Lorelai admits that she does not want Luke to leave Stars Hollow to move in with Nicole; Rory finds rumors of her obsession with William humiliating; Lane's double life is discovered.
Luke's ditzy sister surprises him with a visit; Lorelai is torn about telling her parents about her relationship with Jason; Paris talks to Rory about her affair.
Car trouble strands Jess in Stars Hollow; Jess walks away from Rory over and over again, then makes a startling confession; at a charity dinner, Emily asks Lorelai and Jason to pretend to be lovey-dovey.
Rory succumbs to self-doubt after a professor suggests she drop a class; Lorelai takes out her frustration on Sookie; Gran is nasty to Richard and Emily.
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.
The sudden loss of his mother undoes Richard; Emily finds an old letter to her husband from her mother-in-law; Lorelai takes over the funeral arrangements.
Rory and Paris take off to Florida for their first spring break; Paris makes an unexpected bid for attention at a nightclub where the Shins are performing.
Jason's father, Floyd, exposes Jason and Lorelai's secret relationship and brings a lawsuit against Jason and Richard for taking his clients.
Lorelai angrily confronts her father about his treatment of Jason, after Jason tells her that he and Richard are no longer in business together.