Life Unexpected (2010–2011): Season 2, Episode 12 - Teacher Schooled - full transcript

Previously on Life Unexpected

you don't have to be alone

you have plenty guys
would date you for real

you seem to forget I'm your boss.

You break up with
Emma or you're fired.

If you are making me choose,

between you and Emma,

then I choose her.

I'm pregnant.

You've met Mr. Daniels.

You're a... teacher.



I just can't believe this.

I mean, this is all from
when Lux lived here?

I went to Valerie's.

What did Valerie tell you?

That you were violent with them,

that you hit her husband...

Lux... I'm the violent one?

Get the hell off my property!

Hey, hey! Get out of here!

We have a warrant
for Natasha Siviac

for assault.

Tasha's statement said

you two left the homecoming dance,

stole your mom's car



and confronted Valerie
Gilbert at her home.

Lux didn't steal the car.

His girlfriend's son did.

Okay, I'm sorry.

Um... is Tasha okay?

Actually, I-I did.

I stole your car;

I'm the one who drove
it and crashed it.

Sam covered for me

a neighbor heard you and Mr.
Gilbert arguing

and said he tried to remove
you from his property.

She said it looked like
you were resisting.

What? I wasn't resisting.

He grabbed me to try
and throw me out,

and he was hurting me.

That's why Tasha stopped him.

By hitting him on the
head with a shovel?

Wait, what? What about a shovel?

What is going on?

That's why Tasha was arrested.

She hit Valerie's husband... Lux!

You know what? We barely
know what's happening.

We should not be doing this
without a lawyer present.

You know what? Ryan is right.
Wh... why do we need a lawyer?

Just to be safe. Tasha was arrested.
But Lux wasn't.

She's not in any trouble, right?

No, but if the state
chooses to press charges,

against Tasha,
Lux may have to testify.

But no, she's not in
any trouble, not yet.

I should've known that you
were gonna go to Valerie's.

I mean, of course,
you went to Valerie's.

Yes, I went tat trey says

she told you a billion
lies about me,

and I wanted her to stop.
I don't get it.

If you went there
to talk to Valerie,

how did you end up fighting
with this trey dude?

Here, there's Tasha.

Tash!

You okay?

Yeah, once fern got those
Nazis to let me go.

There's no bail for juveniles,

but you'll be responsible
for Tasha until her hearing.

When will we know if the
state's pressing charges?

Depends on what trey says.

The police are trying to
get a statement from him.

Uh-huh. And if they do?

Let's cross that bridge
when we come to it.

Well, they're in bed finally.

Can you believe it's
still Thanksgiving?

Dinner at Baze's seems
like a week ago.

Thank you. Yeah.

Well, let's just be
thankful everyone's okay.

Is Lux okay?

She was so mad about
what Valerie said

that she stole my car, crashed it,
lied to me about it...

Not to mention she was an
accomplice to an assault...

Come here. You don't
have to do this.

Do what?

You don't have to nice to
me because I'm pregnant.

Cate... what, we got back

together, like, two seconds
before all of this hit the fan?

You don't have to be St. Ryan.

You can still back out.

I am not a Saint.

I'm your husband.

And Lux's stepdad,

Tasha's guardian,
the father of your baby.

Our baby.

I'm in as deep as you are.

We'll figure this out.

What did you tell the cops?

Everything.

About when I lived there?

Did you say trey hit me?

Almost everything.

Why can't we tell them?

If they know he's a jerk-wad
who beats on little girls,

then they'll believe us.

That I had to stop him.

They don't need to know
what happened four years ago

to believe us now.

Dude, have you seen my rap sheet?

They'll never take
my word over trey's.

I'll lose everything,
independent living,

being at Westmonte,
being with you...

That's not gonna happen.
And if it does...

Then will you say something?

Minnesota.

Again.

You can't avoid him forever.

He was there when I got arrested.

Sooner or later,

you're gonna have to
tell him what's going on.

Lux. Thank God.

Hey, you got all
my messages, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

It's just been kind of crazy.

Yeah. No kidding.

And when the police showed up,

I thought they were gonna
arrest me, not Tasha.

