"GOSSIP GIRL:" "Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan 's elite." "I thought this time would be different." "But you're the same girl you always were." "It's stupid for you to want her to be anything other than she is." "She just needs someone to believe in her." "Dan was denied financial aid at yale." "I couId help you out." "This is something I have to handle on my own." "I'm gabriel." "SERENA:" "Gabriel and Poppy were over." "It's not Iike either one of us planned this." "This thing happened..." "...and we couldn 't stop it." "would you join us?" "I'd love to meet the people in Serena's life." "WOMAN:" "Where has she been?" "GOSSIP GIRL:" "And who am I?" "That's one secret I'll never tell." "You know you love me." "X O X O  Gossip Girl." "Eventually every queen finds herself in unfamiliar territory outside the castle walls." "In Blair Waldorf's case, the East Village." "NYU?" "What was I thinking?" "You know how I feel about ironic facial hair." "You were thinking, you're lucky to get into school..." "... andyou'resuperlucky, because where you got in..." "... happenstobe in thesamecity  as your boyfriend." "That's true." "I've been coming here for years..." "... I'mgonnateachyou everything." "The best latte, the best slice..." "... thebestpotdealer,butfirst , the most important lesson of all:" "How to ride the subway." "Nate, you're sweet." "But obviously you've inhaled too much patchouIi." "There's no way I'm going down there." "It's full of mole men and middIe-cIass professionals." "You have to Iearn." "How are you gonna visit me at columbia?" "Why do you think God gave us car service?" "Our schools are at opposite poles of Manhattan." "Traffic could take hours." "The subway's definitely the quickest." "please don't ask this of me." "Anything you want, Dan." "You're graduating high school, that's a big deal." "How about a trunk?" "Trunks are great for storage." "You're gonna have a Iot of books at college." "Hey, Jenny, maybe you need a trunk too." "Any one you want." "Dad, what's with this new-found interest in antiquing?" "I'm just stimulating the economy by rewarding my fantastic kids." "The gallery was a great investment." "It's listing for three times what I paid." "Didn't get soaked when the reaI-estate bubble burst?" "well, it's not as much as I would have gotten..." "... I'IIbeabletosend youtoschool and have room to figure out what to do next." "Cooking classes?" "Even I'm getting tired of your waffles." "Not cool." "I sometimes make chili." "It looks a little delicate for your hand." "Don't get any ideas..." "... I'mjustlooking." "[CELL PHONE RINGS]" "It's lily." "One sec." "Hey." "Yeah." "Hey." "Check out what Dad was looking at." "Rats go underground, not WaIdorfs." "well, you can always borrow Chuck's helicopter." "Kidding." "Chuck." "What a waste of time that was." "You know it's not a real relationship if you can't hold hands." "But Nate is good to me, good for me." "And he's learned a thing or two." "Mm." "So being a kept man does have its perks." "Yeah, but no man is worth suffering the indignity of mass transit." "How's the foreigner?" "blair, gabriel's from North carolina." "That's in the United States." "Not by choice." "Let me remind you of a little thing called the civil War." "[LAUGHS]" "Everything with gabriel is perfect." "No strings, no demands." "Except he is so focused on building his new company..." "... thathecannevercommittoanything." "Dinner reservations, movies." "Sometimes he'II get a text for a meeting and then poof, he's gone." "well, if it's casual like you say, no strings..." "... thenwhatdo youexpect?" "Not like you're gonna marry the guy." "I kind of did marry him." "[LAUGHS]" "We got carried away, I talked to Cyrus, it doesn't count." "Let me get this straight." "He goads you into making the ultimate commitment..." "... andhecan'tstickitout through dinner?" "He didn't goad me." "It was romantic." "gabriel is disappearing for a reason." "We need to get to the bottom of it." "No." "Come on." "Let's follow him tonight." "We can dress up, use code names..." "... Dorotaisagreathelp with surveillance equipment." "Doesn't that sound at all fun?" "No, not even a