Gossip Girl 5x19

1. Gossip Girl here, your one and only source

2. into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite.

3. Time to pass the Gossip Girl baton.

4. Let someone else see if they could outshine me.

5. "Welcome to your future as Gossip Girl 3.0.

6. The power is now in your hands."

7. So I guess we're cousins.

8. Up until 10 minutes ago, I didn't know I had a family.

9. Please tell me we have an offer that'll at least

10. keep "The Spectator" afloat.

11. Yes, I do know Diana Payne.

12. You're covering for who really gave me the blood.

13. Elizabeth. She didn't want you to know.

14. Remember the woman with the locket

15. I had you look for couple of years ago?

16. Yeah, my mother. I need to find her again.

17. As for the rest of my estate, I leave to you, Ivy Dickens.

18. I think it'd be best if you left.

19. I was just gonna say the same thing.

20. This is my apartment now.

21. You don't have a case. I didn't do anything wrong.

22. The court will decide that.

23. In the meantime, your assets will be frozen.

24. I told Chuck he doesn't have my heart anymore.

25. I realized it belongs to someone else.

26. If she defaults on the marriage, the dowry can be reinstated.

27. I have a way that your family doesn't have to pay

28. the Grimaldis a thing and you get your divorce in the process.

29. Fine.

30. Where has she been, Serena?

31. And who am I?

32. That's a secret I'll never tell.

33. You know you love me.

34. XOXO, Gossip Girl.

35. Every once in a while

36. a life-changing event will arrive

37. with fanfare and excitement.

38. Miss Blair, package from legal firm

39. of Kier, Grandineti and Booth.

40. Divorce papers! Oh, sweet legal freedom!

41. Thank God. I thought Louis was gonna this drag on forever.

42. Georgina move fast.

43. What do you think she do to make happen?

44. It's best we don't think, Dorota.

45. Georgina went black ops on this one and

46. while I'm sure eventually I'm gonna pay a price

47. for my plausible deniability

48. right now I'm just gonna

49. enjoy the bliss of ignorance.

50. Which means I can stop avoiding them and call Dan.

51. Ha! Now we can date outside the confines of the 718.

52. We can walk down Madison Avenue, hand-in-hand

53. without havin' to worry about Louis changing his mind.

54. Mm-mm.

55. In my experience, most turning points in our lives

56. don't announce themselves.

57. If anything, they tend to creep up quietly

58. when we're least expecting them.

59. And force us to make a decision

60. that isn't so easy.

61. Any word from Jack or Andrew Tyler yet?

62. Jack's not returning my calls and it's been a week.

63. And Andrew still hasn't been able to track down Elizabeth.

64. So now that you know she's your mother for sure

65. you think you, uh, want a relationship with her?

66. Haven't decided yet.

67. and since she's MIA, I don't have to.

68. So in the meantime, I'm gonna head down to the spa

69. and meet Mandy and Michaela

70. from Hospitality and catch a steam.

71. Coming?

72. Gotta get to the office.

73. Diana's finally making an appearance today.

74. Ah, the two of you running "The Spectator" again.

75. Ready for combat?

76. No reason to think we'll have anything to fight about.

77. She's an investor. I'm still Editor-in-Chief.

78. Not worried about it.

79. I told myself the same thing

80. before my night with the Australian

81. women's softball team.

82. Then ended up with a fractured rib

83. and a tattoo of a kangaroo that

84. I didn't know I had for a month.

85. Heh, alright, listen, Diana and I may have ended

86. things badly on a personal level

87. but, professionally, we always worked well together, man.

88. And what does Lola think about you

89. working with your ex?

90. I don't know, I haven't, uh, exactly told her

91. about my past with Diana.

92. 'How could she not know?'

93. I mean, you were all over Gossip Girl and "Page Six."

94. No, Lola has no interest in the Upper East Side social scene.

95. 'But even if she did what Diana and I used to be'

96. to each other doesn't matter anymore.

97. 'Maybe not to you, but why else would Diana be back?'

98. Can't be for her love of journalism.

99. Well, I don't know about that, but once I get

100. the lay of the land with Diana

101. I'll tell Lola everything.

102. You sound like you've got it allfigured it out.

103. Just don't be surprised if you end up

104. with an angry ex-girlfriend and a tattoo of a kangaroo.

105. Hey, congratulations.

106. 'Dorota told me it's your first official day'

107. 'as a single woman.'

108. It's true, I'm finally freed of

109. the shackles of royal matrimony

110. and Louis' horrible family.

