" Previously on The O. C.:" " Rebecca is gone." " What did you say to her?" " I asked her if she was in love with you." "And she said she was." " I tried to tell Summer, and I couldn't." " So you' re here to break up with me?" " Then I told her." " I believe in taking every precaution." " Caleb's gonna ask for a DNA test." " You can't let him adopt you." " What are you talking about?" " He might not be your dad." "When we were about to..." " ... there was this voice in my head." " Seth?" "Have a great time in Italy." "I'm cool with it." "I'm over you." "Well, I cannot believe I'm saying this, but it's raining in the O. C." "I know, it's crazy." "I gotta tell you traffic is a nightmare." "The 405 is jammed." "The 5, the 710, they 're all gridlocked." "Stay safe, stay dry, and let's all pray for sunshine again." "Hey, I kind of need to talk to you..." " ... so you coming over for breakfast?" " Need to clean." "Swing by the pool house." "Look out the window." "It's the sequence..." " ... from Day After Tomorrow." " It's just rain." " I'll be here if you need to talk." " Dude, come on." "I'm a child of Southern California." "I can't go out in this." "I'll melt." " You wanna do it over the phone?" " Works for me." "So does this weather." "It's very reflective of my current emotional state." "Yeah, I know what you mean." "So I'm gonna lose her, man." "Summer's leaving for Italy tomorrow." "It'll be nothing but cannolis and canoodling with Zach." "Haven't talked to Lindsay since she ran out of Caleb's." " You should talk to her." " She won't talk to anyone." "I don't know." "Maybe it'll all work out for the best." "Yeah, maybe." "You don't think that's God trying to tell us anything, do you?" "Not gonna take that chance." "I've gotta talk to Lindsay." "You think we should stick together?" "Kind of two by two, like Noah did." "He's very wise, Ryan." "He had a beard." "It's just rain." "It can't hurt us." "Not worse than our women can." "Sync by vNaru" "It's 10:00." "Are you gonna stay in bed all day?" "Maybe." "I like it here." "Oh, I feel like" " Like we've become like strangers." "Well, I was taught never to talk to strangers." "Funny." "Not trying to be." " Well, I'm sorry you're upset." " Really?" "Because the last time I checked, everything was my fault." " I never said that." " Not in those exact words." " Hello." " Sandy." " Rebecca." " Now I'm up." "I wanted to run, Sandy." "I got on a bus." "I was on my way." "But I realized I couldn't leave without saying goodbye." "As long as you don't flee we have a chance with your case." "Please, stay where you are." " Hey." " Good morning, Marissa." "Oh, I didn't know you had a friend over last night." " I'm Julie Cooper-Nichol." " Alex." "Oh, so you're the feisty young lady Caleb mentioned." "I was just making bagels." "If the Cohens can do it, why can't we?" "None for me, thanks." "I don't eat breakfast." "That's very punk of you." "I used to like the punk in my day." " Mom." " You're right, Marissa." "It still is my day." "I was just being modest." "We'll be keeping kosher in no time." "So how about this weather, huh?" " It's unbelievable." " Yeah." "I think I have to go." "But very nice to meet you." "Rock on." "She seems nice." "No problem if you want a friend to stay over." " If you could let me know beforehand" " You didn't get the memo?" "Marissa, I don't think it's too much to ask to know what's going on underneath my roof." "That's all." "You want to know what's going on with me?" "I'm gonna tell you the truth." "No screaming." "No crying." "Just the truth." "You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear that." "Hold that thought." "Alex is my girlfriend." "I know." "I'm happy that you've made a friend." " Though I hope we keep seeing Summer." " No, Mom." "Not my friend who's a girl." "My girlfriend." "Yeah." " What are you doing?" " You wouldn't open the door." " Because I don't want to see anyone." " Please let me in." "I rode my bike here." "Bicycle, monsoon seriously flawed plan." "I'm freezing." "Come on." " Are you okay?" " Yeah, no." "All right." "Hold on." "Okay." "Come here." "Well, you could've opened the door for me a half-hour ago." "I thought you were Caleb, showing up to drive me to my DNA test." "He scheduled you a DNA test?" "It was either that or the pony." " So you're not going?" " No