- Previously, on wild cards... - You two were close. I can tell.
- Just always thought I was gonna have more time with him, you know?
- Hey, jj, what are you hooligans up to tonight?
- This your girlfriend? - We're comrades! - This is not my girlfriend.
- She's way too cool to be your girlfriend.
- She is not way too cool to be my girlfriend.
- You sure about all this? - Don't you trust me?
- Of course I trust you, but working with a cop?
- Don't worry. This is gonna get us both what we want.
(rock music)
(♪♪)
- Sorry you gotta wear the bracelet, george.
- Small price to pay to walk as a free man.
- Only for 72 hours.
- And I'm gonna milk every second of it.
(♪♪)
(horn honking)
- Somebody in this join call for a ride?
(buzzer ringing)
- Hi, honey.
- Happy birthday, dad.
- Oof, best present ever.
- Oh, this is just the beginning.
I see the jacket still fits.
- Yeah, I lost some weight. Not in the good way.
- Oh. I know just the place to start fattening you up.
- You thinking what I'm thinking?
- I'm so far ahead of you, you can't even see my dust.
(light, joyful music)
- 10-70. - Prowler reported.
- 11-81. - Accident, minor injuries.
- You were always the best at the police code game.
- Some kids had connect four,
I had a police scanner in a getaway car.
- Getaway car's a bit dramatic.
- Okay, do you not remember that one time in sedona?
With the crystal grift and the angry desert hippies?
That wasn't "getting away"? - Fair point.
Man, those desert hippies could run, though, right?
(laughing) ah, good times.
Man, I wish we could just pull one teeny,
Tiny grift while I'm out.
For old times' sake.
- No way. - Come on!
Just one little mustard dip. - No!
- What about a "reykjavik tongue swallow"?
- No! - Ooh, we'll do your favorite,
We pulled it on your sweet sixteen--
- Dad!
- Wow.
You really are a cop now.
- I'm not risking getting your sentence extended.
- Aw... It's sweet of you to think of me.
- I'm thinking of me, too.
I miss you.
And I'm trying to get you outta there.
So for the next 72 hours, this is a crime-free zone, okay?
- Whatever you say, boss.
(chuckling)
10-91h! - Stray horse sighting.
- Wow! You are the master.
- Flying solo today? - Yeah, boss gave max
A few days off. Her dad's got a three-day pass
For his help on the ripley case.
- Interesting. - What's so interesting?
- Max works her dad into a case, he wins himself a furlough...
Are you sure you can trust them out there on their own?
- Ellis, perp in holding! Says he'll only talk to you.
- Who is it? - Don't know. Don't care.
Get outta my chair.
- Suspect's down there. His case manager's on the way.
- Okay, thanks.
Jj?
- Hey, ellis.
- What's going on? - They busted me
For breaking and entering.
You gotta get me out of here, man. I-I didn't do it.
(theme music)
- And you're sure you were nowhere near the house
That was robbed last night?
- No! No, I was in my dorm room asleep.
-Then why do they think you did it?
- I built a drone in my robotics lab.
- The same drone that was used in the robbery?
- Yeah, it got caught in a tree at the house that was robbed.
Cops traced it back to me.
- How did it get there, jj? - I don't know.
- Right, fine. Where do you keep it at night
When you're not using it? - It stays in the lab.
Look, I swear I didn't have anything to do with this,
But no one believes me.
I mean, I'm just the poor kid at the rich school, you know?
They'll pin this on me for sure. What am I gonna do?
- You're going to stand down.
We'll hand him over to youth services.
(scoffs) - he didn't do it.
- Based on what evidence? - I know this kid, okay?
My brother helped him when things were rough.
He wouldn't do this. - Wouldn't be the first time
A kid fell off the straight and narrow.
- You're right. But jj's different.
I'm telling you. - I'll say he is.
This drone that he built is very sophisticated.
It was used to knock out all the security cameras
At the scene. - Exactly. This kid is smart.
I'm telling you. My brother daniel
Was the first person to recognize how brilliant jj was,
He got him off the streets, and got him
A full ride at preswood academy. Daniel was the first person
That jj came out to.
He didn't trust anybody, but he trusted him.
