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By Maggie | Season 3 | Episode 7 | Aired on 11.14.2000
Meghan is sitting by Sean's hospital bed, having just arrived with some candles that he asked her to bring. He explains that he is going to start living by the commandments because he made a deal with God before his operation that if he pulled through, he'd become more religious. As I've said before, I don't really know all that much about the Judeo-Christian concept of God, but I don't think that He is all that open to making deals. The deal is, as I understand it, that you live and die by His mercy. End of the greatest story ever told. Sean, your copy of The Art of the Deal won't be of much help to you in this case. Sean introduces her to his roommate, Mr. Morgenstern, whom he has confirmed moments before, is also Jewish. Morgenstern means "morningstar," which I guess means that this guy will be guiding Sean in some way. Sean then asks Meghan to turn on the light for him because the Torah says that he can't "operate electronic gadgets during the Sabbath." When Meghan wonders if the word "gadget" actually appears in the Torah, Sean snipes, "Can you not blaspheme, please!" So, imagining that your Supreme Being enters into tit-for-tat negotiations with whiny pissants even though He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, isn't blasphemy? I've got a lot to learn about religion.
At the girls' apartment, Knoll is badgering Elena about being his "moral centre." She wants him to make it quick because she has a test in three hours. He tells her about Jane and how wonderful she is and that he has access to her e-mail account. Elena is horrified that he would dream of exploiting the situation for his own gain. As she's saying, "Trust me, lies ruin everything," Tracy comes in with the word "irony" tattooed on his forehead. Okay, it isn't, but it might as well be. He's all excited about the fact that the paper that Elena worked on with Finn is about to be published. Elena congratulates Tracy, and he tells her that she is responsible for his success and that they are going to go out with Finn to celebrate. Elena is discomfited by Tracy's enthusiasm as they pick up their books to go study. On her way out of the room, she pleads with Knoll, "Don't do it." Tracy wants to know what she's talking, about and Knoll says he has no idea. When they've left, Knoll sits down with his laptop, into which he has just plugged the phone cable. Dude, don't you have a home? Do you have to commit your illegal activities in someone else's apartment? As he's logging into Jane's e-mail, he glances over his shoulder, then starts snooping in earnest.