111. Well, now that you're ready to rejoin

112. the civilian population, how do you plan

113. to spend your first day as plain Blair Waldorf?

114. Oh, sure, yeah... with Dan, I'm..

115. Look, I know it hasn't been easy, but I am happy for you.

116. 'Oh.'

117. Of course.

118. A Gossip Girl blast about my divorce coming through.

119. How does she know everything so fast?

120. She, probably, has someone staked out

121. in front of the building.

122. You know what's strange, ever since the real Gossip Girl's

123. been back, I've barely been mentioned.

124. I just.. Ugh! I wish that there

125. was a way to stay off her radar forever.

126. Oh, please. It is your destiny to be Gossip-worthy.

127. What? Tonight you are modeling

128. a line of lingerie named after you

129. at Kiki de Montparnasse.

130. Gossip Girl won't be able to resist.

131. You're always her number one target.

132. You don't have any brilliant ideas how to

133. push me off the top of her list?

134. Oh, you really want out?

135. I'm just... I'm ready to move on with my life.

136. And I can't do that with Gossip Girl

137. tracking my every move.

138. What? You need to replace yourself.

139. Find a new Serena.

140. Use your influence to anoint her the new "It Girl."

141. Retain control, but stay out of the spotlight yourself.

142. Okay, well, where do I start?

143. At the beginning, of course, with a defining moment.

144. I mean, you didn't really become Serena van der Woodsen

145. until you got naked on that aircraft carrier.

146. Uh, you don't need to make it sound like a porno.

147. We were on a school trip and I wasn't naked

148. I was wearing a dress.

149. A white, wet dress.

150. A photo landed on Gossip Girl and that was it.

151. It's gonna take a moment like that to

152. create the next Serena van der Woodsen.

153. Okay, what about you?

154. Now that you're saying goodbye to being a princess

155. does that mean you're ready to reclaim

156. your crown as Queen B?

157. So if it's your mom's sister's family

158. that means you gained what an aunt, an uncle?

159. Yeah, heh, and two cousins.

160. Eric and Serena.

161. Actually, I'd kind of like to get to know

162. Serena a little bit better, but a whole family

163. overnight is kind of a lot.

164. You can't get to know her unless you spend time together.

165. Well, so, what, I just call her up

166. and say "Hey, we're related. Let's hang out?"

167. That's so random.

168. Well, your mom really screwed you up, didn't she?

169. 'Nate? What are you doing here?'

170. Hey. I'm just on my way to work.

171. Nate, this is my friend Aiden from back home.

172. We went to acting camp together.

173. He's here checking out Juilliard.

174. Um, I'm gonna grab a paper

175. I wanna check out the reviews for "Peter and the Starcatcher."

176. Okay.

177. Ahh, well, uh, you've never mentioned him before.

178. Do I sense a little jealousy?

179. No, Aiden is just a friend and besides

180. he's not my type... you are.

181. - Wanna play hooky with us? - Ah, I would, but I can't.

182. I got that new investor comin' in, I gotta go meet with her.

183. Oh, that's right. What's her name, Diana Payne?

184. What do you know about her?

185. Uh, well, I know she doesn't like it when

186. people are late, so I gotta run, see you guys later.

187. That was weird, wasn't it?

188. I mean, I mentioned that woman and he just took off.

189. What are you doing?

190. Uh, there's this site called Gossip Girl.

191. 'I'm just gonna see if there's'

192. 'anything about her on there.'

193. Wow, she is hot.

194. So after that, we have a Cindy Sherman exhibit

195. we can check out at the MoMA and then

196. tonight, there's a new restaurant that opened.

197. Uh, I'm sorry, Dan, Cindy Sherman

198. and her unflattering self-portraits aside

199. it sounds like you planned a perfect day

200. but it's going to have to wait.

201. Well, the royal seal is missing on my divorce papers and I don't

202. wanna let Louis get me on a technicality.

203. Uh, well, if it's something that small

204. then maybe it could be resolved today?

205. Oh, I'm sure Louis' lawyers are gone for the day.

206. The Monegasque work very short hours.

207. Okay, well, I wanna spend the day with you

208. so maybe we could hang out here?

209. Well, uh, Serena's around.

210. We, we shouldn't rub it in her face.

211. I'll call you later.

212. Song lyrics.

213. Vanya and-and I love karaoke.

214. Dorota, while your reputation for loyalty is unassailable

215. you and I know both know something is going on here

216. so why don't you just leave the song lyrics on

217. the table and step out of the room for a moment.

