Mommy's Little Star (2022) - full transcript

Do you think that Mom's
gonna like her present?

Oh, she'll love
it, sweetie.

Can I help you?

I'm here to see my
mom. It's her birthday.

Oh, how nice! What's
your mom's name?

Lauren Carrington.

This is my second day.

I don't have all the
patients memorized yet.

Oh!

Everything OK?

It looks like Lauren Carrington
checked herself out last night.



No! It's her birthday!
She knew I was coming!

She wouldn't leave!

Sweetie...

Uh, maybe I made a
mistake. I can go check.

It's OK. It wouldn't be
the first time that she...

You understand.

Dad, why doesn't
Mom want to see me?

She does, honey.

Your mom is just having
a hard time right now.

Morning, Hope.

Morning.

No Olivia yet?

She won't come out
of her room again.

I'll go get her.



I wanna stay with you, Mom.

Olivia? Open up!

Come on, Olivia.

You're gonna be
late for day camp.

You OK, honey?

Yeah, I'm fine.

What's wrong?

I always ask Mom if I could
stay over at her house,

and she keeps
on saying no.

Oh, sweetie, we
talked about this.

Your mom just needs
a little more time.

And as soon as
she's ready,

you can be there as
much as you want.

Does Mom not want to
spend time with me?

Oh, of course she does.
She loves you very much.

I know you miss her.

Oh, Hope made
waffles.

And, uh, the next time
she knocks on the door,

open up, please.

Hope makes me feel stupid.

She's always telling me
that I need to get better

at reading and writing
and... everything.

She's just trying to
help. I'll talk to her.

Hm. Senior art director,
Philadelphia Society Magazine.

Please send resume, references,
and a cover letter.

Explain any employment
gaps in detail.

Hey, Felicity.

Lauren?

Where are you? I can
come pick you up.

No, no. I'll get a cab. I
just need someone to talk to.

Take the cab straight
to my house, OK?

Thank you. Thank you.

Hope: Right after camp,
we'll get started

on your summer
reading project, OK?

Oh, I bought some fun
new school supplies

I think you'll really like.

Olivia, you know,
you're a smart girl.

If you just put in a
little extra effort,

I know you'll pull
up those grades. OK?

Sure.

All right. Let's go.

Hey, girl! I have to
show you something.

One of my friends told me about
this new app called Sparxy.

It's so awesome. There are
all these kids that have

been getting super
famous on here.

And companies pay them a bunch
of money just to make videos.

This is Chloe. She
just joined last week

and already went viral.

She got fifty thousand
likes on her last post.

What did she do?

Just danced in the park.

She must be a really talented.

Mm. Her moves are kinda basic.

But this other
influencer shared it,

and now she's blowing up.
And her mom is in here too.

Sometimes they make
videos together.

Chloe's always saying how her
mom is her number-one fan.

Really?

Girls, you know the rules.
Put the phones away!

Well, you know how it is,
reuniting with family

after they've seen you at your
worst. And now I'm travelling

all the way to Europe to
spend two weeks with them.

I'm so sorry. It'll just
take me a couple of minutes.

I just have to take this.

Of course. Go ahead.

OK. Hey, um...

Sorry, Brad.

Now's not really a good
time. Can I call you back?

Is everything OK over there?

Yeah. I'm just with somebody
from my recovery group.

I won't keep you. I was
just calling about Olivia.

She's been asking to
stay over at your place.

Well, you know I want that, too.

It's just I need a little
more time in recovery.

I... I don't want her to
ever see me like that again.

Ah, I understand.

I'm just trying to
bridge things until then.

Maybe we can all have
dinner together this week.

Yeah, I'd love that.

Um, how about Thursday?

Perfect.

OK, good. I'm really glad

you're spending time
with friends again.

Yeah, it's the first
time in a while.

I also was looking
at jobs this morning.

That's great, Lauren.
I'm really proud of you.

Thanks. I should, uh,
I should really go.

OK. We'll talk soon.

Thanks for
listening to me.

Anytime.

Dealing with family in early
recovery is so difficult.

Especially since the last time
I saw them, I wasn't sober.

You've been clean for how long?

Four months.

Does it get easier?

It gets a little bit easier.

And then, uh, in my
experience, you hit a bump,

but they say that's normal.

Do you want to talk about
what's going on with you?

It's just I'm...

I'm scared to have my daughter
Olivia, stay with me.

You know, I'm
terrified of relapsing.

It's just I don't
wanna get her hopes up

just to disappoint her again.

Because of what happened?

When you're drunk and you
leave something on the stove

and almost burn the house
down with your kid inside...

...that image stays
with you forever.

I really wanna make
videos for Sparxy!

Maybe we can do
something together.

You can come over
to my house today.

Hope wants me to finish
my summer reading.

She'll never let me!

What if I come over
to your place instead?

She won't like that either.

If I say that I'm studying
with you, she might.

That's genius!

Hey, look! This
song is trending.

Maybe we can make
up a dance to it.

I bet we can get
some good views.

Hope will get mad if
we're not studying.

Let's go to the
other end of the pool

where she can't see us.

So how 'bout... One, two,
three, four, five, six, seven.

Oh, I love that! OK, and how
'bout we add a shoulder pop?

Yeah, that's awesome!

Should I just press record?

Girls, you're supposed
to be reading!

Olivia, that was our deal.

Sydney could come over as long
as you did your homework.

I'm sorry, Hope. We were
just taking a quick break.