- So that's why he called you.
- He doesn't have anybody else, sir.
Those officers in juvie
Are just gonna put him through the wringer.
- You know you're too close to this.
- Look, he's not what you think he is, okay?
But if we let him go to prison...
Yeah, he will lose his way, just like a thousand
Other good kids have before him.
I'm not gonna let that happen. I won't.
Just gimme a couple of days.
- You got a day.
If you can't clear him by then, I'm kicking it down the ladder.
- Thank you, sir.
Don't be a suck-up.
Get going. - Right... Thanks.
(birds chirping)
- Unless you've found my belongings,
I already told the other one everything.
- Look, I'm just following up on a few details,
Alright, ma'am? Now, the responding officer's report
Says there was no forced entry. Is that correct?
- That's right. - Okay.
How did they bypass the alarm? - I have no idea.
How hard could it be?
People hack into the pentagon all the time.
- They do? - Oh, yeah.
I read about it online. - Right.
Did they take any computers, electronics?
Any other valuables? - They went straight
For the cash and jewels in the bedroom. Nothing else.
It's like they knew exactly where to look.
- It says here you were in Italy during the time of the robbery?
- That's right.
- So no alarms were triggered, you're halfway around the world
And yet you called the security company?
How did you know there was a problem?
- I got an alert to my phone
That our nine-month-old son, bentley, was crying.
- Is that unusual? - No, he's nine months old.
- No, the alert on your phone.
- Our home system is programmed to alert us when he cries.
What was unusual was that the alert came from here
Inside the house. But bentley was asleep
Next to me in my venice hotel suite five thousand miles away.
- How is that even possible? - Am I the detective?
You tell me.
- Alright. Thanks for your time.
- Okay. Close your eyes and make a wish.
Well? What'd you wish for?
- You know it's bad luck to talk about those things.
If all goes according to plan,
Hopefully you'll be making a different wish
On your next birthday, because you won't be wearing
That ankle monitor. - I just don't ever want to see
You wearing one of these things. - I know what I'm doing, dad.
You worry too much. - I got a lotta time
To do nothing but worry. You know what?
Right now, I just want to be here with you.
No bells, no buzzers, no timers.
Just three days with my beautiful daughter
And one of these magnificent custard tarts.
Mmm... (chuckles)
- My grandfather was the dean, then my father and now me.
Enrollment in our school is incredibly competitive,
Even for the legacy students.
Oh! We had a meeting, didn't we, chris?
And I'm sorry. - It's alright, dana.
I know you have a lot on your plate.
- Detective ellis, this is christopher day,
One of our finest educators.
Sadly, this is his last year.
- Uh... Retiring, not dying.
I'm gonna finally write that novel.
- Well, congratulations. - Thank you.
I just wanted to confirm my use of the hewitt auditorium
For my hamlet rehearsals.
- I had to re-book it for an alumnus event.
- Uh, I'm an alumnus.
- A donor alumnus event.
- Ah, I understand. Not a problem.
- Thank you for understanding, chris.
May I say, I admired your brother daniel
And all the work that he did with at-risk youth.
I was very sorry to hear of his passing.
- Thank you. - He's the reason we became
Aware of jj and his exceptional gifts,
And gave him the scholarship.
If I may be completely frank with you,
I have had concerns about jj.
- What kind of concerns? - He hasn't adjusted well
To life here at preswood.
Hasn't cultivated new friendships here.
- Respectfully, it's hardly a surprise.
I mean, most of your student body receive
Luxury cars and penthouses for their birthdays.
When my brother found jj, he was living on the street,
He was basically homeless.
So yeah, it's been quite the adjustment.
Have you voiced any of these concerns with jj?
- Our students go on to become supreme court judges,
Politicians, captains of industry.
This isn't the place where everyone receives
A participation trophy.
- So that would be a no.
- What more can I help you with?
- I'd like to speak with some of the students
In jj's robotics class.
- Well, you know I can't legally allow you
To speak to any of the students
Without their parents' permission.
- You're the dean. I'm sure you can work something out.
- If you have any further business on my campus,
I suggest you return with a warrant.
Thank you, detective.
- Thanks for your time.
- Okay! No more custard tarts.
