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Honey, when you told me Alyse bought a nice house out here,

I didn't know you meant this.

I'm pretty sure our old place can fit inside this living room.

Right?

This isn't a house,, this is a wooden castle.

- Hey, Alyse. - Hey, Isaac.

Just checking that you guys made it there safe and sound.

- Yeah, we're here. - How's the house?

Oh, my God, this is incredible.

Just lending us the car, this house.

You are far too generous, noona.

Oh, please. I'm like six months older than you.

Do not call me "noona."

Sorry.

Are you really sure you want us to stay here?

I mean, we could always go to a hotel.

No, no, enjoy it.

By the way, I ordered you

a "Welcome to Wyoming" floral arrangement.

It's already on my card, so don't even worry about it.

And I'm just so glad that we could bring you on board.

You know you're my number one guy.

Wow, um... I don't know what to say.

I just, um...

To be honest, we really needed a change.

Out here, maybe Benjamin

can have the time and space to process.

Well, it's great.

And we're going to do everything we can

to get him into Riverton High.

Well, if he even finishes his application.

He's still working on his essay.

But I mean, everything's...

My name is Benjamin Lee.

I'm 15 years old from California.

I'm interested in debate and chess.

No.

My name is Benjamin Lee.

I'm Korean.

My grandma immigrated from Korea to the United States

when my mom was just a baby.

It's just an essay I have to write to get into my new school.

They want to see if we're a good fit,

which we're probably not.

Love you, Halmoni.

Now, tradition is so important to us here at Riverton High.

So now the honor code will be something

that's important for you to remember.

Oh, honor, um, it might mean something different

where you come from at your old school.

Did you have an honor code there?

- Oh! - Hey, Ms. Jackson.

Here are the leftover shirts from the ski team fundraiser.

Thank you. Oh, before you leave, Hunter,

say hello to Benjamin first.

This is Benjamin.

He's thinking about joining us this year.

Hey, Benjamin First.

Speaking of future Olympians, that's Hunter.

He'll be in your same grade. Yeah.

He actually placed in junior nationals.

Slalom and giant slalom.

We have high hopes for him.

I'm sorry.

Ellie landed.

Okay. So in here, I have your schedule

along with the honor code.

And a little bit more about our tuition and our fees.

But my guess is since you live up on the crest,

you're not going to need to pay attention to any of that.

Oh, and like I told you on the phone,

we have all of our applicants send us that

supplemental essay on your family.

So the sooner he can get that turned in,

the sooner we can start your evaluation.

Of course.

It's been such a pleasure getting to know you both.

Oh, Ellie would love that shirt.

Yeah? It's $15.

Oh, um, I think I have a 20 in here somewhere.

You know what? Consider it a gift.

Well...

Thank you, Ms. Jackson. Go Otters!

Go Otters!

Ah, okay.

...may be asked to move

and unattended vehicles may be ticketed or towed.

You should talk to your dad about your essay.

I'm sure he has some stories to share.

- You know, once he gets started. - Oh, I'm okay.

Grandma gave me this box of photos.

It's full of stories.

Benj, honey.

Oh, oh! There she is.

Hey. Benj!

Hey, hi.

- Oh, let's get a selfie. - Oh, okay.

So nice to see you again, Ellie.

Oh, another one for your collection.

Oh, I love it.

Besties together again.

Do you remember it?

- I don't know. - Come on.

Okay, go slow, go slow.

I'm sorry, wrong foot.

Okay, we have to get it before I leave.

- Okay. - Promise?

- Yeah. - Okay!

It's nice that your parents let you fly alone, Ellie.

Yeah. When I was 11, they put me on a plane to Berlin

to go visit my grandmother.

Your parents are the coolest.

Well, they're a lot more open-minded in Europe.

My roommate in college was from France

and her family used to send her bottles of wine.

You know, in Korea, you can't even kiss in public.

Okay, Mom.

Wow!

I love this fireplace.

$575.

$75 for delivery?

