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♪

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[traffic noises]

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♪

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♪ Can you hear it?
Feel me calling your name ♪

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Oh, crap.

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Darby?

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♪ Oh, wake up,
one step at a time! ♪

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Oh my God, oh my God.

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♪ Well, I said get up! ♪

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♪ Start moving your feet! ♪

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♪ And listen to
the brand-new beat! ♪

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Bye, babe!

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♪ So get up, get up, get up,
get up, get up, get up now! ♪

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♪ Start a revolution! ♪

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[police siren]

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[indistinct chatter]

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[car lock beeps]

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DARBY: Hey, Gabby.

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GABBY: Darby Spencer,
reporting for duty

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with 10 seconds to spare.

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My jerk alarm
decided to not go off.

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GABBY: What is it
with you and technology?

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DARBY: What's the story?
Same guy, different robbery?

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GABBY: Yeah,
third one this week.

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Only this time,
the owner fought back.

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By the way,
Detective O'Neal is here.

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DARBY: Great.
My day just got even worse.

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[phone rings, horror movie SFX]

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Ugh, my mom.

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GABBY: You gonna get it?
DARBY: Nope.

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Guaranteed she'd find
a way to insult me

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in the first 10 seconds.

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At least,
that's her current record.

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O'NEAL: Spencer, you're late!

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Alright, listen up.

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This is the guy
that we're looking for,

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last seen fleeing the shop.

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He's six feet tall, Caucasian.

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He's wearing jeans
and a grey hoodie.

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Last sighting, he was
heading towards the alley.

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We got a roadblock set up
on the other side.

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Doesn't it seem weird
that he would go down the alley?

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It's kind of a dead end.

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GABBY: Don't do it...

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Detective O'Neal?

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I was just thinking, sir,
this guy knows the area, right?

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So instead of the alley,
where he's boxed in,

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he might've
gone up to the parkade.

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O'NEAL: Spencer--

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DARBY: It's a great place
to hide if he's injured,

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and from there he could access
the residential building

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to get away.

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Spencer!
You're not a detective, okay?

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So quit the theorizing
and just do your job.

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Roger that.

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[indistinct police radios]

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[suspenseful music]

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♪

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♪

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[suspenseful music]

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Detective O'Neal,
come in.

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O'Neal.

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[sighs]

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Okay, where are you?

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[phone rings, horror movie SFX]

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Oh, you've gotta be kidding me!

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Hey, stop!

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Augh!
MAN: [grunts]

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Stay down.

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Don't move.

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You're under arrest.

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[indistinct chatter]

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♪

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GABBY: Nice job.
Woo!

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DARBY: Thanks.
GABBY: Yes.

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Don't look now;
Sarge is here.

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STAFF SERGEANT: Spencer!

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Over here!

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O'NEAL: Ugh, here she comes...

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Veronica Mars.
Hmph!

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STAFF SERGEANT: Spencer,
Detective O'Neal tells me

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you disobeyed a direct order.
DARBY: Oh...

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Yeah, but I just
thought that I--

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O'NEAL: You just thought
that you knew better.

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Like every other time.
DARBY: But I caught the guy.

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Yeah, well,
that doesn't matter!

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You see, this is
what I'm talking about.

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Last month she followed
a suspect home

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without my authorization.

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He was accused of arson

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and I caught him
setting another fire!

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O'NEAL: Time before that,
she released a woman

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being held in custody.

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Because she went into labour!

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What, you don't like it
when a woman makes decisions?

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Okay, did you hear that?
It's insubordination.

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STAFF SERGEANT: Alright,
Spencer.

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That's enough.
You know the rules.

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I'm issuing you a reprimand.

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What?!

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No, no, no.
Sir, you-- you can't.

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I'm set to take
the detective exam next month.

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A reprimand will
kill my chances!

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Well, you should have
thought of that before

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you decided to freestyle
all over my crime scene.

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Now get back to work.

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O'NEAL: [scoffs]
Detective exam!

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No!

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♪

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O'NEAL: What did you say?
DARBY: No!

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If I had listened
to you this morning,

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we'd still be in the alley
searching through tin cans

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and pizza boxes.

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You couldn't solve a crime
if you committed it yourself!

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And if you'd stop
taking leadership hacks

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from the Don Draper
School of Management,

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you would recognize
that I'm a better detective

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than he'll ever be!

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I quit.

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What?

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I quit!

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♪

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Ugh.

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Chase...

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Chase?

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Hey, honey!

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I was...
just about to shower.

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You're home early.
What's wrong?

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That place is
an incompetent boys club.

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I quit.

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Oh my God.
You know what?

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That's it, I'm taking you out.

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Oh, no, I'm really not---

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CHASE: Oh no, no, you just
stay right there, okay?

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I'll be right back.

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Well, at least
let me change my shirt.

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You look great!
You look great.

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Huh?

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Isn't the market closing soon?

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Why are you taking a shower now?

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Slow day.

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Why is your belt on the floor?

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Um...

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Hey, oh, Darby, wait.
Wait, wait, wait, wait!

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Darby, what's wrong with you?

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You're acting crazy right now.

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♪

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Please don't hit me.
I have veneers.

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DARBY: Oh my God!

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CHASE: Okay, Darby, look,
I'm sorry, alright?

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It just...
it just happened.

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I didn't mean you hurt you.
But what do you expect?

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You're never home,
you're always working.

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We haven't spent quality time
together in months.

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Are you trying
to blame me for this?

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You don't even like my TikToks.

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Get... out!

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Um... this is my condo.

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♪

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It doesn't get
any better in bed.

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That windmill thing
that he does,

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that's his only move.

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Darby!

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[sighs]

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Hey Gabby, it's Darby.

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Yeah, I know, it has been
a long time, but I was thinking,

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you know what would be
such a fun way to catch up?

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Listen, could I maybe crash
on your couch for a bit?

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Atlanta!

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Wow, that's far.

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Your in-laws?
No, that's fine.

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That's okay...

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[sighs]

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♪

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DARBY: Hey, Zane!

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ZANE: Darby?
Where are you?

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I'm in the city,
but I was thinking

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of driving out there.
Can I stay with you guys?

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[baby crying]

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Yeah, you know we'd love
to have you here, Darbs,

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but with the baby
and everything...

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No, I get it.
That's fine.

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ANTONIO: [in a whisper]
She can sleep on the couch!

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ZANE: But...
I think you...

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I think you know
who you should call.

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Do I have to?

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[baby crying]

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Yeah.

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♪

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Ugh...

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♪ Out of paper ♪

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♪ Building up
a world around myself ♪

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♪

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♪ I'll keep on praying

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that I haven't built
a ship to wreck ♪

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♪

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♪ Telling me to
find a silver lining ♪

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♪ Oh, I'm trying ♪

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♪ Once the fears come back,
all the feelings set in ♪

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♪ See my house of cards is
crumbling and trembling now ♪

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♪ Through the windowsill,
if my walls could talk ♪

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♪ See my house of cards
is caving in and trembling ♪

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♪ So don't be afraid... ♪

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[sighs]

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[crickets chirping]

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The prodigal daughter returns.

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But why do you look like
a long-haul trucker?

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♪

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[sighs]

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Brand new record.

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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{\an8}I'm glad you're here.

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{\an8}I've been trying to
reach you for days.

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{\an8}My phone's vintage.

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{\an8}Why don't you get a new one?

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{\an8}I don't know,

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{\an8}the free phone store was closed.

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{\an8}Don't they pay you
at the police station?

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Or does Chad
still not have a job?

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Trading crypto is a job.

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And it's Chase, Mom.

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{\an8}Yes, of course, "Chase."

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{\an8}But how would I know,
since you never visit?

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{\an8}I can't do this.
I've had a really long day.

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{\an8}I have to go to sleep.

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{\an8}VICTORIA: Alright, fine.
You know where everything is.

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{\an8}The event starts at 11.
I have to be there early.

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{\an8}You can either come with me
or drive yourself.

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{\an8}The... event?

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{\an8}My book reading.

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{\an8}That's why you're here,
isn't it?

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{\an8}I left you like 98 messages.

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{\an8}Yeah, no,
that is why I'm here.

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{\an8}The book reading.

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{\an8}You didn't know about it,
did you?

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{\an8}Yes, I knew.

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{\an8}I-I... knew.
It's...

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{\an8}I'm tired, Mom.

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{\an8}You know, you don't
take care of yourself.

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{\an8}Let me draw you a bath.

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{\an8}Do not draw me anything.

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{\an8}I'm going to sleep.

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{\an8}Alright, wake you at 7?

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{\an8}Not unless you wanna get tazed!

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{\an8}♪

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[sighs]

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{\an8}♪

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{\an8}♪

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{\an8}♪

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{\an8}♪

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{\an8}♪

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{\an8}♪

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{\an8}♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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00:10:56,022 --> 00:10:59,792
♪

264
00:10:59,892 --> 00:11:04,830
♪

265
00:11:04,930 --> 00:11:08,401
Holy Mother of--
Mom!

266
00:11:08,501 --> 00:11:09,869
Whoa...

267
00:11:09,969 --> 00:11:12,071
Yikes.

268
00:11:12,171 --> 00:11:15,908
♪

269
00:11:16,008 --> 00:11:18,511
♪

270
00:11:18,611 --> 00:11:23,049
♪

271
00:11:23,149 --> 00:11:25,951
[sighs]

272
00:11:26,052 --> 00:11:30,589
♪

273
00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:34,226
♪

274
00:11:34,326 --> 00:11:36,629
Ugh!

