Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 11 - Zoey's Extraordinary Mother - full transcript

So you're clear on the plan, Mom?

Yes. Stay aloof, reveal nothing,

keep small talk to a minimum.

Good, and what about eye contact?

You two are being very dramatic.

I have dealt with salespeople
before in my life.

Hm, I guess we'll just forget
about the timeshare in Canada.

Yeah, or the 20-inch rims and
booming sound system

- you said "came with" the Volvo.
- Or adding avocado

every time the waiter offers.

Hey! I'm starting to really regret
asking you guys to come with me.



You're nothing but dollar
signs to these vultures.

They want to prey on your desperation

- and your vulnerability.
- It's true.

I've got this. Come on.

I'd like to start by
just telling you all

how truly and genuinely
sorry I am for your loss.

Thanks, but we haven't lost him yet.

Oh. Well, then,
let me say how lucky he is

to have such a loving and
caring family that has made

the tough-but-wise
decision to plan ahead.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Listen.
We don't have all day,

so let's just bottom-line it.

What are we talking about here, Dale?

Uh, well, Maggie,
picking an eternal resting spot



is one of the most difficult
things you're ever gonna do.

And here at Birdsong Memorial, our focus

is simplifying this very difficult time

by anticipating any
and all of your needs.

We handle the service,
the casket, the plot,

the headstone, the flowers,
the music, the programs,

the car service and so on.

What is "and so on"?

Are you gonna write
our eulogies for us, too?

Well, actually, we can.
If you take a look

at the Gold Deluxe Package,
we have poets on hand.

There's some that
are very good at haiku,

some dirty limericks,
which certain families enjoy.

We've got painters,
if you like a nice painting.

We could also do a nice
sculpture of your loved one

in any repose you want.
Make him standing,

make him sitting, make him laying down.

Sorry, what is the difference
between the Gold Package

and the Gold Deluxe Package?

I'm sorry, Maggie. You know what?

I'm going a little too fast.
I apologize.

Let's start with something
simpler, okay?

Follow me.

As you can see, we have a wide selection

of caskets to choose from.

Everything from a simple pine box,

all the way up to
museum-grade Carrara marble.

Two tons of eternal bliss.

["WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE"
BY THE ANIMALS PLAYS]

Mom, you all right?

[MUSIC CONTINUES, NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

♪ In this dirty old part of the city ♪

♪ Where the sun refused to shine ♪

♪ People tell me there
ain't no use in trying ♪

♪ Now my girl,
you're so young and pretty ♪

♪ And one thing I know is true ♪

♪ You'll be dead before
your time is due, I know ♪

♪ Watch my daddy in bed a-dying ♪

♪ Watched his hair, been turning gray ♪

♪ He's been working and
slaving his life away ♪

♪ Oh yes, I know it ♪

♪ He's been working so hard ♪

♪ I've been working too, babe ♪

♪ Every night and day ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ We gotta get out of this place ♪

♪ If it's the last thing we ever do ♪

♪ We gotta get out of this place ♪

♪ 'Cause girl, there's
a better life for me and you ♪

♪ Now my girl,
you're so young and pretty ♪

♪ And one thing I know is true ♪

♪ You'll be dead before
your time is due, I know it ♪

♪ We gotta get out of this place ♪

♪ If it's the last thing we ever do ♪

♪ We gotta get out of this place ♪

♪ 'Cause girl, there's
a better life for me and you ♪

[MUSIC ENDS]

So, Maggie, is there a particular
model that's speaking to you?

David? We need to leave. Now.

Mom, I am right there with you.

Ooh, feel free to swear if you want.

I'm fine, honey.

Morning.

Afternoon, actually.

Oh, wow, you're right.

You wouldn't believe
the day I've had so far.

Which you clearly don't
want to hear anything about.

So Leif, how was your morning?
Any progress on the...

On the bake-off between the
4th floor and the 6th floor?

I think you could say...

- Yes.
- Ohh. Got it.

[WHISPERS] You can catch me
up to speed when we get off.

[ELEVATOR DINGS]

Shall we?

