1 00:00:00,273 --> 00:00:01,783 - How's the meal? - Tasty. 2 00:00:01,939 --> 00:00:03,131 Very tasty. New cook? 3 00:00:03,270 --> 00:00:06,302 Yes, Marisella. She's introduced us to some wonderful dishes... 4 00:00:06,518 --> 00:00:08,425 so charmingly specific to her native country. 5 00:00:08,598 --> 00:00:11,029 - What country is she from? - A little one, next to Mexico. 6 00:00:11,221 --> 00:00:13,651 - How charmingly specific. - Too bad Grandpa's not here. 7 00:00:13,843 --> 00:00:16,716 - He likes weird food. - Where's he eating his weird food tonight? 8 00:00:16,924 --> 00:00:18,718 - Argentina? Morocco? - Akron. 9 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:20,027 RORY: Ohio? EMILY: Yes. 10 00:00:20,171 --> 00:00:22,555 - Get out of here. - I will not "get out of here." 11 00:00:22,752 --> 00:00:24,580 No, I didn't mean really get out of here. 12 00:00:24,750 --> 00:00:26,419 - Why is Grandpa in Akron? - I don't know. 13 00:00:26,581 --> 00:00:27,694 It was just a saying. 14 00:00:27,830 --> 00:00:30,862 They sent him to deal with a problem with their local office. 15 00:00:31,077 --> 00:00:33,269 A saying, like "save me," or "get me out of here." 16 00:00:33,449 --> 00:00:35,198 Would you like a mirror in front of you... 17 00:00:35,365 --> 00:00:37,398 so you can see yourself during this conversation. 18 00:00:37,570 --> 00:00:39,240 - Sorry. Dad's in Akron. - Yes. 19 00:00:39,402 --> 00:00:43,103 The amenities are atrociously lacking. He had to eat at a coffee shop last night. 20 00:00:43,357 --> 00:00:45,424 The whole thing's insulting. He's miserable. 21 00:00:45,604 --> 00:00:47,558 - I hate that he's miserable. - So do I. 22 00:00:47,727 --> 00:00:49,760 - We ought to do something. - Yes, I agree. 23 00:00:49,934 --> 00:00:51,047 Warning, warning. 24 00:00:51,182 --> 00:00:54,373 I'm glad you said that. I thought of a wonderful way to cheer him up. 25 00:00:54,596 --> 00:00:56,741 - Cool. What? - Danger, Will Robinson, danger! 26 00:00:56,927 --> 00:00:58,960 An oil portrait of you for his study. 27 00:00:59,133 --> 00:01:01,438 - An oil portrait? - I tried. Have fun. 28 00:01:01,631 --> 00:01:04,186 It could hang right over his mantel. He'd just love it. 29 00:01:04,377 --> 00:01:05,455 I guess that would be okay. 30 00:01:05,585 --> 00:01:08,299 - Mom, please don't make her do this. - She just said she would. 31 00:01:08,498 --> 00:01:11,530 Fine, but don't make her sit and pose for it. Paint it from a photo. 32 00:01:11,746 --> 00:01:15,016 - A photo? That's what they do at malls. - I'll sit. It's fine. 33 00:01:15,242 --> 00:01:18,591 Just because your experience was bad doesn't mean Rory's has to be. 34 00:01:18,822 --> 00:01:21,331 - What portrait? I haven't seen this. - They never finished. 35 00:01:21,528 --> 00:01:23,515 Three painters started, and they all three quit. 36 00:01:23,692 --> 00:01:25,679 - Why did they quit? - She wouldn't stop scowling. 37 00:01:25,857 --> 00:01:27,492 I was going for a Billy Idol thing. 38 00:01:27,646 --> 00:01:29,554 The one from Italy had some sort of breakdown. 39 00:01:29,728 --> 00:01:31,964 - Oh, my God. - Didn't hurt Van Gogh. He should thank me. 40 00:01:32,018 --> 00:01:35,209 A year later, I swear I saw him rummaging through our recyclables. 41 00:01:35,431 --> 00:01:37,815 Well, I'm happy to sit. If it's for Grandpa, why not? 42 00:01:38,012 --> 00:01:40,806 Wonderful. I'll set it up first thing in the morning. 43 00:01:41,009 --> 00:01:43,281 If you want, I can teach you the Billy Idol. 44 00:01:43,464 --> 00:01:47,337 Most people focus on the lip thing, but the eyes are just as important... 45 00:02:45,363 --> 00:02:48,032 LUKE: So, first thing you and Sookie would do is incorporate. 46 00:02:48,235 --> 00:02:49,587 LORELAI: Wow. Sounds so big time. 47 00:02:49,734 --> 00:02:52,243 Not really. It just means you're a single business entity. 48 00:02:52,439 --> 00:02:54,268 You'll both be officers and shareholders... 49 00:02:54,437 --> 00:02:56,583 and you'll get to make up a name for your company. 50 00:02:56,769 --> 00:02:58,880 I'm terrible at coming up with names. 51 00:02:59,058 --> 00:03:01,727 When we first bought our house, Rory and I wanted to name it. 52 00:03:01,930 --> 00:03:03,963 Like Jefferson named his place Monticello... 53 00:03:04,136 --> 00:03:06,089 but we could only come up with "The Crap Shack." 54 00:03:06,259 --> 00:03:07,610 LUKE: Nice. JESS: Coffee? 55 00:03:07,758 --> 00:03:09,154 Yeah, thanks. 56 00:03:09,923 --> 00:03:12,307 - How are you, Jess? - I'm not bleeding or anything. 57 00:03:12,504 --> 00:03:14,252 Then it's gonna be a good day. 58 00:03:14,418 --> 00:03:15,565 - 7:45. - So? 59 00:03:15,708 --> 00:03:18,979 You want me to go to school, or you want to openly defy child-labor laws? 60 00:03:19,205 --> 00:03:20,203 Go. 61 00:03:21,244 --> 00:03:22,242 Stay out of trouble. 62 00:03:22,369 --> 00:03:24,958 I guess I'll call off the chickie run at the salt flats. 63 00:03:25,158 --> 00:03:27,951 - Out! - Wow. So much love. 64 00:03:28,155 --> 00:03:30,028 Do you guys have a site in mind for the inn? 65 00:03:30,195 --> 00:03:31,263 - Yes. - Great. Where? 66 00:03:31,401 --> 00:03:33,354 You've seen pictures of it. The Rachel property. 67 00:03:33,524 --> 00:03:34,522 Right. 68 00:03:34,649 --> 00:03:35,875 - Sorry. - It's okay. 69 00:03:36,022 --> 00:03:39,293 Rachel took the pictures, and the pictures kind of got us into the place. 70 00:03:39,518 --> 00:03:41,392 So we started calling it the Rachel property... 71 00:03:41,558 --> 00:03:43,943 because it made sense, and then it became a habit. 72 00:03:44,139 --> 00:03:47,046 Now, out of respect for you, I'm gonna stop using her name... 73 00:03:47,261 --> 00:03:50,929 and think of another name to call it. Let's see. "The Crap Shack" is taken. 74 00:03:51,174 --> 00:03:52,650 It's okay. Call it what you want. 75 00:03:52,797 --> 00:03:55,352 Who taught you about all this business stuff? Your dad? 76 00:03:55,545 --> 00:03:58,657 My dad didn't have a checking account till I got taller than he was. 77 00:03:58,875 --> 00:04:01,827 He bought this land with cash, built this place himself. 78 00:04:02,039 --> 00:04:04,151 Didn't have a bookkeeper, accountant, or anything. 79 00:04:04,328 --> 00:04:05,963 So you had no one showing you the ropes. 80 00:04:06,118 --> 00:04:09,264 I figured I had to dive in on my own, fail if that's my destiny... 81 00:04:09,489 --> 00:04:13,112 - and forget what the experts say. - That is exactly my philosophy. Exactly. 82 00:04:13,361 --> 00:04:15,711 Except I'm not on my own, I'm diving in with Sookie. 83 00:04:15,901 --> 00:04:18,092 And failure is not even a choice of destinies. 84 00:04:18,273 --> 00:04:20,623 And I'm consulting any expert who will listen to me. 85 00:04:20,812 --> 00:04:22,447 Otherwise, it's identical. 86 00:04:22,602 --> 00:04:25,510 I should be getting going. You gonna write this meal off? 87 00:04:25,724 --> 00:04:27,677 - Why? - We talked business. 88 00:04:27,847 --> 00:04:29,562 You gotta be thinking about these things. 89 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,389 No, I mean, "Why? I'm not paying for it." 90 00:04:32,593 --> 00:04:34,784 - Exactly. - You're gonna do fine. 91 00:04:36,672 --> 00:04:38,105 LORELAI: It shouldn't be too flashy. 92 00:04:38,129 --> 00:04:40,479 How about something historical, like "The Paul Revere"? 93 00:04:40,668 --> 00:04:42,144 - That could work. - What could work? 94 00:04:42,291 --> 00:04:43,768 We're thinking up names for the inn. 95 00:04:43,914 --> 00:04:46,378 If you want simple, something like "The Country Rose." 96 00:04:46,579 --> 00:04:47,612 That's pretty good. 97 00:04:47,744 --> 00:04:50,094 We could line the front path with multicolored roses. 98 00:04:50,284 --> 00:04:51,918 Or "The Inn by the Hollow." 99 00:04:52,073 --> 00:04:53,266 - Kind of long. - But nice. 100 00:04:53,405 --> 00:04:56,199 How about "The Money Pit"? Or "The Outhouse"? Go international. 101 00:04:56,403 --> 00:04:57,470 Go back in your hole. 102 00:04:57,609 --> 00:05:00,244 Or "The Inn Heading for Bankruptcy"? Kind of long, but nice. 103 00:05:00,441 --> 00:05:02,348 You who have no dreams, rain on those who do. 104 00:05:02,522 --> 00:05:05,554 I say this because I care about you. It's risky, what you are doing. 105 00:05:05,768 --> 00:05:07,755 Most new businesses go down within two years. 106 00:05:07,933 --> 00:05:09,450 I say if we go down after two years... 107 00:05:09,598 --> 00:05:11,709 it'll be the most exciting two years of our lives. 108 00:05:11,887 --> 00:05:14,237 - Same here. Boredom stinks! - Fine. Proceed blindly. 109 00:05:14,427 --> 00:05:15,654 This came in 10 minutes ago. 110 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,549 It does not involve The Independence Inn. 111 00:05:17,715 --> 00:05:20,622 Therefore, delivering it was beyond my official obligations... 112 00:05:20,837 --> 00:05:23,506 so I am taking an extra-long lunch break. 113 00:05:23,751 --> 00:05:25,261 He's so genuine. 114 00:05:25,416 --> 00:05:26,892 - Oh, my God. - What? 115 00:05:27,039 --> 00:05:29,946 It's the title search for the Rachel property. Guess who owns it? 116 00:05:30,161 --> 00:05:31,910 Tell me it's not that bastard Donald Trump. 