Friends Who Kill (2020) - full transcript
Hope has always been close to her daughter Lacy. But since her divorce from her husband, Hope has been worried about Lacy, who is struggling to cope. So Hope is excited when Lacy brings ...
(energetic cheerful theme music)
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(trophies clattering)
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(wine trickling)
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(screaming)
(hockey stick thumps)
(slow gentle music)
(birds chirping)
(coffee trickling)
(pot clanking)
- Lacey, let's get a move on.
(yawns)
Come on lazy bones,
we're gonna be late.
Since when do you drink coffee?
- Oh kids are just growing
up so much faster these days.
(pot clatters)
Ready?
- (slurps) What about breakfast?
That is not breakfast.
- I need you to
sign my math test.
- What happened?
- I got a 61.
- I can see that.
Why did you get a 61?
- Okay fine, I'll just
get dad to sign it.
(sighs)
- I know things have been
a little bit rough
the last few months,
but that doesn't mean you can
let it affect your grades.
- It's one bad test, mom.
- It's one bad math test.
Didn't I just sign your
English exam last week?
- (sighs) It's not a big deal.
- It is a big deal, honey,
you're applying to colleges
and you want to
get a scholarship?
- Well I didn't have time
to study last weekend.
- I see.
- Mom, I only get to see
dad once every two weeks.
I'm sorry that I don't
wanna study the whole time.
- [Mom] Lacey.
- I'm gonna be late.
- We're gonna
discuss this tonight.
- Sure.
- Ah, not so fast.
Breakfast.
- Oh wow mom, this is too much.
(gentle cheerful music)
- [Mom] Okay, you have
everything you need?
- Backpack, banana,
I think I'm ready
for whatever the
day throws at me.
- Straight home
after school, okay?
I should be home by 3:00.
- Which means 8:00.
- Hey, have a good day, okay?
I love you more than anything.
- See you at 8:00.
(sighs)
(car engine humming)
(distant people chatting)
- Hey.
What cha doing?
Mom's home cooking.
What's this?
- It's for my blog.
- Oh, you're still doing that?
- Yes, I'm still doing that.
You have your
newspaper and I have--
- You post pictures of
bananas on the Internet.
- Hey it's been
picking up since my--
- Since your dad left?
Fine, so you
blogged your banana.
(laughs)
But, how'd it go
with your tests?
- Uh, well my dad signed
history and my mom signed math.
- So neither of them know
how you're actually doing.
- Well neither of them
actually care, so.
- Hey, why don't we
hang out this weekend?
Bake some cookies,
study a little.
- You don't have to study.
- But I do need cookies.
- Mm.
- And I can help
you get caught up.
- Yeah, I'm kind
of a lost cause.
- Hey, watch what you say
about my friend, Lacey.
She just had a couple bad tests.
I'm sure Mr. Boleyn will give
you extra credit if you ask.
- Yay, homework.
- Hey this is me, Harper,
best friend since kindergarten,
co-survivor of the attempt
to dye your hair red
in eighth grade, let
me help you with this.
- Fine.
- Okay, so after school, oh my,
I'm so sorry, I didn't see you.
- I noticed.
- I didn't mean to--
- Don't worry about it.
You can make it up
to me by telling me
how to get to Mrs.
Waldron's homeroom?
- Trust me, you
don't wanna go there.
- No, but I'm
supposed to. (laughs)
- She's my homeroom
too, so I'll just,
you can come with me.
- [Harper] Are you new here?
- Yeah, I just transferred
from West Hills, Cassie Larson.
- Lacey, this is Harper.
- So what brings
you to North Haven?
- Uh, I'm here because
of my truant officer.
(laughs) I'm joking,
my mom got a new job.
- A new job, my mom
got one of those.
- Oh, has it ruined
your life too?
- No.
Sort of?
(laughs)
Uh, my parents
just got a divorce.
- A divorce, my mom
just got one of those.
- Sorry to hear that.
- So was I, especially
when I found out it meant
I was getting a new high school
right in the middle
of senior year.
- Oh, yeah I guess you win.
- Lucky.
(laughs)
- North Side's not so bad.
You'll like it here.
- It's too late.
I already decided not to.
(laughing)
Relax Annie Camden, I'm
just giving you a hard time.
- Um, was that a 7th
Heaven reference?
- Guilty, I am a huge nerd.
- Oh my gosh, I was
blogging about it last week,
wasn't I, Harper?
- Yeah, you love your 90's TV.
- Oh my gosh, me too.
(laughing)
(bell rings)
- Oh uh, we should get to class.
Um, I'll see you at lunch?
- Mmhmm.
- Kay.
- She seems sweet.
Do we like her?
- Harper?
We've been friends
since kindergarten.
- But?
- No, no but.
- But if there was a but?
- She can be a little--
- Sweet.
- (laughs) It's just, it's
been rough since the divorce
and she just tries to
make everything better.
- And you just
wanna be ticked off.
- For a while.
- (laughs) I think you
and I are gonna get along.
(laughs)
- [Hope] Come on, pick up.
- [Recorded Voice] You've
reached David Carter,
please leave a message.
- David, it's Hope.
We need to talk about
Lacey, please call me back.
Sorry Nina.
- Everything okay?
- Lacey's failing math.
- She's still having
a hard time, huh?
- Honestly, I don't know.
I'm worried about her.
I feel like ever
since the divorce,
she's just been completely
shutting me out.
- Well what about David?
- He's checked out.
I don't know what they're
doing during their weekends
together, but it's
not math homework.
(laughs)
I just hope I haven't
screwed things up forever.
- She'll bounce back.
- Yeah.
- Hope, you're a good
mom and she's a good kid.
Just give her time.
- Thanks.
So are we all set for
the Mitchel deposition?
- Is that today?
Whoa, it was a joke.
We're all set up in the
main conference room.
- (laughs) Sorry,
I'm a little on edge.
I feel like I haven't
slept in weeks.
- Look, I know you've been
out of the game a while
and this is a tough
case to try to
pick up where you left off--
- No, no, no, I'm fine.
I can handle this.
- I know you can.
You did a great job
with witness prep.
(gentle slow music)
- I knew it was coming.
My parents were
fighting all the time.
When they started
talking finally,
I knew what they
were talking about.
- Least you had some
kind of warning.
My parents never really fought.
They just kind of quit talking
and one day I came
home and my dad didn't.
- I'm sorry.
- (laughs) You know what?
I actually hate those words.
I'm sorry.
Like everyone says it
like it's so much better
if they feel bad.
Your dad left us, I'm sorry.
- (laughs) We blew up your life
and now you never get
to see us anymore.
I'm sorry.
- Everything sucks now.
I'm sorry.
- So sorry.
- I'm sorry about that.
- So, so sorry
about that. (laughs)
- Hey.
I was looking for you.
- Well Cassie and I
have the same schedule
so just came to lunch
together. (laughs)
- Sorry. (laughing)
- Um, okay, I have
to stay a few minutes
after school to help Mr.
Carr with the newspaper.
Do you wanna just meet in
the newspaper office at 3:30?
- Uh, Cassie's actually
giving me a ride home.
- Oh, okay.
So just meet you at your house?
- Oh, you're coming too?
- What?
- To Lacey's.
- I invited Cassie over.
- I thought we were gonna study.
- We have all weekend.
- I know but--
- Lacey was just going to
give me the lay of the land
since I'm new here.
You don't mind, do you?
- Of course not.
- So, Lacey tells me you
guys have been friends
for a really long time.
- Basically forever. (laughs)
- That's great.
When my parents got divorced,
I found out who my
real friends were.
Some people just didn't
wanna hear me out.
- Well Harper is
a great listener.
- Well it's nice
to have somebody
who'll just listen without
trying to fix things.
- Meaning?
- Nothing, just--
- Divorce just sucks. (laughs)
Harper, you don't really get it.
And sometimes cheering
up and studying
and looking on the bright side,
it just makes things worse.
- I know it feels
that way, Lacey,
but you can't just wallow--
- Sometimes people need to
wallow for a little while.
- And you can't make
everything better.
- Well, when you're
done wallowing,
let me know so we can study.
- Harper,
Harper.
Harper, come on.
- Did I say something?
- No, no, it's just, we've
just been having tension.
- Really?
- Harper doesn't really get it.
I mean I've been writing
about it on my blog actually.
I don't know. It's been
an issue for a while.
- I had no idea.
- Thank you gentlemen,
we'll be in touch.
- Correct me if I'm wrong,
but that was a
complete disaster.
- This is me not correcting you.
- I'm sorry, I should
have spent more time
on the jurisdictional issues.
- Hope, it's not your fault.
He ignored everything we
talked about in witness prep
and talked himself right
out of summary judgment.
Idiot.
You know what this means?
- We're going to trial.
- But the good news is,
is we are about to get
way ahead on our billable hours.
I'll get the takeout menus.
It's gonna be a long night.
- Hey, you ready?
- Yeah, I was just
looking for Harper.
- Oh, well I'm sure she's fine.
Come on, let's get outta here.
Come on, let me take you home.
(laughs)
(distant people chatting)
(car rumbles)
You know what?
We should just skip
school tomorrow.
- Um, no, my mom would
kill me if I did that.
- Oh, you don't
know until you try.
- Uh no, trust me,
I know. (laughs)
- Oh come on, just one class.
(doorknob rattles)
- Oh, of course
she isn't home yet.
I got a 61 on my math test
and she totally freaked out.
(door rattles)
- 61 isn't that bad.
It's more than half.
See, math.
- (laughs) Yeah, you should
try telling that to my mom.
- It's just a test.
She'll be okay.
Parents are resilient.
(phone rings)
- Speaking of.
Hey mom.
- Hey sweetheart.
It looks like I'm
gonna be stuck here
for a little while longer.
So why don't you
order pizza for dinner
and I'll be home
as soon as I can.
- I would, but I still think
I have some pizza left over
last night when you called
and said the exact same thing.
- I'm sorry, Lacey, things
just got a little crazy,
but I promise they're
gonna settle down soon.
How was your bio test?
- I don't know.
I get my grades back tomorrow.
(laughing)
- Are you with Harper?
- No, Cassie.
- Who's Cassie?
- [Lacey] Yeah, she's new.
I'm just showing her around.
- Lace, I gotta go, okay?
I'll see you soon.
I love you.
- Love you too.
- Coming.
- Let me guess, she's
going to be late.
- Wow, you are so good at this.
- I have some experience.
(laughing)
So Lacey, I have to ask you
a really important question.
Did I hear you say
you have pizza?
- (laughs) Come on.
(clicking keyboard)
(chair clattering)
- Hey, I can't find Wagner
versus Robinson in my notes.
Where'd you pull that from?
- Oh, it's a federal
case, third district.
- That is explains it.
What's up?
- Oh, Lacy's waiting for me,
and I promised her
I'd be home hours ago.
- We're in the middle of
developing a trial strategy.
- I know, I'm gonna
work on it from home.
Nina, Lacy needs me right now.
I have to go.
- No, I understand,
I understand.
But I need your brief tonight.
- You'll have it
tonight, I promise.
- Okay, get outta here.
- Thank you.
- It's just always the same.
You know, Mom's at work.
Dad has a date every weekend.
I swear if I light
myself on fire,
they wouldn't even notice.
- (laughs) It's
definitely worth a shot.
(Lacy laughs)
Actually, you know,
that's not a bad idea.
- What?
- Light a fire, nothing big.
(Lacy laughs)
(suspenseful music)
Just enough to get
their attention.
- Yeah, right (laughs).
(match flicks)
- You were reheating pizza,
when you accidentally left
the pizza box on the stove.
You were so busy studying
that you didn't even
notice, and then.
(Cassie laughs)
You should see your
face right now.
- You're insane.
- Oh come on,
I was totally kidding (laughs).
(door thuds)
- [Hope] Honey, I'm home.
- Wow, eight on the dot.
- Oh, I'm sorry
sweetheart (smooches).
- [Lacy] Mm-hm.
- Hey there.
- Hi, Mrs. Carter, I'm Cassie.
Thanks for having me over.
- You're Lacy's new friend.
- Yes, I just transferred in.
- Oh, in the middle of the year.
- Or her parents got a divorce.
- Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Well, it is getting
a little late.
- Oh, I know, but Lacy and I
were just about
to start studying.
We have this English
quiz tomorrow,
and we went over the
material at my old school
but now there's this new book,
so I thought we could
help each other out.
- Well I'm very happy to see
you're making an
effort with school.
- [Lacy] Mm-hm.
- Why don't you guys
study up in your room?
And just don't make it too late.
- Okay, thanks Mom, come on.
- Thanks, Mrs. Carter.
- No problem.
What is it?
