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Previously
On "Gilmore girls"...

I'm an intern.

You don't got it.
I thought
I was doing okay.

All I've been doing is working
Toward being a journalist.

If you leave yale now,
You'll never go back.

She has to undo
What she's done --

Get out of my parents' house,
Go back to school.

You're both being dumb.
You should be talking.

Rory is my daughter
And lorelai's daughter.

Well, I'm with lorelai. For now.

Grandma, I go wherever I want
Whenever I want.

You are becoming
More like your mother.

And you are becoming more
Like my mother's mother.

Luke, hello?

Luke!
My door is chained!

Especially funny, since
I don't have a chain on my door.

Luke!
Luke: lorelai?

No.

Land shark. Candygram.

Here's johnny.

Luke, open the door!

Stay there.

Oh, oh, okay.

God.

Ow.

Ow, I have a cramp.
Luke, I have a cramp.

Sorry.

I'm permanently stuck
Like this.

Get your arm out of the way
So I can unchain the door.

Sure. Just yell, "Stand up!"
To the guy in the wheelchair.

I chained it earlier
To test the door. Here.

Oh, what an odd
Reward system you have.

Come with me.

What's going on?

We...Are celebrating.

Celebrating what?

Listen.

Are you cooking?

Is that listening? Well, I'm
Hungry.

Focus.
I'm hungry.

Shh.

Fine.

[ sighs ]

I don't hear anything.

Exactly.

Okay, simon,
Garfunkel.

It's done.
What's done?

The house.
It's done.

No, it was supposed
To take another week.

I know. I paid tom a bonus to
Get the guys out of here early.

And he finished
Everything?

Yep! No more banging or sawing,
No more paint cans lying around,

Cigarette butts
In the potted plants.

Well, they didn't put
The light-socket covers back on.

They'll have to come back
To put the light-socket c--

Light-socket covers
Are on.

What about the skinny, tiny,
Molding in the closet?

They have to fix the skinny,
Tiny molding in the closet.

Skinny, tiny molding
Is done.

Well, I'm sure they did not
Pick up all their tools.

They'll have to come back
And pick up their tools.

You're not happy
They're gone.

No, I am. I just wanted
To say "Goodbye."

Goodbye?

I wanted to have
A "We're done" party,

Buy them some pizza.

More pizza.

And I had going-away presents
For them.

I gave them a present --
A $2,000 going-away present.

That's got to
Bring some smiles.

But I bought paper hats
And noisemakers.

The place was covered
With dust.

You were woken up at 6:00 a.M.
Every morning by the hammering.

I thought you'd be happy.

I am. I'm just sad
At the same time.

You've never been
With a woman before?

Okay, fine.

I've got another surprise
For you.

What?
Upstairs.

Where?
Bedroom.

[ gasps ]
Upstairs in the bedroom?

Whatever could it be?

Close your eyes.

I'm not scared of it
Anymore.

Would you please
Just close your eyes?

Okay.

Ah, ah, ah.

You ready?

Ready.

Take a look.

Wow!
What is this?

This is my grandmother's
Bedroom set.

It's in perfect shape.
Can you imagine?

Wow!

Look at all the cherubs.

People have been trying
To buy it off me for years,

But I always felt
That I would eventually find

The perfect place
To put it, you know?

Uh-huh.

And then the room was done
And just sitting there,

And I remembered the day you
Came down to that storage unit,

And you saw the furniture,
And you said you liked it.

I did?

And since I've been looking
For a place to put it,

I figured --

When did I come
To your storage unit?

Five years ago. You needed
To borrow that space heater.

Oh, right.

And look -- I haven't had
A chance to put these up.

Aren't they great?

Yes. Yes, they are.

I was tempted
To get them reframed,

But it just
Didn't seem right.

Oh. I've got one big eye.
That's fun.

That's the original glass.
You can't find that anymore.

So, you sure you like it?

I love it.

Great. Okay.

Well, let's get downstairs,
'cause I am making risotto.

[ both chuckle ]

I just love it.

* if you're out
On the road *

* feelin' 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

* if you need

* you need me to be with you

* I will follow

* oh, oh, oh

* where you lead,
I will follow *

* any, anywhere
That you tell me to *

* if you need

* if you need

* you need me to be with you

* I will follow where you lead

Sumatra, please get
My granddaughter a plate.

That's alright,
Sumatra.

I'm just going up
To my room.

Sumatra, please tell
My granddaughter

That all food is to be consumed
In the dining room.

Sumatra, please tell
My grandmother -- what?

That's the rule
In this house, rory.

I'm late
For community service.

Food is to be consumed in
The dining room or not at all.

What about when you take
Your tea outside on the patio?

That is
In the afternoon.

In the morning you eat at
The table in the dining room.

Fine. I'll be back
This afternoon.

If you expect that muffin
To fly back to the kitchen,

You'd better
Go get it a cape.

Hey.

I have to go to china.

Enjoy your flight.

I need inspiration.
I need ideas.

I'm tapped-out, boring.

You know what's
On the menu tonight?

What?
Goose with
Oyster stuffing.

What?
I know.

But that's
All I could come up with.

And the only reason
I thought of that

Was because davey just learned
"Duck duck goose,"

And the ducks looked
Puny, so there you go.

