EMILY: It just showed up in our yard yesterday morning. LORELAI [sighs]: Try to find mats. LORELAI: Christopher's father died? LORELAI: When did he tell you? LUKE: Well then they're very easily amused. RICHARD: Dog! RICHARD: Well, where are you? RORY: I came to see Dad because he came to school yesterday, wanted to make amends and have breakfast, but I blew him off, even after he told me that his dad was sick. She looks up at the leak and sighs.] Teachers sure talk a lot here at Yale. With tequila. [She takes a violent swipe at the snow on the Jeep.]
Plan: A: Yale; Q: Where does Christopher show up to make peace with Rory? A: Lorelai; Q: Who spends the evening with Christopher? A: Christopher's father; Q: Who just died? A: his place; Q: Where does Lorelai spend the evening with Christopher? A: Emily & Richard; Q: Who are briefly reconciled? A: a lost dog; Q: What do Emily and Richard find and take in? Summary: Wanting to make peace with Rory, Christopher shows up at Yale, but she brushes off his attempt at compromise. When Lorelai learns that Christopher's father just died, she spends the evening at his place trying to comfort him, then disdains to tell Luke the truth about where she was. Also, Emily & Richard are briefly reconciled when they find and take in a lost dog.