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Zoey: After high school,
our parents ship us off
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with an unconscionably high
tuition check
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and an economy-sized
box of pork ramen
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to have college finish
their dirty work for them --
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the work of turning us
into adults.
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And while they hope
we don't end up arrested...
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♪ Yeah, I'm ba-a-a-d
to the bone ♪
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...pregnant...
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or dead,
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they generally don't
want to know the details
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of what it takes
for us to get there.
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We're your problem now,
college.
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As for Vivek,
his road to adulthood
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as a high-flying, infamous
college drug dealer...
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[ Siren blips ]
No. Heidi, don't!
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What the hell?
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...had finally taken
a hard left turn,
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and he was desperately
trying to get back on track.
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Vivek:
I have a near-perfect GPA,
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I have made the Dean's List
for four consecutive semesters,
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and I have had
consensual, safe sex
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with, like, only two people,
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which is why I am begging you to
please reconsider my expulsion.
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So, while Vivek's parents
shipped their son to Cal U
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with the confidence that
college would finish
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the job they started...
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After listening to
your testimony
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and reviewing the criminal
charges against you...
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...the board has decided to
deny your appeal.
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[ Sighs ]
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In the next 24 hours,
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we'll be revoking
your scholarship,
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ending your financial aid,
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and notifying
your parents.
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My parents?
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...they were now about to have
their son
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return to them incomplete --
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and possibly find out
every single dirty detail.
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♪ Watch out, world,
I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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♪ Learn something new
every day ♪
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♪ I don't know,
so I'mma feel my way ♪
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♪ Got the weight of
the world on me ♪
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♪ But no regrets ♪
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♪ This is what I say ♪
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♪ Watch out, world,
I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
♪ You can tell me ♪
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♪ My heart beating so loud ♪
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♪ Mama, look, I'm grown now ♪
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♪ I'm grown ♪
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Hey. There he is.
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How you feeling,
big guy?
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Like I ruined my life.
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Yeah.
I can see that.
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It's like a dark cloud
that kind of
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followed you
as you walked in.
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I think what Aaron
meant to say was
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even though that may
seem like it now,
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there's definitely
a bright side.
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Like?
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Like no more
early classes,
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no more papers,
no more homework,
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which is fine, 'cause
you're, like, a genius.
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A real one, not like
how we tell Luca.
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Yeah, yeah,
and look,
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you have a six-month
head start on getting a job.
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It's like you told me
when I dropped out --
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you don't really
need college anyway.
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I mean, you could be the next
Zuckerberg or -- or Jobs,
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or Stanley Steemer
Carpet Cleaner.
[ Gasps ] Ooh.
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I love you guys,
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and I'm sure there's some
truth in here,
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but...it's hard to believe
anything short of
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my life being completely ruined.
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[ Cellphone beeps ]
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And on top of everything else...
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[ Cellphone clatters ]
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...my parents keep
blowing my phone up.
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The school must have
notified them.
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Mm.
Maybe not.
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Maybe they're calling
to say someone is dead.
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Oh.
You think so?
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Yeah.
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My Granmami Vikash
recently had pneumonia.
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Perfect. Perfect.
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That would definitely
overshadow your bad news.
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[ Cellphone beeps ]
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Damn it.
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Okay, my grandma's still alive,
but even worse,
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my folks are on their way here
to deal with me.
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[ Cellphone clatters ]
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[ Inhales deeply ]
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[ Indistinct chatter ]
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Yo! Y'all good?
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What's up, my boy?
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[ R&B music playing loudly
through walls ]
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Come on. Freshmen.
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Come on.
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[ Exhales sharply ]
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Ay-yo!
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This is your Resident Advisor,
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and I'm advising you to
turn your music down!
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Sorry.
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I, uh, I didn't realize
my music was up so loud.
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I kind of just, like --
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I got lost
in my own world.
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Yeah, well, I'ma need you to
bring it back down
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to this world,
a'ight?
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Rules are rules.
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Yeah.
No problem.
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Won't happen again.
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Kiela, by the way.
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And Doug.
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Come on, B.
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Yo, the common area's
right here.