218. You won't see a thing.

219. Only because I worry.

220. Sometimes, even the best-laidplans fall apart.

221. - 'How's that?' - Excellent.

222. Just get the right hand sidedown a bit.

223. Hello, darling. Did you miss me?

224. What the hell are you doing?

225. You didn't really think you'd get to keep

226. your office, did you?

227. Don't worry. You're gonna love your new cubicle.

228. Or you hit a wall when you were expecting a door.

229. - Hey. - Hey, Lola, what's up?

230. I just found out that the new investor in

231. "The Spectator" is Diana Payne.

232. Nate's ex-girlfriend.

233. 'He totally lied to me about her.'

234. I don't know what to do, I really like him.

235. But every now and then, you get lucky

236. and the universe delivers the perfect solution.

237. You know what? Um, I'm actually really glad you came to me.

238. Because I know exactly what to do.

239. Come on, let's go.

240. Get ready, Lola, because whatever Serena wants

241. Lola's gonna get.

242. Just get out of my office, please.

243. I'm an investor in this paper, which I think

244. entitles me to an office.

245. And I choose this one.

246. No, being an investor means you don't actually need to be here.

247. You're not even majority shareholder

248. and it's my name on the masthead.

249. Not for long, do you think

250. advertisers are really gonna wanna do

251. business with a kid now that I'm back?

252. Well, they haven't had a problem with it so far.

253. Oh, please.

254. I've done the research, my love.

255. Advertising is down.

256. You never did understand that sex sells.

257. Fortunately, I do.

258. Which is why I'm co-hosting

259. the "Down to Your Skivvies" party

260. tonight at Kiki de Montparnasse.

261. After tonight, everyone's gonna be talking about how I'm back

262. and your days are numbered.

263. Heh. You can't sponsor a "Spectator" party without me.

264. I'm not. I'm doing it on my own.

265. If you're inviting advertisers

266. everyone's gonna think it's related to the paper

267. and I'll be there.

268. Fine. If you insist.

269. I'm assuming no plus-one?

270. Oh, I'll be bringing my girlfriend, Lola.

271. No problem.

272. Enjoy your last day in here.

273. So what do you say we get out of here

274. go have a nice lunch at Daniel and go shopping at Barneys?

275. Actually, I just came back from the city.

276. - Ooh. - I, uh, went to see Ivy.

277. And I asked her if she would be willing

278. to move out of the apartment if we unfroze the assets.

279. What?

280. We do not negotiate with terrorists

281. especially ones from Florida.

282. And you do not have the right to speak on my behalf.

283. I know and I, I didn't agree to anything.

284. But, sweetie, Ivy did.

285. She offered to pack up and leave

286. just as soon as you call your lawyers.

287. We could have you back in the apartment

288. by the end of the day.

289. That is such a wonderful thing to do for me.

290. But unfreezing the assets means letting Ivy have

291. my mother's money.

292. I don't think I can live with that.

293. You have enough money for generations of Rhodes

294. to live comfortably.

295. Well..

296. Does that exhale mean that you'll call the lawyer

297. and unfreeze the assets?

298. Yes, fine.

299. - You're right. - Good.

300. So I'll start packing

301. and then we'll go celebrate.

302. Your mother's been in Vienna for the past six months.

303. I have an address and mobile number, but I

304. haven't made contact yet.

305. How do you want me to proceed?

306. I'm not sure.

307. The fact that she was harder to find

308. than a fugitive isn't lost on me.

309. Clearly, the woman doesn't wanna be found.

310. I don't know that I can advise you, Chuck.

311. At this point, maybe you need a friend

312. more than you need a private investigator.

313. Is there anyone in your life who got to know Elizabeth

314. the last time she was here?

315. Maybe you wanna talk to them.

316. Figure out what it is you really want and what to expect

317. before you pursue this any further.

318. The one person who was there the whole way through

319. is the one person that's not in my life anymore.

320. Blair Waldorf.

321. Then why did you pay her dowry?

322. She doesn't know I did it.

323. I-I don't want her to find out ever.

324. Okay.

325. But even if that is the case

326. does that mean you can't talk to her?

327. Thank you so much, Tracy. It's perfect.

328. Oh, great, we're excited you'll

329. be modeling "The Serena" tonight.

330. Feel free to browse and if you see

331. anything you like, just let me know.

332. Okay.

333. 'So am I totally overreacting?'

