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By Maggie | Season 3 | Episode 12 | Aired on 04.17.2001
At the apartment, Elena is telling Sean's camera that she realizes Tracy needs "to be in a relationship without sex," and that, since Rose is also religious, she must be good for Tracy. It was "too complicated" for Tracy with Elena. She says she's "okay with that," but it seems that she's trying very hard to convince herself. I think that she has bigger problems if she's spending so much time talking about her problems on Sean's Docuventary.
At Epstein Bar, Elena tells Tracy that she's "cool with" him and Rose, and that maybe Rose is a better match for him "at the moment." Tracy repeats, "At the moment?" Elena says that the "sex thing" would have been the end of them, and she just wants him to be happy. So, if Rose and the whole church thing makes him happy, he should be with Rose. Tracy thanks her, and then wonders whether she's hungry. He gets up, leaving his wallet and telling her to order something on him. Elena opens his wallet and discovers a condom. Insert joke about the missionary position here. Hee, "insert"!
In Felicity's bedroom, she's ranting to Ben about how Avery admitted that she was interested in him. Ben, who is stretched out on the bed in his underwear and black socks, tries to defend Avery from Felicity's claim that she's evil, by referring to her life-and-death experience. Ben -- and any other man out there -- here's a hint: black socks when paired with underwear are never, ever sexy. Anyway, Felicity doesn't think that Ben's argument holds water at this late date, and yells that Avery must take responsibility for her actions. Ben grins at her, and when she asks why he's smiling, he says, "Because I've never seen you actually hate somebody before." Felicity jumps up and down and denies that she hates Avery. Ben thinks she does and cites her lips getting "all tight" as evidence. She freaks out, calculating the six degrees of Avery: she determines that they'd never have met her without Molly, through whom came the James connection, which led to the shooting. Next, Felicity's ranting that Avery was "all over" Ben at the club. Ben tries to calm her down, and says that he only wants to be with her. Felicity is concerned that Avery keeps forcing things on them that they don't really want. Ben assures her that everything will be okay. They rub noses and start making out.
Knoll and Avery arrive back at the loft. She says she wasn't ready for the night to end yet. Knoll whines that he hasn't been out and had so much fun in months. He takes a bottle of gin out of the fridge. She tells him that he's a good dancer. When Knoll says he's going to get some tonic, Avery states that she doesn't need it, and proposes that they drink "to closing the club." Knoll blabs about the lights coming up when clubs close, and chokes on his straight gin. Avery accuses him of being a lightweight, and compliments the apartment. Then she wants to know whether Ben is coming back. Knoll thinks he's staying at Felicity's. Avery says, "Ahh," and adds that she no longer feels that her life is full of purpose, as she had told him earlier; now she feels lost. Typically, Knoll makes it all about him and how he knows what that's like because he's graduating in eight weeks. Avery stopped listening after Knoll said that Ben wasn't coming home, and she plants a kiss on him.