As for who should play Franny, I have no idea. I doubt it is anyone that I am familiar with. Sorry, Ms. Whitman, it isn’t you. I’d love to watch Liza Weil audition for the role. I’m not saying it would work, but I think it would be fun to watch.

“Mom, Dad, I’m pregnant.”

And my version of a possible story line continues. Please yea or nay any continuing drops as you see fit. Hope you enjoy-

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Act I – Scene II – …….What Can I Do for You Tonight Paris?

Lor: “Paris you caught me by surprise, I didn’t see a reservation for you today”.

Doyle: “That’s rich; I talked to you French associate yesterday afternoon, the reservation should be under Doyle”.

Lor: “Ah, that explains a lot. Here we go. Your reservation is in order.”

Paris: “Can we wrap this up, Maddy’s screaming to be fed and the boy has been kicking me so hard I need to at least sit down or even take a quick nap”.

Lor: “When is he due?”

Paris: “Just before Christmas, so I’m not really thrilled to be taking this trip.”

Lor: “Have you picked a name for him?”

Paris: “Well it’s down to two choices, Doyle of course wants the “Third”, typical unoriginal linear male thinking. I prefer something a little more interesting, say Ashton Richard. We’re still negotiating, but Doyle’s choice can only occur if he gets snipped!!”. [Lorelai laughs].

Doyle: “Not going to happen.”

Paris: “However, as you might guess, we’re here because my boss wanted me to come out here and check up on your father in person to make sure he’s good after the procedure and as you know we residents only get to say yes sir”.

Michel strolls by the reservation desk, chuckles and says: “Ah Paris, so nice to see you again”.

Lorelai glares but before she can say anything else he says: “I’m taking my dinner break, see you in an hour”.

And out the door he goes.

Paris: “I actually don’t see Richard until tomorrow but wanted to get in tonight and get some rest. By the way, have you heard anything lately from that globe-trotting daughter of yours. It seems like her e-mails have gotten more widely spaced and maybe now are even getting intercepted or censored.”

Lor: “Not much to report, I’m not even sure what country she’s working from now.”

Paris: “Well for what it’s worth, I have a code that most experts can’t break, I’ll pass it on the next time I see her”.

Lor: “That might be sooner than you think, Luke said April spotted her on tonight’s plane into Hartford.”

Paris: “Cool, ring me up when she gets here and I’ll drop down for a little visit. But for now I need to conk out!!”

Paris, Doyle, and Maddy shuffle off to their room while Lorelai takes a moment on the parlor sofa, muttering to herself: “…when I catch up to you Michel.”
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Act I – Scene III – …Over the Hills and Through the Woods to Lorelai’s Inn We Go

Luke: “Come on guys, the truck’s this way. Rory, just toss your bags in here.”

Rory: “Actually I already had a car rented to take some side trips while I was home. I’ll just follow you and April. Besides I’m sure you could use some catch-up time.”

Luke: “OK, I was looking forward to hearing April’s new goings on at Stanford. See you back at the Inn”.

Doors close, motors roar, and they head out into the fading light. Luke starts to make a call but April interrupts:

April: ”Who you calling Dad?”

Luke: “Lorelai of course, just want her to know that you all arrived safely and we’re heading back”,

April: “How about giving it a minute, there’s something I want to check out”.

Luke: “What are you talking about?”

April: “Rats, just what I feared, Rory is not following us, she just cut over to the 84 exit!”,

Luke; “Why would she be heading towards up-state NY?”

April: “I don’t know the details, but I think she wanted to zip in and out without letting anyone know about it”.

Luke: “That’s crazy, she would never do that.”

April: “Well, seeing is believing. I guess when we get back to the Inn that I am going to have to cover for her like she asked and claim I screwed up and only saw someone who looked like her”.

Luke: “I got a bad feeling…”,

April: “…and you are going to have to buck up and channel you best Sergeant Schultz”,

Luke: “Huh?”,

April: “You remember that old mantra, I know nothing!!”,

Luke: “Oh, OK, right”,

April: “I know it sounds crazy, but for the sake of the holidays Lorelai disappointed is probably better than angry”.

Luke: “This will never work!”.

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April: “And now for some much better news.”

Luke: “OK, let’s hear it”?

April: “My senior project is working out even better than expected and our whole team has been invited to visit CERN next February to test out our theory”.

Luke; “Outstanding!”,

April: “And the real kicker, there is a 50/50 chance that we will get to intern there all next summer and maybe even get to work on the Hadron collider”.

Luke: “Cool, but I hope you can find at least a week to take a trip up the coast.”

April: “Yeah that sounds good. By the way, is there anything interesting happening with Jess?”

Luke: “You know, it had really been quiet for several months, but I just got a call from him while I was waiting for you at the airport. He’s coming in tomorrow night to visit Liz and TJ and to have Thanksgiving dinner with them. Then he was going to come over and visit us after we got back from the Gilmore’s. You know, I mentioned that Rory was coming in and he acted really surprised. Almost like he thought she was going to be someplace else”.