117 00:05:32,076 --> 00:05:33,871 - Fran. - Fran from Westin Bakery? 118 00:05:34,032 --> 00:05:35,667 Sweet little Fran, the cupcake lady. 119 00:05:35,823 --> 00:05:38,173 Not some cigar-chomping, dirty-dealing city slicker. 120 00:05:38,362 --> 00:05:41,474 That's good. Hey, "The Country Slicker." Funny name, cutesy idea. 121 00:05:41,692 --> 00:05:43,362 - It's a little much. - It's way too much. 122 00:05:43,524 --> 00:05:45,041 - I'll call Fran. - "Fran's Old Place." 123 00:05:45,105 --> 00:05:46,661 It'll be like Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. 124 00:05:46,812 --> 00:05:48,799 People will be trying to figure out who Fran is. 125 00:05:48,976 --> 00:05:53,201 Or "The In Inn" It's an inn that's in with the in-crowd. 126 00:05:54,180 --> 00:05:56,848 - I'm gonna go sit down. - Do that, sweetie. 127 00:06:12,245 --> 00:06:15,436 Honey, I am so sorry. Am I late-late, or just late? 128 00:06:15,659 --> 00:06:17,374 Two pieces of carrot cake and a rum ball. 129 00:06:17,532 --> 00:06:19,962 I'm so sorry. I swear, I meant to be on time. 130 00:06:20,154 --> 00:06:23,618 I was prepping the raspberry glaze for tonight's dessert, and it struck me: 131 00:06:23,859 --> 00:06:27,924 I made a blueberry glaze for the soufflé I made last Tuesday, and this is Tuesday. 132 00:06:28,188 --> 00:06:31,096 And a lot of locals come every week on the same night every week. 133 00:06:31,310 --> 00:06:33,819 And I just didn't want to serve them a similar dessert... 134 00:06:34,016 --> 00:06:35,969 even though it's a completely different berry. 135 00:06:36,139 --> 00:06:37,933 - I need another rum ball. - I'm sorry. 136 00:06:38,095 --> 00:06:39,923 No, you're a perfectionist. 137 00:06:40,093 --> 00:06:43,045 And that attention to detail is why people call you "the maestro." 138 00:06:43,257 --> 00:06:46,641 - Really? Who calls me that? - The people who eat the rum balls. 139 00:06:46,879 --> 00:06:48,548 So, ladies, how are we doing here? 140 00:06:48,710 --> 00:06:51,174 - We're doing great, Fran. - That's wonderful. 141 00:06:51,374 --> 00:06:53,599 Could Sookie and I talk to you for a couple minutes? 142 00:06:53,788 --> 00:06:56,297 Of course. Marjorie can handle things. 143 00:06:56,494 --> 00:06:57,562 [Groaning] 144 00:06:57,701 --> 00:07:00,370 - Fran, are you okay? - It's this bum hip. 145 00:07:00,574 --> 00:07:02,958 It needs to be replaced. Again. 146 00:07:03,571 --> 00:07:05,921 And I have this awful angina. 147 00:07:06,110 --> 00:07:07,779 We're so sorry to hear that. 148 00:07:07,941 --> 00:07:10,973 So, I know you didn't come here to listen to me gripe... 149 00:07:11,189 --> 00:07:12,779 so tell me what's on your mind. 150 00:07:12,936 --> 00:07:15,242 Fran, we understand that you own... 151 00:07:15,434 --> 00:07:18,386 the old Dragonfly bed-and-breakfast, that whole property out there. 152 00:07:18,598 --> 00:07:21,153 Yes, I do. It was my parents' business. 153 00:07:21,345 --> 00:07:22,741 It's a beautiful place. 154 00:07:22,886 --> 00:07:26,395 It used to be. But it's in such disarray now. 155 00:07:26,631 --> 00:07:28,698 Yes, it is. That's kind of why we're here. 156 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,627 - We'd actually like to buy it. - Buy the Dragonfly? 157 00:07:31,835 --> 00:07:33,902 We'd like to buy it and make it beautiful again... 158 00:07:34,082 --> 00:07:36,194 and we're prepared to make you an offer right now. 159 00:07:36,372 --> 00:07:38,405 My, this is a surprise. 160 00:07:38,579 --> 00:07:40,804 Sookie and I are going to start our own inn... 161 00:07:40,993 --> 00:07:43,343 and we've been searching for the perfect place. 162 00:07:43,532 --> 00:07:45,246 - Your own inn? - Yeah. 163 00:07:45,405 --> 00:07:47,551 How wonderful! 164 00:07:47,986 --> 00:07:50,450 You are going to be so successful. 165 00:07:50,650 --> 00:07:51,797 Thanks, sweetie. 166 00:07:51,940 --> 00:07:54,404 That means so much, like we have your blessing. 167 00:07:54,604 --> 00:07:56,557 But I can't sell you the property. 168 00:07:56,727 --> 00:07:57,760 - What? - How come? 169 00:07:57,892 --> 00:07:59,369 I just couldn't. 170 00:07:59,516 --> 00:08:02,707 You know, I have no siblings and no children... 171 00:08:03,138 --> 00:08:07,363 and, in a way, that place is really the only family I have. 172 00:08:08,299 --> 00:08:12,250 I'm the last Westin left, so I plan to own it forever. 173 00:08:12,504 --> 00:08:14,332 - Forever? - Forever and ever. 174 00:08:14,626 --> 00:08:17,261 - That's a very long time. - A very long time. 175 00:08:17,457 --> 00:08:19,172 I'm so sorry. 176 00:08:19,330 --> 00:08:21,000 Fran, may I ask... 177 00:08:22,910 --> 00:08:25,294 Go ahead, honey, ask me anything you want. 178 00:08:25,491 --> 00:08:29,556 What happens to the place if you... If forever isn't quite forever? 179 00:08:29,820 --> 00:08:34,329 I don't understand, dear. All I know is that I can't sell the place. 180 00:08:34,607 --> 00:08:36,356 No, I don't mean selling it. 181 00:08:36,522 --> 00:08:39,713 I mean you would keep it forever, but what happens... 182 00:08:39,936 --> 00:08:43,445 once you're no longer in the position of physically controlling the property? 183 00:08:43,682 --> 00:08:44,875 How could that be? 184 00:08:45,014 --> 00:08:48,477 - Well, if you... - Take a long vacation. 185 00:08:48,718 --> 00:08:51,182 - Yes, take a long vacation. Thank you. - You're welcome. 186 00:08:51,383 --> 00:08:55,334 And when you're on that vacation, the property is just left sitting there. 187 00:08:55,587 --> 00:08:58,891 - What happens then? - I don't enjoy vacations. 188 00:08:59,541 --> 00:09:02,687 I toured the California Gold Country 10 years ago. 189 00:09:02,913 --> 00:09:04,980 It was hot, and the bus smelled. 190 00:09:05,161 --> 00:09:09,749 Okay. I mean a longer vacation than a trip to California. 191 00:09:10,031 --> 00:09:12,382 - To a different place. - What kind of place? 192 00:09:12,570 --> 00:09:14,796 - A place out there. - Way out there, Fran. 193 00:09:14,984 --> 00:09:16,177 Europe? 194 00:09:16,317 --> 00:09:20,348 - I mean, the ultimate long vacation. - Yeah, Fran, see, eventually... 195 00:09:20,604 --> 00:09:23,716 we're all gonna take the same long vacation. 196 00:09:23,935 --> 00:09:25,569 And with that being the case... 197 00:09:25,724 --> 00:09:29,267 you might want to sell the property now and enjoy the money. 198 00:09:29,512 --> 00:09:33,701 I'm very sorry, but I can never sell the place. 199 00:09:33,966 --> 00:09:34,964 Oh. 200 00:09:35,632 --> 00:09:38,141 - Thanks for your time, Fran. - Yeah, thanks, Fran. 201 00:09:38,337 --> 00:09:40,324 - Bye, now. - Bye. 202 00:09:44,997 --> 00:09:49,062 You both look so sad. Would you like a cupcake? 203 00:09:49,576 --> 00:09:50,927 - Please. - Yeah. 204 00:09:52,073 --> 00:09:54,265 So, Janie Fertman's trying to be my friend again. 205 00:09:54,447 --> 00:09:56,320 Yikes. What kind of vibe were you giving her? 206 00:09:56,485 --> 00:09:59,756 My patented Keith Richards, circa 1969, don't-mess-with-me vibe... 207 00:09:59,983 --> 00:10:03,332 - with a 1000-yard Asian stare thrown in. - That should do it. 208 00:10:03,729 --> 00:10:05,636 What's happening up there? 209 00:10:07,225 --> 00:10:08,701 COP: Just try to calm down, Taylor. 210 00:10:08,849 --> 00:10:11,915 - Calm down? Why should I calm down? - Yeah, why should he calm down? 211 00:10:12,138 --> 00:10:14,772 - I want action, not words! - Yeah, action, not words. 212 00:10:14,968 --> 00:10:16,796 Don't you need to get back to your news stand? 213 00:10:16,966 --> 00:10:17,964 No, I'm all yours. 214 00:10:18,090 --> 00:10:19,806 We'll get to the bottom of this, I promise. 215 00:10:19,963 --> 00:10:22,472 A crime was committed right in front of my store! 216 00:10:22,669 --> 00:10:26,292 - We can't say that for sure yet. - How come you can't say that for sure? 217 00:10:26,540 --> 00:10:29,129 This is a police tape. You're the police. You own the tape. 218 00:10:29,329 --> 00:10:32,872 We've contacted everyone in the precinct. No one knows anything about this. 219 00:10:33,117 --> 00:10:36,183 What do I do? I've got a dead body right in front of my store! 220 00:10:36,406 --> 00:10:39,518 No, you have a chalk outline of a dead body in front of your store. 221 00:10:39,735 --> 00:10:41,564 - Meaning that there were two crimes. - What? 222 00:10:41,733 --> 00:10:42,766 What do you mean, "What?" 223 00:10:42,899 --> 00:10:45,091 Somebody got murdered, then somebody stole the body. 224 00:10:45,272 --> 00:10:46,782 It's open-and-shut. Bing, bang, boom! 225 00:10:46,937 --> 00:10:49,208 - Is this your son? - I should say not! 226 00:10:49,393 --> 00:10:52,822 Look, my partner's doing a head count to see if anybody in town is missing. 227 00:10:53,056 --> 00:10:54,726 Until then, just hang tight. 228 00:10:54,887 --> 00:10:55,885 Hey. 229 00:10:56,011 --> 00:10:57,158 What's going on? 230 00:10:57,301 --> 00:10:59,447 I don't know. I got here, and this is what I found. 