334. About Nate, I mean.

335. Oh, and that looked amazing on you.

336. Oh, thank you, uh, look, Nate is

337. a great guy, but Diana is aggressive

338. and I don't know why she's back, but it's safe to say

339. it has something to do with him.

340. Well, I'm not interested in competing with someone else.

341. Well, it's not about competing.

342. Even if there was no Diana, your whole

343. not-wanting-to-be - a-part-of-his-world thing

344. is not a good idea.

345. I mean, he's your boyfriend.

346. Part of being in a relationship is sharing

347. each other's interests.

348. 'I do.'

349. Everything but parties

350. and the Upper East Side social order.

351. Okay, well, like it or not, that's a big part

352. of his life and work.

353. 'And if you don't start meeting him halfway'

354. you leave room for someone who will.

355. Like Diana.

356. So what, what do I do?

357. Try this on.

358. Uhh! It's gorgeous, but I couldn't.

359. Wow! Especially because it costs more

360. than a semester at Juilliard.

361. Not for us, it doesn't.

362. You heard Tracy. She said it's on them.

363. Come on. It's one of the many perks of being an "It Girl."

364. 'Go on. Heh.'

365. Come on. We need to get out of here.

366. Blair has the papers, but she hasn't signed them.

367. Now that us as a couple is a reality

368. maybe it's freakin' her out.

369. Yeah, I think you're just kind of

370. Humphrey-ing out here, man.

371. Oh. The Editor-in-Chief is chitchatting

372. with his bro instead of working.

373. And you wonder why the paper isn't doing so well.

374. 'The most recent numbers.'

375. Dismal.

376. Seriously, Diana is the only investor you could find?

377. Yeah, well, Chuck was gonna step in

378. but the timing was off

379. and, uh, he wasn't liquid enough.

380. Chuck Bass wasn't liquid? How is that possible?

381. I shouldn't have even brought it up.

382. Why? Does, uh, does this have to do with Blair?

383. Oh, Nate, if Chuck did something, you gotta tell me.

384. It was nothing bad, in fact, it's good.

385. I don't know why Chuck insists on keeping it quiet.

386. Well, if it's good, then what's the big deal, Nate?

387. You, ah, you know what I'm up against here, come on.

388. Alright, fine, but you didn't hear it from me. Okay?

389. Chuck didn't have the money because

390. he paid off Blair's dowry.

391. Oh, my God.

392. That's why she didn't sign the papers.

393. She must have found out, now, she's having second thoughts.

394. Oh, he was just tryin' to do a nice thing for Blair.

395. Come on, you really believe that?

396. This is Chuck we're talkin' about.

397. I gotta go.

398. Why you lie to Mr. Dan about signing the papers?

399. Sneak up on me like that again and I'm gonna start making you

400. wear a bell.

401. - I want answer. - Divorce is a private matter.

402. You'll see for yourself someday, now if you wanna make

403. yourself useful, call the car around.

404. Only if you tell me why you don't sign the papers.

405. Otherwise you take taxi.

406. I'm going to do it.

407. I just need a little more time.

408. For what?

409. Uh! It-it makes no sense

410. but I feel like once I sign those papers

411. I'm closing the door on something that

412. I'm not quite ready to let go of.

413. Marriage to Louis?

414. No.

415. Then what?

416. 'Oh, my God.'

417. So the entire Upper East Side is seeing

418. this photo of me right now?

419. Well, not just the Upper East Side.

420. 'It is the Internet.'

421. But, hey, this is exactly what we wanted.

422. Between that photo and the news

423. that you're the real Charlie Rhodes

424. everyone will be talking about you.

425. Yeah, about how I'm an exhibitionist

426. with a freak for a mom.

427. Oh, I just got an e-mail from Tracy

428. at Kiki de Montparnasse.

429. She wants you to model at the party tonight.

430. No. No, no. That's not gonna happen.

431. Oh, come on, what better way to show Nate you're willing

432. to make more of an effort and, not to mention

433. Diana is one of the party sponsors.

434. You think Nate's gonna be going to this?

435. Of course he will.

436. I shouldn't jump to any conclusions.

437. I should probably just go talk to him myself.

438. - I'll let you know, okay? - Um, yeah, sure.

439. Lola, I don't, I don't wanna freak you out

440. but, um, you may want to check Gossip Girl again.

441. Word is that Diana and Nate are going to

442. tonight's "Down to Your Skivvies" party together.

443. Guess their relationship just went from business to pleasure.

444. I thought that I moved on, that this whole business

445. with my mother was in the past.