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They could
smell that.
Yeah.
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[ Sighs ] They don't
pay me enough to do this.
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Yo, you know this is
against Cal U rules, right?
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It's in your little handbook.
Where your handbook at?
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But, um --
[ Laughs ]
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I mean, Cal U's not gonna
find out, though, right?
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[ Sighs ]
I mean, come on.
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You don't have
the face of a snitch.
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Don't do it again.
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Mm-hmm.
[ Sighs ] Man.
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Yo, this is the block
right by my auntie's crib.
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[ Chuckles ]
You're a Queens kid?
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[ Clicks tongue ]
Born and raised.
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I used to want to hang out
over there, like, all the time,
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but my dad
would never let me.
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Yo, he was just trying to
protect you from dudes like me.
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Yeah?
Yeah, I'm the reason why you
wasn't allowed on that block.
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Really?
Yeah.
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'Cause, um, you don't have
the face of a bad boy, either.
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Well, I did once steal
a bodega cat.
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[ Chuckles ]
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♪ We're going to daycare,
first day of school ♪
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♪ So Mama can get
to class on...time ♪
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No. No.
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no.
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♪
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[ Thud ]
[ Sighs ]
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Damn it!
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I called my parents
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hoping to hash it out
over the phone,
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but they refuse to hear
anything I have to say.
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And they're
already on their way.
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I'm frickin' screwed.
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Dude, I know you're scared
to face your parents,
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but what are they gonna do?
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Kill you?
Maybe.
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They literally immigrated here
so I could graduate
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from an American university.
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And all our family
back in India believes
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I'm gonna be the first Shah
to graduate college.
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I'm a failure on not one,
but two continents.
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Well, what exactly do they know
about what went down?
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That I got expelled
because I got caught
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with a boatload of drugs.
Did you?
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Or did their
honorable, studious son
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find himself in a car
with a White girl
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who had a bunch
of drugs on her?
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Change. The. Story.
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What do you mean?
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I mean, nobody really knows
what happened that night
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unless you were there.
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Blame it on Heidi.
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Tell them
that caramel-haired,
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blue-eyed seductress
lured you in,
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and the second
she got caught
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for behavior that you
knew nothing of,
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she framed her sweet,
innocent, Brown boyfriend.
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Damn,
that's pretty good.
Mm-hmm.
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I could even tell them
that she pressured me
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into writing her term paper
in exchange for sex.
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Oh, less is more, dude.
Less is more.
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Yeah, no, don't do that.
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Jazz,
what are you doing, okay?
Huh?
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This man's been walking the path
of deception for four years.
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You got to just rip
the Band-Aid of lies off,
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and you will set yourself free.
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[ Doorbell rings ]
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Is it them?
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I do kinda want to
see them kill you.
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♪
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I don't think
I can do this.
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Okay, Vivek,
relax.
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The truth is,
no matter how bad it is,
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they'll always
love you.
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Yes.
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[ Doorbell rings ]
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Dad?
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You got married
in Mexico!
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I don't love you
anymore!
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♪
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Blame. That.
White. Girl.
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So, here I am, thinking
my biggest problem
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was being audited
yet again
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because the IRS can't stand
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when a Black man gets creative
with his Petco receipts.
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But really, my bigger problem
was uncovered by my tax man
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when he found a mysterious
credit card charge
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for a wedding chapel in Mexico!
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So, now I have to worry
about you and the IRS?!
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No. Absolutely not.
Dad, just let me explain --
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Explain it to your mother.
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Because it furthered her
suspicions about me and Maritza.
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[ Whispering ]
Who's Maritza?
[ Sighs ]
Our cleaning lady.
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Our beautiful, intelligent,
underappreciated
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domestic goddess.
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Dad, if you just
listen to me for a second,
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it turned out
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our marriage
was not even legal.
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Oh.
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And you knew this
before you went into it?
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I mean, I --
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N-No.
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So, when you entered into
the Mexican chapel with him,
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your intention was to
get legally married?
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[ Normal voice ]
Uh, Mr. Johnson,
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if I may respectfully
interject here,
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uh, this sounds
much worse than it was.
