TEXT: OPEN, CHURCH FUNERAL [Miss Patty sings solemnly to the town sitting in pews] RORY: [Sniffles] LORELAI: Kleenex. [Hands her a Kleenex.] RORY: I'm gonna miss Stan. LORELAI: I know, I'm gonna miss him too. RORY: He was so cute, with his fedora and his Hush Puppies. Everyday, the fedora and the Hush Puppies. LORELAI: Yeah, if he just would have added some pants. RORY: Mom! LORELAI: I'm sorry, I'm just trying to lighten the mood. RORY: 'Cause you wouldn't want a downer funeral. LORELAI: Ok, we're being serious now. SOOKIE: You remember every Tuesday, Stan came to the Independence Inn for lunch? LORELAI: I remember. SOOKIE: That was a total waste because he couldn't eat dairy, or salt, or meat, so he basically just came in every week for a salad, with no oil, and no mushrooms. [Quietly] He hated mushrooms. RORY: [Choking up] I hate mushrooms too. LORELAI: [Giving a Kleenex to Rory] Oh, here you go. [To Sookie] You know, he called last week and made the first lunch reservation at the Dragonfly. RORY: He did? SOOKIE: Don't cancel it. LORELAI: No, of course not. We'll save a seat for Stan. RORY: [Choking up again] Save him a seat... [Patty finishes singing, the rabbi now steps up to the platform] RABBI: You'll find The Mourners' Kaddish on page 453. "May his illustrious name become increasingly great and holy... LORELAI: Hey, did you ever notice that in Stars Hollow death comes in fives? RORY: Do not try to lighten the mood! LORELAI: I'm not
SUMMARY:
Lane sneaks out of the house when Gil gets the band a 1:00 a.m. gig at CBGB's. Luke and Lorelai take matters into their own hands when newly restored church bells turn out to be less welcome than originally anticipated. Rory gets personal with William during a political discussion when she suspects that he's been spreading embarrassing stories about her. Lorelai is initially distressed when she learns that Luke has moved to Litchfield to live with Nicole, but a visit to his apartment over the diner dispels her worries. Lane and her mother have a long-overdue talk with life-changing consequences after Mrs. Kim discovers her daughter's secret life.