♪ [soft piano] ♪
♪♪
[garage door opens]
nolan: Ready to go, ella? -Yeah, dad.
Wow! It's such a nice day!
♪
you wanna race to the park?
You always let me win.
That's not true!
Hey! ♪♪
dad: Pistachio is the best ice cream flavor, hands down.
No way, dad! Chocolate!
[kids chattering]
♪
hi.
I'm gonna race you!
[laughs] I'm gonna catch you!
♪ [ominous music[ ♪
[tires screech]
[clattering]
[shrill scream]
dad!
[crying]
shh.
Oh, my god! Are you ok?
I'm ok.
You hurt him!
Oh! Oh! I'm sorry. I just...
You hurt my dad! I'll kill you!
[crying]
honey, shh. Listen, I'm ok. Sweetie, I'm ok.
I'm fine. Shh. I'm ok.
I thought you were gone.
I know, sweetie. I'm not going anywhere.
I'm never gonna leave you, ok?
Shhh. Hey, look at me. I'm ok.
Go get your bike out of the street, ok?
Ok.
[whimpering]
I'm so sorry.
I, I didn't even realize the speed limit and I,
I really upset your daughter.
Yeah, thanks.
She's, uh, she's just been through some
really traumatic things.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Thank you. Listen. We're, uh, we're ok here.
Are you sure? I can call somebody.
No, no, no, no, really. I'm ok. We're good.
Ok.
[heavy breathing]
hey, are you ok?
Hey, hey, look, look.
See, it's just a scratch.
It looks bad!
No, it's ok.
Hey...
I know you lost your biological mom,
and then you lost your adopted mom,
and I know that you loved them both very, very much.
But I promise nothing's gonna happen to you
and nothing's gonna happen to me, ok?
And we're gonna be together for a very, very long time.
Promise.
So you don't need to worry so much, ok?
But I love you so much!
I know, sweetie, and I love you too.
[whimpers]
hey.
What do you say we go home and go to the park later, ok?
Yeah.
All right. All right. Come on.
♪♪
[lawnmower buzzing]
♪ [gloomy music] ♪
♪
dad, are you sure you're ok?
I promise.
It looked worse than it was.
Can we still go for bike rides?
Yeah, of course we can.
You're getting fast on that thing.
You're faster than me.
What's he doing here?
I don't know.
Albert?
Your kid's been cutting across my property again.
I wasn't! I swear!
If I had a fence, your daughter wouldn't be able to get through.
Well, from now on, it won't happen. Right, ella?
Albert: You parents these days,
letting your kids get away with everything.
How are they gonna toughen up?
All due respect, albert,
but I don't need parenting advice from you.
You've been a parent for what, two years?
What do you know?
♪♪
why is he always so mean?
I don't know, honey.
Some people just like to make other people miserable, I guess.
Can we go swimming?
Maybe.
Maybe we can watch a movie and we can play a game.
[door closes]
ok.
Ok, yeah.
Um, I'll be there. Bye. - Dad?
Honey, I'm sorry. There's an emergency at work
and I have to go in.
But we will do something fun tonight instead.
I promise. Maybe we'll grab some ice cream.
Yeah? All right.
I just have to go change and grab my stuff first.
♪ [sinister music] ♪
♪
♪♪
[dishes clatter]
♪♪
[heavy breathing]
[screams]
[cries]
daddy!
[cries]
is everything ok in here?
[screams and cries]
daddy!
What's wrong? Are you hurt?
[cries and screams]
ow!
[heavy breathing]
shh-shh.
Did you load the dishwasher?
The, the knife is sticking up.
Yeah, but I'm, I'm sure I put the blade down.
The other knives in there are that way.
Ok. Maybe just, um, double check next time, ok?
Of course.
Ow.
You just hold that tight, ok?
♪♪
[clatter]
[dishwasher closes]
♪♪
ok, come here.
[whimpers]
daddy, you never stay home with me!
I know, sweetie. I'm sorry. I'm working a lot lately.
[sucks teeth]
but how about you find something fun that we can do together
over a long weekend, all right?
You know, like a Friday to a Monday,
and we'll make it happen in a few weeks, all right?
Really?
Yeah.
Here. Good as new.
[kiss]
♪♪
nolan: Well, I think that we're in good shape
for this commercial.
Let's cast the lead tomorrow.
Yeah, thanks to you.
I was getting worried.
Everyone's a little burnt out.
Yeah, we're all working really hard.
Speaking of, I'm gonna take ella away
for a long weekend in a few weeks.
That's a great idea!
Yeah.
Your last vacation was...?
[sigh]
last time I took a vacation was before carol passed away.
Mm. Well, you and ella really deserve a vacation.
How's the house hunt going for your mom?
She actually found a few places she likes in albany.
I'm sure she'll be happy having her own place
after living with me for the last six months.
Well, you're a good daughter,
and you're a great business partner.
I already said you deserve a vacation.
No need to butter me up.
[chuckle]
♪♪
ella: Look, dad!
They have mountain biking, fishing, even zip lining.
It looks like so much fun.
And I already watched a video
so I know where to set up our tents.
Adventure camp, huh?
That looks fun.
All right. I'll check into reservations.
I can't wait to tell kinsley.
[phone rings]
what's up?
Guess where I'm going this summer?
I don't know. Where?
Adventure camp. My dad's taking me!
You're so lucky.
Ever since my parents got divorced,
my dad never takes me anywhere.
But, your dad works all the time
so you don't really have it much better than I do.
Yeah, but, m-my dad's the big boss.
He works a lot but he still makes time for me.
I wish I had your dad.
Yeah, but you can't have him!
Whatever.
Anyway, I gotta make a list of all the things I'm taking
to adventure camp.
Then my dad's taking me out for ice cream.
See you tomorrow.
♪ [ominous] ♪
yeah, that's right, the 21st to the 24th.
