 Dawson casts Jen as the new leading lady in his horror film after deciding to kill off Joey s part. But Dawson later becomes jealous himself when Jen is perused by a football player which leads Dawson to create a messy off-camera scene during the school s informal Fall Dance. Meanwhile, Joey confronts Gail Leery, Dawson s mother, about her liaison with a co-worker from her TV news anchor job. Also, Pacey gets under Tamara s skin with his public flirting.