GOSSIP GIRL
1x1 Pilot
Original airdate (CW): September 19, 2007
Writer: Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage
Director: Mark Piznarski
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TRANSCRIPT:
RAPID SHOTS OF NEW YORK CITY: THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, CENTRAL PARK, BERGDORF
GOODMAN, MADISON AVE, THE MET, THE CITY SKYLINE AND THE TRAIN.
A TRAIN IS TRAVELING TOWARDS NYC. A BLOND GIRL, SERENA VAN DER WOODSEN, IS
GAZING OUT OF THE WINDOW.
TRAIN STATION, DAY.
MUSIC: YOUNG FOLKS—PETER BJORN & JOHN.
SERENA WALKS INTO THE STATION FROM THE TRAIN, WEARING A TAN LEATHER JACKET OVER A
STRIPED SHIRT.
GOSSIP GIRL: Hey, Upper East Siders. Gossip Girl here. And I have the biggest news ever.
One of my many sources, Melanie91, sends us this.
SERENA WALKS PAST A GIRL, WHO LOOKS UP AND RECOGNIZES HER.
GOSSIP GIRL: Spotted at Grand Central, bags in hand. Serena Van Der Woodsen.
SERENA GOES UP THE STAIRS AND STOPS AT THE TOP, GAZING DOWN BELOW.
GOSSIP GIRL: Was it only a year ago our It Girl mysteriously disappeared from, quote, “boarding
school”? And just as suddenly, she’s back.
THE GIRL, PRESUMABLY MELANIE91, SNAPS A PICTURE OF SERENA WITH HER CELL PHONE.
GOSSIP GIRL: Don’t believe me? See for yourselves. Lucky for us, Melanie91 sent proof. Thanks
for the photo, Mel.
MELANIE91 SMILES. SERENA WALKS AWAY.
A MAN, RUFUS HUMPHREY, APPEARS AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, SEARCHING THE CROWD.
RUFUS: Dan! Jenny! Over here!
DAN AND JENNY HUMPHREY ARE GREETED BY RUFUS. DAN WAVES.
JENNY: Hey, dad!
RUFUS: (HUGS THEM) Hey, you made it! How was your week? How’s your mom?
DAN: Fine.
JENNY: (AT THE SAME TIME) Good!
RUFUS LOOKS CONFUSED.
JENNY: Fine and good.
DAN: She—She’s good and fine.
RUFUS: Like “maybe I should never have left Manhattan” fine, or “taking time out from my
marriage was the best idea” fine?
JENNY LOOKS UNCOMFORTABLE.
DAN: Dad, you know what? I—I’m starving. (GLANCES AT JENNY)
RUFUS: (SMILES) Let’s go home. I’m cooking.
HE PUTS HIS ARM AROUND JENNY.
RUFUS: A crazy salad, a little mustard and bufala, I’m gonna make you guys…
DAN TRAILS BEHIND. HE LOOKS OVER HIS SHOULDER AND SEES SERENA WITH HER LUGGAGE.
GOSSIP GIRL: Spotted: Lonelyboy.
SERENA SMILES AT A PORTER.
GOSSIP GIRL: Can’t believe the love of his life has returned. If only she knew who he was.
DAN WALKS AWAY.
GOSSIP GIRL: But everyone knows Serena.
CUT TO ALL OVER NYC, WHERE VARIOUS GIRLS AND BOYS ARE GETTING MESSAGES ON THEIR
CELL PHONES ALL OVER NEW YORK.
GOSSIP GIRL: And everyone is talking.
A CELL PHONE VIBRATES ON THE SIDE OF A MARBLE SINK.
GOSSIP GIRL: Wonder what Blair Waldorf thinks.
BLAIR WALDORF PICKS HER PHONE UP AND READS THE MESSAGE: “SERENA IS BACK!!”.
GOSSIP GIRL: Sure, there’ll be a fest (?), but I always thought Blair’s boyfriend Nate had a thing
for Serena.
BLAIR LOOKS SURPRISED.
THE WALDORF DINING ROOM.
MUSIC: IF ITS LOVING THAT YOU WANT—RIHANNA.
CLOSE UP OF A BUFFET TABLE LADEN WITH FOOD. GUESTS, DRESSED UP TO THE NINES, HELP
THEMSELVES. IN THE HALLWAY, ELEANOR WALDORF, WEARING A FLOOR-LENGTH BLACK SKIRT,
IS TALKING TO A FRIEND.
ELEANOR: … Have to design a dress for this woman—
BLAIR WALKS OUT INTO THE HALLWAY WEARING A BLACK LACE DRESS.
ELEANOR: Blair! If you’re going to wear one of my designs, tell me, so we can at least get it
properly fitted.
BLAIR: (LOOKING DOWN AT HER DRESS) Thanks, mom. I’ll keep that in mind. Great party.
SHE SMILES AND WALKS AWAY.
ELEANOR: (TO HER FRIEND) She is my best advertiser.
IN ANOTHER PART OF THE ROOM, NATE ARCHIBALD IS TALKING WITH HIS FATHER, HOWIE
ARCHIBALD, AND HIS FATHER’S FRIEND.
NATE’S FATHER’S FRIEND: So, Nate, started thinking about college?
HOWIE: Well actually, I’m a Dartmouth man.
NATE: (UNCOMFORTABLY) Yes, uh, Dad’s always spoken very highly of Dartmouth. But I’d like to
check out West, you know, maybe USC, UCLA—
HOWIE: His mother wouldn’t hear of it. Dartmouth is far enough away for her.
HE GIVES NATE A LOOK.
NATE: Yes, well, Dartmouth is my first choice.
BLAIR APPROACHES NATE.
BLAIR: Excuse me, Captain. (TO NATE) Nate, can I borrow you?
NATE: Uh, sure… (TO HIS FATHER’S FRIENDS) Excuse me for a second.
BLAIR LEADS HIM DOWN THE HALLWAY.
CHUCK: (FROM AFAR) Nathaniel!
CHUCK BASS IS SITTING ON THE COUCH SURROUNDED BY ISABEL COATES AND KATI FARKAS.
CHUCK: Any interest in getting some fresh air?
NATE: When I get back.
BLAIR: If he gets back.
BLAIR LEADS NATE UPSTAIRS INTO A ROOM.
NATE: What’s going on?
BLAIR: I wanna do this. It.
SHE PUSHES NATE ONTO THE BED.
BLAIR: Now.
