Gossip Girl (2007–2012): Season 2, Episode 17 - Carrnal Knowledge - full transcript

GOSSIP GIRL: Gossip Girl here,
your one and only source...

...into the scandalous lives
of Manhattan's elite.

This is my boyfriend, Dan Humphrey.

Dan, this is Ms. Carr,
my favorite new teacher.

- What are you doing here?
- Taking your advice to come to Brooklyn.

- Why would you turn down Yale?
- Why do that?

- Brown is just a better fit for me, Dan.
- Do we still fit?

This is a B.
Second-semester seniors get a free pass.

- You wanna get Rachel back.
- I can't risk not getting into Yale.

- I just wanted to teach you a lesson.
- Inviting me to a closed restaurant?

Ms. Carr told me what you did.
If you complete detention...



...to my satisfaction,
Yale will still be possible.

- Is it war?
- Yes. But this one will be different.

WOMAN:
Where has she been?

GOSSIP GIRL:
And who am I?

That's one secret I'll never tell.

You know you love me. XOXO...

...Gossip Girl.

While Upper East Siders
are hitting the snooze button...

...Blair Waldorf
had a rude awakening...

...when the rooster crowed
at dawn this morning.

Never in my 16,982 hours of schooling
have I ever...

...been sentenced to detention.
SERENA: I can't believe you added up...

...all the hours of class we've had.
Makes me wanna play hooky.

One month with Ms. Carr,
and I'm serving a week of hard time.



Dorota. Hey, be more thorough.

SERENA: I think you might've had a little
something to do with that.

The opera, the boathouse. Ring a bell?
Look, all I know is I've never had...

...a teacher who's actually taken me
seriously. It feels like she really gets me.

- Is that weird?
- Looks like Humphrey has competition.

Dan and I have barely spoken all week.

They say conversation
is the first thing to go.

We will talk.
There's a lot going on right now.

Look, I gotta go.
I know where Rachel eats breakfast...

...and I have to drop off
my extra-credit essay before school.

I'll see you there.

Serena's sympathetic to the enemy.
I have to cross her off my list of recruits.

Give me that, quick. Quick.

Yeah. Daddy?
What a nice surprise.

Handsome and I thought
we'd bring you some breakfast.

Thank you.

You know, Blair Bear, I'm proud of you
for handling punishment with such grace.

Well, we Waldorfs are nothing
if not graceful.

I wish you'd let me speak to the school.
Sounds like this teacher's after you.

Thank you,
but I wanted to handle this on my own.

It speaks volumes of the mature
young lady you've become.

I wish everyone could see me
through your eyes.

Keep your chin up.

I'll see you after school.

Bye-bye.

Miss Blair, your martyr act no good.

Pick up the pace, shall we?

Dan, I like this story even more
than the last one you showed me.

I can totally relate to the sense
of isolation, feeling like an outsider.

An outsider? You? Well, you know what,
it took me 10 years...

...to master
the local-express-local switchback.

And this morning,
you rode the subway like a native.

Do any other Constance-St. Jude's
students ever take the subway?

No. Most of them
have limos with drivers.

And overbearing parents,
overbooked schedules.

- And overflowing bank accounts.
- A distracting sense of self-absorption.

School's the last thing on their minds.
I talk with Headmistress Queller...

...about ideas to get students focused.
DAN: Really? What do you have planned?

Rachel, Dan.

- Hi, Serena.
- Hey.

You guys are hanging out?

Yeah, Rachel has been giving me
some feedback on my stories.

RACHEL: And by feedback,
he means a wall of praise.

- Dan is a really good writer.
- Trust me, I know.

Okay, all right. Now I gotta go.

I guess I'll see you at school.

Is that your King Lear essay?

Dan has this amazing
Cordelia reference in one of his stories.

Oh, um...

I was wondering,
can I have a little bit more time?

Sure.

[PHONE LINE RINGS]

NATE [OVER PHONE]: Hey.
- Nathaniel.