Do you wanna
dance with us?

You wanna
dance with me?

Yeah. It's for this really
fun social media app.

Lots of kids on there
complain about their nannies,

but we can show you
how cool you are.

I kinda have
two left feet.

Don't worry. We'll show you
the moves. It's super easy!

Ready? Five, six,
seven, eight...

And... done! It looks so good.

You should caption it with "my
nanny's cooler than yours".

I thought you said
Hope was the worst.

I mean, I don't
hate her.

I just don't like how
she's always picking on me

about school.

I just wish I could be
with my mom like before.

Didn't your mom
used to work though?

Yeah, but she designs
magazines and ads and stuff,

so she always did
work from home.

That's cool. I mean, if
you were an influencer

like those really
popular girls on Sparxy,

you would totally need
to live with your mom.

What do you mean?

Well, they get paid to
work with all of these

awesome brands, like
fashion and jewelry.

But you can't just take
regular photos and videos.

I mean, it has to be good
if you're gonna get paid.

Your mom could probably
help with that.

OK. I'm texting you
the edited video.

We can both upload it to our
accounts at the same time.

I already got a like.

I got
one, too!

And comments!
And more likes!

I'm not getting
as many as you.

They like me.

You mean they like us.

I'm not good at school, or
sports, or even theater stuff.

But what if I can
get awesome at this?

I mean, what if I
can get... famous?

Liv, it's just one video.

Hope: Olivia! Dinner time!

Excuse me, miss.
Did you drop this?

Oh, my god,
thank you.

Um, I don't know how this
even fell out of my purse.

Uh, are you here alone?

Um, I was supposed to meet a
friend, but she can't make it.

Ah, we have that in common.

Someone bailed on me too.

Oh.

You know, this place has the
best wine selection in Philly.

Oh, well, um, I'm sober.

Oh,

So I am enjoying this l
ime-and-lavender-infused

seltzer, which is
quite good actually.

Well, they do a
mean Branzino.

Oh, well, now that
sounds amazing.

I think I'm just gonna
head home though.

I, I don't love
eating by myself.

Uh, same here. Unless
you want some company?

Those of us that get
stood up by our friends

should stick
together, right?

C'mon. Dinner on me.

Um, do you return lost
wallets to people and, uh,

then you offer to
buy them dinner?

Um, what's your name?

Aiden. You?

OK, Aiden. Let's, let's, let's
do it. Let's have dinner.

Hey, honey. It's gettin'
late. Time for bed.

OK, Dad.

I was thinking about our
conversation this morning and

I know you miss your
mom. I spoke to her today

and the three of us are
going out on Thursday night.

Really? Can I sleep
over at her house after?

No, honey. Sorry. Not yet.

You know I love you more
than anything, right?

Love you too, Dad.

Sleep tight.

Oh, my god! She's got like
millions of followers!

I have to show Mom.

It's my daughter. She
just sent me a video.

Aiden: Ohh! She's adorable!

- Thank you. Um, yeah,
she just downloaded

some new social media app and
she posted this video today

and she already has
ten thousand likes.

Wow.

Hey, besties...

I know you've been loving the
videos I make with my mom.

She's pretty awesome, right?

And I think it's really cool
that she's so proud of me

and loves this app
as I much as I do!

And I think it's really cool
that she's so proud of me

and loves this app
as much as I do.

I had,um, a really nice
time. Thanks for dinner.

Yeah. So did I.

You know, um...

Do you need
to get that?

No. It's nothing.

Are you sure?

It could be important if
they're calling that late.

He's just a friend
in Germany.

He's six hours ahead and
clearly doesn't realize

we're in different
countries.

I, um, I should get home.

Uh, I'd love to
see you again.

Uh, do you wanna
exchange numbers?

Sure.

Yeah? Um, here. You can
just punch yours in.

Here ya go.

Thank you. Uh...

Wasn't my brother's kid
one of these influencers?

The Stars Rising
contest? What's that?

Attention, stars. If you're
brand new to Sparxy,

you're eligible to win

Five hundred thousand.

Whichever influencer
gets the most views

by the end of
the month wins.

Where's my dad?

Uh, he had to leave
early for a meeting.

Guess what we're gonna do?

What?

Well, since you've been
struggling to finish

all of your summer reading,

I thought we'd
make a goal board.

Olivia? Olivia, can you pay
attention for a minute?

So, with your reading
that's left over,

we're gonna break it
down into mini goals

and we're gonna use the
goal board to track it.

And then... Olivia?
Please, pay attention!

This is important. Please.

Fine. I'll finish my reading.

Well, you keep saying that
but it's almost August

and you haven't completed
any of your projects.

One of the reasons your dad
hired me is so that you

wouldn't struggle so
much in school this year.

I know that I'm
not good at school.

I'm ready to leave for
camp. I'll be outside.

Wha-Olivia, what
about your breakfast?

I'm not hungry.

What's up, man?

Are you ignoring me?

Of course not.

You haven't returned
any of my calls.

It's been a little
hectic over here.

I hope you've been
busy getting the money

we owe these guys because they
are breathing down my neck.

Working on it.

You sold a bunch of fake
wine to the wrong people.

You mean "we."

I brought you those
buyers as a favor.

Now they're after me! They
showed up here last night

and want their money back
by the end of the month.

The hell? How are we gonna
get a million dollars by then?

I don't know, man.

But we gotta figure
something out or...

