My Perfect Landing (2020): Season 1, Episode 1 - Changes - full transcript

[♪♪♪]

Oh, I almost stuck it.

It's, like,
a tenth deduction.

I can do better.
One more pass.

No! I want my juice.

Greatness isn't slovenly.

What's that from?
A fortune cookie?

No. My grandpa.

Mr. Silver Medals?

Please, 10 more
minutes. Come on.

Fine.
Yes.



[♪♪♪]

I could have been enjoying
this 20 minutes ago.

After all that extra effort,
doesn't this just feel better?

No. And you're not even
competing this weekend.

Yes, I am. My mom's
letting me do level four.

You're a level eight.

She thinks
I'll hurt myself.

I guess she just wants you

to keep
your training wheels on, heh.

Stop it.
[PHONE CHIMING]

Oh, no. Joon
just texted me.

Oof. Three poo emojis.

What was that one again?

Your mom's in a bad mood?



No, that's two.

Three means
the emoji's hit the fan.

My mom's freaking out
about something.

Let's drink fast.

♪ Got to do my thing ♪
♪ My thing ♪

♪ Can you feel
The adrenaline? ♪

♪ Oh, maybe
It's finally happening ♪

♪ Oh, maybe
It's really kicking in ♪

♪ Oh, baby
It's finally happening ♪

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

♪ Now, I've found
My perfect landing ♪

[♪♪♪]

JOON:
It was the most
awkward car ride ever.

She hit a red light,
and she just started to cry.

Is that when you sent me
the poo-mergency?

Or as I like to say,
"The three poo-migos."

Come on, let's go find out.

Here's
your burger.

Um, Mom, can you tell us
what's been going on?

Um... Nothing.

Mom.

I got let go
from the college.

Oh...

I'm so sorry.

When?

A month ago.
What?

I was gonna wait to tell you

until I got another job
coaching gymnastics.

But apparently,
that's not happening.

But you took the team
to third in the country.

They gave me three years
to win a championship.

I didn't deliver.

Why don't you wait
till next season?

Maybe something
will open up.

WHITNEY:
It's not that there
aren't any jobs, honey.

They just don't want me.

I'd hire you.

Everything's
gonna be fine.

I promise.

[♪♪♪]

How's the job search
coming?

Well, I just applied

to be a night manager
at a gym in a mall.

Don't worry, Mom.
You'll find something.

JOON:
You got it, Grandpa.

Hey, Mom.

I'm gaming with Grandpa. He
says he wants to talk to you.

About what?

JOON:
About you
getting fired.

Joon, you weren't
supposed to tell him.

I didn't.
He already knew.

Here.
Use my headphones.

[VIDEO GAME MUSIC PLAYING]
Gus?

Yeah. Hold on a second,
Whitney.

Professor Broccolihead,
cover my six.

BROCCOLIHEAD [OVER SPEAKER]:
You got it, Gusinator.

[GRUNTING]

Gus, are you there?

MAN 1 [OVER SPEAKER]:
Hey, is that Whitney?

Yeah, okay, go to mute,
guys. Family stuff.

MAN 2 [OVER SPEAKER]:
Ooh, awkwar...

GUS [OVER HEADPHONES]:
Sorry about that.

What do you want?
Oh, I was just checking in

to see how
the job search was going.

WHITNEY:
I have some promising leads.

Oh. Not what I heard.

Larry said something about
you applying everywhere

and not getting any bites.

Yeah, well, Larry
doesn't know everything.

And this is none of
your business.

What do you think
they're talking about?

Grandpa heard
Mom got fired

and she can't
find work anywhere,

so he wants her to
go take over his old gym.

Which means we'd have
to move to Toronto.

That's so not happening.

Just because Mom
doesn't like Grandpa,

you think
she'd never go for it?

I don't want her to.

Our school is here,
my gym is here,

and all my friends
are here,

and I don't want
to leave it behind.

GUS:
I'm just trying to help.

