Episode 54 of "Gilmore girls"
s03e11 I Solemnly Swear
Title: I Solemnly Swear
Original Air Date: 01/21/2003 on WB
Director: Carla McCloskey
Writer: John Stephens
Guest Stars: Billy Burke (Alex Lesman), Damon Jones (Speaker), Kevin Farrell (John Mattern), Seth MacFarlane (Voice of Bob Merriam), Joe Fria (Joe Mastoni), Jay Krich (Mr. Hunter), Laurel Ann Hatfield (Melanie), Teigh McDonough (Fencing Instructor), Dorothea Harahan (Brooke)
Plot Outline:
Offers of dates ensue when Lorelai and Sookie attend a seminar on operating an inn and run into two handsome men -- an old friend of Sookie's and his business partner... Lorelai unsuccessfully resists being deposed when her mother is sued by a former maid for wrongful termination... after Rory and Francie butt heads at the student council meeting, Francie proposes a truce and then immediately lies to Paris that Rory is trying to undermine her... Paris is crushed that her best friend has betrayed her and lashes out at her during their fencing class, leaving Rory ostracized by the rest of the student body.