Dawson's Creek Season 1 Episode 4 Discovery
Dawson's Creek Season 1 Episode 4 Discovery
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00:00Six-ish. What do you want from me? You. Do you think my mom's sleeping with her co-anchor?
00:12Mrs. Leary, I know. Does Dawson know? Know what?
00:20How to dance. I want to be your boy eventually.
00:23Well, I'm interested.
00:30Oh, God, she's perfect. Perfect? Dawson, you disappoint me.
00:48Look at her, those eyes, that hair.
00:51I'm going to grant you that the girl has certain physical attributes, but nothing so original or mysterious to warrant perfection.
01:00Okay, easy. I mean, a face like that leaves nothing to the imagination.
01:04The well-maintained good looks of an upper-middle-class New Yorker, I mean, there's no mystery there.
01:08I can see her entire future in that face. Really?
01:12Yeah. In three years, her above-average SAT scores will grant her admission into a small liberal arts college somewhere in New England.
01:20Where she'll major in, uh, art history.
01:24Before returning to Manhattan to marry a bond trader, she meets some Saturday afternoon at America's cup-watching party.
01:31Within a year, they move to suburban Connecticut, refurbish an old farmhouse, and raise three neurotically perfect children.
01:38You've put quite a bit of thought into this.
01:41Not really. It's just so obvious.
01:46Well, Nostradamus, I think I prefer to let Jen surprise me, okay?
01:50Suit yourself. Just trying to save you some time.
01:54Can you hand me that B-roll over there?
01:56By the way, I'm taking suggestions about taking my parents for a suitable anniversary gift. I'm at a total loss.
02:01I mean, where do you get two people who've spent every day together for the past, like, 20 years?
02:05Hmm, offhand, I'd say separate vacations.
02:09Uh, Dawson? I know your cinematic influences are still evolving, but I never anticipated a Russ Meyer phase.
02:16I didn't shoot this.
02:18I think we found the perfect anniversary gift, Dawson.
02:23What is this?
02:24I don't know, I just swear I didn't shoot it. I must have left the camera running while you ran into the ruins.
02:32You know, it's not without a certain quality.
02:35Very watchable.
02:38Yeah.
02:42It's funny, that woman looks familiar.
02:46I know what you mean.
02:48You brushed her hair out of her eyes a little.
02:52And maybe sat her behind a big school desk.
02:57It almost...
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05:33Pervert.
05:34Prude.
05:39I guess he talks a lot.
05:41Like he's got all this experience, it's a lot of bluster.
05:44You know, someone once said that the more a person talks about it, the worse they are at it.
05:49Mah hardly ever talks about it.
05:51I know.
05:52That's why I keep sticking around.
05:59You know what Dawson,
06:00Now may not be the best time for this.
06:03I take it we're not alone?
06:05I'm practically a menage a trois.
06:08Just look at it this way, Dawson.
06:10Repressing desire can only make it more powerful.
06:14So I figure the next time I see you,
06:16we are in for one titanic kiss.
06:19If I could survive the wait.
06:20It's not waiting, Dawson, it's anticipation.
06:28Screw it.
06:30I'm in.
06:43Do you do these things to upset me, Jennifer?
06:47It was only a kiss, Krauss.
06:49Only a kiss.
06:51I seem to remember a lot of trouble back in New York
06:53starting after only a kiss.
06:56You know, your definition of trouble
06:58is broader than anyone's I know.
07:00Then why don't you tell me
07:01why you think your parents sent you here?
07:03Oh, why don't you remind me again, Grams?
07:05I haven't heard a recitation of my sense for what,
07:07like 15 minutes now?
07:09I don't do this to torture you, Jennifer.
07:11I do it so you won't stray down the same path twice.
07:15You know what?
07:17Grams, I'm bored of this.
07:19Of the way we talk to each other,
07:21of these conversations we have that go round and round
07:24in these incredibly pedestrian circles,
07:26and we say the same things over and over again.
07:28So let's just end this right now.
07:31What you saw outside with me and Dawson,
07:33Grams, it was only a kiss.
07:39Only a kiss.
07:43How could you have never seen that before?
