1 00:00:00,630 --> 00:00:02,591 Previously on Dawson's Creek 2 00:00:02,591 --> 00:00:03,648 What is this? 3 00:00:03,648 --> 00:00:05,747 Advance copy of Saturday's PSAT. 4 00:00:05,747 --> 00:00:06,788 This is wrong. 5 00:00:06,788 --> 00:00:08,299 Just bring it back to where you got it 6 00:00:08,299 --> 00:00:09,399 and none of us ever saw it. 7 00:00:09,399 --> 00:00:10,499 What's the harm in peeking? 8 00:00:10,499 --> 00:00:12,554 Point is, we could all use it for something. 9 00:00:12,554 --> 00:00:13,600 It's gone. 10 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,765 Whoever stole the test needs to give it back. 11 00:00:15,765 --> 00:00:17,559 Today's PSAT test will be two 12 00:00:17,559 --> 00:00:19,280 and a half hours long. 13 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:20,353 Substitute Mitch 14 00:00:20,353 --> 00:00:22,731 is Capeside High School's newest varsity football coach. 15 00:00:22,731 --> 00:00:24,640 What's our streak at now? It's like 0 and 38? 16 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,038 I want you to join the team, Jack. 17 00:00:26,038 --> 00:00:27,751 Gay kid on the football team. 18 00:00:27,751 --> 00:00:29,432 Now, if that isn't a written invitation 19 00:00:29,432 --> 00:00:30,703 for ridicule, what is? 20 00:00:36,953 --> 00:00:40,081 The Commodore 64, the lawn dart, 21 00:00:40,081 --> 00:00:42,167 the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots 22 00:00:42,167 --> 00:00:44,085 Super Sugar Crisp, The Laserdisc, 23 00:00:44,085 --> 00:00:46,587 and now, back from the halls of obsolescence, 24 00:00:46,587 --> 00:00:48,340 the Betamax machine. 25 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:49,799 Hey, man, you are a lifesaver. 26 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:53,136 I got less than 48 hours to become an expert documentarian, 27 00:00:53,136 --> 00:00:55,305 and all Mom's newsreels are on beta. 28 00:00:55,305 --> 00:00:59,434 What? Dawson Leery eschewing the ephemeral world of make-believe 29 00:00:59,434 --> 00:01:01,936 for the gritty realities of real life? 30 00:01:01,936 --> 00:01:03,813 Has the world spun off course? 31 00:01:03,813 --> 00:01:05,815 Was the Dalai Lama spotted at Black Angus? 32 00:01:05,815 --> 00:01:08,485 More like my mother's been dangling a big fat carrot. 33 00:01:08,485 --> 00:01:10,320 Human interest story she was working on at the network 34 00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:11,112 fell out at the last minute. 35 00:01:11,112 --> 00:01:12,572 And? 36 00:01:12,572 --> 00:01:14,449 And she says that if I can edit 37 00:01:14,449 --> 00:01:15,742 some raw footage by Friday morning, 38 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:16,993 there's a chance she could whip it into shape 39 00:01:16,993 --> 00:01:18,703 and be on the air that night. 40 00:01:18,703 --> 00:01:20,288 Hey, it's the chance of a lifetime. 41 00:01:20,288 --> 00:01:21,580 That'll make a guy change his vision. 42 00:01:21,580 --> 00:01:23,417 Well, it's a temporary change. 43 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:24,918 As soon as I get my foot in that proverbial door, 44 00:01:24,918 --> 00:01:26,878 I'll be right back in the magical land of make-believe. 45 00:01:26,878 --> 00:01:28,046 I don't know, Dawson. 46 00:01:28,046 --> 00:01:30,215 I mean, you got an amazing opportunity here 47 00:01:30,215 --> 00:01:31,674 to change your whole genre. 48 00:01:31,674 --> 00:01:33,927 Real-life stories are always more compelling 49 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:35,636 than anything you could possibly dream up. 50 00:01:35,636 --> 00:01:37,138 Real life is interesting, 51 00:01:37,138 --> 00:01:39,807 but it will never be as dramatic as a well-conceived narrative. 52 00:01:39,807 --> 00:01:42,060 Look at everything that's been happening in your life lately. 53 00:01:42,060 --> 00:01:44,521 Are you honestly telling me that you could conceive of something 54 00:01:44,521 --> 00:01:47,815 more thrilling, more sexy, and more far-fetched? 55 00:01:47,815 --> 00:01:50,068 Huh? 56 00:01:50,068 --> 00:01:51,194 All right, fine. 57 00:01:51,194 --> 00:01:52,279 Who's your Guinea pig? 58 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:54,406 It's Jack McPhee. 59 00:01:54,406 --> 00:01:55,782 Again? 60 00:01:55,782 --> 00:01:57,909 Gay kid joins losing high school football team, 61 00:01:57,909 --> 00:02:00,954 overcomes adversity, battles antiquated stereotypes, 62 00:02:00,954 --> 00:02:02,456 and ends up becoming the star. 63 00:02:02,456 --> 00:02:03,622 Now, if you're gonna mess with that story, 64 00:02:03,622 --> 00:02:05,041 you'd just be gilding the Lily, Dawson. 65 00:02:05,041 --> 00:02:06,501 It's a great story, but you can't just 66 00:02:06,501 --> 00:02:08,669 turn the camera on and let it run. 67 00:02:08,669 --> 00:02:10,547 Why not? 68 00:02:10,547 --> 00:02:12,173 That's exactly what's happening here. 69 00:02:12,173 --> 00:02:13,508 It seems pretty interesting to me. 70 00:02:13,508 --> 00:02:16,261 My mom must've taped over her work. 71 00:02:16,261 --> 00:02:18,054 Honey, this is Dawson. Can you say hi? 72 00:02:18,054 --> 00:02:19,097 Hi. 73 00:02:19,097 --> 00:02:21,266 He's my friend. 74 00:02:21,266 --> 00:02:23,643 Is that who I think it is? 75 00:02:26,020 --> 00:02:28,982 This is Joey, Dawson, can you say hi? 76 00:02:28,982 --> 00:02:31,359 Hi, Joey. 77 00:02:37,532 --> 00:02:40,994 Once a heartbreaker, always a heartbreaker, huh, Dawson? 78 00:03:49,979 --> 00:03:52,148 Mornin'. 79 00:03:52,148 --> 00:03:56,861 Why do you insist on degrading your team colors like that? 80 00:03:56,861 --> 00:03:59,280 Well, Grams, the fishnets only come in black, 81 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,408 and the matching leather whip, 82 00:04:01,408 --> 00:04:02,741 it's on back order. 83 00:04:03,577 --> 00:04:04,994 Jennifer. 84 00:04:04,994 --> 00:04:07,372 Come on, Grams, the entire notion of cheerleading 85 00:04:07,372 --> 00:04:08,665 is just a sexist attempt 86 00:04:08,665 --> 00:04:11,376 to try and objectify the female body. 87 00:04:11,376 --> 00:04:12,377 I'm making a statement. 88 00:04:12,377 --> 00:04:14,462 You're making a mockery. 89 00:04:14,462 --> 00:04:16,130 The mockery has been made. 90 00:04:16,130 --> 00:04:18,258 I'm simply pointing it out. 91 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:19,593 Although, I got to tell ya, 92 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:20,801 I don't know how many more pep rallies 93 00:04:20,801 --> 00:04:23,722 and spirit cookies I can actually stomach. 94 00:04:23,722 --> 00:04:26,516 Your school has an important game coming up. 95 00:04:26,516 --> 00:04:30,937 Right now they need your leadership and verve. 96 00:04:30,937 --> 00:04:32,897 Back when I was on the pep squad, 97 00:04:32,897 --> 00:04:35,692 we relished the opportunity to show off our team spirit 98 00:04:35,692 --> 00:04:37,902 by wearing our uniforms to school. 99 00:04:41,615 --> 00:04:43,074 Grams, I hate to break it to you, 100 00:04:43,074 --> 00:04:46,786 but you were showing off a bit more than just team spirit. 101 00:04:48,788 --> 00:04:51,416 Jennifer. 102 00:05:08,266 --> 00:05:11,561 Like, oh, my god, go team. Ha ha. Ha ha. 103 00:05:11,561 --> 00:05:13,271 For a minute I thought you'd been possessed 104 00:05:13,271 --> 00:05:16,232 by these school spirit creatures from planet overzealous. 