6. Living Dead Girl

Complete story — includes the ending

Dawson assists Todd in throwing a massive blow-out Halloween party on the film sound stage, complete with a live band ( Murderdolls ); however, Todd tells him the soundstage is haunted by the ghost of actress Melanie Ray. Audrey and Pacey, attending it, are still stricken by their cooling relationship; Audrey has not confessed to her attempt at a one-night stand, and feels that Pacey should be prioritizing his girlfriend over his job -- which Pacey, who does not have rich parents to fall back on, disagrees about. Jen, egged on by Jack, invites C.J. to the party as well; he attends... with his gay friend David ( Greg Rikaart ). Jen assumes C.J. is dating David, but David denies this; however, Jack learns that C.J. is simply not attracted to Jen. (He and David make plans to go out for coffee.) Joey asks Prof. Hetson to let Eddie back into the class, in exchange for a favor: babysitting his 15-year-old daughter Harley ( Mika Boorem ). She and Eddie take Harley to a haunted house, where sparks fly between them. Meanwhile, Pacey vents to Emma that his relationship to Audrey has become so complicated, he's no longer sure if he loves her; Audrey, overhearing, dumps him. Dawson becomes fixated on the ghost of Melanie Ray, which he believes he is seeing, and who leads him to locations where Todd and Natasha are trysting; he admits that he really likes Natasha and completely screwed things up, before quitting over Todd's apparent heartlessness. However, the two reveal that the whole thing -- not just their supposed romance, but the "ghost," which is Natasha in a wig -- was an elaborate prank. Todd refuses to accept Dawson's resignation, and Natasha takes him back.