07:45I've never seen it before, I swear to God.
07:48You're kidding.
07:50I mean, after 20 years of marriage.
07:52Not 20 yet, not until Monday.
07:55Hey, Dawson, Dawson, listen to this.
07:57Your mother just told me only moments ago
07:59that she has never before seen this scar
08:01underneath my chin, you believe that?
08:02You mean the one you got from the moped accident
08:04like 10 years ago up in the caves?
08:05Yes, thank you, Dawson.
08:07Thank you very much.
08:08Now you see there, my son knows my face better than you do.
08:13Maybe you should start coming home early.
08:17See my face in the daylight for a change.
08:19Don't bother, I'll show myself out.
08:29Pacey.
08:32Pacey, what are you doing?
08:33The tape.
08:34What's the tape?
08:35The tape?
08:36Yes, the Ms. Jacobs tape.
08:37Stop, dude, you're messing up my dailies.
08:39I told you I'd show you the tape, you couldn't wait?
08:42I told you I'd show you the tape, you couldn't wait?
08:45I told you I'd show you the tape, you couldn't wait?
08:47I told you I'd show you the tape, you couldn't wait?
08:51No, I guess not.
08:55Dude, I knew you had it bad for him, but calm down.
08:58This is not such a big deal.
09:02There you go, mad dog.
09:10Dawson.
09:11Well?
09:14You know, maybe I haven't been
09:16entirely honest with you lately.
09:20I mean, not that I've lied to you or anything,
09:22just withheld some details.
09:25Okay.
09:28But I'm not cursed with self-awareness like you are,
09:33Dawson, but I know enough to know how people see me.
09:38I mean, I'm not the guy who gets the girl.
09:41The guy who talks about getting the girl,
09:43but not the guy who gets her.
09:45Enough people say that stuff about you
09:46and you start to believe it yourself.
09:51I'm not quite following you here, Pacey.
09:57I got the girl this time, Dawson.
09:59What?
10:00Yeah, call it the law of averages,
10:02call it an act of God, call it whatever you want,
10:04but I got her.
10:07Who?
10:09Who?
10:10Pacey, who'd you get, Pacey?
10:13Oh, man.
10:16You know what, Dawson, I don't know how to tell you this,
10:18but the guy with the brown hair
10:23and the throbbing neck muscles,
10:27the guy with Tamara Jacobs,
10:30that's me.
10:32No.
10:32Yeah.
10:34I'm not just talking this time, Dawson.
10:36Though, oh, I wish I was,
10:38because off the top of my head,
10:39I can think of about 40 reasons
10:41why this tape could ruin my life,
10:44not the least of which is the embarrassment factor.
10:46I mean, no guy's first time should be captured on video.
10:51Are you crazy?
10:57I don't think there currently exists a word
10:58to describe my reaction.
11:00But I like her, Dawson, I really do.
11:03And it's not just the sex, man.
11:06I don't know, maybe this is too improbable
11:08and bizarre to ever work out.
11:10Bizarre might be a real word, yeah.
11:15Yeah.
11:21This is,
11:24this is gonna sound a little strange,
11:26but on the tape, I mean,
11:32did I look all right?
11:35Performance-wise, did I cut it, man?
11:40Yeah, you did fine, man.
11:45I don't know if I could tell.
11:47Yeah, you did fine.
11:51Come on, man.
11:54Thanks.
11:58Don't tell anybody.
11:59All right.
12:05All right.
12:12♪ I have enraged your face ♪
12:18♪ By asking questions you can't answer ♪
12:27We could get him some candlesticks,
12:29a nice picture frame, maybe a piece of folk art.
12:32Do you really think they'd like something like that?
12:34Dawson, your parents are middle-aged, white suburbanites.
12:38They live for folk art.
12:41You should see my parents lately. It's disgusting.
12:44And like, half the time they're making out or dry-humping in the living room.
12:51You know, it's sad. I'm actually jealous of my parents' sex life.
12:54What do you mean? Blondie isn't giving you any?
12:57I thought by now you would've, uh...
13:00You're real romantic, aren't you, Joey?
13:03Well, personally, I don't think you're going to get anywhere unless you're off the wicked grandmother of...
