Drug dealers [[Jay and Silent Bob]] enter the Quick Stop to shoplift and unsuccessfully invite Dante to party with them after hours. Aware of Dante's problems, Silent Bob tersely reasons that he truly loves Veronica, but Randal reveals he has already confessed the previous events to her, and she furiously and dramatically dumps Dante. Upset and furious, Dante brawls with Randal, trashing the Quick Stop in the process.
After a brief crucial moment of clarity between them, Dante rants at RandallRandal, blaming him for several incidents before repeating his relent of "I'm not even supposed to be here today!". RandallRandal furiously blows up at Dante, reminding him that he abandoned his post to slack off several times, but arrived at work nevertheless and could've left at any point but didn't, and furthermore neither of them are as "advanced" as they think they are, otherwise they wouldn't be stuck with such lowly jobs. The two reconcile and clean up, with Dante planning to take the next day off to visit Caitlin in the hospital and attempt reconciliation with Veronica. Before departing, Randal tosses Dante's shoe-polish sign in his face and declares, "You're closed!"<ref>{{cite book |first=Kevin |last=Smith |title=Clerks and Chasing Amy: Two Screenplays |publisher=Miramax Books |year=1997 |isbn=0-7868-8263-8}}</ref>