231 00:10:59,633 --> 00:11:01,779 I told him it looked fake, but he didn't believe me. 232 00:11:01,964 --> 00:11:03,759 And you have such an honest face. 233 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,590 He must not love me as much as you do. 234 00:11:05,752 --> 00:11:08,307 Okay, you two are officially sickening. 235 00:11:09,207 --> 00:11:12,511 Everyone's accounted for. Looks like this is just an elaborate prank. 236 00:11:12,745 --> 00:11:14,891 It looks so real. Where'd they get the police tape? 237 00:11:15,076 --> 00:11:16,114 COP: Kids have their ways. 238 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,107 TAYLOR: Who'd be depraved enough to pull a stupid prank like this? 239 00:11:19,322 --> 00:11:20,912 COP: Hard to say. 240 00:11:29,978 --> 00:11:33,249 You're not writing what you purchased on the back of these receipts. 241 00:11:33,475 --> 00:11:36,348 - Just put "cooking spray and sponges." - Okay. 242 00:11:36,597 --> 00:11:40,106 When an auditor wants to know why you need such large amounts of those? 243 00:11:40,344 --> 00:11:42,535 I drop my pencil, and put the scoop-neck sweater... 244 00:11:42,716 --> 00:11:45,021 that I'm making a mental note to wear, to good use. 245 00:11:45,214 --> 00:11:46,884 At least you've got a solid plan. 246 00:11:47,045 --> 00:11:49,271 I had a dream last night about us and Fran. 247 00:11:49,460 --> 00:11:50,458 What was it? 248 00:11:50,583 --> 00:11:52,616 It was in the future, and we were all old: 249 00:11:52,790 --> 00:11:57,537 you, me, Rory, Jackson, Michel, everyone, gray hair, walking around with canes... 250 00:11:57,826 --> 00:12:00,972 and we're all kind of ailing. I had those big cataract glasses on. 251 00:12:01,198 --> 00:12:03,185 You were hard of hearing. You kept going, "Huh?" 252 00:12:03,363 --> 00:12:05,827 - That's attractive. - It's you kids with your rock 'n' roll. 253 00:12:06,027 --> 00:12:08,900 But what, ho! Here walks up Fran. And guess what? 254 00:12:09,107 --> 00:12:12,253 - She looks exactly the same, even better. - That's not fair. 255 00:12:12,479 --> 00:12:13,910 That woman is gonna live forever. 256 00:12:14,061 --> 00:12:16,525 Not necessarily. Did you look up angina? I forgot to. 257 00:12:16,725 --> 00:12:17,758 Yeah, it's nothing major. 258 00:12:17,890 --> 00:12:20,036 - Guys, stop talking like this. - Like what? 259 00:12:20,221 --> 00:12:22,015 We love Fran, remember? Fran is great. 260 00:12:22,178 --> 00:12:23,609 No, of course we love Fran. 261 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,985 We just want to know what God's plan is for her, that's all. 262 00:12:27,215 --> 00:12:30,883 I would advise at least pretending to look busy. The boss is here. 263 00:12:31,127 --> 00:12:32,195 Mia! 264 00:12:32,335 --> 00:12:35,287 - You're kidding. When? - I just spotted her walking in. 265 00:12:35,498 --> 00:12:36,690 Let's go. 266 00:12:37,954 --> 00:12:39,101 RORY: Mia! 267 00:12:40,077 --> 00:12:41,667 MIA: My babies! 268 00:12:42,866 --> 00:12:45,012 - Did we know you were coming? - I didn't know. 269 00:12:45,198 --> 00:12:48,979 - This isn't a surprise inspection, is it? - That's exactly what this is. Ready? 270 00:12:49,568 --> 00:12:51,555 - You're too thin, as always. - But we eat. 271 00:12:51,733 --> 00:12:52,930 And you're both too beautiful. 272 00:12:53,023 --> 00:12:56,089 We often feel guilty monopolizing the amount of beauty we possess. 273 00:12:56,312 --> 00:12:59,900 I don't see you enough, which is my fault, so you both pass. 274 00:13:01,890 --> 00:13:04,842 Michel. How nice to see you. 275 00:13:05,052 --> 00:13:08,118 And look at that suit. You are quite the dandy, aren't you? 276 00:13:08,341 --> 00:13:11,690 I had a feeling that a lovely woman was going to be visiting today... 277 00:13:11,921 --> 00:13:14,635 so I decided I must look my best for her. 278 00:13:15,418 --> 00:13:18,450 - I'm sorry. I didn't catch a word of that. - He said he missed you. 279 00:13:18,665 --> 00:13:23,286 You've been in the US quite some time. Your enunciation should be better by now. 280 00:13:24,201 --> 00:13:27,267 The customers seem to understand me just fine. 281 00:13:27,489 --> 00:13:30,952 I didn't get that, either. Did you get the tapes I sent you? 282 00:13:31,194 --> 00:13:33,783 You should hit the desk. People are looking for help. 283 00:13:33,983 --> 00:13:36,572 Right away. Mia, I... 284 00:13:39,853 --> 00:13:42,521 So are you too busy to sneak out with me for a walk? 285 00:13:42,724 --> 00:13:45,279 - If it's okay with the boss. - It's a demand at this point. 286 00:13:45,472 --> 00:13:47,425 Let's go. Michel, hold down the fort. 287 00:13:47,594 --> 00:13:50,468 It's a little slow now, so it's no problem. 288 00:13:50,883 --> 00:13:53,392 He says he's never liked you and that you're a problem. 289 00:13:53,589 --> 00:13:55,303 I said no such thing! 290 00:13:55,462 --> 00:13:58,891 I don't know where this hostility comes from. Can we work this out? 291 00:13:59,126 --> 00:14:00,682 There is nothing to work out. 292 00:14:00,832 --> 00:14:03,104 - He told you to get out. - I did not! 293 00:14:03,288 --> 00:14:06,081 I don't know what I did to make him hate me. 294 00:14:10,489 --> 00:14:15,031 - Look at this place. Exactly the same. - I made him paint it a few months ago. 295 00:14:15,318 --> 00:14:19,190 Well, good for you. Nice to see you, Lucas. 296 00:14:19,522 --> 00:14:21,748 You're the only person that can call me that, Mia. 297 00:14:21,937 --> 00:14:22,970 I know this. 298 00:14:23,102 --> 00:14:25,248 I'm saying it for others who plan to try it later. 299 00:14:25,433 --> 00:14:26,943 Whatever, Lucas. 300 00:14:27,099 --> 00:14:29,733 - Mia, you know anything about toasters? - Not a damn thing. 301 00:14:29,929 --> 00:14:32,802 Then, sit down and let me get you some coffee. 302 00:14:34,299 --> 00:14:36,411 LORELAI: So, Mia, how's living in Santa Barbara? 303 00:14:36,589 --> 00:14:39,382 Horrible. Did you know the sun shines all the time out there? 304 00:14:39,586 --> 00:14:40,937 They've written songs about that. 305 00:14:41,085 --> 00:14:44,514 No one told me that's how it was. Half my wardrobe is obsolete. 306 00:14:44,748 --> 00:14:48,018 - Drag. You know that vintage blue coat? - You're not getting it. 307 00:14:49,785 --> 00:14:52,532 - You're making that worse. - Big help. Thanks. 308 00:14:52,740 --> 00:14:54,057 Luke's nephew. 309 00:14:54,197 --> 00:14:56,866 - Luke, that's your nephew? - It's Liz's kid. 310 00:14:57,319 --> 00:14:59,465 Jess, this is Mia. She owns the Independence Inn. 311 00:14:59,650 --> 00:15:00,718 Oh. 312 00:15:00,857 --> 00:15:02,844 That's, "Hello, nice to meet you," in slacker. 313 00:15:03,022 --> 00:15:05,167 You don't need me down here, do you? 314 00:15:05,353 --> 00:15:06,580 I'm sorry, Mia. He's just... 315 00:15:06,726 --> 00:15:11,189 Please, forget it. You weren't exactly talkative yourself when you were his age. 316 00:15:11,472 --> 00:15:14,981 - That's right. You knew Luke as a boy. - I can't imagine Luke as a boy. 317 00:15:15,219 --> 00:15:16,490 Can we change the subject? 318 00:15:16,634 --> 00:15:18,667 He would help people carry groceries home. 319 00:15:18,839 --> 00:15:21,349 - How very Boy Scouty of you. - For a quarter a bag. 320 00:15:21,545 --> 00:15:24,009 How very John Birch Society of you. 321 00:15:24,210 --> 00:15:26,117 He was never without his skateboard for a time. 322 00:15:26,291 --> 00:15:28,244 - Were you any good? - I could hold my own. 323 00:15:28,414 --> 00:15:31,446 There was that year you wore the same shirt everywhere you went. 324 00:15:31,660 --> 00:15:33,968 - I don't remember that. - Must have been something flannel. 325 00:15:33,992 --> 00:15:36,739 No, it was from that TV show, that famous one. 326 00:15:36,947 --> 00:15:39,331 - It's not important. - Star Trek. That's it. 327 00:15:39,528 --> 00:15:41,561 - Oh, my God. - Stop it. 328 00:15:41,734 --> 00:15:44,006 - You were a Trekkie? - I was not a Trekkie. 329 00:15:44,190 --> 00:15:47,858 I believe denying you were a Trekkie is a violation of the Prime Directive. 330 00:15:48,103 --> 00:15:49,216 Indubitably, Captain. 331 00:15:49,351 --> 00:15:51,781 It was a gift from my aunt. I wore it to make her happy. 332 00:15:51,974 --> 00:15:53,881 I've never wanted to make any aunt that happy. 333 00:15:54,055 --> 00:15:57,404 - Did I say something I shouldn't have? - I have to cancel everything... 334 00:15:57,635 --> 00:16:01,258 scheduled for the next three months, 'cause I'll still be laughing my ass off. 335 00:16:01,506 --> 00:16:04,458 - Luke, I need to talk to you right now. - What is it, Taylor? 336 00:16:04,670 --> 00:16:07,384 I have conducted a thorough investigation of all the people... 337 00:16:07,584 --> 00:16:10,332 who may have inadvertently been witness to the phony murder... 338 00:16:10,539 --> 00:16:12,016 at my store last night. 339 00:16:12,163 --> 00:16:13,719 There was a phony murder? 340 00:16:13,870 --> 00:16:15,698 The town's too dull to work up a real murder. 341 00:16:15,868 --> 00:16:19,059 You're one "Beam me up, Scotty" reference away from being the victim. 342 00:16:19,281 --> 00:16:21,876 TAYLOR: Are you gonna listen? LUKE: What's this got to do with me? 343 00:16:22,028 --> 00:16:24,090 Three people have reported seeing Jess in 344 00:16:24,102 --> 00:16:26,377 that area late last night, skulking, lurking. 