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Episode 5.12 - Come Home"

Info taken from Sides in the Shooting Script 11/21/04

The information summarized below is taken from the 7 Sides published on 11/22/04 for Mitchum Huntzberger, A Korean Man, a Little Korean Boy, Customer 1 & 2, Anson, and Reese. I will include context and stage descriptions where appropriate.

There is very little Dialog and Stage Direction blacked out in these Sides.

Characters:

Mitchum - Logan's father - Early 50's

Korean Man - Fifty-something Korean man

Little Korean Boy - Young boy, age unknown

Customer #1 - Customer at Luke's

Customer #2 - Customer at Luke's

Anson - man - Co-worker of Richard Gilmore

Reese - Man - Co-worker of Richard Gilmore



Editor Note: This is the Start of Act 1.

Interior Yale Daily News Office - Day - (Day 2) - Scene 2 -

Stage Direction: It's all business in the newsroom. People buzzing around, on the phone, working on computers. Rory enters and heads to her desk. Paris is sitting on Rory's desk, anxiously staring at something across the room.

Rory tells Paris to move her butt. Paris says in a minute. Rory ask her what she is looking at.

Stage Direction: Rory looks over to what Paris is fixated on.

Stage Direction: Angle on Doyle and Mitchum Huntzberger. Doyle is showing Mitchum Huntzberger around the newsroom. Mitchum Huntzberger is a man in his early fifties, very Phil Bronstein in appearance and demeanor. Doyle seems about to drop dead from panic.

Doyle is telling Mitchum Huntzberger that they moved the desk placement around this year to have a more open "Washington Post" feel. Mitchum says he likes it, likes it very much.

Stage Direction: Angle on Rory and Paris.

Rory asks Paris, "Who's that?" Paris tells her, "Mitchum Huntzberger." Rory is now suddenly interested. She asks, "Logan's dad?" Paris tells her yes and Rory continues asking what is he doing here?

Paris tells Rory that apparently he comes by every now and then to make sure all the plaques with his name on them are being shined properly.

Stage Direction: Angle on Doyle and Mitchum.

Doyle tells Mitchum that all the computers are new. Mitchum says they look the same. Doyle assures him that the screens are bigger, at least an inch or half an inch larger. He panics a bit and asks for a ruler.

Mitchum tells Doyle, "Here."

Stage Direction: Mitchum pulls a tape measure out of his pocket. He measures a computer screen.

Mitchum remarks, "Eighteen inches."

Stage Direction: Mitchum snaps the tape measure closed.

Mitchum tells Doyle that a real newsman always has a tape measure in his pocket. Doyle, "Really."

Mitchum tells Doyle, "No, I bought a pool table on the way over here. had to make sure it would fit."

Stage Direction: Mitchum pats Doyle on the back. Doyle laughs nervously.

Stage Direction: Angle on Rory and Paris.

Rory tells Paris that Doyle looks a little green. Paris rants a bit saying that that is good. Doyle had no color in his face at all when he first heard Huntzberger was coming. He actually stopped breathing for 10 minutes. Paris thought her was clinically dead for two minutes.

Stage Direction: Angle on Doyle and Mitchum.

Mitchum tells Doyle that he a is running a tight ship here. Doyle says that "Real news is what makes the world go 'round."

Mitchum says. "Don't tell that to Fox."

Doyle says he wants to introduce a couple of our top reporters. He introduces ROry and Paris to Mitchum.

Paris starts on a soliloquy about how nice it is to meet him. She has admired his work, but that he definitely has his moments. Paris tells him that he completely blew it with the Fallujah takeover, but that he semi-redeemed himself with the Arlen Specter witch hunt coverage and that she did chuckle at how many times over the last month he referred to Blair as Bush's poodle.

Doyle jumps in by introducing Rory. She is over there and asks her to says something.

Paris says to Doyle, "What?, I was nice. That was nice."

Rory says that it is nice to meet you, Mr Huntzberger. Mitchum tells her to call him Mitchum, that Mr. Huntzberger was his father.

Rory asks him what bring him to town. Mitchum tell her that he has a son who goes to this establishment, or at least that is the rumor. He stopped by to see him on the way to New Youk where he is throwing a party for Seymour Hersh on Friday.

