And now that Christopher's got his life together, it's with her and not you. CHRISTOPHER: Hello Emily. CHRISTOPHER: Right, Max. CUT TO LORELAI'S HOUSE
[Lorelai and Rory rush through the front door]
LORELAI: You get the living room, I'll get the kitchen! Christopher, this is a surprise! EMILY: Christopher gets his life together with that woman. EMILY: Christopher! He's always been crazy about you but you've always kept him at arms length. I'm on a little business trip here and I thought I'd call and check in on Rory. LORELAI: For the most part. LORELAI: She freaked out that you were with Sherry, can you believe that? LORELAI: You should know as well as I that when it comes to Emily Gilmore, it's never simple. RORY: Okay, word speed isn't everything. RORY: So it ended up okay? SHERRY: And he really wants me to bond with her too. SHERRY: And that's okay with you? She sees Brad sitting across from her]
RORY: Brad, hi. There they are. Um, listen, I just wanted to tell you that Sherry just asked me if she could go out with you tonight just the two of you, and she sort of trapped me into saying that I could get you out of the Friday night dinner, which she knew all about. Why? You know, Sherry had a really good time last night.
Plan: A: Christopher; Q: Who comes to town on a business trip? A: Sherry; Q: Who is Christopher's girlfriend? A: Friday night; Q: When does Sherry want to bond with Rory? A: Lorelai; Q: Who does Emily blame for keeping Christopher at arms length? A: the Gilmore; Q: What is the name of the family that has a Friday night dinner? A: cocktails; Q: What do Emily and Lorelai drink when they talk about Christopher? A: a meltdown; Q: What does Emily have when she finds out about Sherry? A: the kitchen; Q: Where does Emily go after she finds out about Sherry? A: her mother's words; Q: What does Lorelai mull over? A: Max; Q: Who was Lorelai's ex-fiance? A: Lorelai's romantic life; Q: What does Christopher refuse to accept responsibility for? Summary: Christopher comes to town on a business trip with his girlfriend Sherry in tow. Since Sherry and Christopher's relationship is getting serious, Sherry wants to begin bonding with Rory -- on Friday night. Without consulting Emily, Lorelai excuses Rory from the Gilmore Friday night dinner, and takes Christopher with her instead. When Emily finds out about Sherry over cocktails, she has a meltdown and rushes off to the kitchen. Lorelai follows her there and finds out that Emily has always envisioned that Lorelai and Christopher would end up together. Now that she sees that this isn't going to happen, Emily blames Lorelai for always keeping him, and everyone else, at arms length. After mulling over her mother's words, the next morning Lorelai tells Christopher that she's always thought that they would get back together, too, and that's why she's never had a relationship that lasted, including the one with Max. Christopher gets very angry, refusing to accept the responsibility for the way Lorelai's romantic life has turned out.