NATE: Now, now? I thought you wanted to wait.
BLAIR: Not anymore.
GOSSIP GIRL: Better get down with Nate, B. Clock’s ticking.
BLAIR AND NATE START KISSING.
OUTSIDE, KATI AND ISABEL READ THEIR MESSAGES ON THEIR PHONES.
KATI: My God, you’ll never believe what’s on Gossip Girl!
ISABEL: Someone saw Serena getting off the train at Grand Central.
CHUCK: Good. Things were getting a little… dull around here.
A BLOCK OF APARTMENTS, DAY.
MUSIC: WHAT GOES AROUND/COMES AROUND—JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
A LIMO PULLS UP AND SERENA GETS OUT.
SERENA: (TO DOORMAN) Thank you.
BACK IN BLAIR’S ROOM, BLAIR AND NATE ARE STILL ON THE BED.
BLAIR: I love you, Nate Archibald. Always have, always will.
NATE: I love you too.
BLAIR SMILES. SHE KISSES HIM.
OUTSIDE, SERENA ENTERS THE WALDORFS’ APARTMENT AND GOES UP THE STAIRS. SHE
LOOKS AROUND THE ROOM.
ELEANOR: Serena Van Der Woodsen? Is that you?
SERENA TURNS AROUND.
CUT TO BLAIR’S ROOM.
A FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF BLAIR AND SERENA SITS ON THE BEDSIDE TABLE.
ELEANOR KNOCKS ON BLAIR’S DOOR.
ELEANOR: Blair! It’s Serena!
NATE SITS UP IN BED.
NATE: Serena?
BLAIR: Serena’s at school. Kiss me.
NATE: No, I just heard your mom say she’s here. Don’t you wanna go and say hey?
HE GETS OUT OF BED AND PUTS ON HIS CLOTHES. BLAIR RELUCTANTLY PUTS ON HER DRESS.
BLAIR: Yeah. Totally.
OUTSIDE, EVERYONE IS WHISPERING ABOUT SERENA.
VOICES: Oh my God, I heard she’s pregnant. Or Rehab? Mm, she looks good…
LILY VAN DER WOODSEN IS TALKING TO A WOMAN.
LILY: … So I told them, forget it, I don’t care if it’s a miracle (?), it clashes with my sofa.
SERENA: (FROM BEHIND HER) Mom! Mom!
LILY TURNS AROUND.
SERENA: Hey.
LILY: Aw!
SERENA: It’s good to see you.
LILY: Serena darling! (SHE HUGS SERENA)
SERENA: Um, so where is he?
LILY LOOKS CONFUSED.
SERENA: Wait, they haven’t let him out yet?
LILY: Let’s not discuss that right now, okay? I thought you might wanna see some of your
friends.
IN THE BACKGROUND, NATE IS LOOKING FOR SERENA.
SERENA: Thanks.
SHE LOOKS AWAY AND SPOTS NATE. HE SMILES AND WALKS TOWARDS HER BUT IS
INTERCEPTED BY BLAIR, WHO APPROACHES SERENA.
BLAIR: Hi!! Serena, so good to see you! (SHE HUGS SERENA)
BLAIR: Come, we’re about to have dinner!
ELEANOR: I set a place for you at the table next to Blair!
SERENA: Yeah, actually, there’s somewhere I have to go.
BLAIR: You’re leaving?
SERENA: Yeah, I don’t feel well. I just wanted to come by and say hi. (TO BLAIR) I’ll see you
at school tomorrow.
BLAIR SMILES SOURLY. SHE WALKS UP TO KATI AND ISABEL.
BLAIR: School. So I guess she’s back for good.
KATI: Didn’t you know she was coming?
BLAIR: (PAUSES) Of course I did. I just… wanted it to be a surprise.
GOSSIP GIRL: Word is, S bailed on B’s party in under ninety seconds, and didn’t even
have one lemon shot.
HOSPITAL. AN ELEVATOR OPENS ON THE 3RD FLOOR AND SERENA STEPS OUT. SHE WALKS
DOWN THE CORRIDOR.
GOSSIP GIRL: Has our bad girl really gone good? Or is it all just part of the act?
RECEPTIONIST: Young lady, you can’t be here. Visiting hours are over.
SERENA: I’m family.
SHE STANDS IN THE DOORWAY OF A ROOM AND LOOKS AT A BOY SLEEPING.
SERENA: (TEARFULLY) He’s my brother.
GOSSIP GIRL: Why’d she leave? Why’d she return? Send me all the deeds.
CLOSE UP OF THE GOSSIP GIRL WEBPAGE.
GOSSIP GIRL: And who am I? That’s one secret I’ll never tell.
DAN HUMHREY IS STARING AT THE WEBSITE IN HIS ROOM.
GOSSIP GIRL: The only one. XOXO, Gossip Girl.
OPENING CREDITS.
HOSPITAL ROOM, MORNING.
SERENA IS ASLEEP ON AN ARMCHAIR WEARING LAST NIGHT’S CLOTHES, AT THE
BEDSIDE OF ERIK VAN DER WOODSEN.
ERIK: Serena. Serena.
HE TOUCHES HER HAND. SERENA WAKES UP.
SERENA: Hey. How are you?
SHE GETS UP AND SITS ON HER BROTHER’S BED.
ERIK: You know. I’ve been better.
SERENA: Erik. I know I’ve been a terrible sister. I’m just so happy to see you. (HUGS HIM)
ERIK: Must be a lot of rumors why you’re back.
SERENA: Yeah. But none of them mention you.
ERIK: Just like what mom wants, huh?
LILY: (SUDDENLY APPEARS) What do I want, baby? For Serena to sleep in her own bed,
possibly wearing pyjamas.
SERENA: Morning, mom. Hey, I was just about to ask the doctor if I could take Erik to
breakfast. Wanna come?
LILY: Uh, no. I think what I’ll do is go get him a croissant down the street.
SHE LEAVES THE ROOM. SERENA GETS UP AND GOES AFTER HER MOTHER.
ERIK: Serena, don’t.
OUTSIDE THE ROOM, IN FRONT OF THE ELEVATOR.
SERENA: Let me guess, you told everyone that Erik’s just visiting Grandpa in Rhode
Island.
LILY: Your aunt Carol in Miami.
SERENA: So you’re actually hiding him. He tries to take his own life and you’re worried it’s
gonna cost you mom of the year?
LILY: Serena, you’ve been gone. Doing who knows what, with God knows who.