275
00:11:36,729 --> 00:11:38,998
VICTORIA: So has the publisher
seen the reviews yet?

276
00:11:39,098 --> 00:11:40,433
SARITA: You leave that to me.

277
00:11:40,533 --> 00:11:42,902
Focus on your big day, okay?

278
00:11:43,002 --> 00:11:44,603
VICTORIA: Okay.
SARITA: Okay.

279
00:11:44,704 --> 00:11:46,272
VICTORIA: Oh, there you are!

280
00:11:46,372 --> 00:11:48,507
I was beginning to think
that we had a gas leak.

281
00:11:48,607 --> 00:11:51,043
Don't give me any ideas!

282
00:11:51,143 --> 00:11:54,080
It's a little early for booze,
don't you think, Mom?

283
00:11:54,180 --> 00:11:55,514
Even for you.

284
00:11:55,614 --> 00:11:57,450
It's not booze if
it's paired with orange juice.

285
00:11:57,550 --> 00:12:01,220
Uh-huh!
[both giggle]

286
00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,390
Hmm, honey, you remember
my agent, Sarita.

287
00:12:04,490 --> 00:12:05,558
Sarita, Darby.

288
00:12:05,658 --> 00:12:07,960
DARBY: Of course, hi.
SARITA: Of course, Darby.

289
00:12:08,060 --> 00:12:09,128
It's been so long!

290
00:12:09,228 --> 00:12:10,863
You two look like sisters.

291
00:12:10,963 --> 00:12:12,264
Sisters?
SARITA: Mm-hm!

292
00:12:12,364 --> 00:12:14,166
Only a little.
And in bad lighting.

293
00:12:14,266 --> 00:12:15,668
SARITA: [chuckles]

294
00:12:15,768 --> 00:12:17,503
Your mom's
new Bryn Martell thriller

295
00:12:17,603 --> 00:12:19,238
is being released this week!

296
00:12:19,338 --> 00:12:21,006
Have you read it?

297
00:12:21,107 --> 00:12:22,241
Uh...

298
00:12:22,341 --> 00:12:23,576
VICTORIA: You know what?

299
00:12:23,676 --> 00:12:26,212
Darby is too busy catching
real criminals to read my books.

300
00:12:26,312 --> 00:12:27,913
SARITA: Oh, come on!

301
00:12:28,013 --> 00:12:30,683
Your mom is one of the top
mystery writers on the planet.

302
00:12:30,783 --> 00:12:32,151
DARBY: How could I forget?

303
00:12:32,251 --> 00:12:34,487
I gotta go, but I'll
see you at the reading.

304
00:12:34,587 --> 00:12:36,088
You're gonna change
into something less...

305
00:12:36,188 --> 00:12:38,224
military... right?
DARBY: Yeah!

306
00:12:38,324 --> 00:12:40,226
Why don't you pick me out
something so we can both

307
00:12:40,326 --> 00:12:42,094
look like Swedish
airline hostesses?

308
00:12:42,194 --> 00:12:44,263
SARITA: Ow.

309
00:12:44,363 --> 00:12:46,265
DARBY: Bye, Sarita.
SARITA: Bye.

310
00:12:46,365 --> 00:12:48,100
Children...

311
00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,971
♪

312
00:12:52,071 --> 00:12:54,306
ZANE: Okay, wow,
that's a lot to unpack.

313
00:12:54,406 --> 00:12:55,741
So you quit your job--

314
00:12:55,841 --> 00:12:56,942
ANTONIO: You made
the right decision.

315
00:12:57,042 --> 00:12:58,244
ZANE: Dumped
that dead weight Chase.

316
00:12:58,344 --> 00:12:59,612
Hey, harsh.

317
00:12:59,712 --> 00:13:01,480
But... not wrong.

318
00:13:01,580 --> 00:13:03,215
And now you're moving
back in with your Mom?

319
00:13:03,315 --> 00:13:05,317
DARBY: Slow down.
I am not moving in with her.

320
00:13:05,417 --> 00:13:07,453
I just crashed there because
you two, for some reason,

321
00:13:07,553 --> 00:13:11,423
you decided to prioritize
this little angel over me.

322
00:13:11,524 --> 00:13:12,591
Alright, walk me through this.

323
00:13:12,691 --> 00:13:14,093
What's wrong with Victoria?

324
00:13:14,193 --> 00:13:15,861
I thought you were the nice one.

325
00:13:15,961 --> 00:13:17,429
DARBY: What am I gonna do?

326
00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:19,999
All my life, I only
wanted to be a cop.

327
00:13:20,099 --> 00:13:22,701
I just wanted to do
what my dad did, and...

328
00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:26,472
it's not what
I thought it would be.

329
00:13:26,572 --> 00:13:27,773
I want to help people.

330
00:13:27,873 --> 00:13:29,275
I don't want to follow orders.

331
00:13:29,375 --> 00:13:31,110
Does any of this make sense?

332
00:13:31,210 --> 00:13:33,012
You're a lone wolf.

333
00:13:33,112 --> 00:13:36,315
Do not tell her that;
it'll go to her head.

334
00:13:36,415 --> 00:13:39,485
Shoot, I gotta run.

335
00:13:39,585 --> 00:13:41,020
Goodbye!
[kiss sound]

336
00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:42,788
ZANE: Goodbye!

337
00:13:42,888 --> 00:13:46,592
[inspirational music]

338
00:13:46,692 --> 00:13:50,930
♪

339
00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:54,266
♪

340
00:13:54,366 --> 00:13:56,235
SARITA: International
best-selling author

341
00:13:56,335 --> 00:13:59,572
with over 25 million
copies sold,

342
00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:01,974
five-time winner
of the prestigious

343
00:14:02,074 --> 00:14:04,076
Agatha Award for Best Novel...

344
00:14:04,176 --> 00:14:05,211
[applause]

345
00:14:05,311 --> 00:14:07,880
Stop, stop!
Maybe this'll be the sixth?

346
00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:09,815
SARITA: Oh!
[applause]

347
00:14:09,915 --> 00:14:12,251
Alder Bluffs's own,
Victoria Spencer.

348
00:14:12,351 --> 00:14:13,652
[applause]

349
00:14:13,752 --> 00:14:15,287
VICTORIA: Thank you.
Thank you so much.

350
00:14:15,387 --> 00:14:16,722
Thank you, Sarita.

351
00:14:16,822 --> 00:14:21,327
Thank you all for being here,
and especially my daughter,

352
00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:22,795
Darby Spencer,

353
00:14:22,895 --> 00:14:25,831
who drove all the way
from the city to join us today!

354
00:14:25,931 --> 00:14:28,400
[applause]

355
00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:29,935
VICTORIA: And
without further ado,

356
00:14:30,035 --> 00:14:33,172
I am honoured to share
with you a sneak peek

357
00:14:33,272 --> 00:14:37,509
of my latest
Bryn Martell thriller,

358
00:14:37,610 --> 00:14:39,945
"The Cardinal's Confession."

359
00:14:40,045 --> 00:14:42,514
And what a perfect venue for it.

360
00:14:42,615 --> 00:14:43,916
[applause]

361
00:14:44,016 --> 00:14:45,251
VICTORIA: "Chapter Three.

362
00:14:45,351 --> 00:14:48,921
"Bryn glanced up at the mottled
light cascading down

363
00:14:49,021 --> 00:14:51,257
"from the cathedral's
rose window..."

364
00:14:51,357 --> 00:14:54,460
KAIA: Darby?
Hey, Darby!

365
00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,395
[gasps]
Kaia!

366
00:14:56,495 --> 00:14:57,696
KAIA: [laughs]
Hey!

367
00:14:57,796 --> 00:14:59,932
I didn't know you were coming!

368
00:15:00,032 --> 00:15:02,034
Oh, yeah, well,
I tried my best to avoid it,

369
00:15:02,134 --> 00:15:05,004
but you know mom.
How are you doing?

370
00:15:05,104 --> 00:15:06,739
You must be finishing
your master's, right?

371
00:15:06,839 --> 00:15:07,873
Journalism?
KAIA: Yes, yeah.

372
00:15:07,973 --> 00:15:09,575
Next stop, HuffPost!

373
00:15:09,675 --> 00:15:11,010
Well, I mean, I hope.

374
00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:12,878
I've got an interview, so...

375
00:15:12,978 --> 00:15:14,079
DARBY: Nice.

376
00:15:14,179 --> 00:15:15,781
God, it feels like yesterday
I was babysitting you

377
00:15:15,881 --> 00:15:17,416
and we were crank-calling
the country club.

378
00:15:17,516 --> 00:15:18,651
Do you remember?

379
00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:20,619
I mean, you taught me
all my best swears.

380
00:15:20,719 --> 00:15:22,154
Can't forget.
[phone buzzes]

381
00:15:22,254 --> 00:15:24,290
Um...

382
00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:26,792
Oh, um...
Uh, we'll talk after.

383
00:15:26,892 --> 00:15:27,927
DARBY: Yeah, sure.

384
00:15:28,027 --> 00:15:30,062
KAIA: Uh, hi, Dr. Cagney.

385
00:15:30,162 --> 00:15:31,363
VICTORIA: "And at that moment,

386
00:15:31,463 --> 00:15:33,265
"Bryn knew she had
but one chance.

387
00:15:33,365 --> 00:15:36,268
"As the assailant
swung his knife..."

388
00:15:36,368 --> 00:15:37,670
KAIA: Wait, what?

