Title: Season 4 Bent Style
Episode: 4.07
Episode Title: Get Out!
Author: Bent137
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own any of it despite my acting as a writer for the show.
Author's Notes: Thanks to Roxy, who beta'd this chapter too.
Spoilers: Season Four Episode Seven. Yes, I did say Season 4, as in the one not aired at all yet.
Gilmore Girls
Episode 4.07
Get Out!
Writer: Ashley/Bent137
Executive Producer: Daniel Palladino
Director: Amy Sherman-Palladino
Starring:
Lauren Graham
Alexis Bledel
Melissa McCarthy
Scott Patterson
Keiko Agena
Sean Gunn
and
Kelly Bishop
special appearance by Edward Herrmann
CLIPS
INT. INDEPENDENCE INN - DAY
LORELAI and RORY are talking.
LORELAI
Oh my God. Oh my God.
ALEXIS BLEDEL (VOICEOVER)
Previously on Gilmore Girls...
LORELAI walks across the lobby. SOOKIE is walking toward her.
LORELAI
You're pregnant!
SOOKIE
I'm pregnant!
They scream and jump up and down.
SOOKIE
Oh my God, I'm pregnant!
RORY
You're pregnant?
SOOKIE
I'm pregnant!
INT. STARS HOLLOW BOOKSTORE - DAY
DAVE and LANE are talking in an aisle.
LANE
You want to break up?
DAVE
No, I don't Lane. I don't want to break up, and I don't want to move. I have no choice though, and it's not fair to you.
EXT. SOOKIE'S FRONT PORCH - DAY
LORELAI and SOOKIE are talking.
LORELAI
Don't you know if it's a boy or a girl yet?
SOOKIE
Well, we were supposed to find out at my last ultrasound, but we decided we want to be surprised.
EXT. LANE'S PORCH - NIGHT
LANE and DAVE are saying goodbye.
LANE
Good, then lets, but promise me, Dave, promise me that if you get discontented with the pressure of a long distance relationship or meet someone else you'll
tell me.
TEASER
EXT. STARS HOLLOW TOWN SQUARE - DAY - MUSIC: SAM PHILLIPS CUE
LORELAI GILMORE and RORY GILMORE are walking through town towards Luke's.
LORELAI GILMORE
That's sad.
RORY GILMORE
It is sad. We were just becoming friends, I think. They had a memorial yesterday.
LORELAI
You said she was from Pennsylvania?
RORY
Yeah. Her parents are taking her back there for the funeral and everything, but they're going to have calling hours in New Haven first.
LORELAI
That's nice of them.
RORY
I'm going.
LORELAI
Do you want me to go with you?
RORY
No, you don't have to. I think Marty and I will probably go together. Marty was pretty shaken up too.
LORELAI
It's always hard when someone you know dies. Especially someone young.
RORY
It's even worse when you've just started to become friends.
They walk in silence a moment. RORY spots a sign near the gazebo advertising "The Stars Hollow Festival of Living Art."
RORY
Festival of Living Art? What's that about?
LORELAI
Oh, it's Taylor's latest town scheme. It's next weekend and people are signing up at Miss Patty's. It's cool, you get to recreate famous art.
RORY
Sounds like he based it on the Pageant of the Masters.
LORELAI
What?
RORY
The Pageant of the Masters, it's a California festival where people bring art to life.
LORELAI
Huh.
RORY
What?
LORELAI
Taylor made it seem like he thought it up on his own. Anyway, are you going to come home and participate?
RORY
I don't know, probably. I did tell everyone I would embarrass myself for the town at the Ice Cream Queen thing.
LORELAI
You should, I'm going to.
RORY
I'll try and clear my schedule.
CREDITS
ACT ONE
INT. SOOKIE'S KITCHEN - DAY
LORELAI and SOOKIE are sitting at her kitchen table.
LORELAI
Jim said they should be done with the front porch tomorrow. That will make it easier for Bob and his crew to get inside the place.
SOOKIE ST. JAMES - MELVILLE
Good. Things are coming along well.
LORELAI
They are. I had Tom come and look at the barn too, he's going to try and turn it into stables.