Say hi
To yao ming for me.

Will do.
What is this?

This is a formal invitation,
Written by me

On the dragonfly notepad
About five minutes ago,

Inviting you and jackson
To a housewarming dinner

At my newly completed pad.

It's done.
It's done.

Saturday night.

I've heard it's alright
For fighting.

Get a little action in.

Wow.
Your house is done.

This is so exciting!
How does it look?

It, uh, looks great.

It, uh, does?
Yeah.

Why do you hate it?

I don't hate it.
It's beautiful.

It's just --
What if jackson brought home

A set of his grandmother's
Pots and pans?

Now, obviously,
You need some pots and pans,

And these are free and all,
But they're really old.

You don't want to hurt
Jackson's feelings

'cause he feels very
Sentimental about the pans,

But they've got fat cherubs
Carved all over them,

And you just
Don't want them.

Do the cherubs interfere
With the cooking function,

Or are they just
Decorative?

Decorative is a wildly
Generous description,

But function's fine.

What happened
To my old pots and pans?

Thrown out.

Can I get them back?

Babette's nephew, gary,
Is sleeping on them.

Sleeping on them?

We're not talking
About pans, sookie.

What are you
Talking about?

Luke's grandmother's
Bedroom furniture

That he set up
In my brand-new bedroom.

Oh.

And he loves
This furniture.

And you don't?

No, but it shouldn't
Matter, right?

Why not? Look at everything
Luke has done for me.

He bought and then un-bought
The twickham house,

And then he almost
Bought it again,

And then he decided
To live at my house

Because I wanted
To live at my house.

Yeah, he did.

He has turned his whole life
Upside down for me.

He does everything
In his power to make me happy

And give me what I want, so
Can't I give him this one thing?

Yes, you can.

No, I can't.

The bed is small
And really low --

Perfect for tiny,
Shrunken limbs

That can't be too far
Off the ground.

And then he has
This ancient dresser

With the original
Fun-house mirror in it

So that when I wake up
Every morning --

And I am at my most
Visually vulnerable --

I'll look in there and think
I'm that kid from "Mask."

You can replace
The mirror.

No. He loves the mirror
And the bed and the dresser --

Oh, and did I tell you
About the paintings?

No. Of sailboats?

Ohh. There's six of
Them.

Six sailboats waiting to sail me
Away to an old-folks home,

Then, when the wind's right,
Drop me off at the pearly gates.

I'm hateful and selfish.

No, you're not.

I just want my new house
To be perfect.

Half that crap in there was
Hand-me-downs to begin with.

I had that old bed
That mia let me snag

From the independence inn.

I just wanted
Something new.

You have to tell him.
Maybe it's not so bad.

Well, you'll see for yourself
On saturday night. 7:30?

Aye, aye, captain.

Emily,
Sorry to be so late.

Benson wouldn't stop talking.

The car will be here
In 20 minutes

To take me to the airport.

Remember, I'm not going
To be back until tuesday,

So you're going to have
To deal with alijandro yourself.

I will leave you the check.

All you have to do
Is hand it to him

And tell him
That if there are any problems

I will be back
To talk to him on wednesday.

I hope you told the maid
To pack my raincoat.

Forecasts are predicting
Armageddon, apparently.

Now, I have a stopover
In las vegas.

Is there anything that you want
Me to bring you back?

Your safe return, darling,
Is all I need.

Who the hell are you?

If I knew that, I could dismiss
My therapist, couldn't I?

Though she's very hot.
I'm colin mccrea.

How wonderful for you.
What are you doing in my house?

Put that box down.
Both of you, explain yourselves.

Mr. Gilmore,
I'm colin mccrea.

You know my father,
Andrew mccrea.

Yes, I know andrew mccrea.
What are you doing in my house?

Where's mrs. Gilmore?

Don't know, mate.
Rory let us in.

We came over to help her
Move her stuff.

Where?

To her new place
Of residence.

What do you mean?
Rory's moving out?

I hope so. Otherwise, she'll
Have nothing to wear tomorrow.

That's preposterous!

A person doesn't just
Move out without a word.

Where is she? Rory!

She already left.

I want an explanation.

We'll have her
Call you.

What are you doing with that?
That's my tennis racket.

I told you she didn't point
To the closet on the right.

Then I have no idea what closet
She was pointing to.

I suppose these humidors
Aren't hers, either.

Pity.

Any chance
You're sick of them?

I promise to give them
A nice home

And show them a picture of you
Every year at christmas.

Very tall man,
That one.

[ bells jingle ]

They're going to
Get cold.

Are they different?

Different than what?
They seem different.

They're nachos.
Now eat them.

You used baked chips.

What?

You did, didn't you?

You used baked chips
And low-fat cheese.

I did not use
Low-fat cheese.

Ha!
How can you tell?

How could you lie? They taste
The same!

Oh, the trust, luke.

How are we going
To make it

If you're trying
To keep me healthy?

Fine. Forget it.
Die at 60.

Bring me a doughnut
While I wait.

Hey, lane.
Yoo-hoo! Lane!

Whoo! Lane, seriously.

I'm landing planes
Over here.

Lorelai. Hey.

Hey. Fill me up here.

