[ Soft folk guitar plays ]
Zoey: The Theory of Relativity,
fellow college dropout Albert Einstein's notion
that time moves faster for a person on Earth
than a person traveling throuh space at the speed of light.
And why am I talking about any of this?
Because I had a few days' brek
from my rocket ship styling career
and returned home to "Planet Cal U"
and realized how much everything had moved on
without me.
♪
[ Sighs ]
Hey. Hi.
When did you do all that stuff with Nomi's room?
Oh, like, uh, a week ago.
Don't you love it?
[ Chuckling ] Yeah, it's -- it's cute.
You hate it.
No.
It's just, I kind of wish I was a part of it.
It feels like so much has changed
since the last time I've been home.
Zo, no!
Trust me, aside from Nomi's room, nothing's changed.
[ Door opens ] Yeah?
Oh, my gosh! You're finally home!
Okay, you guys have not responded
to any of my text messages.
So?
How were the track finals?
We won the NCAA championship!
Aah! [ Both laugh ]
And we were on the news, and we got a medal.
I knew it!
And someone had her first one-night stand.
Yeah? Huh?
♪
Her. Not me. I've had plenty of 'em.
♪
♪ Watch out, world, I'm grown now ♪
♪ I'm grown ♪
♪ Learn something new every day ♪
♪ I don't know, so I'm-a feel my way ♪
♪ Got the weight of the world on me ♪
♪ But no regrets, this is what I say ♪
♪ Watch out, world, I'm grown now ♪
♪ I'm grown ♪ ♪ You can tell me ♪
♪ My heart beating so loud ♪
♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪
♪ I'm grown ♪
Okay, Jazz, I thought you weren't having sex.
No, that's me.
So...you can't have sex, either?
Mnh-mnh. No, Jazz can have sex, but just not with Doug.
And Ana can't have sex. Because of God.
But ever since my baptism and backslide with Javi,
that's all I think about.
Okay. Hold on.
There's a lot to process
because I've obviously missed way too much.
Let's start with the most pressing issue.
Jazz, I thought your whole break thing with Doug
was so that you could focus on track.
It is.
And it's working -- we won!
So if you won, why didn't you just sleep with Doug?
Because it was only the NCAA Finals
and we still have a month before the Olympic Trials.
Then, technically, Doug and I are in the clear.
Exactly. We were on the road,
celebrating our amazing victory... Mm-hmm.
...with an unhealthy amount of sugary cocktails... Yeah.
...when Jazz here just wanted some sex...
[ Sighs ]
...some disconnected... Yep.
...emotionless... Not one feeling.
...spontaneous... Completely in the moment.
...raw... What? No.
...sloppy... Sky, please stop.
...rando sex. [ Sighs ]
Okay, I did what I did, and now it's done,
so if we could please move on from my sex life
so I can go and take a shower
and get prepared for JVS Field Day.
Oh, my God! It's Junior vs. Senior Day?!
Yep, and I have our T-shirts right here. Hey!
Whoo! Whoo! Thank you!
Over here, over here. [ Laughs ]
Wait, there's no shirt for me in here.
Oh. Zo, I'm so sorry.
I didn't know if you would be here.
But I'm sure you can -- we c-- we can get a shirt there.
Okay. Yeah.
Yeah. And we can just cross out "junior"
and write "dropout" on the back.
♪
So, while I was catching up on all the changes with my girls,
Aaron was checking in on the change he was trying to make -
his crusade against Cal U's choice
to invest in private prisons.
Mr. Jackson, we've received several media requests
since your widely publicized protest --
ABC News, The Washington Post,
The Daily...
and something called The Shade Room?
Yeah.
They're making a formal request to..."Spill the Tea"?
I-I...
[ Whispering ]
Oh-- Ohh.
Ah! Oh!
So the "tea" is the "hot goss."
Yeah. Okay, got it.
Well, Chancellor Mitchell, there'd be no "tea to spill"
if Cal U would just do the right thing
and take their endowment dollars
out of the private prison system.