What happened?

Is she okay?

It's... it's a long story.

I... I don't even
know all the details.

So you don't know why
she got arrested?

Not really.

She just said that
she got into a fight

with one of her old foster dads.

The night of the homecoming dance.

That's all I really know.

Weren't you with her that night?

She took off without me.

I got stuck with Sam, remember?

Speaking of Sam...

Don't worry about him.

Lux, he knows about us.

I mean, what if he says something?
I will handle Sam.

Okay? I will.

I just...

I'm really happy to see you.

Can we not talk
about Sam and Tasha?

What do you want to talk about?

I don't want to talk anymore.

Finally.

I have been trying to call you.

What is the point of having a

cell phone if you *** lawyer.

Wait, what's going on?
What happened?

Trey made a statement
to the police.

The DA is charging
Tasha with assault.

What does that mean?

Worse.

Lux, second degree assault
is a measure 11 crime,

which means that Tasha
could be tried as an adult.

If she's found guilty, it's a

minimum of six years.

I will set up an
appointment with Tasha

and a state-appointed lawyer.

No, an underpaid,
overworked public defender?

No way. We will get
Tasha a real lawyer.

I think that's best.

Tasha's going to need all
the help she can get.

Lux...

I-I know something
that might help Tasha.

So this-this trey guy, he hit you?

And he shoved you, he shoved
you down a flight of stairs?

Saying it over and over
again doesn't change it.

That's why she had that stroke

that caused all
that learning stuff.

Tasha, stop.

No, sweetie. All of this connects.

So it's important you tell
us exactly what happened.

You know what, fern is right.

We need you to tell us the truth.

We need you to tell us everything.

That way, we can get you help

and get you support.

I don't need support.

We could do something.

We have to do something.

I don't want you to do anything.

Nothing you do can
change what happened.

All I want you to do is figure
out a way to help Tasha.

Thank you for coming
on such short notice.

Getting someone to
return my phone call

the day after Thanksgiving
is about as much fun

as going to a mall the
day after Thanksgiving.

Well, I'd do anything for Emma...

And Sam. Yeah.

Nick specializes in
defending juveniles.

Sam actually made a
statement on Tasha

yeah.

He was the other witness
besides Lux. Okay.

I'll get it.

Emma.

What do you want?

You come by to threaten to take

away my job again

thought we should talk about
what happened at Thanksgiving.

I don't have any time to talk.

I'm right in the middle of something.
What's going on?

None of your business.

Come on, Nate, we're family.

If something's happening,
I want to help.

You want to help? Yeah.

Well, Emma's helping me.

Now, you're the one who
made me choose, remember?

So, she's my family now.

Okay.

So, what now?

Where do we go from here?

Well, first things first.

Tasha's jurisdictional hearing
has been scheduled, correct?

Yeah, for Monday,

in juvenile court.

But we're not even sure
what the hearing entails.

It's essentially a trial.

Now, if Tasha's found guilty,

the judge will determine

if she should be sentenced
as a minor or an adult.

And how does the
judge decide that?

It depends on the
seriousness of the crime.

That's why it's important

to show that Tasha's
actions were justified.

Well, they were.
She was defending me.

That's not what trey says here,
in his report to the police.

According to him,

the two of you refused
to leave his property,

and when he tried to make you,
Tasha attacked him.

Yeah, but that's not true.

Be that as it may,

he took a shovel to the head.

Now, trey, on the witness stand,

testifying, with his injuries,

it's going to be compelling.

That's why it's very important

what you say on the stand.

And the prosecution,
they're gonna try

to cast doubt on your testimony,

so you need to be prepared
to give every detail

of your time in their house.

Exactly. Get it on the record.

It'll help when we sue the
hell out of trey later, right?

What? Who's talking
about suing him?

I am. This guy is going to
pay for what he did to you.

Now, don't worry, kiddo.

One way or another, the truth
about this guy is coming out.

Stay out of that bar, Leonard.

What the hell are you doing here?

I came here to talk to you.

Where's your friend?

At home.

Cleaning her shovel.

Yeah?

Well, we'll see how tough
she is when she's in jail.