I didn't...
Thanks, but no thanks.

Not gonna happen, Gus.
Goodbye.

[SIGHING]
Here.

What did Grandpa want?

WHITNEY:
Oh, nothing. Don't
worry about it.

[PHONE RINGING]

Oh, this is
the gym guy.

Hello.

Yes,
it's Whitney.

[WHITNEY
CHUCKLING]

Look, I know it's not
ideal, Jenny,

but at least
it's something.

Plus, you'll get to stay with
Aunt Rona on the weekends.

Mom, is this really
what you want?

What other options
do we have?

I don't know. We could move to
Toronto, like Grandpa wants.

Ugh. No.
This is our home.

It hasn't felt like
that in a while.

Everywhere I look,
I see Dad.

And plus, I kind of
miss Grandpa.
[SCOFFS]

Yeah, well,
your grandpa and I

don't exactly see
eye-to-eye.

Well, at least
you have a dad.

Come on, Mom. It's
the right thing to do.

[SIGHS]

Jenny, I...

Go pack your bags.

Tell your brother the Cortez
clan is moving to Canada.

[♪♪♪]

I promise
I'll text you guys.

GIRL:
See you at school.

Hey, Mom, Sarah and I
are heading down to the beach.

Okay, hon.
Have fun.

Be safe.

I don't know if
the kids are gonna like

living in
another country.

I just... I don't know
if it's what Hector

would have wanted.

He would have wanted you
to have a fresh start.

I love you.

Oh... I love you.

I'm really gonna
miss you.

Me too.

But for now, let's party.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

Hi.

How long do you think it'll
be before you forget me?

And you are?

Don't joke like that.

I won't
forget you.

Every time I think of
leaving you, I start crying.

Me too.

[♪♪♪]

Think she's gonna
like the couch this way?

Where else would you put it?
I don't know. We could flip it

so it's the other way.

Sounds good to me.

No, the TV...
That would be stupid.

Yes, that would be stupid.

Is it cold in here?
'Cause I'm cold!

It's exactly
room temperature.

[SHIVERING]
Gus, take a deep breath.

I vacuumed, dusted, and even
put mints on the pillows.

Everything's gonna be
tip top.

Yeah. You're right.
Sorry. I'm sorry.

It's just that they're
gonna be here...

We're here!
Grandpa!

There they are!
BOTH: Grandpa!

Wow! Wow! Wow! Oh!

I cannot believe
how big you guys are.

But you video chat us
all the time.

Yeah, but on video chat,
you're only this big.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Hi, Gus.

Hi. Good to see you.

Hey, uh, do you guys
want to see your rooms?

Because Mo's been working
really hard to set them up.

Welcome to Canada.
I'm Mo, the superintendent.

Okay. Why don't you guys
get settled in?

Joon,
you're in that room.

You are in that room.

And then, hurry back.
I got a big surprise for you.

Okay, but don't
get them too excited.

Well, why not? I love
having them here.

Thank you, but I think
this should just be temporary.

Yeah, yeah. I'm not trying
to force you into anything.

Whatever you...

I love my room!

My bed's a race car!

I love my room.

Okay. But, guys,
it's just temporary.

We should really
find our own place.

Yeah, yeah,
yeah, whatever you need.

Stay as long as you want.

Or as little as you want.
You wanna see the gym?

Yeah.
Okay.

[♪♪♪]

Whoa! It's so dark
in here.

WHITNEY:
Where are the light switches?

GUS:
I had Mo install
some new lights for you,

and he put the switch
in my office.

JOON:
It's like a treasure hunt!

Truthfully, I had to
get this place ready for you

pretty quickly.

You didn't have to go
to so much trouble, Gus.

GUS:
I had to go to some trouble
because the place was a mess.

We had these
pop-up fashion shows here.

There was glitter everywhere.

What am I getting
myself into?

GUS:
Lights.

Whoa!
JOON: Holy guacamole!

[SCOFFS]
Look at this place, Jenny!