Great. Thank you.
Look, dad! I downloaded all the videos for adventure camp.
This one shows you how to tie knots.
This one teaches you about animal tracks.
And this one is if we get lost while we're hiking.
Very cool.
Well, I just got off the phone with them and...
We're booked!
Really?
Yeah. -I can't wait!
I've never been more excited for anything in my entire life!
♪♪
nolan: I think that these... Are my favorites.
Gabrielle: I agree.
Oh, wow. -What?
Look at who the casting agency just sent over.
She stars on that really popular show called twisted pretty.
Really? That's the girl in the show?
I can't even believe she's available.
Ella's gonna be thrilled.
She watches that show with her friend kinsley all the time.
♪ [dramatic music on tablet] ♪
car's waiting downstairs.
I just can't believe my mom is really gone.
I'm so sorry, riley.
He's gonna pay for what he did to her.
You don't know that it was him.
It was!
I knew he was bad news the second she started dating him
but she didn't listen to me.
He did this to her and he's not gonna get away with it.
[click]
my real mom died too, and it was all her boyfriend's fault.
I would have made him pay if...
[phone rings]
hi, dad.
Hey, sweetie.
You are not gonna believe this.
Guess who we just cast in the commercial
we're shooting at the agency next week.
Who?
That actress that you love on the show.
Riley?
I mean juliette lee?
Dad, oh, my god!
Can I go meet her?
Ah, let me think about it.
Ah... Yes. Of course you can.
[deep breath]
I can't believe it!
Adventure camp, and now I get to meet juliette lee!
I have to go over to kinsley's and tell her.
You're the best dad in the entire world!
Ok, honey. I'll see you soon.
[deep breaths]
♪ [upbeat pop mmusic] ♪
[camera clicks]
oh, my gosh!
You're never gonna guess who I'm meeting next week!
Who? - Juliette lee!
Oh, my god! What? Can I go with you?
No, you can't come.
Why not?
Because my dad's only taking me.
Well, you better get a selfie with her and text it to me.
Obviously!
Let's look at her latest post.
Oh, my gosh! She's so pretty.
Oh, my gosh! I wanna meet her!
[giggles]
I'm so excited.
♪ [pop music louder] ♪
eleven more days till adventure camp.
[sigh] hm. I should get some hiking shoes.
I can't believe I get to meet you today.
Yeah, I know. It's gonna be great.
♪ [haunting music] ♪
ella: Is albert leaving for a while?
Nolan: Maybe he's gonna visit his kids
like he does every month. - Oh.
♪
♪ [lively music] ♪
whoa!
♪♪
dad, that's her!
Oh, my god! I'm going to say hi.
♪
juliette!
I can't believe I'm finally meeting you!
I love your show so much.
Hm. Thanks. Who are you?
I'm ella.
Hm. No, I meant like what are you doing here on set?
Oh, it's my dad's commercial.
I mean, his agency.
He's the owner.
Oh, yeah?
Well, your dad seems pretty cool.
Um, I gotta go over my lines but it was really nice to meet you.
Wait! Can we take a quick selfie?
Uh, sure, but let's do it later, ok?
♪ [ominous music] ♪
[phone dings]
♪♪
♪ [pop music returns] ♪
hey, this looks great.
Nolan, hey. Thanks.
How are you?
I'm great. How are you?
I'm good. How's your son?
He's a teenager, you know.
[chuckle]
he's actually around here somewhere.
I gave him the option of being my assistant for pay
or going to summer school so...
[chuckle]
you know, the last time we saw each other,
we talked about grabbing dinner.
And it didn't happen.
No, it didn't, did it?
No.
Well, my schedule's pretty open once we wrap so...
Well, how 'bout Friday?
Perfect.
All right. I'll give you a call.
Hey.
I'm really sad what happened to your mom.
I know what it's like.
I hope that guy she was dating gets what he deserves.
Oh, you mean like my character's mom?
Yeah. It sucked, I guess.
♪ [mysterious] ♪
oh, that guy is so cute! Love his style.
Who?
[murmurs]
can we get that selfie?
Just a quick one?
In a bit, k?
♪♪
she's supposed to be my friend!
Hi. - Hey.
How's it goin'?
It's goin' good. How are you?
I'm good. Um, I'm juliette.
Um, zander.
Hey, do you wanna take a photo?
Yeah, sure.
Ok.
[click]
cool. Can I see it?
Yeah.
Oh, that's nice.
Cecily: Zander?
Sorry. Gotta go.
Can you help me move this shelf?
I guess, yeah.
This is so light.
It's just tiresome.
You know what?
Please lose the attitude, babe, ok?
Yeah, zander.
Lose the attitude.
Hey, if it makes you feel any better,
my mom used to make me work every summer when I was his age.
I hated it, but it gave me the work ethic to build this agency.
He'll thank you one day. Trust me.
I hope you're right.
[chuckle]
director: That's a cut!
[bell rings]
and that's a wrap, everybody!
[applause]
thank you so much. Great job!
♪♪
great work.
Hey, you play ball?
Uh, yeah, varsity.
Yeah? I used to shoot some hoops back in the day.
Really?
[chuckle] yeah!
Dad!
Can we go get some hot chocolate?
Yeah, sweetie.
You can go right over there.
See right where the coffee is?
Right there.
So you still got it?
I don't play as much as, uh, I used to, as much as I like.
I went to college on a scholarship
[becomes faraway echo]
and I got taken out by an injury.
Ah, sorry to hear about that, man.
Ah, thanks.
Ah, that's ok.
I'm nolan, by the way.
You're zander, right?
[crash]
[screaming]
what happened?
I don't know what happened!
I was just going to get hot chocolate and this crashed
in front of me!
Somebody should be manning this area.
[heavy breathing]
ok, honey. It's all right.