smidgen." "So, what exactly are you guys doing tonight?" "No." "well, you suck more than usual today." "I'm a little distracted." "Things with" "It's okay, you can say her name." "BIair." "I feel weird talking about it with you." "NathanieI, she's your girlfriend." "If you wanna be friends, it's part of the deal." "So it's okay to just talk about her guy-to-guy like we used to?" "well, I was there for you last week, wasn't I?" "Yeah, you were." "I think next year's gonna be harder than I thought..." "... withmein MorningsideHeightsandher down in the village, it's Iong-distance." "It's too bad you don't have a place in the middle like my room at The palace." "Say the word and she can crash." "That's not funny." "You're right." "I'm sorry." "ArchibaId, Iet's face it." "You won, I lost." "You have nothing to worry about with me." "I'm out of that game." "well, I certainly don't have to worry about your weak-ass jumper, do I?" "[CHUCKLES]" "My grandfather says, "If it's menthol you want, it's menthol you're gonna get. "" "I didn't know your family was in the tobacco industry." "But gabriel doesn't want anything to do with it." "They were grooming me to take over, but I had to do something positive." "I started researching technologies and found a company that..." "... wantstoprovidewirelessaccesstothe  developing world." "I've been backing them." "It sounds like such a good thing, but to my family it is betrayal." "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." "family is so important." "[CELL PHONE RINGS]" "Oh, excuse me." "I asked the caterer for a '99 BruneIIo, this isn't a PTA meeting." "Nothing is as important as the right wine." "I apologize." "I'm hosting the co-op meeting tomorrow..." "... andit'IIbe an hour-Iongbattleover  lobby renovations followed by cocktails." "You're welcome to join us, keep Serena company." "Oh, yes, please do." "I'd be honored." "Who's up for a movie?" "Yeah." "Yes." "Do you know what?" "That sounds lovely, but I'm sorry, I have some work to do." "So this has been great, thank you very much, but I'm afraid I have to go." "gabriel, it's a movie." "You know, most of them are only 80 minutes these days." "And you know that there's nothing else I'd rather do..." "... butI 'ma littlebehind in reviewing the prospectus." "This is important to me." "Yeah, and you spending time with my family is important to me." "My deal will be closed soon, and then I'm all yours." "I promise." "I'II see you tomorrow." "I'm gonna get my coat." "[SIGHS] [CELL PHONE CHIMES]" "blair." "I see you're wearing your beret." "Who are we spying on tonight?" "Serena's shady Southerner." "I can't say he does much for me either." "But why the intrigue?" "Don't tell me..." "... notenoughdrama and domestic bliss with Nate?" "When people step outside their relationship for a thrill..." "... it'susually not alone and in the dark." "I happen to be worried about my best friend." "Serena said gabriel just disappears." "Poof." "well, I'm gonna find out where he's "poofing" to." "And besides, it's good for couples to have different interests." "Shh." "[PEOPLE CHATTERING ]" "This feels eerily familiar." "Shut up." "Look." "[GASPS]" "Poppy?" "GOSSIP GIRL:" "And when a queen discovers her best maiden is with a dragon in disguise  the only thing to do is pull up the drawbridge and trap him metaphorically, of course." "You have to dump him." "We caught that redneck red-handed." "well, B, obviously I'm not thrilled, but I'm gonna get to the bottom of this." "Why can't you worry about your own relationship problems for a change?" "What is that supposed to mean?" "It was Friday night and you were out spying on my boyfriend..." "...instead of at a movie with your own." "Why can't anybody see a movie around here?" "I have to call you later." "Serena, there's something you should know." "Last night I was" "Spying on that boyfriend of Serena's." "PhiIanderer." "really?" "Chuck and I saw him with Poppy." "Wait, Chuck?" "You were with Chuck?" "Yeah, we ran into each other outside the building." "Oh." "It's not a big deal." "You know that, right?" "Yeah." "Of course." "It's no big deal." "Good." "Because unlike some people we know" "[COUGHS] Serena." "we