Welcome to
Cortez Gymnastics.

Not bad, huh?

Not bad, Gus.

Beast mode!

Careful,
Mom might be watching.

Ah. Guess
she's got our genes.

And she should have
stretched.

GUS:
Hmm. We're all guilty of that.

I haven't stretched
in two years.

Grandpa,
this place is perfect!

Yeah?
Except one thing.

What?

Imagine:
thirsty, sweaty gymnasts,

desperate for hydration...

and we give it to them.
A juice bar.

I was thinking
the same thing,

and you're probably the guy
to help me with it.

Come. I'll show you where
it should go.

Okay, heh, you show me
where it should go.

[EXHALING DEEPLY]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[BELL RINGING]

Jenny Cortez, you're
in Miss Allister's class.

Hector Cortez,
you are in...

Joon.
Joon?

I'm not gonna ask.

Like the bug?
No.

I'm not gonna ask.

You are in
Miss Carrol's class.

Ooh, like the month.

I'm not
really sure, sir.

Would you rather have
a black mamba bite you

or a
fer-de-lance?

Thanks, but I can find
my own way to class.

Good luck today, Joon.
You too.

I'll take you to
Miss Allister's class.

Nobody picked the black mamba?
BOTH: No.

[SIGHING]
You guys are idiots.

The black mamba
is far more lethal.

You didn't ask us
what was more lethal.

Yeah, you just asked what snake
you wanted to have bite us.

My uncle Federico was actually
bitten by a fer-de-lance.

No way!

Yeah, he was a tour guide
in Costa Rica.

Did they have
to amputate his leg?

No, he was dry bit.

That's where the snake
doesn't release as much venom.

BOTH:
We know.

Do you guys know where
Miss Carrol's class is?

Oh, yeah.
It's just right over there.

Oh.
We'll take you.

Plus, my uncle always
carries anti-venom with him.

Okay, everyone, we have
a new student here.

This is
Jenny Cortez.

She just moved here
from Miami.

Hmm.
And it says here

that you were on the gymnastics
team at your old school.

Yeah.
Well, heh...

I happen to be
the coach

of the Canton Coyotes
gymnastics team.

[ALL HOWLING]

[HOWLING]
...to you guys
too, heh.

And Lena, Bops,
Cassie, and Tori,

they're on the team
as well.

And Olivia is
our captain, of course.

Oh, I was captain
of my team.

Oh, what level are you,
Jenny?

Um, I competed at
a level four.

Very nice.

We're all
level eights here.

You know what, love?
Why don't you go sit down,

and we'll get started?

[PHONE RINGING]

Hi, Jenny Bean.
I'm walking to school.

I'm on the beach!

She called her Jenny Bean.

I gotta go.

Ahem, there are no phones
allowed in my class.

Please go put that
in your locker.

Yes. Right away. Sorry.

Bye, Jenny Bean.
[CLASS CHUCKLES]

Maybe we could
use her.

She's a level four.

♪ I'd be crying ♪

♪ If I didn't see your face ♪

♪ Calling me from home ♪

♪ But if I look back too far ♪

♪ I might miss a step ♪

♪ I can't keep
Banging my head ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I've got to find strength ♪

♪ Look forward, reach for it ♪

♪ Maybe change
Won't be so bad ♪

GIRL:
♪ It feels so cold ♪

♪ So alone, unfamiliar ♪

♪ My heart is stone ♪

♪ Will it ever change? ♪

♪ Will it ever grow? ♪

♪ Will I stay stuck? ♪

♪ When will I know? ♪

♪ Could it be that this
Is the precipice? ♪

♪ Leap off and dive
Into the abyss ♪

♪ Have faith that
Something is there ♪

♪ Waiting for ♪

♪ Me ♪

[♪♪♪]

[STUDENTS APPLAUDING]

[GIGGLES]
[GIGGLES]

That was amazing.

Shh.

[SIGHS]

Mm-hmm. Okay, yeah.