13:10Mom?
13:12I like the old one better, I think.
13:15Mom?
13:17Dawson! Hello!
13:20Joey!
13:22What are you do...
13:24Well, this is a surprise! What brings you out here?
13:27We're just doing some shopping.
13:30Oh, I'm sorry, Dawson, this is...
13:32Bob Collins, we're doing it.
13:346 and 11, right?
13:35Right.
13:36And Joey.
13:37Right.
13:38Real thrill.
13:40Listen, your mom was just helping me out with a little wardrobe problem.
13:43It seems the station research has indicated that, well, viewers like me, they hate my sport coats.
13:52Anyway, it's wonderful to finally meet you, Dawson.
13:55Your mother's told me all about your film, being a bit of an indie fan myself.
14:00I'd love to take a look at it whenever it's done.
14:02Sure.
14:03Yeah.
14:05Bob, we really should get back to the prep session.
14:08She's right.
14:10Take care.
14:11Pleasure to meet you both.
14:13See you at home, honey.
14:15Bye, Mom.
14:16Bye, Joey.
14:20You know, it's funny, when I first saw Bob on television, I thought he was a real tool, but...
14:24I don't know, now that I've met him in person, it doesn't seem so bad.
14:28What do you think?
14:30I think he had it right the first time.
14:38Dare I ask?
14:40Your worst fears are founded, Grams. I'm going to see Dawson.
14:46And, you know, maybe I'm just asking for it right now, but I would rather that you say whatever it is you're thinking
14:51than continue to look at me the way you are right now.
14:53You know that boy only wants one thing from you.
14:56No, no, that's not Dawson at all. He's completely sweet and honest and romantic.
15:01And him and that Potter girl. The way she climbs in and out of his bedroom window.
15:05I don't even want to hazard a guess.
15:07No, Dawson and Joey are just friends.
15:10Sure, I mean, maybe there's some of that sexual tension thing that happens when a guy and a girl have been friends for so long,
15:16but that's as far as it goes.
15:18And as far as Dawson and me, Grams, well, you saw the entire highlight reel yesterday afternoon.
15:24So I'd be correct in assuming you have certain feelings for him?
15:29Yeah, you would.
15:31Well, nothing can be done about that.
15:35I only hope you can avoid making the mistakes that you and I both know girls your age often make.
15:42You know, you always find a way to get that last dig in, don't you?
15:46Jennifer, you exasperate me. Everything I say isn't meant as criticism.
15:51No, I know, I know. Some of it's meant as judgment.
16:11Hey, Tamara.
16:13Hi. Well, this is a surprise.
16:16Well, yeah, I saw you sitting here. I just thought I'd come on over.
16:19I'm glad you did.
16:21Oh, whatcha reading?
16:23Oh, just the approved 10th grade reading curriculum. I'm trying to choose the next book for our class. Any suggestions?
16:29Yeah, how about something with a little action in it this time?
16:32Action?
16:34Yeah, sex.
16:35Sex? I mean, what is our school board so afraid of? We're practically adults now. We can handle this stuff. A few blue novels are not gonna kill us.
16:44Pacey, every piece of literature that you'll read this year will have sex in it. Everything you read last year probably as well.
16:52Yeah, but it's not real sex. I mean, sex is cautionary tale. Sex is a warning. I'm not kidding about this.
16:59Every time somebody in one of those books has sex, something bad has to happen to them.
17:04Romeo and Juliet. They have sex. Next thing you know, they're killing themselves.
17:09The Scarlet Letter. Hester Prynne has sex. Next thing you know, she's an outcast for life.
17:14The, uh, Greek one. The, uh...
17:17Oedipus?
17:18Yes, that one. That guy sleeps with some chick who, granted, is his mother. He's so freaked out by it, he pokes out his own eyes.
17:25Okay, that's not real life.
17:28Correct me if I'm wrong, but it has been known to happen that every once in a while two people sleep together, they enjoy it, and afterward everything works out fine.
17:41You really think that is possible?
17:58Baby. Baby.
18:01Stephen?
18:10All right. Reaction. I don't want complete honesty.
18:15Well, if...
