EPISODE

16. That Was Then

Professor Hetson recruits Joey to babysit his daughter, Hayley; Dawson visits Capeside High; Pacey returns to Capeside after his father has a heart attack.

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Professor Hetson asks Joey to baby-sit for Harley to make sure she does her homework; but Joey ends up serving as relationship counselor when she finds Harley's boyfriend, Patrick ( Taylor Handley ), hiding in the house. Patrick starts to drool over Joey which makes Harley jealous. Meanwhile, Dawson pays a visit to his past when he's asked to speak to Mr. Gold's class at Capeside High about how it is to be working in L.A. One of the students, George (Lukas Behnken), asks Dawson to watch his film, leading Dawson to realize that he's moved on from the teenager he once was. Pacey also returns to Capeside when his father is admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack. Pacey has an argument with his brother, Doug, about the way Pacey's been treating the family by shutting them out. He ends up at Dawson's house to check on the repairs after Audrey's incident over Christmas, and Dawson invites him in to renew their friendship. Absent: Michelle Williams, Kerr Smith, Busy Philipps

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