About that.

Tasha's hearing is on Monday,

and I don't think that
you want to testify,

because I don't
think that you want

what happened in the
past to come out.

So, if you don't testify,

I'll make sure that it doesn't.

You don't forget tomorrow.

No, no.

They couldn't fit
us in till Monday.

Ah, but you're looking
at a local celebrity.

I got pull.

Cate?

I need to talk to you.

I lied...

About trey hitting me.
It never happened.

What?

I made it up because I thought

that it would help Tasha's case.

And I didn't want you
to know the real truth.

What Valerie said... was true.

I was the violent one.

Lux, I... I don't believe you.

I know you.

No, you don't.

Valerie was right, okay, Cate?

I'm-I'm, I'm a liar.

I told you a while back that I'm

more messed up th

if you really knew me...

You'd know that.

You think we're gonna
be able to see the baby?

I wonder what it's
gonna look like.

It's gonna look like a blob
of cells in a gestational sac.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Just with everything
that's going on with Lux,

I don't really feel like prime

mother material.
It isn't your fault.

With Lux and trey
isn't your fault.

Yes, it is.

And we don't even
know what happened.

It's like every ten minutes,
she changes her story.

Maybe it's the one
blessing in him testifying;

we finally get to hear the truth.

But he isn't.

He isn't testifying.

What?!

Yeah, Nick e-mailed
me this morning.

What? What's wrong?

I don't know;
I mean, it's a little weird.

Last night the lawyer said

how bad it was that trey
was testifying. Uh-huh.

And now, all of a sudden,
he isn't.

And Lux, she made it a big deal

to tell you how he hit her,

and then she's taking it all back?

Are you saying the two
things could be related?

That Lux and trey
talked or something?

You know what? We should go.
We should just go.

What about the appointment?

Our baby will still
be here tomorrow.

I just want to make
sure that Lux still is.

Baze, hey, it's me.

Ryan has a theory.

Hey, Nate, I heard
about what's going on.

I know you don't want my help,

but I've got a friend
who's a circuit judge.

Leave me alone.
Nate, listen to me.

He might have useful
insight into Tasha's case.

This isn't just about Tasha.

The guy that Tasha
assaulted, okay?

Turns out that he used
to be Lux's foster dad

who hit her, okay?

And there is nothing I
can do about about it now

because she is denying
that it happened.

And the only reason I can think

is that he got to
her or something,

but she's still afraid of him.

Let's go back inside.
Let's talk about this.

I don't want to talk about this,

especially to you.

I want to find this guy
and beat his head in.

Going to talk to a state
witness before a trial

is not a good idea!

I already told you I
don't need your advice.

Nate, whatever
you're going through,

this isn't gonna fix it.

More violence is not
gonna help Lux or Tasha.

Hey. Hey.

I'm figuring out

what to wear to court tomorrow.

Which one makes me look
less like a violent felon?

The dress.

Although it may not matter.

Apparently, trey isn't testifying.

What?! No way.

What's the matter?
That's great news.

It is.

Although Lux is now saying
that he never hit her.

That she just made
it up to protect you.

What? That's not, that's not true.

I know, but if she
doesn't tell the truth,

it's gonna be your
word against the DA's.

Look, I don't know
what's going on,

but if there is one person

that Lux would want to protect,
it would be you.

Why are we watching this?

'Cause you seemed stressed.

I thought a scary
movie might help.

This monster's about as scary
as grimace and the hamburglar.

And it's making me crave fries.

Tasha?

Now you're not gonna say
what really happened

at the hearing tomorrow?

Um... can we talk
about this later?

Later when, Lux?

When I'm in juvie later? Or worse?

I talked to Cate.

Now you're saying
trey never hit you?

Tasha, shut up!

Who's trey? No one.

Seriously, what is your problem?

You. You are my problem, Lux.

Tasha and I,
we really need to talk.

What's going on?

It, it's fine, okay? I promise.

Can you just go?

Okay.

Sure, if that's what you want.

I'll call you later, I promise.

I can't believe you.

You're supposed to
be my best friend.

Everything that I did,

that was to protect you.