A door off screen opens and shuts.
JACKSON MELVILLE
We're home!
SOOKIE
In the kitchen!
LORELAI
We?
SOOKIE
Jackson went to pick up his brother Beau from the airport. He's come to town for the birth.
JACKSON MELVILLE and BEAU MELVILLE enter the kitchen.
JACKSON
Hi Lorelai.
LORELAI
Hi Jackson.
JACKSON
Lorelai, Sookie, this is my brother Beau. Beau, this is my wife Sookie and her best friend and business partner Lorelai.
BEAU MELVILLE
Hello. What kind of business are you in?
SOOKIE
Well, we currently run a catering and party planning company, but that's only until our inn gets up and running.
LORELAI
It's being remodeled right now.
BEAU
I see. Sounds good. So, Sookie, when are you due?
SOOKIE
I'm due Tuesday. It's very exciting, every little kick and I'm dialing Melanie, my midwife, worrying that I'm going into labor.
LORELAI
Midwife?
SOOKIE
Yeah, I didn't tell you?
LORELAI
No.
SOOKIE
Oh, I decided I want a natural home birth.
LORELAI
So you called a midwife.
SOOKIE
Exactly.
LORELAI seems taken aback.
INT. RORY'S DORM ROOM - DAY
RORY is on the phone.
LANE KIM (VOICE)
He says he still loves me, and he's turned down three girls for dates already.
RORY
That's good, maybe it will work. Speaking of Dave, how are things going in the search for a new guitarist?
BEGIN INTERCUT WITH INT. LANE'S DORM ROOM - DAY
LANE KIM is also on the phone.
LANE
It's going slow. We're still looking, but I talked to Brian an hour ago and he said he got a demo today that's really good. Zack and I are supposed to check it out at rehearsal Wednesday. So what's going on at Yale. I heard someone died.
RORY
Uh, yeah, on Halloween. It was an accident.
LANE
What happened?
RORY
She was playing a prank and hung herself accidentally.
LANE
Wow. Did you know her?
RORY
Yeah. I went to her calling hours last night.
LANE
I'm so sorry for bringing it up.
RORY
No it's okay. We weren't close, we were just starting to become friends.
LANE
It's still sad.
RORY
Yeah. I've got to go to class. I'll send you the picture of Paris we talked about.
LANE
Great, I can't wait to see it!
RORY
It was amazing. I'm glad Janet had the mind to take a picture and make copies. I just wish I'd been here,
LANE
Does she know who egged her yet?
RORY
Nope, but I think Janet does.
They laugh.
RORY
Bye Lane.
LANE
Bye Rory.
RORY hangs up. Lane looks sadly at the phone then hangs up.
INT. MISS PATTY'S - DAY
A few people are mingling in between classes. LORELAI walks in. MISS PATTY sees her.
MISS PATTY
Lorelai, dear, how lovely to see you.
LORELAI
You too Patty. I'm hear to sign up for the festival.
MISS PATTY grabs a clipboard and walks over.
MISS PATTY
Great, what would you like to recreate.
LORELAI
I don't know, do you have any ideas?
MISS PATTY pulls a sheet off of the clipboard and hands it to her.
MISS PATTY
Here's a list of potential arts, and the parts that are and aren't taken. Will Rory be joining you?
LORELAI
I think so, but I'll double check when I talk to you.
MISS PATTY
Okay, but don't forget, the festival is in five days, so you'd better hurry.
LORELAI
I will.
KIRK GLEASON enters.
MISS PATTY
Hello Kirk!
KIRK GLEASON
Miss Patty, I've decided what I would like to be in.
MISS PATTY
Okay.
KIRK
The Last Supper.
MISS PATTY
Great! How about Jesus?
KIRK
I can be Jesus.
MISS PATTY
Sure you can honey.
KIRK
I will be Jesus then.
END ACT ONE
ACT TWO
INT. SOOKIE'S LIVING ROOM - DAY
SOOKIE is reclined in a chair. MELANIE her midwife is there.
MELANIE
Just calm down, Sookie. You need to breath.