You're going to spoil your dinner.
- Your mother used to say the same thing.
- And you never listened to her either.
- I did on the important stuff.
She had an amazing nose
For sniffing out people's bs.
That woman was always two steps ahead of me.
- Here's to mom.
If only she could see us now.
- She'd be so proud of you, kiddo.
(buzzing)
- I need an intervention.
My dad's already eaten three custard tarts.
- Stoolie. - I know you're with your dad,
So I'm sorry to interrupt, but, um...
- No worries.
You have my divided attention.
- You remember jj? He was one of the kids
That my brother daniel was helping?
- The kid from the boat? - Exactly.
They just picked him up for a b&e
But I know he didn't do it.
And li's only giving me 24 hours to prove it.
- And you're calling me because...
- You're really going to make me say it?
- Oh yeah.
- Fine. I need you, max. - Say it again.
- No. - Okay. It was worth a shot.
Just give me a minute. - Why do I get the feeling
You're about to cancel our dinner date?
- I know him, dad. He needs my help.
He wouldn't ask if it wasn't important.
- What is it? - There's a kid
That's in trouble.
- I've got three days with my daughter
And you call her to work? - Look, george, I'm sorry,
Okay, but this is-- - well, there's no way
You're splitting us up. So since there's two of us
On the clock now, talk fast.
(rhythmic music)
(indistinct chatter)
Uh, ma'am? Pardon me, ma'am,
Are you beverly janine standish?
- I'm sorry, who are you? - My name is theo cornell.
I'm with the fraud department
And I believe you've been the victim of identity theft.
- Me? How? - Did you make a purchase
At a cosmetics store this morning?
- I did. - A lip pencil?
- Uh-huh. - In baja beige?
- Yes. - Well, since then
Someone has charged thousands
Of dollars to your credit card,
Including two business-class tickets
To singapore and a lemur.
Presumably, one of the seats is for the lemur.
- Oh, my lord!
- You took the words right out of my mouth.
- What do I do? - Well, you need to take
Immediate action. Drive to 1162 ambrose avenue.
Ask for agent rachel sisco,
Quoting the case number... Get your phone out.
Gx-78tx-1234...6.
Come now, time is of the essence.
- I'm in shock.
This is not how I expected today to go.
(whispering): I know just how you feel.
- The apple really doesn't fall far from the tree, does it?
(indistinct chatter)
- Take your seats, please.
(loud clacking)
I'm ms. Morrison, your substitute teacher.
Get your butts in your seats, shut your traps and buckle up.
Otherwise, it's a gonna be one bumpy morning.
Okay... Brittany...
Vince...
Anne. Cute baby.
- It's a school project.
- Anne is the only one of us who's going to pass it.
- Your assignment is to raise robot babies?
- It's a health studies and robotics project.
To simulate the real life responsibility of raising a kid.
- Mine's with their nanny.
- Right. Okay.
We have one student that seems to be missing.
Jj? - Because he got arrested.
(curious music)
- What happened? - Barely knew him.
He's a charity case.
- He's a good guy. And he's really smart.
- Jj didn't belong here.
Right, anne? - Right, brittany.
- Why didn't he belong here? Because he wasn't rich?
- He may have the grades,
But he's swimming in the wrong gene pool.
- That won't matter. Jj works harder than any of us.
That's why he'll succeed. - At being shady.
Anne. Tell her.
- Jj's roommate saw him
Sneaking out of his dorm after curfew.
(robot baby crying) - where was he going?
(school bell ringing)
- Sorry. I'm just gonna...
(robot baby crying loudly)
- You're doing great.
- Thanks.
- So this is where my baby girl works.
- She doesn't work here. She's on probation.
And why did we need to pick up pastries on the way?
- Well, when you're invited somewhere,
It's rude to show up empty-handed.
- We're not exactly going to a dinner party.
- This is my daughter's place of employment.
I want to make a good first impression.
- Impression? You're wearing an ankle bracelet
In a police station.
Yates? Anything? - Nada.
If this kid left his dorm room at night,
He must have done it by teleporting out of there.
Who's that? - George graham.
Max's father. Pleasure to meet you.
- Oh, well, look-y here.