Rory perks up and asks Seymour Hersh? She says that she has read every book, article and Chain of Command, twice. That it made her stomach hurt for a month. She says "I love him."

Mitchum tell Doyle that he has an admirer of Hersh here and that he expect her to give him a lot of trouble.

Rory continues babbling with saying that she read "My Lai 4" when she was 15 and has been obsessed with him ever since. She says she's sorry she is gushing and she's done. Rory asks how long has Mitchum known him.

Mitchum tells her that they have been friends for years and to trust him. If you love the writing, you'd love the man. Rory tells him that's nice.

Mitchum says that he will tell him that he has a charming young admirer. That he won't tell him where or who and it will drive him insane and he won't speak to me for a month. He says that is how they have remained friends so long.

Stage Direction: Mitchum walks Doyle away from the girls.

Mitchum shifts attention to Doyle saying that it has been some time since he has seen Logan's byline in "The Daily News." Doyle mumbles a bit.

Mitchum asks Doyle if he know what Mitchum's business is. Doyle assures him he does. Mitchum continues and asks,"What's my business Doyle?"

Doyle tell him, "Newspapers."

Mitchum tells him that is correct and that someday he would like to hans his business over to his son. That he actually need him to know something about it.

Doyle - "Sure. That would be helpful."

Mitchum tells Doyle that this is where he comes in. That part of being a great editor is knowing how to bring out the best in reporters. How to motivate them, encourage them, discipline them. Mitchum says that Logan is young and distracted and that he really need Doyle's help to focus.

Doyle says that he will do anything he can. Mitchum tells Doyle he would consider it a personal favor and that he won't forget.

Stage Direction: He parts Doyle on the back.

Mitchum - "Terrific. Paris, Rory, it's been a delight. Doyle, thanks for the tour."

Stage Direction: Mitchum heads out.

Mitchum's parting comment, "And tell Logan to call his mother."

End of Scene 2

End of Side for Mitchum.



Editor Note: A fragment of Scene 4 starts at the top of page 18. The dialog is between Zack and Lane.

Assumed Interior - Luke's Diner - Day - Day (Day 2) - Scene 4 -

Zack and Lane are finishing up a conversation. Zack has been apparently complaining about something and Lane tells him to lighten up.

A customer asks, "Miss? Some more coffee, please?" Lane comments that at least he didn't say Mister.

Stage Direction: Lane crosses away. The guys return to their pictures.

End of Side for Customer 31

End of Scene 4



Editor Note: There is the start of scene 5 on the same script page.

Interior Gilmore House/Dinning Room - Day (Day 2) - Scene 5 -
Stage Direction: Emily and Richard are sitting at opposite ends of the table. They each have a legal pad in front of them. There is a crystal decanter with water in the middle of the table. They each have a glass of water in front of them. Unlike the previous meeting, the tone of this one is very pleasant.

Emily remarks to Richard that the lease is up on her Mercedes at the end of next month.

Richard asks if she wants to buy it and Emily says that she finally has the seat where she wants it. Richard continues with telling to take his word for it and for her to keep it. Emily says that she will and Richard tells her he will make the arrangements tomorrow.

Emily thanks him and Richard tells her she's welcome and that now they need to work on the schedule for the water heater. Richard asks if Friday morning will work for her.

Editor note: The scene continues, but the script page ends at this point.

Editor Note: A fragment of Scene 7 starts at the top of page 31. The dialog is between Zack and Lane.

Assumed Interior - Luke's Diner - Day - Day (Day 3) - Scene 7 -

Lane has apparently gotten contact lenses. Zack is telling her that she is the first cute, smart, girl that he has ever gone out with and that the glasses were a part of that.

Lane tries telling Zack that her IQ is the same, the Contacts don't change that. Zack is on a roll telling Lane that she will lose the initial impact. Now people will have to talk to her for a few minutes to figure out that she is smart.

Lane is adamant is telling Zack that that is what they will have to do. Zack say he will try to get used to it.

At this point a Customer asks: "I'm sorry, am I supposed to eat my soup without a spoon?"

