Thomas Kopache

Rory begins to serve her community service working with a road crew; Lorelai and Luke debate fixing up the house or buying another.

Rush and Jeffries investigate a 1945 case involving baseball great Clyde 'The Glide' Taylor, who was beaten to death with his own bat after a game. The only evidence Rush and Jeffries have is the victim's bloodstained jersey with tobacco juice smudges on the chest.

David's former fiancée Jennifer calls David in the middle of the night. Her father has been killed by a lightning strike, and she wants Fisher and Diaz to handle the funeral. Being in contact with her stirs up old feelings of guilt in David. Meanwhile, David also finds out that Keith is not out on the job which he finds rather shocking.