have a relationship without secrets or lying." "Yeah, I know." "We're really lucky." "Good." "Ready to go have lunch?" "Sure." "Are you sleeping with her?" "No." "No." "Not since I met you." "I told her that I just need space and time to think." "But the truth is I'd just like to never see her again." "You know, when I first came to New York, I didn't know many people." "And all the investors in my company are her contacts." "And when she found out about us, she threatened to pull them." "So I told her that you and I were over." "If she found out the truth..." "... IcouIdloseeverything." "You hate me." "No, I don't hate you." "But I hate lying." "And you lied to me." "And you lied to Poppy..." "... and,well,despiteeverything,she's still my friend, and I care about her." "I didn't plan on falling in love with you." "gabriel, you have to tell her about us." "I can't." "You know how jealous she is." "And I've spent two years developing this company." "It's everything to me." "It's finally that chance to be free from my parents." "By tying yourself to Poppy." "I've done the two-girIfriend thing, I can't do that again." "Listen, these contracts will be done in one week." "And after that, I promise you I will tell her everything." "Trust me, the money she'II make, it'II cushion the blow." "As long as it's not physical..." "... thenI guessIcan livewith it." "But only for a week, I mean it." "Okay." "believe me, I only have eyes for one girl." "And she is the most exquisite thing I have ever seen." "VANESSA:" "So am I not supposed to mention the outfit?" "I'm a cater waiter now, where you been?" "Just working." "Okay, well, I was hoping to never speak about this..." "... butitmightactuallyfeel good to." "Oh, hey, there you guys are." "So have you told her about the ring yet?" "Ring?" "What ring?" "We caught our dad eyeing one yesterday." "A "ring" ring?" "Oh, my God." "Wait, this is good news, right?" "well, I mean, he looked, he didn't buy." "He chickened out." "Why?" "Maybe because Jenny told him she'd never move in with a V.D. Dubbs." "Okay, or he's weird about Dan having slept with his maybe stepsister." "I hope that's not it, there's zero chance of Serena and I getting back together." "You guys are okay with it?" "It'd be weird." "Dad marrying lily, sharing bunk beds with Chuck." "Yeah, I mean, it wouId definitely be weird." "I don't know, you should have seen Dad, he was practically skipping." "I don't think I've seen him this happy." "I don't think I've seen anyone that happy." "tell him you support him." "No, that's not" " That can't be right." "That's not what we just discussed." "Dad?" "Uh... ." "No." "No ,no ,no ." "Though maybe not today." "Let me get this straight, gabriel is still popping Poppy..." "... andyou'reokaywiththat ?" "No, no, this is too MOB, go put on the Vena Cava." "For the hundredth time, he's not sleeping with her." "while it's not ideal, he is gonna break up with her next week." "And what proof did he offer of that?" "He doesn't need proof, B..." "... becauseI trusthim." "We have this amazing connection." "He said he fell in love with me the first time he saw my face." "That is interesting, considering the fact he was on vacation with his girlfriend." "actually, the first time he saw me was a year ago..." "... whenI wasoutwithGeorgina." "He busted me on my fake Southern accent." "And what night was that?" "Don't tell me it was that night." "That night that you blacked out and don't remember anything?" "He fell in love with you while you were roofied." "How romantic." "No, no, no, it wasn't like that." "He said I was completely lucid." "Must have been before Georgina drugged me, I just don't happen to remember it." "believe me, I had to Iearn the hard way." "Trust is the most important thing in a relationship." "And we have that." "The way I trust Nate and he trusts me?" "Even though he may as well be going to school in Guam..." "... Iwouldn'tworry if I can't find him..." "... becauseI know he'II always be true to me." "I hope so, B. Because, no offense..." "... butwebothknow that that hasn't always been the case." "What are you saying, Nate is in love with you?" "What are you saying, that gabriel