- Did we speak last night?
- No, why?

- What's up?
- I'm not sure.

I think last night may have been
the greatest night of my life.

- What are you doing?
- Waiting for Vanessa.

- Why?
- Write down this address.

Blair. If I'm correct, you completed
your detention this morning.

Yes, Ms. Carr. Signed and dated
by the Preservation Society.

I hope the experience was educational.

I made friends with a family of squirrels
and had lots of time to think.

Oh. Henry David Thoreau
found nature inspiring as well.

I'll see you in class.

BLAIR:
Girls.

Now that my days
of community service are behind me...

...it's time for a takedown.

Hello? Do you need a refresher?

- I say, you do.
- To be honest, Blair, none of us...

...are that into 5 a.m. Trash duty.
I think we're gonna sit this one out.

- Excuse me?
PENELOPE: B, why are you doing this?

Queller will tell Yale you're finished with
detention, and it's over. This is madness.

No, this is Constance.

Don't you see?

If Cornflower Mary can come
and tell us how to run things...

...then everything we've stood for,
for all these years, is nothing.

This isn't about Yale.

This is about our legacy.

What we do here today
echoes through eternity.

Who's with me?

Sorry, B. This is your vendetta.

- Students, pay attention.
- What is this?

New school policy: There will be no
cell phone usage during school hours.

[STUDENTS GROANING]

GIRL: That's not fair.
QUELLER: Quiet, please.

Every morning before you enter
the building, you will check your phones.

- Is this a joke?
- I feel nauseous.

Somebody pinch me.
I'm in my own worst nightmare.

Who could be behind such pure evil?

Well, well, well,
now you with me?

What do you want us to do?

GOSSIP GIRL:
Every great leader knows...

...you don't send
your girls into the field unarmed.

If we know Blair Waldorf,
munitions are on their way.

- She's been like this for the past hour.
- I think it's withdrawal.

She hasn't checked Gossip Girl
in an hour and a half.

Is a scandal still a scandal
if you can't text about it?

That's very Zen.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

- Did anyone see you?
- No, Miss Blair.

And you have what I asked for?

- Thank you, Jesus.
- No, "Thank you, Blair."

And thank you, Dorota.

Please, I need to check the Dow.

Nelly Yuki, get a grip. Girls...

...these phones are our ammo.

I want you to dig deep, and I mean deep,
into Rachel's past.

We're gonna run that commie
cornhusker straight out of Constance.

- Tell me what we're doing here.
- And talk about the filthy rich.

- What happened to you?
- Yesterday, I received an envelope.

Inside was a business card
with an address, a date and a time on it.

No name.

I assumed it was some over-designed
invitation to a business meeting.

When I arrived at the address
it was something different entirely.

- A high-stakes poker game?
- Or an arms dealer auction?

The ultimate private gentlemen's club.

- I walked through this door and it was--
- The Chuck Bass version of Narnia?

CHUCK: She was the
most beautiful woman I've ever seen.

It's like she was waiting for me.

Ready to serve...

...knowing my every desire.
- Okay, we don't need details.

Sadly, I'm pretty sure
that's as far as it went.

I woke up alone in a hotel room.

In a cruel twist of fate,
I don't even remember her name.

- Well, what exactly do you remember?
- Not a lot.

I'm hoping
coming here will change that.

Milking cows in Des Moines...

...and teaching low-income kids,
Ms. Carr is clean as a whistle.

Seriously, she's the Midwestern
Mother Teresa.

Impossible, Hazel. Your methods
of inquiry must be as tired as your hair.

We've searched everywhere.
My fingers are raw.

When the truth fails you,
you have no choice but to abandon it.

Make something up, idiots.

With friends like these,
who needs friends?

Stupid.

- I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
- Are you okay?

I'm fine.
It's a file folder, not a brick wall.

I meant before. You didn't notice me...

...until you nearly knocked me over.
- I noticed you. I was just...