All right, uh,
this is a terrible, terrible way

for you to find out,
but Leif's actually on my team now.

What?

You can't steal our best programmer

in the middle of a bake-off.

I didn't steal him. Leif came to me.

It's true, both that I came to him,

and that I am the best programmer.

Are you really that mad at me?

That you would be willing to work with

your least favorite human
being at Sprq Point?

Okay, first of all,
Tobin's my least favorite,

and second, I just want my floor to win.

That's all.

- Sure.
- [ELEVATOR DINGS]

Did you actually approve
Leif joining Max on Floor 6?

Oh, that's a lot of heat for
somebody coming in at 12:43 p.m.

Do these things work? I have taken

way more than 65 steps today.

- What about The Chirp?
- What about it?

Leif put in for a transfer
to go to the 6th floor,

and how could I say no after everything

that happened between us?
I'm trying to be sensitive.

He shouldn't be someplace
he doesn't want to be.

Okay, well, now we really
have to take down

Ava and all of them.

Although...

it's incredibly bad
timing for me because of

everything that's going on
with my dad, and I'm not sure

I can fully be on my A game
right now. Sorry.

Hey, don't worry about it.
We'll figure out the 6th floor.

Take all the time you need.

Really?

Zoey... you've been there for me.

I'm gonna be there for you.

Don't smile at me.
I don't want to look at

your sad, appreciative eyes.
Get outta here.

You take a mindful breath. [RASPBERRY]

Can you believe this stuff?

Casket samples and interior swatches,

engraving fonts?

I had no idea there
would be so many choices.

Where do I even begin?

Let's just take it one by one.

Do you want to start
with the headstones?

No.

I don't know. I need
your father for this.

He's the one that would know
how to make all these decisions.

Well, do you want to ask him?

Hey, darling.

Do you need anything?

[VOICE BREAKING] He's not doing well.

He's not eating anything.

He's sleeping so much of the time,
and half the time

I don't think he's even
following what we're saying.

[TEAPOT WHISTLES]

Can I ask you something?

Why didn't you guys do this sooner?

[SIGHS] Well, if you mean,

when we were younger,
probably because we thought

we had all the time in the world.

And I never could have imagined
that it would happen this fast.

No one did. And now I've gotta go back

to that stupid place and
pick out burial plots.

I can't even pick out the
linen for the coffin liner.

I mean, it's just a lot.
It's a lot, Zoey.

[GULPING]

Oh, my... hmm.

Would you like a straw?

Would that help you drink
my wine even faster?

I know you're joking,
but that would be great.

When was the last time
you went funeral shopping?

Paper, plastic, or metal?

You know what? I'll get all three.

My mom is so overwhelmed

with all the things
that she has to decide

and I'm just as freaked out as she is.

Which is why I've
already planned my funeral

in elaborate detail. It is much easier

to make these decisions when
you're thinking rationally.

Okay. Hit me. What do you got?

So, there's a dress code.
Nothing teal, cerulean,

or anything with a high neckline.

There's gonna be a sit-down dinner

where dessert's gonna be served first.

And I have prerecorded five
songs that I want played

because who else is gonna
sing it better than me?

♪ Nobody ♪

- No.
- [BLOWS BUBBLES]

Oh, and bring tissues,

because I absolutely
demolish "Hallelujah."

- It almost sounds fun.
- Oh, no, no, no, no.

It won't be. And if any of my "friends"

are caught not sobbing, they got-tah go.

Will you speak at my funeral?

'Cause I think you're
officially now my best friend.

- Uh-oh. More Max drama?
- Yeah. [SIGHS]

I think he pretty much
wants nothing to do with me.

- [DOOR OPENING]
- Is somebody coming over?

Oh, I gave Eddie a key.

What? He's hot. I'm weak.

You do the math.

- Hi, Zoey.
- Hi.

Mo, guess who just got a fancy callback?

- The dog food commercial?
- No, I didn't get that one.

But remember that Broadway review show?

On the cruise ship?

It pays more than anything
that I've ever done,

and I'll actually be able to
pay my bills after traveling

and seeing the world for eight months!

That's amazing. I hope you get it.

