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By Jessica | Season 6 | Episode 15 | Aired on 02.11.2003
Pacey and Joey run into each other at the junction of men's shoes and cleaning supplies. Pacey quickly pockets the condoms. He tells Joey that he'll meet her at check-out. "No, I need you," Joey says, grabbing his hand. Pacey furrows his brow and asks if she can't go to the bathroom by herself. Joey says that's exactly what the problem is. "And why weren't you in the laundry aisle, anyway?" she asks. "Okay, let's go," Pacey says hurriedly, and hustles her toward the bathroom. "Thank you," Joey tells him.
Pacey leans against the wall and waits by the out-of-order ladies' room door while Joey pees in the men's room. "Is your sense of adventure so lacking that you can't use this washroom unattended?" he asks when she emerges. Joey explains that the lock on the men's room didn't work, and she really didn't want to be running into strange men in the K-Mart's men's room. "Who's going to walk in?" Pacey asks. "There's nobody here! The store is going to close in five minutes." And, right on key, all of the overhead lights click off.
Pacey and Joey run to the front door and scream and yell and pound frantically on the glass as all of the employees drive away. Now, let's just ignore the fact that surely some employees would have to stay after closing to clean up and close out the cash registers. No, no, ignore it! Ignore it! Just enjoy! "He's leaving," Joey says, as the last employee climbs into his Monte Carlo and speeds away. "I can see that, thanks," Pacey says. "He's leaving us here, trapped," Joey says. Pacey rests his head against the glass door. "Okay, let's not panic," Joey says, taking a deep breath. "Who's panicking?" Pacey asks. "I am panicking, Pacey," Joey tells him. "This is not exactly where I want to be right now. I have an entire --" He rolls his eyes and interrupts her. "'An entire book to read.' I know. When don't you have an entire book to read?" Joey purses her lips, and Pacey reminds her that this isn't exactly his "dream come true" either. Joey sighs. "Well, let's not snipe at each other anymore," she says. Pacey throws his shoulder against the door. Nothing. "We need to think logically," Joey reminds him. "Well, this one's locked," he tells her.
After the break, we open inside the darkened store. Pacey runs up to Joey, who's standing by a black phone. "Any luck?" he asks. She waves the receiver in his face. "They're not real phones," she says. Pacey furrows his brow. "What do you mean, they're not real phones?" he asks. Joey rolls her eyes and puts the receiver to her mouth.. "Clean-up on aisle four. Clean-up on aisle four," she says, echoing all over the store. Pacey sighs. "We can call housewares, but we can't communicate with the outside world," Joey reiterates, before asking if he found an unlocked door. He didn't, he says, but asks if she has her cell phone. "It's in my purse. In the car," Joey announces. Pacey groans. They stare at each other for a moment. "Pay phones!" they shout simultaneously, and race off. Hey, I think I've seen this one before! Except it starred Jennifer Connelly, and it was called Career Opportunities.