She doesn't have
her geography down

She's the new girl in town

One shoelace is undone

and this poor thing
just needs some fun

[LAUGHING] Hi, I'm Rachel.
And I'm Keisha.

I'm Jenny.
What was that?

An insta-poem.

You kind of look lost.

Yeah, I'm trying to find
my locker to put my phone in.

Oh. We could help.
Come with us.

What was your
locker number again?

Uh, two?

Okay.
We're in number three.

KEISHA: This must be destiny.
RACHEL: Yeah!

Show us
something else.

Uh, sure.

Um...
this is a back tuck.

That was
amazing.

More.
Yeah, more.

[BOTH LAUGHING]
Sure.

RACHEL:
Think about
the leg strength

you would have to have
to do that.

How much time
she must put into this.

Wow.

Okay,
this is a back walkover.

And she sticks
the landing! Whoo!

You're so good at this.
JENNY: Thanks.

Yeah. And you said
you were a level four?

Out of what? Four?
Ten.

I think you're way better
than a four out of 10.

Four is all my mom
lets me compete at.

KEISHA:
Why?

She's scared
I'll hurt myself.

So, what level are you?

Probably an eight.

KEISHA:
You should be
on the school team.

I met the captain this morning.
She didn't seem to like me.

Sounds like Olivia.

Ha. Maybe she thinks
you're a threat.

What else
can you do?

Uh, lots.

Show us! You got new
people to impress.

[KEISHA & RACHEL LAUGH]
Sure.

Oh. I can't.

My mom's
watching.

Well, looks like
she's made some friends.

Yeah. I guess I'm not such
a disaster mother after all.

Well, it's not easy
being a parent.

So, um, how are we
gonna run this business?

[SIGHS]
Whatever works for you.

I'm willing to back off
as much as you want.

Okay. Good. Good.

Well, I can handle
the gymnastics side of things,

but to be honest,
I'll need help

with the administration.
Okay?

Okay. You got it.

So, what do we do now?

Shake? Hug?

Um...

GUS:
Mm. Shake it is.

Partners.
Partners.

♪♪♪]

SARAH [OVER PHONE]:
So it doesn't sound
completely horrible there.

It's basically
the same as Miami,

but...not.

SARAH:
What are you talking about?

Don't they have
a big lake there?

It's not like the ocean.

You mean like this?

Look,
the ocean's waving at you.

I miss you so much.

SARAH:
I miss you too.

I miss you the most.

SARAH:
Hi, Joon.

Hi, Sarah.
Now that I'm gone,

who's the cool kid
at school?

SARAH:
It's Matthew Thompson.

What? How?

He broke his arm
and got a cast.

JOON:
If you see him in the hall,

sign it for me like this.

JENNY & SARAH:
Ew!

My mom's coming.

Is that Jenny?
Mm-hmm.

Hi! Say hi
to your mom for me.

JENNY:
Hi, Aunt Rona.

Sarah, I'll call you before
I go to school tomorrow.

SARAH: Okay, bye.
RONA: Bye!

How's she doing?

She acts tough, but I think
something's wrong.

Oh...

I can't sleep.

Go sleep with Mom.

She's still working.

Can I stay with you?

Why can't you sleep?

Everything's just
so different here.

It sure is.

[♪♪♪]

Look, it's a moon ceiling!
Kind of like back home.

Can you do that thing
Dad used to do?

You know, pretend we're in a
space ship landing on the moon.

Sure.

Houston,
this is the Eagle.

We're approaching
the surface of the moon.

We're at 500 feet.

Four hundred feet.

Descending to 200 feet.

One hundred feet.

Ninety feet.

Eighty, seventy,

sixty, forty.

Twenty feet above
the Sea of Tranquility.

Ten...nine...

eight...seven...

six...five...

four...three...

two...one.

Joon Cortez
has landed on the moon.

[♪♪♪]

JOON:
How many times do you think
you can spin in a circle?