Absolutely.
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Our judgment was off.
Mm-hmm.
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We had obviously
been drinking.
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Not --
Uh, not a lot.
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We hadn't been
drinking a lot,
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but we just thought
it would be fun,
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like, a spontaneous
situation,
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and just a spur of
the moment, like, uh, lark.
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A lark?
[ Laughing ] Yeah.
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[ Laughs ]
You know what
lark means?
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Boy, you wild. [ Laughs ]
Thank you.
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Now shut your ass up.
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Yes, sir.
[ Sighs ]
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You continue to make bad
decision after bad decision,
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which ultimately ends up with
me having to bail you out.
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Wait, your dad posted bail
in Mexico?
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Who the [bleep] needed to be
bailed out in Mexico?
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No.
No, just Aaron
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and a handful
of naughty Mexicans.
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Yeah.
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Look, Zoey, I didn't think
it could get much worse
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after your whole
cheating scandal
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and then you dropping
out of college.
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But this time, you have
truly outdone yourself.
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Hell, Zoey, I don't even
know what to say.
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You're not just
a disappointment anymore.
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You're an embarrassment.
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Okay.
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Understood.
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Well, Dad, thanks so much
for coming all this way
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to tell me that
and humiliate me.
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I really
appreciate it.
254
00:09:35,725 --> 00:09:39,894
♪
255
00:09:39,972 --> 00:09:40,746
I'm just gonna
check on her.
256
00:09:40,823 --> 00:09:41,729
Yeah, you do that.
257
00:09:41,807 --> 00:09:44,232
♪
258
00:09:44,310 --> 00:09:45,751
Yo.
259
00:09:45,828 --> 00:09:49,313
I can't believe I'm high
with a resident.
260
00:09:49,315 --> 00:09:50,981
And a freshman.
261
00:09:50,983 --> 00:09:53,575
Yo, does this make me
a bad RA?
262
00:09:53,652 --> 00:09:54,000
Or does this make me
a bad person?
263
00:09:54,077 --> 00:09:55,502
No.
264
00:09:55,579 --> 00:09:58,155
Okay?
Not at all.
265
00:09:58,157 --> 00:10:00,265
That shirt makes you
a bad person.
266
00:10:00,342 --> 00:10:01,658
What's wrong
with my shirt?
267
00:10:01,660 --> 00:10:04,085
Should I change it?
268
00:10:04,163 --> 00:10:05,846
Or you could just,
like...take it off.
269
00:10:07,833 --> 00:10:09,107
I mean...
270
00:10:09,184 --> 00:10:13,261
♪
271
00:10:13,339 --> 00:10:14,446
Feelin'
a little better?
272
00:10:14,523 --> 00:10:16,782
I am.
273
00:10:16,859 --> 00:10:18,600
This smoothie put me
in a lighter place.
274
00:10:18,677 --> 00:10:21,511
It's the creatine.
275
00:10:21,513 --> 00:10:21,787
Bad for the testicles,
great for the spirit.
276
00:10:21,864 --> 00:10:24,348
Ah.
277
00:10:24,350 --> 00:10:25,791
Just like Maritza.
[ Chuckles ]
278
00:10:29,021 --> 00:10:29,536
Can I ask you
a question, sir?
279
00:10:29,613 --> 00:10:32,447
Yeah.
280
00:10:32,524 --> 00:10:33,948
I know you're upset
with Zoey right now,
281
00:10:34,026 --> 00:10:36,451
but with all the bad stuff
she's done,
282
00:10:36,528 --> 00:10:40,138
is there ever a world where
she does something so awful
283
00:10:40,215 --> 00:10:41,623
that you wouldn't
be able to forgive her?
284
00:10:41,700 --> 00:10:43,124
Now, we talking
stepping on my sneakers
285
00:10:43,202 --> 00:10:45,143
or murdering half a town?
286
00:10:45,220 --> 00:10:47,220
Not that there's
a significant difference.
287
00:10:47,297 --> 00:10:53,301
What about, like...