Zack jumps in telling the Customer that of course he doesn't. She is really smart. She's just not wearing glasses.

Stage Direction: Zack crosses to give the Guy a spoon, leaving Lane standing at the counter, less than pleased with Zack's reaction.

End of Scene 7

End of Side for Customer #2

Interior Richard's Office - Day (Day 3) - Scene 8 -

Stage Direction: Richard is pacing his Office. His co-workers, Anson, Jeremy, and Reese, are sitting around, powwowing.

Richard, Anson and Reese are having a discussion about various insurance cases. Anson tells Richard about a phone call he had with a client on the speaker-phone. The client yelling brought Anson's secretary, Laurie, running in holding her shoe thinking Anson was being attacked. Richard tells Anson that he is in good hands with Laurie. Reese remarks he wishes he had a secretary like Laurie.

They continue to talk about this case saying that the client won't ever settle. Richard says he would if they sent Laurie in there with her shoe. Anson tells Richard that the client has already gotten his lawyers working on it. Richard says that they will need to bring in outside council(sic) for this and that it is going to be messy. He asks who's available.

The three of them discuss the merits of various different attorneys. One of them brings up a name, the others citing why not. Finally, Richard brings up the name - Simon Maclaine.

Anson and Reese stumble around and tell Richard that he doesn't really want this one. Richard asks why not, that he has always done top notch work for them in the past. He emphasizes that Simon is aggressive, not sloppy, and very creative.

Anson and Reese finally bite the bullet and tell Richard that they assumed that Richard wouldn't want to work closely with Simon anymore since the whole thing with him and Emily.

Stage Direction: Richard looks at the men a beat. Then it dawns on him what they are alluding to.

Richard continues asking about another lawyer named Brandt.

Stage Direction: Reese and Anson continue to discuss Brandt as Richard processes his new information.

End of Scene 8

End of Sides for Anson and Reese



Editor Note: What follows is a very brief fragment for the next scene. Apparently, the Inn's Horses Cletus and Desdemona have gotten out.

Interior Dragonfly Inn/Kitchen - Day (Day 3) Scene 9 -

Stage Direction: It's dinner prep and there are mini-stuffed chickens everywhere. Sookie's zipping around at light speed. Lorelai enters and heads t the fridge.

Loreali tells Sookie that the padlock discussion was a dud, that she just got a call from Mrs. Berg. Cletus is standing in her wading pool. Lorelai need carrots.

Sookie tells her they're on the bottom shelf.

End of script page - Scene 9 continues.



Editor Note: We pickup Scene 15 in progress. They are at a party. From a subsequent Scene an assumption can be made that the Party is at Mrs. Kim's

Assumed Interior Mrs. Kim's Antiques - Night - (Night 4) - Scene 15 -

Zack is sniffing the air commenting that it smells good and he is going to get some tteokguk (sic) tonight. Lane urges him along.

Stage Direction: Lane leads them across the room. No one pays any attention to them until a fifty-something Korean Man and woman pass by them going the other way. They are painfully obvious in their disdain for the group.

The Korean man is supper angry, "Cham chang pi hada. Ya bi han aieda. Neh mah um sok eh ma gwi ga dul uh gat kuh nah!"

Editor Note: AvidTVFan and her Roommate Jae Hung have gracious provided a translation of the previous Korean Phrase: "Shame on you. You're a sketchy kid. You have the devil in your mind." Jae Hung also provides us with the comment that she was surprised at the dialog because it's "kind of harsh." Thanks to both of them.

Stage Direction: The Korean man and woman move on.

Brian's come back is that at least broke the ice.

Stage Direction: They reach the punch bowl. Lane starts pouring for them as they all stand around there, awkwardly. She hands a cup to Zack.

Zack asks the group, "Can we go yet?" lane tells him to hang in there. Gil remarks that a chick once dragged him to a Travis Tritt concert and he feels more out of place here.

Stage Direction: They huddle together in the little group as the party rages on.

End of Scene 15

End of Side for Korean Man.



Editor Note: The script page continues with a fragment of Scene 16.