I don't need to explain
what's gonna happen.

Dammit! Can't we just
borrow it from your parents?

They're done bailing
me out. I'm cut off!

It's bad enough I'm
letting you shack up

at one of their houses
without them knowing.

Why don't you call your parents?

Your niece has gotta be
making serious money.

Come on, man. You know I
burned that bridge already.

My brother threatened to take
a restraining order against me

if I showed up anywhere
near his family.

But don't worry. I think
I have an idea. (sigh)

Something that could
buy us some time.

Who the hell is that?

Calm down. It's someone I know.

I let you crash there so you
could find the damn money,

not invite guests over!

Yeah. It's all part of the plan.

Good morning. You
look beautiful.

Thank you.

You didn't answer my text about
the Stars Rising contest!

Sorry, I'm just trying to
finish editing this video

before camp starts so that
I don't get in trouble

by Miss Rhonda,
the phone police.

Did you enter?

Of course.

So did I.

But... I need to win.

I mean, you're already
good at so many things,

like you can act, and make
costumes, and design sets.

I need this!

Girls! Let's go! Phones away!

Neither of us will get
first place anyway.

We can't make any videos when
we're stuck here at camp.

Laurel: Wow! You
weren't kidding.

You are an
excellent cook.

I'm glad you enjoy it.

And this property
is amazing.

I'm, I'm in design,
not interiors,

but, uh, I can definitely
appreciate a beautiful space.

Well, thank you.

I'm not in that field
but have a love for it.

I'm an investor.
I'm in wine futures.

I may have already known that.

Oh, really?

Well, a stranger invites
you over to his house

for breakfast, you
do some checking.

Ah, not a complete stranger.
We had dinner last night.

And I'm an open book.

OK. So, have you
always worked in wine?

No. Before I got
into that business,

I was in talent
management.

Really?

I started out by managing my
niece's career, Fiona Snow.

Have, have you
heard of her?

I think I've seen
her on the cover

of one of those
gossip magazines.

She started out as just
a kid on social media.

She had a video
that went viral,

just like your
daughter's.

And then came the brand
deals and the sponsorships.

She turned the
whole thing

into an acting and
music career.

Wow! That's, that's
really impressive.

Do you still
manage her?

No. I got her signed with
a much bigger talent agent.

I was getting into
the wine business,

and I put her in
excellent hands.

You know, if your daughter's
getting that many views

already, she has
real potential.

And if her popularity
continues to grow,

she's gonna need someone she
trusts to manage her career.

Oh, I don't know if
it's that serious.

She's just a kid making
videos for fun.

Oh, sorry. Oh, it's, it's my
ex-husband. I should get this.

Of course.

I was hoping that we
could have dinner together

with Olivia tonight instead.

I have some clients
coming in on Thursday now

for a dinner meeting.

Um, yeah. Tonight works great.
Uh, where do you want to meet?

How about that pizza
place that she likes?

Pizza Casori? How does
six o'clock sound?

-Perfect.
OK. See you then.

Everything OK?

Yeah. Um, I'm having
dinner with my daughter

and my ex tonight.

Oh, that's so nice that
you guys have such a good

co-parenting
relationship.

Yeah. We, um, we promised each
other we'd stay on good terms

for Olivia's sake.

Well, you can tell Olivia
that you showed me her video

and she's got a new fan.

And you should think
about what I said.

If she keeps getting
this kind of attention,

I'm happy to lend
her any advice I can.

I really
appreciate that.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

I was up all night last
night trying to find

the best projects to
show Davrow Enterprises.

This presentation
needs to be perfect.

I think we should plan
to stay late tonight

I can't. I have dinner planned
with Lauren and Olivia.

Oh, that's great.

I know that you said Olivia
has really been missing her.

Yeah. And Lauren's not
quite ready to have Olivia

stay with her, needs some
more time in recovery.

That's understandable.

It's been what...
about four months now?

Yeah. I'm really
proud of her.

I'm proud of both of you for
how you handled all of it.

Thank you for saying that.

And look, Mom! I'm up to fifty
thousand views on this video.

And the one I
posted this morning

already has twenty thousand.

That's, that's great, honey.

And I entered this contest
called Stars Rising.

I only have a few weeks to win,

but I have to make a bunch of
videos that people will like.

This one girl, Chloe,
makes videos with her mom.

Can we make one together?

Of course, honey, um, if
that would make you happy.

But I'm at camp all the time

and we're not allowed
to be on our phones.

Maybe I can come stay
with you during this week

and I don't have to go to camp.

Olivia, camp is
really good for you.

You met a friend,
and you love theater.

Plus, you've gotta catch
up on your summer homework

so you can start off
the school year strong.

Maybe we should put the
phone away for dinner?

But I wanna show
Mom one more thing!

Well, let's, let's eat first.
You can show me after, OK?

It says Sparkles 22 likes
your video on Sparxy.

What is Sparxy?

It's the app that I
was telling Mom about.

What happened to,
to going outside

and playing tag or
building a fort?

Oh, my god! You're
Olivia Carrington?

Yeah. That's me.

I love your
videos on Sparxy!

You're my new favorite
person to follow.

Can we take a
selfie together?

If you tag me, I'll
re-share it on my profile.

Oh, my god! Really?
You're so cool!

I can't wait for
your next video!

You have actual fans.

That's so
exciting, honey.

We should celebrate

by getting some extra
pepperoni on the pizza.

For our daughter,
the star.

