Episode Report Card Kim: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Fire
By Kim | Season 4 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.11.2001
Upstairs, Sean is telling Mrs. Rotundi about the success of the sock shirt. Mrs. Rotundi actually seems interested. Meghan and Lila walk in. Mrs. Rotundi starts crying and hugs her daughter. (Lila, not Meghan.) Lila apologizes, but Mrs. Rotundi assures her that everything will be okay. Meghan and Sean look at each other and smile.
Felicity, having just taken a shower, explains to Javier what happened in the fire. Javier says that Noel was Felicity's hero. Felicity doesn't know what would have happened if Noel hadn't been there. Javier doesn't even want to think about that. Felicity thinks over what they just said. Javier stands up and starts to gather Felicity's clothes to throw away, since they are smoke-filled. Felicity wants to keep them. Javier thinks they will remind her what happened. Felicity says that's why she wants to keep them. Javier advises her to bag them up, or "otherwise [her] whole closet is going to smell like barbecue." Felicity sits on her bed, hugging the clothes, and staring off into space.
Ben makes some quesadillas (I think) at the loft. Sean walks by and comments on how great they smell, and Ben offers to make him some. Ben just turned into the best roommate ever. Ben tells Sean about the test, and says that he did well. Sean laughs, but Ben admits that he got an A. Sean thinks that's incredible. Ben grins. Their conversation is interrupted by Noel walking in the door, all sooty. Sean asks what happened. Noel tells them about the fire. Ben's first question is if Noel is okay. Noel says that he is, and that no one was hurt, and then he adds that Felicity was there. Ben wants to know if Felicity is okay. Noel says that she is, but that she's a little freaked out. Ben looks freaked out as well. The best song that they could have picked for this scene, "Fade Into You" by Mazzy Star, starts playing. Noel says he's going to get cleaned up.
Javier knocks on Felicity's door, and says that she has a phone call. Felicity asks if it's Noel. Javier says that it's Ben. Felicity gingerly takes the phone and says hello. Ben asks if it's too late to call, then says that he heard she was in a fire. Felicity says that they're okay. Ben says he wanted to make sure. Felicity thanks him, and then says that Elena told her Ben got an A on his exam. Ben says that it's not a big deal. Felicity knows that it is a big deal. Ben asks if Elena and Javier are there, so that Felicity isn't alone. Felicity assures him that she's fine, and then thanks him for calling, and congratulates him on his grade on the exam. There is much unsaid during this conversation. They say goodbye and hang up. Both of them stare at the phone, wondering what else they should have said.