Nothing Like the Movies

After visiting Emerson Field, Wes, Michael, Liz, and Lilith head back to the hotel before meeting up with the rest of their group and friends at Nicola’s for dinner. Clark rides with Sara and her mom. Before everyone parts ways, Clark takes Liz aside and tells her that he doesn’t want to pretend to be her boyfriend anymore because he feels like he’s hurting Wes. Liz pushes back, but they don’t resolve the issue before leaving. Outside the restaurant, Liz thinks about what happened with Wes the night before. She observes him with their old school friends who’ve met them for dinner. She feels grateful that he still has people close to him.

Dinner goes well until Liz and Wes’s friends start asking about their breakup. Liz’s best friend, Joss, alludes to the New Year’s when Wes ended things, and Liz gets upset. After dinner, Clark confronts Liz again. He makes a show of ending their fake relationship. He then explains that he learned more about what happened to Wes after Stuart’s death when he was riding with Sarah and her mom. He recorded their conversation and gives the recording to Liz. Liz listens to it. In the car, Wes’s mom told Clark that Wes blamed himself for Stuart’s death because Stuart had a heart attack shortly after the call, in which Wes told him that he didn’t want him at the game.