Exterior Doose's market - Night (Night 4) - Scene 16 -

Stage Direction: Lorelai is walking down the street. Jackson comes out of the market with (water baby) Davey in a stroller.

Lorelai comments that it looks like the Fleet's in Town. Jackson says, "Yep."

End of Scene 16 fragment - the scene continues



Editor Note: There is fragment of Scene 17 at the top of page 48. It is a conversation between Richard and Emily. The location and time is unknown.

Assumed Exterior - Location Unknown - Night (Night 4) - Scene 17 -

Emily is saying to Richard that she will see him there. Richard remarks that it seems inevitable doesn't it.

Stage Direction: Richard walks off to his car. Emily watched him go, confused and a little hurt. She gets in her cat and starts it up.

End of Scene 17

Interior - Kim's Antiques - Night (Night 4) - Scene 18 -

Stage Direction: We pan down a long row of tables where Mrs. Kim and her guests are eating dinner. Our group is not with them. We reveal that they are at a separate kids' table. Lane, Zack, Brian, and Gil sit at it. Their table is set up near the end of the main table. Kyon and a Little Korean Boy sit at the end of the main table, so they are near our group. brian and Gill seem content enough, as they eat. Zack looks even worse than before, and Lane is not having any fun. Zack and Lane are barely picking at their food.

Gil remarks that these are good eats - slimy. Brian also says that he is enjoying it.

Gill says that he likes slimy food because it slides down easy, and he gets the sense that it keeps sliding and helps the colon and stuff. Because it scrapes as it slides and since it is not in you long, you don't get fat.

Zack is a bit exasperated and tells Gil to just eat. Lane asks Zack if he is not hungry. Zack tell her that slimy food doesn't float his boat like it does the other. He excuses himself say he has to go to the bathroom.

Stage Direction: Zack stands.

A little Korean Boy tells Zack that he is not allowed to leave the table. Zack tells him the nature's calling. the little Korean Boy yell forcefully at Zack that nature must wait.

Stage Direction: Guest turn to look.

Zack asks the little Korean Boy to keep it down. The Little Korean Boy tells Zack, "Sit till we're done!"

Stage Direction: Intimidated, Zack its back down.

Zack asks Lane that he beat the crap out of the little kid, will anyone care? Lane tells him that Mama Kim locks the bathroom door while we eat anyway.

Zack, "Super."

Stage Direction: Mrs. Kim stands and addresses the group.

Mrs. Kim tell them they are all done eating. There will be a 30 minute break until dessert and that Mrs. Shin and her fellow musicians will play for them. Mrs. Kim tell Mrs. Shim that they has better start setting up.

Stage Direction: Mrs. shin, a small Korean woman, grabs a geomungo and heads to the other room.

Gil exclaims, "Look at the funky guitar. Awesome!"

Brian tells Gil that it is a geomungo and if he wasn't mistaken, he spotted a chi and janggu on the way in, also.

Gil says that he has to go check this out. He asks the Little Korean Boy if it is OK to get up. The Kid tells him yes.

Zack in a snide manner, "Yeah, he can get up."

Stage Direction: Gill wanders off into the next room. Kyon has overheard Brian and is much impressed by him.

Kyon talking to Brain says that he has much knowledge of the Korean Culture. Brian thanks her. Kyon says that was way forward of her and she should retire to her room and sleep.

Brian reassures her that it was OK and she doesn't have to do that.

Stage Direction: Brian smile at her. Kyon, in a shy way smiles back. Zack looks around and spots Mrs. Kim staring daggers at him. he looks another direction and there's the intense Little Korean Boy, staring daggers at him. he sighs, miserable.

End of Scene 18

End of Side for Little Korean Boy.



Editor Note: There is a scene fragment for the scene 19 on the script page. It is a scene between Rory and Logan.

Interior Pub - Night (Night 4) - Scene 19 -

Stage Direction: Rory and Logan are sitting at a table. A cappuccino in front of Rory. Logan's got a Black and Tan in front of him. They are close, cozy and seem to be having a good time.

Rory says to Logan, "I can't believe you've never seen 'The Office'."

Logan tell her he feels very stupid.

End of Scene 19 Fragment

End of Casting Sides for 5.12 - "Come Home"