Oh, eight months.
I don't think that I heard that detail.

Well, it was such a long shot.

- I must've kept it to myself.
- Hmm.

But now that there's a chance,

maybe you can help me get ready for it?

Yeah. Sure. Happy to help.

[SIGHS] Great.
I'm gonna go take a shower.

Mm-mm.

- Yes!
- [APPLAUSE]

A completed AR interface for The Chirp.

What?! I would like to say
that I'm surprised

we hit the next benchmark, but honestly,

I've come to expect this
level of excellence.

It's actually kind of boring now.

Get on over here, Jeanine.
Jeanine! Ready?

And... milk it, drink it,
toss it, floss it,

sorry, my bad, Carrie Ann Moss it.

[LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE]

Hey, don't be jealous, K Lo.
Jeanine put in the work,

but you will get your handshake, too.

Just give it time.

It's weirding you out me
being up here, huh?

I could tell.

The only thing that's weird is that

you're actually an impressive manager.

- I meant that as a compliment.
- No, I took it as such.

That might be the nicest
thing you've ever said to me.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Oh, what are you drawing?

We could probably hang this up

in the company creativity corner.

That is...

nothing.

Hey, don't worry, man.

Zoey told me about
your "side project" with Joan.

Well, that "project" has been defunded.

So, is that why you wanted

to transfer up here? Because of her?

Just needed a change of scenery.

I can't believe these words

are coming out of my mouth
right now, but...

do you want to get a
beer with me after work?

Well, I hope your mom's all right.

Yeah, it's just a lot to handle, so,

we're doing everything
we can to try to help

make things a little easier.

Hmm. Funny. That's one of
our mottoes here at Birdsong.

Ah. Our memorial chapel,
with seating for up to 300 people.

Now if you're looking for
a multi-media tribute,

we have got a surround
sound 4K projection system.

I mean, this picture is so good,

sometimes I sneak in here after hours

just to binge-watch "The Crown."

- Great show.
- Oh, isn't it the best?

Okay, as, you know...
As good as "The Crown" is,

I think what we'd like to do is
just take a look at the grounds.

Man on a mission.
I like your style, my friend.

Now, if you act today,
I can get you a great deal

on a family plot with
up to six places in it.

Dad, Mom, Zoey, me, Em...

Oh, I'm not going in the ground.

- [CHUCKLES] Well...
- You know I'm claustrophobic.

I'm for sure getting cremated.

Baby, I thought we agreed
to be together forever.

The contract states,
"Till death do us part."

After that, I'm free
to do my own thing again.

- No, I don't...
- You know what?

I got the golf cart all heated up.

Let's continue this discussion
en route, as the French say.

Colman, Foy,
I can't pick my favorite queen.

- I mean, Colman...
- [PIANO INTRO PLAYS]

♪ Birds flying high ♪

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ Sun in the sky ♪

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ Breeze drifting on by ♪

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ It's a new dawn ♪

♪ It's a new day ♪

♪ It's a new life for me ♪

♪ And I'm feeling... ♪

♪ Good ♪

[MUSIC CONTINUES, MORE INSTRUMENTS]

♪ Fish in the sea ♪

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ Rivers running free ♪

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ Blossom on the tree ♪

♪ You know how I feel ♪

♪ It's a new dawn ♪

♪ It's a new day ♪

♪ It's a new life ♪

♪ For me ♪

♪ And I'm feeling ♪

♪ Good ♪

You got us floats?

We just put down a deposit.

It's a very pretty area.

Super quiet,
right near this lovely fountain.

- Well, that's not gonna work.
- Why not?

[SIGHS] Well, Zoey, I love you,
but I saw that fountain.

It's hideous. I don't want
to look at that thing.

Great. In that case, Dale did show us

this other area that looked nice,
Main Grove?

Uh-huh, that's right near the highway,

and your dad hates traffic.

Okay, um...

Do you want to look at
pictures of other spots?

We're just trying to make
this easier for you, Mom.

No, I know,
and I really do appreciate that,

but this is not right.
None of that is right.

Then I think this might
be beyond my grasp.