Which brings me to one of the reasons
why I invited you in today.
I wanted to tell you personally
that there is now a plan in action
to begin the dialogue
about setting a meeting up with the Regent
to formulate another plan to begin the divestment process.
Oh. Well, when will this actual process begin?
In the next 5 to 10 years.
[ Chuckles ]
Great.
Well, no, my "great" was me thinking about
how dapper I'm gonna look on TV,
chopping it up with Rachel Maddow
about your failure to comply with student requests.
Well, we figured our divestment strategy alone
might not have been enough, so we have a proposition
that might make our plan more palatable for you.
We'd like to forgive your student debt.
♪
Um...I'm confused.
You want to erase my -- my student loans? Why?
Look, you've made it more than clear
that you don't approve of your tuition dollars
going to the private prison system,
and we'd like to respect that.
So everything I owe Cal U would just...be gone?
Mm-hmm.
I don't get it. What's -- What's the catch?
There is no catch.
You would just sign a standard Non-Disclosure Agreement,
and, moving forward, we'd politely ask you
to refrain from speaking publicly against the University.
That's all.
♪
Sorry, man. Special event surge prices.
Junior vs. Senior Field Day.
People want that good-good.
I'll take that so-so for a lower price.
Oh, come on, Horatio. You're better than that.
And it's just business.
♪
Alright.
See you tomorrow in Fluid Mechanics.
Yo, bro.
Your girl's looking for you, man. Huh?
And, frankly, I'm tired of making small talk with her.
I-I mean, I just don't find her that interesting.
I mean, she's cute, though, so I get it...
I guess.
Look, after Parents Weekend,
this is my biggest dealing day of the year.
A'ight, but don't tell me that.
Go tell her.
She keeps on asking me where you are,
and I don't know what to tell her.
I don't know.
This is my first real relationship.
Honestly, I don't want anything to mess it up.
I really like this girl.
Hey, Vivy.
Where you been?
Uhhhhhhhh...
Hmm.
Looking for you, Heidi Heidi Ho Ho!
[ Giggles ] I love when he calls me that.
Mm. You would.
Jenga? Yeah.
Let's do it.
...there, so it's not like they can say anything, you know?
That's crazy. Yeah!
Yeah, I know.
Guys, it's Zoey.
Apparently, she couldn't get in because she's no longer a student,
so she's gonna go get a drink at Titanium.
She threw in a crying emoji, so does that mean we need to go, too?
And miss the biggest event of the school year?
I'm sorry, but as a college dropout,
this is the first of many doors
that will be slammed in her face.
A stable career...
a 401(k)...
and, I hate to say it, but a respectable husband.
It doesn't seem like you hated saying that.
I didn't. I loved it.
No, see, she's talking about a square.
It's got to be a whole thing.
[ Laughter ]
♪
You good?
Yeah, yeah. No, I'm good, I'm good.
[ Chuckles ] She doesn't look good.
[ Chuckles ] Looks like she just seen a ghost.
Actually, two -- ghost from her past
and a ghost from her one-night stand.
What?
[ Ding! ]
Hey. Hey.
[ Chuckling ] Hey!
♪
Uh, my bad, man.
Nah, it's all good, man.
I was just coming to say what's up to the champ here.
♪
But I guess I'll...catch up with the champ later.
[ Clears throat ] Okay.
Mm. Double champ? Who's that?
That's the president of your fan club or something?
No. No, that's just Ricky from the track team being extra.
Oh, okay. Mm-hmm.
'Cause it looked like Ricky from the track team
was trying to be all up on your team.
[ Laughs ]
Stop playin'. [ Laughs ]
Nah, but, um, seriously, though,
I-I came over here to congratulate you.
I wanted to hit you up when I heard the great news,
but, you know, I know you been focused,
so I respect that.
Thank you.
And I know it's been a struggle,
but, clearly, this whole break's been worth it, right?
♪
I'm proud of you, baby.
♪
Great.
So, I can't go to Field Day because I'm no longer a student,
and, apparently, I can't even hang out at Titanium because,
per Rochelle, I have to fall all the way back from Aaron.