I don't know,
288
00:10:53,379 --> 00:10:54,394
she sold drugs and maybe
got herself expelled?
289
00:10:54,471 --> 00:10:55,470
Is that why
she's in Mexico?
290
00:10:55,547 --> 00:10:58,306
Is my baby girl
a mule?!
No! No!
291
00:10:58,384 --> 00:10:59,491
This is totally
unrelated to Zoey.
292
00:10:59,568 --> 00:11:03,645
Just a fun game of
questions, you know?
Okay.
293
00:11:03,722 --> 00:11:05,572
Trying to gauge where
a parent draws the line
294
00:11:05,649 --> 00:11:07,499
when it comes to
forgiveness.
295
00:11:07,576 --> 00:11:11,228
Look, there is no line
for forgiveness
296
00:11:11,230 --> 00:11:14,748
between a parent
and a child.
297
00:11:14,824 --> 00:11:18,402
But God knows I would be
devastated if I found out
298
00:11:18,404 --> 00:11:20,070
that my kid was living
some sort of lie
299
00:11:20,072 --> 00:11:21,338
and I didn't know
who she was.
300
00:11:23,909 --> 00:11:25,425
Right.
301
00:11:25,502 --> 00:11:27,077
Yeah,
but I have to imagine
302
00:11:27,079 --> 00:11:29,763
that the hardest part
would be...
303
00:11:29,839 --> 00:11:31,857
rebuilding a relationship
with a stranger.
304
00:11:31,934 --> 00:11:34,693
But you would want to
rebuild that relationship?
305
00:11:34,770 --> 00:11:36,361
Of course I would.
That's my flesh and blood.
306
00:11:36,438 --> 00:11:40,365
Now, obviously, if we're
talking about Junior,
307
00:11:40,442 --> 00:11:41,516
you know,
none of that applies.
308
00:11:41,593 --> 00:11:43,093
He'd be dead to me.
309
00:11:43,095 --> 00:11:44,536
So, please, tell me
we're talking about Junior,
310
00:11:44,613 --> 00:11:46,763
because I've been looking for
a reason to turn my back on him.
311
00:11:46,765 --> 00:11:50,267
♪
312
00:11:50,269 --> 00:11:51,526
"Take good notes"?
Really?
313
00:11:51,603 --> 00:11:52,986
You're just gonna text that
to your best friend
314
00:11:53,063 --> 00:11:55,105
without any explanation of
why you're blowing off class?
315
00:11:55,107 --> 00:11:56,940
Ana, please don't --
No, no, I am so
stressed right now!
316
00:11:56,942 --> 00:11:59,367
I'm trying to take notes for
myself, and now you want --
Dude! Dude!
317
00:11:59,445 --> 00:12:00,702
The daycare
shut down, okay?
318
00:12:00,779 --> 00:12:03,613
I had Luna in one hand,
I had my phone in the other.
319
00:12:03,615 --> 00:12:04,872
I didn't have time
to give you, like,
320
00:12:04,950 --> 00:12:07,559
an explanation
or politely beg.
321
00:12:07,636 --> 00:12:09,210
Oh, wow. Okay.
322
00:12:09,288 --> 00:12:11,713
Um, what's the plan,
then?
323
00:12:11,790 --> 00:12:13,231
Obviously don't have
a plan.
324
00:12:13,308 --> 00:12:15,383
I thought maybe that I
could take her to class,
325
00:12:15,461 --> 00:12:18,570
but that would have been a
disaster 'cause she's a toddler
326
00:12:18,647 --> 00:12:21,406
and she doesn't sit still
for, like, ever,
327
00:12:21,483 --> 00:12:24,726
and also someone taught her
the word "pinga,"
328
00:12:24,803 --> 00:12:25,560
and she doesn't stop
saying it.
329
00:12:25,637 --> 00:12:27,471
Sorry about that.
330
00:12:27,473 --> 00:12:29,397
Yeah.
331
00:12:29,475 --> 00:12:33,660
Look, I know
today was rough...
332
00:12:33,737 --> 00:12:35,145
Mm.
...but, um, look at
the bright side --
333
00:12:35,147 --> 00:12:36,254
you just missed
one class.