389
00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:39,271
VICTORIA: "She ducked
behind the chancel screen

390
00:15:39,371 --> 00:15:40,706
"and grabbed a heavy gold
candlestick--"

391
00:15:40,806 --> 00:15:42,942
KAIA: No, please!

392
00:15:43,042 --> 00:15:44,410
[picture slams to the ground]

393
00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:46,612
[crowd gasping and murmuring]

394
00:15:46,712 --> 00:15:49,648
Kaia?

395
00:15:49,748 --> 00:15:51,450
Uh, I'm sorry.

396
00:15:51,550 --> 00:15:53,953
I'm sorry.

397
00:15:54,053 --> 00:15:56,922
Uh, then...

398
00:15:57,022 --> 00:16:00,492
"Then she felt
a trickle of blood..."

399
00:16:00,592 --> 00:16:03,162
DARBY: What's going on?
KAIA: I, um...

400
00:16:03,262 --> 00:16:05,431
The university just called.

401
00:16:05,531 --> 00:16:07,099
I'm being expelled!

402
00:16:07,199 --> 00:16:09,168
They said
I plagiarized my thesis!

403
00:16:09,268 --> 00:16:11,203
What?
That's ridiculous!

404
00:16:11,303 --> 00:16:13,105
You're, like, one of the most
honest people I know.

405
00:16:13,205 --> 00:16:14,673
No, that has to be a mistake.

406
00:16:14,773 --> 00:16:16,875
KAIA: No, that's what I said!
But they wouldn't listen.

407
00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,978
They just kept saying
that my paper was flagged

408
00:16:19,078 --> 00:16:22,281
and that there's
a zero tolerance policy.

409
00:16:22,381 --> 00:16:24,183
I don't know.
Like, this is my future.

410
00:16:24,283 --> 00:16:26,285
This is everything
that I've worked for.

411
00:16:26,385 --> 00:16:27,820
I could look
into this for you.

412
00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:29,655
No, I can't ask you to do that.

413
00:16:29,755 --> 00:16:31,290
No, seriously, I can.

414
00:16:31,390 --> 00:16:33,292
I... have some time now.

415
00:16:33,392 --> 00:16:35,361
I'll go see
the Dean of Admissions.

416
00:16:35,461 --> 00:16:36,695
KAIA: Really?
DARBY: Mm-hm.

417
00:16:36,795 --> 00:16:38,697
KAIA: You'll help me?
VICTORIA: Of course we will.

418
00:16:38,797 --> 00:16:40,466
I know the Dean of Admissions personally

419
00:16:40,566 --> 00:16:42,034
and we will visit her
this afternoon.

420
00:16:42,134 --> 00:16:44,970
DARBY: I'm sorry, "we"?
KAIA: Oh thank you, you two!

421
00:16:45,070 --> 00:16:47,206
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!

422
00:16:47,306 --> 00:16:48,540
You two are the best.

423
00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,509
It's okay.
It's okay.

424
00:16:52,911 --> 00:16:54,446
VICTORIA: What was that about?
What?

425
00:16:54,546 --> 00:16:56,982
I offered to help Kaia. Me.

426
00:16:57,082 --> 00:16:58,117
Well, Officer Spencer,

427
00:16:58,217 --> 00:17:00,319
don't you have to
go back to your job?

428
00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:02,388
Besides,
I am good at this stuff.

429
00:17:02,488 --> 00:17:04,456
Do you know how many
crime stories

430
00:17:04,556 --> 00:17:05,824
I have written in my lifetime?

431
00:17:05,924 --> 00:17:07,726
Not the same thing.

432
00:17:07,826 --> 00:17:11,130
Okay, fine, you go visit
your close acquaintance,

433
00:17:11,230 --> 00:17:14,400
the Dean of Admissions,
all by your lonesome.

434
00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:16,769
Fine.
We'll go to the Dean together.

435
00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:19,772
But after that,
I'm working alone.

436
00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:24,209
♪

437
00:17:24,309 --> 00:17:27,246
VICTORIA: Thank you so much
for seeing us, Dr. Cagney.

438
00:17:27,346 --> 00:17:29,348
What a beautiful painting!

439
00:17:29,448 --> 00:17:32,684
DR. CAGNEY: It's my newest.
An original Norval Morrisseau.

440
00:17:32,785 --> 00:17:35,220
You've always had
such good taste.

441
00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,656
DR. CAGNEY: [chuckles]
Please, have a seat.

442
00:17:37,756 --> 00:17:38,891
VICTORIA: Thank you.

443
00:17:38,991 --> 00:17:40,859
DR. CAGNEY: So,
what can I do for you?

444
00:17:40,959 --> 00:17:42,494
I, uh... We...

445
00:17:42,594 --> 00:17:47,399
ran into Kaia Zhang today,
and she's a close family friend.

446
00:17:47,499 --> 00:17:49,535
Oh, yes.
What a shame.

447
00:17:49,635 --> 00:17:51,070
I had such high hopes for her.

448
00:17:51,170 --> 00:17:53,839
She said her thesis
was flagged for plagiarism.

449
00:17:53,939 --> 00:17:55,074
What does that mean?

450
00:17:55,174 --> 00:17:56,708
DR. CAGNEY: The university
uses a state-of-the-art

451
00:17:56,809 --> 00:17:57,843
submissions portal.

452
00:17:57,943 --> 00:17:59,344
Students upload their papers,

453
00:17:59,445 --> 00:18:01,346
where they're checked
against known cheat sites.

454
00:18:01,447 --> 00:18:02,581
Could we see proof?

455
00:18:02,681 --> 00:18:05,150
I'm sorry,
that's confidential.

456
00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:09,054
Wanda, it would go a long way
to appeasing my concerns.

457
00:18:09,154 --> 00:18:11,824
You know, as a donor.

458
00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:13,725
Ah...

459
00:18:13,826 --> 00:18:16,728
Okay.
Keep this between us?

460
00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:19,331
Of course!

461
00:18:19,431 --> 00:18:23,235
♪

462
00:18:23,335 --> 00:18:26,738
As you can see,
Kaia's thesis was tracked

463
00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:29,708
to a website called Termpaperfox.com.

464
00:18:29,808 --> 00:18:33,779
It appears she purchased an
existing paper and modified it.

465
00:18:33,879 --> 00:18:36,248
I'm so sorry.

466
00:18:36,348 --> 00:18:38,717
♪

467
00:18:38,817 --> 00:18:41,053
KAIA: Termpaperfox?
I've never heard of that.

468
00:18:41,153 --> 00:18:42,488
According to
the Dean of Admissions,

469
00:18:42,588 --> 00:18:44,389
your thesis is
on their site, here.

470
00:18:44,490 --> 00:18:45,591
Thank you.

471
00:18:45,691 --> 00:18:48,594
KAIA: I don't understand.
I would never do any...

472
00:18:50,662 --> 00:18:52,297
This isn't my thesis!

473
00:18:52,397 --> 00:18:55,934
Or, it is my thesis,
but it's not the final version.

474
00:18:56,034 --> 00:18:58,904
Okay, I was writing
about depression and anxiety

475
00:18:59,004 --> 00:19:00,272
and how it impacts athletics,

476
00:19:00,372 --> 00:19:02,174
specifically
the men's basketball team.

477
00:19:02,274 --> 00:19:03,575
But I deleted this part about

478
00:19:03,675 --> 00:19:05,511
pre-existing
mental health conditions.

479
00:19:05,611 --> 00:19:08,280
So, someone uploaded an
earlier version of your work?

480
00:19:08,380 --> 00:19:10,916
But why?

481
00:19:11,016 --> 00:19:12,618
So it would be flagged

482
00:19:12,718 --> 00:19:14,453
by the system
when you turned it in.

483
00:19:14,553 --> 00:19:16,622
VICTORIA: So this was planned?

484
00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:20,893
But how did they steal
your paper, Kaia?

485
00:19:20,993 --> 00:19:22,961
Oh my God!
When I lost my computer!

486
00:19:23,061 --> 00:19:25,130
Somebody took it
at the library a few weeks ago.

487
00:19:25,230 --> 00:19:26,732
I thought it was
just an accident

488
00:19:26,832 --> 00:19:28,267
because it showed up
the next day,

489
00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:30,802
exactly where I was sitting.

490
00:19:30,903 --> 00:19:34,039
Do you have any idea
who would do this?

491
00:19:34,139 --> 00:19:35,073
Yeah.

492
00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:36,708
Jerome Callaghan.

493
00:19:36,808 --> 00:19:39,511
He's a starting point guard
on the men's team.

494
00:19:39,611 --> 00:19:41,813
I heard he was using
performance-enhancing drugs

495
00:19:41,914 --> 00:19:43,582
and I wanted to cover
that in my thesis.

496
00:19:43,682 --> 00:19:46,285
But he completely blew up
when I tried to talk to him.

497
00:19:46,385 --> 00:19:48,987
Well, I think it's time
we paid this Jerome Callaghan

498
00:19:49,087 --> 00:19:51,423
a social call.

499
00:19:51,523 --> 00:19:54,660
♪

500
00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,728
♪

501
00:19:56,828 --> 00:19:59,364
VICTORIA: This is it, the
Faculty of Physical Education.

502
00:19:59,464 --> 00:20:00,732
The gym's inside.

503
00:20:00,832 --> 00:20:02,668
Whoa,
where are you going?

504
00:20:02,768 --> 00:20:04,736
We agreed that after the Dean,
I would work solo.