And now you could give a
crap about protecting me.

I am protecting you, okay?

Your lawyer said you would have
a good chance of getting off

if trey didn't testify,
so I made it happen!

I'm facing jail,
Lux! A good chance

is not good enough!

I still need you

to tell your side of the story.

The whole story.

But you can't do that.

It's Mr. Daniels.

That's what you're protecting.

Your stupid relationship with him?

You don't want him
to know the truth?

'Cause why?

Why, Lux? What,
are you ashamed? What is it?!

After all we've been through...

After everything...

I really can't believe
you'd choose him over me.

State your name.

Lux Cassidy.

And your relationship to the
defendant Natasha Siviac?

She's my best friend.

Were you aware that Natasha was

recently fostered by
Valerie and trey Gilbert?

Yes.

Well, according to state records,
you were, too.

How long did you live with them?

Almost two years.

According to Natasha,
it was your idea

to go to the Gilberts that night.

Why? Why did you go?

I wanted to talk to Valerie.

She told Cate a bunch of stuff.

Stuff that wasn't true.
Well, can you,

can you give us an example?

Um...

She said I was a liar,

that Cate couldn't trust me,

that I was violent.

Well, were you?

Objection, your honor. Relevance.

Goes to the character

of the witness. I'll allow it.

Miss Cassidy?

Miss Cassidy?

Oh, um, I'm sorry.
What was the question?

Did you lie or were you violent?

Whatever I did or
didn't do in the past

has nothing to do with what
happened two weeks ago.

Well, then let's go
back to two weeks ago.

Is it true that when Mr.
Gilbert asked you

to leave his property,
you refused?

Yes, but I... so you admit

that you were trespassing.

Mr. Gilbert was within his rights

to remove you from his home.
Within his rights?

He grabbed me by my hair and
wrists and wouldn't let go.

Was he carrying a weapon?

No. Did he hit you?

Not that night.

Exactly. So you're admitting
to this court that Natasha had

no reason to react
with brutal force.

She did! She was protecting me!

Oh.

Tasha was just protecting me

because she knew that
he had hit me before

when I lived with him.

She was afraid he was
gonna hit me again.

But isn't it true that you
made these accusations

against Mr. Gilbert before,

but then you ***.

Yes.

So, first, you said Mr. Gilbert

physically abused you,

and then you said,
"no, he didn't."

But now we're back to
saying that he did.

At least one of those
statements is a lie.

Which one is it?

I guess Ms. Gilbert's assessment

to your mother was accurate.

No more questions, your honor.

Very well.

The court is adjourned
for a 20 minute recess.

Lux...

Lux, will you wait?

You okay?

She won't even talk to me.

You mind if I try?

Hi.

What, what are you doing here?

You never called.

And I was just worried about you.

I looked into Tasha's
arrest and found out

what was really going on.

It was intense in there.

Mm. And what,
your other girlfriends

didn't get hit by their
creep foster dads?

Lux, you could have told me.

I mean, the fact that you've
been going through all this...

I mean, you should
have told me. And what,

give you another excuse to say

that we can't do this again?

Look, if you knew that
this was happening,

what had happened before...

What?

You'd bail.

I'm here.

All right? I'm not bailing.

Nothing you say on that stand

is going to change how anyone
in that room feels about you.

Or how I feel.

I mean, everyone's here
'cause they love you.

Including me.

What?

I love you, Lux.

I'm not going anywhere.

I'm here.

So you don't have to
be scared of anything.

Go back in there and
tell them the truth.

For Tasha... and for you.

The defense calls Lux
Cassidy back to the stand.

There seems to be
a lot of confusion

about what happened between
you and trey Gilbert

during the time you
lived in his house.

Did trey Gilbert hit you?

Yes.

Uh, according to Mr.
Gilbert's statement,

he claims you hit him.

Is this claim true?

It's true.

And why would you hit him?

Because I was afraid

he was going to force
me to have sex with him.

That's a lie!

Mr. Gilbert, sit down!

Objection, your honor.
This is clearly a fabrication.

We know based on
what's already happened

that miss Cassidy
changes her story

to whatever is most convenient.

