A masked ball is this week's main event, and we open with Jenny running errands for Blair. Evidently that power play last week only secured her the head personal assistant spot. The shopkeeper takes pity on our poor belabored Jenny, and loans her a gold bracelet. She'll get to wear it at the ball as long as she returns it afterwards. She's definitely going to lose that thing. Maybe my hopes of Jenny in juvie aren't yet squashed.

Blair and Serena are lounging around in bed together (?) discussing the upcoming ball. Blair reveals that she's set up a scavenger hunt for Nate - girls will give him a series of clues and if he identifies Blair before midnight, he'll win the prize of finally getting to sleep with her. Seeing as though Blair will be the one standing around with the KY and the dildo, I think even Nate will be able to figure this one out. Serena is a little squicked out talking to Blair about having sex with Nate because, you know, Serena actually has had sex with Nate. Awk-ward! Serena volunteers to skip the party, but Blair insists that Serena not only attend, but be the one to give Nate his last clue. Blair says the ball is about starting over, and that she trusts both Serena and Nate. Good plan. What could possibly go wrong?

He likes it when you do this with your hand...

Blair asks Serena if Dan's coming, and we learn that Serena in fact has not invited Dan yet. Meanwhile, Dan is at home with Rufus and Jenny, trying to pretend that he doesn't care about the snub. Jenny exposits that the reason she's Blair's bitch for the day is to trade self respect for an invitation to the ball and a dress to wear. Guess calligraphy just didn't cut it this time. BTW, Dan and Serena really must be soul mates because they always talk about the same exact thing at the same exact time. It's uncanny. Serena defends herself by claiming that Dan wouldn't want to go to something that pretentious, and Blair insists that she call Dan up immediately since the ball is that night. We cut back to Dan, whose cell phone is ringing. But wait - it's not Serena, it's Vanessa! Who? No fucking idea. Vanessa asks Dan if he still has some old book, and he complains that he hasn't heard from her in a year and now she's making him play fetch. He walks into his bedroom and it turns out Vanessa's in there waiting for him by an open window. I think she's another one of those Dawson's River kids Kat and Bianca's dad was so worried about.

Joey Potter gone ghetto

Vanessa announces that she's going to finish high school in the city. Dan is... not really too thrilled. As he awkwardly makes chit chat, his cell phone goes off again and this time it is Serena. Vanessa scampers away to catch up with Rufus, and Dan picks up. Goaded by Blair, Serena is about to ask Dan to the ball when she hears Vanessa babbling about waffles in the background. Dan claims it was Jenny, but just as he says that, Jenny walks into Blair's bedroom. Ruh-roh. I just want to note it was really generous of Blair to loan Jenny the Waldorf family jet. I mean, how the hell else did Jenny get from Brooklyn to the UES in approximately 2 minutes?

Jenny picks up a new list of chores from Blair and almost falls on her face running back out the door. Devastated, Serena watches the gangly legs of Dan's lie take off, and she quickly gets off the phone without inviting Dan to the ball. She then announces to Blair that she needs a date. Blair's already regretting that "I trust you" speech I bet.

At Nate's, Cappy McDouche is totally stressed out about securing Blair's mother's account. Cappy snaps at Nate's mom (who, incidentally, looks crazy similar to Lily) and runs out the door. Looks like someone may be having money troubles. My, my coke habits are expensive, aren't they?

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