Dawson's Creek (TV Series)

...Must Come to an End (2003)

Kerr Smith: Jack McPhee

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• [Jen and Jack's final scene] 

  Jack : Jen I want her. I want her. I don't know what you and Grams have discussed.

  Jen : Grams is aware of her own situation, her health and all. We both think that you would make an excellent father. Now Jack, please help Amy to find a place to be. I feel like I never really quite fit in.

  Jack : Which is why we're us.

  Jen : I know. I mean from the second that I stepped out of that cab onto the creek I was the instigator, you know, the girl who caused problems and rocked the creek and upset the delicate emotional balance of Capeside and I don't want Amy to be that person. I want her to belong, I feel like I never really did.

  Jack : Jen. You belong... you belong to me. Don't you get it? You're my soulmate. Amy's gonna know love, everyday of her life she is gonna know how much her mother loved her. I'm gonna see to that. Ok?

• Doug Witter : [Doug walks up to Jack, who is sitting on the beach with baby Amy asleep in a carriage next to him]  Gram said you were here. Just thinking?

  Jack : Capeside's favorite pastime.

  Doug Witter : What about?

  Jack : Moving.

  Doug Witter : Moving? Where?

  Jack : I don't know. Boston. New York.

  Doug Witter : Why?

  Jack : Amy.

  Doug Witter : Jack, you can't do that.

  Jack : Yes I can. How many gay parents do you know in Capeside?

  Doug Witter : So? How many gay teachers were there, before you came back? How many gay sheriffs are there, for that matter?

  Jack : Last time I checked, none. I'm tired of being first, Doug. Half my life has been about reeducating this community, and what do I have to show for it?

  Doug Witter : You think there are prizes for inspiring people?

  Jack : I don't want to inspire people any more. All I want to do is give Amy a normal existence, and she's not going to get that here. She's gonna have the same childhood that I did, only instead of being the only gay kid, she's gonna be the only kid with a gay parent. I don't want that.

  Doug Witter : You're going to be a gay parent no matter where you are. And yeah-Amy is going to face rejection. That's what it means to be a teenager.

  Jack : I just want to be a good parent. I have to be.

  Doug Witter : Hey. Jack. Being a good parent means knowing that your child is bound to fall down. And you just have to show 'em how to get back up.

  Jack : What do you know about parenting?

  Doug Witter : Not much. Hoping to learn quickly.

  Jack : It's a sweet gesture, but no thank you.

  Doug Witter : It's not a gesture.

  Jack : Yes, it is. With everything that we've been through, I'll be damned if we're gonna get back together over your sense of... obligation, or worse, pity.

  Doug Witter : Screw pity. I love you. I love you, Jack. I love that you're the bravest person I know... and the kindest. I love that no matter what you do, your life is gonna stand out. I want to stand out with you... and your daughter.

  [sighs] 

  Doug Witter : If you'll let me.

  [They kiss, and an elderly couple walks by] 

  Jack : Uh, it's the Dudleys. Right there.

  Doug Witter : Evening, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley. I was just, uh, kissing my boyfriend.