345 00:16:26,649 --> 00:16:28,363 There were a lot of people out last night. 346 00:16:28,522 --> 00:16:31,554 I fed them. I'll give you their names to add to your suspect list. 347 00:16:31,769 --> 00:16:35,470 A person witnessed Jess walking out of an arts-and-crafts store two days ago... 348 00:16:35,724 --> 00:16:38,676 - with what appeared to be chalk. - You appear to be bugging me. 349 00:16:38,887 --> 00:16:40,874 - What are you gonna do about it? - About what? 350 00:16:41,051 --> 00:16:44,356 - About the results of my investigation. - Nothing, but thanks for the info. 351 00:16:44,589 --> 00:16:46,815 You have to do something. People want action. 352 00:16:47,003 --> 00:16:49,388 - People? Meaning you. - Not just me. 353 00:16:49,584 --> 00:16:52,139 I speak for the Stars Hollow Business Association... 354 00:16:52,332 --> 00:16:55,284 the Stars Hollow Tourist Board, Neighborhood Watch Organization... 355 00:16:55,496 --> 00:16:58,323 and the Stars Hollow Citizens for a Clean Stars Hollow Council. 356 00:16:58,535 --> 00:17:01,170 - All of which are you. - So are you going to act? 357 00:17:01,365 --> 00:17:03,393 I'm gonna act like you never came in here. 358 00:17:03,405 --> 00:17:04,749 Fine, have it your own way. 359 00:17:04,986 --> 00:17:08,768 But I warn you, there's gonna be a lot of unhappy people at the SHBA... 360 00:17:09,024 --> 00:17:13,612 the SHTB, the SHMWO, and the SHCCHSC. 361 00:17:13,894 --> 00:17:15,007 F-I-N-E! 362 00:17:15,559 --> 00:17:18,273 You are impossible! 363 00:17:20,763 --> 00:17:21,796 Oh. 364 00:17:21,929 --> 00:17:24,200 - Hi, Mia. - Nice to see you, Taylor. 365 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:31,348 I've got to get out of Santa Barbara. I miss the small-town theater. 366 00:17:32,210 --> 00:17:33,528 And I miss you. 367 00:17:33,667 --> 00:17:36,938 Do you realize it was 15 years ago, almost to the day? 368 00:17:37,164 --> 00:17:38,310 - Yes, it was. - What was? 369 00:17:38,454 --> 00:17:42,042 To the day when this skinny little teenage girl showed up at the inn. 370 00:17:42,283 --> 00:17:44,429 She had this tiny little thing in her arms. 371 00:17:44,615 --> 00:17:48,203 - A little thing named Rory. - Okay, no physical re-enactment. 372 00:17:48,444 --> 00:17:50,750 You marched up to me, looked me in the eye, and said: 373 00:17:50,942 --> 00:17:52,737 "I'm here for a job. Any job." 374 00:17:52,898 --> 00:17:55,964 Well, IBM had turned me down for the CEO slot, so I was desperate. 375 00:17:56,187 --> 00:17:59,378 Work experience, none. Recommendations, none. Skills... 376 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,552 Besides flawlessly applying mascara in a moving car, none. 377 00:18:02,764 --> 00:18:05,512 Not one thing to recommend hiring her. Just that... 378 00:18:05,719 --> 00:18:09,625 How do I put it and remain a lady? That "who cares?" look in her eye. 379 00:18:09,882 --> 00:18:12,834 So I gave her any job. The other maids hated you. 380 00:18:13,046 --> 00:18:15,510 - Well, they were so slow. - You were special. 381 00:18:15,709 --> 00:18:17,583 Why don't you move back here? We miss you. 382 00:18:17,749 --> 00:18:20,214 Or at least visit more. You never come at all. 383 00:18:20,413 --> 00:18:22,639 I don't have to. You've made me redundant. 384 00:18:22,827 --> 00:18:24,939 - I have not. - Don't be humble. 385 00:18:25,117 --> 00:18:26,787 The inn is beyond covered. 386 00:18:26,948 --> 00:18:29,333 It's never run this well or been this successful. 387 00:18:29,529 --> 00:18:31,278 That inn is like your place now. 388 00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:34,113 Without you, I wouldn't know what to do. I'd be lost. 389 00:18:34,317 --> 00:18:35,713 Lost, yeah. 390 00:18:36,522 --> 00:18:39,350 - You look sad now. Why? - Nothing. 391 00:18:44,931 --> 00:18:47,486 In all the excitement, I hadn't thought about telling Mia. 392 00:18:47,678 --> 00:18:49,824 - What is wrong with me? - Nothing is wrong with you. 393 00:18:50,010 --> 00:18:52,281 I feel terrible. I should have told her before. 394 00:18:52,466 --> 00:18:54,816 I should have told her the day the idea occurred to us. 395 00:18:55,005 --> 00:18:57,878 She deserved that. After all she's done for me. 396 00:18:58,085 --> 00:18:59,118 [Cell phone ringing] 397 00:18:59,251 --> 00:19:00,249 Hello? 398 00:19:00,374 --> 00:19:02,089 EMILY: Lorelai, your daughter's impossible. 399 00:19:02,248 --> 00:19:05,472 - She won't pose in an appropriate manner. - I'm trying to, Grandma. 400 00:19:05,703 --> 00:19:08,087 - It's just awkward. - Let me guess how you're posing her. 401 00:19:08,284 --> 00:19:09,998 She's in a silly gown, on a silly chair... 402 00:19:10,157 --> 00:19:12,224 with both of her hands raised in some silly way. 403 00:19:12,405 --> 00:19:14,960 Just the one hand is raised, and none of it's silly. 404 00:19:15,235 --> 00:19:16,428 Pick a simpler pose. 405 00:19:16,567 --> 00:19:18,918 This is the simplest, and it wasn't my choice. 406 00:19:19,106 --> 00:19:20,458 And your choice is? 407 00:19:20,604 --> 00:19:23,432 I wanted the swan to sit regally aside Rory's throne. 408 00:19:23,893 --> 00:19:25,210 Swan? Throne? 409 00:19:25,434 --> 00:19:27,421 Now you have a problem with swans and thrones. 410 00:19:27,598 --> 00:19:31,186 Because swans and thrones scream one thing, Mom: Siegfried and Roy. 411 00:19:31,428 --> 00:19:32,655 - Who? - Make a change, Mom. 412 00:19:32,801 --> 00:19:35,232 I suppose you'd have her in the chair, reading a book. 413 00:19:35,965 --> 00:19:37,158 Now, that sounds great. 414 00:19:37,505 --> 00:19:39,300 - Be serious. - I am! 415 00:19:39,461 --> 00:19:41,494 That's a completely natural pose for Rory. 416 00:19:41,668 --> 00:19:44,859 And a painting of her reading that's gonna be hung in Dad's study... 417 00:19:45,081 --> 00:19:46,637 seems just crazy enough to work. 418 00:19:46,788 --> 00:19:47,786 Well... 419 00:19:48,203 --> 00:19:49,838 Maybe it's not such a bad idea. 420 00:19:50,034 --> 00:19:52,146 Give it a try, and let her lower her arm. 421 00:19:52,408 --> 00:19:54,679 - Rory, you can lower your arm. - Thanks. 422 00:19:54,863 --> 00:19:55,861 [Swan squawking] 423 00:19:56,029 --> 00:19:59,378 I think he's just hungry. We're going to lose the swan! 424 00:19:59,650 --> 00:20:01,558 Good going, Mom. Bye. 425 00:20:04,063 --> 00:20:05,459 So, how do I do this? 426 00:20:05,603 --> 00:20:09,225 - How do I tell Mia that I'm leaving? - Get her drunk first? 427 00:20:09,683 --> 00:20:13,226 I can't believe it. I'm gonna let down the one person in my life... 428 00:20:13,470 --> 00:20:15,696 who was there for me when I needed it the most. 429 00:20:15,884 --> 00:20:19,234 I wanted to put it on the front desk, but I think it might be a tad short. 430 00:20:19,464 --> 00:20:22,735 We could get a carpenter to build up a base and raise it up two inches... 431 00:20:22,961 --> 00:20:25,675 - and then it would be perfect. - Great idea. 432 00:20:26,791 --> 00:20:28,937 - I got that, every word! - Yes! 433 00:20:29,704 --> 00:20:31,100 I'm so proud. 434 00:20:32,576 --> 00:20:35,007 So, you gonna tell her now or later? 435 00:20:35,574 --> 00:20:39,161 Later, because she's so happy that she can finally understand Michel... 436 00:20:39,403 --> 00:20:42,707 and that the lamp is fixed and... And that, too. 437 00:20:43,608 --> 00:20:45,118 - We're late. - We're not late. 438 00:20:45,272 --> 00:20:47,578 Last time, Taylor said there would be consequences. 439 00:20:47,770 --> 00:20:50,121 No, he said there would be severe consequences. 440 00:20:50,309 --> 00:20:51,467 What time is it? Are we late? 441 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:52,871 - I hope so. - Mia? 442 00:20:53,015 --> 00:20:56,206 I'm sorry, but it's been two years since I've been to a town meeting... 443 00:20:56,428 --> 00:20:58,223 and I want some controversy. 444 00:20:58,384 --> 00:21:00,815 Jeez! Don't sneak up on me like that. 445 00:21:01,007 --> 00:21:04,153 Yeah, boy, I was lucky you had your phasers on stun. 446 00:21:04,712 --> 00:21:06,585 At least we're not late. Luke's never late. 447 00:21:06,752 --> 00:21:10,261 - Actually, we're two minutes early. - We should get a prize for being on time. 448 00:21:10,498 --> 00:21:13,688 Luke, let's go back to the diner and get some pie as our reward. 449 00:21:13,912 --> 00:21:16,376 - Then you'd be late. - A funny conundrum, but I want pie. 450 00:21:16,576 --> 00:21:18,767 - You're harassing me now. - I'm not harassing you. 451 00:21:18,948 --> 00:21:20,095 We're your groupies. 452 00:21:20,238 --> 00:21:23,543 - "Luke, you're so dreamy. Be my guy." - "No, be my guy." 453 00:21:23,776 --> 00:21:26,161 I'm bringing up the need for more police protection. 454 00:21:29,605 --> 00:21:30,718 I think we're late. 455 00:21:30,853 --> 00:21:32,568 - What's going on here? - Nothing. 456 00:21:32,727 --> 00:21:35,951 Meeting was supposed to start at 8:00. It's a minute to 8:00. 457 00:21:36,182 --> 00:21:39,214 - You might as well be honest with him. - Honest about what? 458 00:21:39,429 --> 00:21:41,734 If you must know, there was a special issue... 