isn't?" "No." "I'm just saying he's not gonna break up with Poppy." "Why would he?" "He's having her cake and yours too." "Okay, right, so both Nate and Chuck..." "... areobsessedwithyou but myboyfriend can't stay faithful to me for seven days?" "No, that's" "I Iove you." "I just don't want to see you get hurt, okay?" "Go put that back on, it was beautiful on you." "Bye." "Oh, Vanessa, I thought you left with Dan and Jenny." "I was just about to close up." "You can go home." "I figure I'II savor my moments here while I can." "I'm gonna miss this place." "well, it looks like your job will be safe for quite a while." "What do you mean?" "The reaI-estate agent hasn't received one call about the place." "She thinks it might be months before they find a buyer." "It's the market." "That's why you were so upset earlier." "Is there a plan B?" "Yeah, last year after the tour, a music-pubIishing company..." "... offeredtobuy the lincoln Hawk catalog." "You're gonna sell your life's work?" "Yes." "And apparently, now that we're not touring..." "... itisn'tevenworth what it was last year." "You know, I stopped touring to spend time with my family." "And it turns out it might have been the worst thing I couId have done for them." "I'm sorry, this isn't your burden." "Hey, Iet's get out of here." "ArchibaId, what are we doing here?" "This place is great, but Murray hill?" "Even your mother's too hip for this ZIP Code." "It's for me." "It's haIf-way between NYU and columbia." "I figured I'd lease it so I couId be close to blair." "congratulations, but couldn't you have told me this over the phone?" "You're my friend, all right?" "I brought you here as my friend, to show you I found a solution to my problem." "Okay, friend, I hope you'II be very happy here." "I just wanted to show you that blair and I are really serious now." "You understand that?" "She told you about our run-in last night?" "You told me you'd back off." "I did and will continue to do so." "Last night was nothing." "We ran into each other on the street, it was no big deal." "With you two it's always a big deal." "We just have to be clear." "And I want you to know blair and I are in a good place." "What place?" "Some apartment where you can keep your eye on her?" "No." "That's not the reason I got" "If you needed to mark your territory..." "... sobadly,nathaniel, maybe you should just pee on her." "I don't want you to go near her again." "I mean that." "[CELL PHONE RINGING ]" "Oh, look..." "... it'sblair." "I think I'II take this one outside." "hello?" "I thought if I proved the "North CaroIiar" was cheating with his ex-..." "... thatwouldbe it ,butshe fellfor his business-meeting excuse." "Monkey-business, likely." "Serena and Poppy are fighting over the banana." "I'm really worried, Chuck." "You know how Serena is, she gets in over her head." "We need to expose this two-timer for what he is." "So, what do you say, Bass?" "One last mission?" "By any chance, do you have Poppy Lifton's phone number?" "GOSSIP GIRL:" "Queen of hearts, or queen of heartache." "Careful, B, cut off the head of one love triangle one of your own might grow back in its place." "And that concludes our co-op business at this time." "And now for the real reason you came, the refreshments." "[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]" "gabriel, you and I simply have not had time to bond." "Come, we'II walk." "blair, where are we going?" "A tour." "Of my house?" "I've been here before." "First, we'II start with Serena's room." "I appreciate you playing the peacemaker." "I'm not sure Serena will want to see me." "Trust me, this should be exciting for everyone." "And this is Serena's dresser..." "... whereshekeepsall ofherpajamas, or maybe you've already been in there?" "blair, what are you doing?" "Poppy." "gabriel." "Oh." "Nice." "I knew it." "Poppy, we need to talk." "POPPY:" "What do you want to talk about?" "That you stole my boyfriend?" "I didn't steal him, you left." "You know what?" "Don't." "It's not you I'm mad at, it's him." "And you are a lying, cheating-- I am gonna kill you." "No one's killing anyone, it's a co-op cocktail party." "What an idiot I am." "Using my connections for your