way." "But you're going somewhere." "Yeah, I was gonna pack up to move in with my dad." "But since he might not be my dad I was thinking about packing up for well, maybe I don't know, Chicago." ""I don't know, Chicago"?" "Yeah." "We have family there." "Actual, no-doubt-about-it family." "And my mom is thinking that it getting out about her and Caleb that maybe the best thing would be to start over." "And you'd go with her." "Well, if Caleb's not my dad, what else can I do?" "Except you don't know he's not your dad." "I don't know that I want to know." "That's not gonna stop until you know the truth." "And besides, if you are his daughter at least you'll have a reason to stay." "I mean, the other reason." "I don't know, Ryan." "A DNA test just sounds so sci-fi scary." "I'll go with you." "Okay." "Who looks good in this much yellow?" "Zach?" "Oh, thank God." "Look, I really don't know about this dress." "Hi." "It's just your friendly neighborhood Seth Cohen." " Okay." "What?" " Well, I look stupid in hats." "And I don't have a raincoat so Spider-Man is the only protective waterproof headgear I own." "Too bad you weren't wearing protective headgear when you were dropped on your head as a child." "Zing." "So listen I know that my visits to your bedroom are probably getting a little bit repetitive." " You are helping me miss you less." " That's great." "So..." " You're really going, huh?" " Yeah." "Of course I'm going." "How could I not be?" "I am in his sister's wedding." " You are?" " Why do you think I look like lemon meringue?" "Bridesmaid's dress." "You're a bridesmaid?" "That's really..." " Guess you and Zach are serious." " Cohen, are we gonna do this again?" "Or did you, like, actually come here to advance the plot." "You're, like, part of his family." "Okay." "The reason I came by is to tell you you need to take a special plug for the outlets there." "For your hair dryer." "Don't want you to brownout Western Europe." "Goodbye, again." "And you have a safe flight." " Thanks for coming." " Oh, it wasn't easy." "It rains in Southern California, all of a sudden, nobody can drive." "You're shaking." "I don't wanna run anymore." " Come back with me." " And do what?" "Sit in jail?" "Destroy your marriage?" "My marriage has nothing to do with your case." "Come back with me." "We'll explore amnesty or some kind of plea bargain." "I think we can make this right." " I told her." " You told who what?" "My mom, about us." "I can't believe it, but I did." "You" " You told her." "Well, I thought you'd be happy." "No, I" " It just depends." "Did you tell her to piss her off?" "Hey, look." "I told her so this could be real." "For us." "So, what happens now?" "She's probably having a meltdown." "I can't go home." " So stay here." " You sure?" "But first, let's get you out of these wet clothes." "Thanks for coming with me." "What's more romantic than a DNA test?" "Yeah." "Maybe we can donate kidneys one Saturday night." "Now we're talking." "So if, in 24 hours, it turns out Caleb is my dad..." "You talking dirty to me?" "Sorry." "Well, if the tests come back positive, then he'll adopt you, right?" "Right." "Except, I don't know if I want him to adopt me." "Well, you're not going to Chicago." "Let's just forget about that option." "No, I" "I know that." "I couldn't handle the cold..." " ... and the wind." " It is the Windy City." "I'm not a big fan of deep-dish pizza." "Thin crust, only way to go." "And I couldn't be without you." "So I come in right below pizza." "That's good to know." "Yeah, well, a girl's gotta eat." "What are you doing here late on a Saturday?" "Oh, hey, Julie." "I'm just trying to distract myself and failing." " What about you?" " Same." "How long is this weather supposed to last?" "News says 24 hours." " I don't think my hair can take it." " I don't know if my marriage can." "Gossip?" "You have no idea." "Want to break into Caleb's liquor cabinet, dish some dirt?" " I'd like to use this on Caleb sometimes." " I know what you mean." " More Scotch?" " Sure, why not?" "Nothing like a rainy day to reflect on what a mess your life is, huh?" "I mean, not yours, per se." "It was, you know, the universal "you. "" "My life is a pretty big mess." "I may even beat you on that one." "Oh, I don't think so, honey, but go ahead." "Well, my husband is currently transporting