334
00:12:36,331 --> 00:12:37,831
You'll find a babysitter
335
00:12:37,907 --> 00:12:39,741
and you'll be back in class
in no time.
336
00:12:39,818 --> 00:12:41,426
Ana, when am I gonna
find a babysitter?
337
00:12:41,503 --> 00:12:43,595
Between Luna, between class,
338
00:12:43,672 --> 00:12:45,155
between studying
for the LSATs,
339
00:12:45,157 --> 00:12:46,006
I barely have time to
go to the bathroom,
340
00:12:46,082 --> 00:12:48,934
let alone find
a babysitter.
341
00:12:49,011 --> 00:12:50,102
And I would ask Phil,
but I can't ask Phil,
342
00:12:50,178 --> 00:12:52,604
because his one and only
text message to me
343
00:12:52,681 --> 00:12:54,255
said something
along the lines of,
344
00:12:54,333 --> 00:12:57,517
"I want nothing to do
with you or our baby,"
345
00:12:57,594 --> 00:13:00,112
so I don't really think
he would be a lot of help.
346
00:13:00,188 --> 00:13:02,430
You know,
as hard as it was
347
00:13:02,508 --> 00:13:04,432
to be at my parents'
during the pandemic,
348
00:13:04,510 --> 00:13:07,619
I at least had a village.
349
00:13:07,696 --> 00:13:10,030
They were full-time,
around-the-clock help,
350
00:13:10,106 --> 00:13:11,957
[Voice breaking]
and now I'm, like,
351
00:13:12,034 --> 00:13:14,126
back to struggling
and doing it on my own.
352
00:13:14,202 --> 00:13:15,685
Okay. Okay.
What can I do to help?
353
00:13:15,687 --> 00:13:17,521
Nothing. Nothing.
354
00:13:17,523 --> 00:13:20,023
I'm just having
a moment right now.
355
00:13:20,025 --> 00:13:22,375
[ Sniffles ]
356
00:13:22,452 --> 00:13:23,468
Luna: Pinga. [ Laughs ]
357
00:13:27,032 --> 00:13:29,382
I'll fix that.
358
00:13:29,459 --> 00:13:30,809
[ Knock on door ]
359
00:13:33,872 --> 00:13:35,096
[ Sighs ]
[ Knock on door ]
360
00:13:39,378 --> 00:13:42,136
Mom. Dad.
361
00:13:42,214 --> 00:13:43,321
May we come in?
362
00:13:43,398 --> 00:13:46,216
Uh, sure. Yeah.
363
00:13:46,218 --> 00:13:46,733
Obviously, we have
a lot to talk about.
364
00:13:46,810 --> 00:13:54,240
♪
365
00:13:58,747 --> 00:14:01,581
So, after a day of
contemplating
366
00:14:01,658 --> 00:14:03,324
how he should
handle his parents,
367
00:14:03,402 --> 00:14:05,493
Vivek realized
the best thing to do
368
00:14:05,571 --> 00:14:07,253
was to approach them
like an adult --
369
00:14:07,330 --> 00:14:08,755
with the truth.
370
00:14:08,832 --> 00:14:10,164
So, here it is.
371
00:14:10,242 --> 00:14:12,184
Um, I'll lay it out for you
the only way I know how.
372
00:14:15,931 --> 00:14:18,023
I am...
373
00:14:18,100 --> 00:14:18,765
a drug dealer.
374
00:14:22,588 --> 00:14:24,529
I've been dealing drugs
since I came to college.
375
00:14:24,606 --> 00:14:26,756
Um, before I got caught,
my plan was to stop,
376
00:14:26,758 --> 00:14:32,612
but instead, I got, um, arrested
and, um, expelled.
377
00:14:35,100 --> 00:14:39,711
And so Vivek told his parents
everything that contributed
378
00:14:39,788 --> 00:14:42,214
to his detour
on the road to adulthood.
379
00:14:42,290 --> 00:14:45,108
I love you.
380
00:14:45,110 --> 00:14:47,293
And I promise,
I'm not that person anymore.