So in the spirit of non-student sisterhood...
[ Knocking on glass ]
Zoey! Zoey!
Oh!
Oh! Aaron! I-I didn't see you sitting there.
Well, I don't want to disturb you
and your super-frothy coffee.
Yum, yum, yum! K, bye.
Why are you running off?
Can you stop being weird, please, and come sit down?
Me? Yeah.
[ Chuckles ]
Yeah, hey.
Uh... Hey.
What's this stack of papers about?
That is a proposal from the Chancellor.
Mm-hmm.
In appreciation of my fighting for Cal U,
they want to forgive my student loans.
Oh, my God. [ Laughing ] Oh, my God!
Dude, that's amazing!
Congratulations!
Yeah, yeah, no, they're gonna wipe out
my student debt completely.
All I have to do is stop fighting for them
to divest in private prisons and sign an NDA, so...
Oh. Wow.
So I guess it's more "messed up" than amazing.
Yeah.
Uh...so, what are you gonna do?
I don't know, man. I don't know.
♪
What do you think I should do?
Okay, I don't feel like I can answer that.
Just want to know what you think.
And be real with me.
Okay, if I'm being real...
you know, I feel like you'd hate yourself if you took that money.
Might hate myself if I don't.
True.
I just know how dedicated you are to that cause,
and I worry that, you know,
your guilt is gonna be worse than your regret.
Yeah.
Okay.
Wait, where you going?
To the bar.
We're gonna need a lot more alcohol.
[ Hip-hop music plays ] [ Chuckles ]
♪
Oh!
Yeah! Yes! Yes!
Okay. Alright.
[ Cellphone chimes ]
Okay, and...
Oh! [ Crowd cheering ]
Babe. Get your head out of your phone.
One more shot, and we win.
I know. No, I just got to take care of something really quickly.
Take care of what? [ Cellphone whooshes ]
Uh, man business.
Yeah, it's my doctor. Uh...
I accidentally zippered my balls.
Again?
What is wrong with you?
♪
You know what?
Go deal with your balls. I'm going home.
[ Cellphone chimes ]
♪
It was just a little white lie.
Exactly.
I make Rodney lie to me all the time that he's Black.
It's our little Black lie.
Yeah, but this is different.
I never lied to Doug before, and I did right to his face.
Okay, look, normally, I would never condone dishonesty,
but, Jazz, this is something that you did
to protect his heart.
And don't forget, at the end of the day,
he's the one who brought up
this whole "sleeping with other people" stuff.
Mm-hmm. I promise you,
he is not stressing about the girls he's slept with.
No. Okay. Yeah, maybe you're right.
Yeah. Okay.
[ Gasps ] Oh, my gosh!
These are so beautiful!
Oh, they smell so good.
Who are they from?
Really expensive.
[ Sniffles, whimpers ] Yeah, I know, right?
They're from Doug.
"Congratulations, babe. Hope to see you at Field Day.
We're almost at our finish line."
Crap.
Hey.
You want to talk?
Nope.
Jazz?
Where are you going?
To make things right.
I lied to someone I love, and that's just not me.
Jazz.
Jazlyn.
♪
Seriously? You're just gonna let her go when she's this emotional?
I know my sister.
And when her mind's made up, nothing can stop her.
♪
[ Door opens ] Babe.
♪
Thanks for coming over. Uh...
I'm sorry I was so distracted today.
But I got you this.
That's very sweet, but I don't need a trophy.
I need an explanation
as to why your head was buried in your phone all day
and why you kept sneaking off
to have weird, shady conversations with random people.
What is going on with you?
Babe, come on.
Like the trophy says, I'm your number-one girlfriend.
You can tell me anything.
Yeah, um...
Here, I'll just...
[ Sighs ]
So, what has been going on today
with me and all those randos is...
me selling them drugs.
Are you kidding me?
Yes!
[ Laughs ]
Come on! You really think I'm a drug dealer?
[ Laughs ] You should've seen your face!