- Nothing, you're just exactly
how Lacy described you.
She's very lucky.
(soft instrumental music)
- [Lacy] Okay, so we're not
actually going to study.
- I don't know
anything about English
except how to speak it (laughs).
- (laughs) Yeah, well it worked.
My mom thinks you're a hero.
- Really?
- [Lacy] Are you kidding?
She never lets anyone hang
out on a school night,
except for Harper sometimes.
- Yeah, well.
- What?
- Nothing, I just, I
kinda got a weird vibe
from Harper today.
- A weird vibe.
- I don't know, I just,
I don't really trust her.
- Oh, really?
- You know what?
It's probably nothing.
- Wait one sec.
- What are you doing (laughs)?
(shutter clicks)
- Oh, just a blog posting
about new friends.
- Oh, please don't, my
hair looks so bad today
and you got a chance
to straighten yours.
- Are you kidding?
You look great.
- Ew, ew, ew ew no (laughs).
Let's try again after
I'm finished unpacking
and I can actually
condition this mess.
- You're crazy.
- So I've been told.
(Lacy laughs)
- [Lacy] Oh, I had so much fun.
- Me too, it's so nice making
a new friend so quickly.
See you tomorrow?
- Yeah, see ya.
- [Cassie] See ya (laughs).
(ominous music)
- She seems nice.
- Yeah, oh she's great.
- How did studying go?
- (yawns) Oh, it was fine.
- And where's Harper?
- I don't know.
- Everything okay?
- Yeah, Mom, everything's fine.
Now, I can make new
friends, you know.
- No, I never said you couldn't.
Are you sure everything's okay?
- Everything's fine, I'm just,
I'm tired, I just
wanna get to bed.
- Okay, have a good sleep.
- Mm.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
(phone dings)
(ominous music)
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Can I sit?
What's going on?
- Just over here, not wallowing,
like some kinda monster.
- Harper, I know things
have been tense between us,
but I really don't
want them to be.
- I don't either.
- Great, so we cool?
- Well, I'm cool.
You're kinda lame.
(Lacy laughs)
- [Lacy] So what about tonight?
- What about it?
- Little bit of baking,
a little bit of studying.
I got my bio test back, 62.
- So a little baking
and a lot of studying.
- (laughs) So, after school?
- What's happening after school?
- Nothing, just Harper
and I are gonna study.
- Oh, perfect, do
you mind if I crash?
I am completely lost.
- Sure, Harper's
a great teacher.
She can catch both of us up.
- The more the merrier.
- Awesome.
- Where you going?
- I have to finish the final
proof for the newspaper
so I can get it to
the printer by Monday.
- Okay, well, see you later?
- See ya.
- Am I getting a
vibe that Harper
doesn't like me very much?
- No, no, she doesn't
like anyone as much
as she likes being
editor of the paper.
Yeah, she, she won a student
journalism award last year
for an investigation
on the school board.
So, she's kind of a
big deal (laughs).
- Impressive, so do you
mind if I sleep over
at your house tonight?
My mom is getting
the new place painted
and it reeks.
- Yeah, I don't think she's
gonna go for a sleepover,
especially when she sees this.
- Ooh, so just don't show her.
- Yeah.
- She has to sign it.
The teachers here are big
on parental involvement
and communication,
which is ironic seeing
as I have neither.
- You said this wasn't
your first bad test?
- Bio, English, math.
- Hope Carter, your mom is
still using your dad's name?
- Yeah, why?
- Just making sure.
Do you mind if I borrow a pen?
- No, here.
(pouch zips)
- All righty.
- Wait, you can't do that.
- Are you sure,
because I just did.
- Wait, how did you do that?
- Oh, my guidance counselor
says I have a real future
in fraud and forgery (laughs).
Just tell her the test was fine.
- But she's gonna know the truth
when she sees my report card.
- That's not until the
end of the quarter.
You will be caught up by then.
- Yeah, I guess.
- So I will grab my
sleeping bag after school
and meet you over at your house.
- 'Kay.
- [Cassie] See ya.
- See ya.
- [Nina] Hey.
- [Hope] Hey.
- How's it going?
- Good, I think I found
a precedent we can use
to get the accountant's
testimony excluded.
It's a little
obscure, but, what?
- Tom came down to
your office last night,
and he noticed that
you weren't there.
It's not a big deal.
I covered for you.
I told him that I sent you
to the law school library
to do some research, but.
- But I was working from home.
You got my brief, right?
- Yes, and it was great,
but Tom's old school.
He wants to see butts in seats.
- But Nina, you
know my situation.
- I get it, Hope, I do.
But I can't keep
covering for you.
- No, of course not.
What should I do?
- I don't know,
but I'd make sure
the next time he comes down
to your office, you're there.
- Okay.
(somber music)
- So I was thinking
we'd bake chocolate chip
for studying math,
peanut butter for bio,
and chocolate peanut
butter for English.
- Oh, that's a lot of cookies.
- But maybe not enough.
- We completely neglected
the oatmeal category.
(doorknob rattles)
- Oh, it's open.
Mom?
(door clicks)
Mom.
Mom?
- [Cassie] Hey guys.
(suspenseful music)
- Cassie, what are
you doing here?
- I was hoping to be done by
the time you guys got here,
but you said you
wanted cookies, so--
- So you broke
into Lacy's house?
- Didn't break into her house.
Lacy showed me where
the key was hidden,
so I blew off last
period and I came here
to surprise you.
Surprise (laughs).
You don't mind, do you Lace?
- Well, who minds
freshly baked cookies?
Mm, yum.
- So now let's try it with ran.
I ran the race.
Is that transitive
or intransitive?
- Uh, transit?
- You got it.
What about, while she
listened to music, she ran?
- Intransitive.
- (laughs) And insanely boring.
- I know it's kinda dry but
it's gonna be on the test.
- Oh, I think I'm gonna
have the flu that day.
- You were the one who
wanted to study with us.
- Hey, I need to
get my grades up.
- Okay, Willow Rosenberg,
don't go dark on me.
Let's plow on.
- Hm, okay, let's do one more
so that we're sure we've got it.
She dances a waltz.
- Okay, so English
is hard (laughs).
- (laughs) I think
you really got it.
- So, what's next?
- Probably history.
We can save STEM for tomorrow.
- Ah, actually I have to
call my mom really quick.
Do you mind if I use your room?
- Yeah, yeah sure.
- Where's your mom?
- Well, it's eight, so
she'll probably be home soon.
- She's still
working a lot, huh?
Don't worry, I'm not
gonna try to fix it.
(Lacy laughs)
You know you're always
welcome at our house, Lacy.
My mom likes you better
than she likes me.
- Your mom doesn't like anyone
better than she likes you.
- Okay, but it's close.
Come for dinner next week?
- Yeah.
- We should get back to it.
- Okay, but can we just
go into the living room,
because I need a
change of scenery.
- I'll go get our stuff.
- Okay.
(suspenseful music)
(door creaks)
- Harper, hi, what
are you doing in here?
- I'm sorry, Hope,
I thought, um.
- Is everything okay?
- Yeah, fine, I
shouldn't be in here.
I'm so sorry.
- Okay.
(ominous music)
- Hey, where were you?
- Oh I was, nothing.
Where's Cassie?
- Right here.
- I didn't see you
in Lacy's room.
- My mom didn't pick up,
so I had to use the
bathroom, is that okay?
- Let's just get
back to studying.
- Sweetheart, how was your day?
- Ah, you?
- Nah (laughs), what
are you girls studying?
- Harper got us through English.
And now we're on to history.
- Transitive and
intransitive verbs.
- Thanks Harper, how
did your bio test go?
- I got a 96.
- [Hope] What?
- Yeah.
- That's amazing!
- (laughs) Thanks.
- You are really
turning things around.
I guess all that tutoring
really is paying off.
- Yeah, I guess.
- Have you girls had dinner?
- Not yet.
- Oh, I'll order something.
Chinese?
- Oh, yeah!
- I'm really proud
of you, honey.
- Thanks, Mom.
(footsteps)
- Well, that went well.
Maybe next time try for an 85,
you don't wanna raise suspicion.
(phone rings)
- That's my Mom.
I'll be right back.
- All right, well.
What next?
Civil War or...
- 96?
I saw your test Lacy.
What are you doing?
- I'm trying to get
my Mom off my back?
- By lying to her.
You think she wants
to hear your score when
she signs your test?
- She's not gonna sign it.
- What do you mean?
- Nothing. Just, don't
worry about it. Okay?
- Lacy, is Cassie
putting you up to this?
- What? No.
No.
Can we just study?
- Yeah, and an order
of Spring Rolls.
Great, thanks.
- Hey, I saw you called.
- Hey, yeah. Yesterday.
- Yeah, I was busy.
- Well, I think that your
daughter takes precedents
over your girlfriend.
- I was busy with work.
- Yeah, I joined
the club, David.
- Okay, look. Are we gonna
talk about Lacy finally
or are we gonna argue
on the phone all night?
- Look, David. I'm worried
about our daughter, okay?
Her grades are slipping, she
barely talks to me anymore.
She's making new friends.
- Okay. Hang on, sorry.
She's making new friends?
That's a problem now?
- No, but--
- Well, look. She told me
that she was struggling
a little bit in history,
but she was pulling it up.
I signed her test.
- What, history?
- [David] Yeah.
- David, I just signed three
tests for her other classes
in the last two weeks.
- Oh, okay. You know
what, I'll talk to her.
- Okay. Well I
mean, she is trying.
She's studying with
Harper right now
and she did really well
on her bio test yesterday.
- Well great, so
what's the problem?
- The problem is I didn't
know any of that yesterday
when you didn't call me back.
- Yeah, or maybe
the problem Hope
is that you are
overreacting again.
- I am not overreacting.
- Hope, you've been
overreacting ever since--
- Since what?
Since I found out you were
sleeping with your secretary?
- You know what, this
conversation is over.
I'll talk to Lacy
on the weekend.
- David?
Great.
(door closes)
(spooky music)
- [Lacy] I'm getting
my grades up anyway.
So what's the difference?
- [Harper] I don't like the
way you act around her, Lacy.
It's like you have
nothing to lose.
- [Lacy] What does that mean?
- [Harper] I don't think
she's a good influence on you.
- Okay, I'm back.
Let's buckle down.
Intransitive Phrasal Verb.
- Okay, so. Let's
start with Gettysburg.
- So, how is the studying going?
- It's fine.
- Better than fine.
Harper really knows her stuff.
- Well, she takes
after her sister.
How is dinner like in NDSU?
- Good. She is coming home
this summer for her internship.
- Tell her we have to hang out,
because I want to hear
all about college.
- I will.
(laughs)
- Cassie, how was your first
week at your new school?
- It's been great, way
better than expected.
I feel so lucky to have
met Lacy and Harper.
At my old school, girls just
like to tear each other down
- Well, that's great.
- Yeah, I feel really lucky.
It's nice having help getting
caught up on all my classes
and it's nice having
somebody to talk to
about the divorce.
Especially someone
who understands.
My parents got divorced
around the same time you did
and for the same reason.
I remember I was so
angry when I found out
my Dad cheated on my Mom.
- Wait, what?
- Yeah, my Dad cheated too.
- Mom?
- Honey, we can
discuss this later.
- No, we can discuss
this right now.
- We didn't wanna say anything,
we didn't wanna make
this any harder for you.
- You didn't know?
Lacy, I'm so sorry.
Harper, you didn't tell
me that she didn't know.
- What?
- Yeah, you told me
you were digging around
to find out what happened
so you could help,
but you didn't tell me.
- I never said anything.
- You knew?
- Lacy, I swear I didn't.
- Honey.
- Lacy.
Wait, I'm so sorry.
- Hope, I swear I
never said anything.
I would never.
- Harper, is that what
you were doing upstairs?
Snooping around?
- No, I thought I
heard something.
- You know what,
it's getting late.
I think it's time you went home.
- But I didn't do anything.
- We can discuss this later.
- I hate them.
I can't believe he cheated
and they didn't tell me.
How long what this going on?
- Harper didn't say.
I really don't know Lacy.
She didn't tell me.
- And she was looking
into their divorce?
- Don't be too hard on her.
It's like you said.
She's a journalist at heart.
She cares more about the story
than she does her friends.
- And she told you and not me.
- I think she must have
been trying to show off,
to try and get me to like her.
I guess.
I'm so sorry, Lacy.
- I just can't believe
it there's no one
in my life I can trust.
- You can trust me.
- Thanks Cassie.
I don't know what I would
have done if you weren't here.
- Hey, what are friends for?
- Thanks.
- So he denied our continuance.
- But he granted our
motion to exclude
the accountants affidavit.