Let's find out.

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

Yes. Yes, I'm here.

It's Whitney Cortez
from Cortez Gymnastics.

JENNY: One.
WHITNEY: No, no, no, no, no.

JENNY: Two.
WHITNEY: No, that's a...

No, wait. Hello? Hello?
JENNY: Three.

[GROANING]
JENNY: Four.

How are we doing
on the sign?

Uh, the sign place
is pretty expensive,

so I'm gonna do it myself
with popsicle sticks and glue.

Gus.
I'm kidding.

It'll be here on time.
Thank you.

JENNY: Eight.
Ugh. There's no way

this juice bar's
gonna be ready in time.

Let me do it, Mom.
JENNY: Ten.

I can set it up.

Honey, you're 8.
And a half.

I think we'll just have to
get to it next week.

Well, when you were 8,
you were doing backflips

off the, uh,
bleachers.

See, Mom?
[PHONE RINGING]

WHITNEY:
Ugh! It's the towel people.

Okay. Please make sure
he doesn't get hurt.

Relax,
it'll be fine.

He's gonna
have fun.

Hello? Yes.
Yes, we got disconnected.

JENNY:
Nineteen.

Come on, Joon.
We gotta get to school.

You did
a ton of those.

Uh, 19, actually.

See you at the bus stop.

Your sister's
pretty good, huh?

You better believe it.

[♪♪♪]

It was awesome. She was in
the air for, like, five seconds.

I've always wanted
a friend who could fly,

and now
I have one.

MISS ALLISTER:
When was this?

Yesterday.
She's the only kid I know

who has
a gymnastics club.

RACHEL:
She was so great!

KEISHA:
Yeah, Jenny's a superstar.

RACHEL:
I almost fainted. It was all:

"Whoo-hoo, yeah! Whoo! Whoo!"

Um, what are we talking about?

Just how amazing
you are at gymnastics.

Rachel.
RACHEL: What? I told her

about how
you jumped in the air

and did that flip-y thing.
Whoa!

Yeah, and then
you 180-ed,

and it looked
like this in the air.

Sounds like you did
a double twist.

You told me you
were a level four.

That's
level eight stuff.

What's
the difference?

Uh, about 3,000
hours of practice.

I don't know what to
tell you, Miss Allister.

I'm just a level four.

Wait. You told us
you were a level eight.

KEISHA:
You did.

Uh, no.

You must have
misheard me.

Well, maybe we should
get you tested,

because if you can do
a double twist,

we need you on our team.

Uh, I don't think
I'm really...

Great. Gym this afternoon.

We will see you there.

KEISHA:
So why doesn't Olivia
like Jenny?

I'll tell you this.
She's threatened

because she knows Jenny's
better than her, right?

Hey, why did you tell
Miss Allister about me?

What do you mean?
About my gymnastics.

What are you talking about?
You belong in that team.

End of story.
Uh, not end of story.

There's more to
the story.

You don't know
the story.

If I read your aura
right now, it would be,

like dust bunnies and
an old Band-Aid under a bed.

Ew.
Ew.

KEISHA:
Tell us the rest
of the story then.

t's complicated.

Okay, first of all,
we're the Girls for Greatness.

That means no secrets.

I'll never be able
to be on the team.

Why?

My mom's terrified
I'm gonna hurt myself.

Why do you keep
saying that?

I don't know.
When my mom was a gymnast,

she hurt herself,
and she won't talk about it.

KEISHA:
That's it.
You can pretend to be hurt.

Keisha,
she can't do that 24/7.

JENNY:
It's okay.
I know what I have to do.

I gotta go meet
the girls at the gym

and pretend to be the worst
gymnast they've ever seen.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

I thought we weren't allowed
to have people watch practice,

Miss Allister.
No, Jenny's here to try out,

sweetie.
Hi.

Really? We're trying out
a level four?

We'll see what happens.

The mat's yours.

OLIVIA:
Here comes level four Jenny.