company?" "It is not Iike that." "You know it's not." "Then leave with me, right now." "And if you don't, I will call every investor and tell them to take their money back." "Poppy, you and I are done." "Things haven't been good with us for a Iong time, and I'm sorry." "Serena didn't steal me..." "... shesweptme away." "And you tell your investors whatever you want." "[SNIFFLES]" "Fine." "I'II tell them the truth." "That you're ruined." "Goodbye, gabriel." "gabriel." "I'm sorry, I just" "I need a minute to clear my head." "well, I guess he really likes you." "At least now we know." "I'II deal with you later." "Oops." "Hmm." "hello." "Since when did my apartment become your watering hole of choice?" "Rufus and Jenny let me in on their way out." "Thought I'd wait for you and maybe could play a little "I never. "" "Oh." "I kind of already started." "Yeah, I can see that." "[SIGHS]" "I'II go first." "AII right." "I never slept with Chuck Bass." "That's why I've been avoiding you." "I know, it's repulsive." "It is completely repulsive." "But you've been going through a Iot lately..." "... Imean,thewhole BIair-Nate reunion and all..." "... plusthewholelookingupandlooking down thing really has appeal to it." "So you get no judgment from me." "Everyone makes a mistake at Ieast once." "I never nearly slept with Georgina Sparks." "[BOTH CHUCKLE]" "I never slept with Chuck Bass twice." "Mm." "Mm." "Dan, you're lucky." "However bad your life sucks right now, you didn't need an STD panel this week." "[BOTH CHUCKLE]" "Yeah, there's that." "Wait, why does my Iife suck right now?" "So you going to lily's now?" "Yeah, that co-op meeting should be done." "There's a party after." "You should come." "No offense, that sounds really boring, especially with Eric being out of town." "So, uh, kind of haven't been yourself tonight." "AII day, actually." "I mean, is everything all right?" "I'm just a little tired, but I'm fine." "You're not." "And I know why." "Whatever you think you know" "I know that you want to propose to lily." "I want you to know that Dan and I are okay with it." "But let me make the bridesmaid dresses, okay?" "I think those bridesmaid dresses are a bit premature." "Why?" "Dan saw you looking at a ring yesterday." "It's not a good time." "There are some..." "well, whatever they are, you can fix them." "You just have to want it bad enough." "My whole life, you said I couId do anything..." "... ifI waswilling to risk falling on my face." "So why doesn't that same advice apply to you?" "Right?" "Good point." "You know I'm right." "[LAUGHS]" "[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]" "Gotta go." "SERENA:" "Hey." "So, I'm really glad you chose me over money." "Wasn't really a choice." "I'm glad everything's in the open." "I'II go back to North carolina, work with Father." "Maybe he'II let me design a pubIic-service campaign." "Oh." "I'm sorry." "I know how hard you've been working." "You shouldn't be." "I 1 00-percent brought this on myself." "I couId've really made a difference with this company." "And I have to admit, I wanted to rub that money in my father's face." "It was that good of a deal, huh?" "Poppy's investors would've tripled their money by the end of summer." "well, then you have to still do it." "Come on." "Without you..." "... howelsewillall oftheAfrican teenagers send in posts to Gossip girl?" "[BOTH CHUCKLE]" "Poppy was calling off her investors." "well, then find new ones." "These are residents of one of the wealthiest co-ops in Manhattan." "And the smartest." "Our board rejected Bernie Madoff five years in a row." "It was a mistake mixing business and pleasure." "please, I would be so proud to help you." "really?" "You sure?" "Yes, of course." "Let me go find my mom." "Okay." "gabriel." "The martinis are great, right?" "So I heard you first met Serena on one of her infamous nights with Georgina." "I've always wanted to know what happened." "It must be quite the story." "[GASPS]" "[BOTH LAUGH]" "Oh, Nate, what are you doing here?" "I thought there was a Mets game." "I saw Dorota wearing her hat." "I can catch the highlights on SportsCenter." "I wanted to surprise you." "Are Chuck and Serena here?" "Somewhere." "I