Great work on that.
- Yeah, for what it's worth.
- It's worth a lot.
Look, we're going to
trial in two weeks.
I'm coordinating the
expert witnesses.
I want you to drive
to an opening.
- Okay. I've been thinking
about a ''David vs.
Goliath'' angle.
Big bank goes after
a small business man.
- Yes, it's perfect. If we
get the jury to focus on--
Who's that in your office?
- My ex-husband.
- You really shouldn't
make personal appointments
during business hours.
- Oh, he doesn't
have an appointment.
Excuse me.
Hey.
- I know we've had
our problems, Hope.
But I never thought you would
deliberately hurt our daughter
to get back at me.
- Nice to see you too, David.
- I don't want to
play these games.
I'm not messing around here.
- Hey.
Keep your voice down.
- I will not keep my voice down.
- Hey.
You were in my office,
with my boss listening.
- Okay.
- If you want me to lose my job,
keep doing what you're doing.
But if you don't wanna see
your child support
payments double
because I'm unemployed,
I suggest you shut up
and listen to me.
Now, I'm not the one who
told Lacy about the affair.
One of her friends did.
- Who?
How would they know?
- It doesn't matter.
- Well, now she's not
talking to me Hope.
She texted to say she's not
coming again next weekend.
She won't return my calls.
- She's not talking
to me either.
She didn't say a word
to me all weekend.
- Well, you could have
given me a heads-up.
- And you could have
answered your phone.
I called you four times.
It's not exactly the
kind of news you'd text.
- So what do we do now?
- I think we sit Lacy down
and explain everything.
- Yeah, sure.
'Cuz, yeah, it's fine for you.
You weren't the one, yeah.
When?
- Tomorrow.
- Yeah, I'll come
over after work.
- Great, I'll be home at eight.
- Well, who's
taking care of Lacy?
- She's 17 years old, David.
She can look after
herself for a few hours.
- Well, I don't like the
idea of her being alone
at home for hours on end.
- I don't like it either,
but I'm not the one who left.
- I'll see you tomorrow.
- Hey, I tried to
call you all weekend
but you didn't answer.
- Yeah, you didn't
take the hint?
- Lacy, please. Listen to me.
I never told Cassie your
Dad cheated on your Mom.
I didn't know he
cheated, how could I?
- Cassie said you asked.
- Asked who?
- People at his office,
people here at school.
So now apparently
everyone knows.
Thanks for that.
- How would everyone
at school know anything
to do with your Dad?
That makes no sense.
- Oh, and my Mom told
me that she found you
looking through her closet.
What's wrong with you, Harper?
- Lacy, none of this is true.
- So my Mom is a liar now.
- No.
I was in her room because I
thought I heard something.
I think Cassie was in there.
- Okay, so.
What you're saying Harper,
is that Cassie moved here
met me, dug into
my parents divorce,
found out that he
cheated and told me,
all within 48 hours.
How would she do that?
- I don't know, Lacy.
But I know it wasn't from me.
- Cassie was right.
- What?
- She said you'd
act all innocent.
- I am innocent.
- Lacy, you have to believe me.
- Look, I'm sorry Harper.
I really don't know what
to believe right now.
- Hey.
- Why does Mr. Burg make
us dissect fetal pigs?
Why can't we just cut up
frogs like normal teenagers?
- Yeah.
- Hey, what's with you?
You've been quite all afternoon.
- Nothing.
Just some...
Maybe I should talk to Harper.
- So you can tell her off?
Yeah, you should
definitely do that.
- No, so I can hear her out.
- Why?
- Because maybe it was
just a misunderstanding.
- Lacy, I already told
you what happened.
Are you saying that
you don't believe me?
- No.
She's been my best friend
since kindergarten.
So.
I don't know.
- Well, sometimes
when you don't know
it's okay to let other
people know for you
and I know that Harper
isn't the friend
that you thought she was.
- I guess.
- Come on, I'll get
you a caramel-chino.
- Yummy.
(laughs)
(car engine starting)
(soft dramatic music)
- Hey Mr. Car, it's Harper.
I'm so sorry to bother you
but I'm at the printer
with the newspaper
and my login just doesn't
seem to be working.
It says I need
administrative access.
I would come back but I have
to be home in 10 minutes
to babysit so my
Mum can go to work.
Can I just use your login
and I promise to forget it
as soon as I--
Thank you.
Yeah, I'm ready.
J-T-Car?
Is that all lowercase?
Okay.
And--
Mr. Car, ''123456''
is not a password.
I'll help you
change it tomorrow.
Okay.
All right, thanks.
(soft dramatic music)
(door knocks)
- Lacy?
(door opens)
Hey, sweetheart.
How was your day?
Lacy.
You are this close to
inheriting my old flip phone.
- How was your day?
- It was fine.
- Okay, I'm happy to hear that.
(gentle music)
I need you to call your father.
- Why?
- Because he came
by my office today
and said you weren't going
to see him this weekend?
- Yeah, 'cause I don't want
to see him this weekend.
- Lacy, I know you're upset.
- And you're not?
He cheated on you.
- Of course, I'm upset.
I'm furious.
And I'm heartbroken.
And I'm even more
furious and heartbroken
because I wanted to protect you
from being furious
and heartbroken.
So, yes, I'm upset.
But he's still your father.
And you need to talk to him.
Okay?
Will you call him tomorrow?
Are you hungry?
- I ate dinner already.
- Have you done your homework?
Lacy, I scheduled meetings
with all your teachers.
- Why?
- Because your father told me
you're failing History on
top of everything else.
You lied to me.
- I didn't lie to you,
I just didn't tell you.
- Either way, I'm meeting
with your teachers.
I want to know how
you're really doing.
- Mom.
- It's not up for discussion.
I love you too much to
let you keep sliding.
- I told you I'm doing better.
- And if your teachers
tell me the same thing,
you have nothing to worry about.
If you need help with
anything, let me know.
Okay?
I'll be in the kitchen.
Hey,
I love you.
- Love you too.
(knocking)
- Hi.
- Harper, I don't think Lacy
is up for talking right now.
- Actually, I'm
here to talk to you.
(door bangs)
First of all, I just want to say
I'm so sorry for what
happened on Friday.
But I swear to you, I had
nothing to do with it.
- Then why did
Cassie say you did?
- I don't know.
But that's not the only
thing she's lying about.
- What's this?
- This is Cassie's
student record.
- Harper, how did you get this?
- Please, just listen.
You see here?
- West Hills High,
like she said.
(gentle music)
- Right, like she said.
I called the school today,
and they have no record
of anyone by Cassie's name
ever attending West Hills.
- Maybe they lost her
file when she transferred.
- They also said they
have no record of anyone
transferring to Haven High
since the beginning of the year.
I also called her elementary
middle school district.
They have no record
of her either.
- So what are you
saying, Harper?
- I don't think Cassie
is who she says she is.
- Isn't it more likely
that there's a
reasonable explanation?
Like maybe Cassie changed
her name after the divorce
and they have her old
name in their files.
- I thought about that.
But what if Cassie is--
- Listen, Harper,
I'm very impressed by your
journalistic instincts here.
But if you and Cassie
are having issues,
I suggest you work it
out between yourselves.
- Hope, please.
Something isn't right here.
Just promise me you'll
be careful with Cassie.
I'm telling you, there's
something wrong with her.
I don't trust her, and
neither should you.
(suspenseful music)
(car engine revs)
(car whirring)
(car whirring)
(doors bang)
(women laughing)
(door bangs)
(clicks)
(suspenseful music)
(clattering)
(clicks)
(clicks)
(phone clicks)
(phone clicks)
(dramatic music)
- Hey, so,
your opening statement.
- You have notes.
- Just one, it's kind of big.
You're brilliant. (chcukling)
- What?
- It's perfect.
The whole part
about how Mr. Davis
built his business to
support the community,
it makes me think that
we should countersue.
- Thank you. (chuckling)
- And I'm not the only
one who thinks so.
- Who thinks we
should countersue?
- That you're doing a great job.
The partners want to meet
with you this afternoon
to discuss trial strategy.
- But Nina, you're first chair.
- As first chair,
I told them they should
hear what you have to say.
- (chuckling) Thank you.
- Well, thanks to you, we
might actually win this thing.
So I'll see you at the
main boardroom at 3:30?
- I'll be there.
- [Nina] You'd better.
(grunts)
- What are you looking for?
That cute guy from Bio?
- (chuckles) No.
No, I'm just looking for Harper.
I haven't seen her all day.
Have you?
- (sighs) No.
Not that I've been
looking for her.
Oh, there she is.
What is she doing?
- [Cassie] Just go talk to her.
- [Lacy] Think I should?
- Well, you're not gonna
give up until you do.
And if it means that I
don't have to hear about it
for the next four
months, then...
- Be right back.
- I'll be here.
- Harper?
Harper.
(knocks)
Harper!
Harper.
Someone call 911!
Harper!
(dramatic music)
Help!
- Hey, ready?
- Oh, yikes, yeah,
I didn't realize.
- Okay, well, come on, we don't
want to keep them waiting.
- No.
(phone buzzing)
Hope Carter.
What, sweetheart,
slow down, please.
Okay, what happened?
Okay, I'll be right there.
I'll be right there.
(phone clunks)
- What's up?
- It's my daughter.
There's been an accident.
- Is she okay?
- I don't know, I think so,
but it's her best friend.
I--
- Okay, but we have a
meeting with the partners.
You can't just leave.
- I'm so sorry, Nina.
Partners will have
to understand.
- No, they won't.
Look, I stuck my neck out
getting you this meeting.
You can't just blow it off.
- Nina, I'm sorry,
my daughter needs me.
I have to go.
- [Nina] Hope.
(siren wailing)
- Lacy!
- Mom. (crying)
- Oh, honey.
(suspenseful music)
What happened?
- I don't know, I found her
in her car and she had...
- Are you okay?
- Mom, they don't know
if she's gonna make it.
- (sighs) Where are her parents?
- They're talking to a
doctor but can we stay?
- Yeah.
- Till they come back?
- Yes, yes, of course.
(sighing) I'm so
glad you're okay.
- Finally, where
have you guys been?
Sweetheart, are you all right?
My God, I've been trying
to call you guys all night.
- I was at the hospital.
- David, what are
you doing here?
- We're supposed to meet here.
Remember?
- (sighing) Right.
I completely forgot.
- You forgot.
Well, there was an attack
at our daughter's school.
I couldn't find you,
and then I come home to
find the police waiting.
- The police?
- Mrs. Carter.
Miss Carter.
I'm Detective Lee from
the North Haven P.D.
(tense music)
I'd like to ask you a few
questions about Harper Evans.
- What kind of questions?
- Why don't we sit down?
Lacy, can you tell me
about what happened?
- I don't know what happened.
- I understand you were the one
who found Harper in her car.
- I thought she was just
sitting in there so I went over,
I knocked on her window,
but she didn't hear me.
And then, when I went
to open the door--
- Harper was a friend of yours?
- We've been friends
since we were kids.
- I spoke to some of the
other students at your school.
They said you and Harper
hadn't been speaking recently.
- I was...
We were in a fight.
But it was--
- What was the fight about?
- What does this have
to do with anything?
- Teenagers fight.
Emotions can run a bit high.
- Detective, can I speak to
you outside for a minute?
(door bangs)
Detective, I hope
you're not suggesting
what it sounds like
you're suggesting.
- What am I suggesting?
- I'm allowing you to
interview my daughter
to assist in your investigation.
If she's a suspect, I am
shutting this down right now.
- Mrs. Carter, I'm simply trying
to find out what happened.
- By implicating my daughter?
- Is she implicated?
The students at the school
say she and Harper had
a close relationship.
They had a fight.
Lacy was angry--
- You don't need to
finish that sentence.
We're done here.
- If we're done here,
maybe we can continue
this down at the station.
- I'm an attorney, Detective.
We're not going
down at the station
unless you have a warrant.
If all you have is the fact
that two teenagers
stop speaking,
I think we both know there's
not going to be any warrant.
(gentle music)
Good night.
- If you change your mind...
- You're with homicide?
(tense music)
This isn't a murder.
- Not yet.
Given Miss Evans' condition,
it might be by the morning.
Good night.
(door bangs)
- Where's the detective?
- He had to go, Lacy.
But from now on,
I don't want you
talking to the police
unless I'm there, okay?
- Why?
- Lace, trust your
mom on this one, okay?
- Honey, why don't
you get ready for bed.
You must be exhausted.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- 'Night, sweetheart.
- 'Night.
Mom, do you mind if I
sleep in your room tonight?
- Yeah, of course, honey.
- 'Night.
