* *Cut to Mitch cooking pancakes in the Leery house and Gail walks into the kitchen and is surprised to see him. *Cut to Ty putting ribbon on Dawson's present. How out of hand? Cut to Andie, Dawson, and Pacey at a club. *Pacey raises an eyebrow. *Pacey walks off and the waitress comes to their table. [SCENE_BREAK]
*Cut to Pacey, Andie, and Dawson at the bar, Andie and Dawson are obviously drunk. Jen: That's a load of crap. *They laugh. *
Dawson: SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *Dawson and Andie head for another room and Joey walks up to Pacey. Dawson starts laughing hysterically. *Joey leaves and Jack follows her out.
Plan: A: her therapist's advice; Q: What did Dawson and Andie follow on the night of Dawson's 16th birthday? A: a blues bar; Q: Where do Dawson and Andie go to celebrate Dawson's birthday? A: Pacey; Q: Who is unaware that Dawson and Andie are drinking? A: the Leery house; Q: Where is Joey planning a surprise party for Dawson? A: Joey; Q: Who is putting together a surprise party for Dawson? A: a few surprises; Q: What does Jack have planned for Dawson? A: their potentially irreconcilable differences; Q: What do Jen and Ty face up to? A: a decision; Q: What do Gail and Mitch come to about how to raise their son in light of their separation? Summary: On the night of Dawson's 16th birthday, Dawson and Andie follow her therapist's advice and throw themselves into an unabashed night of recklessness. They arrive at a blues bar, and unbeknownst to Pacey, Andie and Dawson start drinking. Meanwhile, back at the Leery house, Joey is putting together a surprise party for Dawson, and Jack has a few surprises of his own. Jen and Ty face up to their potentially irreconcilable differences, and Gail and Mitch come to a decision about how to raise their son in light of their separation.