381
00:14:47,370 --> 00:14:49,129
And from here on out,
there'll be no more lies,
382
00:14:49,205 --> 00:14:52,724
so we can start
rebuilding our relationship.
383
00:14:54,636 --> 00:14:56,286
Oh.
384
00:14:56,288 --> 00:14:57,303
Oh, Vivek.
385
00:14:57,380 --> 00:14:58,346
[ Sniffles ]
386
00:15:05,631 --> 00:15:07,405
I suppose you could have
continued to lie,
387
00:15:07,482 --> 00:15:09,074
but you chose the courageous
path and came clean.
388
00:15:11,653 --> 00:15:14,746
And I appreciate that.
389
00:15:14,823 --> 00:15:16,030
I'm so glad
to hear that, Dad.
390
00:15:19,144 --> 00:15:21,828
But now, having a clear idea
of who you are,
391
00:15:21,905 --> 00:15:24,831
I realize...
392
00:15:24,908 --> 00:15:25,924
you are not my son.
393
00:15:28,654 --> 00:15:33,840
And I have no desire to rebuild
any kind of relationship
394
00:15:33,917 --> 00:15:36,584
with this person
you have become.
395
00:15:36,662 --> 00:15:45,001
♪
396
00:15:45,003 --> 00:15:46,186
Hello.
397
00:15:46,262 --> 00:15:48,262
Hey.
398
00:15:48,340 --> 00:15:49,781
I didn't realize
you were still here,
399
00:15:49,858 --> 00:15:52,025
making food.
400
00:15:52,101 --> 00:15:54,119
Well, your roommate
needed some advice,
401
00:15:54,196 --> 00:15:55,862
and when I decided
to leave,
402
00:15:55,939 --> 00:15:57,438
I realized my keys
were in the same room
403
00:15:57,516 --> 00:15:58,448
as him and his parents.
404
00:16:00,519 --> 00:16:01,201
Vermont cheddar?
405
00:16:04,022 --> 00:16:05,947
Look, Zoey --
406
00:16:06,024 --> 00:16:07,023
Actually, Dad,
can I say something?
407
00:16:07,025 --> 00:16:09,359
Yeah.
408
00:16:09,361 --> 00:16:12,212
Contrary to what you
just accused me of,
409
00:16:12,288 --> 00:16:13,713
you know I have
never called you once
410
00:16:13,790 --> 00:16:17,717
to bail me out of any situation,
because I figured it out.
411
00:16:17,794 --> 00:16:19,219
And I'm not
trying to dismiss
412
00:16:19,295 --> 00:16:20,887
or make light of
the many mistakes I've made,
413
00:16:20,964 --> 00:16:22,872
but I've owned up,
414
00:16:22,874 --> 00:16:24,298
and I-I've dealt with
the repercussions.
415
00:16:24,376 --> 00:16:26,300
I figured it out
416
00:16:26,378 --> 00:16:27,468
when I dropped out of school
and had to re-enroll
417
00:16:27,546 --> 00:16:30,547
and then again when
I had to play catch-up
418
00:16:30,549 --> 00:16:32,824
in the middle of
a global pandemic.
419
00:16:32,901 --> 00:16:34,475
I know I may not be
doing things
420
00:16:34,553 --> 00:16:35,643
exactly the way
you want me to,
421
00:16:35,721 --> 00:16:38,905
but please believe
I am getting them done.
422
00:16:38,982 --> 00:16:41,391
[ Sighs ]
423
00:16:41,393 --> 00:16:42,116
Everything you said
is right.
424
00:16:44,730 --> 00:16:47,564
For the last 21 years,
425
00:16:47,566 --> 00:16:49,323
I have been looking out
for you, baby girl,
426
00:16:49,401 --> 00:16:53,236
and it's really,
really hard to let go.
427
00:16:53,238 --> 00:16:55,238
But you're gonna
have to at some point
428
00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,015
so I can grow into
the adult I'm gonna be.
429
00:16:57,092 --> 00:16:59,576
Maybe you're right.