SERENA: I told you, boarding school was not like that.
LILY: As happy as I am to have you home, you have no idea what it’s been like.
LILY GETS INTO THE ELEVATOR. SERENA LOOKS UPSET.
BROOKLYN BRIDGE, DAY.
STREET SHOTS.
THE HUMPHREY’S APARTMENT.
JENNY IS AT THE KITCHEN COUNTER FOLDING INVITATIONS FOR “KISS ON THE LIPS”
PARTY. DAN WALKS INTO THE KITCHEN IN SCHOOL UNIFORM. RUFUS IS COOKING EGGS.
RUFUS: (TO DAN) Guess whose dad is cool?
JESS: It’s a trick question.
DAN: Yeah, ‘cause it can’t be ours.
RUFUS: Hahahaha, look at this.
HE SHOWS DAN THE ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE.
DAN: The top ten forgotten bands of the nineties.
RUFUS: We’re number 9.
JENNY: He’s very proud.
DAN: Hey! Hey, way to be forgotten!
HE HANDS THE MAGAZINE BACK TO RUFUS.
RUFUS: Well, that’s how you get remembered.
JENNY: Maybe you’d care if Dad’s band was on Gossip Girl.
DAN: What? I don’t read Gossip Girl, that’s for chicks.
JENNY: So that wasn’t your laptop open to it last night, reading all about Serena Van Der Woodsen?
DAN TAKES A SEAT AT THE COUNTER.
DAN: Rolling stone, wow, let me take a look at this again, dad. It’s way cool. Looking hot,
number 9.
RUFUS LOOKS SUSPICIOUSLY AT DAN.
RUFUS: (TO JENNY) Hey, what’re you working on?
JENNY: It’s called the Kiss On The Lips party. Everyone’s going.
DAN: You’re invited to that? (JENNY LOOKS AT HIM) Well, no offense if I sound, surprised,
it’s, uh… I’ve never been invited.
JENNY: One of the girls in my art class saw my calligraphy, and she said that if I
addressed all the invitations, then I could have one.
RUFUS: That’s very fair. Seems like they could learn a thing or two.
JENNY: Dad, this is not a platform for your anti-capitalist arguments.
RUFUS: Yes, it is.
JENNY: Besides, you make us go to private school.
RUFUS: That’s for your education.
JENNY: So we should just be anonymous losers who eat lunch alone and never get invited to parties.
DAN: Works for me.
JENNY: Mom thinks it’s a good idea.
RUFUS: And her judgment is always sound, right?
JENNY LOOKS ANNOYED.
RUFUS: Jenny, you wanna go to that party, you should go.
JENNY SMILES AT HIM.
RUFUS: You kids could use some fun.
OUTSIDE, MORNING.
SERENA IS WALKING ALONG THE STREET TO THE PALACE HOTEL. NATE IS WAITING FOR HER
OUTSIDE.
SERENA: Nate?
NATE: Oh! Hey! Uh, your mom told me you guys were staying here at the Palace.
SERENA: Yeah, uh, we’re renovating, again. You know my mom. If it’s not broke, break it.
NATE LAUGHS.
SERENA: So what’re you doing here?
NATE: Oh, I just wanted to see how you were. You seemed kinda upset last night.
SERENA: I—I gotta go in, change for school. I’m gonna be late. (WALKS UP THE STEPS)
NATE: SerenaSERENA: No. No.
NATE: But you’re back now.
SERENA: I didn’t come back for you! Look, Blair’s my best friend, and you’re her boyfriend, and
she loves you. That’s the way things are supposed to be. (WALKS AWAY)
OUTSIDE, DAN HUMPHREY IS WEAVING HIS WAY THROUGH THE HEAVILY TRAFFICKED
ROAD, RECEIVING HONKS AND SHOUTS FROM DRIVERS.
HE RUNS TO THE BUS STOP AND GETS ON THE BUS IN TIME. THE BUS PULLS AWAY.
ON THE BUS, CHUCK AND NATE ARE SITTING AND TALKING.
CHUCK: Serena looked f-ing hot last night. There’s something wrong with that level of
perfection… It needs to be, violated.
NATE: You are deeply disturbed.
CHUCK: And yet, you know I’m right.
DAN, STANDING NEARBY, OVERHEARS THEIR CONVERSATION.
CHUCK: You’re telling me, if you had the chanceNATE: I have a girlfriend.
CHUCK: You guys have been dating since kindergarten, and you haven’t sealed the deal.
NATE: Who says “seal the deal”?
CHUCK: (POINTS AT BUS STOP) Come on.
THEY GET UP AND WALK TO THE BUS DOORS. CHUCK TURNS TO DAN.
CHUCK: Are you following us, or something?
DAN: No, I—I go to your school. Identical uniforms, kind of a tip-off?
NATE: That’s funny.
NATE AND CHUCK GET OFF THE BUS.
DAN: (SARCASTICALLY) So you guys wanna sit together at lunch?
OUTSIDE THE MET.
BLAIR, KATI AND ISABEL ARE SITTING ON THE STEPS LOOKING AT JENNY’S INVITATIONS.
KATI: So cute!
ISABEL: They should be framed or something.
BLAIR: (TO JENNY) Not bad! And here’s yours, as promised. (HANDS JENNY AN INVITE)
JENNY: Thanks.
SERENA, EATING YOGHURT, WALKS UP THE STEPS TO WHERE THEY ARE SITTING.
SERENA: Hey! There you guys are. I looked all over the dining hall for you.
BLAIR LOOKS DISPLEASED.
SERENA: (TO JENNY) Oh, hi, I’m Serena. (SHAKES JENNY’S HAND)
JENNY: I know. I mean, hi, I’m Jenny.
SERENA TURNS BACK TO BLAIR.
SERENA: So. When’s the party?
BLAIR: (SMILES FAKELY) Saturday. And you’re kind of not invited. Since 12 hours ago,
everyone thought you were at boarding school. Now we’re full, and uh, Jenny used up all
the invites.
JENNY: Um, actually…
BLAIR: (TO JENNY) You can go now.
JENNY WALKS OFF.
BLAIR: (TO SERENA) Sorry.
SERENA: No, it’s okay. I got a lot of stuff to do anyway.
BLAIR: Well, we should get going then. Unless you want us to wait for you. Looks like you got
a lot of yoghurt left.
SERENA: No, go ahead.