18:16But before you say anything, just know that, um, your opinion means a lot to me, and if you hate it, I can't even anticipate the darn spiral it might send me on.
18:25Well, my pathetic shriek aside, I think it's really good, Dawson. Very promising, and I'm sure it's gonna turn out great.
18:32Great?
18:34Really great.
18:36Um, I still have a lot of, uh, pre-dubbing to do tomorrow. I'm gonna go down to my mom's station.
18:42They let me use the equipment down there without too much hassle, so, um...
18:46But would you like to... to come along?
18:49Yeah, that sounds cool.
18:51Yeah? Really?
18:54Why are you so surprised every time I jump at the chance to spend time with you?
18:59I don't know. Natural skepticism, perhaps?
19:03Well, get over it. Not everything in life has to be so complicated.
19:17You know, in the old movies, whenever two characters are in bed together, the censors always made one of them keep one foot on the floor.
19:24Which I never really understood, because I figured if the characters were clever enough, they could still do almost anything.
19:30Dawson? Dawson?
19:55I've got plenty of time to prove our censors wrong. We don't have to make our case today.
20:00Alright?
20:03Okay.
20:08Ah!
20:10Alright, that was great. Can we see the other picture?
20:13Sure, yeah.
20:15Seen your mom this morning yet, Dawson?
20:17No, I'll track her down later.
20:19Steven?
20:21Okay, here we go.
20:28We'll go again, this time more shockless anger.
20:31Alright, more shockless anger, okay.
20:40Ah! I'm sorry, Dawson, I...
20:43Okay, we'll take a break.
20:51I'm sorry if I was being a bit of a perfectionist in there. I get like that sometimes.
20:56No, I like a man who knows what he wants.
20:59Really? Sort of like me?
21:02Sort of.
21:03Yeah.
21:06Oh, Dawson, look, there's your mom.
21:21Ah!
21:40Look, I know that your head must be spinning right now, and...
21:45I don't know, maybe one of the things you're thinking is how unfair it is that right now when you need to talk to someone most, you're kind of stuck here with a little more than a semi-stranger.
21:58But, I mean, we always seem to have something to say to each other, even if our conversations are more banter than real talk. You know, fun and sweet and everything, but kind of on the surface.
22:14What I'm trying to say is that if you want to talk to somebody about this, I mean, really talk, even though I know we've never done that before, I'd really like to be that person.
22:39I need to talk to you.
22:42Okay.
22:43What I should really do is tell my dad.
22:46Dad, the woman you're about to celebrate 20 blissful years of marriage with, well, she's seeping with Bob now.
22:52Apparently the scent of his ice blue aqua velvet was too much to resist.
22:56I think we both know that's not the best idea, Dawson.
23:01God, I joked about them having an affair, but I was never serious.
23:05You're wondering what the rate of adultery is in this town? I mean, your parents, my parents, we live in like this Norman Rockwell picture postcard town with whitewashed fences and beachfront houses, and underneath it, it's...
23:21Do you think people know?
23:24People always know.
23:26Well, we didn't.
23:30Right?
23:31Right?
23:34Joey?
23:37Sure, I didn't know.
23:40Did you?
23:44You knew.
23:48How could you not say anything?
23:49Why? So you could hate me for telling you? Because you know that's what would have happened.
23:56Besides, I thought you would have seen it by now.
23:59What?
24:00Well, you're a pretty perceptive guy usually, but I think we can agree that you've been a little preoccupied.
24:06What are you talking about?
24:07I'll give you a hint. Blonde hair about the last stages of a B cup.
24:12Don't turn this into a discussion about Jen. Joey, you lied to me!
24:15I didn't know how to...
24:17What, you were threatened by Jen?
24:19Threatened, Dawson? No, I'm not threatened, I'm bored.
24:21You're bored, so you lied to me to curb your own boredom.
24:25I was trying to be your friend.
24:27No, Joey, what you did was not the action of a friend.
24:29What you did, let me make this perfectly clear, is disengage this friendship.
24:33No, Dawson, I was trying and... I didn't... I didn't know how to...
24:39Struggling for something to say, Joey?
24:41At a loss for words? Don't worry, your actions are far more articulate.