- [Dad] 'Night.
- What's going on?
(sighs)
- They're just rattling cages.
- Okay.
I mean you don't think there's
any way that she could've--
- No, of course not.
- Yeah, (sighs)
I guess a few bad grades
isn't such a big deal.
- Yeah.
I just keep thinking,
what if it had been her?
(sniffs)
- It wasn't.
- But it could have been.
- Hope, look, it's okay.
She's, she's safe.
No one's trying to hurt her.
- Yeah.
- It's fine.
She's fine.
- I can feel you watching me.
- No, no, no, I'm
not watching you.
(laughs)
Okay, I'm watching you.
Are you sure you're okay?
Are you hungry?
- Not since you made me a
sandwich five minutes ago.
- (chuckles) Right.
I know I'm helicoptering.
- No, it's okay.
I don't mind.
- Any update on Harper?
- I spoke to her
mom this morning.
No change.
I said I'd go over
this afternoon
so she can pick
Kevin up from school.
- Okay, I'll take you.
- Don't you have to be at work?
- No, I told 'em I was
working from home all week.
- How did that go?
- Don't worry
about my job, okay?
You've got enough on your plate.
(knocking at the front door)
(sighs)
- [Cassie] Lacy, you home?
(door rattling)
- [Hope] Cassie, hi.
- Mrs. Carter, I noticed
Lacy wasn't in school today
so I just wanted to come
and check up on her.
- That's nice of you, but
she's sleeping right now.
- Oh that's okay, I
can wait for her--
- She's actually at her dad's.
But I'll tell her
you stopped by.
- Thank you.
I'll be thinking of her.
- All right, thanks for coming.
- Bye.
- Bye.
(door clicks shut)
Honey, what's going on?
- I just don't wanna
see her right now.
She was with me
when I found Harper
and she just disappeared.
I had to get a ride to the
hospital with Lindsey Sherman.
- Well maybe she just didn't
want to get in the way.
- No, I don't think
that's what this is.
She was really mean to Harper.
I don't know, I guess I just,
I feel kind of guilty, like
if I wasn't ignoring her,
maybe none of this
would've happened.
- Hey, hey, hey, you
can't think like that.
Okay, none of this
is your fault.
You had nothing to do with this.
(bell notification ringing)
What?
- (laughing) It's Harper.
She opened her eyes.
- (sighs) Oh, thank God.
- Her mom says she's
not talking yet,
but he doctors think that
she might in a day or two.
- Oh.
Oh, that's amazing.
I told you everything's
gonna be okay.
(laughs)
(slow suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(distant people chatting)
(machines beeping)
(clipboard clatters)
- Hi Harper.
(door thumps shut)
I hear you're getting better.
I'll admit, I'm surprised.
I honestly didn't think you
had that much fight in you.
You can hear me, can't you?
(cord clatters)
Good.
I want you to hear this.
Lacy is my friend
now and if you think
that you're going to
take her back, (laughs)
you're dead wrong.
(dramatic slow music)
- Cassie.
- Lacy, hey.
- What are you doing here?
- I didn't know you
were gonna be here,
but I just came to
check up on Harper.
- It's funny, you didn't care
how she was feeling yesterday.
- [Cassie] What do you mean?
- You took off, Cassie.
- Lacy, no, I ran to get help.
I was trying to find
the school nurse,
but by the time I got back,
you two were gone
and I didn't know
what hospital you were at.
- Sorry, I didn't know
you were looking for help.
- I know Harper and I have
had our differences, but--
- Oh, um, I'm happy that
you're here. (laughs)
- So, did you hear anything?
Do they know what happened?
- Uh no, no there was no
camera in the parking lot
and no one saw what happened.
So I think the police
are just waiting
for Harper to wake up and
see if she saw anything.
- It's scary to think
there's someone out there
who could do
something like this.
To attack Harper and put
her in her car like that.
- What do you mean?
- It just seems so messed up,
like they wanted
somebody to find her.
- No, no, I mean, what do
you mean, put her in her car?
How do you know where
Harper was attacked?
- No, I don't, I (laughs)
I guess I just
assumed, you know,
with her injuries and stuff.
I'm gonna hit the
vending machine.
You want anything?
- No, no I'm good, thanks.
- I'll be right back.
- Okay.
(distant people chatting)
(intercom calling)
(drawer rattling)
(soft suspenseful music)
(sighs)
Oh, 5,000,000.
Okay. (sighs)
(soft suspenseful music)
(people chatting)
Police are asking
for help in finding
South Hampton student,
Jennifer Smith
who vanished from
her home on the day
your step-mother was murdered.
(slow suspenseful music)
- [Detective] We have her
on the security footage
fleeing the hospital.
- I think I scared
her when I asked her
how she knew about the attack.
- So where is she now?
- Well, we checked the address
she gave to the school.
The woman living there
said she'd never seen her,
but she did have
a daughter named--
- Cassie Larson.
- She died several years ago.
Jennifer must have been
using her identity.
Lacy, did she tell you anything
that might help us find her?
Where she was staying,
who she was with?
- She said her mom
and her moved here.
But we never went to her place.
She always wanted to come here.
- What about her car?
- Gray, four doors,
I don't know,
I didn't pay attention to it.
- Did she tell you why
she was at the hospital?
- She said she was
there to visit Harper.
You think she was there to
finish what she started?
- What about you, Mrs. Carter?
Did she say anything to you
that might help us find her?
- Honestly, I've been so
wrapped up in my work lately,
I wasn't paying attention.
So what happens now?
- Well, we think she's probably
headed out of the state.
We've got patrols on the lookout
on all the major highways.
- What about Harper?
- We've got an officer
posted outside her door.
She's safe.
- And what about Lacy?
Is she safe?
- She never gave you
an indication she
wanted to hurt you,
did she, Lacy?
- No.
- Well, my guess is, she's
200 miles from here by now,
but if you'd like an officer
to stay at the house--
- That shouldn't be necessary.
My husband's on
his way over now.
My ex-husband.
- Well, if you hear from
her, contact me immediately.
We should be able to
triangulate her position
from the cell phone towers.
- I guess this was more
than just a disagreement
amongst friends, huh?
- Yeah, I guess it was.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Mrs. Carter, Lacy.
(gentle slow music)
(door thumps shut_
- Are you okay?
- I just can't believe I
let her into our house.
I believed her.
- Hey, I did too.
(phone ringing)
It's your father.
David.
- [David] Hey, I'm on my way.
You guys all right?
- Yeah, yeah, we're fine,
the police just left.
- Any sign of her?
- No, they actually
think that she's probably
on her way out of
the state right now.
- Well thank God.
I hope we never see her again.
- (sighs) Oh yeah, me too.
- Okay, I'm on my way. (sighs)
(slow gentle music)
How's she doing?
- Um, she's all right.
- Yeah?
- You know, she's
pretty shaken up,
but she's handling
things incredibly well.
I don't know if you noticed,
but we have an amazing daughter.
- I noticed.
Well at least we
did one thing right.
(coffee pot clatters)
(door thumps)
Amaretto, you remembered.
- Well we were
married for 18 years.
- 18 good years.
(Amaretto tinkling)
- 17 of them were good.
- Look Hope, I don't
think I've ever told you
how sorry I am, all right?
I wish I could take it all back.
- I wish you could too.
(soft thumping footsteps)
(gentle slow music)
- What's taking her so long?
- She's a teen aged girl.
You should try getting
her out the door
for school in the mornings.
- Oh, I miss getting
her out of the door
for school in the morning
and I miss seeing her when
she came home from school too.
- She misses you too.
- Yeah.
- Lacy!
(gasps)
(dramatic music)
- Shh shh.
- [Hope] Lacy.
- I'll be right down.
- That means 10 minutes.
- Good girl.
- Cassie.
- Come on, Lacy.
You know the truth.
Call me Jen.
- What do you want?
- What do you mean
what do I want?
I came back for you.
Couldn't just leave you behind.
- What are you talking about?
- I'm talking about
taking your life back.
From your parents who
don't care about you,
your friends who
don't understand you.
I understand you, Lacy, only me.
- Cassie--
- Jen.
- Jen, just put the
knife down, okay?
We can get you help.
- (chuckles) I don't need help.
I'm free.
You can be free too.
I can help you.
I've done it before.
- Done what?
- Not everything I told
you was a lie, Lacy.
I've been more honest with you
than I have anyone
in my whole life.
I felt I owed it to you since
you'd been so honest with me.
- What do you mean?
- Your blog.
That's how I found you.
That's how I knew you'd
know what I'd been through.
See, when I told you my dad
cheated, that was the truth.
He found someone younger,
prettier, sweeter.
(laughs)
Sweeter to him, maybe.
She convinced him
to leave my mom.
She took her husband,
took her home,
she took everything.
Almost everything.
She let my mom
take her own life.
Once my mom was out of the way,
there was only one thing
standing in between
her and the perfect life
that she had planned.
- You.
- She threw me out of the house,
convinced my dad they could
start a whole life
together without me.
Well, turns out it's pretty hard
to do that when you're dead.
- You killed her?
- He decided that
he didn't want me.
He didn't want my mom.
So I decided he
wouldn't have anyone.
- I'm sorry.
- We don't do sorry, remember?
I knew when I found out that
your dad cheated on your mom
that I'd have to help you
teach him the same lesson
that I taught mine.
- What are you talking about?
- I'm going to take
away everything.
You can come with me.
Or.
(shrieking)
- Mom!
(slow dramatic music)
- Lacy?
- Honey?
(rattling door)
- Lacy!
(knocking)
(grunting)
(screaming)
Call the police.
Lacy!
(grunting)
(dramatic music)
(knife clatters)
(screaming)
(clattering bag)
(grunting)
(thumping door)
(sighs)
(grunting)
(door rattling)
(grunts)
(thumps door)
Lacy!
Sweetheart, sweetheart,
are you okay?
Come on.
(dramatic music)
(body thumps)
(slow dramatic music)
(grunts)
- Yes, I need the police.
We have an intruder.
Oh my God.
I'm gonna need an
ambulance right away
to 1210 Chestnut Avenue.
(screaming)
(slow dramatic music)
(shrieking)
(grunting)
(slow dramatic music)
(labored breathing)
Lacy?
(slow dramatic music)
(switch clicks)
Lacy?
Lacy?
(door thumps)
(slow dramatic music)
(water trickling)
(slow dramatic music)
Lacy.
Lacy?
Lacy?
(slow dramatic music)
(shrieking)
(grunting)
- She deserves someone
who cares about her.
She deserves somebody
who won't leave her.
- No!
(screams)
(glass shatters)
(labored breathing)
(slow dramatic music)
- Mom,
- Honey.
- Mom.
- Honey.
(muffled talking)
Are you okay?
- [Lacy] Where's dad?
- He's in your room.
(running footsteps)
Oh David.
Honey, call for help.
(shrieks)
- Ambulance is out front.
Where is she?
- Down the hall in my bedroom.
- Dad.
(slow dramatic music)
(cheerful music)
(camera clicking)
(laughs)
- [Hope] You look beautiful.
- (laughing) How many
pictures do you need, mom?
- Well it's not
everyday your daughter
graduates from high school.
You're beautiful.
- Love you.
(knocking on door)
Hm.
Well if it isn't our
very own valedictorian.
- Stop.
- Hi.
- Hi.
(laughing)
- Wait, wait.
- Yay!
You look so good.
- [Harper] Thank you, so do you.
- [Lacy] Thanks.
(talking over one another.
- And the photos. (laughing)
Harper.
(laughing)
So smart.
- [Lacy] Okay, mom.
- Okay, okay you're right,
we should get going.
- I want that.
- Okay.
Well you shoulda done
better on your tests.
- [Lacy] Oh! (laughs)
- [Hope] David.
- [Lacy] Dad.
(laughing)
- Sweetheart.
Gosh, look at you.
- Mmhmm, I did it.
(sighs)
- I thought we were
meeting at the ceremony.
- Yeah, I thought that
maybe we could go as,
I don't know, a family?
If it's okay with you guys.
- I think that would be nice.
- Yeah, okay.
- All right, let's do it.
- Come on. (laughs)
- How's the job?
- It's good.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, I'm working
half time for the summer
so I can spend
more time with Lacy
before she's off to college.
- Oh that's great.
- (sighs) Girls, one more.
Aw.
Lace, let me get one
of you and your dad.
- Actually, could we
get all three of us?
Harper?
- Yeah, of course.
- [Hope] Thanks Harper.
- Okay, ready?
- Come here, ma. (laughing)
- [Harper] Ready guys?
Smile.
Cute.
(gentle cheerful music)
(slow dramatic music)
(distant people chatting)
- Sorry.