So, how's it going?

Good.

Good. I haven't seen you
The last couple days.

I've been working
The lunch shift.

Oh.

Something wrong?
Wrong?

Yeah, you're giving me
A valerie cherish.

"I don't wanna see that!"

It's a great show.
You should watch it.

I will. It's
Canceled.

Oh, sorry. Ll,
It's your fault,
So...

[ chuckles ]

Wow, what's going on here?

Usually when I come in,
You say hi, I say hi,

And you tell me what's
Going on in your life,

And I tell you what's
Going on in my life.

It's not curing
The bird flu or anything,

But it's been
A nice tradition.

Rory moved in with me.

She...

But why?
What happened?

I don't know. We haven't had
The in-depth conversation yet.

She just said she moved out
Of her grandparents' house

And needed a place to crash.

Wow, that's pretty big. Ah.

And she didn't tell me
If I could say anything to you,

So I just assumed
I shouldn't.

Right, I get it.
I heard nothing.

So, it's nice of you
To let her crash.

She's small. How much room
Can she take up, right?

Did she bring her books? Ood
Point.

Are you okay?

Me? Sure. I'm fine.

A little curious,
But I'm fine.

Well, when I know more...

Right.

Okay.
Okay.

Okay.
Okay.

[ typing ]

Lunch is served.

Such service. I'm just in it
For the tips.

Underwear first,
Then pants.

What a shame I'm away
From my snare drum.

Want a soda? Se.
Soda me.

Shampoo's looking low.

Lane:
I'll get more tomorrow.

Four people in the house

Sure makes the shampoo
Go away faster.

I brought
My own shampoo, zach.

Hey, not a judgment,
Just an observation.

Two paper towels, huh?

Relax, zach.

Hey, it's cool.

Paper towels don't grow on
Trees. They cost money.

Use two a day for a month,
That's like 60 paper towels.

You're looking at
24 rolls per year.

I'm not staying
That long, zach.

Hey, lane's casa
Es su casa, apparently.

Oh, cool!

Don't have to strain myself
By lifting a full box.

Excellent.

I'm not staying
That long, zach.

She's not staying
That long, zach.

A couple of days, tops.

Yeah? Remember don?

He came for a couple days,
Tops, once.

Six weeks later,
He's still here.

Ate all my cheese nips, but when
I confronted him with the box,

He said they were
Just settling.

Dude had cheese-nip breath

As he told me
They were just settling.

[ cellphone ringing ]

Zach, I am not staying
That long.

Hello.

Stuart:
Rory gilmore, please.

This is rory gilmore.

Rory, this is stuart woltz
Of the stamford eagle gazette.

Mr. Woltz, yes.

Thank you so much
For calling me back.

No problem.
I got your message.

I'll be happy
To give you a reference.

I'll even make it
A great one.
Really?

Look, I don't really know what
Happened with you and mitchum,

But from me to you,
You're a sharp kid,

And you got a lot
Going for you.

Anybody would be lucky
To have you working for them.

Thank you so much.

I know this'll shock you, but
You're not the first person

Who couldn't get along
With herr huntzberger.

It's a pretty big club,
Actually. Ignore him.

I plan on doing
Just that.

Okay, so, just have
Whoever you want call me,

And I'll sing
Your praises.

Sorry I can't hire you
At the gazette,

But we don't have any openings
Right now anyhow, so...

That's okay.
The reference will be plenty.

Good luck, rory.

I expect to hear great things
About you someday.

I promise not to let you down.
Goodbye, mr. Woltz.

Yes!

Good news?

References are now
Officially in order,

Which is a relief because
I've already sent out

125,000 resumés.

Oh, listen --
I forgot to tell you.

I may have done
Something stupid.

What?

Well, I kind of told lorelai
That you moved in here.

I'm sorry?
"Moved in here"?

Zach, there must be something
Else you can do.

When did you see my mom?

This morning at luke's.
I'm sorry.

I didn't know what to say,

If you wanted her to know
Or didn't want her to know.

It's fine
That she knows.

Oh, good.

It's time to get dressed
And hit the pavement.

Wait.
Your sandwich.

Thank you.

Sure, just leave
Your computer plugged in,

Sucking up all our energy.

Zach.

What? I'm just
Writing a song.

I can't believe you didn't
Do anything to the kitchen.

Look at the
Brand-new napkin holder.

It used to be a cow.
Now it's a much bigger cow.

Fine. Forget it.

Chicken and dumplings
Going in.

You do know the pile of burgers
Sitting in the refrigerator

Is intended
For human consumption.

I never go anywhere
Without a casserole.

Must make dining out
Rather awkward.

Look, if by some chance luke
Happens to burn the chicken

Or overcook the burgers,
Then we won't starve.

If everything turns out perfect,
You can freeze the casserole

And eat it for the rest
Of your life.

Perfect plan.

Forget it.

There is no shame
In using a charcoal chimney.

It's a gadget.
I don't do gadgets.

It takes twice as long.

You got someplace to be?

No, you just go right ahead
And rub those sticks together.

I'll just go learn
A language or something.

Bernardo. Riff.

And a real man doesn't use
A charcoal chimney.

Oh, so now
I'm not a real man?

He is too.
I have pictures to prove it.

