CUT TO LORELAI'S LIVING ROOM
[Lorelai is upstairs, Rory's in her bedroom. Come on, how many chances does a guy have to go to a Stars Hollow High winter carnival, right? Come on. DEAN: She's not hungry. DEAN: So I decided to do more. EMILY: However, today he came in and changed his mind, so I expect the two of you at eight. FRANCIE: The supplementary student council meeting, silly. I have to get back. JESS: Let's be friends? PARIS: His mother bought me a present. Paris canceled this meeting and 
MR. HUNTER: I know, Rory, but Francie approached me and said there was an issue that she had planned to discuss at the meeting today, and it has a bit of a ticking clock on it. RICHARD: Hmm. RORY: Come on, let's go to the carnival. RORY: How we keep randomly bumping into each other like this. RORY: Jamie's a lucky man. RORY: That's Jess. Running into them was a total coincidence. She was off yet again with the mystery man. They follow her back to the living room.] Who? [Dean and his sister walk toward them]
CLARA: Rory!
Plan: A: Lorelai's grandmother; Q: Who moves back to Hartford on Richard's birthday? A: a tizzy; Q: What does Emily get into when Lorelai's grandmother moves back to Hartford? A: Lorelai's advice; Q: What did Emily follow to help her mother-in-law? A: Rory; Q: Who declares war on Francie? A: the Student Council; Q: What group does Francie pull a runaround on Paris with? A: love; Q: What does Paris find herself in after spending Christmas with Jamie's family? A: Christmas vacation; Q: When does Paris fall in love with Jamie? A: Dean; Q: Who does Jess get alone at the carnival and tell he's wise to his plans to get Rory back? A: friends; Q: What do Dean and Rory decide to be again? A: the Stars Hollow High Winter Carnival; Q: What event does Jess initially decline to attend? A: his mind; Q: What does Jess change after he runs into Dean and Clara? A: Clara; Q: Who is Dean's sister? Summary: Lorelai's grandmother arrives in Hartford unexpectedly on Richard's birthday and announces that she's moving back, throwing Emily into a tizzy until she follows Lorelai's advice on how to manage her mother-in-law; Rory declares war on Francie after she pulls a runaround on Paris with the Student Council; Paris finds herself in love after spending Christmas vacation with Jamie's family; after Rory and Dean bump into each other a few times, they decide to be friends again; Jess initially declines Rory's offer to attend the Stars Hollow High Winter Carnival, but changes his mind after they run into Dean and his sister Clara, who invites Rory to join them; Jess gets Dean alone at the carnival and lets him know that he's wise to his plans to get Rory back.