105 00:05:16,232 --> 00:05:17,651 Not quite yet, but I am thinking about 106 00:05:17,651 --> 00:05:19,527 making a run for it before the pods hatch. 107 00:05:19,527 --> 00:05:21,279 What do you say, Scully? 108 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:22,572 Cut class with you? 109 00:05:22,572 --> 00:05:26,242 Sounds delectable. I'll pass. 110 00:05:26,242 --> 00:05:29,120 What if I told you that there was a mission to my madness? 111 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,371 Are you serious? 112 00:05:30,371 --> 00:05:32,791 But of course. Ze misseur in the stylish shirt 113 00:05:32,791 --> 00:05:34,834 request the presence of the madame 114 00:05:34,834 --> 00:05:37,211 for a very pressing appointment, ja? 115 00:05:37,211 --> 00:05:38,338 What is it? 116 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:39,922 Well, that would be the surprise part. 117 00:05:39,922 --> 00:05:41,299 Just tell me, Pacey. 118 00:05:41,299 --> 00:05:43,677 Let me think about that...nope. 119 00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:45,303 Well, fine. You won't tell me, 120 00:05:45,303 --> 00:05:46,387 then I'm not going anywhere. 121 00:05:46,387 --> 00:05:49,140 Oh, little Joe, you're so cute. 122 00:05:49,140 --> 00:05:50,809 But friend to friend, honestly, 123 00:05:50,809 --> 00:05:53,186 you should check into some more of those feigning disinterest classes. 124 00:05:53,186 --> 00:05:57,106 Oh, thanks. But trust me, Pacey, I couldn't care less. 125 00:05:57,106 --> 00:05:58,941 Well, ok. 126 00:05:58,941 --> 00:06:01,110 Whether or not you're actually interested, 127 00:06:01,110 --> 00:06:02,821 you have about 10 seconds to make up your mind 128 00:06:02,821 --> 00:06:04,238 after I round that corner. Starting now. 129 00:06:04,238 --> 00:06:06,240 One... 130 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:07,992 2... 131 00:06:07,992 --> 00:06:10,119 3... 132 00:06:16,250 --> 00:06:18,628 6 seconds?! 133 00:06:18,628 --> 00:06:21,756 6? I mean, come on. Have you no pride? 134 00:06:21,756 --> 00:06:23,299 I thought you'd last at least to 8. 135 00:06:23,299 --> 00:06:24,967 I loathe you. 136 00:06:24,967 --> 00:06:27,261 People have been shocked at how well you've taken to the game. 137 00:06:27,261 --> 00:06:29,055 Did you love football as a child? 138 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:32,141 Heh. I've only been playing football for a few weeks. 139 00:06:32,141 --> 00:06:35,228 I think the only subject I know less about is being gay, actually. 140 00:06:35,228 --> 00:06:37,772 I--I don't know. 141 00:06:37,772 --> 00:06:39,733 Some things are just instinct maybe. 142 00:06:39,733 --> 00:06:41,275 Well, one thing Jack has learned 143 00:06:41,275 --> 00:06:43,528 is the importance of starting practice on time. 144 00:06:43,528 --> 00:06:45,238 Go stretch out to run your 40s. Yes, sir. 145 00:06:45,238 --> 00:06:47,365 And taking a tenth off yesterday doesn't mean you can coast. 146 00:06:47,365 --> 00:06:49,283 Ok. Gotta go. 147 00:06:49,283 --> 00:06:50,577 Uh, no problem. Ahem. 148 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:52,245 We can take care of the coach Leery interview. 149 00:06:52,245 --> 00:06:54,080 What do you say, Dad? 150 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:55,331 Uh, not now, Dawson. 151 00:06:55,331 --> 00:06:56,499 But, Dad, it's due tomorrow. 152 00:06:56,499 --> 00:06:58,959 Dawson, you can get an extension. 153 00:06:58,959 --> 00:07:00,795 Me, I've got a game on Saturday, 154 00:07:00,795 --> 00:07:04,841 and I need these guys completely focused on football, ok? 155 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:07,635 Pick it up! 156 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:11,055 He wore it in -the B.C./ -Miami game. 157 00:07:11,055 --> 00:07:13,057 Spit it out right after throwing the hail Mary. 158 00:07:13,057 --> 00:07:14,517 Right when the whistle blew, 159 00:07:14,517 --> 00:07:17,729 my brother, he ran onto the field and grabbed it. 160 00:07:17,729 --> 00:07:19,105 Well, the dude's got some big molars. 161 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:20,690 They're crowns, actually. 162 00:07:20,690 --> 00:07:22,650 Check out the number 2 bicuspids. 163 00:07:22,650 --> 00:07:25,152 Remind you of anyone? 164 00:07:25,152 --> 00:07:27,363 Hey, what's everybody looking at? 165 00:07:29,532 --> 00:07:31,409 Oh, uh, well, apparently we're looking at 166 00:07:31,409 --> 00:07:33,035 Doug Flutie’s old mouthpiece. 167 00:07:33,035 --> 00:07:34,871 A mouthpiece? 168 00:07:36,539 --> 00:07:39,709 That was actually in his mouth? 169 00:07:39,709 --> 00:07:41,920 Well, that's disgusting. 170 00:07:44,881 --> 00:07:46,591 Henry says it's his good luck charm. 171 00:07:47,550 --> 00:07:49,719 Henry needs his head examined. 172 00:07:53,222 --> 00:07:54,974 What am I gonna do, Jack? 173 00:07:54,974 --> 00:07:57,184 I gotta do something. 174 00:07:57,184 --> 00:08:01,021 Jen Lindley, her voice is the sweetest music. 175 00:08:01,021 --> 00:08:04,317 Her very name is fire in my loins. 176 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:06,152 Uh, just a thought, Henry, 177 00:08:06,152 --> 00:08:09,155 but next time you might want to just start by saying hello. 178 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:18,080 Hey, we missed you this morning at the spirit table. 179 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:19,874 Where were you? We were worried about you. 180 00:08:19,874 --> 00:08:22,502 Look, you guys, I stayed really late at that pep rally yesterday, 181 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:23,878 um, I have limits. 182 00:08:23,878 --> 00:08:25,505 Is this a low-iron day? 183 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:27,632 Yeah, try not to let anyone else see you, 184 00:08:27,632 --> 00:08:30,008 'cause it might hurt the auction. 185 00:08:30,008 --> 00:08:31,010 Auction? 186 00:08:31,010 --> 00:08:31,970 The silent auction. 187 00:08:31,970 --> 00:08:34,096 Yeah, you should be really proud. 188 00:08:34,096 --> 00:08:36,390 It's like the most successful one we've ever had. 189 00:08:36,390 --> 00:08:38,309 Like, half the senior guys have already put in their bids. 190 00:08:39,352 --> 00:08:40,728 What are you auctioning off? 191 00:08:40,728 --> 00:08:44,398 Well, the winner gets to ride in on the minuteman mule 192 00:08:44,398 --> 00:08:45,692 at the end of the game. 193 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:48,569 Uh-huh, and receive a kiss from the head cheerleader. 194 00:08:48,569 --> 00:08:51,531 Oh, no, they don't. 195 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,366 Now, Jenny-- 196 00:08:53,366 --> 00:08:56,034 Jen. Ok? It's Jen. 197 00:08:56,034 --> 00:08:58,538 You know, this whole thing just started as a bad joke, 198 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:00,832 an excuse to get out of biology, 199 00:09:00,832 --> 00:09:02,583 but do you see what it's turned into? 200 00:09:02,583 --> 00:09:05,837 I have pranced around in front of this entire school at pep rallies 201 00:09:05,837 --> 00:09:08,381 without even knowing what the hell pep is. 202 00:09:08,381 --> 00:09:11,384 I have listened to clack and prattle about car washes, 203 00:09:11,384 --> 00:09:12,927 dance-a-thons, and dog-sitting 204 00:09:12,927 --> 00:09:14,679 until I think I'm gonna puke up my homemade spirit cookies. 