[ Sighs ]
430
00:16:59,578 --> 00:17:01,186
And maybe as an adult,
you need to start
431
00:17:01,263 --> 00:17:02,595
paying for your own
credit card.
432
00:17:02,672 --> 00:17:05,932
I mean, I'm always gonna be
your wittle girl, though.
433
00:17:06,009 --> 00:17:07,600
[ Chuckles ]
434
00:17:07,677 --> 00:17:08,360
Yes, you will be,
Zoey.
435
00:17:08,436 --> 00:17:10,011
Now give me
some love.
436
00:17:10,088 --> 00:17:12,030
Come on, baby.
437
00:17:12,107 --> 00:17:13,189
Hey.
Mm?
438
00:17:15,110 --> 00:17:16,534
I just want to say
that I'm sorry
439
00:17:16,611 --> 00:17:21,188
for some of the hurtful, nasty
things that I said to you.
440
00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:23,190
Thank you.
441
00:17:23,268 --> 00:17:24,784
Now, we both know
that you are not
442
00:17:24,861 --> 00:17:26,452
the biggest disappointment
in this family.
443
00:17:26,529 --> 00:17:28,046
Right?
444
00:17:28,123 --> 00:17:30,290
It's your mama.
Oh.
445
00:17:30,366 --> 00:17:32,792
But all that will change
when you get your new mami.
446
00:17:32,869 --> 00:17:36,629
Then we're just gonna have to
find us, uh, a new housekeeper.
447
00:17:36,706 --> 00:17:38,039
[ Crunching ]
448
00:17:38,116 --> 00:17:40,967
♪
449
00:17:41,044 --> 00:17:42,394
Doug: There's this
new girl at Hawkins.
450
00:17:42,470 --> 00:17:44,621
She got body
going crazy.
451
00:17:44,623 --> 00:17:49,216
Like "waifish model" body or
more like Texas rotund body?
452
00:17:49,294 --> 00:17:51,236
Mm, she more like...
453
00:17:51,313 --> 00:17:52,312
like a fit snowman.
Mm.
454
00:17:52,388 --> 00:17:53,405
Respectfully.
455
00:17:53,481 --> 00:17:55,298
That's just how
I like 'em, too.
456
00:17:55,300 --> 00:17:56,908
Sticks for arms...
Mm.
457
00:17:56,985 --> 00:17:59,393
...cold, dark eyes,
a smoker...
458
00:17:59,471 --> 00:18:00,653
Hey, man,
and she dope.
459
00:18:00,730 --> 00:18:03,564
I mean, we only kicked it
for a couple of hours,
460
00:18:03,642 --> 00:18:05,658
but she cool as hell.
461
00:18:05,735 --> 00:18:07,234
I mean,
as a snowman is.
Mm-hmm.
462
00:18:07,312 --> 00:18:09,829
Sounds like Frosty's seconds
away from getting pounded out.
463
00:18:09,906 --> 00:18:11,815
Hey, man,
we shall see.
464
00:18:11,817 --> 00:18:12,498
We shall see.
We shall see.
465
00:18:12,575 --> 00:18:13,983
We shall see.
466
00:18:13,985 --> 00:18:14,926
What the hell?
Oh, my God.
467
00:18:15,003 --> 00:18:17,670
Uh...Doug,
468
00:18:17,747 --> 00:18:20,490
unfortunately,
this is my little sister.
469
00:18:20,492 --> 00:18:23,509
[ Chuckles ] Shit.
My RA.
470
00:18:23,586 --> 00:18:25,678
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
your RA.
471
00:18:25,755 --> 00:18:28,181
And your big brother's
best friend.
472
00:18:28,257 --> 00:18:29,515
Best friend?
473
00:18:29,592 --> 00:18:32,760
I feel like that could use
a conversation, but...
474
00:18:32,838 --> 00:18:34,428
I'm sorry, but, um,
I-I forgot your name.
475
00:18:34,506 --> 00:18:37,023
What was it again?
Um...Dom?
476
00:18:37,100 --> 00:18:38,450
It's Doug.
Oh.