SHE SMILES AT BLAIR, WHO SMILES TIGHTLY AT SERENA. BLAIR WALKS DOWN THE STEPS
FOLLOWED BY KATI AND ISABEL.
SERENA: Blair? Think we could meet tonight?
BLAIR TURNS AROUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS.
BLAIR: (PAUSES) I’d love to! But I’m doing something with Nate tonight.
SERENA: The Palace. 8 o’clock? Nate will wait.
BLAIR GIVES SERENA A CONTEMPTUOUS LOOK.
GOSSIP GIRL: Spotted on the steps of the Met: An S and B power struggle.
BLAIR: I could probably do a half hour.
GOSSIP GIRL: Did S think she could waltz home and things would be just like they were?
SERENA: Thanks for making the time.
BLAIR: You’re my best friend.
GOSSIP GIRL: Did B think S would go down without a fight? Or can these two hotties work it out?
BLAIR AND SERENA GO SEPARATE WAYS.
GOSSIP GIRL: There’s nothing Gossip Girl likes more than a good catfight, and this could be a
classic.
SERENA SITS ON THE STEPS EATING YOGHURT.
ON THE STREET. RUFUS HUMPHREY IS PUTTING UP FLYERS OF “LINCOLN HAWK”, HIS BAND.
DAN: Uh, you know dad, there’s this thing called MySpace. We can post all this information
online. Save some trees, have a blog.
RUFUS: Maybe if musicians got off their blogs and picked up their guitars, the music
business would be in better shape.
DAN: Spoken like a true relic.
RUFUS: Thanks, son.
THEY CROSS THE ROAD. RUFUS PUTS ANOTHER FLYER UP.
DAN’S PHONE BUZZES. HE HAS A MESSAGE FROM JENNY THAT READS: “HELP.
EMERGENCY. 712 5TH AVE.”
DAN: Hey, dad, listen, I gotta run. You gonna be okay?
RUFUS: Yeah. Your mom will be back. She’s always been a free spirit, that’s one of the
reasons I fell for her in the first place.
DAN: I meant with the flyers.
HE HOLDS UP A STACK. RUFUS TAKES IT FROM DAN.
RUFUS: Luckily staple guns are old school.
HE TURNS AROUND AND PUTS ANOTHER FLYER UP. DAN DOESN’T MOVE.
RUFUS: Go! I’m gonna be fine.
DAN: All right, all right. (RUSHES OFF)
ERIK’S HOSPITAL ROOM. HE’S READING THE ROLLING STONE.
SERENA: I talked to the nurses and I’m kidnapping you. (GRABS SOME CLOTHES OFF THE
CHAIR)
ERIK: We’re going shopping, aren’t we?
SERENA THROWS A BLACK SWEATSHIRT AT ERIK’S HEAD.
SERENA: We’re going to Bendel’s, just for an hour though, I swear. I had a really bad day.
ERIK: Really? ‘Cause I had a really great day. Couple of pills, a bunch of Rorschach tests…
They had this green jello flush.
SERENA PULLS ERIK’S SOCK OFF HIS FOOT.
SERENA: Mmm… Why didn’t you save me any? Come on, let’s go. We gotta get you out of
here before mom shows up.
ERIK CHANGES OUT OF HIS PYJAMAS INTO A BLACK T-SHIRT AND GETS OUT OF BED.
AT BENDEL’S.
DAN RUNS UP THE STAIRS TO THE WOMEN’S CLOTHES DEPARTMENT.
DAN: Jenny. What is it? What’s wrong?
JENNY IS STANDING BEFORE A MIRROR TRYING ON A RED DRESS.
JENNY: Do you like this on me?
DAN: (IN DISBELIEF) Wait. Wait a second. Is that why you needed me? I thought this was
an emergency.
JENNY: A fashion emergency. I mean, come on, I’ve never been to a big dance before.
DAN: Neither have I.
JENNY GOES TO THE RACK AND TAKES OUT A YELLOW SEQUINNED DRESS.
JENNY: Yeah, but mom’s gone, and dad’s allergic to department stores.
SHE HOLDS THE DRESS AGAINST HER IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR.
DAN: Well, you look good, Jen. You do. Really.
JENNY: Thanks. I mean, too bad it’s more than our rent, but I think I can sew something
like it.
JENNY SPOTS SERENA AND ERIK WALK DOWN THE STAIRS.
JENNY: Oh my gosh. It’s Serena.
DAN TURNS AROUND.
JENNY: Hi, Serena!
SERENA: Hey!
JENNY TAKES OUT AN INVITATION WITH SERENA’S NAME ON IT FROM HER PURSE. DAN
RUNS OFF AND PRETENDS TO BE BROWSING IN A RACK OF CLOTHES.
SERENA: Hey, Jenny, right?
JENNY: Yeah, hi!
SERENA: (GESTURING TO ERIK) This is myERIK: Stylist, and personal shopper, Erik.
ERIK STICKS HIS HAND OUT AND JENNY SHAKES IT.
JENNY: Yeah, hi! Um, this is my brother (TURNS AROUND AND FINDS DAN MISSING), or…
SERENA: Uh, so is that your dress for the Kiss On The Lips party?
DAN EAVESDROPS ON THEIR CONVERSATION.
JENNY: Sort of. Speaking of that, um, here. (HANDS SERENA THE INVITE) I made you one
during free period, but if anyone asks where you got it, I know nothing.
SERENA: Thanks.
SERENA AND ERIK WALK OFF. JENNY GOES TO THE RACK OF CLOTHES BEHIND HER.
JENNY: Dan?
SERENA: (TURNING BACK) Jenny.
JENNY TURNS AROUND.
SERENA: That dress would look even better in black.
JENNY: Black. Cool. Thanks.
CENTRAL PARK, DAY.
CHUCK AND NATE ARE WALKING HOME AFTER SCHOOL, SMOKING MARIJUANA.
CHUCK: This is some good stuff.
NATE: Yeah, I’m gonna need it. Blair’s mom’s at the country house.
CHUCK: Yeah? Well then maybe I should swipe some of my dad’s Viagra.
NATE: No problem. It’s just… Do you feel like our whole lives have been planned out for
us? That we’re just gonna… end up like our parents?
CHUCK: Man, that’s a dark thought.
NATE: You know, we used to be happy?
CHUCK: Abusing Socrates (?), what we’re entitled to is a trust fund. Maybe a house in the
Hamptons, a prescription drug problem… But happiness does not seem to be on the menu.
So smoke up, and seal the deal with Blair because you’re also entitled to tap that ass.