Do you know anyone who's
also gone through...

Nope, none of our friends
have been through this yet.

I'm the first.

Wow, Mom, I didn't know
you were such a pioneer.

Yeah, I am. I'm a true trailblazer.

Tell me what to do. How can I help?

[SIGHS] Well, you can start
by getting your deposit back

'cause I'm not gonna be rushed
into a decision like that.

Yep.

I'm sorry I'm late,
or super early for tomorrow.

What day is it again?

Yo! I got you, Z-Money.

I just completed all the
AR interface for The Chirp.

Check it before you wreck it.

This better be worth the trek, Tobin.

I gotta admit, I'm impressed.
That was super fast.

Hmm? Told you I'm not
just another pretty face.

Who's sitting at Max's desk?

What's up, ZZ Top?

We're a little light on manpower, so,

came back to where it all began,
give the troops a hand.

I don't think I've ever
seen you in a hoodie before.

Oh, yeah, well,
this is made with cashmere yarn

spun by Benedictine nuns in Italy.

It cost more than all your
stock options are worth,

but if you want to call it
a hoodie, sure.

[LAUGHS] No way!

Hey! Toto. The dog, not the band.

- [ELECTRONIC CHIRP]
- Stop Slacking with Leif.

We do not fraternize with the 6th floor.

I just want to know how
Leif's day is going.

What he's doing,
if he's making any new friends.

He isn't, by the way.
I'm happy about it.

Well, can I just say thank you
all for holding down the fort?

I will catch up as soon
as I can. Promise.

Hey, Red. You think
you can take an hour away

from your family tonight?

I could probably sneak away. Why?

Well, you look like you could use it.

♪ This is how we do it ♪

♪ It's Friday night
and I feel all right ♪

♪ The party's here on the Westside ♪

♪ So I reach for my 40
and I turn it up... ♪

This was just a ploy to get
me to duet with you, huh?

[LAUGHS] Uh, no. I hate karaoke

more than I hate black light bowling.

It's just the closest bar to work.

I know why you want to talk to me.

- Oh.
- I'm not focused.

We're falling behind,

and we have zero chance
of winning this bake-off.

Wrong. I wanted to tell you
about, um, my mom.

Um... my mom looked like Audrey Hepburn,

but talked like a
college football coach.

She was very, very tough,
a stay-at-home mom,

but, um, I think had it
been a different time

and not Bismarck, North Dakota,

she could've ruled the world.

And when she got sick,
I was working my way up

through the ranks at Google,
trying as hard as I could

to get to the next level,

and... on the night she died,

um, I was preparing my presentation

for the Google smart pencils,
you remember that?

Uh, barely?

Exactly. [SIGHS]

Work may seem like it's
the most important thing,

but you will never get this time back,

so please stop apologizing.

- Oh, no.
- What?

12 o'clock. 3 o'clock.

Oh, uh, hey, uh, don't look now,

but Zoey and Joan
are right in front of us.

I just told you not to look.

Uh, what do we do?

Do we leave? I think we should leave.

I don't really want to
see Joan right now.

No, we can't leave. That means they won.

You gotta be strong, man.
Show her you're okay.

Right. Well, I don't know if I am okay,

and now we're walking towards them.
Why are we walking towards them?

'Cause you gotta project confidence.
You got this, okay?

♪ This is how we do it ♪

- Very good.
- All righty.

- Hi.
- Hello.

- Hey.
- Yo.

- How are things on the 6th floor?
- Rock solid.

10 out of 10 on the Mohs' scale,

which is the standard classification

of hardness for minerals.

Okay.

So you and Leif are
drinking buddies now?

We're just grabbing a beer.
I like to connect

with all the members of my
team on a personal level.

Ohh! That's heartwarming.

But Leif will stab you in the
back the first chance he gets.

Well, thanks for the warning.
Now Leif and I have

some serious work matters
to attend to, right, Leif?

Which is why diamonds
are the hardest mineral.

I gotta go.

♪ Don't tell my heart ♪

♪ My achy breaky heart ♪

♪ I just don't think he'd understand ♪

You gotta tell me, man, how'd you do it?

