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Well, do you have Everything?

Uh, yeah, I think so.

Ok.

Well, thank you For posing for me.

Oh, yeah, sure.

That was an unexpected Encounter.

I--I don't know What came over me.

I--

Listen, I just-- I want to--

Dawson, before we dissect What just happened,

Um,

Why don't we Just give it, like, 12 hours, ok?

Ok.

You don't have any, Um, regrets,

Do you?

No.

That's good.

See you tomorrow.

Ok.

Good night, dawson.

Good night, jen.

Thank you.

No, thank you.

No, really, Thank you.

I insist, thank you.

Thank you.

Mr. Owen...

Is one of us.

So, we can conclude

That film mysteries Don't differ

From literary ones At all.

The genre's still Constructed in 3 sections,

Set-up, the testimonies,

And the classic denouement,

Where all the characters Are gathered in one room

While the likes Of charlie chan Or miss marple

Give their final Monologue

Revealing the killer's Identity.

The key to solving Any great crime

Is a practicalunderstanding of human behavior,

For it is there that The motives are discovered

And the greatest truths Are revealed.

Thank you.

And remember,

You never know When a mystery

Will find you.

Thank you, dawson.

Your flair For the dramatic

Is always, In some small degree, Appreciated.

I think we have time For one more.

Abby,

What incredible Insight

Do you bring To the mystery genre?

Actually, Mr. Peterson,

I don't have My project.

You see, the most Tragic thing Occurred

While I was Working on it.

Our family pet,

A very temperamental Schnauzer

Named giggles,

Got underneath The bathroom sink

And chewed up A whole box

Of chocolate Flavored laxatives

That my dad Sometimes needs.

So, anyway, um...

Giggles ate The whole box,

And he bled To death internally.

Apparently, Chocolate laxatives

Are toxic to dogs.

It's a shame, Ms. Morgan,

That you can't find A more productive outlet

For your creative lying.

I'm not lying.

Please,

Let's just stick To the fundamentals,

The alphabet, The letter "F".

If you don't turn in Your project,

I'll see to it that You fail this course.

Tomorrow we are Hosting a book fair

In the school cafeteria.

I remind you, As literary scholars,

Your attendance Is mandatory.

So, uh,

We ever going To speak again?

I hope so.

Why is it so awkward?

Mm. I could answer That for 200, bob.

Hey, mr. Witter, How are you?

Mm...

I--you know, um,

We probably Shouldn't do This right here.

Oh, I'm sorry,

I just have a major Lust issue

Where you're concerned.

Thanks for last night.

You were a perfect Gentleman,

And I thoroughly Enjoyed myself.

I'm glad I could be Of service.

I had a nice time, too.

Good.

Hi.

How are you?

Fine. You?

Great.

Yeah.

My, um, script.

It's new and improved.

I got home Last night,

And I tooled around With some changes.

I think They'll address Your concerns.

So, let me guess,

They do it, huh? Um...

Actually, the so-called Dawson character

Does it with The beautiful Neighbor

From the big city He has a crush on.

I made the changes

Per our last Conversation.

Per our last Conversation, or, um,

Per our last Physical encounter?

Let's just say You inspired me.

If I had a gun, Mr. Peterson Would be dead.

If I fail english,

I have summer School hell.

Did you have sex Last night?

Are you Talking to me?

Because that's A non sequitur

I'm choosing To ignore.

Yeah, well, Somebody's

Throwing down Around here.

I'm just trying To figure out Who it is.

What are you Talking about?

"I want to talk to you About last night.

"It always Comes out wrong,

"So I thought I'd write it down.

"The whole night Was amazing,

"But sex changes Everything,

"And I think we should Take some time

Before anything Happens again."

Where'd you find this?

On the floor.

Mr. Peterson's Class.

I don't recognize The handwriting.

Did you see Who dropped it?

No.

Look, um,

Did you finish Your drawing?

Did you turn it In yet, or...

Whoa! Hey, hey.

Even my shameless nature Has its threshold.

It's one thing Posing naked

In the quiet Of your living room,

But--ahem--

Here in the cafeteria is a--no.

Uh-uh. Not a good idea.

Jack, don't worry.

This is strictly For my professor's Eyes only.

D-do you think I could have it After you're done?

I mean, you know, As a keepsake.

