A memory home. And Luke went. And we've never had a huge fight, let alone a fight, and awful things were said and it all started when Mia showed up for a visit and I told her about our plans and she's talking about selling the Independence Inn and it just wigged me out a little. Any job.' CUT TO INDEPENDENCE INN KITCHEN
[Sookie is at the stove cooking as Lorelai walks over to her.] CUT TO INDEPENDENCE INN KITCHEN
[Sookie is cooking while Lorelai talks to her.] CUT TO LOBBY
[Mia is talking to a man as Emily walks into the inn.] CUT TO LUKE'S DINER
[Luke is at the counter fixing a toaster as Lorelai, Rory and Mia walk in]
MIA: Look at this place, it's exactly the same. CUT TO OUTSIDE DOOSE'S MARKET
[A crowd has gathered around the chalk outline.] EMILY: I just wanted to meet the woman who helped raise my daughter. He's miserable. I know because I fed some of them. It needs to be replaced, again. JESS: Meaning? JESS: Really? Jess walks up to her.] LORELAI: And with that being the case, you might want to sell the property now and enjoy the money. LORELAI: Later, because she's so happy that she can finally understand Michel and that the lamp is fixed and that...
SOOKIE: [clucks like a chicken]
LORELAI: And that too. LORELAI: Or. . or 'The Inn by the Hollow'. LUKE: Absolutely nothing, but thanks for the info. LUKE: Great, where? LUKE: How was business lost Taylor? LUKE: Jess. LUKE: So this half of the room gets the tar, and the other half gets the feathers? MIA: No, it was from that TV show. MIA: There was a phony murder? MIA: To the day when this skinny little teenage girl showed up at the inn. MIA: When Lorelai showed up on my porch that day with a tiny baby in her arms, I thought to myself, what if this were my daughter, and she was cold and scared and needed a place to live? MICHEL: Right away. RORY: And he's standing there yelling at everyone and defending you and paying Taylor back for his lettuce losses
JESS: Wait, his what? RORY: And you have such an honest face. RORY: Pretty much. Right in front of it, there is a chalk outline of a body on the sidewalk surrounded by police tape.] SOOKIE: She is classy. The inn is where Rory took her first step. [Emily walks to the door, then stops]
EMILY: Do you have pictures, from back then? [Fran walks over to their table.] [SCENE_BREAK]
CUT TO OUTSIDE MISS PATTY'S
[Lorelai, Rory and Mia walk out of the town meeting.] [phone rings] After all she's done for me.
Plan: A: an inn; Q: What do Lorelai and Sookie want to open? A: a roadblock; Q: What does Lorelai and Sookie encounter when the owner of their dream location refuses to sell the property? A: the Independence Inn; Q: What is Mia the owner of? A: guilt; Q: What emotion does Lorelai feel when she leaves Mia to run the inn? A: the Inn; Q: What does Lorelai tell Emily she and Rory grew up together at? A: the courage; Q: What did Lorelai finally summon up to tell Mia about their plans? A: Emily; Q: Who asks Mia for pictures of Lorelai and Rory? A: the pain; Q: What does Lorelai not realize she is causing her mother? A: her mother; Q: Who does Lorelai not realize she is hurting by telling Emily about the Inn? A: Lorelai's emotional turmoil; Q: What culminates with Lorelai having her first ever argument with Sookie? A: a pep talk; Q: What does Luke give Lorelai after she apologizes to Sookie? A: years; Q: How long did Lorelai and Rory live at the Inn? A: a place; Q: What did Mia give Lorelai and Rory to feel safe? A: the front; Q: Where was the fake murder scene planted at Doose's market? A: a body; Q: What is the chalk outline of in the fake murder scene? A: a dither; Q: What does Taylor get into when he finds a fake murder scene at Doose's market? A: the diner; Q: Where does Taylor confront Luke about the fake murder scene? A: Jess's defense; Q: What does Luke jump to when Taylor accuses him of the fake murder? A: a secret town meeting; Q: Where is Jess accused of the murder? A: his nephew; Q: Who does Luke stand behind at the town meeting? A: The next day; Q: When does Rory tell Jess that she knows he's the real culprit? A: all the heat; Q: What does Rory think Luke should have taken from everyone in Stars Hollow? A: Luke's feelings; Q: What does Luke agree to be more considerate of after Rory tells him he's being a jerk? Summary: Lorelai and Sookie gear up their plans to open an inn, but encounter a roadblock when the owner of their dream location refuses to sell the property. The unexpected arrival of Mia, the absentee owner of the Independence Inn, complicates matters even further when Lorelai begins to experience pangs of guilt at leaving Mia with the responsibility of running the Inn again. When Lorelai finally summons up the courage to tell her about their plans, Mia is supportive and enthusiastic, and announces that this was just the opportunity she was waiting for to sell the Inn. Lorelai is saddened at this news and tells Emily how much the Inn means to her as the place where she and Rory grew up together, oblivious to the pain she is causing her mother. Lorelai's emotional turmoil culminates with having her first ever argument with Sookie. After a pep talk from Luke, Lorelai apologizes to Sookie and recommits to their friendship and partnership. Stung by the loss of years and memories while Lorelai and Rory lived at the Inn, Emily decides to meet Mia, the woman who was such an important part of their lives then. Mia explains that she took them in to give them a place to feel safe, while Emily explains that she wanted Mia to send them home. Emily asks Mia if she has any pictures of the girls from those days, and Mia eagerly agrees to send them to her right away. Someone has planted a fake murder scene at the front of Doose's market, complete with police tape and the chalk outline of a body. Naturally, this gets Taylor in a dither; after scouring Stars Hollow looking for the culprit, he confronts Luke at the diner and accuses Jess. Luke jumps to Jess's defense and throws Taylor out. Later that evening, Luke, Lorelai, Rory and Mia stumble upon a secret town meeting where Jess is accused once more and Luke is vilified for bringing him into town. Luke stands behind his nephew again, supported by Lorelai. The next day, Rory tells Jess that she knows he's really the culprit, and that he's being a jerk for letting Luke take all the heat from everyone in Stars Hollow. After Jess gets her to admit that it was a pretty funny prank after all, he agrees to lighten up and be more considerate of Luke's feelings.