How'd I do what?

Get on with your life.

What do you mean?

Everyone knows you have
a big ol' crush on Zoey.

Everyone? That makes me uncomfortable.

Now how'd you get over it?

Well, I'm not sure
I'm completely over her.

I mean, I'm just trying
to not wallow in it.

It's all about regaining that
sense of self, you know?

Seeing that there's a whole world

beyond our tiny little bubble,

and I cannot only
survive but thrive in it.

It'll happen to you, too.

[APPLAUSE]

Thank you.

All right, everybody,
looks like we have, uh,

"Laif"... Loaf... Leif! You're up next.

- What?
- Come on down, bud.

You signed up for karaoke?
Good for you, bro.

Go on, go on, get on up there.

There he is.

- Oh, hello.
- Uhoh.

Go, Leif!

- [MUSIC BEGINS]
- Atta boy!

♪ I'm lying alone with
my head on the phone ♪

- Oh no.
- ♪ Thinking of you ♪

♪ Till it hurts ♪

♪ I know you hurt, too ♪

♪ But what else can we do? ♪

♪ Tormented and torn apart ♪

Oh, God.

There's nothing worse than a human being

singing directly into
another human being's eyes.

Ya think?

♪ Today doesn't really know ♪

It's like I can see into his soul.
Make it stop.

♪ I'm all out of love ♪

♪ I'm so lost without you ♪

♪ I know you were right ♪

♪ Believing for so long ♪

♪ I'm all out of love ♪

♪ I'm doing this tonight ♪

♪ You're probably gonna start a fight ♪

♪ I know this can't be right ♪

♪ Hey, baby, come on ♪

♪ I loved you endlessly ♪

♪ When you weren't there for me ♪

♪ So now it's time to
leave and make it alone ♪

- ♪ I know you were right ♪
- How are you not watching this?

♪ Believing for so long ♪

♪ I'm all out of love ♪

I really thought he was over me.

Yeah, he's definitely not over you.

[MUSIC SWITCHES TO NSYNC]

♪ I know that I can't take no more ♪

♪ It ain't no lie ♪

♪ I wanna see you out that door ♪

♪ Baby, bye, bye, bye ♪

Max, on the other hand...

♪ Don't want to be a fool for you ♪

♪ Just another player
in your game for two ♪

♪ You may hate me but it ain't no lie ♪

♪ Baby, bye bye bye ♪

[NSYNC SONG ENDS]

♪ I'm all out of love ♪

♪ I'm so lost without you ♪

Do you want to get out of here?

I already paid the check.

♪ I'm all out of love ♪

♪ What am I without you? ♪

♪ I can't be too late ♪

♪ To say I was so wrong ♪

♪ I'm all out of love ♪

Morning.

Hey, you. How goes it?

Well, I'm heading back to the cemetery

for my third time this week,

so I can't exactly say "awesome."

What's wrong with your doorknob?

It has seen too many keys.

Uh-oh. Something happened with Eddie?

Nothing happened.

Other than him possibly
sailing the open seas

for eight months with a bunch of
bored, wealthy tourists

and handsome chorus boys looking for

a little jalapeño in their cocktail,

so I decided to jump ship before he did.

Okay. Mo, I thought
you really liked each other.

Why not try long-distance?

No, the only long-distance relationship

that I have is with my astrologer,

and if she doesn't stop
charging me by the minute,

I'm-a have to break up with her, too.

- So have a good day.
- [LOUD SLAM]

Really appreciate the refund, Dale.

My mom just needs a little bit of time.

Totally understand.

Time, after all,
is our most precious commodity.

Now that said, there is a world in which

I can still get you that 6-plot special,

but you'll have to order today.

Oh, that's all right, Dale.

Oh, please! No one said
there's a right way to grieve.

When Arthur died, I binge-watched

Nordic crime dramas and ate
potato chips for a month.

Who gives a crap? If Barbara wants

to sell the houseboat and move to Japan,

I say, "Mwah! Sayonara, sister."

It's good to see you all again.

Hi. Sorry to interrupt.

I'm Zoey. I saw you yesterday
during my tour with Dale.