NATE SMILES AND SHAKES HIS HEAD.
THE PALACE HOTEL, BAR.
MUSIC: BACK IN BLACK—AMY WINEHOUSE.
SERENA: So, how’s your mom doing with the divorce and everything?
BLAIR: Great. So my dad left her for another man... She lost 15 pounds and got an eyelift.
It’s been good for her.
BLAIR TAKES A SIP OF MARTINI.
SERENA: Blair, I’m really sorry.
BLAIR: Yeah, I could tell. Since you didn’t call or write the entire time this was happening.
SERENA: No, I know, I was just… Boarding school. It wasBLAIR: Yeah, I don’t even know why you went to boarding school to begin with. Do you
know how it felt calling your house when you didn’t show up at school and having your
mom say, “Serena didn’t tell you? That she moved to… Connecticut?”
SERENA: I—I had to go, I needed to get away from everything. Please just trust me.
BLAIR: How can I trust you when I feel like I don’t even know you?
SERENA: Let’s fix that. I—I saw you at school with Kati and Iz… And I get it. I don’t wanna
take any of that away from you.
BLAIR: Because it’s just yours to take if you want it?
SERENA: No, that’s not what I mean, I… Miss you. I just want things to go back to the way
they used to be. You know, walking to school together, dancing on tables at Bungalow…
The nights when we were at your mom’s country house? You’re like my sister, and with
our families… We need each other.
SHE REACHES OUT AND TOUCHES BLAIR’S ARM. BLAIR SMILES.
BLAIR: Well, you missed some classic Eleanor Waldorf meltdowns. If it wasn’t such a
tragedy, it would be funny. Actually, it kinda was.
THEY BOTH LAUGH.
SERENA: Well I wish I could’ve been there.
BLAIR: You are now (SMILES). Well I have to meet Nate. Kinda something special.
SHE HOPS OFF HER STOOL.
SERENA: Well, I don’t wanna keep you. Um… (HUGS BLAIR). I love you, B.
BLAIR: I love you too, S.
BLAIR LEAVES.
GOSSIP GIRL: Spotted at the Palace Hotel: S and B having a heart to heart.
SERENA PICKS UP BLAIR’S MARTINI AND FINISHES IT IN ONE GULP.
GOSSIP GIRL: Hmm… Why so thirsty, S? You may have won over B for now, but we still
think you’re hiding something.
HUMPHREY APARTMENT, JENNY’S ROOM.
SHE IS SEWING HER DRESS. DAN ENTERS.
DAN: Hey.
JENNY: Ah, the invisible man returns. You know, I really had no idea you could move that fast.
DAN: Yeah, well, I—Your fashion emergency was solved, so I figured my work was done.
JENNY: Come on, Dan, Serena said hi to you at her ninth grade birthday party and you’ve
never forgotten it.
DAN: How could I? She was the only person who spoke to me. I’m pretty sure she thought
I was someone else.
JENNY: You know, she’s actually nice. And if she did know you, I think she’d really like you.
DAN: I don’t know, I think she might be a tad overwhelmed by the glitz and glamour of
the Humphrey lifestyle.
JENNY: Well, I heard she’s living at the Palace hotel.
DAN: Hm well, my point exactly.
JENNY: She’s probably sitting at the bar by herself, sipping martinis all alone… You know,
it’s actually kind of sad. Oh, and um, dad’s at the gallery working late. He, uh, left money
for dinner, so I was thinking Indian.
DAN: You know, I think I’m gonna go now.
DAN LEAVES THE ROOM.
JENNY: Okay. Good. ‘Cause I already ordered, and I only got enough for one.
THE PALACE HOTEL BAR.
CHUCK BASS ENTERS AND WALKS THROUGH A GROUP OF 3 WOMEN TALKING.
CHUCK: Move. Please.
HE SEES SERENA DRINKING A MARTINI AND SITS DOWN NEXT TO HER.
CHUCK: I love this town. I’m going to have to tell my parents the hotel they just bought is
serving minors.
SERENA: And if you get a drink, they’ll also be serving pigs.
CHUCK: Ooh. I love it when you talk dirty.
SERENA: You just love it when a girl talks to you.
CHUCK: Actually, I prefer them when they’re not talking.
SERENA: Mm. I’ve missed your witty banter.
CHUCK: Let’s catch up. Take our clothes off, stare at each other.
SERENA: How ‘bout I just get a bite to eat? I’ve been drinking on an empty stomach.
CHUCK: I heard you didn’t do that anymore.
SERENA: Special occasion.
CHUCK: Well, how about a grilled cheese with truffle oil? You do love truffles.
SERENA: Enough to know it’s not on the menu.
CHUCK: Good thing I’m connected.
SERENA GETS OFF THE STOOL BUT STUMBLES. CHUCK HELPS HER BUT SHE PUSHES HIM
AWAY.
SERENA: Only ‘cause I’m hungry.
THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE HOTEL KITCHEN.
A BEDROOM.
THE DOOR OPENS AND NATE ENTERS. HE STOPS IN SURPRISE UPON SEEING BLAIR IN
LINGERIE, SITTING ON A CHAIR. THE ROOM IS LIT BY CANDLES.
NATE: Wow.
BLAIR: (STANDS UP) Hi.
NATE: Hi.
BLAIR: Is it too much? (LAUGHS) I want it to be special.
SHE TRIES TO KISS HIM BUT HE PULLS AWAY.
BLAIR: What’s wrong?
NATE: Look, I don’t know how to say this, that it’s even the right thing to do, but um…
there’s something I need to tell you.
THE PALACE HOTEL, KITCHEN.
CHUCK BRIBES THE CHEF WITH SOME MONEY.
CHUCK: … Now, uh, have a good night. We’re closing the kitchen early.
HE WALKS OVER TO SERENA, WHO IS SITTING ON A COUNTER EATING A BURGER.
SERENA: Oh my God, this is so good.
CHUCK: Well, if you’re looking for a way to thank me, I’ve got a couple ideas.
SERENA: It’s a sandwich, Chuck.
CHUCK TOUCHES HER LEG. SERENA PUSHES HIM AWAY.
SERENA: This is… Uh-uh. This is not happening right now.
CHUCK: You worried Nate will find out?
SERENA: What?
CHUCK: Last year. The Sheppard wedding. Think I don’t know why you left town?
FLASHBACK TO LAST YEAR, AFTER THE SHEPPARD WEDDING.