459 00:21:41,926 --> 00:21:43,959 the business community had to deal with first... 460 00:21:44,132 --> 00:21:45,528 so we decided to start early. 461 00:21:45,672 --> 00:21:49,101 I'm in the business community, and I wasn't told about it. 462 00:21:49,835 --> 00:21:50,368 Taylor? 463 00:21:50,380 --> 00:21:53,106 All right, fine! You weren't invited, Luke. 464 00:21:53,914 --> 00:21:55,821 - And why is that? - Controversy. 465 00:21:55,996 --> 00:21:59,108 You weren't invited because we are dealing with the Jess situation. 466 00:21:59,325 --> 00:22:00,643 The Jess situation? 467 00:22:00,782 --> 00:22:04,246 If this was the Wild West, we'd be diving into the water trough about now. 468 00:22:04,487 --> 00:22:05,485 Damn it, Taylor! 469 00:22:05,611 --> 00:22:08,915 - Luke, honey, calm down. - After all, this is all your doing. 470 00:22:09,150 --> 00:22:11,296 If you hadn't so cavalierly dismissed the issue... 471 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:12,798 we wouldn't have had to do this. 472 00:22:12,937 --> 00:22:15,731 I lost business because of what your hooligan nephew did. 473 00:22:15,934 --> 00:22:17,286 How was business lost, Taylor? 474 00:22:17,434 --> 00:22:20,420 If you opened late that day, your customers just came back later. 475 00:22:20,638 --> 00:22:24,624 Not so. When Mrs. Lanahan couldn't buy her head of lettuce for her lunch... 476 00:22:24,884 --> 00:22:28,507 she drove straight to Woodbury to buy lettuce from a competing market. 477 00:22:28,755 --> 00:22:30,662 Isn't that right, Mrs. Lanahan? 478 00:22:30,837 --> 00:22:31,984 TAYLOR: Mrs. Lanahan? 479 00:22:34,542 --> 00:22:36,370 You really shouldn't be driving anymore. 480 00:22:36,540 --> 00:22:39,572 Word has it that she was telling other Doose's Market shoppers... 481 00:22:39,786 --> 00:22:43,295 that Woodbury lettuce is crisper. That's business flying out the door. 482 00:22:43,533 --> 00:22:45,645 Fine. How much is a head of lettuce? $1? 483 00:22:45,823 --> 00:22:47,378 Let's go crazy. Give me five heads. 484 00:22:47,529 --> 00:22:50,357 This goes well beyond a head of lettuce, young man. 485 00:22:50,567 --> 00:22:52,396 The charges against your nephew are numerous. 486 00:22:52,565 --> 00:22:54,757 - He stole "Save the Bridge" money. - He gave it back. 487 00:22:54,939 --> 00:22:57,573 - Stole a gnome from Babette's garden. - Pierpont was returned. 488 00:22:57,769 --> 00:23:01,834 - He hooted at one of my dance classes. - He took a garden hose from my yard. 489 00:23:02,098 --> 00:23:04,653 My son said he set off the fire alarms at school last week. 490 00:23:04,845 --> 00:23:07,991 I heard he controls the weather and wrote the screenplay to Glitter! 491 00:23:08,217 --> 00:23:10,886 - I think it's time for me to pipe in. - Yeah, that'll be good. 492 00:23:11,090 --> 00:23:13,837 I have every right, Luke. I'm a local entrepreneur. 493 00:23:14,045 --> 00:23:17,315 You took over your father's news stand. Doesn't make you an entrepreneur. 494 00:23:17,541 --> 00:23:19,335 You took over your old man's hardware store. 495 00:23:19,498 --> 00:23:22,769 - And turned it into a diner. - Big whoop! Who can't fry an egg? 496 00:23:22,994 --> 00:23:24,431 Let's keep things moving here, boys. 497 00:23:24,576 --> 00:23:27,245 I never liked the look of that kid from the second I saw him. 498 00:23:27,448 --> 00:23:29,402 - Unbelievable! - Excuse me, I've got the floor. 499 00:23:29,571 --> 00:23:32,035 - You don't have the floor. - I'm standing, aren't I? 500 00:23:32,236 --> 00:23:34,507 I was standing first, which means I have the floor... 501 00:23:34,691 --> 00:23:36,917 - and I'm not giving it to you. - What is with you two? 502 00:23:37,105 --> 00:23:39,297 This goes way beyond the Jess matter, Taylor. 503 00:23:39,479 --> 00:23:42,545 Luke's been on me since first grade, when he wrongfully accused me... 504 00:23:42,767 --> 00:23:45,436 of sabotaging a clay imprint that he made of his hand. 505 00:23:45,639 --> 00:23:47,672 Think hard. Was he dressed like Sulu? 506 00:23:47,845 --> 00:23:50,117 No one cares about the stupid clay hand, Bootsy! 507 00:23:50,301 --> 00:23:52,527 And you stomped on it, and three kids saw you! 508 00:23:52,716 --> 00:23:53,913 - No, I didn't. - Yes, you did! 509 00:23:53,964 --> 00:23:55,917 - No, I didn't. - Boys, please! 510 00:23:56,087 --> 00:23:59,471 The bottom line here is that there is a consensus among townspeople... 511 00:23:59,709 --> 00:24:03,376 who are in agreement that Stars Hollow was a better place before Jess got here. 512 00:24:03,622 --> 00:24:06,529 This half of the room gets the tar, the other gets the feathers? 513 00:24:06,744 --> 00:24:09,413 There hasn't been any talk of tar and feathers, although... 514 00:24:09,616 --> 00:24:11,842 Look, I've lived in this town my entire life... 515 00:24:12,030 --> 00:24:13,586 longer than most everybody here. 516 00:24:13,737 --> 00:24:15,610 Beg to differ. I'm five weeks older than you. 517 00:24:15,776 --> 00:24:17,252 That means I've been here longer. 518 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,512 I've never bothered anyone, I've kept to myself... 519 00:24:19,689 --> 00:24:21,041 and I've done the best I could. 520 00:24:21,188 --> 00:24:23,652 I pay my taxes, and I help people when I can. 521 00:24:23,852 --> 00:24:26,804 I haven't pitched in on the decorative, pageantry town stuff... 522 00:24:27,016 --> 00:24:30,559 because it all seems insane to me, but I don't get in the way of that, either! 523 00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:32,632 - What's your point, Luke? - His point is... 524 00:24:32,801 --> 00:24:34,357 - Do you mind? - Be my guest. 525 00:24:34,508 --> 00:24:37,540 - If there's a problem... - And I'm not saying there's a problem. 526 00:24:37,755 --> 00:24:40,264 Right. But if there is, give him time to deal with it... 527 00:24:40,461 --> 00:24:42,176 before you storm his diner. 528 00:24:42,334 --> 00:24:46,206 Right, what I'm dealing with, being a problem that I don't necessarily agree... 529 00:24:46,455 --> 00:24:47,966 that I even have! 530 00:24:48,120 --> 00:24:50,187 - Right. - I didn't get that last part. 531 00:24:50,368 --> 00:24:52,480 Lay off him, because what you're all doing stinks. 532 00:24:52,657 --> 00:24:55,042 I'm done here. I'm done with all of you. 533 00:24:55,238 --> 00:24:58,622 I was gonna stay open later in case anyone wanted to eat after the meeting. 534 00:24:58,860 --> 00:25:00,177 Forget that. 535 00:25:02,565 --> 00:25:04,438 His turkey burgers are very dry. 536 00:25:05,894 --> 00:25:08,166 Well, I must say, that was quite exciting. 537 00:25:08,350 --> 00:25:11,382 A little disturbing. I think the whole town needs a field trip. 538 00:25:11,597 --> 00:25:13,425 - You think Luke's okay? - I think he will be. 539 00:25:13,595 --> 00:25:14,991 Just needs to cool off a little. 540 00:25:15,136 --> 00:25:16,407 I'm gonna go check on Dean. 541 00:25:16,551 --> 00:25:19,106 He's been scraping the outline off the cement for two days. 542 00:25:19,298 --> 00:25:21,603 Good idea. There's nothing like your face on his... 543 00:25:21,796 --> 00:25:23,590 to make the cleaning process go faster. 544 00:25:23,752 --> 00:25:25,978 - She's all yours, Mia. - I'll take her. 545 00:25:26,166 --> 00:25:27,359 Bye, hon. 546 00:25:28,039 --> 00:25:30,708 I am just having the most wonderful time. 547 00:25:31,161 --> 00:25:35,590 And I am so proud of you and Rory. You both have just come so far. 548 00:25:35,907 --> 00:25:37,338 Yeah, we have. 549 00:25:38,030 --> 00:25:39,347 Umm... Mia... 550 00:25:39,987 --> 00:25:43,768 - I need to talk to you about something. - Of course. What is it, honey? 551 00:25:44,940 --> 00:25:48,052 It's really hard, and I should have brought it up ages ago... 552 00:25:48,270 --> 00:25:50,734 but Sookie and I are thinking of making a change. 553 00:25:50,934 --> 00:25:52,127 A change? 554 00:25:52,516 --> 00:25:54,742 We're going to open our own inn. 555 00:25:55,721 --> 00:25:59,344 We've talked about it for a long time, and it seems like the time is right. 556 00:25:59,592 --> 00:26:02,817 I love the Independence Inn, and Sookie loves it, too. 557 00:26:03,047 --> 00:26:05,319 - And we both love you so much. - I know. 558 00:26:05,504 --> 00:26:08,456 But it just feels like something we need to do. 559 00:26:09,707 --> 00:26:11,614 - You hate me. - No, I don't. 560 00:26:11,789 --> 00:26:14,219 I'm letting you down. I'm walking out. Being ungrateful. 561 00:26:14,411 --> 00:26:15,842 Lorelai, stop. 562 00:26:15,993 --> 00:26:19,263 Do you think I was naive enough to think that you'd work for me forever? 563 00:26:19,490 --> 00:26:22,636 You and Sookie have more talent for this business than I do... 564 00:26:22,861 --> 00:26:24,417 and I'm very good. 565 00:26:24,776 --> 00:26:27,161 You're going to open an incredible place. 566 00:26:27,357 --> 00:26:31,661 And if you don't let me help you in any way I can, then I'll be very mad. 567 00:26:31,936 --> 00:26:34,764 Of course we need your help. We'd be lost without your help. 568 00:26:34,974 --> 00:26:39,085 Good. I was just wondering, what's the time frame for this big move? 569 00:26:39,346 --> 00:26:41,810 We're waiting for this perfect location to free up. 570 00:26:42,009 --> 00:26:44,235 But you'll have plenty of notice... 