Is he giving you the hard sell?
Don't fall for it.

Check out his suits.
The man's doing fine.

I'm Deb, by the way.

You seem to know a lot about this place.

[CHUCKLES] Damn straight.

I should get a commission
for all the referrals I make.

When my husband passed,
the place took good care of me.

So much so I recommended
it to all my friends,

which keeps bringing me back.
Now I'm like the weeds

that won't stop growing all
over the Tower of Tranquility.

They can't get rid of me.

This is gonna sound... strange,

but, um, if you're not going
to any more funerals today,

do you want to hang out?

Why not? You only live once.

♪ Bow chicka wow! ♪

Someone just finished the
pattern-matching function

on the reverse image search. It was me.

It was Tobin! [SCATTING]

I am so pumped right now,

I think... I'm gonna take a victory lap.

Please. We all know
your bathroom schedule.

We're not fooled.

Wait, Tobin,
can you send me the pattern file?

Can... Mm.

- _
- [ELECTRONIC CHIME]

[ELEVATOR DINGS]

[WHISPERS] Tobin.

Hey, Tobin.

This would be a great place
to murder someone, huh?

That's not what's happening
here, right? That's...

I know you're funneling
Chirp code to Tobin.

What are you doing?

Don't you want to win the bake-off?

No.

I want you to win the bake-off.

I'm not giving up on us,
Joan, and I wanted to

show you with a big grand gesture.

It's a big stupid gesture that
could get you fired by Ava.

I don't care. You're worth the risk.

I'm really not. Look...

You're brilliant, you're special.

And you're very sweet,
but I let this go way too far.

It's unprofessional. I crossed a line

and I'm sorry, but it's over.

Well, what about The Chirp?

I mean, we hatched that together,

and they're making
some strides upstairs.

I'm gonna figure that out.

But until I do, no more
corporate espionage, promise?

Okay.

Thank you.

It's been a while since we had
a mother-daughter dessert date.

I know. But when I woke up this morning,

it just felt like a
Pie World kind of day.

- [CHUCKLES]
- What can I say?

Zoey! This place, it's aces!

What a good call!

Oh, my gosh, that is my friend Deb.

- You have a friend named Deb?
- Doesn't everyone?

Hey Deb, how you doing?

Well, pre-diabetic, but loving it.

Deb, this is my mom, Maggie.

- Hi.
- Mom, this is my friend Deb.

- Hi.
- Grab a seat.

My home is your home.

Take a seat, Mom.

What is happening right now?

Mom...

I wanted to be the one
to help you through all this,

but you're losing the love of your life

and I don't have any
experience with that.

But Deb does.

And I feel like she
and I met for a reason,

so can you just please talk to her?

How good does this look?

So... who's ready to talk about death?

Mmm! Mmm!

You, um, must really like pie.

Well, no, I just have a really
terrible time making decisions.

So do I, lately.

Hey, um, listen, I hope
this doesn't hurt your feelings,

but opening up to a complete stranger,

that is just not exactly me.

Hey, no pressure here.

No judgment either.

Um... my kids, they say,

I have "analysis paralysis."

Oh, mine called it "compare and despair"

when I couldn't land on a cemetery.

Everything had to be exactly
perfect for my Arthur.

But you want to hear something crazy?

I hardly remember the funeral.

All that choosing the perfect coffin

and the most "peaceful" flowers,

I stared at a random
woman's shoes for 30 minutes

wondering where she bought them,

and also, why she was even there.

To this day, we don't know.

Well, the thing is, Deb, um...

I don't... I don't know
how to do this...

because I've been
with Mitch for... [CHUCKLES]

over 40 years.

Yeah. Well, we were 38.

Do you think Mitch really cares

what color peaceful flowers you pick?

Well, we are in
the landscape design business,

so... [LAUGHS]

But I do get your point.

I think that, um, maybe what's happening

is that every single
one of these decisions

just feels like it's moving
me a little closer to, uh...

...to him being gone,

and to it all...

being real.

Well, it is. It's very real, babe.

And... and no one can
take that burden from you.