Come on. Let's go.
You're ok?
Yeah.
You sure?
It just scared me.
I know.
Is this your daughter?
Yeah. This is ella.
Ella, this is cecily. She designed the set.
Nice to meet you, ella.
That is one beautiful outfit you have on.
Thank you.
You're so cute!
You know what?
I bet you could be an actress, just like juliette.
You think?
Oh, yeah, easy.
Dad, I never got a selfie with juliette.
Maybe she's still here?
No, she left a little while ago.
I'm sorry, sweetie.
Zander: Hey, nolan.
So, when can I see your skills on the court?
[chuckle]
how 'bout a little one-on-one at the park this weekend?
Ok, yeah. I'm down.
I mean, if you think you can keep up.
[chuckle]
let me help you with that.
Yeah, sure. Thanks.
♪♪
[phone rings]
[rude] what?
You didn't send me the picture of you and juliette!
Leave me alone.
Ok.
He's my dad.
Nolan: Hey, there's kinsley.
You should show her your new backpack.
[door slams]
hey, dad, can we go shopping for adventure camp tonight?
Yeah, of course we can.
You can come too, kinsley, if you want.
She can't!
She's busy!
I'm not busy.
You're also not coming.
Where's your friend juliette?
She had stuff to do tonight.
Let me see your picture with her.
I...
I didn't get one.
I knew it!
Did you even get to see her?
Yes, and we're even friends now.
She said we couldn't take a picture and post it anywhere
because her fans might get too jealous.
[sing-song] I don't believe you.
You're just jealous!
I'm inviting juliette to adventure camp!
♪♪
[metallic rattle]
ugh! Stupid kinsley!
Stupid albert!
And zander!
I hate you!
[heavy breathing]
it was so annoying how zander
was all over you today.
[sigh]
and then we couldn't take our picture.
I guess that's why you haven't replied to me yet,
'cause weirdos like him are texting you.
But I'm not like him. You'll see.
Sweetie, I'm gonna be a little bit later tonight,
maybe around nine.
But I'll get larissa to stay, ok, and she can babysit.
I don't need a babysitter. Kinsley doesn't have one.
Ella, come on. You've never stayed at home
at night by yourself before.
I'm not, I'm not comfortable with that.
Please, dad?
[sigh]
ok.
But you've gotta call my cell if you're scared
or if there's an emergency or anything, ok?
Dad, I'm practically a teenager.
I'm good being alone.
Couldn't help but overhear.
If you need me to stay with ella, I still can.
No.
I'm fine by myself.
I promise, dad.
It's ok. Thank you.
K.
All right, kiddo. Come on.
You don't wanna be late for day camp.
Grab your stuff and I'll meet you in the car, ok?
K. -All right.
♪ [eerie] ♪
you must be so busy filming your tv show,
you can't come with us to adventure camp.
Yeah, it's ok. It's ok.
Oh, and good news!
My dad's letting me stay home by myself for the first time.
Well, not the first time.
Mom? Yeah. My real mom, before carol adopted me,
used to let me stay home a lot
when she would go out with gino.
Sometimes they wouldn't come home at all.
That's when I found gino's gun in his bag.
[whimpers]
that's the gun he used to...
Never mind.
I don't like to tell that story.
♪♪
hope you like your flowers, albert.
♪♪
cecily: So how is ella doing?
The way she screamed the other day
when we were shooting the commercial,
I was so worried that she was hurt badly.
Yeah. Ella has a hard time
controlling her emotions sometimes.
That girl, she has suffered more than most people
will in their entire life.
Her, uh, biological mother was killed by an abusive boyfriend
while ella was in the room.
Are you kidding me? That's horrible.
I know.
And then, what, right after you adopted her,
your wife passed away. Is that right?
It was about a year later, but yeah.
Carol was diagnosed a few weeks after the adoption was finalized
so, you know, she was in chemo for most of that.
Unfortunately, she didn't get to form a bond with ella
the way that I did.
It's so strange the way tragedy can do that,
you know, create that stronger bond.
Yeah.
You know, I've just been so busy working so much lately,
I'm sure she's just wanting more of my attention, you know.
But I am gonna take her to adventure camp,
so that'll be fun.
Lakewood adventure camp?
Yeah.
Zander and I went there last summer.
We had a blast.
I think it is so sweet that you are doing
this dad/daughter vacation.
Really.
Zander's relationship with his dad is complicated.
But I think it's so nice to hear how much you care about her.
It's beautiful.
Cheers.
On tv: So what are you gonna do when you see
your mom's boyfriend tonight?
Hm...
I know what I'd like to do.
[chuckle]
I really just wish he'd hang himself.
[knock at door]
[knocking]
ella? Ella?
I know you're in there!
I saw what you did!
You destroyed my flowers!
♪ [horror sting] ♪
[knock at door]
oh, hi.
How was your night?
Good. I just watched my show.
Oh, yeah?
Um, I wanted to ask you about something.
Is something wrong?
No, no. It's nothing like that.
Um, you know how it's just been you and me for a while.
And you remember cecily, the, um, the woman
you met on set of the commercial?
Um-hm.
Well, I had dinner with her tonight.
It was just a friendly dinner but, um,
I like her and I think I'd like to see her again.
How do you feel about that?
I like cecily. She's really nice.
Does she like you?
Yeah, I thinks she does.
Then I think you should see her again.
♪♪
thanks, kiddo.
Welcome.
[kiss]
as long as zander isn't there.
[knocking]
[clears throat]
I came over to talk to you last night.
- What do you want?
- Your daughter crushed all the flowers in my garden.
I saw her on my security camera.
Here, take a look.
- It doesn't show her ruining your garden,
and she likes to take the shortcut to go visit her friend,
so stop picking on my daughter!
Albert: I know it was her!
There is something very wrong with that little girl.