can't believe I let them talk me into Operation Gone With the weasel." "It's a Iong story." "And unimportant." "What matters is how glad I am you surprised me." "Good, I'm not done." "I know you're nervous about us being far apart next year, so I got something." "It's a one-bedroom in Murray hill." "Oh, my God." "will you move in with me?" "Yes." "Yeah?" "Yes, of course, I will." "You're moving in?" "Yeah, she is." "I'm taking her there now, actually." "well, before you birds fly off to your love nest..." "... there'ssomethingyoushouldknow ." "gabriel says he met Serena the night before the SATs." "He said they were at Butter." "No, that's impossible." "I know." "We should go tell Serena." "No, no, no." "Chuck can handle this." "Why don't we go see our apartment?" "GOSSIP GIRL:" "Sometimes a queen has to make a choice:" "A castle with a white knight or a quest with a dark prince." "So, B, what'll it be?" "Netflix night with Nate or battling a beast with Bass?" "GABRIEL:" "The governments, the ISPs and the big companies..." "... needtousethesesatellites." "We could be the only game in town." "And it has a charitable component too." "Free wireless access for all local schools and community groups." "This is the sort of thing some of us at Bass have been pushing for." "Doing well by doing good." "Yes." "The only thing is there's a ticking clock." "Some corporations are pushing to do a similar thing." "If we act now, we block them completely." "And we make at Ieast triple our investment." "LILY:" "Why don't you send a prospectus to my assistant?" "Of course, I have to look at it, but you can tell your backers I'm in." "[GIGGLES THEN LAUGHS]" "You were great." "Now tell the rest of the co-op members that she invested." "And with my mom's approval, you are golden." "Serena, I need to see you in your room." "SERENA:" "Another tour?" "[SIGHS]" "He's lying to you." "seriously, you two, enough." "He told Chuck that he met you at Butter." "I know for a fact that Butter was closed that night." "I used their bartender for the nelly Yuki SAT sabotage party." "Not that I need to explain to either of you..." "... butI waswithGeorginathat night." "She knows the manager." "So it was probably a private party." "Or he just misremembered." "Chuck also saw him making a secretive phone call." "Oh, wow, ladies and gentlemen of the jury." "The smoking gun." "A secretive phone call." "I support you in all of your crazy choices, case in point." "Why can't you show me the same respect?" "gabriel is a good guy." "He's trustworthy." "My mom trusts him, or she wouldn't invest in his project." "Face it." "You're using this as an excuse to get together again." "I'm going to my boyfriend." "If you know what's good for you, go back to yours." "Butter, really?" "[SCOFFS]" "Does sound kind of stupid when you say it out loud." "There's only one person who knows what really happened..." "... thatnightgabriel supposedly met Serena." "Wow, I'm not going to yale." "I'm so sorry I let it out like that." "But maybe this way it'II be a little easier on Rufus." "Having to tell you would have killed him." "Yeah, I know." "You don't blame him, do you?" "I blame the financial Aid office..." "... andtherecession..." "... anda certainimbeciIe former-president." "My dad, he's gotta be the only person in the world..." "... moreupsetaboutthisnews  than me." "Mm." "He was so excited about selling the gallery, moving on." "You think he'II still propose?" "He's got a Iot of pride." "I'II write you a check now." "I Iook forward to working with you." "GABRIEL:" "absolutely." "Can I speak to you?" "Yeah, of course." "Excuse me." "I'd Iike to invest as well." "As much as I appreciate your support..." "... thereareinvestmentsbettersuited for someone in your situation." "municipal bonds, mutual funds." "I'd show you how." "I know how to open a mutual fund." "I don't appreciate being patronized." "That wasn't my intention." "I apologize." "My money is as good as anyone's." "That's how it works, isn't it?" "Opportunity arises in the private rooms of restaurants, on exclusive golf courses." "Rich get richer, guys in the middle are never there." "well, I'm right here and I want in." "I