a fugitive who used to be his ex-girlfriend." "Well, I'll see your fugitive former flame and raise you a lesbian daughter." "Marissa?" "Well, I'm sure it's just a phase." "It was for me." "And it is for you too." "You guys will work it out." " I'm not so sure." " No Kirsten, seriously, you have to work it out." "I couldn't handle it if you didn't." "You two are the moral center of the universe." "You're Sandy and Kirsten." "Yeah, well, now we're Sandy and Kirsten and Rebecca." " Oh, no, police." " Take it easy." "We're fine." "The road's completely washed out ahead." "We need you to turn around." "We should have the road open by morning." " Not till morning?" " Yes, sir." "There's lodging a few miles back." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "You're listening to Boyz ll Men?" "I can think of no sadder song in the whole world." "So I'm guessing it didn't go well." "Unless I can think of one last grand romantic gesture, Summer's gone." "I remember when I first heard about Summer." "We were sailing." "You said you named your boat after her which I thought weird." "You'd never talked to her." "Eureka, Ryan." "Can't believe I just said "eureka. " That's okay." "That's it." " What's it?" " Thing to win her back." "The grand romantic gesture that's gonna put Zachary's Euro-trip to shame." "I shall take her on a sailing adventure aboard the Summer Breeze." " Except you sold the boat for bus fare." " I did." "Damn it." "Eureka, Ryan." "I shall buy back the Summer Breeze." " Yes." " Except with what money?" "If I wanted my parade rained on, I'd step outside." "Let me ask you." " Do you like the shape of the idea even?" " Definitely." "So all I need is money." "Hang on." "Yes." "Got the answer." "But before I say "eureka" again do you see any other potential flaws, holes in my plan?" " No." " Then, eureka, Ryan." "Eu-freaking-reka." "Turn this music off." "It's depressing me." "Come in." " Hey." "Hey, Zach." " Hi." "You're listening to Boyz ll Men?" "This song is so sad." "Yeah, I was waiting for "Motownphilly. "" "Oh, right." " Thanks." " Oh, my God." "You're taking all that?" "Well, yeah." "I don't want the Italians to think I have bad style." "I am representing America." "Oh, that's very patriotic of you." "I just" "We're gonna be backpacking." "You know, going from hostel to hostel." "You haven't seen hostile till you put me in one." "No, it'll be fun." "An adventure." "Don't you think it's a little much I'm in your sister's wedding?" "I've met her once." "No, I told you." "She doesn't have many friends." "She's very alienating and severe." " Do you not want to come?" " No, I" "Well, no" " Yes, I just" "I have to get a special plug for my hair dryer." "I already got you one." "Of course you did." "Seth." "You here to fight crime?" "No, actually." "I'm here to get my job back." "No." "No, no, no." "What, you were like the flakiest employee in Bait Shop history." "That's an easy accomplishment?" "And Homer, the beer guy?" "How long would you be keeping your job this time?" "Until I can make $500, so however long that is." "Please." "Alex, Alex, Alex." "Please." "I don't know, Seth. "With great power comes great responsibility. "" "Yes." "Oh, thank you." "Listen to me, it's gonna be like no one ever peed in the bathrooms." "The only other thing is I kind of need an advance." "Well, you're lucky today was payday." "Hey, Alex." "Should I be getting dressed, or are we going back to bed?" " Oh, my God." " Oh, my God." "Oh, my God." "Let me get this straight." "You broke up with me for Marissa?" " Want your money?" " Who better than a superhero understands secret identity?" " Okay." " Now, hold on." "I just want to make sure I have the visual." "Okay, I got it." "Great." "Thank you." "Hey, listen, Alex, thank you." "Both of you, for everything." "I mean, keep..." " ... doing what you're doing." "I like it." " Okay." "So, what will it be?" "Ding Dongs or cheese sticks?" "Well, this is a dessert wine, so I'd say Ding Dongs, of course." "Oh, really?" "Well, this is one classy picnic." "We got washed-out road rain storm cheap motel." "Cheap wine." "Has all the makings of a great slasher movie." " Getting stuck here overnight." " Well, that's El Niño for you." "Or fate." "Here we are, all alone." "No one knows where we are." "It's like nothing else exists." "Tomorrow