205 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:15,972 Jenny-- 206 00:09:15,972 --> 00:09:17,849 And despite this itch I am getting on my ass 207 00:09:17,849 --> 00:09:19,225 from this polyester molest-me skirt, 208 00:09:19,225 --> 00:09:21,728 I've done it all with a smile on my face. 209 00:09:21,728 --> 00:09:23,646 But you know what, ladies, the smile is gone. 210 00:09:23,646 --> 00:09:25,982 I'm sorry, but there is no way I'm going to be sold off 211 00:09:25,982 --> 00:09:28,150 like some harem girl to the highest bidder. 212 00:09:28,150 --> 00:09:30,194 Everyone has a limit, and I've reached mine. 213 00:09:30,194 --> 00:09:31,821 I quit. 214 00:09:41,497 --> 00:09:42,498 Ohh! 215 00:09:42,498 --> 00:09:44,834 Oh, uh, uh... 216 00:09:44,834 --> 00:09:46,085 E.T.S.? 217 00:09:46,085 --> 00:09:48,379 Stop. Drop that folder. 218 00:09:48,379 --> 00:09:49,589 Back away from the material. 219 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:51,674 Yes, sir. 220 00:09:51,674 --> 00:09:53,091 Keep your hands in plain sight. 221 00:09:55,219 --> 00:09:57,847 Are you with the educational testing service? 222 00:09:57,847 --> 00:09:59,557 That's confidential. 223 00:09:59,557 --> 00:10:01,225 I just hope nobody at Capeside High 224 00:10:01,225 --> 00:10:02,685 has done anything wrong, 225 00:10:02,685 --> 00:10:05,563 broken any rules, compromised the integrity of the exam. 226 00:10:05,563 --> 00:10:06,564 Passing along that information 227 00:10:06,564 --> 00:10:08,608 would constitute a breach of security. 228 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:09,984 Of course. 229 00:10:09,984 --> 00:10:11,235 Do you know where Principal Green is? 230 00:10:11,235 --> 00:10:12,612 No, sir. 231 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:14,280 But before you go, 232 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:18,117 let me express my regret and recalcitrance at this incident. 233 00:10:18,117 --> 00:10:19,744 Recalcitrance? 234 00:10:19,744 --> 00:10:21,913 Um, I mean, repentance. 235 00:10:21,913 --> 00:10:24,457 Repentance, as in contrition, 236 00:10:24,457 --> 00:10:27,334 compunction, you know, contriteness. 237 00:10:28,335 --> 00:10:30,588 Good day, ma'am. 238 00:10:30,588 --> 00:10:32,715 Watch yourself. 239 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:41,099 This isn't a surprise, Pacey. 240 00:10:41,099 --> 00:10:42,976 It's a death march on a deserted road. 241 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:44,644 We're almost there. 242 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:46,520 Why didn't we just drive? 243 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:48,022 Because, Potter, on occasion, 244 00:10:48,022 --> 00:10:50,108 my father actually likes to use his car. 245 00:10:50,108 --> 00:10:54,112 So I risk my future so I can stand in line at the post office 246 00:10:54,112 --> 00:10:55,655 and then traipse 5 miles through the wilderness 247 00:10:55,655 --> 00:10:56,864 carrying some stupid package. 248 00:10:58,157 --> 00:10:59,700 You know, did you ever stop to think 249 00:10:59,700 --> 00:11:01,911 about how much hormonally-charged energy you waste 250 00:11:01,911 --> 00:11:04,204 on these quick quips and the biting banter? 251 00:11:04,204 --> 00:11:07,166 Your life would be considerably more productive 252 00:11:07,166 --> 00:11:08,501 if you would just take some more, uh... 253 00:11:08,501 --> 00:11:12,672 Oh! What is that? Some more...action. 254 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:13,756 If you took more action. 255 00:11:13,756 --> 00:11:15,591 Oh, like voluntary manslaughter? 256 00:11:15,591 --> 00:11:18,719 Well, how about like sticking out your thumb, huh? 257 00:11:18,719 --> 00:11:20,513 Oh, yeah? What else? 258 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:23,599 Maybe hike up my skirt, pout my lips, 259 00:11:23,599 --> 00:11:26,352 strike some sexy pose for a horndog trucker? 260 00:11:26,352 --> 00:11:28,312 Stick out your own thumb, you sexist toad. 261 00:11:28,312 --> 00:11:31,065 I am not a sexist. I am a pragmatist, ok? 262 00:11:31,065 --> 00:11:32,817 You ever seen The Sure Thing? 263 00:11:32,817 --> 00:11:36,362 That film elegantly portrays one of life's simple truths. 264 00:11:36,362 --> 00:11:38,031 That a female, standing on the side of the road, 265 00:11:38,031 --> 00:11:40,533 even one with a perpetual scowl such as yourself, 266 00:11:40,533 --> 00:11:42,576 has a better chance of flagging down a car than a guy. 267 00:11:42,576 --> 00:11:44,745 Since I'm the only one here with an opposable thumb, 268 00:11:44,745 --> 00:11:46,831 I guess it's up to me to use it. 269 00:11:46,831 --> 00:11:47,915 And here's your chance. 270 00:11:51,418 --> 00:11:52,837 Uhh! 271 00:12:04,306 --> 00:12:05,307 Hi. 272 00:12:08,226 --> 00:12:09,979 Today's your lucky day, Miss Potter. 273 00:12:09,979 --> 00:12:12,606 Need a ride back to school? 274 00:12:12,606 --> 00:12:15,442 Thanks. 275 00:12:16,443 --> 00:12:17,653 Ohh! 276 00:12:18,905 --> 00:12:21,908 Oh! Principal Green, hoo! 277 00:12:21,908 --> 00:12:24,118 Thank god you are here. 278 00:12:24,118 --> 00:12:25,494 In preparing for our botany assignment, 279 00:12:25,494 --> 00:12:26,829 it appears that Josephine and I-- 280 00:12:26,829 --> 00:12:28,915 We wandered significantly farther away from the school 281 00:12:28,915 --> 00:12:30,041 than we had anticipated. 282 00:12:30,041 --> 00:12:32,085 Frankly, I was beginning to worry 283 00:12:32,085 --> 00:12:33,794 that we weren't going to make it home by nightfall. 284 00:12:36,380 --> 00:12:37,757 That's a good one, Pacey. 285 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:39,592 Heh heh. 286 00:12:39,592 --> 00:12:41,594 Well, you know, let it never be said 287 00:12:41,594 --> 00:12:43,137 that I'm lacking in the creativity department. 288 00:12:43,137 --> 00:12:44,262 Let's hope you're not lacking 289 00:12:44,262 --> 00:12:46,099 in the calamine lotion department either. 290 00:12:46,099 --> 00:12:48,350 Now, put down the poison oak 291 00:12:48,350 --> 00:12:49,977 and get your butts in my car. 292 00:12:49,977 --> 00:12:53,480 Heh, ah, after you, Josephine. 293 00:12:57,484 --> 00:13:00,113 All right, Dad. 294 00:13:02,364 --> 00:13:03,365 Dad. 295 00:13:03,365 --> 00:13:04,366 Huh? 296 00:13:04,366 --> 00:13:05,325 Look, I know you're busy. 297 00:13:05,325 --> 00:13:06,410 I just need 10 minutes of your time. 298 00:13:06,410 --> 00:13:07,411 I'll be out of your hair. 299 00:13:07,411 --> 00:13:09,663 Can't it just wait till after the game? 300 00:13:09,663 --> 00:13:12,374 I promise I'll have plenty of time for ya after Saturday. 301 00:13:12,374 --> 00:13:14,334 Dad, I got to fed-ex this thing out. 302 00:13:14,334 --> 00:13:16,003 Fed-ex? 303 00:13:16,003 --> 00:13:17,171 To Mom at the station. 304 00:13:17,171 --> 00:13:20,466 Station? 305 00:13:20,466 --> 00:13:22,051 What are you talkin' about? 306 00:13:22,051 --> 00:13:24,095 The story I'm doing on Jack. 307 00:13:24,095 --> 00:13:27,056 Your mother wants to do a story on Jack? 308 00:13:27,056 --> 00:13:29,100 I want to do a story on Jack. I am doing a story on Jack. 309 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:30,768 This is gonna go on television? 