Maybe you could show me around.
It's my first day.
(slow dramatic music)
(slow dramatic music)
(gentle slow music)
(trophies clattering)
(suspenseful slow music)
(wine trickling)
(suspenseful slow music)
(screaming)
(hockey stick thumps)
(slow gentle music)
(birds chirping)
(coffee trickling)
(pot clanking)
- Lacey, let's get a move on.
(yawns)
Come on lazy bones,
we're gonna be late.
Since when do you drink coffee?
- Oh kids are just growing
up so much faster these days.
(pot clatters)
Ready?
- (slurps) What about breakfast?
That is not breakfast.
- I need you to
sign my math test.
- What happened?
- I got a 61.
- I can see that.
Why did you get a 61?
- Okay fine, I'll just
get dad to sign it.
(sighs)
- I know things have been
a little bit rough
the last few months,
but that doesn't mean you can
let it affect your grades.
- It's one bad test, mom.
- It's one bad math test.
Didn't I just sign your
English exam last week?
- (sighs) It's not a big deal.
- It is a big deal, honey,
you're applying to colleges
and you want to
get a scholarship?
- Well I didn't have time
to study last weekend.
- I see.
- Mom, I only get to see
dad once every two weeks.
I'm sorry that I don't
wanna study the whole time.
- [Mom] Lacey.
- I'm gonna be late.
- We're gonna
discuss this tonight.
- Sure.
- Ah, not so fast.
Breakfast.
- Oh wow mom, this is too much.
(gentle cheerful music)
- [Mom] Okay, you have
everything you need?
- Backpack, banana,
I think I'm ready
for whatever the
day throws at me.
- Straight home
after school, okay?
I should be home by 3:00.
- Which means 8:00.
- Hey, have a good day, okay?
I love you more than anything.
- See you at 8:00.
(sighs)
(car engine humming)
(distant people chatting)
- Hey.
What cha doing?
Mom's home cooking.
What's this?
- It's for my blog.
- Oh, you're still doing that?
- Yes, I'm still doing that.
You have your
newspaper and I have--
- You post pictures of
bananas on the Internet.
- Hey it's been
picking up since my--
- Since your dad left?
Fine, so you
blogged your banana.
(laughs)
But, how'd it go
with your tests?
- Uh, well my dad signed
history and my mom signed math.
- So neither of them know
how you're actually doing.
- Well neither of them
actually care, so.
- Hey, why don't we
hang out this weekend?
Bake some cookies,
study a little.
- You don't have to study.
- But I do need cookies.
- Mm.
- And I can help
you get caught up.
- Yeah, I'm kind
of a lost cause.
- Hey, watch what you say
about my friend, Lacey.
She just had a couple bad tests.
I'm sure Mr. Boleyn will give
you extra credit if you ask.
- Yay, homework.
- Hey this is me, Harper,
best friend since kindergarten,
co-survivor of the attempt
to dye your hair red
in eighth grade, let
me help you with this.
- Fine.
- Okay, so after school, oh my,
I'm so sorry, I didn't see you.
- I noticed.
- I didn't mean to--
- Don't worry about it.
You can make it up
to me by telling me
how to get to Mrs.
Waldron's homeroom?
- Trust me, you
don't wanna go there.
- No, but I'm
supposed to. (laughs)
- She's my homeroom
too, so I'll just,
you can come with me.
- [Harper] Are you new here?
- Yeah, I just transferred
from West Hills, Cassie Larson.
- Lacey, this is Harper.
- So what brings
you to North Haven?
- Uh, I'm here because
of my truant officer.
(laughs) I'm joking,
my mom got a new job.
- A new job, my mom
got one of those.
- Oh, has it ruined
your life too?
- No.
Sort of?
(laughs)
Uh, my parents
just got a divorce.
- A divorce, my mom
just got one of those.
- Sorry to hear that.
- So was I, especially
when I found out it meant
I was getting a new high school
right in the middle
of senior year.
- Oh, yeah I guess you win.
- Lucky.
(laughs)
- North Side's not so bad.
You'll like it here.
- It's too late.
I already decided not to.
(laughing)
Relax Annie Camden, I'm
just giving you a hard time.
- Um, was that a 7th
Heaven reference?
- Guilty, I am a huge nerd.
- Oh my gosh, I was
blogging about it last week,
wasn't I, Harper?
- Yeah, you love your 90's TV.
- Oh my gosh, me too.
(laughing)
(bell rings)
- Oh uh, we should get to class.
Um, I'll see you at lunch?
- Mmhmm.
- Kay.
- She seems sweet.
Do we like her?
- Harper?
We've been friends
since kindergarten.
- But?
- No, no but.
- But if there was a but?
- She can be a little--
- Sweet.
- (laughs) It's just, it's
been rough since the divorce
and she just tries to
make everything better.
- And you just
wanna be ticked off.
- For a while.
- (laughs) I think you
and I are gonna get along.
(laughs)
- [Hope] Come on, pick up.
- [Recorded Voice] You've
reached David Carter,
please leave a message.
- David, it's Hope.
We need to talk about
Lacey, please call me back.
Sorry Nina.
- Everything okay?
- Lacey's failing math.
- She's still having
a hard time, huh?
- Honestly, I don't know.
I'm worried about her.
I feel like ever
since the divorce,
she's just been completely
shutting me out.
- Well what about David?
- He's checked out.
I don't know what they're
doing during their weekends
together, but it's
not math homework.
(laughs)
I just hope I haven't
screwed things up forever.
- She'll bounce back.
- Yeah.
- Hope, you're a good
mom and she's a good kid.
Just give her time.
- Thanks.
So are we all set for
the Mitchel deposition?
- Is that today?
Whoa, it was a joke.
We're all set up in the
main conference room.
- (laughs) Sorry,
I'm a little on edge.
I feel like I haven't
slept in weeks.
- Look, I know you've been
out of the game a while
and this is a tough
case to try to
pick up where you left off--
- No, no, no, I'm fine.
I can handle this.
- I know you can.
You did a great job
with witness prep.
(gentle slow music)
- I knew it was coming.
My parents were
fighting all the time.
When they started
talking finally,
I knew what they
were talking about.
- Least you had some
kind of warning.
My parents never really fought.
They just kind of quit talking
and one day I came
home and my dad didn't.
- I'm sorry.
- (laughs) You know what?
I actually hate those words.
I'm sorry.
Like everyone says it
like it's so much better
if they feel bad.
Your dad left us, I'm sorry.
- (laughs) We blew up your life
and now you never get
to see us anymore.
I'm sorry.
- Everything sucks now.
I'm sorry.
- So sorry.
- I'm sorry about that.
- So, so sorry
about that. (laughs)
- Hey.
I was looking for you.
- Well Cassie and I
have the same schedule
so just came to lunch
together. (laughs)
- Sorry. (laughing)
- Um, okay, I have
to stay a few minutes
after school to help Mr.
Carr with the newspaper.
Do you wanna just meet in
the newspaper office at 3:30?
- Uh, Cassie's actually
giving me a ride home.
- Oh, okay.
So just meet you at your house?
- Oh, you're coming too?
- What?
- To Lacey's.
- I invited Cassie over.
- I thought we were gonna study.
- We have all weekend.
- I know but--
- Lacey was just going to
give me the lay of the land
since I'm new here.
You don't mind, do you?
- Of course not.
- So, Lacey tells me you
guys have been friends
for a really long time.
- Basically forever. (laughs)
- That's great.
When my parents got divorced,
I found out who my
real friends were.
Some people just didn't
wanna hear me out.
- Well Harper is
a great listener.
- Well it's nice
to have somebody
who'll just listen without
trying to fix things.
- Meaning?
- Nothing, just--
- Divorce just sucks. (laughs)
Harper, you don't really get it.
And sometimes cheering
up and studying
and looking on the bright side,
it just makes things worse.
- I know it feels
that way, Lacey,
but you can't just wallow--
- Sometimes people need to
wallow for a little while.
- And you can't make
everything better.
- Well, when you're
done wallowing,
let me know so we can study.
- Harper,
Harper.
Harper, come on.
- Did I say something?
- No, no, it's just, we've
just been having tension.
- Really?
- Harper doesn't really get it.
I mean I've been writing
about it on my blog actually.
I don't know. It's been
an issue for a while.
- I had no idea.
- Thank you gentlemen,
we'll be in touch.
- Correct me if I'm wrong,
but that was a
complete disaster.
- This is me not correcting you.
- I'm sorry, I should
have spent more time
on the jurisdictional issues.
- Hope, it's not your fault.
He ignored everything we
talked about in witness prep
and talked himself right
out of summary judgment.
Idiot.
You know what this means?
- We're going to trial.
- But the good news is,
is we are about to get
way ahead on our billable hours.
I'll get the takeout menus.
It's gonna be a long night.
- Hey, you ready?
- Yeah, I was just
looking for Harper.
- Oh, well I'm sure she's fine.
Come on, let's get outta here.
Come on, let me take you home.
(laughs)
(distant people chatting)
(car rumbles)
You know what?
We should just skip
school tomorrow.
- Um, no, my mom would
kill me if I did that.
- Oh, you don't
know until you try.
- Uh no, trust me,
I know. (laughs)
- Oh come on, just one class.
(doorknob rattles)
- Oh, of course
she isn't home yet.
I got a 61 on my math test
and she totally freaked out.
(door rattles)
- 61 isn't that bad.
It's more than half.
See, math.
- (laughs) Yeah, you should
try telling that to my mom.
- It's just a test.
She'll be okay.
Parents are resilient.
(phone rings)
- Speaking of.
Hey mom.
- Hey sweetheart.
It looks like I'm
gonna be stuck here
for a little while longer.
So why don't you
order pizza for dinner
and I'll be home
as soon as I can.
- I would, but I still think
I have some pizza left over
last night when you called
and said the exact same thing.
- I'm sorry, Lacey, things
just got a little crazy,
but I promise they're
gonna settle down soon.
How was your bio test?
- I don't know.
I get my grades back tomorrow.
(laughing)
- Are you with Harper?
- No, Cassie.
- Who's Cassie?
- [Lacey] Yeah, she's new.
I'm just showing her around.
- Lace, I gotta go, okay?
I'll see you soon.
I love you.
- Love you too.
- Coming.
- Let me guess, she's
going to be late.
- Wow, you are so good at this.
- I have some experience.
(laughing)
So Lacey, I have to ask you
a really important question.
Did I hear you say
you have pizza?
- (laughs) Come on.
(clicking keyboard)
(chair clattering)
- Hey, I can't find Wagner
versus Robinson in my notes.
Where'd you pull that from?
- Oh, it's a federal
case, third district.
- That is explains it.
What's up?
- Oh, Lacy's waiting for me,
and I promised her
I'd be home hours ago.
- We're in the middle of
developing a trial strategy.
- I know, I'm gonna
work on it from home.
Nina, Lacy needs me right now.
I have to go.
- No, I understand,
I understand.
But I need your brief tonight.
- You'll have it
tonight, I promise.
- Okay, get outta here.
- Thank you.
- It's just always the same.
You know, Mom's at work.
Dad has a date every weekend.
I swear if I light
myself on fire,
they wouldn't even notice.
- (laughs) It's
definitely worth a shot.
(Lacy laughs)
Actually, you know,
that's not a bad idea.
- What?
- Light a fire, nothing big.
(Lacy laughs)
(suspenseful music)
Just enough to get
their attention.
- Yeah, right (laughs).
(match flicks)
- You were reheating pizza,
when you accidentally left
the pizza box on the stove.
You were so busy studying
that you didn't even
notice, and then.
(Cassie laughs)
You should see your
face right now.
- You're insane.
- Oh come on,
I was totally kidding (laughs).
(door thuds)
- [Hope] Honey, I'm home.
- Wow, eight on the dot.
- Oh, I'm sorry
sweetheart (smooches).
- [Lacy] Mm-hm.
- Hey there.
- Hi, Mrs. Carter, I'm Cassie.
Thanks for having me over.
- You're Lacy's new friend.
- Yes, I just transferred in.
- Oh, in the middle of the year.
- Or her parents got a divorce.
- Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Well, it is getting
a little late.
- Oh, I know, but Lacy and I
were just about
to start studying.
We have this English
quiz tomorrow,
and we went over the
material at my old school
but now there's this new book,
so I thought we could
help each other out.
- Well I'm very happy to see
you're making an
effort with school.
- [Lacy] Mm-hm.
- Why don't you guys
study up in your room?
And just don't make it too late.
- Okay, thanks Mom, come on.
- Thanks, Mrs. Carter.
- No problem.
What is it?
- Nothing, you're just exactly
how Lacy described you.
She's very lucky.
