TEXT: Dawson: James Van Der Beek Joey: Katie Holmes Pacey: Joshua Jackson Jen: Michelle Williams Andie: Meredith Monroe Jack: Kerr Smith Grams: Mary Beth Peil Bessie: Nina Repeta Mitch: John Wesely Shipp Gail: Mary-Margaret Humes Gretchen: Sasha Alexander [Pacey and Joey on the boat heading home] Pacey: hey! Found us some dinner. Joey: Ah, seafood. Great change of pace, pace. Pacey: Was that a note of disgust I detected at our sustenance of the ocean born? Joey: After this trip, if I never eat another thing that breathes through gills again, it'll be too soon. [Joey kisses him on the neck] Pacey: So there she blows, huh? Capeside, Mass. Our first and last port of call. Joey: Doesn't look much different than when we left it, does it? Pacey: That's 'cause it isn't, Fraulein. Joey: I'm in no more of a race than you are to get back there, but it's not like we have another choice in the matter. Pacey: We don't have to go home. We survived for 3 months taking odd jobs. We can survive for as long as we want. As long as we're happy. Joey: Pacey, if you're so serious about this, then why bring this up now... 2 hours from home? Pacey: 12 hours from home. See, I think we should probably drop anchor here, have a bite to eat, and then we can debate whether or not to scrap this whole mission home. Joey: No. I don't believe you Pacey Witter. As truant as your natural instincts may be, you'd never really suggest us skipping our senior year entirely. Pacey: Just what would we be missing from the land of poorly scripted melodramas, huh? Recycled plot lines, tiresome self-realizations? [He's kissing her while he says this next part] You
SUMMARY:
Pacey and Joey return from their summer vacation on "True Love". Now they have to deal with Dawson's feelings, who has been deeply hurt over the past few months. At first, he doesn't want to talk with either one of them, but Jen convinces him to talk to Joey. Meanwhile, Pacey's older sister, Gretchen, arrives in Capeside and moves in with Doug, making Pacey homeless. He refuses to live with his parents anymore (going so far as to declare that he would rather sleep on death row), and after exhausting all other options, ends up back on his boat. Dawson tells Jack about his childhood crush on Gretchen. Andie meets two French boys, and she is attracted to both of them. Joey apologizes for hurting Dawson, but he tells her he isn't sure if he wants their friendship back. Everybody is wondering if Pacey and Joey had sex while on their trip, but both refuse to discuss it. However, when Dawson asks the same question, Joey tells him the answer wouldn't kill him, confirming that she and Pacey have not yet slept together.