[♪♪♪]

That is so level four.

I don't know.
It's pretty good.

This is awful.

Ta-da!

MISS ALLISTER:
Thank you for that.

That was great, Jenny.

Thank you for coming and
showing us what you can do.

Now can I go home?

You're more than
welcome to stick around

and watch the practice.
No, I think I'll just go home.

Okay. Girls, uh, let's
practice our back tucks.

We creeped you
on the internet.

So, your grandpa
was a big shot gymnast?

TORI:
He must be
really proud of you.

I mean, you really
showed us your stuff.

Maybe you should try
another sport.

Or wait. Here's an idea.
We do need a mascot.

You are the right height
for the coyote costume.

Miss Allister?
Yes, Jenny?

I'd like another shot.
I think I've warmed up now.

Think you have one more
in you?

I think so.

All right,
let's clear the mats.

Good luck, Jenny.

[♪♪♪]

Oh, my. She's good.
Holy moly.

She's just as good
as Olivia.

Olivia's not going
to like that.

I can't even do that.

Wow.

[CLAPPING]

She pulled that
out of nowhere.

Where was that
hiding?

I gotta go.

Uh, okay. Girls, let's get
back to practice, okay?

Okay.

[♪♪♪]

Tell us about
the tryout.

I'm just trying
to last two more stops

so I don't have to.
Yes, you do, because...

We'll get off this bus
right now and walk you home.

I nailed it.

Yes, that's awesome.
Whoo!

Wait.
Why are you so mopey?

Because Miss Allister's gonna
ask me to join the team.

You know
you can turn it down.

No, I can't.

Why?
Yeah, why?

Because the truth is,

I really want this.

[♪♪♪]

JOON:
Wow, this pineapple is heavy.

Yeah,
good quality.

Durians
are heavier.

Watermelons
are even heavier.

And the pumpkin is
the heaviest.

No, it's the watermelon.
I'm positive.

Want to bet? I bet you
a million dollars.

Neither of us have
a million dollars.

How about,
if you're wrong,

I can thunder punch you?

And if you're wrong,
I thunder punch you.

BOTH:
We summon the power of thunder.

Okay,
what's a thunder punch?

We were taught
by a sensei

at my ninth
birthday party.

Sensei Jeff.

Oh, just looked it up.
Pumpkins are heavier.

Two thousand, six hundred
twenty-four pounds world record.

You just bought yourself
a thunder punch.

Well,
I'm a man of my word.

Let me suit up.
This is gonna be great.

WHITNEY:
Hey, Gus, aren't you supposed
to be watching the boys?

GUS:
Oh, I'm watching them.

KIKO [OVER PHONE]:
All right, he's all armored up.

For maximum thunder, I'm gonna
need 50 feet of runway.

Go for it.
I'm not scared.

Then why are you
wrapped in yoga mats?

What are you watching?

Ah, it's a kung fu movie.

WHITNEY [SIGHS]:
Thank God for
Clucks on the Way.

I am starving.

WHITNEY & GUS:
♪ Clucks on the way ♪

♪ Chicken at your door ♪

[WHITNEY CLEARS THROAT]
Hmm.

JOON [OVER PHONE]:
Any last words, Paul?

Yes, one, the longest in
the English language:

floccinaucinihilipilification.

I did not know that.

Gotta go.
Thunder punch is imminent.

Whoop...

Yes.

So, Jenny,
how was your day?

It was okay.
Still trying to fit in.

Mm.
You'll get there.

There might be something
that helps.

I need an extra-curricular
credit at school.

Mm.
What do they have?

They have Spanish,
woodworking,

and it turns out,

there's even gymnastics.

Gymnastics.
Oh, that's interesting.

Yeah, I could maybe
meet some friends there.

What level does
the team compete at?

It's more like a club.
Like, so below my skill level.

As long as you're not
competing above a level four.

It's not competing. It's more
like a daycare with cartwheels.

You promise me you wouldn't do
anything too dangerous?