And if she comes on my property again, I'm calling the police.
[door closes]
someone at the door, dad?
Yeah, it was mr. Foster.
He's just thinking that you're on his lawn again.
I wasn't! I swear!
I know, honey. I believe you.
You just do me a favor.
Just don't even go near his house anymore.
But it saves time when I'm going to kinsley's house.
So just, you know, use the street, ok?
K.
I made you some pancakes.
And we're gonna see zander and cecily later this afternoon
to play a little bit of basketball.
That'll be fun, right?
Come on.
Nolan: Ok. All right.
Zander: You don't want this smoke.
- Yeah, I do. Come on. Let's see what you've got.
- Not even gonna give me time to stretch?
- Come on, young man, no stretching.
- All right. Oh, you wanna start now?
- Come on, young man!
- All right, all right, all right.
Come on, old man!
You know what? What do you say we all play?
Really?
Yeah. Let's go.
Hey! How 'bout a little two-on-two?
Yes, I like that idea.
Come on. Can't I just play with nolan?
Come on. It'll be fun to play with your old mom.
Ho-ho-ho.
Holding! Cheater!
[laughing]
you want this?
I'm goin'!
[laughing]
cheater!
Cecely: Again, again! Get 'em, ella.
[laughing]
nolan: Tee up, ella. You got him.
Ow! [cries] zander hit me!
Hey. Hey.
Baby, why're you playing so rough with her?
I didn't even touch her!
It's not bleeding.
Let's get you some ice, ok?
You're all right. Come on.
K.
You're such a baby.
Apologize to ella before we leave, ok?
I already told you.
I barely even touched her.
She seems to overreact a lot, don't you think?
Just say you're sorry, ok?
♪♪
[sigh]
look, um, sorry if you got hurt.
♪ [eerie] ♪
but I know you're fakin' it.
♪♪
dad? My nose still hurts from Saturday.
Do I have to go to day camp?
They're playing flag football and the kids are so rough.
No, you can stay home if you want.
I'm sure larissa would enjoy the company.
Can I go to work with you?
Oh, honey. I've got a lot of meetings today, you know.
I'll be so quiet!
I'll just sit at your desk and draw.
[sigh]
thanks, dad.
Ok. Uh-huh. I'll book the plane tickets.
Ok. Bye.
[inhale]
everything ok?
Well, um, my mom finally found a house to buy
but we both have to be there for the closing in new york
and, unfortunately, the date is this Friday,
when you leave for your vacation.
Oh.
I'm so sorry.
No, it's ok. You do what you gotta do.
It's important to get your mom settled.
I know how much this trip means to ella.
I think I'll just call the camp before the clients get here
and I'll just see if there's something they could do.
Great.
Ok.
Dad, look!
The mountain biking looks so cool.
I even drew one.
Sweetie, I've got some bad news.
Um, gabrielle's mom found a house in new york so they have
to go settle the paperwork, but it's during our trip.
Which means I have to be here this weekend
for an important meeting.
I just called the camp but they are completely
sold out for the following weekend.
But that's not fair!
Honey, I know.
I know you had your heart set on it.
How about, uh, we go skiing on christmas break instead?
Ok?
But I wanted to go to adventure camp.
I know you're disappointed, ella.
I'm disappointed too.
Gabrielle and I have to meet clients
in the conference room now.
I will be back in an hour, ok,
and we are gonna plan another trip.
I promise.
Ok?
♪ [eerie] ♪
[sobbing]
[snap]
I'm not waiting for another trip!
Juliette, please tell me what to do!
I need to go to adventure camp.
♪♪
under her breath: Stupid!
Ella!
Hi, gabrielle.
I, I was just looking for a pencil.
I accidentally broke mine.
Oh, of course.
Here.
Is this your mom?
Uh-huh. Yeah.
Where does she live?
With me, right now.
You're welcome to stay in my office and draw.
You can even sit at my desk, if you like.
[phone rings]
hi, mom.
No, I won't forget to pick up your yogurt on my way home.
I know you're almost out.
Yes, blueberry flavor.
Mom, um, I have a meeting to get to.
I'll talk to you later, ok?
I love you. Bye.
Are we all good? Do you have everything you need?
Yes. Thank you so much for letting me draw in here.
You're welcome.
♪♪
913 delancy street.
♪♪
well, why don't you and zander come over tonight for dinner?
Maybe that'll cheer ella up.
-What's wrong with ella?
-I had to cancel our trip to adventure camp this weekend
and they're completely booked up for the rest of the summer.
You know, I have a friend that works there.
She gets insider tickets.
I can call and see if she has any extras.
That is very nice of you but, um, uh,
they said they're completely booked up.
No, no. These are extra tickets.
They're only for employees and their friends and family.
[chuckle] well, that would be amazing.
But let's just keep it between you and me for now.
I don't wanna get ella's hopes up.
I'll give you a call back if I hear from her.
Otherwise, I'll see you tonight.
Can't wait.
Bye.
I already looked into some ski resorts
and I found one that has a hot chocolate bar
with marshmallows.
Good night.
Isn't gabrielle going home?
Yeah. She's working late though
'cause she's going away this weekend, right?
Hey, dad? - Yeah?
Can I take my bike and meet kinsley
at the park when we get home?
Ok. Home by six-thirty though, all right?
I invited cecily and zander over this evening.
♪ [eerie sound effects] ♪
[gears ticking]
♪♪
I won't forget to pick up your yogurt on my way home.
I know you're almost out.
Oh, my god! The show!
No, that's the one where they blackmail the ex-boyfriend.
And that's the one where they push him down the stairs.
Oh! Here it is.
Mm, what is that?
Well, I finally figured out a way how
to make my mom's boyfriend pay for what he did.
I found out that these detergent pods taste just like candy.
So you're gonna poison him to death?
What? No! I'm not gonna kill someone.