Now we get to see where the crimin' began.
- Custard tart?
- Yes, I love me a custard tart.
Mmm! Mm-hmm.
You know, you're probably an extremely
Untrustworthy individual,
But I'm very okay with you right now.
- Told you. - So I pulled every b&e
In the last three months and found two with the exact
Same mo. Security footage knocked out by a drone,
Alarms disabled. - Damn it.
- You may not want to hear this, but the kid might have done it.
Max told me jj's been sneaking out of his dorm room at night.
- Not according to this.
(clears throat)
- You got something you wanna say?
- If I may... Just watch closely right here.
- You see right there? Every 90 seconds,
That cup stands up on its own...
The video is on a loop. - Yeah?
- Jj. We have your laptop.
Okay? Our computer crimes department knows that you
Hacked into the campus' security system
And inserted that loop.
Why?
- I didn't rob anyone.
- Great.
So then tell me where you were last night.
Jj... We don't have a lot of time here, okay?
And if they kick your case back to the courts...
I can't help you anymore.
Look, you called me, remember?
- Do you believe me?
If you don't believe me, then what's the point?
- Look, I do believe you, jj, but they don't.
So just tell me what you're hiding.
- I told you everything I can.
- So are you gonna tell me what happened,
Or just sit there in moody silence?
- So the constant chatter is a family trait.
- We banter with the best of them.
Now spill! - There's nothing to spill.
Okay? You can't help with this.
- What are you talking about? I've already helped.
Did you already forget my award-winning performance
As theo cornell, fraud department manager
And pisces? - Pisces?
- Pisces. That's his sign. I go method with my characters.
- I appreciate your very unique way of helping, okay?
But this kid's in some real trouble, george.
- Well, I know kids.
- Right...
- How many kids have you raised?
Exactly. I've done the diapers, the feedings,
The terrible twos,
Which are actually terrible fours,
Two is a breeze. I've been around that
Merry-go-round, man, and I will until the day I die.
I can be your parenting guru.
- Alright, fine, yes, george, technically,
You are a parent, yes, but I mean, come on, not really.
- Pardon? - Look, my dad was far
From perfect, alright? But we had structure, stability.
There was rules, we followed them.
He was... He was my dad.
I mean, you and max are more like...
- Like what? - Like partners in crime.
Literally. - You say that like
It's a bad thing.
Do you remember the first time you had your heart broken?
- Yeah, sure. Why? - Tell me about it.
- I was 11 years old.
She was sitting right in front of me in class,
And I finally got the guts to ask her out--
- She said no? - No, she said yes.
But... It was only because she wanted to date my friend.
- Who she already had a crush on. Ouch.
- Yeah.
- So who'd you talk about it with?
- I don't think I talked to anybody about it.
- Max's first heartbreak
Was a little french kid named francois.
I remember the day that she ran home to tell us
That they'd kissed in the playground
And that she thought it was gross, but also nice.
Then the next week, he fell in love with juliette.
The butcher's daughter.
Max came home devastated.
- So we stayed up all night watching movies,
Then we stayed in bed all weekend
Eating ice cream and cake
And laughing and crying...
Until she got over it.
Yes, it's true, I was in cote d'azur running a con.
But I didn't miss one important milestone
Of my daughter's entire childhood.
How many parents can say that?
- Look, george, I'm not trying to say
That you're a bad father, alright? I can tell
You love max very much. But look,
You got to choose this life.
Did she?
(indistinct chatter)
- You know, max's dad may be a criminal,
But the man knows his pastries.
What's wrong? - Nothing.
- Don't give me nothing. You got that look in your eye.
- What look? - The look that says
Something's not right. An hour from now,
You're gonna be grumpy, and you're not gonna
Pay for lunch at the good kebab place,
And it's your turn. - It's this case.
Ellis is hell-bent on proving this kid's innocence.
- Okay, so what? You're worried about him?
- Yeah. - You're worried that
He's getting too emotional? - Yes, I am.
- Which is getting you emotional.
You see the irony here?
- Just wanna make sure this kid is not
Trying to take advantage of him.
- Yeah, well...
There's not much you can do about ellis. He is who he is.
- Gimme that.