24:48Bye!
24:50See you later.
24:52Have a nice life.
24:57Bye.
25:27I will still be there for you.
25:33Tell me you need it. Tell me something you're not.
25:38I will still be there for you.
25:44Oh, hi, Dawson. Hey, I didn't see you at the station yesterday.
25:47I thought you were going to stop by and say hi.
25:50Things got a little crazy.
25:52Sorry I missed you.
25:54Honey, is something bothering you?
25:57No. I'm fine.
26:00Uh-huh. Well, I don't believe you.
26:03You've never been very good at disguising that look of preoccupation you get when something is bothering you.
26:09Okay, let me guess. One of the many women in your life has got your head spinning.
26:15Yeah, something like that.
26:18Dawson?
26:24Yes? What can I help you with?
26:28Two things, actually.
26:30First of all, I know that you don't like me.
26:33And that you look at me as some sex-crazed teenager looking to corrupt your granddaughter.
26:37But I want to assure you that that's not the case.
26:40Not at all.
26:42What's the second thing?
26:44I'm here to pick up Jen.
26:47Jennifer!
26:49I don't know. Maybe it's me. Maybe I have these old-fashioned ideas about fidelity.
26:54Which I obviously inherited from my father's side of the family.
26:58I'm sorry. Am I starting to bore you?
27:00No.
27:01Do you think I'm starting to bore myself?
27:03No, not at all, Dawson. I mean...
27:06You know, I'm glad that we can talk about this.
27:09It was a little hurt earlier when you wouldn't say a word to me and I was sure you ran to pour your heart out to Joey.
27:15Well, I won't make that mistake again.
27:18Do me a favor, Jen. Promise you'll always be upfront and honest with me.
27:21Okay.
27:23That's not just a passing remark. I firmly believe that secrets destroy.
27:28They wound and hurt and kill and...
27:34I really want us to have a chance.
27:37Okay?
27:39There's no secrets between us ever.
27:42Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, but...
27:44Don't you think that in certain situations there are things that people just don't want to know?
27:51No. Because even if my mom had fallen completely out of love with my dad, then she should have been honest with him instead of going behind...
27:56I'm not talking about your parents.
28:01I mean, come on. Don't you ever wonder why two months ago, I mean, why I suddenly come to live up here?
28:07Well, you told me it's because your grandfather's sick and your grandmother needed your help.
28:13My grandmother's been an RN for the past 40 years. The only thing I can help her with is staying out of her way.
28:21Okay.
28:23So why are you here?
28:28Kind of...
28:30Honesty, right?
28:31Yeah.
28:33Honesty, right?
28:34Yeah.
28:37Look, my parents didn't exactly send me up here to help out Gramps.
28:42They sent me up here because the clichés about teenagers in the big city are true.
28:48What clichés?
28:50Well, you've heard them, uh...
28:52You know, they grow up too fast, stay out too late, hang out with the wrong kind of people, have sex too young.
28:59Your parents wanted to get you away from kids like that?
29:03No, that's not what it was, kids like that.
29:13Sex part?
29:15Yeah.
29:19Boyfriend, right?
29:22Yeah, but not just him.
29:28Okay.
29:30So...
29:32It's all that stuff you said about being a virgin before, I should probably disregard that.
29:36And, you know what, maybe I'm just being completely self-destructive here because I like you and...
29:42And I know that the timing is off and everything, but, you know, this is at your request and...
29:48And you're right, you... We should be honest and you should know who you're dating.
29:54You're okay with this, right?
29:57Yeah.
30:00I mean, you know, the way I thought you were talking is going to be much worse.
30:08Dawson.
30:10What?
30:12Could you hold my hand?
30:14Yeah, sure.
30:24Here I need your help
30:32To live me from myself
30:40Take me where you want me
30:47Or make me someone else
30:53Take me where you want me
30:58Or make me someone else
31:03Hey, I missed you this morning.
31:05Uh, came in early. Movie stuff.
31:08Well, anyways, I was kind of feeling like blowing off my lab report if you want to go to a movie or something.
31:13That sounds great, but, you know what, I'm so behind in my homework, I don't think my GPA could afford it.
