High School (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - The Con - full transcript

Do you want me?

Yes.

I think we should just
go back to being friends.

I feel like I wanna help you,
but I don't know what to do.

I like boys.

I only like you.

You know, there's a lot
about my life that's shitty.

But when I'm with you, I kind
of forget about all that.

Why are you
so upset about this?

You've been using me as,
like, a filler friend

while Sara was ignoring you.



You're really
important to me.

- Did she like it?
- She wasn't there.

Tegan, this is Cass.
Cass, this is Tegan.

The girls
are playing music now.

Wow! You
must be so proud.

Why? They're
not his kids.

So you've just been a musical
genius this whole time?

They should play at the party.

Yeah, we'd love to.

I suck.

No, you don't.
That sounded great.

I just wanna do a
really good job.

How are
you and Patrick?

We don't wanna
do the same things.



When we have the most fun is when
we're in a room full of people

and we don't have to interact.

What's wrong?

Okay, would
you excuse me?

Of course. If there's anything
we can do, let us know, okay?

I appreciate that so much.

Hey, guys. Thanks for coming.

Should we be talking to people?

How should I know? I've
never done this before.

Oh, hi, girls.

- Hi.
- Hi, Mary.

Ohh.

I'm sorry about... you know.

Thank you, dear.

Can we get you anything?

No, I'm
okay.

Oh, Patrick gave me
one of your tapes.

It's not usually my
kind of music, but I loved it.

Thank you.

He's very proud
of you, you know.

Well, what's
new in your life?

Oh, not much, just
finishing up with school.

Mom, are you sure you don't
want me to drive you home?

I'm okay.

Okay, here, take this.

Hey, how's she doing?

If that selfish
asshole wasn't dead,

I would kill him myself
for doing this to her.

I should have
never let her marry him.

I just didn't want
her to be alone.

I guess I'm the selfish asshole.

No. No, you're not.

What is she gonna do now?

Hey, it's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be all right.

What if
we're not any good?

What if we totally embarrass ourselves
in front of everybody at the party?

Will wouldn't have asked us to
play if we weren't any good.

But what if I'm not any good?

Are you kidding? You're so good.

And we can practice
any time you want.

You're not doing this alone.

Oh, my God.

You're so cheesy.

Shut up.

I have this new song
I've been working on.

Can I play it for you?

Duh.

That's all I have so far.

I love it.

Thank you for playing it for me.

You're welcome.

I'm really happy that
we're doing this.

I've had a lot of fun.

Now
look who's cheesy.

Whatever.

So I have listened to the
tape upwards of 500 times,

which makes me the
expert, I think.

And "Plunk” is
definitely the best song.

Well, you know,
I wrote that one.

And that does not surprise
me at all.

It's really cool that you're
into me playing music.

I mean, why wouldn't I be?

I don't know. Um,
just... not everyone is.

Do you mean Maya?

Yeah.

Hmm.

Well, maybe you should tell
her how much it matters to you.

I mean, if she's your
friend, she'll get it.

I don't
know what happened.

He was fine at the funeral.

I've never really
seen him cry before.

Hmm.

Maybe you should try and talk
to him about how he's feeling.

I don't know.

Things have felt weird ever since we
had that fight a couple weeks ago.

Well, I'm sure that's not what
he's thinking about right now.

Come here.

I can't wait for summer so
we can hang out all the time.

Would it have
killed them to smile?

Hey, Mom, anything else,
uh, you need us to do?

Mary?

I'm okay.

Do you have anything to
eat for dinner tonight?

Uh, I still have leftovers
from the memorial service.

Um, those are over
a week old now.

You know what? I'm gonna
be back in this area tonight,

I'll bring you
some dinner, okay?

See you then.

I love you, Mom.

I take my territory
with me and right now, you're in it.

Well, we're still $80
short, so it's not gonna work.

What if we sold our CDs?

I'd rather sell my lungs.

Hey, you guys knock over a
liquor store or something?

Well, this is just all the
money that we've saved so far.

How's it going?

We won't have enough to buy
a guitar before the party,

but we'll have enough
before summer's over.

Well, I really do admire
you guys for trying.

- Thanks?
- Mm-hmm.

Why are you being so nice?

What's wrong?

I'm... I'm nice.

Also, um, I realized

that, uh, since Buck's death,

I never really checked
in with you guys.