"Whoo-hoo-hoo! Look at me!
Engineering student secretly a big-time drug dealer.
Burner phone." [ Laughs ]
"I ended up in the hospital
'cause I got beat up over selling cocaine."
[ Both laugh ]
♪
Come on, babe.
Seriously. That's not me.
[ Chuckles ] No, y-you're right. That's -- That's crazy.
[ Both laugh ] Yeah.
You'd be so bad at it. Can you imagine?
Yeah.
So, then, what were you doing all day?
Well, I was selling them something..
...but it was...
term papers.
Really?
Wow.
So, you don't happen to have anything
on mid-century Korean architecture, do you?
♪
[ Chuckles ]
Pssh!
Do I?
[ Muffled R&B music playing ]
♪
Aaron, that's, like, your fifth pros-and-cons list.
Why don't you just sleep on it, alright?
You don't have to make this decision tonight.
Hey, I feel like I have to, okay?
'Cause the more I prolong it, the more I feel like
I'm gonna try and justify taking this money.
You don't have to justify anything to anyone, alright?
Accepting the money allows you to take a job you want
rather than a job you need.
Maybe you could even travel
to see the world you fight so hard to save.
It's a win-win situation, babe. Take it.
I don't know. I'm not sure it is a win, you know?
It's like what Zoey said earlier.
Will I be able to live with myself
if I take the hush money?
Wait, you already talked to Zoey about this?
Yeah, I ran into her earlier on campus.
I just had to get it off my chest, you know?
Like with her? Before talking to m?
I guess, yeah. I don't know.
I-I ran into her first.
[ Chuckles ] Are you kidding me?
Are you seriously mad about this?
A little bit.
But mostly just hurt.
Hurt, uh -- Okay.
Uh, Rochelle, come on.
No. It's cool, alright?
I'll call you tomorrow.
♪
[ Door closes ]
♪
Oh, hey.
You got the flowers.
You like 'em?
I love them.
Uh -- [ Chuckles ]
This note...
these words...
[Voice breaking] ...how supportive you've been.
Baby, you don't have to cry.
You deserve all of this.
No, I don't.
Because I wasn't -- I wasn't honest with you earlier.
About what?
Um...
that guy, Ricky.
There's more to it.
[ Inhales shakily ]
Look, I know it wasn't a part of our deal
to tell each other about stuff we've done,
but I can't lie to you.
That's not who we are.
[ Breathes shakily ]
When I was in Austin, after we won,
a bunch of us, we got together,
and we were drunk and celebrating and --
You had sex with him.
It meant absolutely nothing.
I'm so sorry I lied to you.
[ Sniffles ]
Wow.
Um...
Thank you for being honest with me.
You didn't have to at all,
so I'm glad that you did.
And, look, you don't have to tell me anything
about anyone you've been with, okay?
Well, that's good to hear, 'cause, honestly...
...I don't have anything to tell.
Jazz, I haven't been with anyone.
[ Inhales shakily ]
I was waiting for you.
♪
Dude, what are you doing? My car's here.
I have to fly out of town for work again!
Zoey, will you please stop whining?
This will just take a second.
I wanted to do something special for you.
[ R&B music plays ]
Okay, are you serious?
♪
I just hope you know that no matter how far you are,
you'll always be here with us.
Ana, that's so sweet.
Thank you!
♪
[ Indistinct conversation ]
♪
[ Sobbing ]
Oh, no.
This is gonna require all hands on deck.
♪
[ Cellphone chimes ]
♪
The worst thing about coming home
and finding out that everything had changed
was having to leave again
before you had a chance to make any sense of it.
♪
And so, as I prepared to leave town yet again,
I had to wonder how many thins would be different
the next time I touched down at Cal U.
♪
[ Knock on door ]
Got the stuff?
Yeah, Horatio.
You got the stuff?
I do.
Well, I do, too.
Then give it up.
You give it up.
Okay.
We'll do it at the same time.
1, 2...
♪
How's this?
Pure.
How's this bibliography?
Annotated.
[ Laughs ]
My man!
♪