31:19Okay, well, maybe just a quick study break then.
31:22Okay. Yeah, I'll call you.
31:24Yeah?
31:25Definitely.
31:26Dawson, look, about what we talked about last night...
31:28You and I really got to go, okay? But I'll talk to you later.
31:33Yeah. Later.
31:35You can tell me who they're coming on
31:49Question of the day.
31:51Do you think if someone is having an affair with multiple partners, they should tell both partners of the arrangement?
31:59Any formal survey, Pacey?
32:01Oh, no. I think you'll agree that this is relevant.
32:03What, with STDs and AIDS running rampant?
32:05Not to mention the moral implications.
32:07No, I agree. If you were intimately involved with someone else, I'd want to know.
32:12Me? Oh, no, no, no. You don't turn this around on me.
32:15Don't turn what around?
32:17The issue.
32:18What's that?
32:20Well, do you like him or do you like me?
32:23You know, you're very disarming when you start sounding your age.
32:26Pacey, I saw you two at lunch yesterday and today again in the hallway laughing together the way you brush his arm.
32:32Who's it going to be tomorrow? Me or Mr. Gold?
32:35You know, I never knew you were so bothered by this, Pacey, because I'd hate to think I have to choose.
32:42I mean, Benji and I have so much in common.
32:46We love to talk about books and authors and we're both big opera fans.
32:52Not to mention our legendary man troubles.
32:55Man troubles?
32:57Yes, apparently in your extensive research, you failed to detect that I'm not exactly Benji's type.
33:07No?
33:10Not unless you think I bear some resemblance to Mel Gibson.
33:14Mr. Gold is gay?
33:16Shh. That's not to be repeated.
33:21So I don't understand.
33:24Yesterday at the cafe when I tried to hold your hand.
33:27And because we were in a public place where any number of students or teachers or parents could see us, I didn't let you?
33:36Oh.
33:41Pacey, if you're confused about us, if you're trying to make sense out of what's happening between us,
33:52best I can tell you is so am I.
33:58Yeah? Really?
34:01Yes. Really.
34:15Hey.
34:18I think you owe me about seven-eighths of a conversation.
34:22Yeah, I guess I do.
34:24I mean, it's probably just my own pathetic insecurity, but I wanted a quick post-mortem on last night to make sure you're okay with what we talked about.
34:32If I'm me.
34:34Really?
34:36Yeah, I mean, besides, Jen, it's in the past. It's over and done with.
34:40Even if I really did have a problem, what could I do about it, right?
34:43You could tell me.
34:45What, Jen? I really do want you to say something. I don't know what it is.
34:49Well, then let me help you out. You could tell me why you've been avoiding me all day or what's behind that look in your eyes, whether it's repulsion or jealousy or complete disapproval because I know I've never seen it from you before.
35:00You could tell me that you suddenly feel strange about us, that maybe we need a little break because you don't seem to know me, and maybe you never really did.
35:08And now I'll make it really easy for you, Dawson. You could just tell me if I've left anything out.
35:20I didn't think so.
35:29So it wouldn't bother you?
35:31Why would it bother me?
35:32Because she's not a virgin. Because she's had sex with other guys.
35:35You see, this is what I don't understand about you, Dawson. If the woman that I was hot for came up to me and in some confessional way told me she wasn't a virgin, don't you see what she's doing for you?
35:46No.
35:48You don't see it.
35:49I don't.
35:51She's giving you an in, Dawson.
35:55She's saying, look, I understand you're a little nervous about making the first move on me because you're some romantic who puts women like me up on a pedestal, so here, I'm going to give you the greatest gift any desirable woman can give to a sexually inexperienced guy.
36:09An in?
36:10Exactly. She's saying she wants it just as bad as you do, man. Your carnal needs are reciprocal.
36:16This is not about sex, Pacey. It's about romance. I've got no idea what I'm talking about, do you?
36:22Yeah, I do.
36:24No, you don't, because what I was going to say before this whole world according to Pacey speech is that this has nothing to do with some stupid in or even getting Jen in the sack. It has to do with one thing.
36:34Right, the fact that you're scared.