Do you have
A spray bottle?

For what?

To spray the flames down
If they get too high.

Or do you just use
A hose?

No, he blows them out
With his man-breath.

And then he challenges them
To an arm-wrestling contest.

And then he insults
The flame's mother

And sleeps
With its girlfriend.

And the next time you come back,
You better be carrying food!

Okay, boys are busy.
The chicken's in the oven.

Show me the bedroom set.

Sookie.

I want to see
The creepy granny bed.

Oh, I'm trying
To rise above it.

Rise above it later.
Let's go.

Here it is.

Huh.

It's terrible, right?

Well, it's...

Terrible?

...Really terrible.

I told you.

Ow. Oh, my god.

You can't sleep in this.

I won't --
I'm convinced it's haunted,

And one night luke will
Come back from the bathroom

And find nothing but a bloody
Hook hanging from the cherubs.

Oh, my god.
I just saw the cherubs.

[ gasps ]

Okay, let's think -- maybe
If you stripped the wood.

And lit a match?

Throw on
A little gasoline.

I can't tell him
I hate it.

Yeah, you have to.
It's horrible.

Yes, but luke
Loves this furniture.

Right. Luke loves
This furniture.

Luke loves
This furniture.

Luke loves
This furniture?
Yes.

Has he seen it?

Has he seen this?

And that --
Has he seen that?

[ telephone ringing ]

Come on.

[ breathes deeply ]

Oh, now,
I know he hasn't seen that.

[ telephone ringing continues ]

I'm going to check
On the chicken.

Christopher: hey, lore --
Haven't said that in a while.

Is that --

Hope you're good.
Hope rory is good.

I wanted to talk to you --
Nothing terrifying.

I think I have good news.

In fact,
I know I have good news.

Anyhow I'm hoping
You'll call me back and --

[ answering machine beeps ]

Hey. How's the food coming?
I'm starving.

Who was that?
It sounded like christopher.

Bye-bye.

If you knew who it was,
Why'd you ask?

Were you going to
Tell me he called?

Luke, yes.

Then why'd you turn the machine
Off when I walked in?

It was a reflex.

Reflex?

Yeah, I panicked.
I didn't think.

I looked up,
And you were standing there.

How long
Has this been going on? What?

You talking to christopher.
It's just talking, right?

Yes -- no, no.

No talking, no anything.
There's nothing going on.

Fine.

Are you leaving?

Burgers are done.

Let's talk about this.

I don't want to argue
In front of guests.

Last time we were over,

Sookie breast-fed martha
During appetizers. We owe them.

I won't discuss this
With people in the house.

It's rude.

No, it's rude to silently
Sulk through dinner

And make them feel
Uncomfortable

Because they know we're fighting
And we're pretending we're not.

We're not fighting...

Yet.

[ scoffs ]

So, we're standing
In a giant pile of manure,

And I am screaming,
"I asked for extra fish heads!"

And he's like, "No, you did not
Ask for extra fish heads."

Oh, I tell you --
It was hilarious!

And of course
All the celery guys are staring,

And then "Tomato" george --
We call him "Tomato" george.

He's got extra time 'cause
Tomatoes are out of season.

Anyhow, he steps in and says,

"I don't want to hear another
Thing about the fish heads."

[ chuckles ]

He's from kansas.

The burgers
Are delicious, luke.

Oh, yeah,
I like them burnt.

You can't get anyone to really
Burn a burger anymore.

The chicken and dumplings
Are good, too.

What?

[ snorts ]

Nice snort.

I didn't snort.

[ nervously ]
People in kansas talk funny.

Did I miss something? Ays,
Honey.

It's nothing.

Oh. I bet I know
What's going on.

Nothing's going on,
Jackson.

Oh, yes, it is.

It is not lost on me that the
Burgers with my world-famous rub

Are almost gone,
While your butter burgers

Are still sitting there
On the plate.

You a little humbled now? N.

My burgers are better --
Admit it! I demand satisfaction.

Sorry. He's just so excited
To be around grown-ups.

Hey.

He's right --
His burgers are better.

Thank you.
I crown thee burger king.

I can admit it.

I have no trouble telling
Someone something

No matter how uncomfortable
It might make them.

Wow. They'll be debating
The subtle complexities

Of that comment for years.

Okay, I did miss
Something.

Lorelai and luke
Are fighting.

We're not fighting.
No, we don't fight
In front of company.

It's rude.
We wouldn't want
To be rude.

It's fine. Just eat.

What's that? Ken
And dumplings?

Who the hell made
Chicken and dumplings?

Sookie, our guest,
Who we don't want to be rude to.

I'm not the one
Who started this.

I'm sorry.
Are we talking about this now?

You knew how I'd feel.
You have no reason
To be upset.

I don't?
You were hiding --

I wasn't hiding
Anything.

You hung up the phone
Just as I came --

You didn't let me explain.
I was about to tell you.

At that moment, it was not
Appropriate to talk about it --

So you'd rather just sit and
Stew and be mad for no reason?

So, it was just
A weird coincidence

That I walk in and christopher
Happens to be leaving a message,

And it happens to be
The first time

You've had contact with him
In a month?

In a year, luke!

The last time I saw him
Was the last time you saw him!