SOOKIE
How can I calm down? I'm overdue! Something must be wrong. I want this baby out before I hurt it.
BEAU walks through the living room
BEAU
I want it out too, I'm missing work! You should just go to the hospital.
MELANIE
Ignore him, then calm down. Acting like this will only stress out the baby.
LORELAI enters.
LORELAI
Hey, Sookie. You have to check out this fabric Natalie found.
MELANIE
Great.
LORELAI sees them.
LORELAI
What's wrong? Oh my god are you in labor?
SOOKIE
No! That's the problem. I'm overdue and I want this baby out.
SOOKIE looks at her stomach
SOOKIE (CONT.)
Get out!
LORELAI
Oh, Sookie. It's okay. You're not going to hurt the baby.
MELANIE
Breath, Sookie. In through the nose, out through the mouth. Everything's fine. If you relax the baby may relax and it may help with labor.
LORELAI looks at MELANIE jealously.
LORELAI
Sookie, being overdue isn't unusual.
SOOKIE
It's not?
LORELAI
No. A baby comes when they want to, not always on the due date. It can be before or after. Just because they aren't born on the due date doesn't mean they're not healthy. Rory came before her due date. Surprised me.
SOOKIE
Really?
LORELAI
Yes, there I was sitting in bed watching TV and eating and all of a sudden I went into labor. So I bundled myself up and took myself to the hospital.
SOOKIE
Wow. Maybe I should watch TV and eat.
LORELAI
Yeah, I must have been a real sight. Imagine the nurses faces when a sixteen year old pregnant girl waddles into the emergency room, all alone, and tells them her water broke on the way there.
SOOKIE is calmer. MELANIE looks at LORELAI with a mixture of disdain and respect. LORELAI glances at her and raises an eyebrow.
INT. MISS PATTY'S - DAY - MUSIC: SAM PHILLIPS CUE
The phone rings. MISS PATTY picks it up.
MISS PATTY
Hello?
BEGIN INTERCUT WITH INT. RORY'S DORM - DAY
RORY is on the phone.
RORY
Hi Miss Patty.
MISS PATTY
Rory dear! How are you?
RORY
Oh, I'm good. Yale is fun, hard, but fun. I'm calling because I'd like to be in the festival.
MISS PATTY
We were wondering if you would.
RORY
I would have called earlier, but I had to make sure the weekend was clear and I couldn't figure out what painting to do.
MISS PATTY
Why don't I e-mail you a list of available paintings?
RORY
That'd be great.
MISS PATTY
No problem, sweetie. It'll be in your inbox by five.
INT. GILMORE GARAGE - NIGHT
BRIAN, LANE and ZACK gather around a tape player.
ZACK
So this guy's good?
BRIAN
Brilliant. His name is Gil.
LANE
Like a fish.
BRIAN
Let me just play it.
BRIAN puts a tape in and pushes play. An awesome guitar riff fills the garage.
ZACK
That's him?
BRIAN
So he says.
LANE
Wow.
They listen a moment more.
LANE
He's amazing. We should have him come and play so we know for sure.
BRIAN
I agree.
ZACK
Plus we have to get along with him.
LANE
Right, so Brian, you'll contact him?
BRIAN
Will do.
END ACT TWO
ACT THREE
INT. SOOKIE'S LIVING ROOM - DAY
SOOKIE is reclining in a chair reading a book. BEAU comes in.
BEAU
Good morning.
SOOKIE
Good morning.
BEAU
Where's Jackson?
SOOKIE
He had to make a delivery. I made pastries if your interested.
BEAU
Thanks.
There's a pause in conversation.
BEAU (CONT.)
You know I like you Sookie, and you're a great cook.
SOOKIE
Thank you.
BEAU
But I've changed my flight three times, and it's getting really expensive. With me missing so much work I'm losing a lot of money. So, will you please consider going to the hospital?
SOOKIE sighs and looks at him. She smiles.
SOOKIE
Yes, Beau, I'll consider it.
BEAU
Thank you?
SOOKIE
When's your flight now?
BEAU
Sunday afternoon.
SOOKIE nods.
SOOKIE
I'll think about it.