I'll just slip enough into his food so that he can't go on his
precious trip to europe with his slutty new girlfriend.
How many do you need to eat to get sick?
Ingesting one or two detergent pods may cause excessive
vomiting for three to five days.
Higher dosages are fatal.
Three to five days.
[chuckle]
cecily: That was delicious.
Yeah. It's good, right?
Larissa, our housekeeper, made it.
She is an excellent cook.
Really? -Yeah.
I've been looking for a new housekeeper,
just once a week or so.
Is she looking for more work?
I'll ask her tomorrow.
So, zander, you decide on college yet?
Ah, nah, not really.
I still have to make one of those highlight reels.
For basketball?
Oh, man. I remember when I had to make mine.
You still have it?
Yeah. Hey, come on. I'll show you.
Right now? -Yeah.
[clatter]
I'll clean up here.
No, no, no. I'll get it later.
Don't worry about it.
Are you sure? -Yeah.
♪♪
so, ella, why don't you show me your room?
Really?
I would love to see it.
Ok.
Do you love my dad?
Hm. Wow. Um, well, we just met, right?
But I think he's pretty great.
Mm-hm.
He's the best.
Hm.
Mm.
Your makeup's done. Look!
Oh, wow! Thank you, ella.
This is beautiful!
[chuckle]
oh, is that your mom?
That's carol.
She's not my real mom but she was super nice and
she always let me do her makeup, like you.
♪♪
is that your real mom?
Yeah.
She had a really mean boyfriend.
She always did whatever he wanted.
I don't know if she deserves to be missed.
Please tell ella we said good night.
And I didn't wanna say anything in front of her,
but I haven't heard from my friend from adventure camp yet.
But I'll let you know as soon as I do.
Thank you.
I think I made it up to her.
I'm gonna do a christmas skiing trip but, you know,
adventure camp is definitely her first choice.
I'm heading to the car but uh,
thank you again for everything.
Yeah. Anytime, bud.
S-so don't take this the wrong way but...
Are you sure we aren't moving too fast?
Do you think we are?
No! No. It feels weirdly natural.
I just...
I don't know.
I just wanted to make sure we're on the same page.
We are.
Look, I just wanna spend more time with you.
Me too.
Ok.
[car door slams]
[car starts]
so I just heard back from my friend
from adventure camp and she said they're full.
But she's gonna do her best to pull some strings.
Her boss is out of the office this morning
so we probably won't hear back until tomorrow.
I really appreciate you doing this.
It's my pleasure.
So what are you doing tonight?
I've gotta work late, unfortunately,
but I'd love to see ya.
How about tomorrow?
-That sounds great.
I was hoping that you and ella could come over for dinner
because zander has been dying to show you the footage
from his basketball reel.
He was up all night working on it.
- Sounds like a plan.
I'll see you tomorrow night.
[frustrated sigh]
bleach, fabric softener.
[sigh]
no pods.
Ugh!
[brakes squeak]
hey! Hey!
Don't touch me! I'll scream.
What were you doing in there?
I'm allowed to go into a store.
What are you up to?
Nothing!
Let me see your pockets.
No! You can't tell me what to do!
If you don't show me, I'll March right in there
and tell the store owner and they'll call the police!
See! Nothing!
Leave me alone before I call the police on you!
I'm gonna tell your dad, when he gets home from work today,
what you're up to!
[heavy breathing]
♪♪
what are you doing here?
I told you to stay outta my yard!
You're not telling my dad anything!
What are you doing!
Stop! Aaaaaah!
[grunts]
[clatter]
[gasping breaths]
♪♪
[door opens and closes]
[gasping]
[bag falls to the floor]
[panicked breathing]
[knock]
oh. - Look, I wanted to show you
the place I booked us for christmas.
Huh? - It's really pretty, dad.
- I know. Check it out. It's cool, huh?
Mm-hm.
Oh, cecily invited us over for dinner tonight
so I told her that we'd bring pizza.
K?
Mm-hm.
Ok.
[sigh]
♪♪
♪
hey, albert, it's me.
♪♪
♪
he's gotta be home.
Albert!
Oh, my god!
[heavy breathing]
♪
♪♪
[rip]
crap!
[door closes softly]
♪
[fridge door opens]
♪♪
[lid snaps as it opens]
♪♪
[snaps shut]
[door slams]
[sirens]
looks like I'm going to adventure camp after all.
Larissa: Hey, peter. What's going on? Is mr. Foster ok?
I wanted to drop off his drill and I found him in the back,
not breathing.
He must've fallen off his ladder.
They couldn't revive him.
Oh, my god!
♪
I can't believe he's just been lying there.
[sigh]
♪♪
[fast breathing]
you said I had to do it!
[heavy breathing]
[doorbell]
[knocking]
ah, what does she want?
Why are you acting so weird lately?
I'm not.
And you never wanna hang out after camp anymore?
I've been busy!
And there's cops and ambulance at your mean neighbor's house?
Did he like die or something?
Why are you asking me?
He hates me!
Why would you think I know what happened to him?
Huh?
Just go away!
You're not my friend anymore!
[slam]
[heavy breathing]
hey, kinsley.
Are you and ella fighting?
Mm, I don't know. I guess.
What happened?
I gotta go.
Hey, nolan.
I have to step out.
My mom's really sick.
Oh, no. What's wrong?
Sounds like food poisoning or maybe the flu.
I just, um, I wanna get her to urgent care just to be sure.
Ok, ok. Uh, I can cover things here tomorrow, if you need.
Thanks. I'll let you know, ok?
All right.
[ragged breathing]
[knock at door]
[door opens]
I didn't say you can come in my room!
What happened to your shirt?
Are you hurt?
No, I'm not!
I'm fine!
I ripped it at day camp.
Just leave me alone!