446. I could live with the uncertainty because

447. the woman I met, I didn't care if she was my mother or not.

448. Then I found out she did this extraordinary thing for me.

449. Is it wrong to think that changes things?

450. No, of course not.

451. But... what I don't understand is

452. what you want from me.

453. Just someone to talk to, I guess.

454. Someone who'll understand, you, you met her.

455. You know what I went through.

456. Is it worth it to try and reach out again?

457. I don't know, Chuck.

458. But I'm not sure I'm the one to ask.

459. Why? Because of Humphrey?

460. Blair, I'm not trying to work an angle here.

461. I'm simply coming to you as a friend.

462. No, you're not.

463. You're working right back into my life

464. and you're using your mother to do it.

465. I'm sorry if I sound harsh, but we

466. both know we've never been good as friends.

467. There's always been an agenda.

468. Am I wrong?

469. No, you're not wrong.

470. Chuck, what are you doing here?

471. Thought I was coming to see a friend for advice.

472. Apparently, I made a mistake.

473. Well, what's going on?

474. You know how I got that blood transfusion at the hospital?

475. It was Elizabeth.

476. Apparently, she is my mother, but she's pulled

477. a disappearing act.

478. I'm trying to decide whether it's worth it

479. to track her down.

480. Try and build a relationship.

481. Well, if you're asking me, I'd say do it.

482. I mean, I know it's scary, but when it comes to

483. reconnecting with family, it's

484. it's worth the risk.

485. Thanks.

486. I'm telling you, it's not true.

487. Then why was it on Gossip Girl?

488. I have no idea.

489. Why should I believe that, Nate?

490. You already lied to me about having

491. a relationship with Diana.

492. Okay, you're right, right?

493. And that was dumb and I'm really sorry about that.

494. But there is nothing going on right now.

495. Then why do you keep nervously looking at the door?

496. Because Diana has made it clear to me that

497. she's determined to push me out.

498. And the last thing I need is a fight

499. with my girlfriend at the office.

500. Okay, well, we can discuss it tonight then.

501. I can't tonight. I have to go to this party.

502. What? You don't even like events like this.

503. And the only reason you wanna go is because

504. you think I'm lying to you and I'm not.

505. This is a work event, not a personal one, okay?

506. I'm sorry.

507. Hey, is there anything you wanna tell me?

508. Let me guess. You saw on Gossip Girl that Chuck came by.

509. - I can explain. - No, you don't have to.

510. I-I already know about the dowry.

511. What are you talking about?

512. About how, uh, how Chuck paid your dowry.

513. Listen, if that's why you didn't sign the divorce papers

514. 'I just wish you would tell me.'

515. No, I had no idea Chuck paid it.

516. None. I thought it was Georgina.

517. - 'I gotta go.' - Where?

518. To find him.

519. Him who? Chuck?

520. - Hello. - 'This is John Rosen.'

521. 'Ivy Dickens' lawyer.'

522. 'My client got a call from a bank officer'

523. 'informing her that there was a cashier's check'

524. 'waiting for her.'

525. Yes, my, uh, wife

526. unfroze the assets.

527. 'That's what Ivy thought.'

528. 'So she packed up, left her keys'

529. 'and went to get the check.'

530. 'When she got to the bank, they had no idea'

531. 'what she was talking about.'

532. I couldn't help but overhear your little lover's spat.

533. I'm sorry Lola won't be coming tonight

534. but maybe presents an opportunity.

535. What if you and I went together?

536. Well, I appreciate the olive branch

537. but I think it sends the wrong message.

538. Lola's still my girlfriend

539. and I don't wanna hurt her.

540. You and I know, it's just business. What's the risk?

541. What's the point?

542. It looks good to advertisers.

543. Us playing nice.

544. Let's use this night to send a message to the town

545. that "The Spectator" is back to being a well-oiled machine.

546. Hey.

547. So Nate swears there's nothing going on with Diana

548. but he also refuses to bring me as his date tonight.

549. I'm sorry.

550. Well, you just have two options then.

551. You either stay home and do nothing

552. or you come with me to the party and you model.

553. Tell Tracy I'll be there. With a date.

554. Diana better watch out. I'm ready.

555. Everyone's been talking about Manhattan's latest arrival

556. Lola Rhodes.

557. And word is that tonight

558. you're going to see a whole lot more of her.