505
00:20:04,836 --> 00:20:05,737
You're staying here.

506
00:20:05,837 --> 00:20:07,339
What?

507
00:20:07,439 --> 00:20:11,009
♪

508
00:20:11,109 --> 00:20:12,678
♪

509
00:20:12,778 --> 00:20:16,081
[sound of whistle
and indistinct voices]

510
00:20:16,181 --> 00:20:19,451
♪

511
00:20:19,551 --> 00:20:22,988
♪

512
00:20:23,088 --> 00:20:25,023
Let's go, let's go.

513
00:20:25,123 --> 00:20:26,325
Ramos, come on!

514
00:20:26,425 --> 00:20:27,759
COACH: Come on,
pick it up, Ramos!

515
00:20:27,859 --> 00:20:28,860
Come on!

516
00:20:28,961 --> 00:20:31,964
You too, Callaghan!

517
00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:34,833
♪

518
00:20:34,933 --> 00:20:38,537
♪

519
00:20:38,637 --> 00:20:42,274
♪

520
00:20:42,374 --> 00:20:47,379
♪

521
00:20:47,479 --> 00:20:49,748
♪

522
00:20:49,848 --> 00:20:50,882
Jerome Callaghan?

523
00:20:50,983 --> 00:20:51,850
Yeah?

524
00:20:51,950 --> 00:20:53,352
DARBY: Can I ask you
a few questions?

525
00:20:53,452 --> 00:20:54,386
Who are you?

526
00:20:54,486 --> 00:20:55,721
A friend of Kaia Zhang.

527
00:20:55,821 --> 00:20:58,757
How come you didn't want to
talk to her about her thesis?

528
00:20:58,857 --> 00:21:02,394
[sneaky music]

529
00:21:02,494 --> 00:21:05,797
♪

530
00:21:05,897 --> 00:21:10,269
♪

531
00:21:10,369 --> 00:21:11,570
JEROME: How'd you
know about that?

532
00:21:11,670 --> 00:21:12,871
Well, she--

533
00:21:12,971 --> 00:21:14,673
COACH: Hey, Callaghan!
What's the problem here?

534
00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:16,341
This is a private
practice, Miss.

535
00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:17,442
DARBY: No, I know.

536
00:21:17,542 --> 00:21:18,777
I'm just asking him
a few questions.

537
00:21:18,877 --> 00:21:20,479
The door is right there.
You can use it.

538
00:21:20,579 --> 00:21:24,116
Thank you.

539
00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:25,417
Come on, get back in there!

540
00:21:25,517 --> 00:21:27,152
JEROME: Yes, coach.
COACH: Come on!

541
00:21:27,252 --> 00:21:29,955
Here we go, guys!
Move it, move it!

542
00:21:31,890 --> 00:21:33,025
VICTORIA: There you are.
DARBY: Hey.

543
00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:34,960
Finally.
Look what I found.

544
00:21:35,060 --> 00:21:36,094
What are those?

545
00:21:36,194 --> 00:21:37,996
Performance-enhancing drugs,
I presume.

546
00:21:38,096 --> 00:21:39,731
I found them in
Jerome's gym bag.

547
00:21:39,831 --> 00:21:41,333
So you just took them?

548
00:21:41,433 --> 00:21:42,834
What, you're committing
crimes now?

549
00:21:42,934 --> 00:21:44,236
VICTORIA: It's just a few pills.

550
00:21:44,336 --> 00:21:45,937
Besides, you should be grateful.

551
00:21:46,038 --> 00:21:48,473
Looks like you came up
empty-handed.

552
00:21:48,573 --> 00:21:52,110
And as Bryn Martell always says,
"Always have a backup plan!"

553
00:21:52,210 --> 00:21:54,813
[sighs]
Bryn Martell.

554
00:21:55,981 --> 00:21:56,348
{\an8}Sugar pie, honey

555
00:21:56,348 --> 00:21:56,481
{\an8}Sugar pie,
honey bunch ♪

556
00:21:59,184 --> 00:22:01,787
♪ You know that I love you ♪

557
00:22:01,887 --> 00:22:04,389
♪ I can't help myself ♪

558
00:22:04,489 --> 00:22:08,060
♪ I love you and nobody else ♪

559
00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,196
♪ You come in and out my life ♪

560
00:22:11,296 --> 00:22:13,699
♪ You come and you go ♪

561
00:22:13,799 --> 00:22:16,568
♪ Leaving just
your picture behind... ♪

562
00:22:16,668 --> 00:22:18,236
Good morning.

563
00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:19,604
Oh.

564
00:22:19,705 --> 00:22:21,073
I'm sorry, did I wake you?

565
00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:23,375
No, I was already up.

566
00:22:23,475 --> 00:22:25,510
You seem
uncharacteristically chipper.

567
00:22:25,610 --> 00:22:27,379
Yeah, I guess I am.

568
00:22:27,479 --> 00:22:28,680
Do you want some coffee?

569
00:22:28,780 --> 00:22:30,382
No, I'll get some
on the road.

570
00:22:30,482 --> 00:22:33,919
Okay.

571
00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:36,254
I'm glad you're here,

572
00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:38,623
because we have to get
those pills analyzed right away.

573
00:22:38,724 --> 00:22:40,625
Do you think that the lab
at your police station

574
00:22:40,726 --> 00:22:41,626
would do it for us?

575
00:22:41,727 --> 00:22:42,594
Oh... no.

576
00:22:42,694 --> 00:22:44,896
I think they're
probably really busy.

577
00:22:44,996 --> 00:22:47,065
But I was thinking
I might go by the hospital.

578
00:22:47,165 --> 00:22:48,433
Why would we go--

579
00:22:48,533 --> 00:22:49,901
Oh!
Lucas!

580
00:22:50,001 --> 00:22:50,969
DARBY: Relax.

581
00:22:51,069 --> 00:22:52,070
There's nothing between us.

582
00:22:52,170 --> 00:22:53,538
We dated in high school.

583
00:22:53,638 --> 00:22:56,208
Uh-huh, well, it's never too
late to make a good impression.

584
00:22:56,308 --> 00:22:58,443
That's...
not the saying.

585
00:22:58,543 --> 00:23:00,178
You can't go
dressed like that.

586
00:23:00,278 --> 00:23:01,480
You need to borrow a blouse.

587
00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:03,048
Everyone says we look
like sisters, so...

588
00:23:03,148 --> 00:23:06,318
Your agent, who you pay
money to, said that one time!

589
00:23:06,418 --> 00:23:08,553
Whatever.

590
00:23:08,653 --> 00:23:11,089
I've got this.
You can...

591
00:23:11,189 --> 00:23:13,492
I don't know, go back to
your sugarpie-honeybunching.

592
00:23:13,592 --> 00:23:14,726
VICTORIA: Fine.

593
00:23:14,826 --> 00:23:16,728
But as God is my witness,
you will wear lipstick!

594
00:23:16,828 --> 00:23:18,430
Never gonna happen!

595
00:23:18,530 --> 00:23:22,534
♪

596
00:23:22,634 --> 00:23:26,138
♪

597
00:23:26,238 --> 00:23:29,341
Ugh!

598
00:23:29,441 --> 00:23:31,643
♪

599
00:23:31,743 --> 00:23:33,678
[loud crash]

600
00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:35,981
MAN: Whoa, you okay there?
Everybody okay?

601
00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:37,916
...Darby?

602
00:23:38,016 --> 00:23:39,418
Lucas!
[chuckles awkwardly]

603
00:23:39,518 --> 00:23:40,786
What are you doing here?

604
00:23:40,886 --> 00:23:42,754
You work here... right.

605
00:23:42,854 --> 00:23:44,289
I, uh...
I was just...

606
00:23:44,389 --> 00:23:47,325
walking and looking at my phone,
and you know how that goes.

607
00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:48,927
So... good as new.

608
00:23:49,027 --> 00:23:51,163
Yeah!
It just needs to be sanitized.

609
00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:52,531
Right.

610
00:23:52,631 --> 00:23:53,532
Sorry.

611
00:23:53,632 --> 00:23:54,766
When did you
get back into town?

612
00:23:54,866 --> 00:23:55,967
I didn't know you were here.

613
00:23:56,067 --> 00:23:57,569
I drove up for
my mom's book reading,

614
00:23:57,669 --> 00:23:59,171
but then I stayed because...

615
00:23:59,271 --> 00:24:00,305
it's complicated.

616
00:24:00,405 --> 00:24:01,706
Why does that not surprise me?

617
00:24:01,807 --> 00:24:03,809
Hey, you used to
find that charming!

618
00:24:03,909 --> 00:24:06,945
Eh, sometimes.

619
00:24:07,045 --> 00:24:09,481
While I have you,
maybe you could do me a favour?

620
00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:14,052
Could you tell me if these are
performance-enhancing drugs?

621
00:24:14,152 --> 00:24:15,387
Is this for a case?

622
00:24:15,487 --> 00:24:17,789
I guess you could say that.

623
00:24:17,889 --> 00:24:20,625
Yeah, they're
performance-enhancing...

624
00:24:20,725 --> 00:24:22,360
in a sense.

625
00:24:22,461 --> 00:24:23,528
They're ED meds.

626
00:24:23,628 --> 00:24:24,696
As in...?

627
00:24:24,796 --> 00:24:26,031
Erectile dysfunction.

628
00:24:26,131 --> 00:24:28,667
Oh!
Okay.

