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PARIS: The point is to get an A, not to make Romeo and Juliet into a Vegas lounge act. A man walks over to her.] Besides, we have the death scene. But this is the kind of honesty that will only make you feel less guilty, and it's going to hurt Dean very much. CUT TO BUSINESS CLASS
[Lorelai gets a burrito from the vending machine in the break room. CUT TO GRAND HALL
[The group performs Act 5 with Paris as Romeo]
PARIS: A dateless bargain to engrossing death! CUT TO LUKE'S DINER
[Rory is sitting at a table eating as Lorelai walks in and sits with her.] CUT TO MISS PATTY'S STUDIO
[Tristin and Rory are rehearsing up front, as Paris, Madeline, Louise, Brad, and Dean watch them.] Duncan and Bowman were there too. He just went over to the market. He said he was coming with you. I bet they let him ride a pony. I mean, he's new and shiny, and it's not his fault that he's part of the other life that I almost had but don't have now, and kinda don't wanna be reminded of. LORELAI: In Stars Hollow? LORELAI: Okay, clearly this is shaping up to be one of those moments that St. Peter's gonna show on the big video screen when I die, and I for one do not wanna see the three of us staggering around with cider ice cream slathered all over our faces while my soul hangs in the balance, so until I can find out who sent this, no one goes near it. LORELAI: Well, I did go out to dinner. LUKE: Can't. Look, as I said, Dean is coming to rehearsal tonight, and I'd like to ask you to promise that you won't say anything to him about what happened. Madeline and Louise are already on their way. PAUL: Come on Lorelai. PAUL: Well, um, getting some coffee. RORY: At the party? RORY: I have to tell him. RORY: I told him that Tristin wasn't supposed to be in our group and Paris moved the rehearsal to Miss Patty's at the last minute and that's why he didn't know about it. RORY: It's okay though because I pulled them apart without any bloodshed and I explained it all to Dean. RORY: Maybe Duncan and Bowman aren't the best people to be hanging out with. RORY: Paris has appointed herself as director. SOOKIE: Great! SOOKIE: With the return address on it. So with that in mind, together with my third period Shakespeare, you'll be split up into five groups and each group will assume responsibility for one act of Romeo and Juliet, which will be performed a week from Sunday. TRISTIN: Involving Duncan and Bowman, and Bowman's dad's safe. They don't. We are going to fail. [Michel walks out of the kitchen as Lorelai carries the ice cream maker in and puts it on the counter]
LORELAI: Wow, I gotta start getting in earlier.
Plan: A: Lorelai; Q: Who receives a late wedding present? A: a card; Q: What was missing from the wedding present? A: Sookie; Q: Who tells Lorelai to move forward in life? A: life; Q: What does Sookie tell Lorelai to move forward in? A: her advice; Q: What does Sookie give to Lorelai? A: a dinner date; Q: What does Lorelai accept from Paul? A: friends; Q: What do Paul and Lorelai decide to be? A: Luke's the following Saturday; Q: When does Paul show up at Luke's? A: Luke; Q: Who has had a crush on Lorelai forever? A: his parents; Q: Who does Paul bring to Luke's? A: town; Q: What does Lorelai get ribbed by everyone in? A: a very important part; Q: What does Lorelai tell Luke he will always be in her life? A: the death scene; Q: What scene are Rory, Paris, Madeline and Louise assigned to present? A: the Chilton Shakespearean Festival; Q: What is the name of the festival? A: half; Q: What fraction of the grade will the Romeo and Juliet performance account for? A: their suspension; Q: What did Tristan, Duncan, and Bowman return from? A: Rory's wishes; Q: Who is assigned the role of Juliet? A: Miss Patty's studio; Q: Where does Paris rent for the rehearsal? A: Stars Hollow; Q: Where does the group go to practice? A: Dean; Q: Who does Tristan taunt at the market? A: The next day; Q: When does Dean show up to watch rehearsal? A: her words; Q: What stung Tristan? A: his father; Q: Who pulled Tristan out of Chilton? A: boarding school; Q: Where is Tristan being sent? A: his costume; Q: What does Tristan put on to save the day? Summary: Lorelai receives a late wedding present without a card attached, and insists that it be returned. Sookie sees to what great lengths Lorelai is going to find out who sent it, and tells Lorelai to move forward in life to get some closure on her relationship with Max. Lorelai takes her advice and accepts a dinner date with Paul, one of the other students in her business class. The date goes well, but they decide to remain friends because they don't have very much in common. When Paul appears at Luke's the following Saturday with his parents in tow, Lorelai gets ribbed by everyone in town because he's so young. Luke is uncharacteristically quiet, which Lorelai can't figure out until Sookie explains that he's had a crush on Lorelai forever. Lorelai goes to him to let him know that he'll always be a very important part of her life, and Luke brightens up again. Rory, Paris, Madeline and Louise are assigned to present the death scene from "Romeo and Juliet" as part of ther class participation in the Chilton Shakespearean Festival. Since this production will account for half of their grade, Paris takes over as director and assigns Rory the role of Juliet. Tristan returns to school with Duncan and Bowman after their suspension, and is cast as Romeo against Rory's wishes. When a scheduling mixup occurs with the rehearsal hall, Rory is horrified to learn that Paris has rented Miss Patty's studio and that the group will convene in Stars Hollow to practice. Tristan wastes no time in going to the market and taunting Dean, and they nearly come to blows before Rory pulls them apart. The next day at school, Rory pleads with Tristan not to mention anything to Dean about their kiss at the party, because it meant nothing to her. She also cautions him about hanging out with Duncan and Bowman. Stung by her words, but hiding it well, Tristan storms off. The next day Dean shows up to watch rehearsal and Tristan taunts both Dean and Rory before he finally bails to go off with Duncan and Bowman. On the evening of the performance, Paris freaks out because Tristan is nowhere to be found. He finally shows up to tell Rory that his father has pulled him out of Chilton to send him to boarding school, because he was caught with Duncan and Bowman breaking into Bowman's father's safe on a lark. Paris storms off, puts on his costume, and takes over as Romeo, thereby saving the day, the performance, and their grades.