What, so you Can remember

Your 15 minutes Of fame as a male Model?

So I can remember Everything about Last night.

Oh, what's this?

It's nothing. It's just my History quiz.

Oh, what'd you get?

Ha. Never you mind.

No, really, What'd you get?

It's none Of your business.

What's wrong, pacey?

Nothing.

Is it a bad grade,

Or is it me?

I mean, you're not Upset about last night, Are you?

No. Last night Was fine. Um--

Look. I know that Things escalated

In our relationship Last night

And a lot was said And done that--

Andie,

Could we table this For right now, Please?

It's just, you know, I have to study.

I mean, you want me Studying, right?

Uh, yeah, But more importantly,

I don't want you Turning into

Some stereotypical guy

That just closes off And shuts down

The minute That a relationship Starts to progress.

I'm not shutting Down, ok?

I just, you know,

I'm--I'm really Behind, and, uh,

I have to study.

You can understand That, right?

Yeah.

So--so then That means that you're Ok with everything?

I'm completely fine.

Are--are you, ok?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

I mean, I was just More worried about you.

Don't be. I mean, Last night was... Last night.

Today we have A movie to make,

So, um,

You know, we're Still friends.

And...

Whatever other word Applies to what We are.

Ok. Friends...

Or whatever.

This is it.

This is what I'll do For peterson.

Instead of deconstructing Some literary convention,

I'll solve my own Real-life mystery.

It's original, It's creative,

It's so abby morgan.

And what's The mystery?

Who wrote this letter?

Who had sex?

Yeah, but there's, Like, 20 people In that class.

Could be anyone.

Wrong. Common sense Eliminates 90% of them.

Really, if you Think about it,

There's only 3 Likely couples.

The most obvious Being pacey and andie.

Pacey's sexually Experienced, As we all know,

And andie's fallen Head over heels In love with him.

Insanity runs In her family.

True.

Then there's joey and jack.

They share that whole Artistic vibe.

You know, progressive, Uninhibited,

Experimental.

And joey's got her Hot little angle.

Then there's Dawson and jen.

He's on the rebound,

And god knows She likes to bounce.

What about you?

Do you like To bounce?

Chris, your lines Land like bricks.

Look, I'm going to need Your help on this.

You're going to have To document this thing,

On video.

Why? Out of the goodness Of my heart?

Forget about it.

I'll let you touch me In bad places.

Ok.

Hey.

Hey, dawson.

Looks like Scary weather.

Yeah. I heard it's Supposed to rain

For the next Couple days.

So what you got there?

Oh, this? Drawing For art class.

The naked man?

Yeah.

How'd it turn out?

Naked.

Can I see it?

Um, how's the movie Coming, dawson?

Good.

We, um--still casting.

We can't seem to find A leading lady.

Why is that?

Well, it--

It's difficult.

The part requires A certain mixture

Of spirited passion With wide-eyed innocence

And unparalleled External beauty.

Ha. So...

Well, it sounds like You're looking

For a julia roberts, dawson.

What I need is a you.

Dawson, is this The movie about us?

It's a drama In the vein of us.

Well,

I should read it, Don't you think?

I mean,

Make sure it's Not a character Assassination.

Joey, I would Never write

Anything hurtful About you, ever.

I hope you know that.

Yeah.

Well...

Looks like I should probably Make a break for it.

Um, thanks for waiting out The rain with me.

Anytime. Ok.

So you read Dawson's rewrite?

We have sex.

It's disgusting.

Yeah. So when do you Want to practice?

Chris, I have a finger

I place in my mouth For vomiting.

My point was that this Is the closest thing

We have to a clue In our little Who-screwed-it.

Now I'm going To need your help

With some necessary Questioning.

What, you're just Going to ask these Guys if they had sex?

No. You can't Ask them directly.

You just have To shake the tree A little bit.

See what falls out.

Hey, You guys.

Watch.

Listen, I've been trying To put together

A rehearsal schedule For the film,

Um, and so, I'm going To need you To fill these out

With your availabilities For the next few weeks

And get them back to me Asap, all right?

So, jen,

I just had The pleasure

Of reading Dawson's rewrites,

And I noticed Some significant Alterations.

Namely, One of the kinkiest Sex scenes

Since mickey rourke Cracked open The refrigerator

In 9 1/2 weeks.