629
00:24:28,767 --> 00:24:31,036
Was not expecting that.

630
00:24:31,136 --> 00:24:32,637
Sorry to disappoint you.

631
00:24:32,737 --> 00:24:35,073
Luckily you never did.

632
00:24:35,173 --> 00:24:37,342
Inside voice...

633
00:24:37,442 --> 00:24:39,578
LINDSAY: Lucas?

634
00:24:39,678 --> 00:24:42,147
LUCAS: Hey, uh, Lindsay.
You remember--

635
00:24:42,247 --> 00:24:43,648
LINDSAY: Darby Spencer!
DARBY: Yeah!

636
00:24:43,748 --> 00:24:45,484
I thought you were in the city.

637
00:24:45,584 --> 00:24:47,752
I was.
I mean, I am.

638
00:24:47,853 --> 00:24:49,020
I am.

639
00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:50,722
LINDSAY: Well, come on.
We better go.

640
00:24:50,822 --> 00:24:52,924
I've only got an hour
and we have to visit the florist

641
00:24:53,024 --> 00:24:54,493
and the photographer.
LUCAS: Okay.

642
00:24:54,593 --> 00:24:55,727
Wait, are you two...?

643
00:24:55,827 --> 00:24:58,163
LINDSAY: Getting married
in the fall!

644
00:24:58,263 --> 00:24:59,364
Can you believe it?

645
00:24:59,464 --> 00:25:01,566
Someone finally landed
the most eligible bachelor

646
00:25:01,666 --> 00:25:04,636
in Alder Bluffs.

647
00:25:04,736 --> 00:25:05,904
Finally!

648
00:25:06,004 --> 00:25:08,373
Wow!
Congratulations!

649
00:25:08,473 --> 00:25:09,608
Oh my gosh.

650
00:25:09,708 --> 00:25:11,843
No, now I see it now,
now that you've said it,

651
00:25:11,943 --> 00:25:14,946
because you both have very
similar levels of attractiveness

652
00:25:15,046 --> 00:25:17,315
and great face...

653
00:25:17,415 --> 00:25:18,550
bones.

654
00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:21,853
So, uh, that's awesome for you,
and I'm gonna go.

655
00:25:21,953 --> 00:25:25,056
But congratulations again,
and good to see you.

656
00:25:25,156 --> 00:25:27,692
See you, Darby.

657
00:25:27,792 --> 00:25:31,029
Bye!
Bye!

658
00:25:31,129 --> 00:25:32,564
[sighs]

659
00:25:32,664 --> 00:25:35,934
♪

660
00:25:36,034 --> 00:25:37,135
ED meds?

661
00:25:37,235 --> 00:25:38,136
Really?

662
00:25:38,236 --> 00:25:39,204
Mm-hm.

663
00:25:39,304 --> 00:25:40,605
KAIA: Okay, I guess
that's why he didn't want

664
00:25:40,705 --> 00:25:42,841
to answer any of the questions
about the drugs he was using.

665
00:25:42,941 --> 00:25:43,842
VICTORIA: Yeah.

666
00:25:43,942 --> 00:25:44,976
So we're back to square one.

667
00:25:45,076 --> 00:25:46,611
Oh, no,
we're just getting started!

668
00:25:46,711 --> 00:25:48,680
Who's Michael Fletcher?

669
00:25:48,780 --> 00:25:50,482
He's listed on
the team's roster,

670
00:25:50,582 --> 00:25:51,583
but you didn't interview him.

671
00:25:51,683 --> 00:25:52,817
KAIA: Yeah, that guy.

672
00:25:52,918 --> 00:25:54,819
It's just some player they
recruited out of Vancouver.

673
00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:55,921
DARBY: Recruited?

674
00:25:56,021 --> 00:25:57,589
KAIA: Yeah, sometimes
the university will waive

675
00:25:57,689 --> 00:25:59,991
bad grades in order
to bring in a star player.

676
00:26:00,091 --> 00:26:03,194
Your talent alone buys
you a spot on the team.

677
00:26:03,295 --> 00:26:04,629
You know what?
I never found him.

678
00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:07,065
He was never at practice
or any of the games, so...

679
00:26:07,165 --> 00:26:08,466
VICTORIA: Well, why not?

680
00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:11,236
KAIA: Coach Hammond said he tore
his Achilles and went back home.

681
00:26:11,336 --> 00:26:13,071
Look, I already tried
to follow it up,

682
00:26:13,171 --> 00:26:15,140
but the coach wouldn't
give me his contact info.

683
00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:16,107
Weird.

684
00:26:16,207 --> 00:26:17,275
KAIA: Yeah.

685
00:26:17,375 --> 00:26:20,078
I think I know where
we might be able to get it.

686
00:26:20,178 --> 00:26:21,813
JEROME: Michael Fletcher?
Never heard of him.

687
00:26:21,913 --> 00:26:22,981
DARBY: Your teammate?

688
00:26:23,081 --> 00:26:25,216
From Vancouver?
With the torn Achilles?

689
00:26:25,317 --> 00:26:26,618
JEROME: What are
you talking about?

690
00:26:26,718 --> 00:26:29,421
There's never been anyone on
the team named Michael Fletcher.

691
00:26:29,521 --> 00:26:30,689
And who are you guys, anyway?

692
00:26:30,789 --> 00:26:32,324
You know,
you're suspiciously short

693
00:26:32,424 --> 00:26:33,291
to be a basketball player.

694
00:26:33,391 --> 00:26:35,594
I think you're lying.
And she is a cop.

695
00:26:35,694 --> 00:26:36,995
She doesn't look like a cop,

696
00:26:37,095 --> 00:26:38,763
and I don't know
a Michael Fletcher.

697
00:26:38,863 --> 00:26:39,965
Show him your badge.

698
00:26:40,065 --> 00:26:41,499
It's fine, Mom.

699
00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,335
We need to find out
about Michael Fletcher!

700
00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:44,469
No, we will.
We're good.

701
00:26:44,569 --> 00:26:46,037
Thank you for your time, Jerome.
JEROME: Thanks.

702
00:26:46,137 --> 00:26:47,339
Okay, what was that all about?

703
00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:48,673
Let's just leave it alone.

704
00:26:48,773 --> 00:26:50,275
Why wouldn't you
show him your badge?

705
00:26:50,375 --> 00:26:51,343
Did you... forget it?

706
00:26:51,443 --> 00:26:52,577
No, I didn't forget it!

707
00:26:52,677 --> 00:26:53,945
Okay.

708
00:26:54,045 --> 00:26:57,315
Darby Amelia, you have been in
a bad mood since you got home.

709
00:26:57,415 --> 00:26:59,484
Have I ever been
in a good mood at home?

710
00:26:59,584 --> 00:27:00,552
Okay, fine.

711
00:27:00,652 --> 00:27:02,854
What, did you have
a fight with Chad?

712
00:27:02,954 --> 00:27:05,357
Chase!

713
00:27:05,457 --> 00:27:09,995
Chase "windmilled"
a woman with veneers.

714
00:27:10,095 --> 00:27:11,162
Windmilled?

715
00:27:11,262 --> 00:27:12,197
What?

716
00:27:12,297 --> 00:27:15,033
He cheated on me, Mom!

717
00:27:15,133 --> 00:27:16,334
What--
he's a loser!

718
00:27:16,434 --> 00:27:18,336
That doesn't matter.
It must be something else.

719
00:27:18,436 --> 00:27:19,638
Did something happen at work?

720
00:27:19,738 --> 00:27:22,340
I quit!

721
00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,009
I have nothing now.

722
00:27:24,109 --> 00:27:25,644
Are you happy?

723
00:27:25,744 --> 00:27:27,912
You never wanted me to be
a cop in the first place.

724
00:27:28,013 --> 00:27:29,881
Are you surprised?

725
00:27:29,981 --> 00:27:32,083
Your father died
in the line of duty.

726
00:27:32,183 --> 00:27:33,218
I worry about you.

727
00:27:33,318 --> 00:27:35,186
I worry about you
every single day.

728
00:27:35,286 --> 00:27:37,055
Give me a break!

729
00:27:37,155 --> 00:27:38,323
You left me.

730
00:27:38,423 --> 00:27:39,724
Stop pretending that you care.

731
00:27:39,824 --> 00:27:41,159
Of course I care.

732
00:27:41,259 --> 00:27:42,293
You're my daughter.

733
00:27:42,394 --> 00:27:43,461
I am your mother.

734
00:27:43,561 --> 00:27:45,263
No, you're not!

735
00:27:45,363 --> 00:27:48,867
Mom, you are Victoria Spencer,

736
00:27:48,967 --> 00:27:52,637
the five-time Agatha Award
winner for...

737
00:27:52,737 --> 00:27:56,608
whatever.

738
00:27:56,708 --> 00:28:00,111
I never should have
come back here.

739
00:28:00,211 --> 00:28:01,346
Darby...

740
00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:02,580
Face it, Mom,

741
00:28:02,681 --> 00:28:04,849
we don't belong together.

742
00:28:04,949 --> 00:28:07,185
We never have...

743
00:28:07,285 --> 00:28:09,621
We never will.

744
00:28:09,721 --> 00:28:13,324
Not even you can rewrite that.

745
00:28:13,425 --> 00:28:15,260
♪

746
00:28:19,030 --> 00:28:21,399
♪

747
00:28:21,499 --> 00:28:25,670
[door creaks open]

748
00:28:29,674 --> 00:28:31,643
[baby whimpers]

749
00:28:31,743 --> 00:28:33,011
ANTONIO: [sighs]
I have it.