SERENA IS WALKING ON THE BAR TOP IN THE EMPTY ROOM IN A YELLOW DRESS.
NATE: C’mon, hurry up! No one else will see you.
SERENA: (CLUTCHING A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE) Oh, if the happy couple didn’t wanna
put up the cash first (?) you’d think they’d put up a BYOB. Move!
NATE: Let me see it! (TRIES TO GRAB THE BOTTLE FROM HER)
SERENA: No! Nate!
NATE: Let me just show you!
SERENA SITS DOWN ON THE BAR TOP. THEY WRESTLE WITH THE BOTTLE UNTIL THE
CORK POPS AND CHAMPAGNE SPILLS OUT.
SERENA: Oh! Nate!
NATE: That never happens to me.
SERENA: That’s okay, you’re still a man in my eyes.
NATE: Come here.
THEY START KISSING.
SERENA: Look at you, you’re a mess.
NATE: So are you.
FLASHBACK ENDS. BACK IN THE BEDROOM, BLAIR LOOKS DEVASTATED.
BLAIR: But, that was it? You guys kissed?
NATE SIGHS. BLAIR STARTS CRYING.
FLASHBACK CONTINUES. NATE AND SERENA ARE KISSING. THEY TAKE EACH OTHER’S
CLOTHES OFF. UPSTAIRS, CHUCK LOOKS DOWN AND SEES THEM. HE SMILES TO
HIMSELF.
FLASHBACK ENDS. BACK IN THE KITCHEN.
CHUCK: Best friend and the boyfriend. That’s pretty classy, S. I think you’re more like me
than you’d admit.
SERENA: No, no that was then. I—I’m trying to change.
CHUCK: I liked you better before.
HE TRIES TO KISS HER.
SERENA: Chuck, stop it! No, stop it!
SHE HAS FLASHBACKS OF HER AND NATE KISSING.
CUT TO THE BEDROOM. NATE TRIES TO TAKE BLAIR’S SHOULDERS BUT SHE PUSHES HIM AWAY.
BLAIR: I knew it! I always knew there was something! Get out!
THE KITCHEN.
SERENA: Chuck! No!
THE BEDROOM. BLAIR IS CRYING.
THE KITCHEN.
SERENA: Get off me!
SHE PUSHES HIM AWAY AND RUNS OUT. OUTSIDE AT THE BAR, DAN WANDERS IN
LOOKING FOR SERENA. SHE BANGS INTO HIM WHILE RUNNING OUT.
DAN: I’m so sorry, are you okay?
HE BENDS DOWN TO HELP HER PICK HER THINGS UP. SERENA STUFFS HER THINGS INTO
HER PURSE AND RUNS OFF. DAN NOTICES SHE LEFT HER PHONE BEHIND. HE PICKS IT UP.
GOSSIP GIRL: And just when B and S had built a bridge, it had to all come crashing down.
CHUCK EMERGES, STARES AT DAN BRIEFLY AND WALKS OFF.
GOSSIP GIRL: But dry your eyes, the Kiss On The Lips party is around the corner, and you
know who loves parties? Gossip Girl.
CENTRAL PARK, MORNING.
NATE AND HIS FATHER ARE JOGGING.
HOWIE: Nice try son!
NATE: (LAUGHS) Maybe next time.
HOWIE: You seem upbeat this morning. Did you have fun with Blair last night?
NATE: Actually, we got into a pretty big fight.
HOWIE: Well, you want my advice? Apologize, even if it was her fault. Flowers work,
jewelry if she’s really upset, always works for your mom.
NATE: I don’t know, I think it might be for the best.
HOWIE: Wait a minute, you guys broke up?
NATE: Yeah, I guess we did.
HOWIE: Blair is a great girl.
NATE: Yeah, I know, I’m just not sure if she’s the girl for me.
HOWIE: You guys have been dating since kindergarten.
NATE: So I keep hearing.
HOWIE: You love her, don’t you?
NATE: Yes! I do! I just think it might be better for us to take a break, you know?
HOWIE: Maybe not right now. Eleanor Waldorf is gearing up to take her company public
and I’ve been courting her for months to let me handle the deal.
NATE: Then you should get it.
HOWIE: I will get it! If you’ll just help me out a little bit.
NATE LOOKS INCREDULOUS.
HOWIE: What? You love her, she loves you. It’s just a rough patch, that’s all. You don’t
give up because things are hard. Not in business. Or if your family is depending on you.
THE PALACE HOTEL. DAN IS TALKING TO THE CONCIERGE.
CONCIERGE: How do you know if it’s Miss Van Der Woodsen’s if you didn’t read it? And if
you’re not a guest at the hotel, what were you doing here?
DAN: What? Uh, look. When Prince Charming found Cinderella’s slipper, they didn’t accuse
him of having a foot fetish.
CONCIERGE: And you’re Prince Charming?
DAN SHRUGS.
CONCIERGE: Well, there’s Miss Van Der Woodsen now. Uh, Serena!
SERENA TURNS AROUND.
DAN: No, no no no no.
CONCIERGE: Do you know this young man?
DAN: Nobody knows me. It’s cool. It’s fine.
SERENA: Uh, from last night, right? I’m sorry about that.
DAN: You remember me?
SERENA NODS.
DAN: She remembers me.
CONCIERGE: Well, he claims he found your cell phone. (HANDS HER CELL PHONE TO HER)
SERENA: Oh, you found it! (SEES HER MOM) Hey, mom.
LILY: Guess what I got for you? A dress, for the Kiss On The Lips. I saw the invitation on
the nightstand.
SERENA: Oh, uh, I’m not going to that.
LILY: What do you mean? Blair’s throwing it.
SERENA: Yeah, um, see the problem is, by the time I got the invitation, I, um actually,
already had plans?
LILY: Plans with whom?
SERENA: (POINTS TO DAN) My friend.
DAN: Uh… Yeah, hi… Uh, nice to meet you, Mrs Van Der Woodsen. I’m Dan Humphrey.
LILY: What are you and Dan Humphrey doing?
SERENA: We… uh…
DAN: Uh, we’re going to a concert tonight. (HOLDS UP HIS DAD’S FLYER)
LILY: Lincoln Hawk.
DAN: Yeah, Rolling Stone named it one of the top ten forgotten bands of the nineties.
SERENA: Whoo! I’m a huge fan.
LILY: Well, the party would’ve been a huge opportunity to announce your return, but I
guess I’ll just keep the dress for myself.