310 00:13:30,768 --> 00:13:32,103 When? 311 00:13:32,103 --> 00:13:34,105 Hopefully tomorrow. Dad, we talked about this. 312 00:13:34,105 --> 00:13:35,773 I thought this was one of your school projects. 313 00:13:35,773 --> 00:13:37,191 It is a project. 314 00:13:37,191 --> 00:13:38,400 Dad, remember last night in your kitchen 315 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,153 the blond-haired kid who was moving his lips? 316 00:13:40,153 --> 00:13:41,654 That was actually me telling you this. 317 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:45,116 Dawson, this is the last thing that I need right now. 318 00:13:45,116 --> 00:13:46,492 Oh, why is that? 319 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:48,077 Because football is a head game, 320 00:13:48,077 --> 00:13:50,496 and I can't risk my best player or any player 321 00:13:50,496 --> 00:13:51,497 for that matter, losing focus. 322 00:13:51,497 --> 00:13:53,124 I've worked too damn hard. 323 00:13:53,124 --> 00:13:55,459 Forgive me if my entire future 324 00:13:55,459 --> 00:13:57,211 conflicts with your precious football team. 325 00:13:57,211 --> 00:13:59,755 Aw, don't be so theatrical. 326 00:13:59,755 --> 00:14:02,133 I'm the one with the football-loving principal 327 00:14:02,133 --> 00:14:04,718 breathing down my neck. I am trying to build something here. 328 00:14:04,718 --> 00:14:06,637 What do you think I'm doing, 329 00:14:06,637 --> 00:14:09,056 dabbling in a hobby? 330 00:14:09,056 --> 00:14:10,516 That's the kind of opportunity 331 00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:12,226 I've waited for my entire life. 332 00:14:12,226 --> 00:14:15,813 All 16 years of it? 333 00:14:15,813 --> 00:14:17,023 Oh, so, the importance of a person's dreams 334 00:14:17,023 --> 00:14:18,607 is measured by their age? 335 00:14:18,607 --> 00:14:23,279 There will be plenty of other opportunities, believe me. 336 00:14:24,446 --> 00:14:26,364 Are you telling me not to do this? 337 00:14:26,364 --> 00:14:29,076 I don't have to. 338 00:14:29,076 --> 00:14:32,079 Because I know you'll make the right choice. 339 00:14:58,564 --> 00:15:02,109 Hey. 340 00:15:02,109 --> 00:15:04,403 You must be lost. Bimbo cove is up the creek, 341 00:15:04,403 --> 00:15:06,947 right past brainless bay. 342 00:15:06,947 --> 00:15:08,282 You can save your ammunition, Joey. 343 00:15:08,282 --> 00:15:09,367 Eve and I aren't on speaking terms. 344 00:15:09,367 --> 00:15:11,244 You mean, you guys actually talked? 345 00:15:11,244 --> 00:15:13,537 Among other things, yes. 346 00:15:14,955 --> 00:15:16,374 I need some advice. 347 00:15:18,417 --> 00:15:21,379 What else are dumped ex-girlfriends for? 348 00:15:21,379 --> 00:15:23,463 It's about my father. 349 00:15:23,463 --> 00:15:25,216 Your father? What about him? 350 00:15:25,216 --> 00:15:28,302 He told me not to do the story on Jack and the football team. 351 00:15:28,302 --> 00:15:29,636 He did? 352 00:15:29,636 --> 00:15:31,889 Well, not in so many words. 353 00:15:31,889 --> 00:15:33,891 He thinks it might jeopardize his career. 354 00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:36,894 His chances against Woodward. 355 00:15:36,894 --> 00:15:41,481 No offense, Dawson, but doesn't a nationally televised broadcast 356 00:15:41,481 --> 00:15:43,401 kind of overshadow a high school football rivalry? 357 00:15:43,401 --> 00:15:45,778 You'd have thought. I don't know. 358 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:47,405 I mean, look at it from his point of view, you know? 359 00:15:47,405 --> 00:15:49,865 The last couple of years his cup hasn't exactly runneth over. 360 00:15:49,865 --> 00:15:53,035 He had to give up his dream of a restaurant idea, 361 00:15:53,035 --> 00:15:56,330 his wife stepped out on him with the Capeside equivalent of Ted knight, 362 00:15:56,330 --> 00:16:00,334 and he's not exactly shining as a substitute teacher. 363 00:16:00,334 --> 00:16:02,002 So if you go ahead with the story, 364 00:16:02,002 --> 00:16:03,379 he could lose more than the game. 365 00:16:03,379 --> 00:16:05,464 He could lose his self-respect. 366 00:16:05,464 --> 00:16:07,466 Yeah. 367 00:16:07,466 --> 00:16:09,843 What do you think? 368 00:16:09,843 --> 00:16:13,764 Well, I think that the swords that are the father and son 369 00:16:13,764 --> 00:16:15,474 have finally crossed in conflict. 370 00:16:15,474 --> 00:16:18,602 I mean, face it, Dawson, this is the stuff of Greek drama. 371 00:16:18,602 --> 00:16:22,606 Yeah, but is this tragedy or comedy? 372 00:16:22,606 --> 00:16:25,151 Sometimes we fight our fathers, and they respect us 373 00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:28,862 and...sometimes... 374 00:16:28,862 --> 00:16:34,660 We fight them and... We lose them forever. 375 00:16:37,704 --> 00:16:40,624 You have to decide how you want to live your life. 376 00:16:40,624 --> 00:16:43,336 You know? What you can tolerate and... 377 00:16:43,336 --> 00:16:46,046 And what you're willing to lose. 378 00:16:48,424 --> 00:16:50,426 Oh, god, this is so important to me, 379 00:16:50,426 --> 00:16:52,510 but if I do it, it's gonna kill him. 380 00:16:53,471 --> 00:16:55,431 Well... 381 00:16:55,431 --> 00:16:56,849 I hate to break it to ya, Dawson, 382 00:16:56,849 --> 00:16:58,351 but according to Freud, 383 00:16:58,351 --> 00:17:00,602 that's exactly what sons are supposed to do. 384 00:17:07,276 --> 00:17:08,902 I dubbed this for ya. 385 00:17:08,902 --> 00:17:10,488 What's this? 386 00:17:10,488 --> 00:17:13,573 Heh. Something I found. 387 00:17:13,573 --> 00:17:14,783 Made me smile. 388 00:17:16,618 --> 00:17:18,662 I guess, now, you could call it a thank you. 389 00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:29,256 It must be dried saliva. 390 00:17:29,256 --> 00:17:33,010 No, it's a zipper mark from the pillow. 391 00:17:33,010 --> 00:17:36,889 Yes, that bright sensation in your eyes is, indeed, sunlight. 392 00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:39,099 Rise and shine, dear girl. 393 00:17:39,099 --> 00:17:41,768 These lovely young ladies have an urgent matter to discuss with you. 394 00:17:41,768 --> 00:17:44,146 I told you that I was finished with cheerleading. 395 00:17:44,146 --> 00:17:48,526 And unless one of you is hiding a very large cup of black coffee 396 00:17:48,526 --> 00:17:51,070 under her pompoms, I suggest you leave. 397 00:17:51,070 --> 00:17:52,363 Oh, no, we respect your decision 398 00:17:52,363 --> 00:17:54,156 to resign from the squad, 399 00:17:54,156 --> 00:17:56,200 Madison has accepted the leadership challenge. 400 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,328 But please, you must reconsider the kiss. 401 00:17:59,328 --> 00:18:01,997 Someone has bid $500. 402 00:18:01,997 --> 00:18:04,791 But they've specifically stipulated that the kiss must come from you. 403 00:18:04,791 --> 00:18:07,086 I don't care if they bid the kingdom of Brunei, 404 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:08,712 I'm not for sale. 405 00:18:08,712 --> 00:18:12,299 What are we gonna tell the children of the cchpc? 406 00:18:12,299 --> 00:18:14,134 The what? 407 00:18:14,134 --> 00:18:18,722 The Capeside county home for parentless children. 408 00:18:18,722 --> 00:18:20,640 Orphans? That-- 409 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,018 That's what the auction is for? 410 00:18:23,018 --> 00:18:25,187 Orphans? 