...actually thinking
how much I like your sweater.

- Thanks.
DAN: Not that I didn't like...

...what you were wearing yesterday.
Or that I even remember.

A yellow sweater
and shoe-slash-boot things.

RACHEL: Dan?
- Yeah?

- Breathe.
- Right.

Oxygen, it's good for the brain.

Ladies, you can give
your tiny brains a rest.

Once again the world has proven
anything you can do, I can do better.

Sorry about that. I'm sure
you're on your way to class.

RACHEL: No, I'm just...
- Ms. Carr and Dan Humphrey?

- Are they really...?
- Who cares?

But I have a friend in cyberspace
who'll know just what to do.

X OX O.

- Good job, man.
BOY 1: Way to go.

- What?
BOY 2: Yeah, dude.

[JENNY CLEARS THROAT]

This day
is getting weirder by the minute.

Anything you wanna tell me?

Besides I'm glad you're not wearing
raccoon makeup anymore?

- You looked like one of the Incredibles.
- Thanks a lot.

And I thought
I was the bad seed in the family.

What? All right, what's going on?

"Is Lonely Boy giving a certain
new teacher more than just an apple?"

What does that mean?
And why is it written on your hand?

Nelly Yuki
wouldn't give me her contraband phone.

This is just the headline. The whole post
would've gone up my arm.

It was quite detailed, about you
and Ms. Carr and your forbidden love.

- Me and Ms. Carr?
- Mm-hm.

What? No.
That's absurd. That is absurd.

Well, I'm not the one you need
to convince. I will see you later.

- Dan, tell me this isn't true.
- You really need to ask?

If there's something you need to say,
say it.

There's not. There's not. I swear. I have
no idea who sent that text or why.

Okay. I'm sorry I doubted you.

Just, things were so weird between us
this morning and then this. I don't know.

- I guess I was just confused.
- Yeah, I'm right there with you.

Why would someone wanna do this?
I mean, I thought everyone loved Rachel.

Well, I do know someone
who's not exactly...

...her biggest fan. Blair got trash duty
in Central Park because of her.

If Blair did this to Rachel,
I mean, she's gone way too far.

[CHUCKLING AND PIANO PLAYING]

So the ultimate gentlemen's club
was here? Because this place...

...reminds me of my aunt's house.
- This was the place. I know it.

There were velvet curtains
blocking this hallway.

There were women...

...wearing masks, lying on a divan
right where this piano is.

Listen, maybe you should get some rest.
It could help jog your memory.

Or warm ginger ale.
It's a miracle hangover cure.

- This is her. This is the woman.
- Let me see.

No way. The mom?
This must be her house.

Well, there's only one way to find out.

The ladies' room? I knew you
and Serena were having problems.

I had no clue they were anatomical.

The reason I'm trespassing is because I
know you sent that rumor to Gossip Girl.

Sorry, no idea what you're talking about.
You can go now.

Whatever issues you have,
Rachel cares about people...

...she cares about her job.
- Oh, that is so sweet.

Maybe you should write a short story
about it and have Rachel give you notes.

Naked.

[GIGGLING]

I'm just--
All right, okay. All right.

Hey, I'm sorry
I didn't give this to you earlier.

I know it's silly,
but the reason is, um...

...well, Dan.

He's so confident in his writing.

I don't know,
I was just a little intimidated.

Dan's talented, but his confidence...

...comes from a lifetime
of encouragement and praise.

I'm guessing for you,
birthdays rarely meant new pens...

...and a notebook to fill with ideas.

Yeah, more like a Chanel wallet and
a credit card to get me out of the house.

Thank you.

Oh, my God. Look, Ms. Carr.

It's like I have spinach in my teeth.

And I don't.
I went to the bathroom to check.

Yeah, it's actually not spinach.

It's a rumor. A pretty ugly one.

About you and Dan.
But I know it's not true.