April: “This cover-up is getting more difficult by the minute. For what it is worth when I talked to Jess six weeks ago, it sounded like he might be collaborating with Rory on some project this fall.”

Luke: “That’s the first I have heard of that. Surprised that Lorelai didn’t mention it.”

April: “Maybe she doesn’t know.”

Luke: “Ahhhhh…….”
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Act I – Scene IV ……..Will the Real Fink Please Stand Up?

As Michel slips into his favorite Bridgeport seafood restaurant the maitre de Paolo approaches and asks:

“Do you want your usual seat and aperitif tonight?”

Michel: “I wish, but unfortunately this is strictly business. Ah, the table over there with the rube in sunglasses and beret.”

After a brisk walk to the table Michel speaks:

“Alright Gleason, what are you scheming this time”?

Kirk: “Ah Michel, so nice of you to find time to meet with me. After all, money talks and mine speaks loudest of all”.

Michel: “Save it for the peasants.”

Kirk: “So true, I’ll get right to the point. With the economy of the last five years, I have become aware that the Dragonfly has been financially bled to the point of unconsciousness. And as the SH bank president and CFO, all of your suppliers are on the hook to me”.

Michel: “Tell me something I don’t know.”

Kirk: “Well the Dragonfly would make a great cornerstone for the real estate development I am planning on the western side of town.”

Michel: “And I should care because?”

Kirk: “Because I am now in a position to squeeze you and your suppliers so hard, that you will have to gift the Dragonfly to me within 6 months. However, I am a reasonable man. Talk to Lorelei and Sookie and if you three will sell it to me in the next two months you all will escape with a small profit.”

Michel: “Ah Gleason, you generosity simply astounds me. Do you really think with Taylor’s escape to Florida that you are the only entrepreneur in town?”

Kirk: “What are you talking about?”

Michel: “Do you remember that insipid RV I won, you know, the one you so liked to take naps in?”

Kirk: “I have no such recollection”.

Michel: “Yea,…. right. Well after I sold it, I got busy and it turns out I am ridiculously proficient in stock picking”.

Kirk: “No way.”

Michel: “For instance, Allegany Tech from April of 2004 to April of 2007, an 8-bagger; and then Apple from April to December of 2007, a mere double. But my real talent it turns out is in recognizing Turkeys, much like you, and profiting from them. From December of 2007 to December of 2008 I shorted that insurer, oh what’s its name, to the tune of 35 times my money. After that it was strictly a simple re-pick of Apple for another 8-bagger. Since I know by now that you head must be spinning, this simple four-step chain leads to well over 5000 times what I started with!!

Kirk: “You really don’t expect me to believe that nonsense. That precise timing is at least a 1 in ten million shot for a pro, which by the way you aren’t……and you barely have $500 in your checking account.”

Michel: “Believe what you want and at your own peril. You can’t really think that I would put all my assets in your piddly little bank. However, if you go back and look at the largest stock holders of your bank, you will see that GM associates, or my initials backwards, holds the controlling voting rights. This allows me to call for an audit of your books at any time and since my private investigators have already pointed out all the short-cuts that you have been taking in acquiring properties and rebuilding them, I can ruin you with a simple phone call…………. What, no pithy comeback?”

Kirk: “OK, you’ve got my attention. What do you really want?”

Michel: “Two simple requests that will keep you out of hot water.

First, lay off the Dragonfly and develop elsewhere”.

Kirk: “I guess I can do that.”

Michel: “Second and equally important, you can never let Lorelai and Sookie know that it was me who relieved the pressure that saved the Dragonfly. I don’t want them to know that I’m the protective big brother they never knew they had. That might mess up our chemistry. If they should ever find out, I will have the bank examiners and the state police on your doorstep faster than you can say Shawshank.

Kirk: “You drive a hard bargain, but I will comply”.

Michel: “Actually, I think these terms are incredibly generous. You don’t even have to genuflect, kiss my ring, and call me Godfather at the next town meeting!………… What’s that, now I’m hearing my money talk and it says to you – walk.”

As Kirk slinks out Michel takes a deep breath, smiles, and calls out to Paolo: “I think I will take that drink now!!”

End Act I. Fade to black.

Here’s a related Easter Egg… the season one finale ended with Lorelai and Rory sprinting at each other across Stars Hollow and jumping up and down like crazies with their respective Max / Dean successes. The blooper reel available on YouTube reveals their actual last lines of the episode went something like:

LG: A bunny…
AB: Bunny hop and then they went into the cave and they met the frog
LG: Yes! and then what did they do?
AB: And then the frog went to the store and bought some cheese
LG: Be careful of the car
AB: Oh noo – on no it come that close
LG: Why am I the only… [degenerates into both girls squealing]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INM5rhcCmBQ

One final idea —

Richard [toasting to all assembled as well as the forth wall] : To the Gilmore Girls—