411 00:18:25,187 --> 00:18:27,481 Ohh... 412 00:18:37,157 --> 00:18:38,534 Uh, Miss McPhee. 413 00:18:38,534 --> 00:18:39,785 Been looking for you. 414 00:18:39,785 --> 00:18:40,911 Principal Green. 415 00:18:40,911 --> 00:18:42,829 Yes, listen, uh, a critical problem 416 00:18:42,829 --> 00:18:43,789 has been brought to my attention, 417 00:18:43,789 --> 00:18:46,083 and I need to talk to you about it. 418 00:18:46,083 --> 00:18:47,543 What sort of problem, sir? 419 00:18:47,543 --> 00:18:49,711 It's a disciplinary matter. 420 00:18:49,711 --> 00:18:51,171 Disciplinary? 421 00:18:51,171 --> 00:18:54,049 Yes. Now, I’m unable to discuss it with you at length now, 422 00:18:54,049 --> 00:18:55,633 but if you come to my office Monday, 423 00:18:55,633 --> 00:18:59,012 we'll sit down and go over all of our options in detail. 424 00:19:00,013 --> 00:19:01,348 Options...yes, sir. 425 00:19:01,348 --> 00:19:04,518 Monday morning. Be there. 426 00:19:11,108 --> 00:19:15,028 So, since Mr. Witter's attempt at lying to me was so creative, 427 00:19:15,028 --> 00:19:18,115 I've come up with a little creative response in kind. 428 00:19:18,115 --> 00:19:20,493 Well, coming from a just-minded soul such as yourself, 429 00:19:20,493 --> 00:19:23,412 I'm sure your punishment will be nothing but fair, sir. 430 00:19:23,412 --> 00:19:24,746 Oh, thank you, Eddie Haskell. 431 00:19:24,746 --> 00:19:26,790 Where is your school spirit, Josephine? 432 00:19:26,790 --> 00:19:28,542 I think I left it cowering in the bushes. 433 00:19:28,542 --> 00:19:30,210 Now that is a gross misconception. 434 00:19:30,210 --> 00:19:33,005 I hurled myself upon the flames of responsibility. 435 00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:35,215 I hope a deer tick crawled in your ear and laid eggs. 436 00:19:35,215 --> 00:19:37,092 Enough! 437 00:19:37,092 --> 00:19:38,969 Honestly. 438 00:19:38,969 --> 00:19:41,180 I am not sure how to get through to the two of you, 439 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:43,890 but since you obviously have an affinity for one another, 440 00:19:43,890 --> 00:19:46,268 here's what I have in mind. 441 00:19:47,227 --> 00:19:48,437 No way. 442 00:19:48,437 --> 00:19:49,855 Oh, that's not gonna happen. 443 00:19:49,855 --> 00:19:53,066 Oh, I'm glad to see we're all in agreement here. 444 00:19:56,612 --> 00:19:57,988 I can't believe he caught the thing. 445 00:19:57,988 --> 00:19:59,865 It was way over his head. 446 00:19:59,865 --> 00:20:00,949 Hey! 447 00:20:00,949 --> 00:20:02,326 Hey. 448 00:20:02,326 --> 00:20:03,869 What's wrong? 449 00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:06,038 Nothing's wrong. Why should anything be wrong? 450 00:20:06,038 --> 00:20:08,957 Because you're sitting in a stairwell of a public high school. 451 00:20:08,957 --> 00:20:11,502 Unless you're smoking or making out, 452 00:20:11,502 --> 00:20:14,129 it's cause for concern. 453 00:20:14,129 --> 00:20:16,006 Come on, I'm going to meet Dawson. 454 00:20:16,006 --> 00:20:17,216 We're gonna check out the footage from my interview. 455 00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:18,551 You went through with it? 456 00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:19,843 Yeah. It was cool. It went great. 457 00:20:19,843 --> 00:20:22,137 Well, it may seem that way today, 458 00:20:22,137 --> 00:20:24,139 but anything could happen tomorrow to rock your safe little world. 459 00:20:24,139 --> 00:20:25,432 What?! 460 00:20:25,432 --> 00:20:27,726 Jack, maybe you overlooked something. 461 00:20:27,726 --> 00:20:29,728 Maybe--maybe you didn't see every angle. 462 00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:32,105 Maybe you had a terrible moment of weakness. 463 00:20:32,105 --> 00:20:33,649 Maybe without even realizing it, 464 00:20:33,649 --> 00:20:35,984 you totally, irreversibly screwed up. 465 00:20:35,984 --> 00:20:38,778 Andie, it's not that big a deal. Why be so paranoid? 466 00:20:38,778 --> 00:20:41,574 Look, Jack, you could live your entire life 467 00:20:41,574 --> 00:20:45,118 on the straight and narrow driving towards something you believe in, then what? 468 00:20:45,118 --> 00:20:49,707 One tiny little mistake, one little error in judgment, 469 00:20:49,707 --> 00:20:51,750 and the next thing you know, your car's on the side of the road, 470 00:20:51,750 --> 00:20:53,711 flipped over, wheels still spinning, and the radio on. 471 00:20:53,711 --> 00:20:55,087 What the hell are you talking about? 472 00:20:55,087 --> 00:20:57,590 I'm talking about being publicly shamed, 473 00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:59,216 exposed for what you really are. 474 00:20:59,216 --> 00:21:00,926 I'm talking about a life being ruined, 475 00:21:00,926 --> 00:21:02,302 cut short, nipped in the butt, 476 00:21:02,302 --> 00:21:03,512 I'm talking about breaking Dad's heart. 477 00:21:03,512 --> 00:21:05,138 Dad? 478 00:21:05,138 --> 00:21:06,599 Think about how he's gonna feel, Jack, 479 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:08,766 his disappointment, his humiliation. 480 00:21:08,766 --> 00:21:11,019 We are his pride and joy, Jack. 481 00:21:11,019 --> 00:21:12,854 Think about how hard he's worked for us over the years, 482 00:21:12,854 --> 00:21:14,690 how much he sacrificed. And now this, 483 00:21:14,690 --> 00:21:16,483 out in the open for everyone to see. 484 00:21:16,483 --> 00:21:17,817 Just calm down, all right? 485 00:21:17,817 --> 00:21:18,818 I mean, it's not like I'm still in the closet. 486 00:21:18,818 --> 00:21:20,070 Dad already knows I'm gay. 487 00:21:20,070 --> 00:21:24,450 I know-- yeah, I know. I know. 488 00:21:24,450 --> 00:21:26,285 I just want you to be careful, Jack. 489 00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:29,246 Every action has a consequence. 490 00:21:29,246 --> 00:21:31,790 Be sure you think this thing through. 491 00:21:35,335 --> 00:21:38,088 No one really seems to care what I may or may not do off the field. 492 00:21:38,088 --> 00:21:41,508 So you have no problem playing against someone who's openly gay? 493 00:21:41,508 --> 00:21:44,177 If a kid wants to come out wearing lipstick and Rouge, 494 00:21:44,177 --> 00:21:47,013 we're gonna infringe on him the way we infringe on anybody else. 495 00:21:47,013 --> 00:21:48,140 No difference. 496 00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:52,645 Well... 497 00:21:55,814 --> 00:21:59,109 I just lost the first game of my coaching career. 498 00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:02,738 If you say so. 499 00:22:04,448 --> 00:22:07,075 Dawson, that just went out to 3 million people. 500 00:22:07,075 --> 00:22:12,164 Not to mention you interviewed the opposing coach. 501 00:22:12,164 --> 00:22:14,874 So? 502 00:22:14,874 --> 00:22:17,210 So 2 days ago, nobody knew how good Jack was 503 00:22:17,210 --> 00:22:18,545 or who he is. 504 00:22:18,545 --> 00:22:20,964 Now the whole world knows. 505 00:22:20,964 --> 00:22:22,924 You might as well have gone out 506 00:22:22,924 --> 00:22:25,260 and painted a bull's-eye on his back. 507 00:22:25,260 --> 00:22:27,262 You never explained that to me, Dad. 508 00:22:27,262 --> 00:22:29,640 I didn't think I had to. It's pretty damn obvious! 