Of course.

Well, as long as it
doesn't interfere

with the opening,
it should be fine.

Really?
Mm-hmm.

Thanks, Mom.

You secure?
Yeah.

You good to go?

Okay, let's do this.

[♪♪♪]

He's getting up
to speed.

[YELLING]

The yell
harnesses the thunder.

[ALL YELLING]

Oh, yeah.

[ALL CONTINUE YELLING]

[♪♪♪]

Ow!

Yes! Abs of steel
defeat fists of thunder.

How did you do that?

PAUL:
I didn't tell you,

but I signed up for Sensei
Jeff's abs of steel workshop.

GUS:
Uh-huh.

[♪♪♪]

[PHONE BEEPS]

Okay, we're all on.
Hi, Sarah.

The famous Sarah.
Hi, guys.

So here's the deal.
You and Jenny are best friends.

SARAH:
Since the day we were born.

And we're best
friends with Jenny.

So we are all gonna be
best friends.

We should have a name.

Already have one.

Girls For Greatness.

Do you hate it?
Love it?

Do you want more
of it?

The G4G.

Okay,
now that that's settled,

let me tell you my news.

The Girls For Greatness
are all ears.

My mom said I could be
on the school team!

Yay!
Oh, my gosh.

That's awesome.
What? That's amazing.

How exactly did you get her
to agree to that?

Well, I maybe sort of
stretched the truth.

Ooh, so you lied?

How big was this lie?

Like, capital L lie
or little baby L lie?

Somewhere in the middle.
Anyway, it doesn't matter.

This is what
I've always wanted.

Finally. It's nice to hear
you say that out loud.

Aw.
As long your mom

only sees you doing level
four stuff, you'll be fine.

I'll be fine.

The snowplow of destiny is
clearing your driveway of glory.

I cannot wait to meet
the two of you.

Oh, we've already met
in another life.

We were both goats.

[ALL GIGGLING]

JENNY:
Bye for now.

[♪♪♪]

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

[BELL RINGING]

CASSIE:
Did you see her
land that back tuck?

She's a level eight.
Easy.

That girl could be captain
on any team in the city.

'm the captain
of this team.

Are you saying
she's better than me?

No. I didn't mean it
like that. I'm sorry.

She pretended to be
a four

and then did level eight.

There's something
weird going on,

and we need to find out
what it is.

Maybe her family's in the
witness protection program.

Maybe you're in the witness
protection program.

OLIVIA:
Let's find out.

Follow my lead.

[PLAYING PIANO]
♪ Just keep breathing ♪

♪ Though the ground is
Gonna break ♪

♪ It's gonna be
A long way home ♪

Hey, girls!

KEISHA:
Whoa. Are you talking
to us?

Yeah,
we don't talk enough.

Or never.

We need to fix that.
I agree.

Anyway, we wanted to
talk to you about Jenny.

She said you
are her friends?

She said that?

Yeah,
we're her friends now too.

Ever since
she joined the squad.

But we're worried
about her.

Why? What happened?

Didn't you hear? She ran out
of the gym after tryouts.

It must be about
her mom.

OLIVIA [GASPS]:
Her mom?

She did say she was having
issues with her mom,

but she didn't say
what it was.

And we just wanted to
know if there's something

we could do to help.

RACHEL:
Her mom's super strict,

and she won't let her
compete above level four.

Yeah, if her mom
catches her doing it,

she'll be kicked off the team
and she'll be grounded for life.

Well, we have to make sure
that that doesn't happen.

Let's hang out soon,
girls.

Oh. Yeah, sure.
Sure.

[♪♪♪]

Not bad, Lena. I could use
a little bit more punch.

Hold that core,
okay?

Nice. Didn't that
feel better, Lena?

You think
this will work?

Yeah. She'll be off
the team by tonight.

Here, use my phone.
It's unlocked.

Okay, Jenny.
You're up.

[BEEPING]

[♪♪♪]

MISS ALLISTER:
Whoo! Good girl!