- Okay, well, now that's
Two meals you owe me, so...
(buzzer ringing)
(door closing loudly)
- Go ahead. My partner says they're delicious.
I'm detective simmons.
Ellis used to be my partner.
- Used to be? - Things change.
- Yeah, they do. - So ellis was the first person
You wanted to talk to. Why him?
- His brother, daniel, always used to tell me that,
Um... If I was in trouble and I couldn't reach him,
To call ellis.
- Okay. Were you close with daniel?
- Yeah, I was. Most of the social workers,
They didn't care. But... Daniel did.
He was a good guy.
- Yeah. Ellis has that in common with his brother.
Which is why I want to make sure you're not trying
To take advantage of him.
- What... What's that supposed to mean?
- Anything to do with daniel,
Ellis will go to the ends of the earth.
So when you talk to him, and you pull the brother card--
- You think I'm scamming him? - You tell me.
- Man, I'm so tired of this!
Seriously! What's the point of telling the truth
If no one ever believes you?
- You were the one that hacked into the security system
And won't tell anyone why. So maybe think on that.
- Thank you for the food. But um...
I still can't tell you why I hacked into the cameras.
- Listen, kid... If you're protecting somebody,
I hope they're worth it.
(buzzer ringing)
(door closing)
- Look, I know jj's hiding something.
- Is he protecting someone?
- Maybe he's afraid of somebody. But who?
- Well, these kids here are cruel.
Vince was the only one that stood up for him.
- It's high school. Kids are always terrible.
- This isn't your normal high school.
They have robot babies.
There's this one girl, anne,
Carries hers around 24 hours a day.
It burps, it cries, and does other gross things.
- Wait a minute. You said it cries?
The homeowners from the last robbery said
That they got an alert from their security system
Because of a crying baby.
But their baby was nowhere near the house.
- These bionic bambinos collect data.
- Like gps?
- To track quality time with junior.
- We need to get our hands on that baby right now.
I'm gonna call li, see if we can get a warrant.
The hell did my phone go? Give me that.
(chuckles) - I still got it.
- Haven't missed a beat.
(hands clap)
Hang up!
- I can't let jj go to jail, max.
- We won't. I promise. Now put that phone away.
I'm gonna get us that baby.
(robot baby crying)
(thudding) - oh!
- Do you need help?
- Oh, please, thanks.
If I keep bouncing her, she'll stop crying.
At some point.
She'll... Stop crying.
- I was a colicky baby.
My mom used to lay me on a dryer
And run it to get me to calm down.
- I don't really know what kind of baby I was.
(school bell ringing) ugh, she reacts to loud noises.
- Why don't you just put her down and take a break?
- I can't. I need to get an a.
But after one more week, it'll be over,
And I won't have to deal with another baby
Until I'm a third-year associate
Married to a surgery resident I met at harvard.
(anne giggling) - sounds fun.
Um, well, do you have parents at home that can help you?
- Oh, they're in europe.
Or south america. I can't remember.
- Anne, this is what I think.
I admire your commitment to this baby.
But I think you're caring for it
The way that you wished you were cared for.
(crying continues)
- I know she's not a real baby,
But every time she cries, my heart just breaks.
- Okay, well, here's what we're going to do.
You're going to give me the baby
And I'll care for it the way you would.
- I can't. - Oh, come on!
It takes a village, ask any mom. You need a break.
(loud crying) - thank you.
I wish you were our real teacher.
(school bell ringing) I gotta go!
- Carpe diem!
- I doubt any of these kids
Have ever seen dead poets society.
(chuckling) hi, I'm chris day.
- Ms. Morrison. I'm filling in for bev standish.
- Ah, nice to meet you. Be careful with that.
It's worth more than we are.
- Oh. I'll protect it with my life.
(chuckles)
(crying)
- Ricky, my boy! - Good to see you, george.
- Ha. Just like old times, right?
- You two steal a lot of babies together?
- Don't be ridiculous.
It was a pomeranian. - A nasty little bugger.
- Swallowed a diamond. - We had to get it out.
- Okay, I don't need to hear the rest of this story.
- Well, we didn't hurt the dog. We just fed it
Lots of dairy and waited. He was lactose intolerant.