571 00:26:44,424 --> 00:26:46,729 and I'll be there to find replacements and train them. 572 00:26:46,922 --> 00:26:48,909 That's very sweet of you, but I'm wondering... 573 00:26:49,086 --> 00:26:51,197 if you could make it sooner rather than later. 574 00:26:51,375 --> 00:26:52,373 What? 575 00:26:52,500 --> 00:26:56,281 Your leaving gives me the perfect excuse to finally sell the place. 576 00:26:56,537 --> 00:26:57,535 Sell the place? 577 00:26:57,661 --> 00:27:02,123 I get offers all the time, lucrative ones, but I never even considered it because... 578 00:27:02,406 --> 00:27:05,791 Of course I love the inn, but I couldn't do that to you. 579 00:27:06,652 --> 00:27:09,718 And now that you have this big change coming up in your life... 580 00:27:09,940 --> 00:27:12,212 it might be time for one in mine. 581 00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:13,395 Oh. 582 00:27:14,145 --> 00:27:15,815 Good. 583 00:27:15,976 --> 00:27:20,326 - Then it all works out good. - Actually, it's very good. 584 00:27:21,096 --> 00:27:24,684 Okay. Well, good. 585 00:27:25,301 --> 00:27:28,049 [Mellow rock music playing] 586 00:27:45,905 --> 00:27:46,938 Hey. 587 00:27:47,071 --> 00:27:50,137 So, I'm working on the menu for the Duncan wedding. 588 00:27:50,568 --> 00:27:52,317 - I can't read that. - I know. 589 00:27:52,482 --> 00:27:55,548 I had it all typed up neat to begin with, but on the drive to work... 590 00:27:55,771 --> 00:27:58,280 I got an inspiration. I started writing in the new stuff. 591 00:27:58,477 --> 00:28:00,668 And it ain't easy writing and driving. 592 00:28:00,850 --> 00:28:03,882 - I can't read that. What is that? - I can't read that, either. 593 00:28:04,097 --> 00:28:07,401 I'll just get you a new one. How did your talk with Mia go? 594 00:28:07,635 --> 00:28:10,099 Fine. Good. She took it like you said she would: classy. 595 00:28:10,298 --> 00:28:12,728 She is classy. Good. That's a relief. 596 00:28:12,921 --> 00:28:15,227 It's a relief, right? You said she took it good? 597 00:28:15,419 --> 00:28:17,326 - Yes, she did. - But you look upset. 598 00:28:17,500 --> 00:28:20,169 - She's gonna sell the inn. - You're kidding. 599 00:28:20,372 --> 00:28:24,324 She says she gets offers, and this might be fortuitous timing for her. 600 00:28:24,576 --> 00:28:26,563 Well, great. Everybody wins. 601 00:28:26,741 --> 00:28:30,250 That's good. Look happy. Okay, this does not look happy. 602 00:28:30,487 --> 00:28:32,077 I don't understand how she can do this. 603 00:28:32,236 --> 00:28:33,913 - What's the big deal? - The big deal is... 604 00:28:34,025 --> 00:28:35,615 she's not gonna sell it to another Mia. 605 00:28:35,774 --> 00:28:38,363 It's gonna be a big chain, they'll come marching in... 606 00:28:38,563 --> 00:28:41,436 with their business models, and their architects and designers... 607 00:28:41,643 --> 00:28:45,153 change everything, the place will lose all its personality and charm. 608 00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:48,536 I hope they don't, but our place is gonna be full of charm. 609 00:28:48,761 --> 00:28:50,079 You don't care what happens here? 610 00:28:50,219 --> 00:28:53,728 Of course I do. But it's not up to me. I can't control that. 611 00:28:53,965 --> 00:28:56,838 The only thing we can control is what our inn's gonna be like. 612 00:28:57,045 --> 00:28:58,555 - I guess. - You guess what? 613 00:28:58,710 --> 00:29:00,061 - We'll see. - We'll see what? 614 00:29:00,209 --> 00:29:03,911 It's shortsighted to write off this place when we haven't even bought Fran's yet. 615 00:29:04,163 --> 00:29:07,512 - And we don't know if we will. - We don't? Why wouldn't we? 616 00:29:08,991 --> 00:29:10,820 Is this about Fran's life expectancy... 617 00:29:10,990 --> 00:29:14,453 No, Sookie, it's about the fact that we haven't looked at other places. 618 00:29:14,694 --> 00:29:18,645 And we don't know if that's the right one. We have to be very practical about this. 619 00:29:18,899 --> 00:29:21,045 But it's the perfect location. We all said so. 620 00:29:21,230 --> 00:29:24,216 You can't get emotionally attached to our decisions about the inn. 621 00:29:24,435 --> 00:29:26,468 This is business. You've got to stay detached. 622 00:29:26,642 --> 00:29:28,833 But we're all so not detached. 623 00:29:29,513 --> 00:29:31,818 - Do you have another location in mind? - Not really. 624 00:29:32,011 --> 00:29:33,726 Wanna look for a new location? 625 00:29:33,884 --> 00:29:36,950 Yeah, like I have all this time to go looking for other locations. 626 00:29:37,173 --> 00:29:39,206 I don't know. Should we try to buy this place? 627 00:29:39,379 --> 00:29:41,445 This place is five times what we can afford. 628 00:29:41,627 --> 00:29:44,455 - So what do we do? - I don't know. It's on hold, I guess. 629 00:29:44,665 --> 00:29:47,254 It's been on hold for years. We were moving forward. 630 00:29:47,455 --> 00:29:49,760 I'm looking at the economy right now... 631 00:29:49,952 --> 00:29:52,097 and I don't know if the timing's good. 632 00:29:52,283 --> 00:29:55,077 That's not fair because I don't know anything about the economy. 633 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,994 Good you hooked up with me, because it's not looking good. 634 00:29:58,194 --> 00:30:00,068 - Okay, what happened? - What do you mean? 635 00:30:00,233 --> 00:30:02,107 We had a vision, we had a plan. 636 00:30:02,273 --> 00:30:04,419 You're the one that got this ball rolling again... 637 00:30:04,605 --> 00:30:07,671 and then I jump on the ball, we're rolling on the ball together... 638 00:30:07,893 --> 00:30:10,448 then you hopped off the ball, and I'm still on the ball! 639 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:14,989 I'm confused, because I see our vision. And you saw it, too, up until today. 640 00:30:15,261 --> 00:30:17,896 Well, I know you would like things to be simple... 641 00:30:18,091 --> 00:30:20,441 but unfortunately, things are more complicated. 642 00:30:20,630 --> 00:30:22,980 That's why we'd be partners. If something gets heavy... 643 00:30:23,170 --> 00:30:25,123 the other one's there to pick up the slack. 644 00:30:25,293 --> 00:30:28,041 Yes, well, that's great in theory, but I've got to tell you... 645 00:30:28,248 --> 00:30:30,996 my back is aching from all the slack I'm taking up. 646 00:30:31,203 --> 00:30:34,269 - What did I do that's so wrong? - Let's not get into this stuff! 647 00:30:34,492 --> 00:30:36,002 No, get into it! 648 00:30:36,740 --> 00:30:38,932 You're not the most reliable person in the world. 649 00:30:39,113 --> 00:30:41,338 - Or the most punctual. - You've always known that. 650 00:30:41,527 --> 00:30:44,082 But getting into business, it's not so cute. 651 00:30:44,274 --> 00:30:46,659 It could hurt us. You were late for the Fran meeting. 652 00:30:46,855 --> 00:30:49,967 You're constantly changing menus, even after you've started making it. 653 00:30:50,185 --> 00:30:53,409 I don't believe this. Before, it was kudos for attention to detail. 654 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:56,626 - I was "the maestro." - That's fine for an established place... 655 00:30:56,846 --> 00:30:59,071 but you do that at our place, it could wipe us out. 656 00:30:59,260 --> 00:31:01,690 Profit margins in a new business are slim. 657 00:31:01,882 --> 00:31:05,913 - Stop! Now you're talking down to me. - I'm trying to explain. 658 00:31:06,169 --> 00:31:09,632 Yes, and I don't know why you are, but I don't want to start crying... 659 00:31:09,874 --> 00:31:12,258 because it'll give you one more thing to point at... 660 00:31:12,455 --> 00:31:15,646 to say, "She's too emotional and weak to go into business with." 661 00:31:15,868 --> 00:31:16,901 So I'm leaving. 662 00:31:17,034 --> 00:31:20,304 And I'll see you tomorrow, if I can remember to show up. 663 00:31:24,694 --> 00:31:27,124 - I've got to drop by the market. - But it's your day off. 664 00:31:27,316 --> 00:31:28,633 It's to get my paycheck. 665 00:31:28,773 --> 00:31:31,157 If I don't get it by 4:00, Taylor locks it in a safe. 666 00:31:31,354 --> 00:31:32,466 It's on some kind of timer. 667 00:31:32,602 --> 00:31:35,907 When I complain, he lectures me on promptly putting checks in the bank... 668 00:31:36,140 --> 00:31:39,728 and my head hurts from all the nodding I do, even though I don't listen... 669 00:31:39,971 --> 00:31:42,957 - Go. - I'll just be a minute. 670 00:31:48,545 --> 00:31:50,062 Should you be standing here all alone? 671 00:31:50,210 --> 00:31:52,845 - I hear this is a dangerous corner. - I'm fine. 672 00:31:53,124 --> 00:31:55,588 - Feeling succinct today? - Pretty much. 673 00:31:56,246 --> 00:31:58,518 - Did I do something to offend? - Me? No. 674 00:31:58,910 --> 00:32:01,419 - Ask that same question to Luke. - Meaning? 675 00:32:01,616 --> 00:32:04,409 - You've got this whole town down on him. - How did I do that? 676 00:32:04,613 --> 00:32:05,930 You know how. 677 00:32:06,070 --> 00:32:08,262 I'm familiar with the blue-book laws in this town... 678 00:32:08,442 --> 00:32:10,316 you could be talking about a lot of things. 