[slam]
[heavy breathing]
♪♪
♪ [slow rhythmic music] ♪
♪♪
[car door opens and closes]
larissa, hey.
I've got a friend of mine who's looking for a housekeeper,
if you're interested.
- Oh, sure.
Uh, if you give me their number, I can call tomorrow.
Great.
Nolan?
Yeah?
Uh, something awful happened today.
Your neighbor, mr. Foster...
He died.
What? How?
He fell off a ladder while cleaning his gutters.
Paramedics believe it actually happened yesterday.
Oh, my god!
And...
I also wanted to talk to you about ella.
- Ella?
What happened?
I, I know I haven't worked here long,
but I've been around ella enough to notice
that she's been acting strange.
What do you mean by strange?
Well, I thought something was off
when she cut her finger in the dishwasher.
I would never put a knife in blade-side up.
Then today, I overheard her arguing with kinsley outside
and, and then I noticed her t-shirt was ripped.
So did you ask her what happened?
She said it happened at day camp.
But when I picked her up, her shirt wasn't ripped.
[loud bang]
look, I really don't wanna cause any trouble and I know that
you've told me that ella's been through a lot so...
[sigh]
ok. Thank you.
Why can't larissa just mind her own stupid business?
Oh, my god!
What the heck am I gonna do?
[knock at door]
hi, daddy.
Hey, honey.
Um...
[door closes]
I wanna talk to ya.
[clears throat]
larissa just told me some things that are a little upsetting.
Like what?
You remember when you cut your finger?
D-did you, you know, did you reach in and pull out the knife
or was the blade sticking up?
I was putting a dish in there and it cut me.
Um...
What's going on with you and kinsley?
Are you guys fighting or something?
She's just been kinda mean to me ever since I met juliette.
I think she's jealous.
[sigh]
how'd you rip your shirt today?
Uh...
[deep breath]
I was riding my bike through the park and it tore.
Larissa said you told her that you ripped it at day camp.
No. She seemed mad that I ripped it...
And it scared me so I just said whatever. Ok?
[sigh]
are you mad at me, daddy?
No. Ella, no, I'm not mad.
I'm, I'm, I'm concerned, honey.
You know you can talk to me about anything, right?
I know. I know.
Like if there's something bothering you,
you have to tell me.
That was our deal, remember?
That's why you stopped seeing the counselor.
But I'm fine.
It's just that larissa always tries to act like she's my mom,
and she's not!
She's not.
♪♪
she's nothing like...
♪ [sentimental music] ♪
♪♪
I really miss her.
Don't you?
Yeah.
[phone rings]
honey, I'm sorry.
Just give me a second, ok?
Hey. How's your mom?
The doctor thinks it's food poisoning.
She's home and resting and I just picked up some medicine.
I'm not gonna travel with her in this state.
But... I can come in to work now
if you wanna take your vacation this weekend.
Oh, I wish that we could.
But, you know, when I called to cancel,
the camp gave away our tickets and they're fully booked up.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
- I'm so sorry, nolan.
- Yeah, but you know what?
Cecily has a friend that works there.
She's trying to get us tickets for next weekend
but maybe they can switch it to this weekend instead.
I don't know.
-Oh, great.
- Yeah. I'm gonna call her now.
- Good luck.
- Great. Ok.
- All right. Bye.
[sigh]
ah, delicious.
Thanks, nolan.
I'm just gonna take this to my room.
He's having a rough day.
He's supposed to see his dad this weekend
but he had an unexpected work trip, so he's obviously upset.
I'm sorry to hear that.
But I do have some good news.
I heard from my friend from adventure camp and she has
four extra tickets that you can use this weekend,
but the campsite's sold so you have to stay off site.
That's great. We'll take 'em.
I'll just book a vacation rental in the area.
Honey, why don't you put that in the freezer?
Ok.
Uh, you said four tickets, right?
Yeah.
I know it's short notice,
but you and zander wanna come with us?
Well, you know, we don't wanna intrude. That's...
No, no, you're not intruding.
We'd love to have you, right ella?
Mm-hm.
Well, I do have a rare weekend off and zander's dad
did back out, so I'm sure he would love to go.
I'll book a house right now.
Cecily: Oh, yeah, I can't wait.
♪ [ominous music] ♪
♪♪
I'm still sad you can't come with us to adventure camp.
We're leaving tomorrow. It's gonna be so fun.
Yeah. But I know you're so busy.
That's ok.
♪♪
hey. How's your mom doing?
[sigh] she's having more symptoms.
But the doctor said to just stay home and rest
and it should pass.
She claimed she didn't eat anything strange
but the doctor says her symptoms
look like she ingested some type of poison.
Really?
[sigh]
keep me posted, ok?
I will.
♪♪
you know there's no basketball at adventure camp.
I looked it up on the website.
That's cool.
They have mountain biking though.
You gonna do it, nolan?
Heck, yeah.
♪♪
cecily: Wow, from the outside, it looks just like
the pictures we saw.
Ella: Whoa! This place is so cool!
I can't wait to pick my room.
Zander: I don't care where I sleep.
The fun's at adventure camp.
♪♪
wow.
Yeah. This place is actually pretty dope.
This place is the best, dad.
Cecily: It's beautiful.
[sizzling meat]
it smells delicious.
Hey, I can't thank you enough for those tickets, really.
No problem.
No really. You made ella's summer.
How about a toast?
To the future, one that I see with you.
Hey, ella!
Thank you.
I'll take that.
Hey!
Cecily: You couldn't wait for the rest of us, huh?
Mom, I'm starving. Besides, the sooner we eat,
the sooner nolan and I can go check out the lake
for night fishing, right?
That's a good point. -Right!
Nolan: He's not wrong.
Cecily: Let's eat.
