROBLEMATIC,

BUT EITHER WAY, SHE
IS NOT QUITTING SCHOOL.

THIS WAS HER DREAM. I AM
NOT GONNA LET THIS HAPPEN.

WHAT?

LUKE, WILL YOU MARRY ME?

WHAT?