we head back to reality." "But, for now it's just us." "Except it's not just us." "It hasn't been just us for 20 years." "I gotta call Kirsten, say good night." "I appreciate you selling me my boat back." "When I sold it I was in desperate straits." "Low blood sugar, no snacks." "Listen, just a heads-up." "I made some modifications to her." "Modifications." "Terrific." "That's very Melville of you." "Referring to the boat as a she." "Dear God." "She's a slut." " Hello?" " Hey, honey." "Hi." "I tried you last night." "I got your messages." "I passed out early." "It was a long day at the office." "I was hoping the rain would've stopped by now then they said they'd have the road opened up." "Right." "The conveniently washed-out road." "Believe me when I tell you I'm walking home if I have to." "Just get home." "One way or the other." "I'll see you soon." " You got a minute?" " Not really." "I would like to talk to you about your friend Alex." " I'm sure you would, Mom." " Look, Marissa I experimented when I was your age." "Albeit it involved a little Mötley Crüe and a lot of Jäger." " Way too much information." " I'm just saying I understand that this is a phase." "But I won't make a big deal if you don't." "Right, this way you avoid any public embarrassment." "Where are you going?" " I'm moving out." " What?" "You have my cell if Caleb kicks and you need help counting your cash." " What's the plan here?" " We get the boat in the pool." "I get Summer to come over, voilà." "You take Summer for a spin in the pool in the Gimmie Sex?" "It's a symbolic gesture, Ryan." "One that'll get Summer to fall back in love with me, okay?" " Okay." " Oh, by the way, our exes are dating each other now." "Marissa and Alex, no longer welcome in the red states." "That I wouldn't have predicted." " Think it's for real?" " God, I hope so." "I just want them to..." "I'm not gonna ask why there's a boat in the living room." "It's an objective correlative, Mother." "I'm getting Summer back." "Lindsay called." "The tests are back." "She wants us to go with her." "This is it?" "There's not another room full of Samsonites somewhere?" "I promise." "Thank you." "You know what?" "I forgot Princess Sparkle." "I can't go without her." "Here." "As long as you leave her stable." "I'll meet you in the car." " Hello?" " Hey, Summer, it's me." " Why am I not surprised?" " So, what are you doing?" "Don't know, leaving for the airport to go to Italy." "Listen, Summer, I have something to show you." " Okay?" "And not in a creepy way." " What you're selling I ain't buying." "Okay, Summer, before you get on that plane I need you to give me one last shot, okay?" "You had your shot." "Remember when we were dating and you sailed away?" " That's what I wanna talk about." " You have no right to do this." " Not now, okay?" "I'm hanging up." " Okay, then just tell me this:" "I mean, when you're with him, is it...?" "Is it like what we had?" "You know, I can't remember that far back." "Clearly, Cohen, what we had, it wasn't as awesome as what you had with Ryan." "Otherwise, you wouldn't have left." "So now I'm leaving you." "Okay, Summer, would you please-?" "Someone please say something." "There's a lot of rain." " Yeah, nice to see you, Kirsten." " Yeah, nice to see you too." "Yeah, I feel much more relaxed." "Lindsay, no matter what happens you'll always be a part of the family." "I couldn't have said it better myself." "Hello." "Thank you for waiting." "Our results demonstrate we have a match." "Caleb Nichol is the father of Lindsay Wheeler-Gardner." "I knew you were my daughter." "Boyz ll Men, huh?" "Guess it didn't go well." "I just hope they get the sex over with early." "Join the mile-high club over the Atlantic or something." "Oh, I'm sorry, man." " What happened with Lindsay?" " Caleb's daughter." "Hey, that's great." "Wait, I don't know." "Is it?" "She's moving in with him." "She went home to talk with her mom." "Wanna help move her?" " Get your mind off Summer." " The schlepping of heavy things." "Comfort for the weary soul." "I'll pass." " You can't sit here and mope." " I've got a plan, got the satellite fired up." "Showing a marathon of Sherman Oaks:" "The Real Valley, so" " What's that?" " Apparently, The Valley has its own reality-show knockoff." "And, you know, why watch angst of fictional