Well, I don't believe
In coincidences.

This is not fair!

I have a right to expect honesty
From my fiancée!

You want honesty?
I'll give you honesty.

I hate that bedroom set.

It's old and creepy,
And I hate it.

You told me you loved it.

I have absolutely no memory
Of coming to your storage unit

Five years ago and telling you
I love that furniture.

Thank you for your honesty about
My grandmother's furniture.

Too bad you're not more
Forthcoming about the
Other men in your life.

Oh, my god.

Enjoy wisteria lane,
You major drama queen.

I'm done.

Wrap yourself
In a towel

And trip over a hedge
On your way out!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.
I'm sorry, you guys.

Give paul anka
The burger.

Was it because
I brought up my meat rub?

Yes, it was.

[ knocking on door ]

Come in.

Okay, see...
[ sighs ]

Once we're married,
You're not going to be able

To run away
To your clubhouse anymore.

You're going to have to join
A rotisserie baseball league

With the rest of the men.

When we're married, huh?
Gee, when's that going to be?

I brought you
Something to eat.

You're going
To need sustenance

If we're going to go
Another 10 rounds.

I'm never going to be okay with
Christopher being in your life.

I'm always going to have
Christopher in my life.

Yeah.

He is...

Rory's father.

I can't change that.

Today was the first day I heard
Christopher's voice in a year,

And I would have told you.

We can't hide things
From each other.

I know.

I'm not going to like it
When christopher calls,

But we have to
Tell each other everything.

Agreed. That's the only way
This is going to work.

I know.

You really hate
The bedroom set?

Oh, I really hate
The bedroom set.

But I'm sorry
I told you like that.

Yeah, well...
[ sighs ]

So, how are
Sookie and jackson doing?

I think they enjoyed
Watching a show for once

That didn't have la-la
Playing the guitar.

Come here.

I want a barbie and a pony
And roller skates

And roller skates
For the barbie and for the pony.

No secrets?

Cross my heart
And hope to die.

Oh, I hate that saying.

No secrets.

Luke.

Yeah?

When I was
In fifth grade,

I told everybody
Erik estrada was my boyfriend

And that we used to make out
On his motorcycle.

Shh.

Stamford eagle gazette.
I'll transfer you.

Stamford eagle gazette.
I'll transfer you.

Stamford eagle gazette.
I'll transfer you.

Stamford eagle gazette.
I'll transfer you.

Did bergman call?

Stamford eagle
Gazette.

Try the new york times.

What?

Trust me.
You want the times.

What are you
Pointing to?

She's pointing
At me.

Stamford eagle
Gazette.

Rory gilmore.

As you live
And breathe.

Uh...I'm sorry.
Did we --

No, we didn't have
An appointment.

I thought I would come down
And talk to you about a job.

A job?

A beginning staff writer job,
To be exact.

I think maybe we got
Our signals crossed earlier.

I thought I was clear.
I don't have any jobs available.

No, you were very clear.
You said you didn't have any
Jobs available, and I heard you.

I have excellent hearing, among
My many other qualifications,

Which I have listed here
On my resumé,

And my portfolio --
Samples of all my writing,

All my work
From the yale daily news,

Plus a couple spec pieces that
I've just recently finished,

Ideas, potential pitches,
Theater reviews.

Well, I'm sure
This is all --

I know this is
Very spur-of-the-moment,

But I thought you could find a
Minute to sit and talk with me.

About what?

About a job.

But I don't have
Any job openings.

I know, but earlier,
When we were on the phone,

You were so positive
And optimistic.

You said so many
Complimentary things.

I mean, frankly,
You made me sound great,

So great that I thought, "Hey,
You should hire that girl."

I know most of the staff,
The rhythm of this place,

How it runs --
I know where you keep the pens.

I have personally fixed
The copier in that coffee room

On more than 10 occasions,

But the bottom line is...
Mitchum was wrong.

I am a very good writer,

And I have great
Organizational skills, yes,

But I know how
To come at an article.

I have a point of view, a voice,
And -- big selling point --

I am a huge bargain.

These are wonderful points,
But I have nothing.

If you could sit down
And talk with me, I bet
We could work that out.

I have no time to talk.
I'm sorry.

Look, I have sent my resumé
To several other papers.

I'm not worried about
Finding a position.

I'm worried about finding
The right position,

The right place for me.

I think this is
The right place for me.

It's not, because there is
No place for you.

I have no job openings.

Give me 10 minutes, and I bet
I can change your mind.

I don't have 10 minutes.
I would be invaluable
To you here.

If I gave you a job,
I'd have to fire harry.

Five minutes.
Sorry.

That's okay.
I can wait.

[ sighs ]

Steaks and eggs,
Tuna melt.

I ordered onions
On this.

Yes, you did.
I'll be right back.

Caesar,
I got onions coming.

This is not rare/medium-rare.
It's more like just rare.

Caesar, onions.
Gimme.

Add a little medium
To this rare.

The stove
Is going blinky.

No excuses.
Let's go, go, go.

Cobb salad, no avocado,
No bacon, no blue cheese,

Italian dressing
On the side.

Something to drink?

Iced tea, two lemons.

Caesar, cobb salad,
No cobb, just turkey.

Where's that burger?