Overruled.

Another word, and I'll hold
you in contempt of court.

Miss Cassidy, continue.

Most girls

in junior high,

they have their first kiss playing
"spin the bottle."

Mine was with him.

So was my second.

And my third.

He...

He forced me.

He intimidated me.

He said if I said anything,
that my mom...

Valerie would send
me back to Sunnyvale.

And I wanted to be with her.

More than anything.

With Valerie.

So, to be with her,
I had to be with him.

Until that night.

I didn't want to do
what he wanted me to do,

so I... I took the lamp
from the nightstand

and I smashed it over his head.

I ran out screaming
for Valerie, but...

He got me before I made it,
and he hit me.

Threw me down the stairs.

I got knocked unconscious.

That's when I had the
stroke that messed me up.

I told Valerie...

What he had done and
what he had been doing.

But she didn't believe me.

She knew what I knew.

You lied then,
just like you're lying now.

Mr. Gilbert, be quiet!

Because you don't want
these people to know

what kind of girl you really are.

What?

What? It's the truth.

Bailiff!

Bailiff! What? It's the truth.

Take your seats!

Bailiff!

Everyone, take your seats!

H you know, you're lucky the judge

let you off with how you could b

I thought more violence
wasn't the answer.

Yeah, sometimes it's
the only answer.

I was going to ask
if you were okay,

but I don't know how you could be.

I just... you know,
I want to fix it.

I'm her dad.

That's what dads do...
they fix things.

Parents can't always
fix things, Nate.

Sometimes all you can do
is show up and be there.

Whatever kind of
support I can give,

I want to give it.

Even if I'm dating Emma?

Because I love her, dad,

and that isn't changing.

Either way, I'm here.

The worst isn't what trey did.

What hurt the most was Valerie.

She just believed

whatever she wanted to believe,

and it wasn't me.

Lux, I had no idea.

She said that she was going
to be my mom forever.

That I was her daughter.

And she just threw me away.

I think that's what
really wrecked me.

She chose him over me.

Why didn't you tell me?

I mean, no, no, no.

I know why you didn't tell me.

But you know you
could have, right?

I just... I...

I didn't want to risk it again.

Risk what?

Telling the truth

and having another
mom not believe me.

I just...

I don't think I could
take losing another mom.

I can't take losing you.

Oh, my God. Kid...

Listen to me.

I am here, and I am
not going anywhere.

Okay? You have to really know that,
you have to hear it.

You couldn't lose me if you tried.

We need to talk.

Cate, we can't. Look, Valerie,

you and I, we are the same.

When I gave up Lux,

I told myself that it
was for her own good.

I-I convinced myself
that that was the truth,

that she would have this
better life without me,

because that was a story
that I could live with.

And I think that you've
told yourself a story, too.

You've told yourself
that the problem

is Lux.

And I get why you don't
want to believe her.

You know it meant believing

that your husband is a sick,
sick man.

Right? It pulls a thread

that pulls your entire life apart.

But you know Lux...

And you know the truth.

Look, being a parent,

it means putting your kid first.

And you were her mom once.

Be her mom again.

Where's Valerie? What happened?

Did she leave?

Uh, I'm not sure.

The judge called the prosecutor

and the defense lawyers
into chambers a while ago.

All rise.

There has been a new development.

As I have just informed counsel...

...Valerie Gilbert has
come forward privately

and corroborated the
testimony of Lux Cassidy.

Now, in light of that,
I find that Natasha Siviac

held reasonable belief
that trey Gilbert was

an imminent physical threat,

and that Natasha
Siviac's use of force

against him,
in defense of her friend,

is justified.

I see no reason to
prolong this hearing.

Does the state have
any objections?

We do not, your honor.

Then the state's petition
against the minor,

Natasha Siviac, on the count

of assault in the second degree

is hereby dismissed.

However...

The court is sustaining
the lesser counts.

Violating the terms of
your independent living,

missing curfew,

and trespassing on
private property.

I am recommending the
minimum punishment

two months in a juvenile
offender facility,

which will require that you stay

in a secured school
and attend counseling.