36:36Listen, Dawson, the Jen Lindley that you have built up in your mind does not entirely exist, okay?
36:50In your movies, she can be whatever you want, but in real life, the script's got thrown out.
36:55So it seems.
36:57Listen, all I can say is enjoy it, man. Life has some pretty unexpected benefits.
37:03Yeah. I could do without all the unexpected plot twists, though.
37:09The virginal girlfriend is not exactly a virgin.
37:12And the high school strikeout artist is now having an affair with his English teacher.
37:17Then there's also the happily married couple who's celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary tonight. It's really not as happy as we thought.
37:25Yeah, that sucks, man.
37:29So did you talk to your mom?
37:31Nope.
37:32Change of plan.
37:34Dawson, I thought you said you were going to tell her.
37:41I'm going to tell my dad.
37:43I'm going to tell my dad.
38:02Hey.
38:03Hey.
38:06I'm surprised.
38:07So tonight's the big night, huh?
38:09Do you have any idea how long 20 years is?
38:12No.
38:13That doesn't even include the four years your mother and I dated.
38:15There's something I've got to talk to you about.
38:17Most of our college friends are already on their second marriages by now.
38:21We all got married at the same time, early 20s, which is a little young by today's standards.
38:26I admit there's a strong possibility this is not the right time for this.
38:29But you know, after 20 years, I can still say the same thing I did then.
38:34Can't imagine my life without her.
38:36Dad.
38:37What?
38:38There's something I've got to tell you.
38:40You sound serious. What is it?
38:42It is, and I know this is the wrong time to talk about that, but...
38:45Hi, Dawson.
38:47I'll be ready in a second, honey.
38:49Okay.
38:59Uh, Dawson, I'm listening.
39:03Happy anniversary, Dad.
39:07Have a great time.
39:10That I will.
39:21Hi.
39:23Sorry, kitchen's closed.
39:26Well, if you can survive the shock, I actually came to see you.
39:30I need some advice.
39:32In what field do you consider me an expert in?
39:36Dawson Leary.
39:40You know, I'm sort of busy here, these receipts and locking up.
39:43Maybe we could do this another time?
39:45I told him I wasn't a virgin.
39:49I think I have a minute.
39:51It's just that he seemed so disappointed in me, which of course made me angry, and...
39:56Now I don't know where we are.
40:00Well...
40:02Let me tell you about Dawson.
40:05Granted, he's articulate for his age, but he's not exactly mature.
40:09I mean, he's the classic only child.
40:11He pouts when things don't go his way, and he only sees things in black and white.
40:15Anything else confuses him.
40:17Yeah.
40:19And when it comes to women, there are popes who've had more experience.
40:23I mean, the guy was a shrimp until last summer.
40:25To say his sex life is limited is the understatement of the decade.
40:29It's barren.
40:31A desert.
40:34I don't envy what you have to deal with, believe me.
40:37You're not trying to scare me off, are you?
40:40No.
40:42I'm just trying to tell you that every guy who grows up to be one of the good ones...
40:47He was probably a dewey with girls when he was 15, too.
40:51So what would you do?
40:55Same as you.
40:57I'd get hurt.
40:59Mad.
41:00Confused.
41:02Ask people for advice.
41:05Maybe the wrong people.
41:06And then I'd wait.
41:08For what?
41:10For him to grow up.
41:11Come around.
41:13Everything.
41:15And how long does that take?
41:18Don't go by me.
41:21I'd probably be stupid enough to wait forever.
41:28Mind a little company?
41:34Can I ask you a question?
41:37How old are you tomorrow, like 35?
41:41Something like that.
41:43You've been with other guys, right?
41:47Some, yes.
41:49A lot?
41:51Well, not a lot that mattered.
41:55And how many was that?
41:58That mattered? You want numbers?
42:00Well, let's see.
42:05There was one in high school.
42:08And one in college.
42:12And since then I'd say...
42:15There have been three.
42:19But no one for a few years.
42:26Oh.
42:28Oh.
42:33Great.
42:34Thanks.
42:36Crazy.
42:38Yeah.
42:40Not the one in high school?
42:44I didn't mean my high school.
