Kyle Chavarria

Following the jetliner crash just outside of Grandview, Melinda tries to get the confused ghost passengers to crossover, but she encounters an evil spirit who is working against her to keep the ghosts earthbound for "work" he has to do.

Melinda and Professor Payne search for missing children after their Nanny says that they left with a man named Gabriel.

Knowing he has let too much time go by, Luke is still unable to tell Lorelai about the existence of his 12-year-old daughter, April (recurring guest star VANESSA MARANO), and he is thrown into a panic when April wants to hang out with him at the diner. When April and Lorelai both show up at the diner and begin chatting, April innocently explains that Luke is her father. Lorelai tries to be supportive, even offering to postpone the wedding date, but Luke's reaction to this idea leaves her confused and hurt. Back at Yale, Logan takes unusual steps to win Rory back, and the newspaper staff rebels against Paris' reign of terror at the Yale Daily News. Meanwhile, Stars Hollow holds its annual Winter Carnival, and Lorelai and Rory run a booth featuring their dog, Paul Anka, as a fortuneteller.

Cheryl gets sick, and Jim is forced to entertain a gaggle of little girls at Ruby's slumber party.

Jim is hurt when Ruby invites Andy to the father-daughter dance instead of him.