A lot of the people are dancing with the drag queens. Andie: Why? But not like that. But the point is, the heart is a fragile thing. Dawson: Hah. Dawson: I wonder where Jen is. Gail: Honey, I need an escort. Gail: How does a mother tell a son, whom she's supposed to be teaching to dream, that she failed at her own? He comes into the house to discover his mother in the kitchen.] Henry and Jen come in and Henrys is calling to her, but she isn't hearing him.] Henry: So, should we wait for the waters to calm or just dive right into the party planning? Joey: Andie, is that you? Joey: Well, it's the truth. Not now. Pacey: Some of them do have wives and children to get home to. So who was the girl? When Andie enters carrying a box.] [Mitch looks kind of disappointed.] [Pacey punch him and Rob's friends grab him to stop him.]
Plan: A: Dawson; Q: Who attends the homecoming event as an escort for his mother? A: Jen; Q: Who is reluctant to plan a big homecoming event? A: the truth; Q: What does Dawson struggle with telling Jen about Eve? A: Eve; Q: Who has left town? A: Capeside; Q: Where does Dawson's mother return to? A: Henry; Q: Who persuaded Jen to plan a big homecoming event? A: friends; Q: What is Henry's relationship to the host of the homecoming event? A: the party; Q: What does Jen ask Henry to be her date to? A: his advances; Q: What does Jen reject from Henry? A: a former homecoming queen; Q: What is Dawson's mother's career? A: career difficulties; Q: What is Dawson's mother having? A: Andie; Q: Who accuses Joey of sabotaging her reunion with Pacey? A: two; Q: How many girls bond when Andie realizes Joey is not to blame for Pacey's failure to reunite? Summary: Dawson struggles with whether or not to tell Jen the truth about Eve, who has by now left town. Later, his mother returns to Capeside, but it isn't initially clear why. Jen is reluctant to plan a big homecoming event, but is persuaded to get involved by Henry who is friends with the host of the event. She repays him by asking him to be her date to the party, but later disappoints him when she rejects his advances. Dawson also attends the event as an escort for his mother, a former homecoming queen, and accidentally discovers that she is having career difficulties. Andie accuses Joey of sabotaging her chances of a reunion with Pacey, but the two girls end up bonding when Andie realises Joey is not to blame.