750
00:28:33,111 --> 00:28:34,979
ZANE: Thank you.

751
00:28:38,483 --> 00:28:39,851
Did you get any sleep?

752
00:28:39,951 --> 00:28:41,386
Hmm, not really.

753
00:28:41,486 --> 00:28:43,321
This is the world's
tiniest blanket.

754
00:28:43,421 --> 00:28:44,489
[chuckles]

755
00:28:44,589 --> 00:28:46,257
But it's the least
of my concerns.

756
00:28:46,357 --> 00:28:47,992
ZANE: You want to talk about it?

757
00:28:48,093 --> 00:28:49,527
What's to talk about?

758
00:28:49,627 --> 00:28:52,363
She's a judgemental narcissist
who's never supported me

759
00:28:52,464 --> 00:28:56,067
a single day in her life.

760
00:28:56,167 --> 00:29:00,105
So... uh, you're not
gonna like hearing this,

761
00:29:00,205 --> 00:29:03,508
but we think you're
too hard on Victoria.

762
00:29:03,608 --> 00:29:06,077
I'm hard?

763
00:29:06,177 --> 00:29:07,245
Have you met her?

764
00:29:07,345 --> 00:29:09,080
Darby, she talks
about you all the time.

765
00:29:09,180 --> 00:29:12,250
She wishes
she could see you more.

766
00:29:12,350 --> 00:29:13,351
She's lonely!

767
00:29:13,451 --> 00:29:15,086
She's manipulative.

768
00:29:15,186 --> 00:29:17,922
And she's only nice to you guys
so she can undermine me.

769
00:29:18,022 --> 00:29:19,157
Why are you taking her side?

770
00:29:19,257 --> 00:29:20,258
ZANE: Darby--
ANTONIO: We're not--

771
00:29:20,358 --> 00:29:21,493
DARBY: No, I'm serious.

772
00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:24,462
You guys don't know what
it was like for me growing up.

773
00:29:24,562 --> 00:29:27,532
After my dad died, my mom
buried herself in her writing,

774
00:29:27,632 --> 00:29:30,301
and next thing I knew she was
off flying all over the world

775
00:29:30,401 --> 00:29:31,770
promoting her books.

776
00:29:31,870 --> 00:29:34,706
She completely abandoned me.

777
00:29:34,806 --> 00:29:38,076
And then she'd swan in,
no apology,

778
00:29:38,176 --> 00:29:41,012
and try to buy her way back into
my life with some stupid gift

779
00:29:41,112 --> 00:29:45,416
she bought in, like,
I don't know, Belgium.

780
00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:50,388
What's the matter?

781
00:29:50,488 --> 00:29:52,423
She'd buy her way in...

782
00:29:52,524 --> 00:29:54,592
Yeah, you were in the middle
of making that point.

783
00:29:54,692 --> 00:29:57,595
I gotta go!

784
00:29:57,695 --> 00:30:00,098
ZANE: Uh, dinosaur?
ANTONIO: Dinosaur!

785
00:30:00,198 --> 00:30:03,701
♪

786
00:30:03,802 --> 00:30:07,238
♪

787
00:30:07,338 --> 00:30:10,441
Mom?

788
00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:12,977
Mom?

789
00:30:27,992 --> 00:30:29,727
Hmm...

790
00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:30,895
Ooh...

791
00:30:30,995 --> 00:30:33,064
"Though once a maven
in the world of mystery,

792
00:30:33,164 --> 00:30:35,400
"Victoria Spencer may
have finally reached her

793
00:30:35,500 --> 00:30:38,503
"sell-by date."

794
00:30:38,603 --> 00:30:39,604
Mom?

795
00:30:39,704 --> 00:30:41,873
No, wait!

796
00:30:41,973 --> 00:30:44,008
Mom!
Mom, wait.

797
00:30:44,108 --> 00:30:46,110
You had no business
snooping around in there!

798
00:30:46,211 --> 00:30:47,312
I'm sorry!
I wasn't snooping.

799
00:30:47,412 --> 00:30:48,413
I was looking for you.

800
00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:49,747
Well, you must be thrilled.

801
00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:51,049
It's what you always wanted!

802
00:30:51,149 --> 00:30:53,351
Your overbearing mother
being put back in her place.

803
00:30:53,451 --> 00:30:55,787
That's not what I wanted.

804
00:30:55,887 --> 00:30:57,922
Okay, I sometimes wanted it,

805
00:30:58,022 --> 00:30:59,390
but I didn't
picture it like this.

806
00:30:59,490 --> 00:31:01,192
Well, now you know
my career is over.

807
00:31:01,292 --> 00:31:02,627
Those reviews are right:

808
00:31:02,727 --> 00:31:04,462
my last novel was a dud.

809
00:31:04,562 --> 00:31:05,964
I'm sure it's not that bad.

810
00:31:06,064 --> 00:31:07,098
How would you know?

811
00:31:07,198 --> 00:31:09,367
You've never even read
a single one of my books.

812
00:31:09,467 --> 00:31:11,870
Do you have any idea
what it feels like

813
00:31:11,970 --> 00:31:14,505
when everybody thinks that
you're completely washed up?

814
00:31:14,606 --> 00:31:15,707
This is all I know how to do,

815
00:31:15,807 --> 00:31:19,177
and I haven't written
a word in months!

816
00:31:19,277 --> 00:31:22,680
I'm sorry, Mom.

817
00:31:22,780 --> 00:31:24,849
What is it that you
wanted me for, anyway?

818
00:31:24,949 --> 00:31:26,117
I had a thought about the case.

819
00:31:26,217 --> 00:31:27,819
Michael Fletcher is a fake?

820
00:31:27,919 --> 00:31:29,153
Yeah, how did you know?

821
00:31:29,254 --> 00:31:30,388
I thought it was weird

822
00:31:30,488 --> 00:31:32,690
that Jerome didn't
know who he was,

823
00:31:32,790 --> 00:31:35,159
so I called Kaia, she gave me
the name of his high school--

824
00:31:35,260 --> 00:31:37,328
turns out there never was
a student with that name.

825
00:31:37,428 --> 00:31:38,663
That's so smart.

826
00:31:38,763 --> 00:31:39,864
There was, however,

827
00:31:39,964 --> 00:31:42,166
a student named
Michael Everwood,

828
00:31:42,267 --> 00:31:45,203
middle name Fletcher,
who was accepted into Alderview

829
00:31:45,303 --> 00:31:47,839
last fall, but he wasn't
a basketball player,

830
00:31:47,939 --> 00:31:48,873
or even a good student.

831
00:31:48,973 --> 00:31:50,208
That's it.

832
00:31:50,308 --> 00:31:51,209
He's the one.

833
00:31:51,309 --> 00:31:52,277
The one... what?

834
00:31:52,377 --> 00:31:54,312
It's an admissions scam, Mom.

835
00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:55,313
[quietly]
Oh...

836
00:31:55,413 --> 00:31:57,282
Think about it.
Michael Everwood,

837
00:31:57,382 --> 00:31:58,850
who they've renamed
Michael Fletcher,

838
00:31:58,950 --> 00:32:01,019
gets recruited by
a championship team,

839
00:32:01,119 --> 00:32:02,787
even though he doesn't
play basketball?

840
00:32:02,887 --> 00:32:04,989
That doesn't make any sense. Unless...

841
00:32:05,089 --> 00:32:07,058
The coach was taking bribes!

842
00:32:07,158 --> 00:32:08,226
Exactly.

843
00:32:08,326 --> 00:32:10,695
He's selling access
to the university

844
00:32:10,795 --> 00:32:11,963
through the recruitment system.

845
00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:14,666
And he got spooked when Kaia
asked him about Michael

846
00:32:14,766 --> 00:32:16,601
because it threatened
to expose his scheme.

847
00:32:16,701 --> 00:32:19,003
Well, how do we prove it?

848
00:32:19,103 --> 00:32:21,105
We need to get a copy
of Michael Fletcher's

849
00:32:21,205 --> 00:32:22,507
fake student file.

850
00:32:22,607 --> 00:32:24,542
Maybe there's something
in there that links him back

851
00:32:24,642 --> 00:32:25,743
to the real Michael Everwood.

852
00:32:25,843 --> 00:32:28,279
Okay, you do that,
and I'll go talk to the coach.

853
00:32:28,379 --> 00:32:29,180
What?
No!

854
00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:30,415
No way.
Uh-uh.

855
00:32:30,515 --> 00:32:32,083
Yeah, all I have to do
is convince him

856
00:32:32,183 --> 00:32:33,618
that I am the mother
of a student

857
00:32:33,718 --> 00:32:35,987
who needs the same
arrangement as Michael.

858
00:32:36,087 --> 00:32:36,955
Okay?

859
00:32:37,055 --> 00:32:38,389
No, Mom, that's crazy!

860
00:32:38,489 --> 00:32:40,458
Honey, I can handle it, alright?

861
00:32:40,558 --> 00:32:41,726
Don't worry.

862
00:32:41,826 --> 00:32:43,227
Okay, but...

863
00:32:43,328 --> 00:32:45,763
take Kaia with you
and have her wait in the car.

864
00:32:45,863 --> 00:32:47,865
I want a witness there
in case the coach decides

865
00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:50,001
to make this
a sudden death round.

866
00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:51,803
Good idea.

867
00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:55,540
this is what a coach's salary

868
00:32:58,076 --> 00:33:01,312
and years of bribes gets you.