Oh, I could show you to your room.

Yeah, that'd be great.

Why'd you even accept the delivery?

You could have just said it was the wrong house.

Jenna, let's not make it a big deal.

"Nobody's home." How hard is it to say that?

Okay, Jenna. We're new in town.

We're not supposed to make waves.

Go Otters, remember?

The Otters can kiss my ass.

Well, we've always talked about the importance of honesty.

Yeah, when you're talking to me!

So, how have you liked Wyoming so far?

Uh, well, the airport and this house are super nice.

Sorry, it's my mom.

This is your room.

- Go Otters? - What?

You don't like angry otters?

No.

I mean, "We don't want to make waves?"

"We're new in town?"

Benj, I thought you were only here for the summer.

Yeah, it might be a little bit longer than that.

What?

Wait, why didn't you tell me?

I didn't know how to tell anyone.

You could have told me.

Especially you.

Anyways. So...

what do people do here in Wyoming?

Hike, bike.

There's a lot of bison and moose out here.

Wait, really?

I've never seen moose or bison. Show me.

Oh, I have to go do my essay.

You can work on that later.

And...

My dad insisted I need boots, so I brought these.

Come on!

All right.

Hope my boots don't get dirty.

You know Karri and Janet are dating?

Wait, really?

Yeah. I saw them kissing.

- For real? - For real.

Do you ever kiss another boy?

Would you?

Ha-- have you?

A girl or a boy?

Either?

I kissed Arnold Chen.

I mean, he wanted me to.

But I wouldn't date him.

Why not?

Benj?

What are you doing out here?

Who's asking and why should we answer?

Oh, that's Hunter.

He... might be a classmate.

What, your big fancy house

not got enough land on it already?

Oh, it's not our house.

And...

you don't own the woods

or whatever it is you're trying to catch.

They all think it's funny until you get bit by a rattler.

Got one already out by Lake Nadine.

You're catching snakes?

Wait, I want to see one.

If the first video I post is a snake,

Karri will totally freak out.

You caught a snake?

Yeah, caught a bunch.

But this area ain't safe.

Why don't you just leave the woods to us?

We belong here.

Okay. You know what?

It was very not nice to meet you, Hunter.

Come on, Benj, let's go.

Come on, you promised me a bison.

Yeah, okay.

- Whoa. - This is crazy.

It's like a corn maze.

Yeah, it is a corn maze.

It's a big tree, though.

- Yeah. - Watch out.

Whoa.

Whoa.

Shh-shh!

They're just like.

El, we're really close.

Whoa.

Oh, my--

That-- that one's so big. Oh, my God.

Hi.

Hey!

Stay away from the animals.

You're not supposed to bother the native species.

Get away from them.

Do not approach the animals.

Do you... understand... what I'm saying?

Huh? No-- no touchee!

- Yeah, sorry, sir. - Sorry.

Yeah, there we go. There we go.

You show a little respect, okay?

Because you people, what you do

is you think you can just come in here

and pay your way into this country.

But you know what? All this...

It's not yours.

It's not for sale.

Okay?

So you leave the wildlife alone,

and you get out.

Now.

Okay.

Go.

Go, go, go, go, go.

You know, this town really knows how to lay down

a "Not Welcome" mat.

Ellie and I were out looking at bison,

and this guy just started yelling at us.

Halmoni, this photo, was it of you as a girl?

Where was it taken?

Benjamin?

He's probably working on his essay. Benj!

Omma's calling. We have guests.

We had so much fun.

Thank you for everything.

No, no, not at all.

Hey, Benj, say hi to my friends.

We all went to Michigan together.

Go, Blue!

Hi.

Nice to meet you, young man.

If you're ever looking to blackmail your father...

- Ah! Ah! - Ah!

I know, I know. I know...

Let's go inside, okay?

- Hi. - Hi!

Oh, I'm a hugger. Get in here.

- Okay! - I'm Kendra. How are you?

Okay, great. He's wearing blue!

Oh, my God!