A rumor about me and Dan?
I've been at this school long enough...

...to know what that means.
Unbelievable.

Well, don't worry. I've been
on Gossip Girl plenty of times.

For the worst things. Some of them
were true, some of them weren't.

But eventually everyone forgets.

The best thing to do with these things
is just nothing at all.

Gossip Girl?

Oh, yeah. It's a website...

...where a girl posts gossip.
At least, we think it's a girl.

And where does she get her tips?

Um, it's anonymous,
so no one really knows.

But I gotta get to class.

- Hey, Rachel. You got a minute?
- Yeah.

CHUCK:
It is a great piece of property.

I'm surprised
anyone would want to sell.

Husband finally caved.
Agreed to a Greenwich commute.

Husband? The woman
with the baby in the picture.

- I just assumed.
- The nanny.

I thought buyers
would like that photo.

The nanny. Of course.

Look, there's some questions
I'd like to ask the owners.

Nothing serious. Noise,
neighbors, that sort of thing.

I'll do my best to answer them,
but I can't give out...

...a client's personal information.
It's policy.

Of course. I understand.

I'm sure you know what the Bass name
means in real estate.

If you were to help me,
maybe it'll allow me...

...to extend the same professional
courtesy to you in the future.

Well, I could never do
anything unprofessional.

But sometimes I do leave a file
unattended when I go get a drink.

There's some bottled water
in the fridge.

- Are you thirsty?
- Parched.

MAN [OVER PHONE]: Hello? Yes.
- Yes. Is this the Philips residence?

I hope I'm not disturbing you.
I was wondering...

...if I could speak with your nanny.
- I'm sorry.

Elle's with the children at the park.
Can I take a message?

Elle. We met last night in Manhattan.
I just wanted to thank her...

...for a lovely evening.
- Impossible.

Elle was in Greenwich last night,
watching the children.

- You're sure?
- Absolutely.

Can I leave a message, please?

Tell her Chuck Bass called.
My number is 646...

BLAIR: I was told you wanted to see me,
Headmistress Queller?

Ms. Waldorf, please have a seat.

This school has been aware
of the Gossip Girl website...

...for some time.

Up until now,
content has focused on students...

...students haven't complained,
so we've turned a blind eye.

However, now that a teacher
has become involved...

...I have no choice but to deal with it.

I'm sorry, I have no idea
what you're talking about.

Blair, I know
you posted the rumor about me.

Whatever rumor you're talking about,
I had nothing to do with it.

I find this accusation preposterous.

QUELLER: Ms. Temmel, would you
please send the student in? Thank you.

Someone came forward
and identified you as the source.

Let me guess, Dan Humphrey?

This information
was then confirmed by a witness.

If I don't go Ivy League, my dad
will kill me. It was my record...

...or yours. We tried to tell you
something would happen...

...but you just wouldn't listen.
I'm sorry, Blair.

Blair, your actions
threaten the reputation...

...of the entire teaching staff
and this school.

You give me no choice but to ask you
to leave Constance Billard.

You're expelling me?

Headmistress Queller
is standing firm on the expulsion.

Yale will revoke my acceptance
as soon as they receive word.

This is my darkest hour.

Blair, if you started that rumor
about Dan Humphrey and the teacher...

...she has legitimate case for slander.

I need to know. Did you?

I might have posted
something on Gossip Girl.

All the girls do it.
It's how we communicate.

But anything I wrote was the truth.

I didn't lie. I promise, Daddy.

You should have been honest
with the headmistress about that.

But the real issue here
is not teenagers gossiping online.

- It's not?
- No. It's that a teacher...

...is having an inappropriate relationship
with a student.

I'm gonna contact my lawyers.
We're gonna fight this.

Fight it? Oh, I don't--

You will not be punished
for telling the truth.

Thank you, Daddy.

So you ratted on Blair?
You Templeton.

A Charlotte's Web-sult. Cute.
Technically, I did not rat on Blair.

