TEXT: "PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED" CAST James Van Der Beek: Dawson Leery Kaite Holmes: Joey Potter Joshua Jackson: Pacey Witter Michelle Williams: Jen Lindley Meredith Monroe: Andie McPhee Kerr Smith: Jack McPhee Mary Beth Peil: Evelyn "Grams" Ryan Gareth Williams: Mike Potter Mary-Margaret Humes: Gail Leery John Wesely Shipp: Mitch Leery John Finn: Chief Witter Written by Greg Berlanti Directed by Greg Prange (Cut to Dawson's room, onscreen a black-and-white film is playing. Dawson shuts it off.) Joey: Hey there, abrupt? Dawson: I've had enough unrequited love for one evening, okay? It's...it's too torturous. Joey: I wonder what sick part of me thrives on movies with these kinds of love stories. Dawson: The ones that end unhappily? Joey: No. The kinds that never really end. I mean, think about it. To continue loving somebody even though there's no chance of that love ever thriving...that's romance. Dawson: That is tragedy. Joey: Not all love stories have a built in happy ending, Dawson. Dawson: But why revel in the ones that don't? Joey: I'm sorry...sad stories are just more powerful...I prefer them. Dawson: Well, then do you think that.... (Dawson thinks. Joey looks at him.) Joey: Speak. Dawson: Do you think that that kind of a preference has an affect on your own love story? Joey: It absolutely does. Dawson: And that doesn't worry you? Joey: No. Because the effect is positive. It's movies like these that remind me of how unmovable and powerful love can be. Dawson: But they don't end happily. I mean, Daniel Day Lewis never gets Michelle Pfeiffer. Joey: It's not their fault! It's just the circumstances. Dawson: But what good is their love if it's not strong enough to overcome those circumstances? Joey: Because in spite of
SUMMARY:
Dawson is unsure about whether to tell Joey about her father's drug dealing. Sheriff Witter stakes out the Ice House, believing that Mr. Potter is back to his old tricks. When the gang is studying in the restaurant, one of Mr. Potter's unruly competitors sets it on fire with everyone still inside, making Dawson's conflict greater. Gail tells Mitch about her new job offer in Philadelphia. Pacey becomes depressed now that Andie is gone and his father mocks his pain, which results in a physical confrontation between Pacey and the Sheriff. As a result, Sheriff Witter comes to understand Andie's importance in Pacey's life and that he has been a bad father. Jack becomes worried that Jen is suicidal when she doesn't immediately leave the burning Ice House. Later, Grams and Jen reconcile, causing Jen to move back in, taking Jack with her as well. Joey aids the police in arresting her father, having been forced to do so by Dawson. Afterwards, she tells Dawson she will never forgive him and wants him out of her life, bringing their romance to a second grinding halt.