Vanessa hopes to win over her stern and estranged mother Gabriela's approval when she desperately vies with Blair for the honor of delivering the freshman toast at NYU. Meanwhile, Dan invites Olivia to meet Rufus and Lily, which leads to all sorts of problems for the new couple, as well as the newlyweds. Also, Serena and Nate team up to help Carter Baizen by going to an underground gambling casino to win money to pay off the Buckley family whom have exiled Carter to Texas to work off his debt to them.
—matt-282