I just told Rachel to put the squeeze
on the weakest of her cronies.

What does Serena think of you
getting her best friend expelled?

The moment Blair
involves me in her schemes...

...the "boyfriend of the BFF clause"
is void. She brought it on herself.

- The alleged online slander incident?
- What?

You, um, heard about the rumor?
You gave it a name?

Parents' Council called
an emergency meeting. My son...

...is the object of the slander.
Assuming that it is slander.

You and Ms. Carr?

- Package for a Vanessa Abrams.
- Saved by the bell.

If I'm gonna walk
into a room of fired-up parents...

...I need to know: Is there
something we need to talk about?

I'm gonna go file this.

No, there's nothing to talk about.
My tea is getting cold.

Hey, thanks for meeting me.

- I brought these to keep us warm.
- Thanks.

After everything
that's gone on this week...

...I feel safer meeting outside.

We can talk freely.
I swept the perimeter for bugs.

Ms. Carr, I understand that you're upset
with Blair. What she did was wrong.

But does her punishment have to be
expulsion? It means she'll lose Yale.

Do you think this is a step
I wanted to take? I feel terrible.

But Blair posted a rumor that threatened
to destroy my career, my future.

And getting expelled
destroys Blair's future.

Please talk to Headmistress Queller.
Ask her to reconsider.

Gossip Girl is just a stupid website.

How can you say that when
its purpose is to allow people to post...

...terrible things about each other?
- I'm not defending Gossip Girl.

I'm defending my friend.

Believe me, Serena,
I'm sorry this all happened.

But I have to go.

I have an appointment
before the parents' meeting.

I do hope we can still be friends.

[PHONE LINE RINGS]

BLAIR: Hello?
- Hey.

Hey, I really thought
that Rachel would come around.

But I'm sorry, B.

- Dorota.
SERENA: Blair? Blair?

Give Handsome to a homeless man.

Make sure he has kind eyes.

I'm not going to Yale.
I don't deserve you.

- Okay, I'm back.
- Just hang in there, okay?

We'll figure something out.

I can't believe
we're here on Saturday night.

That's a lot of canceled
restaurant reservations.

Expel one Yale-bound senior,
gets people's attention.

LILY: Harold, how are you?
HAROLD: Lily.

I'm hoping that
I can count on your support.

Blair is being horribly scapegoated.

I thought the meeting was to discuss
the new online honor codes?

Yes. Well, I'm crashing it to advocate
for my daughter. Harold Waldorf.

I'm here so
no other students are slandered...

...as my son was
by your daughter.

- Rufus Humphrey.
- Okay, we'll see you inside, Harold.

[PHONE LINE RINGING]

CHUCK: Nathaniel.
- Hey, what's going on? You're not...

...still thinking about that girl, are you?
- Her name is Elle.

And if you must know,
I'm late for my chiropractor.

She's double-jointed.
Makes the Kama Sutra feel new again.

Nice to see you're moving on.
Call me tomorrow, all right?

I just wanted to thank you for yesterday.
I don't have any friends in the city.

And telling me about Blair,
you really acted like one.

Oh, anytime. And, you know,
if you ever need a character witness...

...to vouch for how fantastic you are,
uh, I'm your guy.

That's sweet. Thank you.

A character witness.
Do you know it may have come to that?

- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.
- I'm sorry, I'm...

...overwhelmed.

And this rumor is just so insulting.

An affair with a student?
Me and you? I would never do that.

Never? Wow, that's definitive.

Please don't take it personally,
I mean...

If you were older, or not
a student at the brother school...

You can call me in five years.

Here. Here.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

- Dan. No...
- No, I'm sorry, I was just...

I know. Um...

It's not appropriate.

I'm late.

GOSSIP GIRL: Spotted,
Lonely Boy going from teacher's pet...

...to persona non grata...

...in the pitter-patter
of a heartbeat.

That invitation wasn't for you. You were
never supposed to be at that party.