Caesar: the stove is going -- y,
I know.
Use the broiler.

Luke danes?

Excuse me.
Are you luke danes?

Yeah, grab a seat.
I'll be with you in a moment.

Iced tea, two lemons.

But I didn't --

You're luke danes.

Yes, kid, I'm luke danes.
What the hell are you wearing?

A bike helmet. For what kind
Of bike?

A schwinn.
Okay.

When you fall off your bike,
You fall on your face.

You could lose your teeth
Or hurt your neck.

Whatever.
What do you want to eat?

Nothing.
Then I need
The stool space.

You told me
To sit here.

I thought you were going
To order something.

Burger, rare! Where's my onions?

I forgot the onions. Get my
Onions!

Look, kid,
Whatever you're selling --

I'm not selling
Anything.

I know, but I'm working.
Will you take that thing off?

Okay...

It takes a minute.

[ sighs ]

Okay...

It's off.
Can I talk to you now?

Talk fast. I need your
Hair.

Excuse me? With the roots.

For what? I go to martin van
Buren
Middle school

Over on woodbridge --
Do you know it?

No.

Well, every year samuel polotsky
Wins the science fair.

Now, it's very important
That I beat him this year

Because I hate him.

This year I have
The perfect project.

I'm going to take hair samples
From three men,

Run dna tests, and figure out
Which one's my father.

What?

My uncle works
For a lab in hartford.

He's going to oversee me, but
I'll be doing the work myself.

I'm sorry.
Did you say your father?

See, science fairs
Have gotten so political lately.

It's no longer the simple act
Of science being appreciated.

There's got to be a twist,
A gimmick, something flashy.

I figure this is perfect --
Real science, dna testing,

With a flash of human drama.

"Who's my daddy?"
Huh? Catchy, right?

I don't understand.
I'm not --

I have the other two samples.
This is my last stop.

I go to the lab tomorrow,
And the fair's on the 16th.

And if I win, there's going
To be a banquet on the 18th,

And you get to choose any
Two kinds of spaghetti you want.

There's going to be
At least 10 options,

Though I know
What I'm getting --

Split order, half mushroom,
Half muenster cheese.

No.
Yes, that's
What I'm getting.

No. I mean, no.
I'm -- ow!

Thanks.

Wish me luck!

[ door closes ]

Stuart: we can't print
The letters, harry.

Harry: what if gonzalez
Really is taking these payoffs?

It would make the city-council
Elections interesting.

We have no idea
Who's making these accusations.

It could be a hoax, kids with
Too much time on their hands,

No dates for the prom.

It could be a rival candidate.
Wouldn't that be fun?

Yes. Then
Let's
Have some fun.

Hey, rory. Hi, harry.

Okay, so,
We don't print the letters,

But if we can track down
The person who's sending them.

How?

We do a paper analysis,
Rummage through trash cans.

Very dignified.

Or call the guy, tell him we
Know he's sending the letters --

Lie -- see if we can
Smoke him out.

You know, you can use
Language-analysis software

To I.D. An author
By comparing his writing style

To known writing samples.

What?

That's how joe klein
Was unmasked

As the author
Of "Primary colors."

Hell, it's worth
A try.

Great.

Good idea, rory.

Thanks, boss. I'm not your
Boss.

Not yet, boss, but give me
Five minutes of your time.

I don't have
Five minutes.

Okay, I can wait.

Oh, boy.

You know
Where to find me.

More books.

What is wrong
With people?

Don't they know
The written word is dead?

Uh, books are back.
Oprah says.

Did we order
The new box slips yet?

Yes, and the envelopes.

And the linen-delivery service
Has been replaced

By one that actually
Has trucks that turn on.

And I hired
A horse whisperer

Because cletus has been
Acting very needy lately,

And I get enough of that
From you.

Well,
You're just perfect.

And I got a call
From someone

Who wanted a job reference
For rory.

What?

Don't worry.
I said nice things.

I did not mention
How she used to steal stamps

And sit in my chair.

I said she was very responsible
And a hard worker,

And now you owe me
The weekend off.

A job reference?
Yes.

From who?
Excuse me?

Who was calling?
Who was inquiring?
Who was asking?

Someone who needed
To hire someone.

What kind of job was it? I don't
Know.

What was the name
Of the company? I do not
Remember.

Michel.
What?

I'm not
An answering machine.

I do not have "Sony"
Stamped on my forehead.

[ cellphone ringing ]

Forget it.

Hello?

Lorelai,
Your mother's missing. Hat?

I came home from seattle,
And she wasn't here.

The bed doesn't look
Like it's been slept in.

You have maids, dad.
They probably made the bed.

Your mother fired
The maid.

As far as I know, a new one
Hasn't been hired yet.

Plus, I haven't heard from her
In two days.

I had a couple of phone calls
Yesterday, but they were fuzzy.

I couldn't hear the other
Person, and then they hung up.

Well,
That could have been mom.

Rory's moved out.
Did you know this?

Yes, I heard.
What happened?

I don't know what happened.

I came home the other day
And two strange boys

Were in my house
Moving rory's things.

She didn't even tell me
She was going.

Did she and mom fight?

How would I know? I don't know
Where your mother is.

Did you call her cell?