It's just something
you gotta wear, like a...

A giant cinderblock sweater.

Well, for what it's worth, you...

You seem to be wearing it very well.

Look, I... I... I...

I could give you a...

a big lecture on all the
things you gain from loss...

Empathy, appreciation,

strength, resilience.

But we just gotta get
you through this first.

The thing is I don't really
want to get through it.

Here's the hard part, Miss Maggie.

I'm afraid it's not up to you.

It's an awful train that
doesn't make stops,

and it's going,
whether you want it to or not.

Still...

if it makes you feel any better...

I've been on it for quite a while now,

and you're welcome
to come sit next to me

any time you want.

Thank you.

[PHONE CHIMES]

Sorry.

Oh, it's Zoey. [CHUCKLES]

_

- _
- [INCOMING TEXT ALERT]

Pretty dramatic choice for a
neutral ground here, Joanie.

This would be a great
place to kill someone.

Oh, God. We do think alike.

Uh, we have a problem.

Someone from your team has
been leaking information

down to the 4th floor.

- Is it Max?
- No, it's Leif.

Well, that's a massive ethics violation.

Leif needs to be let go immediately.

Well, what he did was stupid,

but I'd rather not let him go.

He worked on my team for seven years.

I think I can handle it directly.

Why are you telling me this?

Instead of just using
our work against us?

Well, I love a fight, but uh...
I like to fight fair.

Can't do that now.
The bake-off's poisoned.

So what do you want to do about it?

Maybe what Leif did
is partially my fault.

I don't know that we've always

created the healthiest work environment,

so I thought, as the top two
ranking women in this company,

what if we band together for once?

Show them a different
way to get things done?

[SIGHS] Thanks for meeting
me on your lunch break.

Note to self... make
sure boyfriend's stuff

is out of the apartment
before you change the locks.

Hey, you really think he's
gonna get into it with you

in the middle of a big audition?

Child, we have no idea
what he's capable of.

So I'm going to calmly give
him back his dance bag,

and then have Eddie out of
my life once and for all.

Hmm. Mm-mm.

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

Okay, that was pretty rough.

Um, I'm gonna need for
you guys to be cleaner,

- more dynamic...
- There he is.

... keep your heads up.
Uh, these are yesses, please.

- So, next group.
- [MUSIC BEGINS]

I'll be right back. Will you hold this?

Uh-huh.

[SIGHS]

["ISSUES" BY JULIA MICHAELS PLAYS]

♪ I'm jealous, I'm overzealous ♪

♪ When I'm down, I get real down ♪

♪ When I'm high, I don't come down ♪

♪ I get angry ♪

♪ Baby, believe me ♪

♪ I could love you just like that ♪

♪ And I could leave you just as fast ♪

♪ But you don't judge me ♪

♪ 'Cause if you did, baby,
I would judge you too ♪

♪ No, you don't judge me ♪

♪ 'Cause if you did, baby,
I would judge you too ♪

Okay, stop, stop, stop. Excuse me.

Hi. I don't know if you've noticed,

but we're actually in the
middle of an audition right now.

[LAUGHS] Sorry.

[CHUCKLES SARCASTICALLY]

Great. Let's switch lines.

♪ 'Cause I got issues ♪

♪ But you got 'em, too ♪

♪ So give 'em all to me ♪

♪ And I'll give mine to you ♪

♪ Bask in the glory ♪

♪ Of all our problems ♪

♪ 'Cause we got the kind of love ♪

♪ It takes to solve 'em ♪

♪ Yeah, I got issues ♪

♪ And one of them is
how bad I need you ♪

[SONG ENDS, DANCE MUSIC RESUMES]

There's your stuff.

Lose my number.

It doesn't have to go
down like this, Mo.

But it does.

Mo.

I just heard you sing to Eddie,

and I hate to break it to you,

but it didn't sound like
you were anywhere near ready

to break up with him.

Oh, but I am. Too many issues there.

On whose part?

I just think maybe you should
work through the issues

together and try to push through them.

- Oh? Like you did with Max?
- What? That's...

No, no, not having this conversation.
Bye bye now.

