Audrey: Maybe she met someone. Come on. Come on. Dawson is sitting on the end of the pier just looking out into the creek, when his mother comes walking down to join him.] Does this sort of thing usually work with the ladies? Gale: She took her first steps the other day. Jen, Dawson has inherited a stubborn streak a mile long from his father. Jen: Has he told you about this, um, film school in Boston that he's been looking into? Jen: Thanks. Joey is in the hallway going from one posting board to another looking for her grades in her classes. Joey: of course he ended up with her. Loser has to pay the tab. No, Dawson, until you can start waking up every day and thinking about yourself, I don't think you're ever gonna be able to... Be in a relationship and go to school and begin the life that you deserve to have. Right now. Several notes. What an annoyance. [Audience screams]
[Dawson's Bedroom. [Joey's eyes light up]
Joey: You're going back to Boston? [Motorcycle engine starts]
Plan: A: Dawson's first day; Q: What day does Dawson's new film school arrive? A: an acquaintance; Q: What is Oliver's relationship to Dawson? A: the Hooksett festival; Q: Where did Oliver meet Dawson? A: no time; Q: How much time did Oliver waste in asking Dawson to direct a movie he wrote? A: the script; Q: What did Dawson start giving notes to Oliver on? A: Jen's incentive; Q: What is the reason Dawson accepts the job? A: problems; Q: What does Jen have of her own? A: happiness; Q: What is Jen's current state of? A: the sharp-tongued, edgy advice; Q: What advice does Jen have to go back to? A: Jack; Q: Who is on academic probation? A: a fight; Q: What happens when Jack has too many drinks? A: his fraternity brothers; Q: Who does Jack get into a fight with after drinking too much? Summary: Dawson's first day in his new film school arrives. Oliver (an acquaintance from the Hooksett festival) starts showing him around and wastes no time in asking Dawson to direct a movie he wrote. Reluctant to direct someone else's work, Dawson starts giving notes to Oliver on the script, and ends up accepting the job, thanks to Jen's incentive. Jen has problems of her own. Her current state of happiness from her relationship with Dawson is reflecting in her on-air performance. Now she has to go back to the sharp-tongued, edgy advice she used to give instead of the romantic, love-themed offerings. Elsewhere, Jack is on academic probation. Irritated, he goes out and has a few too many drinks, which results in a fight with his fraternity brothers.