509 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:31,433 Not to me it isn't! 510 00:22:31,433 --> 00:22:33,352 Instead of celebrating my first professional success in the world, 511 00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:35,521 we're sitting here worrying about a football game. 512 00:22:35,521 --> 00:22:39,149 Hey, don't make me out to be the bad guy here, Dawson. 513 00:22:39,149 --> 00:22:41,401 Yes, I'm angry, just like you knew I would be. 514 00:22:41,401 --> 00:22:44,488 We're talking about a team that hasn't put a notch in the win column in 3 years. 515 00:22:44,488 --> 00:22:46,657 Now what are we saying, that I'm wasting my time? 516 00:22:46,657 --> 00:22:49,075 No, but I want you to have some perspective. 517 00:22:49,075 --> 00:22:50,910 I can't even discuss this with you right now. 518 00:22:50,910 --> 00:22:52,705 You have no idea what you're talkin' about! 519 00:22:52,705 --> 00:22:54,206 Thanks to you, I don't. 520 00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:56,709 Ever since you took this job, you haven't spoken to me. 521 00:22:56,709 --> 00:22:58,043 I talk to you. 522 00:22:58,043 --> 00:22:59,961 Not the way you talk to the guys on your team. 523 00:22:59,961 --> 00:23:02,255 Well, you know what? They respect me. 524 00:23:02,255 --> 00:23:03,881 I respect you, Dad. 525 00:23:03,881 --> 00:23:07,344 It's just they're more the kind of son you wish you'd had. 526 00:23:07,344 --> 00:23:08,762 That is not true. 527 00:23:08,762 --> 00:23:12,265 Dawson, I hum the theme from Close Encounters 528 00:23:12,265 --> 00:23:14,017 in my sleep! 529 00:23:14,017 --> 00:23:15,352 I reach out to you! 530 00:23:15,352 --> 00:23:17,521 And when we can't find common ground, 531 00:23:17,521 --> 00:23:19,022 I give you your space. 532 00:23:19,022 --> 00:23:21,358 And when I take it, you get pissed off at me. 533 00:23:21,358 --> 00:23:24,444 No. I'm just trying to break you out of your self-centered, 534 00:23:24,444 --> 00:23:26,946 self-righteous fantasy world long enough to look out for other people. 535 00:23:26,946 --> 00:23:29,282 Since when is it my responsibility to look out for you? 536 00:23:29,282 --> 00:23:31,117 What are you saying? 537 00:23:31,117 --> 00:23:34,037 I'm saying I parent you, Dad. I walk in on you having sex. 538 00:23:34,037 --> 00:23:35,913 I give you advice. I'm the kid around here! 539 00:23:35,913 --> 00:23:38,166 Sometimes I might even act like it! 540 00:23:51,971 --> 00:23:55,434 Defense! Whoo whoo! Defense! 541 00:24:00,522 --> 00:24:02,940 Come on, let's hit him! Hit him! Hit him! 542 00:24:20,918 --> 00:24:23,961 Go back to tetherball, you limp-wristed homo! 543 00:24:23,961 --> 00:24:26,005 This is getting ugly. 544 00:24:26,005 --> 00:24:28,133 Crackback, damn it! Crackback, crackback! 545 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:31,511 Right guard blocks down. Litvack takes out the end! 546 00:24:35,265 --> 00:24:37,684 They're keying on Jack. He's getting killed out there. 547 00:24:37,684 --> 00:24:40,228 And our running game's DOA. 548 00:24:40,228 --> 00:24:43,148 Walk it off, McPhee! Good man! Walk it off! 549 00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:45,692 Walk it off. Can't walk it off. You walk it off. 550 00:24:45,692 --> 00:24:47,319 You all right? Huddle up! 551 00:24:47,319 --> 00:24:48,779 Let's go! 552 00:24:50,572 --> 00:24:52,908 So tell me the truth. Is this all my fault? 553 00:24:52,908 --> 00:24:55,201 In a word... 554 00:24:55,201 --> 00:24:56,453 Yes. 555 00:24:57,788 --> 00:24:59,790 Look on the bright side, Dawson. 556 00:24:59,790 --> 00:25:01,875 At least when this is all over, win or lose, 557 00:25:01,875 --> 00:25:04,043 you won't be on the 50-yard line 558 00:25:04,043 --> 00:25:05,963 puckering your lips for some spoiled brat 559 00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:08,005 with furry teeth and halitosis. 560 00:25:09,549 --> 00:25:11,510 Just think of it as method acting. 561 00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:13,512 Think of it as out of the question. 562 00:25:13,512 --> 00:25:14,847 I'll flip you for it. Not a chance! 563 00:25:14,847 --> 00:25:16,515 Die die bo? Forget it. 564 00:25:16,515 --> 00:25:19,100 Fine. I'll just cut to the chase and beg you--please, Joey! 565 00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:20,310 Please, please, please! 566 00:25:20,310 --> 00:25:22,312 Don't make me go out there. 567 00:25:22,312 --> 00:25:25,357 Look, I'm supposed to be at work right now making much-needed money, 568 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:27,860 but instead, because of you, I'm standing on a football field 569 00:25:27,860 --> 00:25:29,903 fighting over the rear end of a mule. 570 00:25:29,903 --> 00:25:31,571 Fine. Fine. I was just giving you fair warning. 571 00:25:31,571 --> 00:25:34,031 What? 572 00:25:34,031 --> 00:25:36,952 I tend to get a little carsick in backseats. 573 00:25:46,252 --> 00:25:48,005 Principal Green? 574 00:25:48,005 --> 00:25:49,631 I made a mistake. 575 00:25:49,631 --> 00:25:52,258 Well...a terrible error in judgment, really. 576 00:25:52,258 --> 00:25:55,387 I know that there's no excuse for what I've done, 577 00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:58,598 so I won't waste your time, but there is an explanation, 578 00:25:58,598 --> 00:26:02,561 one that I can only pray you'll find in your heart to understand. 579 00:26:02,561 --> 00:26:04,938 See, there's this guy... 580 00:26:04,938 --> 00:26:07,691 And when I met him, it was like... 581 00:26:07,691 --> 00:26:09,735 Like a shade going up in a dark room, 582 00:26:09,735 --> 00:26:12,404 light suddenly pouring in. 583 00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:15,448 He understood me in a way that no one ever did or could. 584 00:26:15,448 --> 00:26:20,620 And then, just as suddenly, the room got dark again. 585 00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:22,539 In my mind, I mean. 586 00:26:22,539 --> 00:26:25,166 See... 587 00:26:25,166 --> 00:26:28,085 Over the summer... 588 00:26:28,085 --> 00:26:31,924 I was treated at a psychiatric hospital. 589 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:36,511 I didn't have to stay long, because I got better. 590 00:26:36,511 --> 00:26:39,514 But when I came back, 591 00:26:39,514 --> 00:26:42,350 I had lost the guy. 592 00:26:42,350 --> 00:26:45,062 He was...my soulmate. 593 00:26:45,062 --> 00:26:47,606 It was like having... 594 00:26:47,606 --> 00:26:53,486 An organ, my heart, literally ripped from my body. 595 00:26:53,486 --> 00:26:56,531 And all I could feel was cold and empty, 596 00:26:56,531 --> 00:26:58,951 my future slipping away. 597 00:26:58,951 --> 00:27:01,954 And I had lost the love... 598 00:27:01,954 --> 00:27:04,748 So I was determined not to lose my life, 599 00:27:04,748 --> 00:27:07,124 and that's why... 600 00:27:07,124 --> 00:27:09,920 I stole the test, and that's why I cheated. 601 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:14,173 Because I wanted to try to keep it from all getting away from me, 602 00:27:14,173 --> 00:27:17,510 and...I know that I only made things worse. 603 00:27:19,512 --> 00:27:21,890 So... 604 00:27:21,890 --> 00:27:25,142 Now all I can ask for is your compassion. 605 00:27:43,787 --> 00:27:45,246 Let's go. 606 00:27:45,246 --> 00:27:46,748 Where are we going? 607 00:27:46,748 --> 00:27:48,291 To even the score. 