Duringthesummer,PaceyandAudreyrockedLosAngelesandspenttimewithhernextdoorneighbors,theOsbournes,andJackOsbourneeventagsalongwiththemtointerviewatWorthington.JenspenthertimeinNewYorkandgotecstatictolearnherparentsareseparating.JackgotdumpedbyEric,butgotoverit.JoeyspenthersummerinCapesidedoingalotofreading,workingandromancing.OntheirfirstweekbackatBostonBayCollege,JenisshockedtorunintofindthatGramsRyanhasdecidedtogobacktoschool.AtWorthington,Joeyexperiencesnothingbutbadluckwhenshedecidestoenrollinanintermediatewritingclasstaughtbytheliberal,butmanipulativeandcynical,ProfessorGregHestonwhodoesnothesitatetoridiculeandembarrassJoeyinfrontoftheclasswithherlackofknowledgeofthecurrentbooktopic.PaceyandJackmoveoutofGrams'houseandPaceytriestogettheperfectapartment,ownedbyafeisty,punkrockBritishwoman,namedEmmaJones,whoworksasawaitressinthelocalbarHell'sKitchen.Also,Dawsonisworkingonanewmovie,ahorrorfilmtitled"WickedDead"withhimastheassistantdirectorandthehackToddCarrasdirector.WhenhefinallygetstogetherwithJoey,heistheonlyonetohaverememberedher20thbirthday.