SHE WALKS OFF.
SERENA: Thank you.
DAN: Yeah, no, it’s not a problem, really. (WALKS AWAY)
SERENA: So pick me up at 8?
DAN: (TURNS) You’d really go out with some guy you don’t know?
SERENA: Well, you can’t be worse than the guys I do know.
SHE SMILES AND WALKS OFF.
AT A RESTAURANT, BLAIR AND NATE ARE HAVING LUNCH.
NATE: Thanks for meeting me. Look, Blair, I really hurt you, I know that. I wanna fix it.
BLAIR: Really? And how are you gonna do that?
NATE: I’m gonna put everything in the past. I’m not gonna see Serena again or even talk
to her. It’ll be like she doesn’t exist.
BLAIR: (SMILES) I think that’s a good idea. Let’s not mention it again. (LEANS FORWARD)
You gonna eat that?
NATE: That’s it? ‘Cause you were pretty upset last night. Should we talk about this?
BLAIR: There’s nothing to talk about. I overreacted. You say it’s in the past, it’s in the past. I’m
sure you have no feelings for her anymore. I just feel bad for Serena. She really misses you.
(TAKES A BITE OF SUSHI) What time does the limo come?
NATE: (FROWNING) 8.
BLAIR: Perfect.
RUFUS HUMPHREY’S ART GALLERY. LILY WALKS IN.
RUFUS: Lily! Are you shopping for some art to match your furniture?
LILY: Why is my daughter going to one of your concerts?
RUFUS: ‘Cause we’re awesome.
LILY: With your son?
RUFUS: Dan’s got a date with Serena?
LILY: Mm hmm.
RUFUS: Well, our kids were bound to meet. It’s a small island.
LILY: Are you sure it’s not some ploy you’re using my daughter to get to me now that your wife left
you?
RUFUS: How’d you know about Alison?
LILY: Like you said, small island.
RUFUS: Oh, I get it. You hear about Alison, use your daughter as an excuse to start something.
LILY: Ha ha. In your dreams.
RUFUS: But you are in my dreams, Lily. One in particular that recurs involves finding you in the
back of a Nine Inch Nails bus, with your shoes and your earrings and Trent Reznor—oh wait, that
happened!
LILY: Hm. No need to rehash details of decades past. So I moved on.
RUFUS: Yeah, from Trent to Lane to Barry… Until you switched up rock stars for billionaires.
LILY: You think you’re so cute. Washed up band, crappy so-called art gallery…
RUFUS: Well. Not all of us have settlements from multiple divorces to sustain us.
LILY: Just stay out of my life, Rufus.
SHE WALKS OUT.
THE HUMPHREY’S APARTMENT. DAN AND JENNY ARE GETTING READY FOR THE KISS ON THE LIPS
PARTY.
JENNY: You’re going out with Serena, and I’m going to Kiss On The Lips. Who said this family
wasn’t cool?
DAN: Mmm, well listen, I don’t wanna be late, but good luck, all right?
JENNY: Ugh.
DAN: See you at the concert, right, dad? (HURRIES OUT OF THE DOOR)
RUFUS: Uh… okay. (SEES JENNY) Oh my God. My daughter’s a woman.
JENNY: Dad, you could just tell me I look nice instead of turning this into a sermon on the passage
of time.
RUFUS: You look like your mother.
JENNY: Thanks.
BLAIR’S BEDROOM. SHE IS TRYING ON A BROWN SATIN DRESS IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR.
ELEANOR: (FROM OUTSIDE) Blair! Let me see how it looks. (OPENS THE DOOR) Why are you
wearing that one? Didn’t you see the dress I left on the bed?
BLAIR: I like this one.
ELEANOR: This one is not as elegant a choice as that one.
BLAIR: Why do you care so much?
ELEANOR: Because I love you. Blair, you will never be more beautiful or thin or happy than you are
right now. I just want you to make the most of it.
BLAIR: Guess I have time to change.
ELEANOR: And put some product in your hair. The ends are dry.
BLAIR TOUCHES HER HAIR.
THE LIMO.
MUSIC: HARD TO LIVE IN THE CITY—ALBERT HAMMOND.
BLAIR, NATE, CHUCK, KATI AND ISABEL ARE DRINKING CHAMPAGNE, LAUGHING AND SMOKING.
NATE LEANS BACK, LOOKING SAD.
THE PALACE HOTEL.
DAN ENTERS AND SEES SERENA WAITING UPSTAIRS IN A GOLD SEQUINNED DRESS. HE STARES
AT HER. SHE SMILES AT HIM.
AT THE KISS ON THE LIPS PARTY.
MUSIC: THE WAY I ARE—TIMBALAND
EVERYONE GETS OUT OF THE LIMO. INSIDE, BLAIR HUGS VARIOUS PEOPLE. NATE GRABS A
GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE AND DISAPPEARS. ELSEWHERE IN THE PARTY, JENNY STANDS AROUND
AWKWARDLY. CHUCK NOTICES HER FROM THE BAR.
CHUCK: Who’s the newbie?
KATI: Jenny Humphrey. She’s a freshman.
CHUCK: I love freshmen. They’re so…
ISABEL: Fresh?
CHUCK: Anything about her on Gossip Girl?
ISABEL: Nah.
KATI: Until you’re done with her.
CHUCK APPROACHES JENNY.
CHUCK: Hi. I’m Chuck.
JENNY: I know. I mean, hi, I’m Jenny.
CHUCK: It’s nice to meet you.
JENNY: You too.
CHUCK: Thank you.
GOSSIP GIRL: Looks like little J might end up with a new boy and a ticket to the inner circle. Or will
C end up with another victim? I told you I love parties.
OUTSIDE, NIGHT. DAN AND SERENA ARE WALKING TO THE BAND GIG.
SERENA: So, I’m a little overdressed, aren’t I?
DAN: Honestly, I don’t really have a problem with your dress.
DAN SEES RUFUS UNLOADING SOME EQUIPMENT.
DAN: Hey, c’mon, I want you to meet one of the guys in the band.
SERENA: Oh, so you’re a groupie?
DAN: Well, not quite. Serena, I’d like you to meet Rufus Humphrey. Dad, this is Serena.
RUFUS: Serena Van Der Woodsen. Ha ha ha—oh, I don’t know how I knew that. Nice to meet you.
SERENA: Nice to meet you too.
RUFUS: You guys are a little early, it’s gonna be awhile till we take the stage.