- What do you remember?
- All I remember is you.

That's not what I was referring to.

I can't remember anything else.
Why don't you fill me in?

I wasn't at that party to meet you.
I was there for another man.

- Who?
- Your father.

My father? My father is--

I know that now.

I took over a girl's client list. And I sent
the invitation without realizing.

When you told me
your name was Chuck...

...I realized that I had
the wrong Mr. Bass.

I had to get you out. I had
to make sure you didn't remember...

...anything that you saw.
- The drink.

So you drugged me
and then snuck back to Connecticut?

What matters is that I left you
at that hotel to keep you safe.

Safe from what?

Hey, look, the whole Eyes Wide Shut
mystery has been fun.

But if my father was part of this group,
I have a right to know who they are.

Turn on CNN. Walk down Wall Street.
Go to Washington.

That's who they are. And if they find out
that I let an outsider in...

Lose the card.
The arm stamp will fade.

- And stop asking questions, stop looking.
- I'll protect you.

How? Your own father
was one of them...

...and you didn't even know it.

Don't contact me again.

A courier delivered this to me
this morning. Do I need a password?

The password is Newport. Because
that's where my mom is tonight.

Turns out I could still apply to Oberlin.

The face, Serena.
Try to pretend it's not totally tragic.

- You were right about Dan and Rachel.
- Seriously?

Well, I must have picked up
on something. We need proof.

You have proof? Give it to me.

Dan said that nothing was going on.
So I should talk to him.

And give him another opportunity
to lie to you?

How awful.

I'm so sorry, S.

But this is
the smoking gun I've been waiting for.

- Blair.
- We have to get to that meeting.

- Dorota. Go get my dog back.
DOROTA: Yes, Ms. Blair.

Come on.

This is a freedom of speech issue.

The school cannot control
what our children write on a public site.

What your daughter posted was slander.
She should be held accountable.

If slander's the issue,
seek an injunction against Gossip Girl.

- Shut the site down.
- Shut it down?

Yes, and a hundred others
will pop up in its place.

This isn't some note.
It's on the Internet that Dan slept...

...with a teacher. That's wrong.
- I agree.

But should Blair lose Yale over this?
It's her whole future, Rufus.

What about Dan's future?
How long is this gonna follow him?

Ms. Waldorf,
this meeting is closed to students.

I'm sorry for the interruption.

But I have something I think
almost everyone here would want to see.

Headmistress, if you'd like
to check your e-mail.

I believe it's called exculpatory evidence.

I love Damages.

Hey, I'm here, what's going on?

If you wanted to break up with me,
you could've just said so.

I trusted you and you lied to me.
Both of you.

No, I saw you and Rachel
in the coffee shop.

Well, yeah. Rachel was upset,
and I comforted her.

I probably shouldn't have
because she pulled away.

- Wait. You didn't kiss her?
- No, no, no.

- I didn't. Why would you think that?
- Because it looked like...

Oh, God. I took a photo,
and then I left.

Because I didn't want
to see any more.

Oh, my God. Okay,
you can't show it to anyone.

I gave it to Blair. She's in there
with Queller and the parents.

And Rachel too.

[CHATTERING]

- Dad, Dad, it's not true.
- Dan, you and I will talk at home.

They fired me.

I'm back in.
I saved myself and Gossip Girl.

You used this photo of Rachel and me
to back up a rumor...

...that's no more than a vengeful lie.
- So?

- Blair. Uh-uh.
- You say lie, I say eerily prophetic.

Blair?

- Daddy?
- I was coming to congratulate you.

The driver will take you home.

- I need some fresh air.
- Daddy, please.

Look, I get why Blair went after Rachel,
but why you?

I felt like a fool. I thought you lied.

- I told you nothing was going on.
- I know.

So why were you so ready
to believe the worst?

Honestly?

I think part of me wanted to.

Dan.

We keep trying to act
like we can overcome anything.