I did it. Can I
have my money now?

How'd she
seem? Excited?

I'm paying you
fifty bucks, kid.

You can answer
my questions.

Yeah, of course.
All these kids

trying to get famous are
obsessed with attention.

Lauren: Sweetie, if this is
something you're interested

in pursuing, maybe
we should talk about

getting
you a manager.

A what?

A friend of mine
who has experience

in this sort of thing said

it's good to get, um,
talent representation.

It protects Olivia, uh,
especially if she's gonna

be getting opportunities
from this.

We should talk about
this in private.

Hey, you.

Hey. So I've been giving some
thought to what you said

about getting my daughter
a manager and, uh,

mind if I pick your
brain about it a bit?

Of course not. Do you wanna
get together tomorrow?

That sounds great.

Actually, why don't
you bring along your daughter?

You wanna meet my daughter?

Uh, just for the purpose
of a potential career.

It's important the kids have a
say in these types of matters.

Hm. Yeah. That makes a
lot of sense, actually.

Um, I'll figure out a place.

Sounds great.

Is it too soon to
say that I miss you?

No. I think that that's,
uh, a good thing.

I'll see you
tomorrow. Good night.

Good night.

Bradley: They need us
to go to Paris?

I thought they said
they were coming here.

They want us to tour their
building, stay for a week,

and look at some of their
other potential investments.

A whole week?

Brad, this account will
double our company profits

and open up a ton of
other opportunities.

But we have to leave in
the morning and I'm still

at the office working
on our presentation.

OK. Let's get it booked.

Why don't you come here to
the house before the flight?

We'll work on the presentation

and head to the
airport together.

Sounds good.

Misha Webb, Spritzio
Soda liaison.

Core and Form Pilates...
every day at 8am...

Hey, honey?

Yeah, Dad?

Can you put your phone
down for a second?

I need to go to Paris
for a week on business.

Does that mean that I could
stay over at Mom's house?

Honey, you know your mom
needs a little more time.

But I already talked to
Hope and she's happy to stay

with you for the week.

Hope is staying here?

So, we'll spend most of the
morning touring the property

and then we'll present our
concepts to the board.

Are all the graphics
ready to go?

Yeah. Everything's
synced up to the laptop.

Hey, Olivia. Come
say hello to Celine.

Hi, Celine.

Hi! Your dad was
telling me all about

your social media
stuff. That's exciting.

Thanks. It's really fun.

Just don't get too
distracted and forget about

all your summer homework, OK?

Yes, Dad.

You know, my daughter
uses that app.

I even have an account.

You do?

Mm-hm. I'll follow you.

Hey, uh, your mom texted.

She's gonna pick you up
later on and take you out

for ice cream.

She is?

She must have gotten my text

and already wants to celebrate.

Celebrate what?

Well, I'm getting all these
really cool comments

and likes on my latest video.

Wow! You are really
talented, honey.

You are such a
good dancer!

Damn!

Is everything OK?

My tire's flat.

I could change it for
you if you have a spare.

Really? Aren't you
heading into a class?

I'll skip a day.

You'd better put that away
before Miss Rhonda sees.

Just one more sec.

Hey, you wanna hang
out after camp today?

Can't. I'm
seeing my mom.

What?

My latest video is
getting so many likes,

but I'm only in sixth
place for the contest.

You really think
you can win?

Yeah. Why?

There's so many
other kids competing

and making like
ten videos a day.

Yeah, but they're not
stuck here at camp like I am.

But you're--

Are you mad at
me or something?

No. I just don't want you to
be disappointed when you lose.

I'm not going to lose!

So, do you work?

Unfortunately. I work for

this awful brand
called Spritzio Soda.

That's the
billion-dollar company?

Yeah. Well, they certainly
don't spread the wealth.

I've been there
for five years.

I've never
gotten a raise.

I've been passed over
for a promotion twice,

both times for some
fresh-out-of-college frat bro.

Honestly, the only good
thing about the job

is that it's based
in Manhattan,

but they let me work
from home here in Philly.

Damn. What do
you do there?

I work in influencer
relations and pretend to like

all these little brats
on the Sparxy app.

None of them
have any talent.

It's ridiculous how much these
kids get paid for a video.

I make seventy thousand
dollars a year.

These kids make
that in five posts.

Huh. Yeah, my niece is
involved in all that.

She's in a contest
right now. It's...

Uh, yeah. The Stars
Rising contest.

That's the one.

Yeah. Another genius
idea by my idiot boss.

Sorry. I don't wanna
be rude to your niece,

but it's just a
shame she's involved

in the whole influencer
thing. It messes kids up.

Yeah. Really
shady stuff, huh?

Oh, you wouldn't believe
the things that I know.

I'm gonna write
a book one day,

expose the entire
industry.

If you need to get some
stuff off your chest,

I'm a good listener.

Are you trying to charm
my secrets outta me?

Oh, you think
I'm charming?

Honestly? No. I mean,
you're very nice.

You're just not
exactly my type.

That's fair. But since
you despise your job,

I think I know a way we
can help each other out.

Really?

Hi, sweetie.

I want you to meet
my friend, Aiden.

He knows a lot
about social media,

and I think he can help
you with the contest.

Really?

Yeah. Your mom showed me some
of your social media videos

and, well, you've got
real talent for this.

You think so?

Yeah.

Hope, how are you?

Hope: Hi!

OK! Are we
ready to go?

