TEXT: OPEN ON SIDEWALK OF STARS HOLLOW [Lorelai briskly walks down the street as Luke, also walking quickly, joins her.] LUKE: Hey. LORELAI: Oh, I left a tip this time. And I didn't put it under the water glass, 'cause I know you hate that, and I made sure it didn't touch the syrup, 'cause that makes it sticky, and I didn't leave the last dollar in pennies just to get rid of them. LUKE: I know. LORELAI: So, why are you running down the street yelling at me? LUKE: I wasn't running. I was walking. I wasn't yelling. I was talking. LORELAI: Oh, what did you say? LUKE: "Hey." LORELAI: Oh, hey. LUKE: You are a lot of work. LORELAI: No, you're a lot of work. LUKE: You heading in there? [He indicates a store entrance.] LORELAI: Yeah. I need stamps. You heading in there? LUKE: Yep. I'm getting my divorce. [He reaches for the door.] LORELAI: What? [She stops in her tracks, shocked.] LUKE: Yeah. [He returns to stand before her.] LORELAI: You're g-getting a mail-order divorce? LUKE: These are the papers we had drawn up before. I just have to sign them. LORELAI: And you're signing them in there? LUKE: There's a notary in there. LORELAI: Luke, that is a Mail Boxes Etc. LUKE: So? LORELAI: So, you buy envelopes at a Mail Boxes Etc. You don't get divorced at a Mail Boxes Etc. LUKE: Why not? LORELAI: Because, I don't -- it's not dignified. LUKE: Well, crapping out in a marriage isn't
SUMMARY:
Luke finalizes his divorce; the band's latest gig is a big hit, but leaves Lane feeling lonely; as the Dragonfly Inn nears its opening date, Michel gives travel agents the grand tour and Sookie is back in the kitchen, if not on her feet; Doyle clues Rory in on Asher's reputation as a serial student dater; Lorelai and Richard have it out over his treatment of Jason; Lane is upset to discover that her mother has taken in a Korean exchange student who could be her double, and confronts the girl when she sees her wearing her old clothes; when Jason decides to sue Richard after discovering his treachery, Lorelai breaks up with him; afraid that Richard's actions will put a rift in their relationship with Lorelai and Rory, Emily asks her husband to reconsider, but he brushes her off; Asher is displeased when Rory questions whether the "A" he gave her for a paper she thought she did poorly on has any connection to her friendship with Paris; after Richard and Emily act very strangely during Friday night dinner, Lorelai does a little investigating and discovers that her mother has moved out of the house and into a hotel; Lane begins to realize how much she misses her mother.