LORELAI: Jackson. JACKSON: Sookie, I'm home. LORELAI: Christopher? [excitedly hops to her feet]
LORELAI: Ah. [ she walks out of the room ]
CUT TO RORY'S YALE DORM - COMMON ROOM
[Rory seated on sofa, reading a newspaper. RORY: Tell me again why you're fasting for Ramadan. When I write about Ramadan, I experience Ramadan. LORELAI: But not just at Luke's -- on the phone at Luke's, and it's all perfectly legal because I'm on the diner's phone. Get. LORELAI: Fine, I'll take her. LUKE: Have some coffee, T.J.
[T.J. helps himself to a donut under the serving lid]
T.J.: And a cruller to cut the bitterness 'cause sometimes -- no offense -- I find your coffee a little bitter. But seriously, you should come by. EMILY: I think it's time for me to date. EMILY: I want to go on a date. You were supposed to make her want to get back together with Grandpa! Have a sit. This is as much a surprise to me as it is to you. She senses the tension.] Michel has been obsessed with these guests who he swears are the notorious Bathrobe Bandits from the Independence Inn -- at least the moles match - [both Rory and Chris listen silently] so apparently, they were checking out, and Michel stopped them and demanded they open their suitcases, and they refused, so he grabs the guy's suitcase and starts tearing through all of his stuff, which, of course, went over really well. RORY: Did you call him and invite him to lunch? LORELAI: I lied to my kid, Sookie. He's having sympathy mood swings. LUKE: Christopher? LORELAI: Who is Simon McLane? Indistinct conversation. MISS PATTY: The town meeting is now in session. It seems to be at the end of the meal. LUKE: Oh, by the way... it's fine about lunch. LUKE: You having lunch with Christopher -- I just want you to know I'm fine with it. PARIS: It's for me. Do you want to have some? I'm going to Marty's. [Closes her workbook and leans back]
MARTY: I second that. She looks around. Camera angle changes to show her looking around a large empty house.
Plan: A: Jackson; Q: Who is the soul of patience as Sookie suffers from mood swings and pregnancy food cravings? A: Ramadan; Q: What holiday does Paris fast for? A: her writing; Q: What is Paris trying to bring authenticity to? A: Lorelai; Q: Who feels guilty for lying to Rory about Luke's reaction to the lunch date? A: Michel; Q: Who nearly gets arrested for foiling the bathrobe bandits? A: his plan; Q: What does Michel persist with to foil the bathrobe bandits? A: a reluctant Lorelai; Q: Who does Emily call for advice when she decides to start dating again? A: Selectman; Q: What is Jackson's job title? A: a ruse; Q: What does Miss Patty resort to to get Jackson to preside over the town meeting? A: the Inn; Q: Where does Lorelai invite Christopher to lunch? A: a heated argument; Q: What happens when Lorelai and Rory's tension erupts? A: Lorelai's earshot; Q: Where is the argument between Christopher and Rory out of? A: Luke; Q: Who helps T.J. with plumbing problems at the new house? A: her date; Q: What does Emily have a wonderful time on, but bursts into tears when she looks around her empty home at the end of? A: indifference; Q: What does Luke pretend to be when Lorelai tells him about the lunch date? A: Marty's timing; Q: What is off by mere seconds when he attempts to ask Rory out on a date? Summary: Jackson is the soul of patience as Sookie suffers from mood swings and pregnancy food cravings; Paris' decision to fast for Ramadan to bring authenticity to her writing takes its toll on Rory and Marty; against Lorelai's advice, Michel persists with his plan to foil the bathrobe bandits and nearly gets arrested; Emily decides to start dating again, and calls on a reluctant Lorelai for advice; Jackson is so overwhelmed by his duties as Selectman that Miss Patty is forced to resort to a ruse to get him to preside over the town meeting; Lorelai invites Christopher to lunch at the Inn and decides to surprise Rory by inviting her as well, but it's Lorelai who's surprised by the tension between father and daughter, which erupts into a heated argument out of Lorelai's earshot; Lorelai feels guilty for lying to Rory when her daughter asks about Luke's reaction to the lunch date with Christopher; Luke helps T.J. with some plumbing problems at the new house; Emily appears to have a wonderful time on her date, but bursts into tears when she looks around her empty home at the end of the date; Luke feigns indifference when Lorelai finally tells him about lunch with Christopher, but hints at some ambivalence during a later conversation with T.J.; Marty's timing is off by mere seconds when he attempts to ask Rory out on a date.