And I wanted to see
how you're feeling

and if you had any questions.

Well, is it bad if we
don't really feel anything?

There's no right way to feel.

Why did he do that?

I wish I had an answer,

but the truth is, this
is one of those things

we just have to accept never
knowing the reason why.

Ahh, the sound of
summer officially starting.

I've learned nothing from you.

Maya.

I'll catch up with you guys.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Sara and I are playing
at Will's party.

Yeah, I heard
something about that.

Are you going?

I'm not sure. My dance
card's pretty full.

Look, I know things have
been weird with us lately,

but it would mean a lot
to me if you were there.

Yeah, maybe I'll
try and stop by.

I'll see you around.

I was just so focused on
getting into character

that I didn't pay much attention
to the actual dialogue,

which turned out
to be a mistake.

But as an artist, you
have to take risks,

so I feel like on that level,
the play was a success.

I thought you did a great job.

Yeah, I didn't even realize that
you made up most of the words.

Well, you see, that's just
my character work paying off.

Is that a new song?

Yeah, but it's not finished yet.

Maybe I can hear it when it is.

Yeah, totally.

I'll get it.

- Hey!
- Hi.

Come on.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Where's Phoebe?

Um, her mom said she
needed her to do something.

I don't know. Sorry. I have to pee
so bad. Tegan, will you go with me?

- Oh, yeah.
- Okay.

I have to tell you something,
but you have to promise

not to say anything to Sara.

- Okay.
- Okay.

So, Phoebe got into this French
immersion program in Montreal

and she's spending
the summer there.

Oh, my God. Sara is gonna freak.

I know. But you have to
promise not to say anything

because Phoebe really wants
to be the one to tell her.

Okay?

Yeah. I promise.

Did Cass say anything else
about why Phoebe didn't come?

No, uh, just that
her mom needed her.

That was it.

I don't get why she didn't
just tell me herself.

- Uh, wait, okay.
- Is that right?

- Yup, yup.
- All right.

Hey, girls, can you come
in here for a minute, please?

Uh-oh. What'd we do?

- No, you're not in trouble.
- No. No, you're not.

We, um, just wanted
to give you this.

- Is that...
- Open it.

- What?
- Are you serious?

And, uh, I don't think
it works without this.

So, I don't know if you
guys are interested.

I'm not sure.

Now, hold on.

- You have to pay the rest of this off.
- Yes.

But you guys have been
doing such a great job,

and we know the party is
coming up, so we just...

- Consider this an advance.
- Yeah.

I can't believe
you guys did this.

Yeah, thank you so much.

- Yeah, of course.
- Yeah.

And, you know, I think
a really good thank-you

would be to invite us
to the party, you know.

- Not gonna happen.
- Okay.

It was worth a try.

Well, can we play it now?

- Yes.
- Yes. Yeah.

- Please, go.
- It's yours.

- Thank you, guys.
- Play it loud.

- Yeah.
- Thank you.

- This is amazing.
- So amazing.

That was... was that,
like, actual gratitude?

So teenagers can
actually express...

- Yes. Savor this moment.
- Thank you.

This may be our last.

- It makes me happy...
- Yeah.

- Seeing them happy.
- Me, too.

- And you.
- Mm.

Mm.

I've been thinking
about something.

- Okay.
- And I just want you to hear me out.

All right?

What if we, uh,

were to make this a
more permanent thing?

Uh, it's pretty permanent.

I mean, we just invested
in a guitar together, so.

But you mean, um...

Yeah. I mean, I know. I know.

We said we would never do that.

- But I love you.
- Mm-hmm.

And I love the girls. And I want
you to always be taken care of.

'Cause I never had that.

My dad was an asshole and Buck
was not much of a father figure.

I wanna be everything
they weren't.

You already do so much for them.

- You do.
- I know.

But this is about all
of us being a family

and the stability of that.

Mm-hmm.

Look, you're, um... you're
going through a lot right now.

But trying to turn us into
people that we're not,

it's not gonna make
anything better.

Yeah?

So, you're saying
you'll think about it?

Sorry.

- Did I make it weird?
- No. No, you didn't.

It's totally fine. It's fine.

Okay. Hello?

That was amazing.

- Really?
- Yes.

Um, hold on.

Yeah?

Has Phoebe called?