- Just get in the car, ricky. Come on! Let's go!
(engine starts)
- It all goes so fast.
You know, the one thing they never tell you about?
The last day.
- The last day?
- Yeah. Well, for years, you carry them,
Hold them, rock them, put them on your shoulders,
Then one day you realize you'll never pick them up again.
Suddenly they're too big
And don't want to be picked up by dad.
And it just hits you like a ton of bricks.
They'll never need you that way again.
- You got any regrets?
- George, look for a port.
- This feels very wrong, ricky.
Lord, please forgive me for what I'm about to do.
Belly button. - Okay, I'm downloading
All its coordinates. This'll just be a minute.
(fart noises) - uh-oh!
- Got it, got it!
- What? - I think he pooped.
- We brought you in because we know
You were in the house the night it was robbed.
- How could you possibly know that?
Ms. Morrison? - My name's max.
You were a good mom, anne. Maybe too good.
- In fact, the gps data from baby places you
At all three of the robberies.
- Oh... I'm so tired. This can't be happening.
- You don't have to talk until a lawyer gets here.
- No, no! This... It wasn't supposed to be like this.
She... She said my parents would be proud. She promised.
- Who promised? - Brittany.
- Was she at the houses with you?
- Brittany, vince and me...
We robbed the houses together.
- Holy high school. It's a bling ring!
- Why did you rob the houses?
- We had to.
- How did you disable the alarms?
- Traffic cams place your car near all three scenes.
- We didn't do it. - Oh, really?
'cause we have a confession that says that you did.
- They're from the skull and key society.
- So these letters are asking you to commit
Three different robberies. They even give you everything
You need to pull them off, down to the addresses
And alarm codes.
- Yeah, we were chosen.
- For what?
- To join the skull and key society.
- You are way too young for one of those parties.
- It's the most exclusive group there is.
My dad said if you get picked for the skull and key,
Your future is guaranteed.
- Judges, ceos, diplomats, heads of state;
Most of these people were skull and key members.
If you're chosen, you don't say no.
- Even if it meant committing a crime?
- Yes. - What about jj?
- Jj had no idea what we were doing.
- Did he ever give you access to the drone?
- No. No, we stole the drone.
And we always returned it until it got stuck.
I-I swear to you,
Jj had absolutely nothing to do with this.
- These letters were an initiation to the society.
- Rob these houses and we'll bring you into the fold.
- Whoever sent these letters to the kids
Knew the codes and what to steal.
- We already checked: All three houses have different
Security companies. - There's a connection
Somewhere, find it. - On it.
- Hey! - Hey, um...
They said I could leave.
- You're free to go, yeah. Come with me,
I want to talk to you for a second.
I'll be right back. Come on.
Come on, buddy. Here, have a seat.
You hungry? - No, I'm good.
- Anne, brittany and vince admitted to all the robberies.
- Vince? - Yeah, why?
- No reason.
- Well, if it means anything,
He was really adamant about the fact
You had nothing to do with this.
He was really sorry you got caught up in it.
Now you're free to go back to school,
But the dean can still expel you.
- But I didn't do it. - I know.
But you still hacked into the campus' security system.
But if you tell me why, maybe I can talk to the dean.
- It doesn't matter. - It does matter, jj.
Because if she expels you, I can't do anything
For you at that point.
- Thank you for your help.
- You're welcome.
That officer will take you home, okay?
- Okay. - Take care.
- Wouldn't tell you? - Nope.
- So what next? - We need to find whoever
Was sending those letters.
- Here...
- Well, the paper is real,
As is the stamp.
But these are forgeries.
- How would you know that?
- Because she's part of the skull and key society.
- Authentic letters are handwritten in calligraphy.
- And you didn't send any of these?
- Absolutely not.
First of all, I don't need the money,
And secondly, skull and key is not a game.
It is responsible for choosing the leaders of tomorrow.
Based on the state of this world,
You may want to outsource that job.
- Who else had access to your office?
- Well, there's over 500 staff and students here.
Any of them could have slipped in.
- Wait a minute. How can we be sure that it wasn't the kids?
- Because they're not the criminals.
They're the marks. The letters are part
Of a sophisticated version of the pigeon drop.