- It's not the same thing.
- Mm-mm.

What is happening right now?

I don't know, but I don't like it.

Hey, Zoey.

You have any idea what this is about?

No, but if Joan and Ava want

to talk to all of us together,
it's either about The Chirp,

or it's the first sign
of the apocalypse.

- Zoey.
- Max.

JOAN: Could everyone please take a seat?

As most of you know over the years,

the 4th and 6th floor have had

their fair share of heated battles.

But these friendly competitions

have only served to divide us
when the truth is,

we are one big team.

So rather than hiding information,

heightening security between floors,

occasionally slipping viruses
into the other team's server...

I didn't know you did that.

But rather than doing
any of those things,

we're gonna make some changes.

From now on, we're all in this together.

["GET TOGETHER" BY
THE YOUNGBLOODS PLAYS]

♪ Love is but a song we sing ♪

♪ Fear's the way we die ♪

♪ You can make the mountains ring ♪

♪ Or make the angels cry ♪

♪ Though the bird is on the wing ♪

♪ And you may not know why ♪

♪ Come on people now ♪

♪ Smile on your brother ♪

♪ Everybody get together ♪

♪ Try to love one another right now ♪

ALL: ♪ Come on people now ♪

♪ Smile on your brother ♪

♪ Everybody get together ♪

♪ Try to love one another right now ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Right now ♪

[MUSIC ENDS]

It's on a hill, overlooking the city.

And that is the sunset
we'll see whenever we visit.

And I arranged to have
a cedar tree planted

right next to him so
there would always be

- shade for visitors.
- It's amazing.

Mom, I didn't even know the cemetery
would allow something like that.

Well, you've got to know
the right people.

Did you happen to decide how
many plots you're gonna get?

I started with two, but good ol' Dale

told me that we did have
the option to extend

and acquire more at a profound discount.

- Hmm...
- Okay, look.

I didn't realize my post-death plan

was gonna get you so upset,

but since I intend
to love you in this life

and whatever comes next,

I'm more than happy if they
sprinkle part of my body

over you and the rest of me in the bay.

How very sweet of you. You're really...

- You're am amazing wife.
- I know.

Proud of you, Mom.

This is a really tough decision to make.

Yeah. It was time, sweetie.

You can only postpone
the inevitable for so long.

[WHISPERS] Guess what?

I didn't even need to use an
access card to get up here.

The times, they are a-changin'.

What can I help you with, Zoey?

Do you really want to do this?

I'm not doing anything.
I'm just living my life.

I know, but here's the thing...

If Joan and Ava can make up...

Can you just hear me out
for a minute, please?

Sure.

Thank you.

I have spent the last
several days at a cemetery,

and it's made me acutely aware of time,

and how precious it all is.

A year ago...

I never would've imagined this
is where I'd be right now,

which just goes to show
anything can happen.

And if I had to die tomorrow,
I couldn't stomach

being this far apart from you.

[SIGHS]

You know, I think
I'm getting pretty good

at finding my strength lately,
but it's very hard

to hold my ground when you
play the both the Joan and Ava

and the cemetery cards?

Hey, moments like these,

sometimes you have
to haul out the big guns.

Look, I'm not saying

I expect us to just go back
to the way things were,

but maybe with time...

Somehow get back to...

Whatever we are.

Yeah.

Max. Can I see you?

A manager's work is never done.

But, uh...

I'll talk to you later.

Hey, why are you still here?

I take a great deal of pride
in shutting this place down,

so beat it, already.

- I was waiting to talk to you.
- [KEYS CLACKING]

Oh. Okay.

You let a fox into the henhouse.

What does that mean?

Turns out Leif has been sending
our code downstairs all week.

That's why we had to end the bake-off.

Wait, are you... Uh, but, uh, no.

What, you thought you could handle him,

even though you knew he had
a history of insubordination?

I can't let someone with that
kind of judgment lead my team.

I'm sorry to inform you

that your services are no
longer required at Sprq Point.

Wait.

- Are you saying that...
- Yes, Maxwell.

You're fired.

- [KEYS CLACKING]
- [GASPS]