No, she hasn't.

Oh. Okay.

- Hi.
- Jesus! Sorry.

- Sorry.
- No, I was... I was just, um...

doing nothing, I guess.

Hey, thanks again
for the guitar.

Of course. You guys deserve it.

How are you?

I've had better
months.

- I'm sorry.
- Thank you, honey.

Hey, um, you know, that thing
between us at the house...

I'm really sorry.

I-I just say stuff
sometimes, I don't think.

- That's okay.
- No, it's not.

I really messed up.

And I'm glad I have you
to keep me in check.

Do you wanna see if the
Canadiens game is still on?

Yeah.

- Hello.
- Hey.

Hey. Why are you calling me?

You and Cass are supposed
to be here at, like... now.

Um...

Yeah. I'm, uh... I'm not
gonna make it tonight.

Are you serious?

You know how important
this is to me.

I know. I know.
I, um, I'm just...

I'm not really feeling well.

I'm really sorry.

Okay.

I hope you feel better.

I'll talk to you later.

Good luck...

What's wrong?

Phoebe's not coming.

I'm going to get ready.

- Hey.
- Hi.

- What are you doing here?
- Picking up my cake plate.

Oh, my God. I completely
forgot you were coming.

You sound like Ronnie.

It's just
in, uh, in here.

Okay, so I dropped a real solid joke
back there and you didn't even flinch.

You wanna tell me
what's going on?

Uh, Patrick proposed to me.

And we don't like that?

When I met Patrick, I was 27.

I had two five-year-olds.

I didn't know who I
was or what I wanted.

You know, I was just,
uh, I was floating.

And then I, uh, I met Patrick,

and he became an
anchor, you know,

for me, for the girls,

and I, uh, I loved him for that.

But over the past ten years,
I have... I've worked so hard,

and I've grown so much,
and I just... I don't know.

I guess I'm scared
that that anchor

is keeping me in a place
I don't belong anymore.

Have you talked
to him about this?

I wouldn't
know where to begin.

Hey.

Hey, babe.

Hi.

Hey, Loni.

She, uh, she's come to
pick up her cake plate.

Well, lucky me I got to see you.

Yeah, nice to see you, too.

Um, I was gonna take a quick shower,
then I was thinking pizza tonight?

Yeah, sounds good.

All right. Don't
forget to, uh...

We won't drink or do any
drugs or have any fun.

That's all I ask.

All right. Well,
good luck tonight.

Have fun.

I'm kinda
gonna miss school.

Yeah, except for the classes.

And the teachers.

And most of the students.

Yeah.

- Maybe I hate school.
- Hey, guys.

Hey! There they are!

How's the greatest band
Calgary hasn't heard of? Yet.

That is the coolest
shirt I've ever seen.

Did you ever finish that song?

Oh,
thanks. It's ironic.

Almost.

Okay. Uh, let me show
you guys where to set up.

Are you gonna be all
right for a second?

- Yeah.
- Yeah, we'll take care of her.

- Have I ever told you...
- Hmm?

How much I love your energy?

Have you seen my pick?

Oh, never mind.

It's in my pocket.

I can't believe
she's not coming.

Well, if it makes
you feel any better,

I'm pretty sure Maya's
not coming either.

Yeah, but Phoebe's...

It doesn't matter.

I don't even think
she's actually sick.

Maybe I made her
mad or something.

- I don't know.
- Look.

You can't say that I told
you, but Cass told me

that Phoebe's going to Montreal for
the summer for some French program.

Are you serious?

Yeah, and I wanted to tell you,
but Cass said Phoebe would.

I'm really sorry.

I need a minute.

Sara, wait.

- Hey.
- Hi.

How you doing? Good?

Um, nervous.

I think I might have something that
might be able to help with that.

Um, my grandfather gave me this.

It's for luck.

No. I
can't take this.

Well, I'm not
giving you a choice.

Hey, you're playing in ten.

Okay. I'll find Sara.

I'll find Sara. You
just... just focus.

How could
you not tell me?

I found out right after
Patrick's stepdad,

and it didn't seem like the
best time to bring it up.

But I won't be gone that long.

You'll be gone for two months!

Thinking we were gonna
spend the summer together

was the only thing that
got me through this year.

How could you do this?

Hey, I couldn't find her.

Excuse me.