Yeah, pretending that none of it
mattered. Our parents dating...

...sharing a brother...

...I mean, different colleges next year.

It's over, isn't it?

- Well, we had to try.
- Yeah.

GOSSIP GIRL:
Sometimes, the only thing left to do...

...is wrap your arms
around each other...

...one last time,
and then just let go.

[BRIGHTON, MA'S "BET YOU NEVER
THOUGHT" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

Lily told me about you and Serena.

Are you okay?

I'm okay about Serena.
What happened in the meeting?

Well, once the parents
saw the photo of you...

...and Ms. Carr,
her fate was pretty sealed.

Rachel didn't do anything.
I'm the one who screwed up.

Look, I believe the two of you
weren't having an affair...

...but meeting a student,
one she didn't even teach...

...off hours, after school...

You voted to fire her, didn't you?

You just got into Yale.
I was protecting your future.

By firing someone
who didn't do anything wrong?

You talk about Park Avenue parents who
shield their kids. I should be punished.

- Not her.
- It's over, Dan. Let it go.

You left this at the park.

That's why
I went to the coffee shop yesterday.

The coffee shop?

I'm the one that took the photo
and gave it to Blair.

You're the only teacher that's
ever expressed any interest in me...

...and I've completely ruined it.

Your essay. I read it last night.
It was wonderful.

Filled with nuanced observations
about the world around you.

There's some unexpected irony.

- Rachel, I'm really sorry.
- Serena...

...I think you should go.

You'll frolic in the vineyards,
play boules with old men.

Roman got you a Chanel beret.

- Do you have to take him?
- How was I to know when I asked...

...if we could get you a bulldog,
your mother assumed we meant...

...a stuffed animal?

- Blair, I'm worried about you.
- Why?

I'm back at Constance, I got into Yale,
everything's perfect again.

I saw a different side of you last night.

And I'm disappointed.

- But, Daddy, I was right.
- No, you were lucky.

And you allowed me to defend a lie.

A lie that you looked me
in the eyes and told.

Why did you do that?

Yale was on the line.

I have to go there, like you.

- It's our plan.
- Sweetheart...

...what matters most
is not what college you go to.

It's what kind of a person
you grow up to be.

Why don't I take you
and Handsome to the airport?

Dorota can make a picnic,
and we can eat it in the car.

We should just say goodbye now.

I'll call you as soon as I land.
We both have a lot to think about.

They say every action
has an equal and opposite reaction.

And once something is set in motion,
it can't help but build momentum.

CHUCK:
Father, what were you involved in?

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

- Elle?
MAN: No, it's Alan Philips.

Elle called from Grand Central last night
but never got off the train...

...in Greenwich.
Have you heard from her?

No, but I'll let you know if I do.

We're very worried. I'd appreciate it.

- What are you doing here?
- I, uh, came to apologize.

That rumor would have gone away,
but that hug was just totally stupid...

...and wildly inappropriate,
and I don't know what came over me.

Rachel, what are you doing?

I don't teach at Constance anymore.

What about her conduct?
The photograph?

The Board of Directors is concerned
we don't have sufficient evidence.

And Dan himself said there was
nothing going on between them.

Ms. Carr could sue the school
for wrongful termination.

And no one wants
that kind of publicity.

So, what does this mean?

Ms. Carr will be able to resume
her duties, see out the semester.

I know a few parents won't be happy,
but they have to understand...

...it's for the greater good.
A scandal would hurt everyone.

I'm going to notify
Ms. Carr right now.

I thought as head of the Parents'
Council, you'd like to know.

Hey, Dan, it's me.
I went to Rachel to apologize...

...but I'm not sure it did any good.

I'm really sorry about everything.

I guess I'll just see you
at school tomorrow.

And maybe we can forget
this whole Rachel thing ever happened.

GOSSIP GIRL: One thing's certain
on the Upper East Side:

What goes around, comes around.

XOXO, Gossip Girl.