Riley didn't seem ready to leave yet, but luckily for Dale, Kelly appeared just then, as if she'd fallen from heaven.

Kelly: Is everything okay here, honey?

Dale: Yeah, everything's fine, Riley just came down to say goodbye, she's already leaving.

Kelly: Well, it's about time!

Riley: (Sighs) Okay. Goodbye, Daley. Good luck with your relationship, enjoy it as much as you can cause I don't think it's going to last... Oh, and give my best to Terry the Terrible, maybe he can give you a heads up on what I was going to tell you.

Dale and Kelly went back upstairs together, the last of the guests is leaving, Riley was left alone downstairs, brooding over her defeat. The opportunity to implement a last-minute plan failed, there's nothing left to do, the trimester has now ended.

Just as Kelly thought, Riley intercepted Dale as soon as he went downstairs, he was reluctant to talk to her, but she told him she just wanted to say goodbye and in passing, tell him something very important.

Dale: So you're leaving after all.

Riley: Yeah, I've had enough of your little girlfriend. She's insufferable, like a bomb always ready to explode. To tell the truth, I don't know how or why you put up with her.

Dale: Frankly, that's none of your business. So I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't mention Kelly in this conversation, which I certainly didn't ask for.

Riley: Okay, but if you allow me an opinion, I think you should have stayed with Cynthia Vanderburg. I met her in person recently, she's a lady, an excellent wife and mother. Your brother is lucky to have her, but personally, I think they're not a good match, Terence would make a better couple with Kelly; and you certainly with…

Dale: Stop right there, okay? I've heard enough. You wanted to say goodbye? Well, good riddance.

Riley: But I haven't told you what I had to tell you yet.

Dale: Save it, as far as I'm concerned, this discussion is over.

Riley: But it's really important.

Dale: Sorry, but I'm not interested in hearing anything else. Now, goodbye, Riley.

Lauri is just leaving, not knowing what is going on outside until she sees the patrol car. 

But there's no one inside the vehicle? Well, this is the chance to run away, surely the cops went to another house first, there are wild parties going on all over the campus. 

Nope, the patrol was sent right here by an anonymous call reporting to them that there was a party out of control at this address. But as soon as they learned that the host was "Sgt. Tera Lachance's son", they moved on to another dorm. The perks of having your mother in the police force! 

Turns out, in the heat of the party (and even with the cold and snow) it occurred to Kelly to streak in the front yard! The party is out of control, and it looks like one of the neighbors called the police. (If that was it really one of the neighbors?)

Carol tried to flee when she saw the cruiser, but because Kelly was blocking the stairwell, she couldn't get out and panicked.

Kelly quickly got dressed when she saw the guests were starting to leave, she wasn't going to give them a free show, especially not to Mandrake. And certainly not to the cops.

While Dale kills time drinking to keep his mind off things, the party goes on.

Carol Chen is having fun helping Lauri make a keg stand. Carol is another possible roomie for the next trimester. Dale, at least, would love to have her; Kelly, who knows, especially if she finds out he considers Carol attractive.

Speaking of Kelly, she is now downstairs, trying to get rid of Mandrake, who, God knows why he thought it was a good idea to try to flirt with her.

And Riley has gone to the garage to drink, just like Dale, to keep her worries at bay. Sarah stays close to her, probably to make sure she doesn't do anything foolish. Even if Riley doesn't believe it, Sarah still cares for her.

Dale, Paul and Oscar join the girls at the table. The atmosphere is very peaceful and friendly.

Here comes Riley, she's noticed Sarah's sudden interest in this Lori Hayword, so she heads inside to check on her. But Sarah is on her way out already, since Lori didn't sit at the table, she isn't sitting either.

(Poor Mandrake is still outside, trying to get in, he's missing dinner!)

Riley is already inside, but no one invites her to sit at the table.

Sarah went outside to get some air, preferring to stay as far away from Riley as possible for now. Lori is out of sight, but that's okay, there's no rush, she'll have time to get to know her well next term.

Dale's keg party is about to start, the first guests have arrived, Oscar Dillard and Mandrake Astron are stuck at the bottom of the stairs, Lori Hayword is the first to make it to the top. Sarah discreetly checked her up and down; she heard that she might be their next roomie, well she's not bad at all....

For some reason, Lori thought it was a good idea to run 'naked' with her clothes on, Sarah thought it was funny; Paul Biden didn't find this idea amusing whatsoever.

Sarah on the other hand still thinks she's great.

Sarah: (to herself) Mental note, make friends with Lori Hayword.

Meanwhile, in the dining room Kelly, Carol Chen and Liz Tarry are already settling in to enjoy the Cobbler that one of the guests brought.