John Cabrera

After Rory makes love with her former boyfriend, Dean who is married, she argues bitterly with Lorelai, who is disappointed by her daughter's choices.

Rory admits to Lorelai that she complicated her relationship with Dean. Lorelai gives Dean a letter from Rory, but Dean's wife, Lindsay, finds the letter and makes Dean move out of the house.

Rory and Dean have difficulty meeting alone because they live far apart, and Dean shares a car with his estranged wife, Lindsay.

Rory gets a glimpse of Dean's new life; Lorelai and Rory get swept up in Emily's wild shopping spree, then Emily admits her out-of-control spending is in retaliation against Richard's neglect.

When Jason reveals that he is no longer in business with Richard, Lorelai has an ugly confrontation with her father about his treatment of Jason.

Kirk is disappointed when Miss Patty chooses someone else to be maypole dance captain, Lorelai urges Mrs Kim to call Lane, and TJ discovers the drawbacks of wearing tights at his wedding ceremony.