need to see the apartment tomorrow." "I have to do something now." "With Chuck?" "Serena didn't believe us." "She didn't dump her boyfriend because you told her to?" "What's wrong with her?" "Come with us." "No, I'm not going." "And neither should you." "It's just Chuck playing games." "I don't think it is." "And if you don't want to come with us, then, please, just let me go." "I need you to trust me." "CHUCK:" "The limo's waiting." "You're right." "I need to trust you, and I do..." "... sogo." "[SIGHS]" "You should call EIeanor." "We won't be back tonight." "What?" "I thought she was back home in Connecticut." "You thought wrong." "Yes, hello." "What time are your visiting hours?" "We're coming to see Georgina Sparks." "GOSSIP GIRL:" "Get out your brooms, kids." "We're off to see the wicked witch of the East Side." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "ARTHUR:" "Mr. Bass, visiting hours have started." "Oh!" "[GASPS]" "Oh." "I can't believe I have to see my sworn enemy with Nancy PeIosi hair." "Now that you mention it, maybe it's best if I go in alone." "What?" "You just said it." "You're enemies." "Why would she help you?" "Because I'm gonna threaten to send her back to boot camp if she doesn't." "Hmm." "blair, Georgina and I go way back." "We have a special bond." "I'II handle this one." "You didn't even need me here." "You just wanted to get me alone..." "... awayfromNate,awayfrom  our first night in our apartment." "And his motives were pure, of course." "It's a simple coincidence that he asked you to move in..." "... rightwhenyou and I began speaking again." "He asked me so I wouldn't take the subway next year." "That's maybe why he got the lease on the place." "But asking you to move in was for my benefit." "Ask him yourself." "Or you could just trust him." "still the fact remains you chose to spend a night in a car with me..." "... overa nightin yourhoneymoonsuite with Nate." "Then again, we all know your weakness for Iimos." "I came here for my best friend." "Is that the only reason?" "[LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "[PEOPLE CHATTERING ]" "What is this place?" "welcome." "Are you a wayward soul in search of direction?" "I think I'm in the wrong place." "Chuck Bass?" "[CHUCKLES]" "Have you been saved too?" "SERENA:" "blair was so wrong about you." "GABRIEL:" "What do you mean?" "I didn't wanna make you feel bad..." "... butsheandChuck have this weird vendetta against you." "Some nonsense about Butter being closed that night." "That's ridiculous." "If she would've heard Savannah's terrible Southern accent that night..." "... she'dhaveavendettaagainstyou instead of me." "[CHUCKLES]" "So, what do you think of Georgina anyway?" "She didn't make that much of an impression." "Not even her hair?" "That flaming red?" "I mean, I swear her coIorist is masochistic." "I mean, of course, I remember that, but who cares?" "If you'd met you that night, you'd forget everything else too." "Um... ." "I should go home before my mom wakes up." "GEORGINA:" "It's a seven-day session all about forgiveness." "At the end, we put on a passion play." "You're welcome to come with me." "I have to supervise the kids making papier-mâché apostles for the set." "That's, uh, brilliant." "It's not hard." "It's just flour and paste." "Getting Jesus freaks to believe you're one of them..." "... soyoudon'thavetogo back to boot camp." "still the same old Chuck." "Why can't you believe that people can change?" "Oh, people can change." "But you?" "You're wrong, Chuck." "You know, as bad as boot camp was..." "... itreallygavemetime  to think about the person I'd become." "Scheming, manipulative." "It sickened me." "So one day, I decided to do something about it." "I went to church, found Jesus." "And I told him all my sins." "I bet that was a Iong talk." "[SIGHS]" "He forgave me." "Look, I know it seems crazy..." "... butforthefirsttime inmy Iife,  I'm happy." "But if I know Chuck Bass, you're not here to be reformed." "I came to ask if you know a man named gabriel Edwards." "I don't think so." "Why?" "He claims he met you at Butter that night you roofied Serena." "Ooh." "Yeah, I've been praying overtime for that one." "Heh." "But that's impossible." "We never went to Butter." "We were at my hotel by midnight watching The Hills  asSerenadrooIedonmyshoulder." "Heh." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "Did you forget something?" "Yes." "To thank you for your amazing performance last night." "Mm." "I think we're a good team." "Mm-hm." "[CELL PHONE RINGING ]" "Hey." "SERENA:" "You and Blair were right about Gabriel." "He's lying about meeting me that night." "I don't know why." "Yeah, I know." "Look, hang tight." "We'll be there as soon as we can." "Okay." "actually, since my limo's gone, that may be a while." "GOSSIP GIRL:" "And eventually, a queen realizes  that a dark prince only has one thing on his mind." "And it ain 't slaying dragons." "So she takes her pumpkin carriage and goes back to the castle." "[TYPING ]" "With all these investments from the party..." "... weshouldhaveeverythingweneed by the end of the month." "I thought we were screwed when Chuck Bass called, but you made it work." "And when you chose being poor and being with Serena" "[CELL PHONE RINGS]" "GABRIEL:" "She left me a message." "She's awfully needy, isn't she?" "SERENA:" "Hey, Gabriel, it's me." "Listen, I'm coming back to your hotel." "We have to talk." "Don 't go anywhere." "I'll see you soon." "She sounds nervous." "Yeah, she does." "well, why would she be?" "Did something happen?" "More like something didn't happen:" "you doing research properly." "She told me this morning that Butter was closed the night I allegedly met her there." "And what the hell is Butter?" "We gotta get out of here fast." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "[WHISPERING ] Just don't answer it." "Look, it's fine." "I can handle this." "Rufus." "I just wanted to bring you my check in person." "Hey." "I made a mistake." "I shouldn't have gone with Chuck." "Oh, it's okay." "I'm just glad you came back." "well, come in." "Let me show you around." "You know..." "... IloatheMurrayhill." "Why did you get this apartment?" "So we wouldn't be far apart next year." "And is that also why you asked me to move in with you?" "blair, knowing you and Chuck were hanging out made me jealous." "You said that you trusted me." "But you really don't, do you?" "blair, I'm so sorry." "Hey." "I Iove you." "So take your coat off and stay, please." "[CELL PHONE RINGS]" "It's Serena." "Ooh." "Say hi for me." "I have so much love in my heart for that girl." "CHUCK:" "Did you find him?" "No, I'm too late." "What do you mean, too late?" "I mean the drawers and closets are empty." "He's gone." "What do you mean, gone?" "I have to call you back." "He can't be gone." "I need to talk to him." "I gave him half a million dollars." "[KNOCK ON DOOR]" "Hey, Dan." "Uh... ." "Oh." "Coffee." "Thank you, Dad." "If you're here to deliver the bad news, it's okay." "I already know about YaIe." "actually, that's" "I don't know why I was so set on going there anyway." "It's a big version of St. Jude's." "We all know how well I fit in there." "But" "Got accepted to other great schools." "couple of great schools." "NYU, they offer financial aid." "Can always live at home." "Or at our new home." "New home?" "Yeah, we got you a little something." "We pooled our savings." "fortunately, your tastes are very modest." "This is an amazing gesture." "well, we want you to be happy, Dad." "And whatever you and lily means for us, I mean, you know, we'II figure it out." "You kids are an inspiration." "But I insist on writing you a check." "There are certain things a man has to do on his own." "Thank God." "We were hoping you would say that." "I came here not to deliver bad news, but good." "And if things work out the way I hope they will, yale will be happening." "And a Iot of other good stuff for this family." "GEORGINA:" "What happened to your limo?" "Arthur won't answer his phone, but I'm guessing blair took it." "blair?" "You came here with blair?" "You know what?" "It's actually my day off and I really miss the city." "Hmm." "GOSSIP GIRL:" "Oh, dear queen, heed the words of a king:" "Look like an angel talk like an angel" "The devil in disguise" "X O X O, Gossip Girl." "subtitles by SDI Media Group" "[ENGLISH SDH]"