No, I did not
Call her cell.

In addition to losing my wife,

I lost all control
Of my faculties.

Of course
I called her cell!

I haven't heard
From mom or rory.

I'm calling the club.

If you hear anything,
You must call me immediately.

I will.
T.

I'm not being smart.
If I hear anything, I'll call.

Fine.

Hey.

What's wrong?
Is something wrong?

Are you upset?

Did luke bring home his
Great-aunt's living room set?

I don't want coffee.

Okay, well,
That's your choice.

Something's going on,
Sookie.

What?
I don't know.

Rory moved out,
And my mother is awol.

They must have had
A fight or something.

Something happened there,
Something big,

And of course I don't have
Rory's cellphone number

Because I had to give her space
Like a big, stupid idiot.

I should have
My head examined.

Remind me
To have my head examined.

Rory moved out?

And my mother is missing,
And my father's a basket case,

And I don't know
What to think.

Hi, mom, it's lorelai.

You have got to call me
When you get this message.

Dad is frantic,
And we don't know where you are,

So just call my cellphone
As soon as possible.

We just want to know
That everything's alright.

Okay, bye. What do you
Think
All that's about?

I don't know, but I'm going
To go find out.

[ sighs ]

[ knock on door ]

Hey, lorelai.

Hey. Brian,
I'm looking for rory.

Oh, she's not here.

Shestaying here?
Right.

And if you see her,
You might want to mention

That we're mysteriously
Out of dish soap.

We're also
Out of sponges.

We are? You didn't tell me
We were out of sponges.

Lorelai, come on. Come
On what, zach?

I'm just saying --
She's your daughter.

Maybe you should chip in
A little rent.

Zach, didn't you guys use
My garage as rehearsal space,

Rent free,
For about two years?

Three, actually.

Three years.
Thank you, brian.

So, I'll tell you what,
Zach.

Why don't I give you
$40 for rory,

And you can give me
$1,200 for the garage?

We got a deal?

Hey, whoa, relax.

I was just joking.
We're cool.

[ cellphone ringing ] You
Want to come in
And wait?

I'm good.
Thanks for the offer.

Hello?

Mom, thank god.
Have you called dad?

Where are you?

What?
What are you --

Okay, just stay there, mom.

Now, what was
The hangar number again?

Mom?

Emily:
I'm in the cockpit!

Add that
To the list of things

I never thought
I'd hear my mother say.

Hello, lorelai.
What are you doing here?

Oh, I was just in the
Neighborhood, you know.

How about you?
What are you doing here?

I'm looking at a plane.
Because?

Because you don't buy a plane
Without looking at it first.

I'm not elvis.

My mistake.
I thought you were.

I apologize for sending those
Policemen badges for christmas.

Mom, dad is pretty worried
About you.

He is?

Yes, he said you didn't
Come home last night.

I didn't?

He said the bed hadn't
Been slept in, and
You're between maids.

For heaven's sake --
I did that.

People don't even think I can
Make a bed? I can make a bed.

I usually wind up remaking
The bed after the maid makes it

Because she made it wrong
The first place.

I wonder if these seats
Could be moved around.

Mom.
Yes?

You're not going
To buy a plane.

Tell your father I'm fine
And I'll be home in an hour.

Mom.

If you're not
Going to leave, then help.

Hold this up to the window.
This plane is a time-share.

We'll share it
With three other people.

The pilot
Is always on call,

Which means we can go anywhere
We want at the drop of a hat.

Where would you want to go
At the drop of a hat?

Anywhere, everywhere.

I could travel with your father
When he works.

You can do that now.

I can join him later

If I don't want to leave
When he leaves.

You can do that now.

Well, you and luke
Can borrow it.

You can take it up to maine
For lobster rolls

Or down to florida
For some sun.

This fabric is just horrible.
It all has to go.

Mom, you can't
Replace the fabric.

"Mom, you can't replace the
Fabric, you can't buy a plane."

It's a time-share.

You have to share it
With three other people.

Then I'll buy
The whole damn plane myself!

Okay, sorry.

You know what?

I am tired
Of your attitude toward me.

You look at me
As a thing of amusement...
I don't.

...Something to be pitied,
To feel sorry for.

"Poor, out-of-touch emily.
She has nothing.

"She lives to organize parties
And frivolous affairs.

Who would want to do that?
To be that?"

Mom, I've never
Thought that.

If I want a plane,
I'll buy a plane!

Okay, go for it.

It's my fault
That rory dropped out of yale.

It's my fault
That she didn't go back.

It's my fault that she's with
Logan, that she's not happy.

It's my fault.
It's all my fault.
Fault.

That's right --
It's not my fault!

I did nothing
But take care of her.

I bought her clothes.

I got her a job.
I guided her.

I threw parties for her

And introduced her
To new people, new things,

And she just...

The way she talked to me --
You would have been very proud.

No.

Oh, yes.

She looked at me
Just like you used to,

With that defiant, "Who are you
To be telling me what to do?"

Sort of look.

Then she left --

Packed her things
And moved out

When I wasn't even there
To see her go.

No "Thank you."
No "Goodbye."

You would have been
Very, very proud.

Mom.

Just let me buy
My plane, lorelai.

