EMILY: Yes. Hey, what time's your first class? I'm here to help you with your costumes. LORELAI: A catering company. LORELAI: And use. OPEN AT YALE DORM
[There's a knock on the door of Rory's suite. RICHARD: He wants to be my business partner. RICHARD: You want to become my partner. RORY: No themes. SOOKIE: About a week. She grabs the cordless phone, and as she sits down on the couch, it rings]
LORELAI: [answers phone] They burnt my fries, forgot to give me an extra side of barbecue sauce, the jeep is making that crunchy sound again, and I have to spend my evening making elf ears for Aaron Thompson's Lord of the Rings party. [Rory walks into her suite to find the common room completely redecorated]
RORY: Tanna?
Plan: A: the inn; Q: What do Lorelai and Sookie want to open? A: caterers; Q: What do Lorelai and Sookie decide to become on the side? A: Yale; Q: Where does Rory go to school? A: class; Q: What did Rory return from to find Emily had redecorated their common room? A: their common room; Q: What does Emily redecorate for Rory when he returns from class? A: a proposal; Q: What does Richard ponder to take on a new business partner? Summary: To help meet the expenses of opening the inn, Lorelai and Sookie decide to become caterers on the side, with their first assignment being a "Lord of the Rings" theme party. At Yale, Rory returns from class to find that Emily has redecorated their common room. Meanwhile, Richard ponders a proposal to take on a new business partner.