869
00:33:01,412 --> 00:33:05,616
Okay, I've got my handy digital
recording device in my purse.

870
00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:06,651
Alright...

871
00:33:06,751 --> 00:33:08,619
Victoria, are you
sure about this?

872
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:11,222
Relax.
I am going to be fine.

873
00:33:11,322 --> 00:33:12,824
Just sit tight.

874
00:33:12,924 --> 00:33:15,259
And for God's sake,
stay out of sight!

875
00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:19,597
♪

876
00:33:19,697 --> 00:33:22,900
♪

877
00:33:23,001 --> 00:33:26,137
♪

878
00:33:26,237 --> 00:33:27,438
Dr. Cagney?

879
00:33:27,538 --> 00:33:33,011
Are you in there?

880
00:33:33,111 --> 00:33:36,014
[in a whisper]
Okay, great...

881
00:33:36,114 --> 00:33:39,050
Now I'm committing crimes.

882
00:33:39,150 --> 00:33:40,818
Awesome influence, Mom.

883
00:33:40,918 --> 00:33:43,654
[straining]

884
00:33:43,755 --> 00:33:48,893
♪

885
00:33:48,993 --> 00:33:51,629
Dr. Cagney?

886
00:33:51,729 --> 00:33:54,432
♪

887
00:33:54,532 --> 00:33:58,770
♪

888
00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:01,272
♪

889
00:34:01,372 --> 00:34:03,975
[sighs]
Password.

890
00:34:04,075 --> 00:34:06,511
Um...

891
00:34:06,611 --> 00:34:08,713
"Alderview."

892
00:34:08,813 --> 00:34:09,680
[computer error sound]

893
00:34:09,781 --> 00:34:12,817
♪

894
00:34:12,917 --> 00:34:15,953
♪

895
00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:21,926
{\an8}DARBY: Norval painting auction...

896
00:34:22,026 --> 00:34:23,394
"Norval"?

897
00:34:23,494 --> 00:34:26,431
N-O-R-V-A-L.

898
00:34:26,531 --> 00:34:28,800
Yes!

899
00:34:28,900 --> 00:34:32,270
♪

900
00:34:32,370 --> 00:34:33,771
VICTORIA: Nice house.

901
00:34:33,871 --> 00:34:35,506
COACH: Thank you.

902
00:34:35,606 --> 00:34:38,543
Thank you so much for
seeing me on such short notice.

903
00:34:38,643 --> 00:34:39,844
Not at all.

904
00:34:39,944 --> 00:34:42,380
You said on the phone this was
something about your son?

905
00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,449
Yes.
My son, Chase.

906
00:34:44,549 --> 00:34:47,552
He's not the brightest bulb,
I'm afraid.

907
00:34:47,652 --> 00:34:49,921
As his mother, I would
never use the word "loser,"

908
00:34:50,021 --> 00:34:51,422
but it has been floated...

909
00:34:51,522 --> 00:34:53,291
I get it,
I get it.

910
00:34:53,391 --> 00:34:55,793
Uh, I don't understand
what it is you want me to do.

911
00:34:55,893 --> 00:34:58,729
Oh, well, Paul Everwood
is a friend of mine.

912
00:34:58,830 --> 00:35:01,099
I do believe you know his son,
Michael?

913
00:35:01,199 --> 00:35:02,967
Yeah, sure.
Uh, good kid.

914
00:35:03,067 --> 00:35:04,035
Mm-hm.

915
00:35:04,135 --> 00:35:06,404
Paul told me that you
were able to help him

916
00:35:06,504 --> 00:35:08,539
get his son
enrolled in Alderview.

917
00:35:08,639 --> 00:35:10,074
Well...

918
00:35:10,174 --> 00:35:12,577
That was just a favour...
for a friend.

919
00:35:12,677 --> 00:35:14,946
He wasn't supposed
to tell you that.

920
00:35:15,046 --> 00:35:17,582
Athletic scholarships...

921
00:35:17,682 --> 00:35:19,050
Basketball...

922
00:35:19,150 --> 00:35:23,087
Fletcher.

923
00:35:23,187 --> 00:35:26,057
Michael Fletcher...

924
00:35:26,157 --> 00:35:29,060
♪

925
00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:30,361
[laughs]

926
00:35:30,461 --> 00:35:33,931
Michael Fletcher Everwood!

927
00:35:34,031 --> 00:35:36,234
Dr. Cagney?

928
00:35:36,334 --> 00:35:37,835
Oh, no!

929
00:35:37,935 --> 00:35:39,604
No, no, no,
don't blame Paul.

930
00:35:39,704 --> 00:35:42,607
I practically
forced it out of him.

931
00:35:42,707 --> 00:35:46,010
But I would be interested
in exploring a similar

932
00:35:46,110 --> 00:35:47,845
arrangement for my son.

933
00:35:47,945 --> 00:35:51,782
I would happily
compensate you for any...

934
00:35:51,883 --> 00:35:55,653
unusual expenses
that might arise.

935
00:35:55,753 --> 00:35:58,689
[phone buzzes]

936
00:35:58,789 --> 00:35:59,891
Oh, damn it!

937
00:35:59,991 --> 00:36:02,860
VICTORIA: [voicemail]
You've reached Victoria Spencer.

938
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:04,295
Come on.

939
00:36:04,395 --> 00:36:06,030
[phone buzzes]

940
00:36:06,130 --> 00:36:06,998
Hey.

941
00:36:07,098 --> 00:36:08,366
Kaia, listen to me.

942
00:36:08,466 --> 00:36:10,835
Dr. Cagney is in on it!

943
00:36:10,935 --> 00:36:11,836
What?

944
00:36:11,936 --> 00:36:12,970
DARBY: Yeah, my phone's dying,

945
00:36:13,070 --> 00:36:15,039
but I need you to get through
to my mom, okay?

946
00:36:15,139 --> 00:36:17,241
Keep trying her.
She has to get out of there.

947
00:36:17,341 --> 00:36:18,743
KAIA: Oh, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no!

948
00:36:18,843 --> 00:36:20,044
DARBY: What is it?
What's wrong?

949
00:36:20,144 --> 00:36:22,046
Darby...
She's here.

950
00:36:22,146 --> 00:36:23,514
Dr. Cagney?

951
00:36:23,614 --> 00:36:24,682
She's in the driveway.

952
00:36:24,782 --> 00:36:26,250
Well, you can't
let her go in there.

953
00:36:26,350 --> 00:36:27,818
She knows my mom!

954
00:36:27,919 --> 00:36:29,086
How am I supposed
to stop her?

955
00:36:29,187 --> 00:36:30,855
DARBY: I don't know!

956
00:36:30,955 --> 00:36:33,424
Okay, Kaia, I need
you to do one thing.

957
00:36:33,524 --> 00:36:36,060
Well, you see,
my dying husband, Octavius,

958
00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,362
beckoned me to his bedside
and he whispered

959
00:36:38,462 --> 00:36:40,665
just one word to me...

960
00:36:40,765 --> 00:36:42,466
[in a whisper]
"Alderview!"

961
00:36:42,567 --> 00:36:44,569
Then I realized I was
going to have to use

962
00:36:44,669 --> 00:36:46,537
his substantial fortune

963
00:36:46,637 --> 00:36:50,942
to ensure his
dying wish for his son.

964
00:36:51,042 --> 00:36:52,810
Okay!
[chuckles]

965
00:36:52,910 --> 00:36:54,679
Okay?

966
00:36:54,779 --> 00:36:58,216
"Okay" as in you'll get
my son into Alderview

967
00:36:58,316 --> 00:36:59,850
in exchange for money?

968
00:36:59,951 --> 00:37:02,186
Uh, I do have
to text my partner first.

969
00:37:02,286 --> 00:37:03,421
Excuse me.

970
00:37:03,521 --> 00:37:05,456
Fine!

971
00:37:05,556 --> 00:37:07,058
KAIA: Dr. Cagney?

972
00:37:07,158 --> 00:37:08,359
Dr. Cagney!

973
00:37:08,459 --> 00:37:09,961
Hey, wait!

974
00:37:10,061 --> 00:37:13,197
I... need to talk to you
about my expulsion.

975
00:37:13,297 --> 00:37:15,066
How did you even know
I would be here?

976
00:37:15,166 --> 00:37:16,200
This is inappropriate.

977
00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:18,636
Listen, I have to graduate.

978
00:37:18,736 --> 00:37:20,938
This is everything
I've been working toward.

979
00:37:21,038 --> 00:37:22,873
There's nothing I can do.

980
00:37:22,974 --> 00:37:26,510
I'm sorry.

981
00:37:26,611 --> 00:37:29,113
♪

982
00:37:29,213 --> 00:37:30,848
Oh, wow!

983
00:37:30,948 --> 00:37:32,783
Uh, yeah,
it's beautiful, isn't it?

984
00:37:32,883 --> 00:37:34,418
It's a gift from my partner.

985
00:37:34,518 --> 00:37:36,787
Some Narval something?

986
00:37:36,887 --> 00:37:38,089
[in a whisper]
Oh...

987
00:37:38,189 --> 00:37:39,890
DR. CAGNEY: Hey, babe,
I brought dinner!

988
00:37:39,991 --> 00:37:43,394
COACH: There you are,
right on cue!

989
00:37:43,494 --> 00:37:45,763
Oh, Victoria!

990
00:37:45,863 --> 00:37:47,131
You know each other?