♪
[ragged breathing]
[eerie sound effects]
[door creaks open]
[door closes quietly]
♪ [suspenseful music] ♪
♪♪
[stairs creak]
♪♪
[door closes]
♪♪
[mumbling in his sleep]
[floor creaks and door opens]
[door closes]
[toilet flushes]
what are you still doing up?
I just needed an extra pillow.
I found one in the hallway closet.
Ok.
[door opens and closes]
[door closes]
[heavy breathing]
you won't be so lucky tomorrow, zander.
[heavy breathing]
ella: I can't believe we're almost there, dad.
Nolan: I know, sweetie. So exciting.
Zander: I did the zip lining last summer.
It was so sick!
Are you gonna do it too, nolan?
- Yep.
And dad, can we go fishing together?
-And we'll go hiking.
[indiscernible conversation]
nicer than I remember.
Whoa, look!
Nolan: Whoa-ho-ho-ho!
That's so cool!
You're gonna do that?
Yeah.
Zander: I'm going on that one.
We provide a helmet, protective padding, and gear.
All of our mountain-biking courses
are listed over there on that map.
Zone one is suited for beginning riders, uh,
but zone two through five is for intermediate
and more advanced riders only.
Uh, we open the trails at one o'clock...
Zone five.
... So get fitted for your mountain before then.
Enjoy the rest of camp and, uh, I'll see you back here.
Zone five's where it's at.
Uh, no, you can sign up for zone three.
[chuckle]
you guys wanna grab some breakfast
after I get the bikes set up?
I already ate cereal at the house.
Can I got to the park while you guys eat?
Sure. Be careful though.
You just come back to the dining area as soon as you're done.
Deal?
She's so cute.
♪
zone five.
♪♪
what goes up ...
... Must come down.
Excuse me.
Where are the sign-up sheets for the mountain-biking courses?
Yeah, right over there.
You can just write your name on the zone you want.
We'll be sending out the zone-fives first
since it's the longest and toughest.
♪
♪♪
well, I guess ella must be having fun.
It's been almost an hour.
You know, I think we have time for a hike
before we mountain bike.
Maybe I'll go grab her.
No, I can do it.
I want to see if my friend was working today anyway.
The playground's right next to the administration building.
All right. Well, I'll clean up here.
Ok. Zander, I'm going to find ella.
♪ [mysterious music] ♪
♪♪
everything ok?
I was just looking for some gloves
to wear for mountain biking.
Well, you got what you needed.
Yeah. Thanks.
♪♪
excuse me.
Have you seen the little girl I was with earlier?
Uh, she was here not too long ago, uh,
but she must have wandered off.
Ok. Thank you.
Oh, my god, ella! There you are.
I was so worried about you!
I was just coming to meet you and dad.
I looked for you at the playground.
Where've you been, sweetie?
I was there.
Hm.
Must have just missed each other.
Yeah.
I'm really glad you're here.
Me too.
I know you make my dad really happy.
♪♪
let's see who we have on the list. Ok.
Well, let's give a round of applause to our bravest biker:
Zander grant.
[applause]
you're first on our toughest mountain-biking course.
It's definitely not for the faint of heart.
You sure you can handle that?
Hell, yeah. What do you..
It's what I signed up for.
My son, the daredevil.
When I was zander's age, I'd be doing that course too.
Well, that's why you two get along so well.
[chuckle]
whoa! This is crazy.
Wait! What the hell?
My brakes! Why aren't they working?
No, no, no, no!
Come on, come on.
No no no no no!
[moans, pained grunts]
are you ok, man?
I'm gonna call for help!
They're gonna transport zander to a hospital in philly.
They're not sure how bad the fracture is in his leg.
Ok. We'll pack up your things and be right behind you.
No, no. Don't do that. No.
I know how much this trip means to ella.
Ok. Well, we'll just bring your stuff home, uh,
when we come back on Monday.
Ok. Ok. I gotta go.
Ok. Call me with updates, ok?
I will.
Zander, baby, are you ok?
Are you ok, baby? Don't worry.
I've never been fishing before, dad!
Well, I'm glad that we could do it together.
[crackling fire]
I want this one to be perfect.
[phone rings]
ah, it's cecily, finally.
Hey. How's zander?
- So I just picked up my car from your place
and I'm heading home now.
Zander didn't need surgery, thank god,
just six weeks on crutches.
Oh, I'm just glad it's not worse.
But that means he can't play basketball though.
He, he must be so upset.
- Yeah, he is.
But it's only six weeks and rehab should be easy.
He won't miss much of this season.
It's gonna give him a chance to work on his grades.
Dad! I dropped my marshmallow.
Ella, honey, I'm on the phone. Just give me a sec, all right?
You know what? It sounds like you're busy.
I'll let you go.
No. I'm, I'm not busy!
- You know what?
It-I should really focus on the road and I'm exhausted.
You two have fun.
- Uh, ok. Um, well, you know, have a good night
and tell zander that we're thinking of him.
I will.
All right. Bye.
Ok. Bye.
♪♪
larissa: Oh, my goodness.
That's terrible!
Did nolan and ella come back with you?
No. He offered to but I wanted them to stay.
I know ella was...
I don't know.
Is everything ok?
You spend a lot of time with ella, right?
Yeah. I've worked for nolan a few months.
Do you ever find her behavior ... A little off?
Maybe you should go and talk to ella's friend, kinsley.
I don't know if I should do that. That's...
Kinsley is her best friend, her only friend...
From what I know.
I can get you her address.
Ok.
[scream]
[laughter]
whoa.
Go this way.
Here. Climb this thing.
♪♪
hi.
Who are you?
Kinsley?
My name's cecily.
I'm friends with ella's father.
[chuckle]
oh, so you're the new girlfriend.
Yeah, I guess you could say that.
Are your parents home?
You mean my mom and her husband?
No, they're not.
Ah, I was hoping...
I wanted to ask you about ella.