559. Hey. They do not have parties like this in Florida.

560. They barely have dental hygiene in Florida.

561. Ooh, open bar. Be right back.

562. Hey, nice touch with the hot guy.

563. Oh, thanks.

564. So have you seen them yet?

565. No, how are you?

566. Okay. Don't tell me they're not on a date.

567. And she's even more beautiful in person.

568. That's annoying.

569. Don't worry, a-as soon as she sees you model

570. she's not only gonna see you're a force to be reckoned with

571. and back off

572. but you and Nate will be

573. the hottest couple on the party circuit.

574. You will surpass me as New York's "It Girl" in no time.

575. Oh, no, Serena, no one can surpass you. Especially not me.

576. Yes, you can and you will and believe me

577. nothing would make me happier.

578. Come on, let's go find Tracy

579. so we can start getting ready.

580. Actually, I think I'm gonna introduce myself to Diana first.

581. - Thanks. - Go for it. Good luck.

582. Hey, Nate. You remember Aiden?

583. Uh, what are you doing here?

584. Careful, Nate, you don't wanna cause a scene.

585. 'This is a business party, after all.'

586. Hi, I'm Lola Rhodes. I don't think we've ever met.

587. This is my date, Aiden Hill.

588. Oh. It's a pleasure.

589. I'm surprised to see you, Lola, Nate said

590. you wouldn't be making it.

591. Actually, I was invited

592. to model tonight.

593. What? I, I didn't know that.

594. Well, why would you, it's not like we were

595. coming together.

596. Maybe Diana and I should, uh, get a drink while you two talk.

597. Actually, Nate and I need to go and say hello to a few people.

598. Lola, maybe it's time for you to show Aiden

599. what you're modeling tonight.

600. Otherwise you might lose two men to me in one day.

601. I brought lattes to help us pack.

602. I heard from Ivy's lawyer.

603. She got a call from the bank saying there was

604. a cashier's check waiting for her.

605. So she packed up and moved out

606. and when she went to collect it it wasn't there.

607. Do you know anything about this?

608. Yes. I never called the lawyers.

609. But now that she's out, I need to legally make sure she can't

610. get back in.

611. And the call about the check?

612. It was a ruse to get her out of the apartment.

613. Rufus, you're not gonna get me to feel any remorse about this.

614. Ivy lied about who she was.

615. She manipulated my mother while she lay dying

616. and she stole our apartment.

617. Look, frankly I think she deserves

618. exactly what she's getting.

619. But you didn't just lie to her, you lied to me.

620. But, Rufus, I'm sorry I kept it from you.

621. Because I knew you wouldn't be comfortable with it.

622. I had to protect you from the truth.

623. This isn't what a marriage is, Lily.

624. We have to be honest with each other.

625. I know, but this was an extreme situation.

626. I did what had to be done.

627. Yeah, maybe I'm just seeing more clearly

628. because of the view from Brooklyn but

629. I'm not okay with this.

630. Look, Rufus, I know you're upset

631. but how can you be so righteous?

632. We're talking about someone that stole from us.

633. Oh, my God.

634. Can we please just stop fighting?

635. Can we just pack and go home?

636. Yeah, I don't know, Lil.

637. Right now, this loft feels a lot more

638. like home than our apartment.

639. As you can see, Nate, everyone's very excited I'm back.

640. No one more so than you, apparently.

641. Which makes me wonder, it's a buyers' market

642. right now for newspapers.

643. If you really wanted one

644. you could have gone anywhere.

645. - What are you getting at? - I think you came back for me.

646. Oh. You're adorable.

647. - No, I'm serious. - Oh.

648. I think you spent the last few months in LA

649. tryin' to convince yourself that I was nothing

650. just a fling with a younger guy.

651. But the fact is you couldn't get over me.

652. Really?

653. Then explain this.

654. Come with me.

655. Where's my date going?

656. Exactly where we wanted him to.

657. Blair, what are you doing here?

658. Looking for you.

659. At first, I wasn't sure where I could find you

660. but then I realized all I had to do was

661. look for the lingerie models.

662. So tell me, is it true?

663. Did you pay my dowry?

664. Who told you that?

665. Tell me if it's true.

666. - But, why does it matter? - Ugh.

667. I knew it.

668. You thought you could buy me back.

669. Just like you thought you could sell me for your hotel.

670. You got it all wrong.

671. That's why you showed up with that ruse

672. today about friendship.