Yeah!

OK.

Lauren: Seatbelts!

Bradley: Hello?

Hi, it's Hope. Lauren just
came to pick up Olivia.

There was a guy with
her and, I don't know.

I've never seen him before.

Olivia: And there's all kinds
of prizes that I can win.

And I'll even get to
star in a commercial!

Soon you're gonna
be on the cover of magazines.

And I'm gonna frame
every one of them

and hang them
everywhere.

Hey.

Bradley: Hope called and
said there was a man

who came with you to pick
up Olivia. Is that true?

Yes. Um, he's
just a friend.

Who is he?

You don't know him.

He's the one I told you
about with the experience

with the social media stuff.

I thought it would
be a good idea

for Olivia to speak with him.

I really wish you would've
run it by me first.

Why? Do you need a file on
every one of my friends?

No, but I have a right to know
who's around my daughter.

Brad, you're overreacting.

I just-I don't want someone
around Olivia I haven't met.

Really? So have I met everyone

that's been around
Olivia with you?

I think you introduced her to
Hope before I ever met her.

OK. Point taken. Uh, still, I
would feel more comfortable

if we could discuss
these things first.

Hey. Um, so I used to
manage my niece's career

when she did social media stuff.

Fiona Snow, uh, have
you heard of her?

Oh, my god, yes!
-- Yes?

You managed her?

It was a while back now.

But, um, she's getting
TV and movie deals now.

Tell me a little bit about
this Rising Star contest.

Maybe I can help.

Whoever gets the
most views wins.

So that means they have
to make a bunch of videos,

but I'm stuck at camp
all day during the week.

You can't make videos there?

No. My camp counselor, Miss
Rhonda, is crazy strict

and she doesn't let
us use our phones.

She's always the
first one there

and never lets us
out of her sight.

Good to know.

You know, I have
the perfect house

for social media
content.

It's got tons of light
and really cool spaces.

You could use it whenever
you want, Olivia.

Really? Can we?

Um, that's something
we should discuss

with your father
first, OK?

OK, Mom.

All right. Bye, honey.

Bye!

I told you, I'm
working on it.

There's just a few
more things in my way.

Olivia: Dad, are you
mad at Mom?

No, honey. Why?

Because you were arguing with
her on the phone earlier.

Oh, we just had a
little disagreement.

Nothing for you
to worry about.

Was it about her
new friend, Aiden?

Because he's really nice

Aiden's his name? Did Mom
say how she knows him?

No. But he gave me a
bunch of fun ideas

for the Stars
Rising contest.

He even said that I can make a
bunch of videos at his house.

Uh, sweetie, I don't know if
I feel comfortable with you

spending time
with a stranger,

at least not until
I can meet him.

But you're
gone all week.

When I get back
into town,

maybe we can all have
dinner together. Deal?

Deal.

Uh, I should, uh,
get some sleep.

It's three a.m.
here. I love you.

Love you too, Dad.

Hey, Hope.

Olivia! I didn't even hear you come in.

Sydney was wondering
if I could

go over to her house
today after camp.

I was hoping we'd get to some
of your summer homework today.

Why don't you come
home after camp

and then you can go
to Sydney's after?

OK.

Yeah?

OK. There's your breakfast.

I wonder what's
going on.

Hey, what's
happening?

Somebody attacked
Miss Rhonda

in the parking
lot this morning.

Her knee's broken.

I don't know if it's safe
for you girls to be here.

I'm gonna go talk to one
of the counselors, OK?

It's really sad
about Miss Rhonda.

I guess you can use
your phone at camp now

and make videos
for the contest,

since that's all you seem
to care about lately.

I told you! My mom
and dad finally think

that I'm good at something!
They're proud of me!

I don't understand
you, Liv.

Why, because you think
I'm not talented?

I didn't say that!
--Well, you're wrong!

Who?
I even have a manager that
wants to represent me.

My mom's friend that used
to manage Fiona Snow,

and now he's
interested in me.

Oh, really?
What's his name?

Aiden!

Your parents aren't
gonna love you more

just because you get
likes on social media.

Call me when you're done
being obsessed with fame.

Misha: If you're
Olivia's acting manager,

we can have the cheque
made out to your company.

Easy.

But you need a parental
signature on the forms though.

Can it be forged?

What do I care?

And then you'll give me
half of the money in cash.

Of course, partner.

God, I can't wait to screw
over this company.

Except 500k isn't exactly a lot

when you're raking
in billions.

Won't your family
disown you or something

for stealing money
from your niece?

I'm not even actually related.

The reason that
I actually need--

No, stop. Don't
say another word.

I don't wanna get wrapped
up in whatever mess

you've got going on. We
just need to make sure

Olivia wins and then
we get our payout.

I've I already taken
care of one problem.

And the kid? She's
actually talented.

And the more videos she makes,
the more views she gets...

and we get our money.

Cheers to that.

I'm done my book report.

Good job.

I'll take my bike over
to Sydney's house now.

Oh, I'll drive you.

No! It's OK. She's just
up Carpenter Street.

And besides, we wanna
ride our bikes together.

Her mom can drop me
off later tonight.

OK. I'm a little surprised

you're still going
over to Sydney's house.

Why?

I saw the two of you
earlier at camp, arguing.

No, we weren't.

It certainly
looked like it.

Oh! I know what
you're talking about.

Uh, we were just acting
out a scene from camp.

That's all. It was
all just pretend.