You know what? I would like to

raise a glass...

...to our friend and my new boss, Alyse Song.

And if she was here, this wine

would be a hell of a lot more expensive.

- Nothing but the best for Alyse. - Yes, hear-hear.

- Yes. - Yes, I mean, right?

Look at this house!

I mean, who knew there was so much money

in selling modular closets?

Actually, it makes sense if you're from Jeju Island.

And in fact, Alyse and I are both from Jeju.

So, Jeju is an island in Korea.

It grows the best citrus fruit in all of Asia.

So, in Jeju tradition,

Chilseongsin is the goddess of wealth.

- Chill-what? - Chill-Samsung, honey.

- Ah... - Close enough.

So, how you kids like it here so far?

Oh, we saw a bison.

But the guy next door, he yelled at it,

and so it ran away.

Then he yelled at us.

- That was kind of awkward. - Yeah.

You must be talking about old George McNather.

His family carved this town out of the woods.

Still owns half the land and most of the businesses.

He's a little rough around the edges,

but if it weren't for him,

this town would be nothing but M&M.

Meth and moose.

Huh?

Speaking of moose,

he single-handedly funds conservation in the area.

Feds axed the parkland budget,

which is a good thing, don't get me wrong.

I'm all for smaller government.

But after that,

McNather paid for the ranger station out of his own pocket.

Yeah, I don't think Mr. McNather likes having us around.

Because you're Asian?

Maybe because we're kids?

Well, I don't believe that

the people here have a racist bone in their body.

No, they really don't.

Okay, so this. I mean, are these ribs?

I see, so this thing in the center here,

do you take it out?

Yes, that's the racist bone.

Oh...

Okay.

No need to get political about it, honey.

It doesn't help.

You know, some of our friends in California

won't even leave their homes.

My aunt and uncle even got hate mail.

"You effing Asians are taking over America.

Go back to the country you came from."

Oh.

Well, I for one, think it's great

when Asians come to this country.

I mean,

everyone wants to be a part of the American dream.

Uh, as long as you're here legally,

I don't think where you come from should matter.

It's like I always tell Alyse,

personally, I only see one race.

The human race.

I don't even see color.

Hey, um, would you like some more wine, Kent?

Oh, never say never.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. That's-- um, that's white.

I've been-- I've been drinking red, so.

Um, I thought you said you didn't see color.

She is good.

- Oh. Well, Ellie. - Yeah.

Oh, my goodness.

Look at Alyse.

It's obvious that Asians work harder and are higher achievers.

And can you believe what it takes

to get into college these days?

I mean, Asians have to have perfect scores,

and we just write checks.

Wait, I-- I don't get it.

Let's just say in the tournament of getting into colleges,

Asians have the hardest bracket.

Why do you think we decided to move here?

Because they let you ski every Friday?

Well, okay.

Here, half the kids in high school go to college,

and half of them go to the University of Wyoming.

Top schools want kids from every state,

so it's a numbers game.

Back home, there's thousands of Benjamin Lees.

Here, just one.

Benj is, like, the smartest guy I know.

Wait, maybe the second smartest.

What? Is that Arnold Chen?

Yeah, Benj will do fine right here.

He just has to get accepted into a decent school here first.

Yeah.

Oh, does anybody want more kalbi?

Guilty.

I mean, yeah, please. That'd be amazing.

Please, everybody keep drinking except for Isaac.

I only get all the kalbi.

Nah, those are all bull snakes.

I-- I don't know why,

but the park's got a bumper crop of them this year.

They got a little bite, but they ain't venomous.

- They all look exactly the same. - Yeah, I know.

But they ain't the son bitches we looking for.

Well, don't worry, kid.

I'll-- uh, I'll dump them back where you found them.

Drake.

How much do I donate

to this toilet bowl of an organization?

Good afternoon, Mr. McNather.

Where the hell's your boss?

Uh, he-- well, he's in the toilet bowl's toilet, sir.

What can we do you for, George?