characters when you can watch real people in contrived situations." "Could you turn the music up on your way out, please?" "Thanks." "Oh, lay off your brakes." "Can't anyone drive in this weather?" "Sandy, relax." "Please." " Can we talk about last night?" " No." "We've got nothing to talk about other than your case and this traffic." " So, what we had meant nothing?" " It meant everything to me then." "That was then." "Now I've got a family that I love." "I'm not throwing that away." "I gotta get back to Newport, make sure they know." "Sandy!" " Are you okay?" " Yeah, I think." "Hey." " You guys all right?" " A little bruised and battered..." " ... but we're okay." " I already called 911." "Cops are on their way with a tow truck, ambulance." " All right, thank you." " All right." " What are you doing?" " I can't do this." "I gotta go." "The cops are coming." "They're gonna arrest me." " Maybe arrest you." " So we'll talk to them." "I'm gonna chalk last night up to fate." "I gotta do the same here." "You can't run again." "What choice do I have?" "Now my father's gone, and you- I" " You're right." "What we had was a long time ago." "Gotta let it go." "Let you go." "See you, Sandy Cohen." "So your father's flight doesn't leave D.C. until 11." "He's lucky he doesn't have to fly in this weather." "Oh, sorry." "Well, I'm really excited that I finally get to meet your dad." "He sounds really cool." "Did Dad make reservations at the Uffizi?" "He sure did." "I can't wait to see the Botticelli." "The Birth of Venus is amazing in person." " Are you a fan of Botticelli?" " Yes, yes, I am although I prefer his earlier work." "You know, the comedies." "I'm gonna go get a magazine." "Would you like People, Us Weekly..." " ..." "In Touch?" "Anything?" " Oh, I could take an Economist." "I could use a Xanax." "Okay." "Okay." "You have one new message." "Hey, it's me." "Look, perhaps you 're screening." "Perhaps you 're being screened by security." "I just" "I just wanted to say sorry to leave things like that, okay?" "I hope you have a good trip." "I really do." "And somebody else here wants to say something." "Captain Oats is a horse of few words, but he said he'd like you to travel safe." "And he said we'll miss you." "So okay." "Okay, bye." " There's no more closet space." " No." "I know." "I'm sorry." "It's okay." "I can learn to live with less shoes." "I've got to get to work." "Wanna walk me?" "I love walking in the rain." " Sure." " Cool." "Oh, garbage day's tomorrow." "Do you mind taking out the cans?" "And rent is due the first day of the month." " Okay." "Rent." " I know, it's really real, huh?" " No turning back." " It's real." "Bet you never did anything this crazy before." "I'm gonna grab my jacket." " Hi." " Hey." "All packed?" " Getting there." " Call Caleb?" "Let him know you were coming?" "No." "Because I'm not." " Okay." " Ryan I talked it over with my mom." "And I want to go with her to Chicago." "But I thought..." "Do I really want to be Caleb Nichol's daughter?" "That's not the life I want." "As hard as it is to leave you, I can't leave my mom." "She's the only family I've ever really had." "I get it." "Here we go, buddy." "Hours of mind-numbing escapism." "The satellite's out?" "I refuse to be denied this one small pleasure." "This I can fix." "I need you." "The flight's been delayed because of the weather." "My sister is having an anxiety attack." " What's the matter?" " She's superstitious and thinks this is a sign she shouldn't marry Rodolfo." "I don't know maybe a girl's point of view?" " Sure." "Yeah." "Okay." " Okay, good." "Are you coming?" "I can't do it." " Okay, I'll talk to her myself." " No." "I mean, I can't go." "I can't do this." "The truth be told, I didn't think you'd make it past security." "I'm really sorry." "Can't fight fate." " You took the bus." " I told you." "Nothing was keeping me from you." "Is it over?" "I promise you, it never started." "Help." "Anyone?" "Mom?" "Thanks for walking me." "Sure you don't want to come in?" " The band is really good." " Oh, no, I should get back." " Dishes aren't gonna wash themselves." " Okay." " Bye." " Bye." "Hey." "Hi." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "Cohen." " Cohen." " Help." "Someone." "Anyone." " Cohen?" " Summer?" "Oh, my" "What are you doing here?" "What do you think, Cohen?"