EXT. LORELAI and RORY'S YARD - IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE - NIGHT - MUSIC: SAM PHILLIPS CUE
The garage door is open. BRIAN and ZACH are inside setting stuff up. RORY and LANE are leaning against RORY'S car.
RORY
I can't believe how early it gets dark now.
LANE
Me either, it seems like it was just last week it didn't get dark until around 9.
RORY
It was just last week. Anyway. I want to stay Lane. The guy sounds great.
LANE
Gil.
RORY
Right. I have to go to Grandma's for dinner though.
LANE
It's okay.
RORY
Maybe it's better I'm not here, might make him more nervous.
LANE
Right.
RORY
I want to know what happens though, will you meet me at the festival tomorrow?
LANE
Sure.
RORY
Great, I'll see you then. Tell me all about Gil.
LANE
Will do.
RORY
Oh, and go in and get my Polaroid camera and take a picture.
LANE
Okay.
RORY gets in the car and waves to LANE before backing out. LANE watches her disappear then turns to go back to the garage. She's only walked a short ways before a beat up pickup truck pulls in. It parks and Gil gets out. LANE looks curious.
GIL
I'm looking for a Brian, Zach or Lane?
LANE
I'm Lane.
GIL
I'm Gil.
LANE registers shock and glances at Brian and Zach who look just as shocked.
LANE
That's Brian and Zach.
ZACH
Uh, hey man.
GIL
So, what do you want me to do?
LANE
We thought we'd just basically have a bit of a jam session and see how well we play together.
GIL
Great, let me grab my axe.
LANE
Sure.
LANE turns and goes to her drums. BRIAN and ZACH pick up their instruments and GIL joins them.
LANE
You know London Calling?
GIL
Sure do, The Clash are great.
ZACH
Great man, let's play.
They begin playing and quickly find GIL is better in person than on the tape. They finish the song.
LANE
Great, you did awesome.
ZACH
Really man, you rock.
GIL
You guys rock too. So, uh, do I get the gig?
LANE
We'll let you know, Brian you have his number right?
BRIAN
Sure do.
GIL
Cool, thanks a lot guys. Keep rockin'!
He gets back in his pickup and leaves.
LANE
Oh my god.
BRIAN
My god too.
LANE
What are we going to do?
ZACH
He's the best we've heard.
LANE
He's twice our age, at least!
INT. GILMORE DINING ROOM - NIGHT
RORY, LORELAI, RICHARD GILMORE and EMILY GILMORE are eating dinner.
RICHARD GILMORE
So what's going on in your lives girls?
LORELAI
Well Star's Hollow is having a Festival of Living Art.
EMILY GILMORE
A Festival of Living Art?
RORY
It's based on the California Pageant of the Masters. Living people recreate famous works of art. For instance, Kirk is playing Jesus in The Last Supper.
EMILY
Well, what will you be doing?
RORY
I'm going to be Portrait of a Young Girl Named Antea.
RICHARD
Lovely painting. Lorelai, what will you be doing?
LORELAI
I'm going to be in Renoir's The Dance at Bougival.
RICHARD
Sounds so interesting, when is it?
LORELAI
Tomorrow.
RICHARD
Maybe we'll attend.
LORELAI
Oh you don't have to.
EMILY
Actually we can't, we have a cocktail party at the Scott's. Perhaps next year.
RORY
I'll let you know if they repeat it next year.
RICHARD
Thank you Rory. Will you have some pictures taken of the two of you for us?
RORY
Sure, I can ask Lane to do it.
END ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
INT. MISS PATTY'S - NIGHT
Lots of townsfolk are crowding Miss Patty's in various states of dress for the festival. LORELAI enters. She's walking through the crowd when she spots KIRK dressed as Jesus.
LORELAI
Hey Kirk, you look great.
KIRK
Thanks Lorelai.
LORELAI continues through the crowd. She comes across RORY whom is already dressed as Antea.
LORELAI
Hey, you look gorgeous.
RORY
Really? I feel painty.
LORELAI
You are painty!
RORY
Why aren't you ready?
LORELAI
I just got here.
