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An accident with a smoke generator in [[Mystik Spiral]]'s music video causes the collapse of the Lane family gazebo (and Mystic'traumatises' Spiralthe goingband into taking a few weeks off). ("A few weeks off from ''what''?") [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] and [[Jane]] comment off-handedly of it until [[Wind Lane|Wind]], visiting unexpectedly after another breakup, tearfully laments the disappearance of the 'Naming Gazebo' where their parents took them to decide names. Seeing his distress, Jane and [[Trent Lane|Trent]] make a deal to have it rebuilt: she'll come up with the money and Trent has to organize and supervise its construction. Jane starts by trying to sell her paintings in the local park art fair, but has no success until she is noticed by [[Gary]], who hires her to produce copies of great artistic works for him to sell through [[Gary's Gallery|his gallery]].

TheOver the next few days, GarryGary is able to sell several of Jane's replica paintings. When she has saved enough money for the gazebo and wants to quit, GarryGary begs her to stay, praising her work and increasing her share of the profits. Jane reluctantly goes on painting for Gary but, as time goes on, she starts to burn out on painting and gets creative block, something that worries her.

Talking with Daria later, she wonders whether GarryGary is running an art forgery ring and selling her paintings as originals. Despite her friend’s doubts, Jane convinces her to help check it and has Daria distract Gary as she goes through his records. The plan comes to naught when GarryGary offhandedly informs them that [[Steve Taylor]] is a client.

Visiting the Taylor's home, they're greeted by [[Brittany Taylor|Brittany]] and then Steve. Talking about her Van Gogh reproduction, Jane is stunned when Steve (not knowing she's the artist) calls one of her reproductions "hack" work that's merely (sic) "decent for the price", even pointing out some "lazy" brushwork in one place. Distraught at the talk, - "even a cheeseball like Mr. Taylor could tell I'm a hack" - Jane definitely quits, admitting to Daria the job was really getting her down and that she was just looking for reasons to quit guilt-free.

Meanwhile, Thethe FC’s attempts to enlist Helen’s help are refused by an increasingly exasperated Helen: she first explains to [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]] that they can’t sue the artist for damages or libel; then Helen has to deal with [[Sandi Griffin|Sandi]] wanting to "disbar" the so called-painter; finally, Helen loses her patience with [[Tiffany Blum-Deckler|Tiffany]], informing her there is no legal maneuver that can be used in the situation. ("We need someone to break his fingers, like on that show about those guys," Tiffany suggests.)

Back at the Lane’s, the gazebo work has not advanced anything by this time, thanks to Trent’s uneasinessinability to order theanyone contractorsto (anddo beingwork called- [[The"When ManI (concept)|thelook in their eyes, I see... Man]])''myself''." Losing her patience, Jane forces Trent to work alongside the rest of the crew to finish the job, threatening not to pay them.

[[Claire Defoe]] praises Jane's art as "among the most inspired and original" she'd seen at the park's art sale... then is unable to realise Jane deliberately painted a Van Gogh upside down, something Gary ''does'' notice.