- Dad's right. Classic play.
- You lure the mark in with the promise of a juicy carrot
If they do a little something in return.
(phone buzzes) - it's simmons.
He's got something.
The same two cleaners worked at all three houses
That were robbed. - So we've narrowed it down.
But wow do we flush out the real thief?
- We dangle our own carrot.
- We?
(chuckling)
(upbeat music)
- Hi! You must be from lemon goddess cleaning service.
- I'm estelle and this is teresa.
- Come on in. - Thank you.
- I guess I'll start by giving you two the tour.
- Where is my damn chocolate pudding?!
- And that's my boss, shep garland.
He used to be a famous music producer,
But he went a little crazy... Also, I should let you know
He spent too much time next to the speakers
So you'll need to speak up.
- Who are these women?
(shouting): These are the cleaners you asked for.
Estelle and teresa.
(shouting): Hello, mr. Garland.
(shouting): Nice to meet you, sir.
- You know I was the guy who told wham
You have to wake up before you go go!
- Okay, we need to show these ladies around.
We're leaving today. You remember, shep?
- Of course I remember!
I can recite the lyrics to billy joel's the longest time
Backwards and in six languages.
This nasty woman is only after my millions.
She doesn't know it, but I'm gonna fire her ass.
- I can hear you, shep.
- Of course you can! You're always eavesdropping!
Did you tell them about my special toys?
Did she tell you about my special toys?
You'll never be the same after you see them!
Follow me.
So I said to bon jovi, this business is fickle, baby.
It's like every day, we're livin' on a prayer.
- And this is the media room.
- They can see that. They're professionals.
And this is where I turn back time.
(whirring) hear that noise?
- What is it?
- My automatic watch winder.
- Mr. Garland has a vintage watch collection.
Each one has to be wound every day,
Or the lubricants will seize up.
- That one right here has an original hodenkroner.
Worth more than fifty grand.
It's been to the moon and back with some astronaut.
I forget his name now. This one here...
Ultra rare scheinflug classic.
1940's. Handmade by a blind viennese watchmaker,
And last worn by queen annika of lichtenstein.
Before she went mad and ate her brother.
It's absolutely priceless. - Whatever you do,
Don't turn the watch winder off.
- No. These things are like my babies.
- I understand.
- I'm glad somebody does.
- Alright. This is the alarm code and the door code.
The cleaning supplies are in the utility closet.
We'll be back in a couple of days.
- Thank you. - Okay, shep, we need to go!
Otherwise, we're gonna miss our flight.
- I'm not a child. I know what time it is.
I've got six watches. - Yes, sir.
(intriguing music)
(drone buzzing)
(eerie music)
(lock clicks)
(light clicking)
(gasps)
(applause)
- Well done.
(chuckles)
- Cheers! - Cheers!
(giggling)
- There you go.
- Felt kind of silly... Pretending to rob a place.
- We just had to have you guys go through all the motions.
Just in case whoever's doing this was watching.
- Is jj gonna be okay?
I mean, is he really in trouble?
- He did hack into the campus's security feed.
It's the dean's decision. I can't promise you anything,
But if we pull this off, I think there's a good chance
You guys get cut some slack. - I hope so.
For all of us, I mean.
- Alright, kids! Phase one's complete, time for phase two.
- Whoa! They look so real.
- No, no. Remember, don't touch them.
- At least not without gloves.
Okay... Let's see.
Might not stand up to a jeweller's loupe.
- Doesn't need to. Just had to bait the hook.
- Alright, it's go time.
Put the bag in the usual drop spot.
We'll be right behind you, okay?
This has to work, you guys. I'm not kidding.
- Ellis, you're playing with the a-team now.
- The a-team? You're on parole
And your dad's wearing an ankle bracelet.
- Ain't it great? (max chuckles)
(crickets chirping)
- Alright. Finally. Here we go.
False alarm. - Patience, my children.
Patience.
- This is stupid. - Let me see those.
- We've been here all night. No one is coming.
- With two hundred grand worth of watches waiting for pickup?
I doubt it.
Now shh...
- I have to pee.
- Hey, by the way, happy birthday.
- Thanks. It's been great.