679 00:32:10,482 --> 00:32:12,436 Dropping a gum wrapper, strolling arm in arm... 680 00:32:12,605 --> 00:32:15,433 with a member of the opposite sex on a Sunday. 681 00:32:17,226 --> 00:32:18,782 JESS: What about it? 682 00:32:18,933 --> 00:32:20,806 You did it. The whole town knows you did it. 683 00:32:20,972 --> 00:32:24,401 - They had a meeting about it. - You actually went to that? 684 00:32:24,635 --> 00:32:27,145 Those things are so To Kill a Mockingbird. 685 00:32:27,341 --> 00:32:29,011 Yes, I went, and Luke went. 686 00:32:29,172 --> 00:32:31,160 When he got there, they ganged up on him. 687 00:32:31,337 --> 00:32:33,404 - They all want you gone. - Bummer. 688 00:32:33,585 --> 00:32:37,854 And he's defending you and paying Taylor back for his lettuce losses. 689 00:32:38,122 --> 00:32:41,234 - His what? - Now Luke's a pariah, all because of you. 690 00:32:42,743 --> 00:32:44,810 What a shock. You don't care about any of this. 691 00:32:44,990 --> 00:32:46,500 I didn't say that. 692 00:32:46,655 --> 00:32:49,687 - Go. I'm tired of talking to you. - Fine. 693 00:32:52,108 --> 00:32:54,856 You care nothing about Luke and his feelings! 694 00:32:55,063 --> 00:32:56,210 You got a second wind? 695 00:32:56,354 --> 00:32:59,658 All he does is stick up for you, and all you do is make his life harder! 696 00:32:59,893 --> 00:33:03,402 You have to when you're trying to be Holden Caulfield, but I think it stinks. 697 00:33:03,638 --> 00:33:07,863 Luke has done a lot for my mom and me, and I don't like to see him attacked. 698 00:33:08,135 --> 00:33:09,963 Okay, second wind over. 699 00:33:11,715 --> 00:33:13,304 Didn't know they were hard on him. 700 00:33:13,463 --> 00:33:15,655 I never pegged you as clueless. My mistake. 701 00:33:15,835 --> 00:33:17,981 Okay, I get it. 702 00:33:18,499 --> 00:33:20,169 I do, I get it. 703 00:33:22,953 --> 00:33:25,384 Don't you at least think it was funny? 704 00:33:27,116 --> 00:33:30,659 - That is so not the point. - Yeah, you thought it was funny. 705 00:33:31,070 --> 00:33:32,263 I got it. 706 00:33:33,235 --> 00:33:34,268 Hey. 707 00:33:34,401 --> 00:33:36,274 Dean, I don't think you two have met. 708 00:33:36,441 --> 00:33:38,905 - This is Jess. This is Dean. - Boyfriend? 709 00:33:39,105 --> 00:33:41,410 - Of course. - Sorry. You didn't say. 710 00:33:41,602 --> 00:33:43,316 - How you doing? - Good. 711 00:33:43,642 --> 00:33:44,675 Good. 712 00:33:44,807 --> 00:33:48,509 - Okay, see you around. - Seems to turn out that way, doesn't it? 713 00:33:56,130 --> 00:33:57,481 Is Grandpa still in Akron? 714 00:33:57,628 --> 00:34:00,580 For Akron's sake, I hope he's moved on to Boise. 715 00:34:00,792 --> 00:34:02,348 [Doorbell ringing] 716 00:34:03,497 --> 00:34:06,325 Hi, we're the daughter and the granddaughter. 717 00:34:06,786 --> 00:34:08,898 - You are majorly crabby. - I just have a headache. 718 00:34:09,075 --> 00:34:12,948 Good! Come. It's all done, and it's great. 719 00:34:17,068 --> 00:34:18,066 Ta-da! 720 00:34:19,524 --> 00:34:21,272 EMILY: What do you think? RORY: It's freaky. 721 00:34:21,438 --> 00:34:24,470 - Freaky? - Just seeing me up on the wall like that. 722 00:34:25,227 --> 00:34:27,100 I like it, though. It's good, I guess. 723 00:34:27,266 --> 00:34:29,821 I should take myself out of the judging process. 724 00:34:30,013 --> 00:34:33,159 I think Richard's gonna love it. It's perfect. Don't you think? 725 00:34:33,385 --> 00:34:36,179 - It turned out better than you thought. - Yeah. 726 00:34:36,715 --> 00:34:39,099 Come on. Say a little more than that. 727 00:34:39,296 --> 00:34:42,408 It's great, Mom. It's just a notch below Rembrandt. 728 00:34:42,834 --> 00:34:44,901 You don't have to take that attitude. 729 00:34:45,082 --> 00:34:48,512 I'd light some sparklers and jump up and down, yelling "yay"... 730 00:34:48,745 --> 00:34:51,459 but I'm out of sparklers, and my feet hurt too much to jump. 731 00:34:51,659 --> 00:34:56,360 But next week, when I have more energy, I'll write a love song for the chandelier! 732 00:34:57,362 --> 00:34:58,360 Mom. 733 00:35:03,148 --> 00:35:07,372 How dare you walk away from me when I'm being a world-class jerk to you? 734 00:35:08,392 --> 00:35:11,424 - The painting's great, Mom, really. - Thank you. 735 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:13,071 I really like it. 736 00:35:13,222 --> 00:35:16,015 It's so natural that she's reading, which is great. 737 00:35:16,219 --> 00:35:20,284 She's not sitting next to a goose, which is good, and Dad is gonna love it. 738 00:35:20,547 --> 00:35:22,296 It's a good thing you did here. 739 00:35:22,463 --> 00:35:26,652 You can be so harsh, and I don't know where it comes from, or what I've done. 740 00:35:26,917 --> 00:35:29,472 - You did nothing. - I must have done something. 741 00:35:29,663 --> 00:35:31,855 It's just been a bad week. 742 00:35:32,286 --> 00:35:36,034 Sookie and I were moving forward with plans to open our inn... 743 00:35:36,365 --> 00:35:37,637 and we had a huge fight. 744 00:35:37,780 --> 00:35:40,244 We've never had a huge fight, let alone a fight. 745 00:35:40,445 --> 00:35:43,716 Awful things were said. It started when Mia showed up for a visit... 746 00:35:43,941 --> 00:35:45,928 and I told her about our plans. 747 00:35:46,106 --> 00:35:50,217 She's talking about selling the Independence Inn, and it wigged me out. 748 00:35:50,477 --> 00:35:52,430 It's stupid. I don't know. 749 00:35:52,932 --> 00:35:55,964 But it was our home for so long, mine and Rory's. 750 00:35:56,346 --> 00:35:59,014 It's just weird to think that it wouldn't be there... 751 00:35:59,218 --> 00:36:02,250 and Mia wouldn't be there, and I wouldn't be there. 752 00:36:02,798 --> 00:36:06,546 And I just got very upset. Anyway, I'm rambling. 753 00:36:08,293 --> 00:36:10,405 The painting is really great. 754 00:36:12,747 --> 00:36:14,734 Will you accept my apology? 755 00:36:15,661 --> 00:36:18,454 Yes, I will. I've had bad days, too. 756 00:36:19,699 --> 00:36:22,288 - Thank you. - We should get back to Rory. 757 00:36:26,608 --> 00:36:29,640 - Okay, I'm pretty much done. - Thanks for doing this. 758 00:36:29,856 --> 00:36:32,524 I didn't want the rain to destroy your beautiful huppah... 759 00:36:32,728 --> 00:36:36,157 I looked in the yellow pages, and didn't see a huppah waterproof er listing. 760 00:36:36,391 --> 00:36:38,536 How about huppah-goat-figure repairman? 761 00:36:38,722 --> 00:36:39,949 - Gilbert. - What? 762 00:36:40,095 --> 00:36:42,650 We named the goat Gilbert. He's headless. Can you fix him? 763 00:36:42,843 --> 00:36:44,996 Yeah, I got some glue here. I can fix him. 764 00:36:45,008 --> 00:36:45,352 Good. 765 00:36:45,549 --> 00:36:46,900 I'll make some tea. 766 00:36:47,047 --> 00:36:49,840 So, Sookie stopped at the diner this morning. 767 00:36:50,044 --> 00:36:53,076 I asked her how your plans were going at the new inn. 768 00:36:53,290 --> 00:36:56,356 She awkwardly changed the subject to women's basketball. 769 00:36:56,579 --> 00:36:58,725 She's never shown much interest in sports before. 770 00:36:58,910 --> 00:37:00,057 What's going on with that? 771 00:37:00,201 --> 00:37:02,869 Women's basketball is getting super popular. 772 00:37:03,073 --> 00:37:06,219 That's good, I think. The tall girls need an outlet. 773 00:37:06,444 --> 00:37:08,953 We had a fight. A big, humongous fight. 774 00:37:09,150 --> 00:37:11,659 - She's never gonna speak to me again. - What happened? 775 00:37:11,856 --> 00:37:15,523 I just flat-out panicked about the enormity of what we were getting into... 776 00:37:15,769 --> 00:37:19,198 and it clobbered me, and I clobbered Sookie. I'm such a jerk. 777 00:37:19,432 --> 00:37:21,816 - If I cry, will it freak you out? - Totally. 778 00:37:22,013 --> 00:37:23,841 - If I whimper? - How about you suck it up? 779 00:37:24,011 --> 00:37:26,679 - I'll try. - You're as ready as you've ever been. 780 00:37:26,883 --> 00:37:28,076 Oh, Luke. 781 00:37:28,298 --> 00:37:31,012 Do not underestimate the total lack of confidence... 782 00:37:31,213 --> 00:37:32,359 I have in my abilities. 783 00:37:32,503 --> 00:37:35,172 You're the most confident person I know, obnoxiously so. 784 00:37:35,375 --> 00:37:37,090 - Thank you. - I mean in a good way. 785 00:37:37,249 --> 00:37:41,200 - You're good at what you do. - I'm good at doing what I have to do. 786 00:37:41,452 --> 00:37:43,167 When I had to get a job, I got it. 787 00:37:43,326 --> 00:37:45,359 When I had to find a house, I got it. 788 00:37:45,531 --> 00:37:47,677 When I had to get Rory into Chilton, I did it. 789 00:37:47,863 --> 00:37:49,850 But I don't have to leave the Independence Inn. 790 00:37:50,027 --> 00:37:51,901 I don't have to go into business for myself. 791 00:37:52,067 --> 00:37:53,737 I don't have to walk out on that limb... 792 00:37:53,899 --> 00:37:56,931 - and risk everything I've worked for. - Don't do it. 793 00:37:57,562 --> 00:37:59,196 - What? - Just stay where you are. 794 00:37:59,352 --> 00:38:01,464 What is this, reverse psychology? 