OK. Have fun then.

Thanks, Hope.

Olivia!

Where is she going?

That's the opposite direction
of Carpenter Street.

Olivia, pull over!

Where are you going?

I'm going to meet
Sydney! I told you!

Why are you following
me like a stalker?

Because I am in charge of
you! And you know what?

Sydney's house is the
opposite direction.

We decided to meet
at the park!

Olivia, get in the car.

No!

I don't believe that you're
going to Sydney's house,

and I think you lied to me!

You were fighting with
her earlier at camp.

I'm not lying!

I'm just gonna
call your father.

No! You can't
call him!

He'll know I lied and won't
let me finish the competition!

It'll ruin everything!

Olivia, that's not true.

Just stay right here, OK?

Honey, what's
wrong?

Mom... I have to
tell you something.

Hey. Um, I have some bad
news. Don't panic.

Olivia's here with me. I just,
uh, Hope's in the hospital.

She had an accident.

What happened?

Hold on. I'm gonna
go in the other room.

I just spoke to the hospital
and Hope's gonna be OK.

Wh-what did Dad say?
Is he mad at me?

No. Honey, he's not
angry. He's just worried.

But you're gonna
stay here with me

until he comes home
from Paris, OK?

I can live here with, with you?

Yes, for, for the week.

Can we make videos
tonight for social media?

There's this other
mom and daughter

who do all these fun dances
and get a bunch of views!

Why don't we take a break
from your phone tonight?

But... but the contest,
Mom, I could actually win.

Don't you, don't you
like watching my videos?

Of course I do. I love
watching you dance.

But let's just not focus
on that for tonight.

Aiden: Why isn't this kid
making any damn videos?

Do you have...
an eight?

Go fish.

Aren't you going to answer
that, Mom? It's Aiden.

Oh. I can call him back later.

We're in the middle of a
very important game here.

Last card.

Do you have a ten?

Go fish.

Oy!

Why isn't she picking up?

All right, sweetie. I think
we should be getting to bed.

It is getting pretty late.

Who could that be?

Hey! What
are you doing here?

I wanted to surprise
you. I hope that's OK.

Uh, thank you.
These are beautiful.

Um, now's not exactly a good time.

Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't
realize Olivia was here.

Well, we had quite
the interesting day,

so she's gonna be staying
with me this week.

Hi, Aiden!

Hey, kiddo. Um, how's
the contest going?

Not so good. I don't
think that I'm gonna win.

Oh, really?

Is there anything I
can help out with?

Maybe.

Is it OK if I stick
around for a few minutes?

Give her some advice?

Uh, sure. I will go
put these in water.

So, tell me, um, what's
going on with the contest?

I messed up really bad
today and my mom wants me

to take a break
from social media.

But you wanna
win, don't you?

It's just for tonight.

And yeah, I really wanna
show my mom and dad

that I can do it.
Can you help?

Yeah. That's what I'm here for.

This one already hit
one hundred thousand!

Hey, besties!

I'm almost at one million
likes for all of my videos!

Thank you guys so much
for all your support!

Love ya!

Come do this dance with me!

OK. I don't think I have a choice.

I don't even know
what we're doing. OK.

Out, and in. And out, and up.

Oh, no.

One, two, three, four.

Mom! Oh, my God!
I'm in second place!

Yes!

It says her manager is
some guy named Brian.

Hello to you too.

You've been so
mean to me lately.

I really don't want
to talk to you.

I just wanted to
call and let you know

that your new
manager is a fake.

What are you
talking about?

I went on Fiona
Snow's website.

It says her manager is
some guy named Brian.

Because Aiden doesn't
represent her anymore.

He used to.

Yeah, OK. I still
don't buy it.

I don't care
what you think!

Who was that?

Just this girl Sydney
that I go to camp with.

Oh, yeah? Is she a new friend?

I thought she was. But
now she's just jealous

that I'm more popular
than her on social media.

Mm. That's no fun.

Wanna watch a movie?

Yeah.

Yeah. Let's do it.

Aiden: Stuck in second place.

Hi. You've reached
Lauren Carrington.

Please leave a message.

Hey. It's me. Um, just wanted
to see if you wanted to use

my house to make some videos
with Olivia on Saturday.

All the influencer
kids rent these things

for their content, but
you can use mine for free.

I can text you the
code. OK. Call me.

Wow! This place is so cool!

Look at this house! It's amazing!

Wait till you see inside.

Oh, right.

It's so big!
--I know.

Perfect. Go ahead.

Whoa!

Why couldn't we
meet at your house?

I've got company.

Well, I've got bad news.

My boss decided who he
wants to win the contest,

and it's not Olivia.

What? It's voted
on by the public.

Do you think the company
cares about that?

No. He wants that
girl Chloe to win.

Why does he care?

Because he's screwing her mom?

Can you prove it?

Yeah. I can get some proof.

Olivia: Woo-hoo! Mom!

Look! I'm so close to
winning the contest!

That's great, sweetie.

And look.

This company that makes super
cute jewelry just DM'd me

that they wanna sponsor me!

Wow! Well, we should
definitely talk to Aiden

before responding.

He knows how to handle
this sort of deal.

Your dad is coming
home tomorrow morning.

I bet you're pretty
excited to see him.

I am. But since I stayed
with you this week,

does that mean that
I can come here more?

Absolutely.

All payments for
Olivia Carrington

will be made directly to
Aiden Lennox Management.