42:47Well, it's been another busy week here in Capeside.
42:50The last two people I ever thought would agree on anything now do.
42:55Both Grams and Dawson officially think I'm a slut.
43:02You know, between you and me, I don't even know what the big deal is.
43:07I mean, in two years, nearly four months,
43:09I've been in a relationship with a guy who's a slut.
43:12I don't even know what the big deal is.
43:14I mean, in two years, nearly 55% of my peers will have had sex,
43:18and in five years, it'll be almost 100,
43:21and nobody will care when I did it.
43:25But as for now, it's an unfortunate and major deal.
43:31Who knows?
43:33Maybe by the time you wake up,
43:35a 15-year-old girl with a shady past won't be such a bad thing.
43:42♪ Like I'm sinking
43:45♪ In a claw for a solid ground
43:54♪ Moved down by the undertow
44:00♪ Never thought I could feel so low
44:05♪ Oh, darkness, I feel like letting go
44:14Hanging out with all your friends?
44:18Yep, that's why you were invited.
44:22Bazer's on stun. I come in peace.
44:29You're gonna screw it up, you know.
44:31What?
44:32Jen.
44:33She came and talked to me.
44:35I told her, sit tight, he'll be back.
44:38Thanks, appreciate it, Joey.
44:41I explained to her that it was just displaced anger,
44:44and you're just mad at your mom and dad.
44:46I'm not at the world, Joey.
44:48I'm a teenager.
44:50Oh, and by the way,
44:51world pales now, Blondie and I,
44:53so if you have any messages you want to get back to her,
44:56just let me know, and I'll...
44:57Whatever you've done, thanks,
44:58but I just, I don't want to talk about it right now.
45:02With you.
45:05Come on.
45:07Passing up a chance to dish about the girl of your dreams?
45:10I thought that's what you did with your friends.
45:13It is.
45:14Except I'm not sure that we are.
45:22How droll.
45:24The tables have been turned.
45:26This is just about yesterday, Joey.
45:28It's last week, last month.
45:31Everything between us recently,
45:33we just, we're not getting along the same way we used to.
45:38So the friendship, you don't think we're friends anymore?
45:45I don't know, are we more, are we less?
45:49All I know is it's just not what it used to be.
45:54Nothing is anymore.
45:56It's called social evolution, Dawson.
46:00What's strong enough flourishes,
46:02and what doesn't we look at behind glass cases in science museums.
46:08You and I?
46:12Are we museum-bound?
46:17I don't know about that.
46:25You get angry at me too easily.
46:27You're way too critical to me.
46:31Okay.
46:35There's some alternate universe.
46:37We must have been married like 50 years.
46:39And I'm sure it was a wonderful wedding.
46:41All the best.
46:42We each brought dates, I assume.
46:44Yeah, Jen was by my side throughout.
46:48And at the end of the evening, the inevitable question.
46:51Who to take home.
46:53The date or the wife.
46:55A dilemma.
46:57But fascinating.
46:59Faced with the choice you stood.
47:01Surveying your options.
47:03Your eyes drifted slowly.
47:06From her.
47:08To me.
47:11And back to her.
47:15And back to you?
47:18Yeah, but I was off having a drink with the rich guy at the bar.
47:22The moneybags got fresh, and they needed somebody to bail you out.
47:26Really?
47:28I don't remember that part.
47:30Oh, I do. Clear as day, absolutely.
47:32You were definitely in need of a rescue.
47:37And were you mad enough?
47:39Did you set aside your clear-headed analysis of the situation and act?
47:50Did we, uh...
47:52Did we save each other that night, Austin?
47:57No.
48:03You know, it gets a little hazy at this point.
48:06I really can't remember.
48:09Couldn't tell you.
48:12Well, when it comes back to you, I'd certainly be curious to hear how it all ended.
48:20It'd be my first call.
48:28Well, goodnight, Dawson.
48:32All this subtext is making me tired.
48:41Dawson?
48:43Yeah?
48:49No matter how the wedding turned out,
48:53I'm pretty sure I had a wonderful time up until the end.
49:03Me too.
49:23I'll talk about it.
49:27Straight to the Smithsonian.
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