673. You bought my divorce and you came to collect your prize.

674. Then why didn't I collect?

675. I swear I did not want you to know about the dowry.

676. The only people that knew were Nate and Andrew Tyler.

677. Just wanted you to be free.

678. Whom you choose to love with that freedom is up to you.

679. I'm sorry, Blair.

680. I thought you knew.

681. Oh.

682. You're right, he's a good actor.

683. Yeah, I don't think he's acting all that much.

684. Wait, you two are working together?

685. What? Is this, some kind of revenge on Diana?

686. Yes, but let me explain it to you.

687. I.. I can't believe this.

688. You, whatever.

689. But, Lola, you totally used me.

690. Just go talk to her. We got what we needed, alright.

691. Uh-oh, Nate, looks like your dirty movie

692. just got an unhappy ending.

693. What the hell do you think you're doing?

694. Filming you and Aiden.

695. Oh, and he's 16, by the way.

696. Not sure how you're gonna run "The Spectator" from jail.

697. - And you recorded it? - Yup.

698. You have not lost your touch, by the way.

699. So what do you think, the front page of "The Spectator"

700. or just let Gossip Girl run with it?

701. Go ahead, send the video wherever you want.

702. 'If what's-his-name really is 16'

703. you'll be in prison right there next to me

704. for recording and distributing child pornography.

705. Gonna go enjoy the show. See you at work tomorrow.

706. So, uh, are you okay?

707. Yeah.

708. I guess I'm just not used to seeing

709. Chuck do anything selfless.

710. Yeah, well, people can surprise us.

711. Even Chuck. I saw the divorce papers.

712. The seal was there, but they weren't signed.

713. I thought you must have known that

714. he paid the dowry.

715. No.

716. No, this has nothing to do with Chuck. Or the dowry.

717. Well, then-then-then why?

718. My whole life, I wanted to be a princess.

719. And when I met Louis, it was this whole whirlwind

720. of royalty and tiaras and

721. it seemed like my dream was coming true.

722. I mean, I may have married a prince

723. but I never really got to be a princess.

724. I know it's silly, but I think it was just one more loss

725. I needed to mourn before moving on.

726. Serena, when I first came to you, it was because

727. I needed advice and I wanted yours.

728. Oh, and when you agreed to come with me to the party?

729. That was because I needed to make it look like

730. I was in a fight with Nate in front of Diana.

731. I know you really want this "It Girl" title for me

732. and I'm so flattered that you think I could ever

733. live up to it, but to be honest with you, Serena

734. I, I don't care about that kind of thing.

735. And neither does Nate, so I'm so sorry I

736. I hope we can still be friends.

737. Well, why would I want to be?

738. I put myself on the line for you, Lola

739. and then all you did was let me down.

740. Okay, ladies, time to get in position.

741. There's just been a small change in the plans.

742. Yeah, Lola's not modeling.

743. - What? - She can explain.

744. Uh, Serena, I need to talk to you.

745. Oh, I'm so sorry about Lola. I know it's an inconvenience.

746. It's not that, after that photograph today came out today

747. 'we thought we'd get even more buzz if we changed'

748. 'the name of "The Serena" to "The Lola."'

749. So I need you to model something else.

750. Seriously? I mean, a few minutes ago that would have been

751. great news, but now you ask me to do this.

752. I have a model to take your place while you go change

753. we'd love to see you in something else.

754. Sorry, but you can't go out there, we can't have Serena

755. being the face of "The Lola."

756. 'Please, come with me.'

757. Spotted, Serena van der Woodsen

758. blowing off the Kiki fashion show.

759. Looks like this partyjust went

760. from "so hot" to "so not."

761. Hey.

762. I just wanted to let you know how sorry I am about last night.

763. And I really appreciate everything you were doing

764. with the whole "It Girl" thing.

765. No, it's okay, I-I, I'm sorry

766. I shouldn't have pushed you to do it.

767. It's clearly not for you, heh.

768. Actually, it might be.

769. 'I got a call from an agent this morning.'

770. She saw my photo on Gossip Girl and wants to

771. set up a meeting with me.

772. What, does, um

773. what does Nate have to say about it?

774. I thought he didn't care about

775. you being an "It Girl."

776. 'Yeah, I know, he doesn't, but, um'

777. he's supportive of my acting career so he's happy.

778. And, anyway, it's how you use your power that counts, right?

779. Sure, heh.

780. How do you plan to use yours?

781. Well, I was thinking that

782. instead of being an "It Girl" like you

783. beautiful and unobtainable that maybe I could be more

784. of an "Every Girl," you know?

785. Like someone everyone can relate to.

786. I don't know. Maybe that's dumb. Is that stupid?

787. No, no, no, I..

788. 'No, I just think, you know, these things'

789. 'usually come and go pretty quickly'

790. so I just... I wouldn't get used to it, you know.