Huh. A video of the
boss and Chloe's mom.

Hope it's enough to put
Olivia in first place.

Money's coming, man.

You need to watch your back.
Those guys know where you are.

What? They're in Germany.
How would they know?

They got impatient. Said
they were coming to find you

and somehow figured
out you were in Philly.

I'm flying out there tonight.

But I'm so close to getting
this money. Hold them off!

Theo? Hello?

Dammit!

I knew it was a lie.

There's your dad.

Hey, sweetie.

Hi.

Hey.

Here ya go.

Thanks. I'll take
your bag inside.

Say goodbye
to your mom.

I love you, honey.

And I'm crossing my
fingers for that contest.

I'll see you soon.

What are you doing here?

You didn't get my text?

No, I didn't get it.

You couldn't talk to
me at camp on Monday?

All you do is ignore me there.

Anyway, I just
wanted you to know

that your mom's
friend is a fake.

What?

That guy, Aiden.

He never managed Fiona Snow!

You're lying. Just,
just please stop!

Hey. I'm Olivia's mom.

I know.

Do you wanna tell me what
you two were talking about?

I think you should just ask her.

She's already so mad at me.

I, I don't wanna
get more involved.

Lennox gained experience with
Pass Bridge Trust Investments

before striking out on his own.

Thank you for calling Brian
Page Talent Management.

We are open Monday through
Friday. 9 am to 6pm.

If you would like to
leave us a message...

Saturday. Of course
they're not open.

So how's Olivia doing?

She's good.

Apparently, she's
in second place

in that social media contest.

She's upstairs right
now making more videos.

That's so great.

You know, I've been meaning
to check out her profile.

Well, enjoy the rest
of your stay in Paris

and I will see you at
the office on Monday.

Yeah. Enjoy your day.

Ah, so cute.

Look at this house!
It's amazing!

Look at this house!
Wait a minute.t's--

No, it can't be.

What's Olivia doing
at my client's house?

Judge forced to resign from
the Stars Rising contest

after attempting to
falsify voting results.

The winner is set to receive
five hundred thousand dollars.

Judge was having an
affair with the mother

of contestant Chloe
Reynolds. Oh, my god.

The contest will continue
with results being announced

tomorrow, says Spritzio Soda
liaison Misha Webb. Hm.

Maybe this Misha has
some information.

The contest ends tomorrow.

You know, if your daughter
is getting that many views

already, she has real potential.

And, if her popularity
continues to grow,

she's gonna need someone she
trusts to manage her career.

If Olivia wins, she gets five
hundred thousand dollars.

Bradley: OK. Thanks, Celine.

Honey, I just got off
the phone with Celine.

Let me see your phone.

Why?

Can you pull up your profile
on that social media app?

Did you take this in front
of that man Aiden's house?

I'm calling your mom.

Dad, are you angry?

Just stay here.

Aiden wasn't even home
when we went to his house!

I don't want Olivia around
a stranger I haven't met,

especially in a house
that he doesn't even own.

What are you talking about?

That house belongs to
one of Celine's clients,

the Montag family. They spend
most of the year in Europe

and they only use the
house when they're in town,

which isn't very often.

Montag? Aiden's
last name is Lennox.

Well, maybe you should
ask him why he's living

in someone else's house.

Um, I, I have to call you back.

Lauren, we really need to talk.

Why did you tell me that was your house?

Can I stay over at
Mom's again next week?

Maybe a sleepover next weekend?

Ah, I don't know, honey.

I think you should stay
here until your mom and I

can figure some things out, OK?

Aiden: Why would
Lauren call you?

Misha: She left a message
on my work voicemail.

Don't worry. I won't
be calling her back.

Good thing this damn
contest is over soon.

Did she ask for anything?

Something about
paperwork if Olivia wins.

Why the hell is she
asking for that?

Does it matter? The money
is going into your account.

Just keep things cool
with her until tomorrow.

I gotta go.

Oh, my god!

Lauren: Hello?

Mom, I won! I won!

That's great sweetheart.

Aren't you excited?

Can I see you
tomorrow to celebrate?

Mom, are you listening?

Why don't I pick you up at
day camp tomorrow and, um...

I, I've gotta go,
OK. I, I love you.

Oh... OK.

Hey! What are
you doing here?

I haven't heard from you,
and I was getting worried.

Oh, uh, I, I'm fine. I've
just been really busy.

Is Olivia here?

No. Uh, she's back
at her father's.

Can I come in then?

Um, now's just not
really a good time.

How come?

Well, someone, uh, from my
recovery group is coming over

and it's a bit of a
difficult situation.

I just want her to feel safe.

I understand. Of course.

Uh-huh.

Why don't I come over to your
house for lunch tomorrow?

I'm out all afternoon.

How 'bout we do
dinner tomorrow night?

Perfect.

Perfect. OK.

Uh...

I'll see you tomorrow?

Goodnight.

Hey! You OK?

Yeah, Dad.

Just won a huge contest.

I thought you'd be
doing back flips.

I'm happy.

Your mom's gonna pick
you up after camp.

Maybe we could, uh,
all go out for dinner

and celebrate your big win?

I don't really think
that Mom cares.

What? That's not
true at all, honey.

Why would you think that?

Gotta go. Love you.

Love you.

I don't want Olivia around
a stranger I haven't met,

especially in a house
that he doesn't even own.

Good. He's not home.

What the hell is she up to?

Not a single photo.

Of course.