DAN: Yeah, I might have slightly overbudgeted for travel time.
RUFUS: (LOOKING AT HIS BAND MEMBER’S GUITAR) Oh, I should go tune that. Excuse me. Enjoy
the show. Son, talk to you later.
SERENA: So you took me to meet your dad on the first date?
DAN: So this, this is a date? Wow, maybe I should’ve worn my loafers then. Dress down a little bit.
SERENA LAUGHS.
AT THE KISS ON THE LIPS PARTY. MUSIC: DON’T MATTER-AKON
CHUCK: Let’s go talk somewhere quiet. (TAKES JENNY’S HAND)
JENNY: Okay.
HE GRABS SOME CHAMPAGNE ON THE WAY UPSTAIRS.
JENNY: This is definitely quieter, but do you actually know where we’re going?
CHUCK: Here looks pretty good.
CHUCK IS ABOUT TO KISS HER.
JENNY: So, uh, you said you wanted to talk. What did you wanna talk about?
CHUCK: How into you I am.
HE KISSES HER BUT IT SEEMS AWKWARD.
CHUCK: Okay. I’m sorry, if you don’t wanna do anything, that’s cool. Let’s start over.
JENNY: Yeah, do you wanna start over back at the party?
CHUCK: Have a glass of champagne. Please?
JENNY: Maybe one.
AS HE IS POURING CHAMPAGNE, JENNY TEXT MESSAGES HER BROTHER.
OUTSIDE. DAN HOLDS OPEN THE DOOR FOR SERENA.
SERENA: Thanks. (SEEING DAN STARING) What?
DAN: No, nothing, nothing, it’s just, um… My sister was right. You’re nice.
SERENA: What, you asked me out on a date, you didn’t think I was nice?
DAN: No, I just thought you were hot. And technically, you asked me out.
SERENA: Oh, okay, I see, so sensitive tortured soul boy is actually kinda superficial, huh?
DAN: Yeah. Just a little bit. (HIS PHONE BUZZES)
SERENA: Good to know.
DAN READS THE MESSAGE FROM JENNY: “HELP. EMERGENCY. NEED YOU.”
DAN: Sorry. (PHONE BUZZES AGAIN)
THE MESSAGE READS: “911. 4 REAL PLEASE. U KNOW CHUCK?”
SERENA: You got a better offer?
DAN: No, it’s my sister. She’s at the Kiss On The Lips party, you know? She’s having some
problems with this guy Chuck. I’m sorry, I have to go.
SERENA: I’ll go with you.
DAN: No, that’s okaySERENA: No, listen, if it’s Chuck, it’s not okay.
THE KISS ON THE LIPS PARTY. DAN AND SERENA ARRIVE.
DAN: Look, I’m gonna do a lap, okay? Look for her.
SERENA: Okay, yeah.
PEOPLE ARE WHISPERING ABOUT SERENA AND READING ABOUT HER ARRIVAL ON THEIR CELL
PHONES. KATI AND ISABEL’S PHONES BUZZ.
KATI & ISABEL: Serena’s here?
BLAIR: What is she doing here? She isn’t invited.
BLAIR PUSHES HER WAY TO SERENA. NATE FOLLOWS HER.
NATE: Blair, come on, are you really gonna kick her out?
BLAIR: Did you invite her?
NATE: What? No. God, I told you.
HE IS ABOUT TO LEAVE. BLAIR GRABS HIS SHOULDERS.
BLAIR: Do not talk to her.
NATE: I’m going for a walk.
HE WALKS RIGHT PAST SERENA. SHE LOOKS UPSET. SHE NOTICES BLAIR. THEY STARE AT EACH
OTHER BEFORE BLAIR TURNS AROUND.
THE ROOFTOP. CHUCK IS KISSING JENNY.
JENNY: Uhh, no!
CHUCK: Quiet.
JENNY: Stop!
AT THE PARTY.
SERENA: Hey, any luck?
DAN: No, I haven’t seen her anywhere.
SERENA: C’mon, let’s try upstairs.
DAN: (GOING UPSTAIRS) There isn’t gonna be anybody up here. This is pointless.
SERENA: Dan.
DAN: What?
SERENA: (SEES A SCARF ON THE STAIRS) That’s Chuck’s scarf.
DAN: Oh God.
ROOFTOP.
JENNY: Get off!
DAN AND SERENA OPEN THE DOOR TO THE ROOFTOP.
DAN: Hey! Jenny!
SERENA: Chuck! Get off her!
CHUCK TURNS AROUND IN SURPRISE. JENNY RUNS TO DAN.
DAN: Are you okay?
JENNY: Yeah.
DAN: (GRABBING CHUCK BY THE COLLAR) You son of aCHUCK: What the hell is your problem? It’s a party. Things happen! Who are you anyway?
DAN: How many times do I have to tell you? I’m in your class! My name is Dan Humphrey. And
that is my little sister! (PUNCHES CHUCK IN THE NOSE)
SERENA: C’mon, Dan. Let’s go, c’mon. (TO CHUCK) Don’t you ever touch her again!
CHUCK: Hey, your life is over, slut! Don’t forget, I know everything!
SERENA SLAMS THE DOOR BEHIND HER AS THEY LEAVE. THEY GET BACK TO THE PARTY.
DAN: Hey, you okay?
JENNY: Yeah, I will be, just take me home, okay?
DAN PUTS AN ARM AROUND HER SHOULDER. HE TAKES SERENA’S HAND. BLAIR LOOKS AT THEM
LEAVING, INCREDULOUSLY.
OUTSIDE THE CLUB.
DAN: So. Think we have a shot at a second date?
SERENA: Well, I don’t think you could top this one.
DAN: I did punch someone.
SERENA: True. We’ll talk about it in the cab.
THEY GET INTO THE CAB AND DRIVE OFF. BLAIR COMES OUT FROM THE PARTY, FOLLOWED BY
CHUCK. NATE IS AROUND THE CORNER, DRINKING.
BLAIR: She better not show her face again.
CHUCK: I’m actually hoping she will.
CHUCK GOES BACK INSIDE. BLAIR STARES AFTER THE CAB.
INSIDE THE CAB, DAN PUTS AN ARM AROUND JENNY. HE SMILES AT SERENA.
GOSSIP GIRL: Spotted: Serena, making a heroic exit from B’s party. Too bad for her there’s school
on Monday. So until next time, you know you love me, Gossip Girl.
END.