608 00:27:50,127 --> 00:27:51,753 Come on, guys. 609 00:27:51,753 --> 00:27:52,963 You can't let 'em get to ya! 610 00:27:52,963 --> 00:27:54,213 They are psyching you out! 611 00:27:54,213 --> 00:27:55,590 Taking us out of our game plan. 612 00:27:55,590 --> 00:27:57,759 The truth is, we're not moving the ball. 613 00:27:57,759 --> 00:27:58,969 We're not firing out on defense! 614 00:27:58,969 --> 00:28:00,929 Suck in that gut and go harder. 615 00:28:00,929 --> 00:28:03,140 A long time ago... 616 00:28:03,140 --> 00:28:05,600 There was a Chinese warrior-philosopher. 617 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,811 General sun-tzu. 618 00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:11,564 Brilliant military strategist who lived about 2,000 years ago. 619 00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:16,611 My dad has been telling me about him ever since I was a kid. 620 00:28:17,904 --> 00:28:19,948 What's with the bucket? 621 00:28:19,948 --> 00:28:23,035 We're gonna turn our weakness into a strength, just like the general said. 622 00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:25,078 We're gonna start by obscuring everyone's number 623 00:28:25,078 --> 00:28:26,997 so the other team can't find Jack. 624 00:28:26,997 --> 00:28:28,999 That might work for a couple of plays. 625 00:28:28,999 --> 00:28:30,709 That's why it's only phase one. 626 00:28:30,709 --> 00:28:32,209 So what's phase 2? 627 00:28:35,130 --> 00:28:37,174 Jen. 628 00:28:49,435 --> 00:28:50,979 All right, let's get up there, 629 00:28:50,979 --> 00:28:53,106 get up there and hit somebody now! Hit somebody! 630 00:28:53,106 --> 00:28:54,774 Here we go. 631 00:28:54,774 --> 00:28:56,651 Cross your fingers. 632 00:28:56,651 --> 00:28:58,403 Ready? Break! 633 00:29:06,828 --> 00:29:08,663 Hey, coach, what's this? 634 00:29:16,963 --> 00:29:19,632 42, blue turk right. 635 00:29:19,632 --> 00:29:21,258 Double slot. 636 00:29:22,259 --> 00:29:25,222 Try and find the homo now! 637 00:29:26,514 --> 00:29:27,682 Set! 638 00:29:27,682 --> 00:29:29,101 Hike! 639 00:29:34,814 --> 00:29:37,943 21-4! With 7 seconds left, 640 00:29:37,943 --> 00:29:39,569 the Minutemen have one last chance. 641 00:29:39,569 --> 00:29:41,071 Can you get a step on him, Jack? 642 00:29:41,071 --> 00:29:42,989 One more time. What do you think? 643 00:29:42,989 --> 00:29:44,365 I think my mascara's running. 644 00:29:45,366 --> 00:29:47,326 Just throw me the ball. I'll catch it. 645 00:29:47,326 --> 00:29:48,745 Consider it done. 646 00:29:48,745 --> 00:29:50,789 All right, cradle out. Drill-9 shiver. 647 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:52,124 Broadside option, flow-and-go. 648 00:29:52,124 --> 00:29:54,960 On 2. Ready? Break! 649 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:58,088 - It's 4 -th in 14. The ball's sitting on the 25-yard line. 650 00:30:18,858 --> 00:30:20,401 Hit him! Hit him! 651 00:30:25,448 --> 00:30:27,617 Touchdown! It's a touchdown! 652 00:30:27,617 --> 00:30:30,162 Capeside wins! 653 00:30:33,123 --> 00:30:35,834 What an incredible comeback. 654 00:30:35,834 --> 00:30:39,087 After a long, dry spell, Capeside is victorious. 655 00:30:39,087 --> 00:30:45,218 Capeside 27-24. 656 00:30:45,218 --> 00:30:47,762 Outstanding! 657 00:30:47,762 --> 00:30:49,388 Mitch! 658 00:30:49,388 --> 00:30:50,556 Yes, sir. 659 00:30:50,556 --> 00:30:52,558 That was one of the most irreverent 660 00:30:52,558 --> 00:30:55,979 and imaginative game plans I've ever seen. 661 00:30:55,979 --> 00:30:57,354 Congratulations, coach! 662 00:30:57,354 --> 00:30:58,564 Thank you. That's grea-- 663 00:30:58,564 --> 00:30:59,899 Aah! 664 00:31:01,901 --> 00:31:04,946 One good deed down, one to go. 665 00:31:04,946 --> 00:31:08,033 Jennifer Lindley, once again a victim of her own big heart. 666 00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:09,826 Don't push it, buddy. 667 00:31:09,826 --> 00:31:11,119 Uhh... 668 00:31:11,119 --> 00:31:13,412 Principal Green, I need to talk to you! 669 00:31:13,412 --> 00:31:14,580 Not right now, Andie. 670 00:31:14,580 --> 00:31:16,208 No, sir, it's important. It cannot wait. 671 00:31:16,208 --> 00:31:17,834 We need to clear this up. 672 00:31:17,834 --> 00:31:19,544 Ok, what is it? 673 00:31:19,544 --> 00:31:23,631 Well, I made a mistake. Well, a terrible error in judgment really. 674 00:31:23,631 --> 00:31:25,633 What kind of mistake? 675 00:31:25,633 --> 00:31:27,677 Well, I know there's no excuse for what I've done-- 676 00:31:27,677 --> 00:31:30,180 What are you talking about, Andie? 677 00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:32,807 Didn't you want to talk to me? 678 00:31:32,807 --> 00:31:35,268 That was Monday. I was gonna discuss it with you on Monday. 679 00:31:35,268 --> 00:31:36,895 But if you must know now, 680 00:31:36,895 --> 00:31:38,938 I'm forming a new student disciplinary committee, 681 00:31:38,938 --> 00:31:41,149 and I want you to be in charge of it. 682 00:31:41,149 --> 00:31:43,360 Oh! Well... I could do that. 683 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,778 I mean, I would be honored to do that! 684 00:31:45,778 --> 00:31:49,074 Ok. Now, what was this mistake you were talking about? 685 00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:51,576 I shouldn't have interrupted you. 686 00:31:51,576 --> 00:31:54,579 It's a mistake to be so...impatient. 687 00:31:54,579 --> 00:31:56,831 But I'm working on it, sir. 688 00:31:58,166 --> 00:32:00,626 Ok. I'll talk to you later. 689 00:32:00,626 --> 00:32:02,795 I'm working on it. 690 00:32:10,929 --> 00:32:13,973 All right! Ok! Ok! 691 00:32:13,973 --> 00:32:17,518 And now, ladies and gentlemen, 692 00:32:17,518 --> 00:32:20,563 the moment that you've all been waiting for-- 693 00:32:20,563 --> 00:32:23,149 The winner of the silent auction 694 00:32:23,149 --> 00:32:26,278 who is entitled to one ride on the minuteman mule 695 00:32:26,278 --> 00:32:30,115 and one heart-stopping kiss from our head cheerleader. 696 00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:31,699 Ex-head cheerleader. 697 00:32:31,699 --> 00:32:32,992 And here he is! 698 00:32:48,841 --> 00:32:50,218 Henry? 699 00:32:53,012 --> 00:32:55,932 How the hell did you get $500? 700 00:32:57,558 --> 00:33:00,228 M-M-Mouthpiece? 701 00:33:00,228 --> 00:33:01,896 Mouth-- 702 00:33:01,896 --> 00:33:03,856 Wait a minute. 703 00:33:03,856 --> 00:33:06,985 You sold your-- your good luck Doug Flutie 704 00:33:06,985 --> 00:33:09,446 memorial mouthpiece just to kiss me? 705 00:33:13,032 --> 00:33:16,494 I don't know whether to gag or be incredibly touched. 706 00:33:19,122 --> 00:33:22,459 Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss... 707 00:33:22,459 --> 00:33:26,629 Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss... 708 00:33:26,629 --> 00:33:28,631 You--you don't have to. 709 00:33:28,631 --> 00:33:30,133 Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss... 710 00:33:30,133 --> 00:33:32,344 If you don't want to. 711 00:33:32,344 --> 00:33:35,013 Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss.. 712 00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:36,639 Kiss, kiss, kiss... 713 00:33:36,639 --> 00:33:38,057 Come here, freshman. 714 00:33:38,057 --> 00:33:39,684 Kiss, kiss, kiss! 715 00:33:54,532 --> 00:33:57,035 Ok, ok, everybody go home! 716 00:33:57,035 --> 00:33:58,828 Show's over, folks! 