Let me be frivolous and shallow,
Won't you, please?

Okay.

It's not the same, mom,
What happened with rory.

It's not the same.

I lost her
Like I lost you.

It feels remarkably
Similar to me.

You didn't lose her
Like you lost me.

She was never supposed to
Be there in the first place.

She was always supposed
To be at school.

She just went back
Where she belonged.

And you didn't lose me.

[ sighs ]

Receptionist: take that up
With mr. Abramson.

Hold, please.

Three sugars,
Nonfat milk.

Thank you,
Sweetheart.

God, you make
Good coffee.

I've had years of training.
You got someone on hold.

Right.

Thank you for calling.
How may I help you?

Rory gilmore.

Yes, boss?

Is this your portfolio?

Part of it. I've got
More here if you need it.

Clippings and pitches...

You do not go
Into other people's offices

And leave things
On their desks.

I know. I'm sorry.

I'm the editor of this paper,
For god's sake.

My office is private. And very
Tidy.

Stay out of my office.

Five minutes.

You read it? I
Don't see you moving.

Did you like it?

I remember something about
You being a bargain?

Oh, thank you, boss.
You won't be sorry, boss.

Hey, you're not going to have
To fire harry, are you?

[ indistinct conversations ]

Hi.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

Oh, I just came down
To see the potato clock.

Hmm.

It's amazing
A potato can do that.

Potatoes
Are extraordinary.

So, I guess, uh...

Yeah. It's you.

And you're sure?

Absolutely.
You want to see my report?

Uh, yeah.

Oh. It's big.
[ chuckles ]

Wow, you...

Sure wrote a lot of...

Things here.

Hey, wait. There's
A word in here I know.

[ chuckles nervously ]

So, you're, uh...

Smart, huh?

I've never been tested.

But you...

You did all this,
So you must be smart.

[ breathes deeply ]

April nardini?

So, your last name
Is nardini?
Yes.

So, your mom is...

Anna.

Yes.

Oh, anna. Wow.

I haven't seen anna in --

About 12 years?

Yeah. So, uh...

How is she?
Is she good?
Yes.

Well, you know, that's...

Anna nardini.

Oh, boy.
Uh, I think I...

I have to sit down.

You want my stool.

Thanks -- I'm just
A little overwhelmed here.

You want a capri sun?

No, that's okay.

So, I'm your father.

Yes.

I didn't know
About you.

I know.

If I did,
I would have, uh...

Yeah, it's --
It's me.

Hi.

I think
I'm better now.

Are you sure? H.
That's fine.

Okay.

[ exhales ]
So, sorry you didn't win.

It's okay.

I feel
A little responsible.

The solar pizza oven
Took first.

Environmentalism
Is very in right now.

Right, well...

[ sighs ]

Oh. Here.

Oh, you can keep it.
I've got copies.

Okay, thanks.

So, you want to get
Some ice cream or something?

I can't. The winners have
To give a presentation at 6:00.

Right.

Should I stay?

Why?

Right. Okay.

So, I guess...I'll go.

Okay.
Thanks for coming by.

Yeah.
Thanks for the report.

I'll pick up a scientific
Dictionary on the way home,

See if I can figure out
What it says.

Norton makes a good one.

Norton -- got it.
Okay. Okay.

[ clears throat ]

Okay.

Man: there are
Some graham crusts

That people
Are not pre-baking

Before the cheesecake batter
Goes in.

So, this is
Getting to exactly --

Hey. Paul anka.

Fetch.

Ah, that's it.
Let it get a head start.

[ telephone ringing ]

Yes, hello?

Mom?
Rory?

I got a job! What?
Where?

At the stamford gazette.

It pays less than I'll spend
On gas to get there,

But it's a job --
A writing job.

Yes! And I'm
Going back
To yale.

I already talked to my dean,
And it's all arranged.

I have to find someplace
To live, but I'll figure it out.

And this is
What you want?

Are you sure? S.

Oh, rory! I
Moved out of
Grandma's house.

Yeah, I heard.

Are you home? Oh, no,
I'm not.

I know you're home,
But can I come over?

Yes! Yes! Come over!

'cause I'm staying
At lane's,

And I don't know
If you want me to, but --

Tell lane
You're moving out

And get your butt over here
Right now.

Well, okay,
If you insist.

[ vehicle approaches ]

Oh, my god.

What?

You look just so much more
Silver than I remembered.

Now, come on.

Is it too much to expect
After a lengthy separation

To get some sort of
Heartfelt greeting?

I'm sorry.

You're sorry?
I'm sorry.

I was so mixed-up.

I should have pulled you
Out of there.

I was stupid.

No, I was stupid.

I was more stupid.

Oh, boy.
Time to get you back to yale.

I love you, mom.

Oh...

Kid, you have no idea.

Rory's back.

What?
She's back.

She's back at home,
She's back at school,

She got a job,
And she did it all on her own.

She's at lane's picking up
Her things,

And then we're going to pull
A major all-nighter.

We need burgers, fries,
Onions rings,

And anything else
You can think of.

Oh -- I'm going
To go next door

And pick up some ice cream
At taylor's.

She's back.

We can set the date.

We can get married now
Because rory's back.

Don't skimp on the fries.
We don't want to lose her again.