All right, abby, Before you go there--

No, I'm already There, jen.

You see, since Dawson's movie

Is mainly Autobiographical,

I was wondering if Some of my new scenes

Were acted out Before they were Written.

It really doesn't Take too much to shift

Your hypercreative mind Into overdrive, does it?

Oh, no, this Isn't just based On assumption.

People do Hear things,

Like about The other night.

What about it? You tell me.

Does dawson leery Have any other Talents

Besides filmmaking?

Abby, what happens In my bedroom

Is my business, All right?

Ooh. The bedroom.

Is that where The critical events Unfolded?

I didn't say that--

You didn't Refute it either.

Jen, it's written All over

Your postcoital Glowing face.

You finally wooed The wonder-boy

Into the dark side.

So, was it worth All the pining?

All the feeling That you weren't Good enough?

Yeah. It was.

My god, You did it.

You got her To break.

A sexual confession From jen lindley? Please.

That's like bill gates

Admitting that He made $2.00 last year.

No. Our work Is far from over.

We still have to find out Whose handwriting

Was on that letter.

What's this?

I know you Can read, pacey.

It's a petition.

For what?

A school Condom dispenser.

I'm collecting Signatures.

You're too much, abby.

Teenagers these days,

We're just Growing up so fast.

Sex is everywhere.

You know, like With you and andie.

Hey, tell me, abby, What would it take

To make you A distant memory?

Look, All I'm asking for Is a signature.

A little John hancock And I'll be gone.

The only thing I support of yours Is your execution.

Careful, jack, Some might take That caustic edge

As a by-product Of serious sexual Repression.

Speaking of which, Have you had sex With joey?

You've got To be kidding me.

And since so much Of your life

Seems to be invested In this role,

I just thought I'd pick your Brain a little.

Shoot.

Well, the sex scene, For instance,

Clearly it's ripped From life experience.

Your point?

Well, I just want to know What it was like,

Your first time.

I mean, It's been so long

Since my own first venture In the jungles of love,

I just thought I'd ask A newcomer.

Wait, you think That I had sex With jen?

So you didn't Have sex with her?

Yes. You did?

Yes. No. No.

Yes, I did not Have sex with joey.

Look, go away. You're demented.

Hey, I'm just Going by what I hear.

And who's the source This time?

Well, if you and jen Were the only two

In her room,

Who do you think it is?

Sign it For all womanhood.

Most girls don't have The knowledge you have

When it comes To protecting Themselves.

My knowledge?

You can play The whole

Demure ingenue From rhode island

With another Audience,

Because I know Everything.

You do? Yeah.

Like about The other night.

It's the property Of gossip Transference.

Pacey brags To dawson,

Dawson tells jen, Jen tells me,

I tell the world.

You know how it goes.

And the current Piece of gossip

Revolves around Pacey and me?

Andie, I really Don't want to be The one

Imparting to you That your boyfriend Says you're lacking.

It's not your fault

That all His experience

Is with A 40-year-old Teacher.

What does he Expect from you?

It's A good read.

Recently he did Some heavy-duty Revisions.

Put a little Nooky in...

Well, I don't want To give away The ending.

Chris, I should wait Until he asks.

I tell you what,

I'll just slip it In your bag right here,

And, uh,

You make the call.

Whatever.

Oh, and, joey...

Just, uh, remember To keep it on the q.T.

Who do I have to sleep with

To solve this Mystery?

Well, I can think Of one option.

Yeah, right.

Hmm.

Looks like Miss potter

Left something Behind.

And the plot Thickens.

Abby.

You should Really work

On making those greetings More personable, dawson.

Look, abby, I don't know What you're up to,

But I'm not In the mood.

That's not what I hear.

Really?

Well, I know what You're implying,

And I'm telling you, Despite any and all Rumors,

Jen and I did not Have sex.

Ohh, that's too bad.

We're both fine With it actually.

No, I meant for joey.

She must be feeling Like crap right now.

I mean, here she went And slept with jack

And the only thing Protecting her

From the oodles of guilt That one amasses

Post such a critical event

Was the slight chance That you and jen Bumped uglies.

I don't know Where you're going

With this Conversation, But I'm ending it.

You know what?

You're right.