991
00:37:47,231 --> 00:37:49,767
Well, of course.
This is Victoria Spencer.

992
00:37:49,867 --> 00:37:51,102
The author.

993
00:37:51,202 --> 00:37:52,737
What are you doing here?

994
00:37:52,837 --> 00:37:54,138
She wants help with her son

995
00:37:54,238 --> 00:37:55,740
to get into Alderview.

996
00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:57,208
Oh, her son?

997
00:37:57,308 --> 00:37:59,310
Victoria doesn't have a son.

998
00:37:59,410 --> 00:38:01,746
You know, this is just
a misunderstanding.

999
00:38:01,846 --> 00:38:03,314
I'm gonna go.
DR. CAGNEY: Wait.

1000
00:38:03,414 --> 00:38:04,448
Did you bring Kaia here?

1001
00:38:04,548 --> 00:38:05,583
Uh...

1002
00:38:05,683 --> 00:38:06,984
How much have you told her?

1003
00:38:07,084 --> 00:38:08,986
I... I don't know.
We were just talking.

1004
00:38:09,086 --> 00:38:10,755
Ugh!

1005
00:38:10,855 --> 00:38:12,290
Is that necessary?

1006
00:38:12,390 --> 00:38:15,326
Oh, you idiot!
She was recording you!

1007
00:38:15,426 --> 00:38:17,662
What are we gonna do?

1008
00:38:17,762 --> 00:38:20,631
Well, I just erased it,
and that was her only proof.

1009
00:38:20,731 --> 00:38:24,635
Besides, everyone knows Victoria
has a very active imagination.

1010
00:38:24,735 --> 00:38:26,804
I think this news won't
be leaving this house,

1011
00:38:26,904 --> 00:38:27,905
now, will it, Victoria?

1012
00:38:28,005 --> 00:38:29,774
No.
I promise I won't say a thing.

1013
00:38:29,874 --> 00:38:32,076
DARBY: But I will.
VICTORIA: Honey, no, stop--

1014
00:38:32,176 --> 00:38:34,011
DARBY: No, no, don't worry, Mom.
I've got this.

1015
00:38:34,111 --> 00:38:36,514
Look what I found in
Michael Fletcher's student file.

1016
00:38:36,614 --> 00:38:39,383
It's a medical assessment
of Michael Everwood,

1017
00:38:39,483 --> 00:38:41,786
the real Michael,
stating that he has

1018
00:38:41,886 --> 00:38:43,621
a congenital heart condition
and can't participate

1019
00:38:43,721 --> 00:38:44,855
in strenuous activities.

1020
00:38:44,955 --> 00:38:47,358
Which is a little odd
for a star basketball player,

1021
00:38:47,458 --> 00:38:48,592
don't you think?

1022
00:38:48,693 --> 00:38:50,261
Hmph!
So what?

1023
00:38:50,361 --> 00:38:52,863
All that file proves
is that I was deceived

1024
00:38:52,963 --> 00:38:54,298
by a bogus application.

1025
00:38:54,398 --> 00:38:56,500
COACH: Hey, you-- don't
throw me under the bus on this.

1026
00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:58,669
DR. CAGNEY: Hey...
the truth is you have nothing.

1027
00:38:58,769 --> 00:39:00,905
You have no financial records,
no documentation,

1028
00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:04,508
no evidence whatsoever to
prove that we accepted bribes.

1029
00:39:04,608 --> 00:39:07,211
Michael's never going to say
a word and the only other people

1030
00:39:07,311 --> 00:39:09,647
who know anything about it
are standing right here

1031
00:39:09,747 --> 00:39:13,050
in this room, so...

1032
00:39:13,150 --> 00:39:15,052
You sure?

1033
00:39:15,152 --> 00:39:17,188
You get all that, Zane?

1034
00:39:17,288 --> 00:39:19,457
Loud and clear.

1035
00:39:19,557 --> 00:39:20,991
How...?

1036
00:39:21,092 --> 00:39:22,493
There's nothing I can do.

1037
00:39:22,593 --> 00:39:26,030
I'm sorry.

1038
00:39:26,130 --> 00:39:28,833
♪

1039
00:39:28,933 --> 00:39:32,703
[triumphant music]

1040
00:39:32,803 --> 00:39:35,706
♪

1041
00:39:35,806 --> 00:39:37,808
DARBY: As a wise detective
once told me,

1042
00:39:37,908 --> 00:39:40,878
"Always have a backup plan."

1043
00:39:40,978 --> 00:39:43,247
♪

1044
00:39:43,347 --> 00:39:44,515
VICTORIA: Kaia!

1045
00:39:44,615 --> 00:39:47,852
DARBY: It worked.
VICTORIA: Aww!

1046
00:39:49,487 --> 00:39:49,754
{\an8}that's amazing.

1047
00:39:51,522 --> 00:39:53,090
Congrats again, Kaia.

1048
00:39:53,190 --> 00:39:54,892
Okay, bye.

1049
00:39:54,992 --> 00:39:56,260
VICTORIA: What was
that all about?

1050
00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:58,095
DARBY: Kaia got
the job at HuffPost.

1051
00:39:58,195 --> 00:40:00,097
They want her to write
an in-depth article

1052
00:40:00,197 --> 00:40:02,233
about the entire
bribery scandal.

1053
00:40:02,333 --> 00:40:05,603
I hope they mention us:
The Spencer Sisters.

1054
00:40:05,703 --> 00:40:08,139
That's not a thing.

1055
00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:10,941
Honey, you don't
have to rush off.

1056
00:40:11,041 --> 00:40:14,478
I have a very special bottle
of champagne I bought in Paris.

1057
00:40:14,578 --> 00:40:15,746
We could share it.

1058
00:40:15,846 --> 00:40:18,149
Thanks, Mom, but...

1059
00:40:18,249 --> 00:40:21,786
I do have stuff
I have to take care of.

1060
00:40:21,886 --> 00:40:24,488
I understand.

1061
00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:32,496
It was good to see you.

1062
00:40:32,596 --> 00:40:35,132
I... had...

1063
00:40:35,232 --> 00:40:37,802
fun.

1064
00:40:37,902 --> 00:40:39,670
Good.

1065
00:40:39,770 --> 00:40:42,339
Maybe you'll come back
again, soon.

1066
00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:44,542
I will.

1067
00:40:44,642 --> 00:40:47,945
Promise.

1068
00:40:48,045 --> 00:40:52,616
[tender music]

1069
00:40:52,716 --> 00:40:55,686
♪

1070
00:40:55,786 --> 00:40:57,354
Okay...

1071
00:40:57,455 --> 00:40:59,323
Bye, Mom.

1072
00:40:59,423 --> 00:41:00,658
Bye.

1073
00:41:00,758 --> 00:41:02,960
♪

1074
00:41:03,060 --> 00:41:07,264
♪ Bringing down
the walls again ♪

1075
00:41:07,364 --> 00:41:12,503
♪ I just want to
let the sunlight in ♪

1076
00:41:12,603 --> 00:41:14,705
♪ So I'm bringing down
the walls again ♪

1077
00:41:14,805 --> 00:41:18,375
Bye!

1078
00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:19,643
Drive safe!

1079
00:41:19,743 --> 00:41:24,281
♪ I went all around the world ♪

1080
00:41:24,381 --> 00:41:29,186
♪ Followed every
voice I heard ♪

1081
00:41:29,286 --> 00:41:34,925
♪ Out beyond
what I could see ♪

1082
00:41:35,025 --> 00:41:40,331
♪ Was more of this
than I believed ♪

1083
00:41:40,431 --> 00:41:43,400
♪ I called off the search ♪

1084
00:41:43,501 --> 00:41:46,871
♪ There's only one thing left ♪

1085
00:41:46,971 --> 00:41:51,442
♪ Bringing down
the walls again ♪

1086
00:41:51,542 --> 00:41:53,377
Did you forget something or--?

1087
00:41:53,477 --> 00:41:54,912
DARBY: No, I was just
thinking, like,

1088
00:41:55,012 --> 00:41:56,213
maybe a drink would be nice.

1089
00:41:56,313 --> 00:41:57,281
Oh!

1090
00:41:57,381 --> 00:41:59,450
Except... a beer?

1091
00:41:59,550 --> 00:42:02,486
I might have one that
the gardener left behind.

1092
00:42:02,586 --> 00:42:06,590
Uh, but you mind pulling
your car into the garage first?

1093
00:42:06,690 --> 00:42:08,626
It's a bit of an eyesore.

1094
00:42:08,726 --> 00:42:11,395
Sure.

1095
00:42:11,495 --> 00:42:13,697
Brand new record.

1096
00:42:13,797 --> 00:42:16,901
♪ So I'm bringing down
the walls again. ♪

1097
00:42:17,001 --> 00:42:19,537
Just over there, hon.

1098
00:42:19,637 --> 00:42:24,041
♪ I just want to feel again ♪

1099
00:42:24,141 --> 00:42:28,145
♪ So I'm bringing down
the walls again ♪

1100
00:42:28,245 --> 00:42:32,750
♪

1101
00:42:32,850 --> 00:42:37,655
♪

1102
00:42:37,755 --> 00:42:41,859
♪

1103
00:42:41,959 --> 00:42:46,096
♪

1104
00:42:46,196 --> 00:42:50,401
♪

1105
00:42:50,501 --> 00:42:54,638
♪

1106
00:42:54,738 --> 00:42:58,809
♪

1107
00:42:58,909 --> 00:43:02,613
♪