RORY
Oh.
Suddenly a commotion breaks out and the crowd gathers. LORELAI and RORY go over to see what's going on and KIRK and another man who plays JUDAS are fighting. MISS PATTY breaks it up.
MISS PATTY
What are you thinking? You'll ruin your costumes!
JUDAS
He started it!
KIRK
No, you did!
MISS PATTY
I don't care. Get ready, you're on in ten minutes.
The crowd disperses.
RORY
You'd better go get ready.
LORELAI
Yeah, see you later.
RORY
At Luke's.
LORELAI walks away. MISS PATTY walks up to RORY.
MISS PATTY
You're on in half an hour, find Babette, she'll take you to your set.
RORY
Okay.
They walk off in opposite directions.
JUDAS walks by with KIRK glaring at him from the background. Another person walks by completely in grayish-white
EXT. MISS PATTY'S - NIGHT
A crowd is seated in front of a stage. The curtain pulls back and a spotlight shines on the image, it's The Last Supper. suddenly the people move and everyone gasps and applauds.
EXT. TOWN SQUARE - NIGHT
RORY is standing behind a curtain. LANE walks up.
RORY
Hey Lane.
LANE
Hey, I got your message and brought your Polaroid, I took pictures of everything so far.
RORY
Great, get a couple of me and mom for Grandpa and us.
LANE
No problem.
RORY
So what happened with Gil?
LANE
You wouldn't believe it. He was great. We all want him to join the band.
RORY
That's great, you found a replacement for Dave. Well, as far as music wise, I hope not romantic-wise.
LANE
Oh you don't have to worry about that.
LANE hands her a Polaroid. RORY uses a nearby twinkle light to examine it.
RORY
Oh my god, he's as old as my mom.
LANE
Easily.
RORY
What are you going to do?
LANE
I don't know.
BABETTE pops her head around the corner.
BABETTE
Rory, honey, you're on.
RORY
Thanks Babette.
LANE
Good luck.
LANE hurries away and Rory takes her place in front of the backdrop. A spotlight hits her and the crowd murmurs. She smiles at them.
EXT. TOWN SQUARE - NEAR LUKE'S - NIGHT
People are gathered. A spotlight light's something up, it's Lorelai's painting. She gazes out at them lovingly. Everyone applauds.
EXT. THE GAZEBO - NIGHT
People are gathered around. Something on the gazebo rotates and a spotlight hits it. It's the person dressed entirely in white from before. Everyone Ooh's. In the crowd LORELAI and RORY stand side by side, still dressed up. LORELAI'S cell rings. She answers it quickly.
LORELAI
Hello? Sookie? Oh my god! Yes, we'll be right there. Squeeze, keep it in!
LORELAI hangs up and grabs RORY and begins running.
RORY
What's going on?
LORELAI
Sookie's in Labor.
They run down the street together.
INT. LUKE'S DINER - NIGHT
The diner is deserted, everyone's at the festival. Luke's trying to fix the toaster. The door open and the bell chimes. Luke turns around and finds Nicole standing there.
LUKE
Nicole.
NICOLE
Luke.
LUKE
What are you doing here?
NICOLE
Can't I come see my husband?
LUKE
I guess, I just thought with the divorce.
NICOLE
Yeah, I figured. It's about the divorce.
LUKE
Oh.
NICOLE
Why Luke?
LUKE
What?
NICOLE
Why are we working so hard to finalize the divorce? We still like each other don't we?
LUKE
Uh, I guess. I mean, I don't hate you.
NICOLE
I want to make the marriage work Luke.
LUKE is quiet.
NICOLE
I see I've surprised you. I'll go, let you think about it.
LUKE
Thank you. I will, think about it.
She nods and walks out the door. He watches her.
END
Guest Starring:
Jackson Douglas - Jackson Melville
Martin Cummins - Beau Melville
Liz Torres - Miss Patty LaCosta
Suzanne Cryer - Melanie
John Cabrera - Brian
Todd Lowe - Zach
Sebastian Bach - Gil
Julio Oscar Mechoso - Judas
Tricia O'Kelley - Nicole Leahy