I should just Give you this And go.

This means nothing.

Except the obvious.

Tell me,

Has joey ever Drawn you naked?

Out.

Jack mcphee Drawn naked.

Dawson leery drawn Out of the picture.

After all these years, You weren't joey's first,

And you're certainly Not going to be Her last,

So I guess That makes you her...

Nothing.

The capeside high Annual book fair

Is now commencing In the cafeteria.

Expand your horizons

And read a book today,

Because there's More to life

Than "Must see tv."

Like we don't Have enough to read For school.

They want us to start Reading for pleasure?

Don't you Look edible today.

Hands off. I don't want to catch

Any of your diseases.

So whodunit?

I'm beginning To think They all did.

We'll find out Soon enough.

The denouement Is rapidly approaching.

The denouement Is for revealing Answers, abby.

You don't have any.

You underestimate me.

You heard dawson.

The secret To solving a mystery

Is gauging Human behavior.

If I make them think I know the answers,

The answers will be Forthcoming.

Make sure these get Into the right hands

And be discreet about it.

You know Who you are?

You're nancy drew

From hell.

And don't you forget it.

Hey, mcphee, You got a second?

I'm busy.

Yeah, I know, But I need To talk to you.

Oh, really?

Apparently you've been Doing enough talking

For both of us.

Excuse me?

You know, It's interesting

That I get The cold, shut-down,

Non-verbal pacey,

But the rest Of capeside Gets a taste

Of the return Of pacey witter,

Underachieving town lothario.

Ha ha.

Listen, I know you're Probably freaked out

About my weirdness Yesterday,

And that's actually Why I came in here

To talk to you, But you're kind Of losing me

On everything else.

What have you been Saying to people About us, pacey?

About us? Nothing.

Well, that's not What abby morgan Says.

Come on, andie. Since when do you listen

To what abby morgan Has to say?

She knows.

About?

The other night.

Well,

Andie, What's to know?

You and I shared

A wonderful Romantic evening.

And if you weren't Happy with me,

Or with what happened The other night,

Then you should Make it clear

Instead of spreading All this sexual propaganda

All over school.

Are you kidding me?

The other night, It was personal.

And the fact That there's some Warped revisionist

Version of it Wafting all over The hallways

Makes me think That someone's Been talking.

And it makes me Really not want

To talk to you Right now.

Ok. If that's What you think,

I guess we really Don't have anything To talk about.

Hey.

So that's dawson's Script, huh?

Yeah.

So, did you Read it yet?

I flipped through it.

So, what'd you think?

I thought it was A one-sided view

Of a story that Would be better Left untold.

I take it That you don't like

The way You're depicted.

That, and I'm just Wondering

What other elements Of the script

Are autobiographical.

Well, maybe You should talk

To the writer About that.

Have you seen joey?

She's At the book fair.

Ok, well, Since you two

Seem so close These days,

You'll probably see her Before I will.

Does your animosity Have a point here, Dawson,

Or is this just Another opportunity

For you to harass me

Over a decaying issue?

Just give her this for me.

Tell her I was...

Overwhelmed

By her talent.

So was I.

Hello.

Jack.

What are you Doing here?

I got this inscrutable Invitation

Taped to my locker.

It says, "Your presence Is requested

"In mr. Peterson's room At 7 p.M.

"I have something Very valuable

That may belong To you."

Yeah, I got The exact same Invitation.

Andie?

What are you Doing here?

Uh--

Hey.

I see you guys All got the mysterious Summons, too.

So what's going down?

Is this some lame Practical joke, or what?

Yeah, that's what I'd like to know.

You know,

I have this horrible feeling

I know exactly who's Behind all of this.

Who?

Tell me What's going on?

Oh, look. All of my favorite People gathered in one room,

And I forgot my camera.

Shoulda known.

Ohh! Oh, no, I didn't.

All right, abby.

What sort of devious Scheme have you hatched Up this time, huh?

All good things come To those who wait,

But you've never been very Good at postponing pleasure, Have you, jen?

Why did you Bring us here, abby?

To take part In one of your Satanic rituals?

Actually, My mystery project.

In my possession, I have a letter,

A lost letter that Was written by one Of you in this room

To another one of you In this room.

Stop me if you've Heard this before.

"I want to talk to you About last night.