(soft instrumental music)
- [Lacy] Okay, so we're not
actually going to study.
- I don't know
anything about English
except how to speak it (laughs).
- (laughs) Yeah, well it worked.
My mom thinks you're a hero.
- Really?
- [Lacy] Are you kidding?
She never lets anyone hang
out on a school night,
except for Harper sometimes.
- Yeah, well.
- What?
- Nothing, I just, I
kinda got a weird vibe
from Harper today.
- A weird vibe.
- I don't know, I just,
I don't really trust her.
- Oh, really?
- You know what?
It's probably nothing.
- Wait one sec.
- What are you doing (laughs)?
(shutter clicks)
- Oh, just a blog posting
about new friends.
- Oh, please don't, my
hair looks so bad today
and you got a chance
to straighten yours.
- Are you kidding?
You look great.
- Ew, ew, ew ew no (laughs).
Let's try again after
I'm finished unpacking
and I can actually
condition this mess.
- You're crazy.
- So I've been told.
(Lacy laughs)
- [Lacy] Oh, I had so much fun.
- Me too, it's so nice making
a new friend so quickly.
See you tomorrow?
- Yeah, see ya.
- [Cassie] See ya (laughs).
(ominous music)
- She seems nice.
- Yeah, oh she's great.
- How did studying go?
- (yawns) Oh, it was fine.
- And where's Harper?
- I don't know.
- Everything okay?
- Yeah, Mom, everything's fine.
Now, I can make new
friends, you know.
- No, I never said you couldn't.
Are you sure everything's okay?
- Everything's fine, I'm just,
I'm tired, I just
wanna get to bed.
- Okay, have a good sleep.
- Mm.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
(phone dings)
(ominous music)
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Can I sit?
What's going on?
- Just over here, not wallowing,
like some kinda monster.
- Harper, I know things
have been tense between us,
but I really don't
want them to be.
- I don't either.
- Great, so we cool?
- Well, I'm cool.
You're kinda lame.
(Lacy laughs)
- [Lacy] So what about tonight?
- What about it?
- Little bit of baking,
a little bit of studying.
I got my bio test back, 62.
- So a little baking
and a lot of studying.
- (laughs) So, after school?
- What's happening after school?
- Nothing, just Harper
and I are gonna study.
- Oh, perfect, do
you mind if I crash?
I am completely lost.
- Sure, Harper's
a great teacher.
She can catch both of us up.
- The more the merrier.
- Awesome.
- Where you going?
- I have to finish the final
proof for the newspaper
so I can get it to
the printer by Monday.
- Okay, well, see you later?
- See ya.
- Am I getting a
vibe that Harper
doesn't like me very much?
- No, no, she doesn't
like anyone as much
as she likes being
editor of the paper.
Yeah, she, she won a student
journalism award last year
for an investigation
on the school board.
So, she's kind of a
big deal (laughs).
- Impressive, so do you
mind if I sleep over
at your house tonight?
My mom is getting
the new place painted
and it reeks.
- Yeah, I don't think she's
gonna go for a sleepover,
especially when she sees this.
- Ooh, so just don't show her.
- Yeah.
- She has to sign it.
The teachers here are big
on parental involvement
and communication,
which is ironic seeing
as I have neither.
- You said this wasn't
your first bad test?
- Bio, English, math.
- Hope Carter, your mom is
still using your dad's name?
- Yeah, why?
- Just making sure.
Do you mind if I borrow a pen?
- No, here.
(pouch zips)
- All righty.
- Wait, you can't do that.
- Are you sure,
because I just did.
- Wait, how did you do that?
- Oh, my guidance counselor
says I have a real future
in fraud and forgery (laughs).
Just tell her the test was fine.
- But she's gonna know the truth
when she sees my report card.
- That's not until the
end of the quarter.
You will be caught up by then.
- Yeah, I guess.
- So I will grab my
sleeping bag after school
and meet you over at your house.
- 'Kay.
- [Cassie] See ya.
- See ya.
- [Nina] Hey.
- [Hope] Hey.
- How's it going?
- Good, I think I found
a precedent we can use
to get the accountant's
testimony excluded.
It's a little
obscure, but, what?
- Tom came down to
your office last night,
and he noticed that
you weren't there.
It's not a big deal.
I covered for you.
I told him that I sent you
to the law school library
to do some research, but.
- But I was working from home.
You got my brief, right?
- Yes, and it was great,
but Tom's old school.
He wants to see butts in seats.
- But Nina, you
know my situation.
- I get it, Hope, I do.
But I can't keep
covering for you.
- No, of course not.
What should I do?
- I don't know,
but I'd make sure
the next time he comes down
to your office, you're there.
- Okay.
(somber music)
- So I was thinking
we'd bake chocolate chip
for studying math,
peanut butter for bio,
and chocolate peanut
butter for English.
- Oh, that's a lot of cookies.
- But maybe not enough.
- We completely neglected
the oatmeal category.
(doorknob rattles)
- Oh, it's open.
Mom?
(door clicks)
Mom.
Mom?
- [Cassie] Hey guys.
(suspenseful music)
- Cassie, what are
you doing here?
- I was hoping to be done by
the time you guys got here,
but you said you
wanted cookies, so--
- So you broke
into Lacy's house?
- Didn't break into her house.
Lacy showed me where
the key was hidden,
so I blew off last
period and I came here
to surprise you.
Surprise (laughs).
You don't mind, do you Lace?
- Well, who minds
freshly baked cookies?
Mm, yum.
- So now let's try it with ran.
I ran the race.
Is that transitive
or intransitive?
- Uh, transit?
- You got it.
What about, while she
listened to music, she ran?
- Intransitive.
- (laughs) And insanely boring.
- I know it's kinda dry but
it's gonna be on the test.
- Oh, I think I'm gonna
have the flu that day.
- You were the one who
wanted to study with us.
- Hey, I need to
get my grades up.
- Okay, Willow Rosenberg,
don't go dark on me.
Let's plow on.
- Hm, okay, let's do one more
so that we're sure we've got it.
She dances a waltz.
- Okay, so English
is hard (laughs).
- (laughs) I think
you really got it.
- So, what's next?
- Probably history.
We can save STEM for tomorrow.
- Ah, actually I have to
call my mom really quick.
Do you mind if I use your room?
- Yeah, yeah sure.
- Where's your mom?
- Well, it's eight, so
she'll probably be home soon.
- She's still
working a lot, huh?
Don't worry, I'm not
gonna try to fix it.
(Lacy laughs)
You know you're always
welcome at our house, Lacy.
My mom likes you better
than she likes me.
- Your mom doesn't like anyone
better than she likes you.
- Okay, but it's close.
Come for dinner next week?
- Yeah.
- We should get back to it.
- Okay, but can we just
go into the living room,
because I need a
change of scenery.
- I'll go get our stuff.
- Okay.
(suspenseful music)
(door creaks)
- Harper, hi, what
are you doing in here?
- I'm sorry, Hope,
I thought, um.
- Is everything okay?
- Yeah, fine, I
shouldn't be in here.
I'm so sorry.
- Okay.
(ominous music)
- Hey, where were you?
- Oh I was, nothing.
Where's Cassie?
- Right here.
- I didn't see you
in Lacy's room.
- My mom didn't pick up,
so I had to use the
bathroom, is that okay?
- Let's just get
back to studying.
- Sweetheart, how was your day?
- Ah, you?
- Nah (laughs), what
are you girls studying?
- Harper got us through English.
And now we're on to history.
- Transitive and
intransitive verbs.
- Thanks Harper, how
did your bio test go?
- I got a 96.
- [Hope] What?
- Yeah.
- That's amazing!
- (laughs) Thanks.
- You are really
turning things around.
I guess all that tutoring
really is paying off.
- Yeah, I guess.
- Have you girls had dinner?
- Not yet.
- Oh, I'll order something.
Chinese?
- Oh, yeah!
- I'm really proud
of you, honey.
- Thanks, Mom.
(footsteps)
- Well, that went well.
Maybe next time try for an 85,
you don't wanna raise suspicion.
(phone rings)
- That's my Mom.
I'll be right back.
- All right, well.
What next?
Civil War or...
- 96?
I saw your test Lacy.
What are you doing?
- I'm trying to get
my Mom off my back?
- By lying to her.
You think she wants
to hear your score when
she signs your test?
- She's not gonna sign it.
- What do you mean?
- Nothing. Just, don't
worry about it. Okay?
- Lacy, is Cassie
putting you up to this?
- What? No.
No.
Can we just study?
- Yeah, and an order
of Spring Rolls.
Great, thanks.
- Hey, I saw you called.
- Hey, yeah. Yesterday.
- Yeah, I was busy.
- Well, I think that your
daughter takes precedents
over your girlfriend.
- I was busy with work.
- Yeah, I joined
the club, David.
- Okay, look. Are we gonna
talk about Lacy finally
or are we gonna argue
on the phone all night?
- Look, David. I'm worried
about our daughter, okay?
Her grades are slipping, she
barely talks to me anymore.
She's making new friends.
- Okay. Hang on, sorry.
She's making new friends?
That's a problem now?
- No, but--
- Well, look. She told me
that she was struggling
a little bit in history,
but she was pulling it up.
I signed her test.
- What, history?
- [David] Yeah.
- David, I just signed three
tests for her other classes
in the last two weeks.
- Oh, okay. You know
what, I'll talk to her.
- Okay. Well I
mean, she is trying.
She's studying with
Harper right now
and she did really well
on her bio test yesterday.
- Well great, so
what's the problem?
- The problem is I didn't
know any of that yesterday
when you didn't call me back.
- Yeah, or maybe
the problem Hope
is that you are
overreacting again.
- I am not overreacting.
- Hope, you've been
overreacting ever since--
- Since what?
Since I found out you were
sleeping with your secretary?
- You know what, this
conversation is over.
I'll talk to Lacy
on the weekend.
- David?
Great.
(door closes)
(spooky music)
- [Lacy] I'm getting
my grades up anyway.
So what's the difference?
- [Harper] I don't like the
way you act around her, Lacy.
It's like you have
nothing to lose.
- [Lacy] What does that mean?
- [Harper] I don't think
she's a good influence on you.
- Okay, I'm back.
Let's buckle down.
Intransitive Phrasal Verb.
- Okay, so. Let's
start with Gettysburg.
- So, how is the studying going?
- It's fine.
- Better than fine.
Harper really knows her stuff.
- Well, she takes
after her sister.
How is dinner like in NDSU?
- Good. She is coming home
this summer for her internship.
- Tell her we have to hang out,
because I want to hear
all about college.
- I will.
(laughs)
- Cassie, how was your first
week at your new school?
- It's been great, way
better than expected.
I feel so lucky to have
met Lacy and Harper.
At my old school, girls just
like to tear each other down
- Well, that's great.
- Yeah, I feel really lucky.
It's nice having help getting
caught up on all my classes
and it's nice having
somebody to talk to
about the divorce.
Especially someone
who understands.
My parents got divorced
around the same time you did
and for the same reason.
I remember I was so
angry when I found out
my Dad cheated on my Mom.
- Wait, what?
- Yeah, my Dad cheated too.
- Mom?
- Honey, we can
discuss this later.
- No, we can discuss
this right now.
- We didn't wanna say anything,
we didn't wanna make
this any harder for you.
- You didn't know?
Lacy, I'm so sorry.
Harper, you didn't tell
me that she didn't know.
- What?
- Yeah, you told me
you were digging around
to find out what happened
so you could help,
but you didn't tell me.
- I never said anything.
- You knew?
- Lacy, I swear I didn't.
- Honey.
- Lacy.
Wait, I'm so sorry.
- Hope, I swear I
never said anything.
I would never.
- Harper, is that what
you were doing upstairs?
Snooping around?
- No, I thought I
heard something.
- You know what,
it's getting late.
I think it's time you went home.
- But I didn't do anything.
- We can discuss this later.
- I hate them.
I can't believe he cheated
and they didn't tell me.
How long what this going on?
- Harper didn't say.
I really don't know Lacy.
She didn't tell me.
- And she was looking
into their divorce?
- Don't be too hard on her.
It's like you said.
She's a journalist at heart.
She cares more about the story
than she does her friends.
- And she told you and not me.
- I think she must have
been trying to show off,
to try and get me to like her.
I guess.
I'm so sorry, Lacy.
- I just can't believe
it there's no one
in my life I can trust.
- You can trust me.
- Thanks Cassie.
I don't know what I would
have done if you weren't here.
- Hey, what are friends for?
- Thanks.
- So he denied our continuance.
- But he granted our
motion to exclude
the accountants affidavit.
Great work on that.
- Yeah, for what it's worth.