What about her?
Has she said or done anything strange lately?
Look, all I know is that ella's super-obsessed
with this one show.
The one starring juliette lee? - Uh-huh.
And she thinks her and juliette are friends in like real life,
which is pathetic.
But on the show, juliette does all these crazy things
to get revenge, and if ella doesn't like someone,
she'll want to get revenge too.
So what do you mean by revenge?
Mm, well, she had this neighbor...
Hey, be careful.
This is exactly like the pics online.
I know.
Cecily: So wait.
Are you telling me that you think that ella
had something to do with his death?
Has she mentioned anything to you about my son zander?
Mmm, oh!
I know she hates him.
So, if I were you, I'd tell your son to watch his back.
♪ [humming] ♪
when do you get back from adventure camp?
Nolan: Monday, probably around six o'clock.
Great. Can I meet you for a drink Monday night?
Yes, of course. That'd be great.
Uh, I can bring all your stuff that you left here at the house.
Ok. Sounds good. I'll see you then.
All right. I can't wait.
Me too.
Thanks for all your help, juliette.
I had the best trip ever.
♪♪
♪ [dance beat] ♪
[phone rings]
what do you want?
I just got back from adventure camp.
It was so much fun.
That's cool, I guess.
But fun's over now.
No, it's not!
You're just jealous I got to go.
Ok. I guess your dad hasn't talked
to his little girlfriend yet, huh?
What are you talking about?
[chuckle]
oh, my gosh! You have no idea, do you?
I told her everything about your little obsession
with juliette and how much you hate zander.
Oh! And what you did to your neighbor.
What?
That's not true!
You don't know anything!
Whatever, ella.
Just like you said, we're not friends anymore.
[panicked breathing]
oh, my god.
Come on.
[heavy breathing]
dad! Dad!
[crying]
honey, what's wrong?
My stomach hurts really bad!
I feel sick!
Ok, here. Shh. Come here. Just lie down.
Lie down. Lie down.
Ow!
Did, uh, did you eat something different today?
Just all the same things you did.
It's really bad.
[heavy breathing]
I can't breathe.
Ok. Honey, I need you to relax, all right?
Breathe.
But you're going out tonight.
I don't wanna be alone while I'm sick!
No, I'm not gonna go, all right?
You stay here. Just relax for dad
and I'm gonna go get you something
for your stomach, all right? - Ok.
[whimpers]
[heavy breathing]
what am I gonna do now?
[heavy breathing]
come on. Who's that?
[heavy breathing]
oh, my god.
No, no, no, no, no!
[heavy breathing]
what is she doing here?
[door opens]
you look incredible. - Thank you.
Thanks for coming over here instead.
I've got a little something special for you,
but it's out on the back patio.
After you.
There you go.
I know you said you wanted a drink
so I brought out the best bottle that I have.
- Nolan...
And I got us some snacks.
- Nolan!
Hey, what's wrong?
We really need to talk.
Ok.
It's about ella.
- Ella? What about her?
- Look, I wanted to come to you first
before I went to the police.
The police?
- Look, I, I spoke to her friend kinsley.
She told me what happened to your neighbor.
She thinks that ella's the one who killed him.
- Albert? Wait.
You think ella had something to do with that?
No, cecily, his, his death was an accident.
He, he, you know, he fell off a ladder.
Or did ella push him?
What?
- I had a feeling that you weren't gonna believe me.
Liar!
[screaming]
ella, what are you doing? Ella!
[gasps]
[crying and heavy breathing]
cecily: My god. Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
Cecily, get in the house!
Ella, drop the knife.
[sobbing]
ella, put down the knife.
[clatter]
I hurt you.
[crying]
daddy, I'm so sorry.
Honey?
[crying] - shh. It's ok.
911 operator: 911. What's your emergency?
Cecily: There's been an attack!
I need you to send police and an ambulance!
- What's the address?
Eleven thirty-six grandview avenue.
- Officers are on the way.
- I'll stay on the line until the officers arrive.
Officers?
Are they coming for me, daddy?
No, honey. Listen.
We're gonna work it out together, ok?
You're mad at me, daddy, aren't you?
No, no, no, no, no.
Aren't you?
[crying]
I didn't mean to hurt you, daddy.
Shh. I know you didn't mean to hurt me.
I know you didn't mean to hurt me.
It's ok. It's gonna be ok.
I just wanted cecily to go away.
Oh, my god.
Juliette said I had to get rid of her!
[crying]
what? Juliette?
She's my friend.
And when I get really upset, I talk to her.
What?
Juliette!
You have to tell me what to do!
My dad is hurt!
Ella!
You have to help me explain everything to him.
Ella, look at my eyes, honey.
Look at my eyes!
Please! Answer me!
Juliette!
Ella, come back to me, honey. Shh-shh-shh.
You're my only friend! You, you have to help me! No!
[phone clatters]
[crying]
shh-shh-shh.
[both crying]
[sirens]
am I still your perfect little girl, daddy?
[crying]
yes, sweetie. Shh. It's ok. Yes, you always will be.
Shh.
[crying]
♪ [tender music] ♪
[door closes]
hi.
Hey.
I'm off to the hospital.
You sure you don't want me to come with you?
No, it's ok.
I like the flowers.
Yeah.
It's ella's favorite color.
I thought it'd be nice to have some of her favorite things
in the house to remind us of her while she's away.
Hm.
[kiss]
see you soon.
Ok.
Give her a kiss for me.
Look, dad. I made this in art class.
It's beautiful, sweetie.
I love the colors.
- I painted a garden here, and look at the pretty sun.
They said we can even plant some this spring
when the weather's nice.
I wanna plant the purple kind, my favorite color.
And I can't wait to hang this on my wall at home.
You haven't changed my room, have you, dad?
No, honey.
I didn't.
♪♪
captions by: Sas harris