791. But, um, there are some things that I have to do.

792. So maybe I can call you later and we can hang out?

793. Okay, yeah.

794. Can we talk?

795. Sure.

796. I don't think I realized just how upset

797. you were with me till last night.

798. Or how much you were willing to fight for "The Spectator."

799. I've been putting my heart and soul into this paper.

800. Of course, I'm gonna fight for it.

801. I'd like us to find a way to work together.

802. Well, I don't know how to do that anymore.

803. Well

804. I could apologize, for starters.

805. For not being honest with you from the very beginning

806. about being in business with your grandfather.

807. It was a terrible thing to do to you.

808. Thank you.

809. Is that it?

810. Well, I could apologize for last night, but

811. I thought that was a draw.

812. Heh, what about all

813. the Gossip Girl sources you released?

814. I didn't do that.

815. I thought you'd have found out by now.

816. After your grandfather intervened, it was all over.

817. I thought it would be easier for you to hate me.

818. And frankly, I, I think I wanted to punish myself

819. a little for what I did to you.

820. So about us working together, what's that gonna look like?

821. "The Spectator" is yours.

822. I'm just here in a support capacity.

823. In the meantime, I have some other business

824. I need to take care of and that's gonna be my main focus.

825. And I've found another office downstairs.

826. Deal?

827. Deal.

828. There's one more thing I should come clean about.

829. You were right about me still having feelings for you.

830. I know you're with Lola now and I promise

831. I won't let my feelings get in the way

832. of your relationship or of our work.

833. Let me know if you need me.

834. Thank you.

835. Always good to see you, but you didn't need to come all the way

836. to The Mark to meet me, Andrew.

837. You could have just e-mailed me Elizabeth's information.

838. That's why I came.

839. I don't think you should contact her, Chuck.

840. Look, I appreciate you looking out for me, but I've decided I

841. wanna try and have a relationship with my mother.

842. That's the thing. Elizabeth is not your mother.

843. I made contact, she swore

844. it wasn't her who donated the blood.

845. Said she was in a monastery in Tibet at the time.

846. A monastery? She's lying. She's good at that.

847. I looked into it. Her story checks out.

848. Keep looking. Someone donated that blood.

849. I wanna know who.

850. What is this about?

851. Look, the sun hasn't set.

852. I feel like a prom queen doing the walk of shame.

853. You look like a princess, now, I'm not gonna lie

854. this is cubic zirconia

855. that I got from a costume shop

856. but you'll sell it.

857. Cubic zirconia does not touch this body.

858. Put it on, Blair.

859. I have hit rock bottom. What is going on?

860. I, uh, I thought you should get to feel

861. like a princess one last time.

862. OMG! It's Blair Waldorf! I can't believe this is happening.

863. You look beautiful.

864. She's a real-life princess.

865. - Let's get a picture with her. - Yes, can we..

866. - Here. - Just give to him.

867. Yeah. Absolutely.

868. Alright, everybody smile.

869. Smile bigger!

870. Love your crown.

871. - Amazing. - We love you.

872. - Thank you. - Thank you, bye.

873. Thank you.

874. It turns out that Lola staged that photo of herself

875. in afireman's jacket.

876. How desperate.

877. Doesn't she realize there can only be one "It Girl"

878. on the Upper East Side?

879. And that will always be

880. Serena van der Woodsen.

881. Nate Archibald's office, please.

882. 'He's not available right now.'

883. - Tell him it's Lola. - 'He's in with Diana.'

884. 'He asked not to be disturbed.'

885. 'Hey, Lola. Can we get a picture?'

886. 'Look this way, please.'

887. - Come on, Lola. Look this way. - Ah, that's great.

888. - 'Turn around. Come on, Lola.' - 'Come on, sweetheart.'

889. - 'There you go.' - Nice. Nice!

890. You must be happy to be home.

891. Um, very much, Vanya. Thank you.

892. I will go back down and get Mr. Humphrey's bags.

893. Well, um, actually, this is it for now.

894. Sometimes we fight for something

895. only to discover by the time we get it

896. our goals have changed.

897. For some, it's too late.

898. The lines have been drawn.

899. And the damage has beendone.

900. But other times, you get thething

901. you always wanted..

902. only to find out it isn't what you really need.

903. Get ready, kids, I'm back

904. and this time, I'm here tostay.

905. XOXO, Gossip Girl.