Susane E. Lee

Derek is being sued for malpractice and stays in a depressed state at Meredith's; Alex has an epileptic girl who's most recent seizure caused heart failure; Adele tries to help settle issues between Richard and Bailey.

The senior prom brings out the best and the worst in everyone. When Taylor's prom funds are discovered to be missing, Ryan returns to his old ways, and prom night turns brutal.

Though it initially seems that it's Brandon's father's ghost who is terrorizing his son, Melinda discovers that Brandon's father has a ghost of his own, Jared, Brandon's deceased former bandmate. Jared was jealous of Brandon's talent and now Melinda must find a way to quiet Jared's fury so that his father can give Brandon the encouragement he needs to return to his music.

Rory is honored when Emily and Richard give a party to introduce her to their Yale alumni friends, but it soon becomes obvious that their ulterior motive is to find her a suitable husband. When Dean (recurring guest star JARED PADALECKI) arrives at the party to pick Rory up, he realizes he doesn't belong in her privileged world. Meanwhile, Luke cooks a romantic dinner for Lorelai, but their evening is interrupted by newlyweds Liz (KATHLEEN WILHOITE - "ER") and T.J. (MICHAEL DeLUISE - "NYPD Blue"), who are feuding.

When Jason reveals that he is no longer in business with Richard, Lorelai has an ugly confrontation with her father about his treatment of Jason. Later, after an extremely uncomfortable Friday night family dinner, Lorelai and Rory spy on Emily and make a shocking discovery about the state of the elder Gilmores' marriage. Meanwhile, Luke tells Lorelai that he and Nicole are getting a divorce.