Oh, my god.

Who the hell are you?

Aiden: Lauren?

Lauren, are you up there?

What are you doing here?

I wanted to surprise you.

How did you get in?

You gave me the code, remember?

When you let me and Olivia use
the house over the weekend?

Oh! You didn't think to call

before you came inside my house?

You said you were busy today.

Besides, like I said, I
wanted to surprise you.

Oh! Uh, you forgot something downstairs.

Thanks.

I mean, not so fast.

Oh, I, um, I need to go.

Oh, I thought you
were waiting for me.

I just remembered

I have to pick Olivia
up at day camp soon.

I'm sure she can get a
ride with your husband.

Of course. I just need
my phone to call him.

Oh.

Oh, you didn't think I was
just gonna hand this over,

did you?

Uh...

I'm very good at
reading people, Lauren,

and there's something that
you're not telling me.

You're not going anywhere.

This is my personal favorite.

But if we want to, we could
also do the residential.

Yeah. I like that. I
really like this one.

Who are you?

Does it really matter?

I can't believe I ever
trusted you, Aiden...

or whatever your name is.

You believed me because
you were lonely,

and you had regrets, addiction.

I mean, what better way
to take away your pain

than to get lost in a
guy you don't even know?

So, what? You're
just some con man?

Why are you doing this to me?

Your daughter is the ticket

to getting rid of
some of my regrets.

Excuse me?

The cash prize
she's about to win?

That gets transferred right
into my bank account today.

That's not possible.
You're lying.

You did some research on me.

Maybe you should have taken
more time to figure out

where the contest money goes.

Come on, Mom.

Liv, what's wrong?

My mom, she's...
she's not coming.

I don't understand.

I thought that she wanted
me to win the contest

and that she was
proud of me but...

she just left me here.

I'm so sorry, Liv.

My mom can give you a
ride home if you want.

Do you think this is because
of her weird friend?

What do you mean?

That guy, Aiden.

I mean, he obviously lied
about being a talent manager.

Maybe your mom isn't here
because she's with him.

Come on. We can
call her outside.

So what's your plan?
You're just gonna kill me?

I haven't decided yet.

The good thing is, you
used to be an addict,

so when you go missing,
not that many people

will be concerned.

Don't make a sound.

Hey, Olivia.

Congratulations, I saw that
you were in first place.

You won!

Do you know where my mom is?

She's not feeling
too well, kiddo.

We're out of town and she
had a bit of a rough night.

Can I talk to her?

Uh, she's sleeping right now,

and I think it'd be kinda
hard to wake her up.

Like I said, long night.

Can you have her call
me when she wakes up?

Sure thing.

You're sick! You know that?

You have no idea.

You think you're gonna
get away with this?

He said that they
were out of town.

But then why would
my mom tell my dad

that she was going
to pick me up today?

Wouldn't be the
first time he lied.

It's my dad.

Good luck, Liv.

Dad?

Sorry I missed you,
honey. Is everything OK?

I don't think so.

What's wrong?

It's Mom.

There's no way you're
gonna get that money.

You can keep me
here all you want!

Olivia's father's gonna
stop that transfer!

Uh, no he won't.

Misha: Aiden, I was just
about to call you.

They were about to
transfer the money.

Well, isn't that good news?

But they told me it
won't be in your account

until tomorrow.

What? You said today!

I'm sorry. I tried everything.

Hack into the system! I don't
care what you have to do!

I don't know how to do that!

Figure it the hell out!

Looks like we might
need to get comfortable.

Come on, sweetie. Get in. I'm
gonna track down your mom.

Dad, I don't think that
Aiden was telling the truth.

Do you remember the address of
his house that you went to?

No.

I'll call Celine. It's
one of her clients.

We'll get the
address to the cops.

911. What's your emergency?

There's an emergency
at 1276 Roberts Street.

I believe my ex-wife
is in danger.

Sending officers now, sir.

Hey. I called them back

and they're still
not budging, Aiden.

There's nothing else
I can do. I'm sorry.

Dammit!

Sit down!

It looks like we're not going
anywhere until tomorrow

when that money's in my account.

I didn't know (what I did).
I didn't think... I just...

Mom!

We knew there was something
wrong, so we called the cops.

So brave and so smart.
I'm so proud of you.

Both of you.

Glad you're OK.

So. Someone from Spritzio
called me today

and they wanted to talk about
the Stars Rising contest.

Why? It was shut down.

The president of the
company was fired.

And didn't that other
woman, Misha, go to jail?

Yes. But they feel
terrible for Olivia.

Regardless of what happened,

she still really
earned that win.

So, they wanna give her
fifty-thousand dollars

towards her college fund,

and they wanna
discuss a brand deal.

Do you think Olivia'd
be interested?

I don't know. But I think we
should ask her what she wants.

Hey sweetie, come over here!

So I just found out that the
Spritzio Soda people

wanna offer you sponsorship
money for college.

And they wanna know
if you'd be interested

in making some videos for
them. What do you think?

That's cool, Liv!

All right! I have burgers!

Mm.

Ah! Thank you, Hope.

Would you like
that, honey?

I mean, I don't know.

Hope's been helping me with
a bunch of extra credit

for school and I haven't
really been using

social media that
much anymore.

Can I think about it?

Of course!

Why don't we eat?

Oh! You sit. I'll
get these going.

OK. Who said no cheese?

I did.

You did?

Yeah.

That's my girl,
just like me.