795 00:38:01,642 --> 00:38:04,106 No, just stay at the inn. You're happy there. 796 00:38:04,305 --> 00:38:06,814 - So you think I can't hack it? - Of course you can hack it. 797 00:38:07,011 --> 00:38:09,148 Great, lip service. That's what I need. 798 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,519 If I start to cry, will that freak you out? 799 00:38:11,797 --> 00:38:14,352 I couldn't stay where I am if I wanted. 800 00:38:14,545 --> 00:38:16,452 Mia is selling the inn... 801 00:38:17,043 --> 00:38:19,757 and that hit me hard, too, maybe harder than the other thing. 802 00:38:19,956 --> 00:38:21,388 I'm gonna be without a home. 803 00:38:21,538 --> 00:38:23,173 What do you mean? This is your home. 804 00:38:23,329 --> 00:38:27,030 No, I mean a home-home, a memory home. 805 00:38:28,115 --> 00:38:30,624 The inn is where Rory took her first step. 806 00:38:30,821 --> 00:38:32,774 It's where I took my first step. 807 00:38:32,944 --> 00:38:35,453 It's more of a home to me than my parents' house ever was. 808 00:38:35,649 --> 00:38:38,874 You're scared, like everybody else when they're taking on something big. 809 00:38:39,105 --> 00:38:41,296 What does everybody do to get through this feeling? 810 00:38:41,478 --> 00:38:45,906 They run in the back, throw up, pass out, then smack their head on the floor. 811 00:38:46,182 --> 00:38:48,135 I did that on the morning I opened the diner. 812 00:38:48,304 --> 00:38:50,450 There is no button to push to get you through this. 813 00:38:50,635 --> 00:38:54,780 You've just got to jump in and be scared and stick with it until it gets fun. 814 00:38:55,173 --> 00:38:58,046 - How long till the diner got fun? - About a year. 815 00:38:58,253 --> 00:39:00,607 And there's no button? Can I pull a lever? 816 00:39:00,619 --> 00:39:00,888 No. 817 00:39:01,083 --> 00:39:02,151 - Turn a knob? - No. 818 00:39:02,291 --> 00:39:04,403 - You just jump? - You just jump. 819 00:39:05,455 --> 00:39:07,839 - I want to do it. - You should do it. 820 00:39:08,493 --> 00:39:09,639 Check it out. 821 00:39:09,783 --> 00:39:12,418 - Gilbert, you're not worse for the wear. - I'll reattach him. 822 00:39:12,613 --> 00:39:14,090 How did this happen, anyway? 823 00:39:14,237 --> 00:39:16,224 Something must've smacked into it with a hedger. 824 00:39:16,402 --> 00:39:20,104 Well, now no one will ever know. Women's basketball is in season. 825 00:39:20,356 --> 00:39:22,229 You might want to run that news past Sookie. 826 00:39:22,396 --> 00:39:24,191 Maybe you can go to a game or something. 827 00:39:24,352 --> 00:39:27,338 Yeah, or something. Thanks. 828 00:39:33,802 --> 00:39:35,028 Hi. 829 00:39:35,175 --> 00:39:36,173 Hi. 830 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:40,747 Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, stuffing: comfort food? 831 00:39:40,962 --> 00:39:42,835 It would be good with the weather changing. 832 00:39:43,002 --> 00:39:45,511 If you don't think it's right, I can make something else. 833 00:39:45,707 --> 00:39:50,011 Although I'm on-schedule and on-budget, so a change would throw things off. 834 00:39:50,285 --> 00:39:52,477 No, everything looks great. 835 00:39:54,990 --> 00:39:56,660 - Sookie. - Yeah? 836 00:39:57,279 --> 00:39:59,425 I'm sorry about what happened. 837 00:39:59,694 --> 00:40:02,158 I said stupid things, and I said them for reasons... 838 00:40:02,357 --> 00:40:05,105 that have nothing to do with you, I hate myself for doing it... 839 00:40:05,312 --> 00:40:07,027 and I know you do, too, and I am sorry. 840 00:40:07,186 --> 00:40:08,980 - It's okay. - No, it isn't. 841 00:40:09,142 --> 00:40:11,811 You are a brilliant chef and to do things differently... 842 00:40:12,014 --> 00:40:13,967 from how you do them now is ridiculous. 843 00:40:14,137 --> 00:40:17,089 You don't tell a great violinist to hold his bow differently. 844 00:40:17,301 --> 00:40:20,969 You don't tell a great cymbal player to crash his cymbals differently. 845 00:40:21,214 --> 00:40:24,087 - There are great cymbal players? - Theoretically. 846 00:40:24,294 --> 00:40:27,757 - Okay, well, it's okay. - I want to go ahead with our plans. 847 00:40:27,999 --> 00:40:30,429 Forget my freakout. Pretend it didn't happen. 848 00:40:30,622 --> 00:40:32,256 Let's move forward. 849 00:40:33,452 --> 00:40:36,404 - You don't want to move forward? - I do, but I need your promise... 850 00:40:36,616 --> 00:40:38,966 - you're not gonna lose it on me again. - I promise. 851 00:40:39,155 --> 00:40:41,539 'Cause I couldn't take losing a business partner... 852 00:40:41,736 --> 00:40:44,768 and my best friend in one fell swoop. It'd be too much. 853 00:40:45,398 --> 00:40:48,033 I will place my hand on whatever you want and swear... 854 00:40:48,230 --> 00:40:51,216 that you can trust that I will not lose confidence in our dream. 855 00:40:51,434 --> 00:40:54,262 That's enough. I know you don't like to put your hand on things. 856 00:40:54,473 --> 00:40:56,143 We're gonna give it our best shot. 857 00:40:56,305 --> 00:40:57,861 And if we go down after two years... 858 00:40:58,012 --> 00:41:00,998 It'll be the most exciting two years of our lives. 859 00:41:01,217 --> 00:41:02,444 MAN: How about antiques? 860 00:41:02,590 --> 00:41:04,702 Absolutely. It's the best place for antiques. 861 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,072 Michel will have a map for you if you need it. 862 00:41:07,252 --> 00:41:08,524 Thank you. 863 00:41:09,084 --> 00:41:11,309 - Hello. Can I help you? - No, thank you. I just... 864 00:41:11,499 --> 00:41:12,497 Yes? 865 00:41:13,746 --> 00:41:16,415 I just wanted to meet the woman who helped raise my daughter. 866 00:41:16,619 --> 00:41:19,083 - Emily. - Yes, I'm Emily Gilmore. 867 00:41:19,283 --> 00:41:22,030 I've wanted to meet you, too, for a very long time. 868 00:41:22,238 --> 00:41:24,350 - That's nice. - Would you like to sit down? 869 00:41:24,527 --> 00:41:27,718 - Have lunch with me, won't you? - No, thank you. 870 00:41:28,690 --> 00:41:31,359 You have a lovely place here. It's a beautiful hotel. 871 00:41:31,562 --> 00:41:35,593 - Not a home, but still a beautiful hotel. - Sometimes home is where your hat is. 872 00:41:35,850 --> 00:41:38,677 - Or where your family is. - Yes, that, too. 873 00:41:39,763 --> 00:41:41,114 You sure you don't want some tea? 874 00:41:41,261 --> 00:41:43,453 Tea usually makes things like this less awkward. 875 00:41:43,633 --> 00:41:45,065 There's things to hold and stir. 876 00:41:45,215 --> 00:41:47,521 - I don't know why I came here. - You wanted to meet me. 877 00:41:47,713 --> 00:41:49,508 After all these years, it makes no sense. 878 00:41:49,670 --> 00:41:52,463 - I expected you to come eventually. - Did you? 879 00:41:52,791 --> 00:41:56,016 And what did you expect to say to me when I did come? 880 00:41:56,289 --> 00:41:58,639 When Lorelai showed up on my porch that day... 881 00:41:58,828 --> 00:42:01,973 with a tiny baby in her arms, I thought to myself: 882 00:42:02,199 --> 00:42:03,913 "What if this were my daughter..." 883 00:42:04,072 --> 00:42:07,377 "And she was cold and scared and needed a place to live?" 884 00:42:07,694 --> 00:42:09,443 "What would I want for her?" 885 00:42:09,608 --> 00:42:11,959 And then I thought, "I'd want her to find somebody..." 886 00:42:12,148 --> 00:42:15,533 "To take her in and make her safe and help her find her way." 887 00:42:15,769 --> 00:42:17,165 That's funny. 888 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:21,227 I would've wanted her to find someone who would send her home. 889 00:42:22,139 --> 00:42:23,535 I have to go. 890 00:42:23,761 --> 00:42:26,270 I'd appreciate if you didn't mention this to Lorelai. 891 00:42:26,467 --> 00:42:27,614 I won't. 892 00:42:33,918 --> 00:42:36,632 Do you have pictures? From back then? 893 00:42:37,373 --> 00:42:39,645 I'll send you a boxful tomorrow. 894 00:42:41,703 --> 00:42:42,974 Thank you. 895 00:42:48,654 --> 00:42:51,368 Man, it's such a relief to have that Sookie thing fixed. 896 00:42:51,567 --> 00:42:54,202 - I hate fighting with friends. - That's what enemies are for. 897 00:42:54,399 --> 00:42:55,955 God knows we have our share of those. 898 00:42:56,105 --> 00:42:58,297 People who eat crunchy food with their mouths open. 899 00:42:58,478 --> 00:42:59,874 People who dog-ear library books. 900 00:43:00,018 --> 00:43:02,607 - People who spit when they talk. - You got me in the eye! 901 00:43:02,807 --> 00:43:04,681 - You totally did. - You're full of it. 902 00:43:04,846 --> 00:43:05,914 Luke, where's my toast? 903 00:43:06,054 --> 00:43:09,245 It's gonna take a while. My big toaster's broken, so I got stuck... 904 00:43:09,467 --> 00:43:12,613 with just this dinky one. How did that happen? 905 00:43:12,838 --> 00:43:14,950 - You're gonna break that. - It was broken before. 906 00:43:15,128 --> 00:43:16,126 It must've got better. 907 00:43:16,253 --> 00:43:18,206 Inanimate objects don't usually get better. 908 00:43:18,376 --> 00:43:20,124 - Did you fix this? - Please. 909 00:43:20,706 --> 00:43:23,420 I have no idea what you're babbling about. I don't fix things. 910 00:43:23,620 --> 00:43:25,766 - But yesterday... - I've got school.