- It's worth a lot.
Look, we're going to
trial in two weeks.
I'm coordinating the
expert witnesses.
I want you to drive
to an opening.
- Okay. I've been thinking
about a ''David vs.
Goliath'' angle.
Big bank goes after
a small business man.
- Yes, it's perfect. If we
get the jury to focus on--
Who's that in your office?
- My ex-husband.
- You really shouldn't
make personal appointments
during business hours.
- Oh, he doesn't
have an appointment.
Excuse me.
Hey.
- I know we've had
our problems, Hope.
But I never thought you would
deliberately hurt our daughter
to get back at me.
- Nice to see you too, David.
- I don't want to
play these games.
I'm not messing around here.
- Hey.
Keep your voice down.
- I will not keep my voice down.
- Hey.
You were in my office,
with my boss listening.
- Okay.
- If you want me to lose my job,
keep doing what you're doing.
But if you don't wanna see
your child support
payments double
because I'm unemployed,
I suggest you shut up
and listen to me.
Now, I'm not the one who
told Lacy about the affair.
One of her friends did.
- Who?
How would they know?
- It doesn't matter.
- Well, now she's not
talking to me Hope.
She texted to say she's not
coming again next weekend.
She won't return my calls.
- She's not talking
to me either.
She didn't say a word
to me all weekend.
- Well, you could have
given me a heads-up.
- And you could have
answered your phone.
I called you four times.
It's not exactly the
kind of news you'd text.
- So what do we do now?
- I think we sit Lacy down
and explain everything.
- Yeah, sure.
'Cuz, yeah, it's fine for you.
You weren't the one, yeah.
When?
- Tomorrow.
- Yeah, I'll come
over after work.
- Great, I'll be home at eight.
- Well, who's
taking care of Lacy?
- She's 17 years old, David.
She can look after
herself for a few hours.
- Well, I don't like the
idea of her being alone
at home for hours on end.
- I don't like it either,
but I'm not the one who left.
- I'll see you tomorrow.
- Hey, I tried to
call you all weekend
but you didn't answer.
- Yeah, you didn't
take the hint?
- Lacy, please. Listen to me.
I never told Cassie your
Dad cheated on your Mom.
I didn't know he
cheated, how could I?
- Cassie said you asked.
- Asked who?
- People at his office,
people here at school.
So now apparently
everyone knows.
Thanks for that.
- How would everyone
at school know anything
to do with your Dad?
That makes no sense.
- Oh, and my Mom told
me that she found you
looking through her closet.
What's wrong with you, Harper?
- Lacy, none of this is true.
- So my Mom is a liar now.
- No.
I was in her room because I
thought I heard something.
I think Cassie was in there.
- Okay, so.
What you're saying Harper,
is that Cassie moved here
met me, dug into
my parents divorce,
found out that he
cheated and told me,
all within 48 hours.
How would she do that?
- I don't know, Lacy.
But I know it wasn't from me.
- Cassie was right.
- What?
- She said you'd
act all innocent.
- I am innocent.
- Lacy, you have to believe me.
- Look, I'm sorry Harper.
I really don't know what
to believe right now.
- Hey.
- Why does Mr. Burg make
us dissect fetal pigs?
Why can't we just cut up
frogs like normal teenagers?
- Yeah.
- Hey, what's with you?
You've been quite all afternoon.
- Nothing.
Just some...
Maybe I should talk to Harper.
- So you can tell her off?
Yeah, you should
definitely do that.
- No, so I can hear her out.
- Why?
- Because maybe it was
just a misunderstanding.
- Lacy, I already told
you what happened.
Are you saying that
you don't believe me?
- No.
She's been my best friend
since kindergarten.
So.
I don't know.
- Well, sometimes
when you don't know
it's okay to let other
people know for you
and I know that Harper
isn't the friend
that you thought she was.
- I guess.
- Come on, I'll get
you a caramel-chino.
- Yummy.
(laughs)
(car engine starting)
(soft dramatic music)
- Hey Mr. Car, it's Harper.
I'm so sorry to bother you
but I'm at the printer
with the newspaper
and my login just doesn't
seem to be working.
It says I need
administrative access.
I would come back but I have
to be home in 10 minutes
to babysit so my
Mum can go to work.
Can I just use your login
and I promise to forget it
as soon as I--
Thank you.
Yeah, I'm ready.
J-T-Car?
Is that all lowercase?
Okay.
And--
Mr. Car, ''123456''
is not a password.
I'll help you
change it tomorrow.
Okay.
All right, thanks.
(soft dramatic music)
(door knocks)
- Lacy?
(door opens)
Hey, sweetheart.
How was your day?
Lacy.
You are this close to
inheriting my old flip phone.
- How was your day?
- It was fine.
- Okay, I'm happy to hear that.
(gentle music)
I need you to call your father.
- Why?
- Because he came
by my office today
and said you weren't going
to see him this weekend?
- Yeah, 'cause I don't want
to see him this weekend.
- Lacy, I know you're upset.
- And you're not?
He cheated on you.
- Of course, I'm upset.
I'm furious.
And I'm heartbroken.
And I'm even more
furious and heartbroken
because I wanted to protect you
from being furious
and heartbroken.
So, yes, I'm upset.
But he's still your father.
And you need to talk to him.
Okay?
Will you call him tomorrow?
Are you hungry?
- I ate dinner already.
- Have you done your homework?
Lacy, I scheduled meetings
with all your teachers.
- Why?
- Because your father told me
you're failing History on
top of everything else.
You lied to me.
- I didn't lie to you,
I just didn't tell you.
- Either way, I'm meeting
with your teachers.
I want to know how
you're really doing.
- Mom.
- It's not up for discussion.
I love you too much to
let you keep sliding.
- I told you I'm doing better.
- And if your teachers
tell me the same thing,
you have nothing to worry about.
If you need help with
anything, let me know.
Okay?
I'll be in the kitchen.
Hey,
I love you.
- Love you too.
(knocking)
- Hi.
- Harper, I don't think Lacy
is up for talking right now.
- Actually, I'm
here to talk to you.
(door bangs)
First of all, I just want to say
I'm so sorry for what
happened on Friday.
But I swear to you, I had
nothing to do with it.
- Then why did
Cassie say you did?
- I don't know.
But that's not the only
thing she's lying about.
- What's this?
- This is Cassie's
student record.
- Harper, how did you get this?
- Please, just listen.
You see here?
- West Hills High,
like she said.
(gentle music)
- Right, like she said.
I called the school today,
and they have no record
of anyone by Cassie's name
ever attending West Hills.
- Maybe they lost her
file when she transferred.
- They also said they
have no record of anyone
transferring to Haven High
since the beginning of the year.
I also called her elementary
middle school district.
They have no record
of her either.
- So what are you
saying, Harper?
- I don't think Cassie
is who she says she is.
- Isn't it more likely
that there's a
reasonable explanation?
Like maybe Cassie changed
her name after the divorce
and they have her old
name in their files.
- I thought about that.
But what if Cassie is--
- Listen, Harper,
I'm very impressed by your
journalistic instincts here.
But if you and Cassie
are having issues,
I suggest you work it
out between yourselves.
- Hope, please.
Something isn't right here.
Just promise me you'll
be careful with Cassie.
I'm telling you, there's
something wrong with her.
I don't trust her, and
neither should you.
(suspenseful music)
(car engine revs)
(car whirring)
(car whirring)
(doors bang)
(women laughing)
(door bangs)
(clicks)
(suspenseful music)
(clattering)
(clicks)
(clicks)
(phone clicks)
(phone clicks)
(dramatic music)
- Hey, so,
your opening statement.
- You have notes.
- Just one, it's kind of big.
You're brilliant. (chcukling)
- What?
- It's perfect.
The whole part
about how Mr. Davis
built his business to
support the community,
it makes me think that
we should countersue.
- Thank you. (chuckling)
- And I'm not the only
one who thinks so.
- Who thinks we
should countersue?
- That you're doing a great job.
The partners want to meet
with you this afternoon
to discuss trial strategy.
- But Nina, you're first chair.
- As first chair,
I told them they should
hear what you have to say.
- (chuckling) Thank you.
- Well, thanks to you, we
might actually win this thing.
So I'll see you at the
main boardroom at 3:30?
- I'll be there.
- [Nina] You'd better.
(grunts)
- What are you looking for?
That cute guy from Bio?
- (chuckles) No.
No, I'm just looking for Harper.
I haven't seen her all day.
Have you?
- (sighs) No.
Not that I've been
looking for her.
Oh, there she is.
What is she doing?
- [Cassie] Just go talk to her.
- [Lacy] Think I should?
- Well, you're not gonna
give up until you do.
And if it means that I
don't have to hear about it
for the next four
months, then...
- Be right back.
- I'll be here.
- Harper?
Harper.
(knocks)
Harper!
Harper.
Someone call 911!
Harper!
(dramatic music)
Help!
- Hey, ready?
- Oh, yikes, yeah,
I didn't realize.
- Okay, well, come on, we don't
want to keep them waiting.
- No.
(phone buzzing)
Hope Carter.
What, sweetheart,
slow down, please.
Okay, what happened?
Okay, I'll be right there.
I'll be right there.
(phone clunks)
- What's up?
- It's my daughter.
There's been an accident.
- Is she okay?
- I don't know, I think so,
but it's her best friend.
I--
- Okay, but we have a
meeting with the partners.
You can't just leave.
- I'm so sorry, Nina.
Partners will have
to understand.
- No, they won't.
Look, I stuck my neck out
getting you this meeting.
You can't just blow it off.
- Nina, I'm sorry,
my daughter needs me.
I have to go.
- [Nina] Hope.
(siren wailing)
- Lacy!
- Mom. (crying)
- Oh, honey.
(suspenseful music)
What happened?
- I don't know, I found her
in her car and she had...
- Are you okay?
- Mom, they don't know
if she's gonna make it.
- (sighs) Where are her parents?
- They're talking to a
doctor but can we stay?
- Yeah.
- Till they come back?
- Yes, yes, of course.
(sighing) I'm so
glad you're okay.
- Finally, where
have you guys been?
Sweetheart, are you all right?
My God, I've been trying
to call you guys all night.
- I was at the hospital.
- David, what are
you doing here?
- We're supposed to meet here.
Remember?
- (sighing) Right.
I completely forgot.
- You forgot.
Well, there was an attack
at our daughter's school.
I couldn't find you,
and then I come home to
find the police waiting.
- The police?
- Mrs. Carter.
Miss Carter.
I'm Detective Lee from
the North Haven P.D.
(tense music)
I'd like to ask you a few
questions about Harper Evans.
- What kind of questions?
- Why don't we sit down?
Lacy, can you tell me
about what happened?
- I don't know what happened.
- I understand you were the one
who found Harper in her car.
- I thought she was just
sitting in there so I went over,
I knocked on her window,
but she didn't hear me.
And then, when I went
to open the door--
- Harper was a friend of yours?
- We've been friends
since we were kids.
- I spoke to some of the
other students at your school.
They said you and Harper
hadn't been speaking recently.
- I was...
We were in a fight.
But it was--
- What was the fight about?
- What does this have
to do with anything?
- Teenagers fight.
Emotions can run a bit high.
- Detective, can I speak to
you outside for a minute?
(door bangs)
Detective, I hope
you're not suggesting
what it sounds like
you're suggesting.
- What am I suggesting?
- I'm allowing you to
interview my daughter
to assist in your investigation.
If she's a suspect, I am
shutting this down right now.
- Mrs. Carter, I'm simply trying
to find out what happened.
- By implicating my daughter?
- Is she implicated?
The students at the school
say she and Harper had
a close relationship.
They had a fight.
Lacy was angry--
- You don't need to
finish that sentence.
We're done here.
- If we're done here,
maybe we can continue
this down at the station.
- I'm an attorney, Detective.
We're not going
down at the station
unless you have a warrant.
If all you have is the fact
that two teenagers
stop speaking,
I think we both know there's
not going to be any warrant.
(gentle music)
Good night.
- If you change your mind...
- You're with homicide?
(tense music)
This isn't a murder.
- Not yet.
Given Miss Evans' condition,
it might be by the morning.
Good night.
(door bangs)
- Where's the detective?
- He had to go, Lacy.
But from now on,
I don't want you
talking to the police
unless I'm there, okay?
- Why?
- Lace, trust your
mom on this one, okay?
- Honey, why don't
you get ready for bed.
You must be exhausted.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- 'Night, sweetheart.
- 'Night.
Mom, do you mind if I
sleep in your room tonight?
- Yeah, of course, honey.
- 'Night.
- [Dad] 'Night.
- What's going on?
(sighs)
- They're just rattling cages.