477
00:18:38,526 --> 00:18:40,952
And he was actually telling me
about this beautiful girl
478
00:18:41,029 --> 00:18:42,178
at Hawkins he was
hoping to pound out.
479
00:18:42,180 --> 00:18:43,071
Was he?
480
00:18:45,183 --> 00:18:46,516
I didn't say "pound."
481
00:18:46,518 --> 00:18:49,535
♪
482
00:18:49,612 --> 00:18:52,522
[ Luna murmurs ]
483
00:18:52,524 --> 00:18:54,281
[ Quietly ] Hey.
Hi.
484
00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:54,874
You feeling
any better?
485
00:18:54,951 --> 00:18:56,918
Um, a little bit.
486
00:18:59,030 --> 00:19:00,864
[ Paper rustles ]
487
00:19:00,866 --> 00:19:03,124
What is this?
488
00:19:03,201 --> 00:19:05,385
It's a few phone numbers
for some babysitters.
489
00:19:05,461 --> 00:19:07,145
I got them from the
School of Early Education,
490
00:19:07,222 --> 00:19:08,554
and before you ask, yes,
I've already started
491
00:19:08,631 --> 00:19:09,889
screening, vetting,
checking references,
492
00:19:09,966 --> 00:19:12,317
and performing extensive
criminal background checks.
493
00:19:14,562 --> 00:19:16,229
That's very sweet.
494
00:19:16,305 --> 00:19:18,047
Thank you.
Of course.
495
00:19:18,049 --> 00:19:21,234
Look, you may be a single mom,
but you're not alone.
496
00:19:21,310 --> 00:19:21,818
Consider me
your village.
497
00:19:24,981 --> 00:19:26,831
Thank you.
498
00:19:26,908 --> 00:19:28,574
[ Sniffles ]
499
00:19:28,651 --> 00:19:31,744
♪
500
00:19:31,821 --> 00:19:35,899
Our parents may not want to
know the dirty details
501
00:19:35,901 --> 00:19:37,233
we encounter on the road
to adulthood,
502
00:19:37,235 --> 00:19:42,013
but sometimes,
they're simply too big to hid.
503
00:19:42,090 --> 00:19:43,089
Hey, I thought this may
help you feel better.
504
00:19:45,927 --> 00:19:48,169
♪ So every night ♪
505
00:19:48,246 --> 00:19:50,504
No matter what's
happening,
506
00:19:50,582 --> 00:19:51,264
it's not even gonna matter
in the long run.
507
00:19:55,511 --> 00:19:58,029
My father hates me.
508
00:19:58,106 --> 00:20:00,440
♪ You come creeping
from behind ♪
509
00:20:00,516 --> 00:20:03,184
I'm sure....
510
00:20:03,261 --> 00:20:04,444
I'm sure he doesn't.
511
00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:08,264
♪
512
00:20:08,266 --> 00:20:12,735
♪ The night has fallen,
night has fallen down ♪
513
00:20:16,624 --> 00:20:19,884
Okay, it says here you managed
a multigenerational household.
514
00:20:19,961 --> 00:20:22,445
You watched five kids --
Yeesh.
515
00:20:22,447 --> 00:20:25,206
You cook -- like that.
Clean -- like that.
516
00:20:25,283 --> 00:20:29,060
Speak multiple languages,
and you're CPR certified.
517
00:20:29,137 --> 00:20:30,970
I mean, clearly, you have
a ton of experience.
518
00:20:31,047 --> 00:20:32,897
It's just --
[ Chuckles ]
519
00:20:32,974 --> 00:20:34,958
[ Through teeth ] I don't
understand why in the world
520
00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,125
this family
would let her go.
521
00:20:36,127 --> 00:20:37,402
[ Through teeth ]
I don't know.
522
00:20:37,479 --> 00:20:38,552
It's the one thing I couldn't
get to the bottom of.
523
00:20:38,630 --> 00:20:40,797
Hmm.
524
00:20:40,799 --> 00:20:42,632
Do you mind
just telling us
525
00:20:42,634 --> 00:20:44,558
why the Johnson family
let you go, Maritza?
526
00:20:44,636 --> 00:20:46,660
♪