Anna: Well, there's only one way to find out. Brooks.] Dawson: Doesn't make sense. Dawson: To keep waiting. I mean, they'll take care of one another. Is he-- is he too intelligent? Jen is sitting on the floor by the open refrigerator, with several empty tiny liquor bottles lying on the floor, when Jack comes in.] Night. Students are getting ready to get on to a bus for the Senior Ski trip and Gretchen has just dropped off Joey and Pacey at the Bus.] You've got a lot going on in your head right now. [ Turns to her friends.] [Scene: Jack and Jen's room. [Scene: The Ski Resort. [Takes a key for himself, then gives the keys back to the aide.]
Plan: A: the ski trip; Q: What is Dawson on while the rest of the class is on? A: Dawson; Q: Who stays behind to care for Brooks? A: a near-death Brooks; Q: What is Dawson caring for? A: a life or death decision; Q: What is Dawson asked to make? A: the senior trip; Q: What trip doesn't go as planned? A: The evening; Q: What takes an unexpected romantic turn for best friends Jack and Jen? A: Joey; Q: Who does Pacey finally take their relationship to the next level with? A: the cold night; Q: What do Pacey and Joey find ways to keep warm on? Summary: While the rest of the class is on the ski trip, Dawson stays behind to care for a near-death Brooks, but he is overwhelmed when he is asked to make a life or death decision. Meanwhile, there's a lot more than skiing going on when the senior trip doesn't go exactly as planned. The evening takes an unexpectedly romantic turn for best friends Jack and Jen, while Pacey and Joey find their own ways to keep warm on the cold night, finally taking their relationship to the next level.