Getting back into action... With a cop no less?
- Incoming!
(tense music)
- Alright, let's move!
- Stop! Police!
(grunting)
- Gotcha! - Ah! What's going on!?
I'm just the trash collector.
- It's not in here. - You don't think...
- The old baltimore side shuffle?
- What is it?
- Yeah... The bag was slit open,
The watches taken out, and the bag was re-tied.
- How is that possible?
- Help me tip this over.
(grunting)
- False bottom.
We've been out-conned.
- Oh-ho-ho! Wait till li hears about this one.
- Okay, now, I really gotta pee.
- Ow! - Sorry, ellis.
The watches could be anywhere by now.
Actually, I think I know exactly where they are.
- Ah! There you are, chris!
The auditorium became free after all.
So let's talk scheduling.
- Wonderful. - Mm.
Oh... Dana, what's happening?
- Police. - Whoa, whoa.
- What's this? - Caught red-handed.
Or should I say, glow-handed.
- Yeah, I cut myself on that false bottom, just like you did.
I noticed your bandage when we met.
- Hey! I traced that hole in the ground
To the basement boiler room. It must be an old steam vent.
- Who are you? - I'm her old man.
It was my idea to spray the watches
With blacklight paint.
- I can explain... - Which one of the cleaners
Was in on it with you? - My sister estelle
Had nothing to do with this. I swear to god.
She keeps a notebook with the alarm codes.
And a list of special valuables. I just copied them.
- Chris... You're about to retire.
Why would you do something so foolish?
- My parents worked two jobs each
So I could attend preswood.
And for what? An elite education?
No! It's about the connections.
My classmates went on to become ceos and politicians
While I spent 20 years teaching their entitled spawn.
Just so I can retire with a pension
That doesn't even cover my groceries!
- And you knew those kids would do anything
To get into skull and key.
- You know, my daughter and I pulled a few scams
In our time, but one thing we would never do
Is use children to do our dirty work for us.
You, sir, are despicable.
- Cuff this man so I can take my dad for breakfast, please.
- Max, wait!
You knew how important this was to me,
And you really came through. Thanks.
- No problem.
- Take care of yourself, george. - Yeah.
- The dean's not going to expel you.
In fact, she wants your input into how to make
The place more inclusive. - Are you serious?
- Yeah! - That's great, man.
What's going to happen to the rest of the kids?
- They got let off with warnings,
But honestly, I think they're more of afraid
Of their parents than the cops right now.
- Yeah.
Can you give me a sec? - Jj? Can we talk?
I heard you were down here. It's nice.
- What do you want, vince?
- Look, man, I'm sorry I used your drone,
But I never thought any of this was gonna come back to you.
- Well, it did.
So, um, thanks for nothing. Yeah...?
- And, uh...
Thanks for not telling them why you changed
The security footage.
I just need some time before I tell my parents about me.
And... And about us.
- There is no us anymore, vince.
(seagulls crying)
(engine starts)
- So... It was vince you were sneaking off to see at night.
- He's not out.
Wasn't my place to say.
- You're a man of your word.
I'm proud of you.
Daniel would be really proud of you.
- You know what? He'd be real proud of you too.
For trying to fix up his boat. "trying"?
What do you mean, trying? - I mean trying.
Listen, you give me one of these,
And I will show you how it's done.
- Oh yeah? - Old man.
- Okay, let me see what you got.
Okay. Old man?
(laughing) that's not how you sand.
Come on. Just lean into it.
There you go. - Is that good?
- Yeah. - There you go.
(indistinct chatter)
- Thanks for the best birthday a father could ask for.
- Almost felt like the old days. (chuckles)
- You know, um, seeing those kids,
Their life on campus, it got me thinking...
If we'd sent you to a school like preswood,
Maybe you'd be a doctor now or something instead.
- Dad... - Our life was our life.
And it became your life too. I just...
Worry that sometimes, you didn't really have a choice.
- I had a choice.
And our life was the best school that I ever could've had.
And you were the best teacher. - Well...
- You're also the best dad, too.
So don't worry about it. (buzzer ringing)
- I'm proud of you, bug.
- Thanks, dad.
I'll see you soon.