"It always comes out Wrong, so I thought I'd write it down.

"The whole night Was amazing,

"But having sex Changes everything,

And I think we should Take some time before Anything happens again."

This is absurd. I am so out of here.

Oh, come on, joey. Don't you want to Stick around

And see who the author Of this letter is?

Sex...

The world's Greatest mystery.

Philosophers, poets, Scientists over time

Have tried to Rationalize it,

Explain it, glorify it, Criminalize it--

Can you spare us The monologue?

Can you just get To the point, abby?

Who wrote the letter?

That's all you Care about, isn't it?

Fine.

When the letter was first Brought to my attention,

My gut instinct Said dawson and jen.

She's been trying to Seduce him for weeks.

And now with All their late-night Working sessions

And him reliving his Puny affair with joey Through his writing,

I thought maybe, in The heat of the moment,

He needed A joey replacement.

But then I thought-- Dawson? No way.

He's saving himself For joey...Or old age, Whichever comes first.

And jen? She has way Too many intimacy issues

To actually bump somebody She cares about.

So my next guess Was jack and joey.

Joey's the liberated Woman these days,

And underneath

Jack's sensitive Little-boy-lost facade,

I have a feeling There's a sex pig Just waiting to jump out.

Let me know when you're Ready to graduate To a real woman.

Puh! You're sick And so wrong.

Is she?

We've all seen the picture.

What?

You don't know what You're talking About, dawson.

That picture Was for art class.

Huh. What Happened after the Modeling session?

What do you care?

Maybe I don't. Here we go.

Get this, chris. Oh, that's right.

You're too busy Rewriting your script To imitate life.

I know all About you and jen.

What do you care?

How sad. Romantic destiny

Fulfilled with the wrong people.

Abby, you have it All wrong.

Oh, so you didn't Have sex with jen?

Well, answer The question, dawson.

I mean, tell the truth.

Ok, the truth is, You slept with jack.

Well, maybe I did. Maybe I slept with jen.

This is good.

You did, didn't you? Did you?

Maybe. Just try to tell The truth, joey.

No! You tell the truth.

I asked you A question first!

I asked you a--

Yes!

That's not the truth.

We did not Sleep together.

I couldn't Go through with it, And neither could he.

It wasn't right, And this pathetic Little display here

Makes it all The more obvious why.

We didn't either.

So your Little assumption, Dawson, was wrong.

We couldn't Go through with it.

So this little movie life That you're living, dawson, Is not in danger.

Oh, then we only Have one couple left.

"Sex changes everything.

I think we should Take some time before Anything happens again."

So...

This only leaves andie.

I didn't write that.

Of course you didn't.

I checked the handwriting.

It belongs to pacey.

You wrote that?

Well, did you, pacey?

Why?

Ok, so that's why you've Been so weird lately,

And why you've Been so cold.

What are you trying To say, pacey?

So you sleep with me, And you don't want me?

You disgust me.

That's not how it is.

Did you get that?

I don't know where you Come from, or just who Has the misfortune

Of being responsible For your existence,

But you are a lying, Manipulative, And cruel person,

And the fact that you Are only 16 years old

Makes me feel more sorry For you than any of The people in this room

Whose lives you're So intent on destroying.

You're pathetic.

And because Of her well-drawn,

Recurring sleuths And clever mysteries, Agatha christie will reign

As the premier woman Mystery writer of the past, Present, and future.

Thank you.

Very good, josephine.

Thanks.

Now...

Abigail.

You're up.

Is it possible, Miss morgan,

That you're going to Surprise me with Your assignment?

Is it possible that You finally decided

To do something good For yourself

And apply A little integrity To your education?

I wouldn't want to Disappoint you, mr. Peterson.

I didn't do it.

And integrity, Just for the record,

Is a tired notion, last seen In the late seventies.

Then I'm sure a lack Of integrity

Will make it easier To accept your "F."

Just for the record.

And who is next?

Ms. Mcphee?

Thank you.

Whatever.

Hey.

What are you doin'? School's over. Go home.

Ahh, just, um, thinkin'.

Ahem.

About what?

That it's not that much fun Playin' second string.

I know what you mean,

Don't worry. You'll get used to it.

I have.

Uh...

Here.

Have a seat.

Ok.

