Channing Nichols

In 1999, a suburban mom, Marlene Bradford, lost her house after her husband died and, she was forced to live in her station wagon with her two daughters. Now, an environmental group finds Marlene's car -- with her decomposed body at the bottom of a lake. After her disappearance, her daughters were placed with separate families and lost touch.

Rory is pleasantly surprised when her former boyfriend Jess (recurring guest star MILO VENTIMIGLIA - "The Bedford Diaries") appears at her grandparents' house and reveals an amazing development in his life. Rory agrees to go to dinner with Jess, but when Logan unexpectedly joins them, an ugly confrontation develops, leaving both Rory and Logan to face the choices they have made. Emily is concerned about Rory's sudden evasiveness and tries to exert some parental discipline. Meanwhile, Luke agrees to sponsor a local girls' soccer team, and Lorelai channels all her concerns about Rory into caring for her dog, Paul Anka.

The team searches for Audrey West (TRACY MIDDENDORF), a young mother with one month to live. She was last seen leaving a gathering of fellow cancer patients with Ryan (TODD LOWE - "Gilmore Girls"), a guy who crashed the party and stole some of the attendees' prescription drugs. While the team tries to locate Ryan, who they learn is the drug-addicted boyfriend of Audrey's hospice nurse, they also want to question Audrey's boss, renowned architect Brian Gaghan (JOHN de LANCIE - "Star Trek: The Next Generation"), who had accused Audrey of stealing files and blackmailing him. Meanwhile, Vivian is flooded with disturbing memories of her own health crisis. SILAS WEIR MITCHELL ("Prison Break") guest stars as Audrey's hospice support group leader, Luke.