- Okay.
I mean you don't think there's
any way that she could've--
- No, of course not.
- Yeah, (sighs)
I guess a few bad grades
isn't such a big deal.
- Yeah.
I just keep thinking,
what if it had been her?
(sniffs)
- It wasn't.
- But it could have been.
- Hope, look, it's okay.
She's, she's safe.
No one's trying to hurt her.
- Yeah.
- It's fine.
She's fine.
- I can feel you watching me.
- No, no, no, I'm
not watching you.
(laughs)
Okay, I'm watching you.
Are you sure you're okay?
Are you hungry?
- Not since you made me a
sandwich five minutes ago.
- (chuckles) Right.
I know I'm helicoptering.
- No, it's okay.
I don't mind.
- Any update on Harper?
- I spoke to her
mom this morning.
No change.
I said I'd go over
this afternoon
so she can pick
Kevin up from school.
- Okay, I'll take you.
- Don't you have to be at work?
- No, I told 'em I was
working from home all week.
- How did that go?
- Don't worry
about my job, okay?
You've got enough on your plate.
(knocking at the front door)
(sighs)
- [Cassie] Lacy, you home?
(door rattling)
- [Hope] Cassie, hi.
- Mrs. Carter, I noticed
Lacy wasn't in school today
so I just wanted to come
and check up on her.
- That's nice of you, but
she's sleeping right now.
- Oh that's okay, I
can wait for her--
- She's actually at her dad's.
But I'll tell her
you stopped by.
- Thank you.
I'll be thinking of her.
- All right, thanks for coming.
- Bye.
- Bye.
(door clicks shut)
Honey, what's going on?
- I just don't wanna
see her right now.
She was with me
when I found Harper
and she just disappeared.
I had to get a ride to the
hospital with Lindsey Sherman.
- Well maybe she just didn't
want to get in the way.
- No, I don't think
that's what this is.
She was really mean to Harper.
I don't know, I guess I just,
I feel kind of guilty, like
if I wasn't ignoring her,
maybe none of this
would've happened.
- Hey, hey, hey, you
can't think like that.
Okay, none of this
is your fault.
You had nothing to do with this.
(bell notification ringing)
What?
- (laughing) It's Harper.
She opened her eyes.
- (sighs) Oh, thank God.
- Her mom says she's
not talking yet,
but he doctors think that
she might in a day or two.
- Oh.
Oh, that's amazing.
I told you everything's
gonna be okay.
(laughs)
(slow suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(distant people chatting)
(machines beeping)
(clipboard clatters)
- Hi Harper.
(door thumps shut)
I hear you're getting better.
I'll admit, I'm surprised.
I honestly didn't think you
had that much fight in you.
You can hear me, can't you?
(cord clatters)
Good.
I want you to hear this.
Lacy is my friend
now and if you think
that you're going to
take her back, (laughs)
you're dead wrong.
(dramatic slow music)
- Cassie.
- Lacy, hey.
- What are you doing here?
- I didn't know you
were gonna be here,
but I just came to
check up on Harper.
- It's funny, you didn't care
how she was feeling yesterday.
- [Cassie] What do you mean?
- You took off, Cassie.
- Lacy, no, I ran to get help.
I was trying to find
the school nurse,
but by the time I got back,
you two were gone
and I didn't know
what hospital you were at.
- Sorry, I didn't know
you were looking for help.
- I know Harper and I have
had our differences, but--
- Oh, um, I'm happy that
you're here. (laughs)
- So, did you hear anything?
Do they know what happened?
- Uh no, no there was no
camera in the parking lot
and no one saw what happened.
So I think the police
are just waiting
for Harper to wake up and
see if she saw anything.
- It's scary to think
there's someone out there
who could do
something like this.
To attack Harper and put
her in her car like that.
- What do you mean?
- It just seems so messed up,
like they wanted
somebody to find her.
- No, no, I mean, what do
you mean, put her in her car?
How do you know where
Harper was attacked?
- No, I don't, I (laughs)
I guess I just
assumed, you know,
with her injuries and stuff.
I'm gonna hit the
vending machine.
You want anything?
- No, no I'm good, thanks.
- I'll be right back.
- Okay.
(distant people chatting)
(intercom calling)
(drawer rattling)
(soft suspenseful music)
(sighs)
Oh, 5,000,000.
Okay. (sighs)
(soft suspenseful music)
(people chatting)
Police are asking
for help in finding
South Hampton student,
Jennifer Smith
who vanished from
her home on the day
your step-mother was murdered.
(slow suspenseful music)
- [Detective] We have her
on the security footage
fleeing the hospital.
- I think I scared
her when I asked her
how she knew about the attack.
- So where is she now?
- Well, we checked the address
she gave to the school.
The woman living there
said she'd never seen her,
but she did have
a daughter named--
- Cassie Larson.
- She died several years ago.
Jennifer must have been
using her identity.
Lacy, did she tell you anything
that might help us find her?
Where she was staying,
who she was with?
- She said her mom
and her moved here.
But we never went to her place.
She always wanted to come here.
- What about her car?
- Gray, four doors,
I don't know,
I didn't pay attention to it.
- Did she tell you why
she was at the hospital?
- She said she was
there to visit Harper.
You think she was there to
finish what she started?
- What about you, Mrs. Carter?
Did she say anything to you
that might help us find her?
- Honestly, I've been so
wrapped up in my work lately,
I wasn't paying attention.
So what happens now?
- Well, we think she's probably
headed out of the state.
We've got patrols on the lookout
on all the major highways.
- What about Harper?
- We've got an officer
posted outside her door.
She's safe.
- And what about Lacy?
Is she safe?
- She never gave you
an indication she
wanted to hurt you,
did she, Lacy?
- No.
- Well, my guess is, she's
200 miles from here by now,
but if you'd like an officer
to stay at the house--
- That shouldn't be necessary.
My husband's on
his way over now.
My ex-husband.
- Well, if you hear from
her, contact me immediately.
We should be able to
triangulate her position
from the cell phone towers.
- I guess this was more
than just a disagreement
amongst friends, huh?
- Yeah, I guess it was.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Mrs. Carter, Lacy.
(gentle slow music)
(door thumps shut_
- Are you okay?
- I just can't believe I
let her into our house.
I believed her.
- Hey, I did too.
(phone ringing)
It's your father.
David.
- [David] Hey, I'm on my way.
You guys all right?
- Yeah, yeah, we're fine,
the police just left.
- Any sign of her?
- No, they actually
think that she's probably
on her way out of
the state right now.
- Well thank God.
I hope we never see her again.
- (sighs) Oh yeah, me too.
- Okay, I'm on my way. (sighs)
(slow gentle music)
How's she doing?
- Um, she's all right.
- Yeah?
- You know, she's
pretty shaken up,
but she's handling
things incredibly well.
I don't know if you noticed,
but we have an amazing daughter.
- I noticed.
Well at least we
did one thing right.
(coffee pot clatters)
(door thumps)
Amaretto, you remembered.
- Well we were
married for 18 years.
- 18 good years.
(Amaretto tinkling)
- 17 of them were good.
- Look Hope, I don't
think I've ever told you
how sorry I am, all right?
I wish I could take it all back.
- I wish you could too.
(soft thumping footsteps)
(gentle slow music)
- What's taking her so long?
- She's a teen aged girl.
You should try getting
her out the door
for school in the mornings.
- Oh, I miss getting
her out of the door
for school in the morning
and I miss seeing her when
she came home from school too.
- She misses you too.
- Yeah.
- Lacy!
(gasps)
(dramatic music)
- Shh shh.
- [Hope] Lacy.
- I'll be right down.
- That means 10 minutes.
- Good girl.
- Cassie.
- Come on, Lacy.
You know the truth.
Call me Jen.
- What do you want?
- What do you mean
what do I want?
I came back for you.
Couldn't just leave you behind.
- What are you talking about?
- I'm talking about
taking your life back.
From your parents who
don't care about you,
your friends who
don't understand you.
I understand you, Lacy, only me.
- Cassie--
- Jen.
- Jen, just put the
knife down, okay?
We can get you help.
- (chuckles) I don't need help.
I'm free.
You can be free too.
I can help you.
I've done it before.
- Done what?
- Not everything I told
you was a lie, Lacy.
I've been more honest with you
than I have anyone
in my whole life.
I felt I owed it to you since
you'd been so honest with me.
- What do you mean?
- Your blog.
That's how I found you.
That's how I knew you'd
know what I'd been through.
See, when I told you my dad
cheated, that was the truth.
He found someone younger,
prettier, sweeter.
(laughs)
Sweeter to him, maybe.
She convinced him
to leave my mom.
She took her husband,
took her home,
she took everything.
Almost everything.
She let my mom
take her own life.
Once my mom was out of the way,
there was only one thing
standing in between
her and the perfect life
that she had planned.
- You.
- She threw me out of the house,
convinced my dad they could
start a whole life
together without me.
Well, turns out it's pretty hard
to do that when you're dead.
- You killed her?
- He decided that
he didn't want me.
He didn't want my mom.
So I decided he
wouldn't have anyone.
- I'm sorry.
- We don't do sorry, remember?
I knew when I found out that
your dad cheated on your mom
that I'd have to help you
teach him the same lesson
that I taught mine.
- What are you talking about?
- I'm going to take
away everything.
You can come with me.
Or.
(shrieking)
- Mom!
(slow dramatic music)
- Lacy?
- Honey?
(rattling door)
- Lacy!
(knocking)
(grunting)
(screaming)
Call the police.
Lacy!
(grunting)
(dramatic music)
(knife clatters)
(screaming)
(clattering bag)
(grunting)
(thumping door)
(sighs)
(grunting)
(door rattling)
(grunts)
(thumps door)
Lacy!
Sweetheart, sweetheart,
are you okay?
Come on.
(dramatic music)
(body thumps)
(slow dramatic music)
(grunts)
- Yes, I need the police.
We have an intruder.
Oh my God.
I'm gonna need an
ambulance right away
to 1210 Chestnut Avenue.
(screaming)
(slow dramatic music)
(shrieking)
(grunting)
(slow dramatic music)
(labored breathing)
Lacy?
(slow dramatic music)
(switch clicks)
Lacy?
Lacy?
(door thumps)
(slow dramatic music)
(water trickling)
(slow dramatic music)
Lacy.
Lacy?
Lacy?
(slow dramatic music)
(shrieking)
(grunting)
- She deserves someone
who cares about her.
She deserves somebody
who won't leave her.
- No!
(screams)
(glass shatters)
(labored breathing)
(slow dramatic music)
- Mom,
- Honey.
- Mom.
- Honey.
(muffled talking)
Are you okay?
- [Lacy] Where's dad?
- He's in your room.
(running footsteps)
Oh David.
Honey, call for help.
(shrieks)
- Ambulance is out front.
Where is she?
- Down the hall in my bedroom.
- Dad.
(slow dramatic music)
(cheerful music)
(camera clicking)
(laughs)
- [Hope] You look beautiful.
- (laughing) How many
pictures do you need, mom?
- Well it's not
everyday your daughter
graduates from high school.
You're beautiful.
- Love you.
(knocking on door)
Hm.
Well if it isn't our
very own valedictorian.
- Stop.
- Hi.
- Hi.
(laughing)
- Wait, wait.
- Yay!
You look so good.
- [Harper] Thank you, so do you.
- [Lacy] Thanks.
(talking over one another.
- And the photos. (laughing)
Harper.
(laughing)
So smart.
- [Lacy] Okay, mom.
- Okay, okay you're right,
we should get going.
- I want that.
- Okay.
Well you shoulda done
better on your tests.
- [Lacy] Oh! (laughs)
- [Hope] David.
- [Lacy] Dad.
(laughing)
- Sweetheart.
Gosh, look at you.
- Mmhmm, I did it.
(sighs)
- I thought we were
meeting at the ceremony.
- Yeah, I thought that
maybe we could go as,
I don't know, a family?
If it's okay with you guys.
- I think that would be nice.
- Yeah, okay.
- All right, let's do it.
- Come on. (laughs)
- How's the job?
- It's good.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, I'm working
half time for the summer
so I can spend
more time with Lacy
before she's off to college.
- Oh that's great.
- (sighs) Girls, one more.
Aw.
Lace, let me get one
of you and your dad.
- Actually, could we
get all three of us?
Harper?
- Yeah, of course.
- [Hope] Thanks Harper.
- Okay, ready?
- Come here, ma. (laughing)
- [Harper] Ready guys?
Smile.
Cute.
(gentle cheerful music)
(slow dramatic music)
(distant people chatting)
- Sorry.
Maybe you could show me around.
It's my first day.
(slow dramatic music)