So, um, what are you Gonna do about, um...

Dawson?

Well, I guess there's Really nothing I can do.

I mean, as much As I love the guy,

He's just not there yet.

And I can take all The jerks in the world

Climbing in and out Of my bedroom window,

But when Dawson leery does it, It better be for me.

That is so cool How you can just Unleash all that

Onto somebody You barely know.

Or just crazy.

No. I mean, I wish that I could Be more open like that.

Why don't you Give it a shot?

Why didn't you And joey do it?

Ha!

I can't--

I can't, uh, I can't say.

Come on. You can think Of it as growth.

Come on. You've got To tell me. Shoot.

Uh-uh. Heh heh heh.

Oh, come on. I just Spilled my guts to you.

Go for it.

All right, but you promise Not to say anything To anyone?

I swear.

All right. 'cause this, You know, it's--

It's really embarrassing.

Ok.

All right.

Oh, you couldn't Get your--

Shh!

You promised.

No. I know. I know.

So what happened?

I, uh, I can't-- I can't speak for joey,

But I really wanted to Really badly...

And it just Wouldn't cooperate.

I couldn't even Take my clothes off, I was so scared.

Maybe I have a problem. I don't know.

No. Hey, it's ok.

All right, believe me. I've been there.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Those...

Things just Never cooperate.

Ha ha ha.

Get out.

We're not done.

Oh, yes, we are.

Andie, I know that My behavior of late

Has been a little bit Confusing,

And I'm really sorry For being so cold And so distant,

But a lot of stuff Has been happening and...

Well, I mean, I don't even Really know where to start.

You can start by Getting out of the car.

Why don't I try starting At the truth?

My history quiz.

I never told You my grade.

Pacey...

You got a--

An "A."

I got an "A."

That's the first "A" I've ever gotten In my entire life,

And it kinda threw me For a loop.

Why? You worked So hard for it.

Because it Changes everything.

I mean, don't you see?

Everything's always been So predictable for me,

But now, my whole life Course is changing,

And ever since you And I had sex,

I felt anxious...

You know?

Wondering...

Should we have waited? Should we have slowed down,

Questioning whether or not it was The right thing to do,

Wishing that I Had taken the high road, And that's not me.

It used to be that The only comforting part About being pacey

Was that I always knew What to expect,

And now I don't have a clue, And I'm terrified.

And that's why I was Pulling away from you.

It's ok to be Scared, pacey.

I mean, the world Is a scary, scary place.

Pacey, I don't want you To be scared of me.

How can I not be, andie?

You're the one That's opening up This whole life for me.

I'm just-- I'm afraid that--ahh...

What?

I am afraid Because you are the single Most important being

To ever grace my existence.

Andie, I...

I am falling hopelessly In love with you.

Say something.

'cause I did Just kinda cut it open And lay it out for ya.

Yeah. Heh...

That was pretty scary.

That's it? That's all You have to say?

No.

I'll say that...

I share your fear.

Yeah?

Your exact fear.

You and I cry sex until We're blue in the face,

And then when it comes down To actually doing it,

All we're left with Are a couple Of harmless kisses.

I mean, The setting was right, The timing was perfect,

But nothing happened.

Why?

I know why.

You do?

Yeah. Same reason nothing Happened with me.

Dawson...

It's not about The perfect setting,

And it's not about The perfect timing.

Um...

It's about The perfect person.

Hey.

Why did you want me To think that you slept With jack?

I don't know.

I guess the same reason You wanted me to think You slept with jen.

That's not an answer.

Well, that's The only answer you're Gonna get, I guess.

I'm glad you didn't.

I'm glad You didn't either.

Joey, I miss you.

I miss you, too.

I don't know if we can Recapture 15 years Of what we had,

But I would certainly Be willing to accept Any small fraction

You want to send my way.

Well, maybe we--

We can start slowly.

Ok. Yeah.

Ok.

Ok.

Ahh.

Well, it doesn't look Like this rain is gonna Let up any time soon, so...

What do you say We make a run for it?

Uh-uh.

I say we walk.

Come on.

Ah...Whoo!

So, what did you really Think of my script?

Want the whole, honest, Bitter, cynical truth?

Yeah.

Well, I had no idea I was so mysterious.

You are definitely A mystery.

I like the way You see me.