717 00:33:58,828 --> 00:34:00,413 Go home! 718 00:34:00,413 --> 00:34:02,623 No, no, no. Not quite yet. 719 00:34:02,623 --> 00:34:05,043 We have a little unfinished business yet here. 720 00:34:05,043 --> 00:34:07,712 Ladies and gentlemen, presenting to you 721 00:34:07,712 --> 00:34:11,716 your choice for Capeside's 1999 homecoming queen, 722 00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:13,885 Miss Jennifer Lindley! 723 00:34:25,146 --> 00:34:27,232 This isn't happening. 724 00:34:34,822 --> 00:34:37,867 See? I told you everything would work out fine. 725 00:34:37,867 --> 00:34:39,244 You did? 726 00:34:39,244 --> 00:34:41,287 Yeah! Everything usually works out for the best 727 00:34:41,287 --> 00:34:43,081 as long as you keep a positive attitude. 728 00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:45,333 Positive attitude. 729 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:47,544 Ok. Is this before or after 730 00:34:47,544 --> 00:34:49,295 I disgraced the family's good name 731 00:34:49,295 --> 00:34:52,173 and forever humiliated our father, huh? 732 00:34:52,173 --> 00:34:54,050 Oh, I wouldn't worry about that. I'm sure he's over it. 733 00:34:54,050 --> 00:34:56,302 He's probably out sailing or golfing or wherever he is. 734 00:34:56,302 --> 00:34:58,179 I wouldn't give it another thought. 735 00:34:58,179 --> 00:34:59,805 Andie, you're making my head spin. 736 00:34:59,805 --> 00:35:03,101 Look, Jack, I am just glad it's over. 737 00:35:03,101 --> 00:35:05,853 I can't tell you how relieved I am. 738 00:35:05,853 --> 00:35:08,647 Hey, so who won the game anyway? 739 00:35:12,777 --> 00:35:14,820 Somebody was so sweaty, I couldn't even breathe! 740 00:35:14,820 --> 00:35:16,822 Well, somebody wouldn't let me take my shirt off. 741 00:35:16,822 --> 00:35:19,117 Well, somebody forgot to open the air vent! 742 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:20,618 Well, somebody forgot to mention 743 00:35:20,618 --> 00:35:22,828 there were air vents in the first place! 744 00:35:22,828 --> 00:35:25,623 I told you we never should have listened to those two slackers. 745 00:35:26,999 --> 00:35:28,751 This is it? 746 00:35:28,751 --> 00:35:31,170 This is the surprise? 747 00:35:31,170 --> 00:35:34,466 Isn't she beautiful? 748 00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:37,302 Yeah, in a Titanic post iceberg sort of way. 749 00:35:37,302 --> 00:35:38,970 Where did you get this? 750 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:39,971 This friend of my brother's. 751 00:35:39,971 --> 00:35:41,389 He works down in the marina. 752 00:35:41,389 --> 00:35:43,057 He rescued her after the last hurricane. 753 00:35:43,057 --> 00:35:45,059 The guy who owned her didn't want her anymore, 754 00:35:45,059 --> 00:35:47,812 so I convinced him to sell her to me for, like, 200 bucks. 755 00:35:47,812 --> 00:35:51,065 When I finish with this boat, it is going to be sheer perfection. 756 00:35:51,065 --> 00:35:52,525 Look at that. 757 00:35:52,525 --> 00:35:55,487 Pacey, do you know how much money and time it'll take you 758 00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:57,489 to even get this boat to float? 759 00:35:57,489 --> 00:36:00,825 Yeah. Not a minute more or less than as long as it takes me. 760 00:36:00,825 --> 00:36:03,620 You watch, Potter. Couple of months, 761 00:36:03,620 --> 00:36:05,871 I'll be sailing this baby around the world. 762 00:36:05,871 --> 00:36:08,874 Well, I hate to break it to you, Captain Stubing, 763 00:36:08,874 --> 00:36:10,960 but you can't sail around the world in a 20-foot boat. 764 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:12,086 Sure, I can! 765 00:36:12,086 --> 00:36:13,879 Where are you gonna put the supplies? 766 00:36:13,879 --> 00:36:15,881 Hey, the U.S.S. Minnow was no bigger than this, 767 00:36:15,881 --> 00:36:17,925 and they found room for all of Mr. Howell's money, 768 00:36:17,925 --> 00:36:19,718 all of the professor's tools, all of ginger's clothes-- 769 00:36:19,718 --> 00:36:23,139 and where do you think you're going? 770 00:36:23,139 --> 00:36:25,308 Permission to come aboard? 771 00:36:26,309 --> 00:36:28,019 Permission granted. 772 00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:29,145 Thank you. 773 00:36:30,813 --> 00:36:32,524 Ah. 774 00:36:32,524 --> 00:36:36,110 And now, the purpose for our little foray into truancy... 775 00:36:39,780 --> 00:36:41,282 What do you think? 776 00:36:41,282 --> 00:36:43,117 "True love"? 777 00:36:43,117 --> 00:36:45,036 Yeah. It's my girl's name. 778 00:36:45,036 --> 00:36:47,372 It's kinda high on the schmaltz factor, huh? 779 00:36:47,372 --> 00:36:48,873 Acutely. 780 00:36:50,833 --> 00:36:53,044 But sweet. 781 00:36:53,044 --> 00:36:55,380 Remember, I told you I needed your help with something. 782 00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:56,714 With what? 783 00:36:58,424 --> 00:37:00,759 Start sandin'. 784 00:37:02,345 --> 00:37:04,763 You are so overboard. 785 00:37:56,899 --> 00:38:00,570 The night you were born, I bawled like a baby. 786 00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:06,409 Did you really? 787 00:38:08,327 --> 00:38:11,372 I didn't know that. 788 00:38:11,372 --> 00:38:14,542 I think I cried for 24 hours straight. 789 00:38:17,462 --> 00:38:20,131 Holding you so... 790 00:38:20,131 --> 00:38:22,883 Small in my arms. 791 00:38:25,553 --> 00:38:28,347 I never knew I could love anything so much... 792 00:38:28,347 --> 00:38:30,224 So fast... 793 00:38:30,224 --> 00:38:33,478 So utterly. 794 00:38:33,478 --> 00:38:35,812 Part of me was terrified. 795 00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:44,280 Raising a son is more a matter of faith than most people know. 796 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,491 So's being one. 797 00:38:47,742 --> 00:38:49,827 You're right. 798 00:38:54,540 --> 00:38:56,626 I think I realized something today. 799 00:38:56,626 --> 00:38:58,544 What? 800 00:38:58,544 --> 00:39:00,713 That my job as a father... 801 00:39:00,713 --> 00:39:03,424 Isn't to give you the whole picture, 802 00:39:03,424 --> 00:39:07,345 because the truth is, I can't see it myself. 803 00:39:07,345 --> 00:39:10,931 My job is to try and help... 804 00:39:10,931 --> 00:39:14,435 Every now and then with a piece of the puzzle. 805 00:39:17,522 --> 00:39:19,315 You have helped me, Dad. 806 00:39:19,315 --> 00:39:21,150 I hope so. 807 00:39:23,611 --> 00:39:27,740 But your...future, your expectations, 808 00:39:27,740 --> 00:39:30,993 they belong to you. 809 00:39:30,993 --> 00:39:33,954 Don't let anybody stand in the way. 810 00:39:36,165 --> 00:39:38,835 Not even me. 811 00:39:38,835 --> 00:39:41,879 You always push me to be my own person, 812 00:39:41,879 --> 00:39:44,632 think for myself. 813 00:39:47,677 --> 00:39:49,887 I just did what you taught me. 814 00:39:56,352 --> 00:39:58,229 So what do ya say we go home, 815 00:39:58,229 --> 00:40:02,233 pop in a little Close Encounters or something, huh? 816 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:03,359 Actually... 817 00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:07,613 I was thinking... 818 00:40:07,613 --> 00:40:09,906 How about a game of catch? 819 00:40:14,537 --> 00:40:16,288 Gimme that. 820 00:40:18,207 --> 00:40:21,210 Why don't we leave the football here on the field 821 00:40:21,210 --> 00:40:23,003 where it belongs? 822 00:42:05,481 --> 00:42:06,524 Bye, Joey. 823 00:42:06,524 --> 00:42:08,150 Bye, Dawson.