Stuck it!

That's it.

Height.

Ooh! Beautiful height.

Okay,
Jenny in the building!

Did you get it?

[♪♪♪]

JOON:
To a job well done.

What are you doing?

JOON:
Yeah, it's disturbing.

This is my cool dude face.

I do it when I don't wanna eat
on the kid's menu.

I'll have the scallops
with a medium rare steak.

That was amazing!

I'm not even doing
full eyebrow.

I think I can do better.

[BOYS LAUGHING]
WHITNEY: This is unbelievable.

I can't believe they actually
got the juice bar set up.

Yeah, you just kind of have
to work them a little bit

and tucker them out,
and they're almost...

well, human-like.

I think I got some
in my nose.

Almost.

[♪♪♪]

CASSIE:
Hi, Jenny.

Oh, hi.

I wanted you to see this.

MISS ALLISTER [ON RECORDING]:
Okay! Jenny in the building!

Why did you record this?

I heard your mom
won't let you

do any skills
above level four.

How do you know that?

We tricked your new friends
into telling us.

If you don't quit the team,

I'm going to make sure
your mom sees this video.

And from what we hear,
she won't be very happy.

She might not let you do
gymnastics again.

Olivia, please.

You have till tomorrow
to let Miss Allister know.

[♪♪♪]

Oh, honey.
You're still up.

How was school?

Fine.

How was gymnastics?

I don't wanna talk about it.

Well,
did you make the team?

No.

Oh, honey...

I told you, Mom,
I don't wanna talk about it.

Okay.

Good night.

[♪♪♪]

NARRATOR:
Coming up on
My Perfect Landing:

JENNY:
You don't want me on the team

because you're afraid
that I'm better than you.

Too bad Mommy won't let you.

I'm sorry, Whitney.
I messed up.

You know you're doing
the dishes, right?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
Forever.

Grandpa's life was gymnastics.
So was yours.

So why won't you
let me do it?

I let you do a level four.

I don't want
a level four life!

I'm better than that. You're
the only one who doesn't know!

Are you great? I'm pretty sure
you already know the answer.

[CHEERING]

We aren't going
to Hillside.

So you just used me?

We just got a new client:
the Canton gymnastics team.

Is it just me, or does it
smell like mediocrity in here?

WHITNEY:
Nice.

This is for
Canton gymnasts only.

I am a Canton gymnast,
Olivia.

She looks more like
a traitor.

They're gonna be here,
in our place, every single day?

Isn't it fantastic?

Oops.

Guys, there's an emergency.
My grandpa has a secret.

I need your help
to find what it is.

I'm okay.
That's what Dad said.

I wanna compete
at Hillside

as an individual
for Cortez Gymnastics.

Your mom's
not gonna like that.

What, my daughter's
registered for Hillside?

I have her application here.

Want me to
go over it with you?

Did you know Jenny's
training for Hillside?

Yes, I did.

She's the best gymnast here,
and you're scared of her.

Whatever!
She's still going to lose!

Wanna bet on it?
Fine! When I win,

Jenny stays away from
my team, forever!

See you at Hillside.

What?

I'm coming for you.

[♪♪♪]

♪ I know your mind is pitted ♪

♪ I know your heart's
Ain't in it ♪

♪ Now it's beating
Like a drum tearing apart ♪

♪ And I believe in you
Baby ♪

♪ Through the lows
And highs ♪

See you on the scoreboard.
I'll be on top.

How could you put up
with that for so long?

It wasn't easy.

It's not over yet.

♪ ...sun since
It's always gonna rise ♪

♪ Yeah, burn, burn, burn ♪

♪ It's always gonna rise ♪

I know you're going
through so much.

♪ Because no matter if you
Fall you always get up ♪

♪ I believe in you
Baby ♪

♪ Through the lows
And highs ♪

[HOWLING]

♪ I believe in you baby ♪

♪ And it's no surprise ♪

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]