After that, you are free to
return to independent living.

This court is adjourned.

Hey. So, what's going on there?

The DA's pressing
charges against trey.

With Valerie's testimony,
he's facing jail time.

Yeah.

Thank you, fern.

Lux...

I am so sorry.

It's okay.

No. It's not.

But I'm glad that you are.

Oh, thanks for being here.

It has meant so much to all of us.

Yeah.

Thanks for everything.

Nothing's changed, right?

With us?

No, no. Nothing's changed.

Go ahead.

Valerie?

Lux, hi.

I, uh... I wanted to say...

Thank you.

Thank you for what
you did in there.

And for what you didn't
do four years ago.

Thank you for not believing me.

Because if you had, I never
would have left your house.

I never would have decided
to get emancipated.

I never would have
found Cate and Baze.

So thank you...

...For not acting like
anything close to a mom.

'Cause that's what
lead me back to mine.

Don't worry. At this early stage,

it sometimes takes a
while to find the fetus.

Oh, see that?

Oh, my God.

It's so tiny.

It's about the size
of a blueberry.

That's your baby.

Wow.

Hey, I think it has your nose.

It may not be a nose.

We can't tell the sex quite yet.

You keep doing what you're doing...

taking good care of your baby.

I will.

Hey!

So, what did the doctor say?

We are having a blueberry!

That's awesome

Baze went all out, huh?

My last night of
freedom for two months.

I can't believe I have to leave
first thing in the morning.

Tash, I'm sorry.

And I'm sorry for
ever letting you think

that I would choose
anyone over you.

You know, it wasn't...

Look, it wasn't about Eric.

It was just me being ashamed

of my screwed-up past.

I get it. I do.

And I knew it was bad.

But not that bad.

And the only thing I'm sorry for

is that I only hit
that bastard once.

I don't know how
I'll ever repay you.

Well...

You can grab me, like,
a wad of singles,

um, some cigarettes,
a case of soda.

It's like hard currency in juvie.

Well, I think there might
be a case of soda downstairs

with your name on it. Yes!

If you don't mind

that the cans are charred. No.

Here you go. Just one glass.

Nate, you got any more?

Uh, downstairs on the bar.

I'll grab it.

Hold on a second.
We're toasting. Okay.

Um, okay. A little
agua for the baby mama.

Ooh. What are we toasting?
What aren't we toasting?

We got everybody?
We got everybody.

Um, to Tasha,

who... thank God... is not going
to a federal penitentiary.

Although you would've
rocked the orange jumpsuit.

Thank you.

To Cate and Ryan.

And the blueberry.

And to Lux,
who is entirely to blame

for all of this.
I mean, if you hadn't shown up

on my doorstep in that little
"don't bug me" shirt

and straight-jacketed me
with fatherly responsibility,

I wouldn't have had to
get my act together.

I would have never
had a real career,

a real relationship...

No, I would be here,
trying to smoke

out of a bong-lamp,
eating turkey jerky in my boxers.

Mm.

So, let's all raise a glass

to the reason that we
are all here together.

To the best thing that could
have happened to all of us.

We're crazy. We're unconventional.

We're often inappropriate.

But no matter what,

we're your family.

To Lux.

To Lux.

Love you, kiddo.

Cheers.

Bottoms up.

Hey, long-distance clinking.

Clink. Clink.

Hey.

Hey.

Uh, if you could hurry
up with the champagne.

Since Cate's not drinking,

she's force feeding Cate get along.

Wow. You're as controlling
here as you are at work.

It's nice you and Cate get along.

I'm surprised there's
not some jealousy.

Well, you know, most people who
are jealous rarely admit it.

Jealous?

No, no.

I'm not jealous of you and Nate.

Questioning your motives
for dating my son? Yes.

Questioning your integrity...

You know, I wouldn't
question my integrity.

No?

No. I'm the one

who told you what was going
on with Lux and Tasha.

I'm the reason you were
at that courthouse today,

that you and Nate are
back in a good place.

And last I checked,

I'm not the one who cheated
on my wife with my employee,

and made promises he had
no intention of keeping.

Well...

What happened in the past

is the past.