Have you seen them?

- Who? - The goddamn Chinese folks.

You know, they're squatting on our land.

And their kids?

Their kids are scaring the wildlife.

You know, they're spoiling my view.

'Cause they're running all over protected public lands

like they own the place.

No, no, no, no, we all know around these parts

that you're the one who owns

all the protected public land, George.

Don't you back-talk me, Drake.

Your paycheck comes out of my pocket,

not to mention half the businesses

in this damn town.

Oh, come on, Mr. McNather.

Ranger Tommy didn't mean any disrespect.

Hey, shut your cakehole, Schlang.

You know, it's time that you two

no-ball-having morons earned your pay.

So get on the phone.

Call immigration, call disease control.

Just get these people out of my town.

I don't care how you do it,

- Okay. - You don't know squat, Schlang.

You haven't seen what I've seen.

These people,

they sneak into this country all quiet,

and they bring in their money,

and they bring in their germs.

And you know what they leave us?

They leave desolation.

Hunter, what the hell are you doing over there?

I don't know if you're dumber than you're lazy

or lazier than you're dumb,

but if you want to go trail riding,

you damn well better load the goddamn bikes

in the goddamn truck.

Don't make me take off my belt.

Chip off the block, I see, huh?

Good.

Oh, my God.

Hi, uh, my name is Wyatt Schlang,

and I'm an assistant park ranger.

I have some information for you about our wildlife.

Oh, thank you very much.

Oh, uh, a donation is always appreciated.

Oh, uh, yeah, um...

yeah.

Uh, I'd like to come inside

and show you some of our materials.

We have to give you a better understanding of the area.

Uh, thank you very much, but that won't be necessary.

Really appreciate you stopping by.

Uh...

you see, um, the neighbor here, Mr. McNather,

owns a place down by the clearing.

He told us about your kids,

the incident approaching the wildlife.

He's not suing or anything,

but we have this educational program.

Could be quite useful.

Sort of a service that we have for newbies to the area.

Now, you could come to the ranger office

later this afternoon.

We have a trip booked to Yellowstone.

I'm packing lunch, so we can leave.

Or I could just talk your kids through it right now.

It won't take longer than 15 minutes.

Um, sure. Come on in.

Uh, Benjamin, get Ellie.

- Oh, I'll get her. You go. - Come on in.

Yeah.

It's a nice place.

I always wondered who bought this house.

How long ago did you move in?

Uh, we-- we just got here.

Y'all from China?

Well, actually, uh, we're from Korea.

Uh, like-- like BTS.

You know, like...

♪ 'Cause you're making me a boy with love ♪

♪ Oh, my, my, my ♪

♪ My, my, my, my, my, my ♪

No?

It's very nice, sir.

I'm part of the BTS army.

I'm, uh, like, a colonel

in the army.

Okay, I'm so sorry.

I have to-- I have a phone call to make.

I'm-- it's-- a non-BTS phone call.

You're doing what you need to do.

- Yeah, we can just go upstairs. - Yeah.

- Sorry about my dad. - Yeah.

Wow.

Well...

Whoa. Okay.

Uh, kiddos, uh, have a seat.

We've been getting some complaints, so, uh...

I want to lay some ground rules for our beautiful state here.

We are very respectful of our animals.

Okay? See these?

These are snakes.

And we got good snakes and we got bad snakes.

The good snakes help keep the mice population down.

The bad snakes,

well, we got three different kinds of rattlers.

And if you get bit by a bad one,

you're gonna want to know which kind, okay?

Now this right here is a bottle trap, okay?

Go ahead and, uh, stick your little paw in there, kiddo.

It's okay.

I'm just kidding.

What'd you-- Oh, it's fine, it's fine.

What'd you find?

Um...

I don't-- I don't know.

Well, you're gonna have to pull your hand out

to see what it is, won't you?

Go ahead.

Oh. What was that? I don't know.

Try again. Oh. Oh, no.

Oh, bad luck.

Look at that.

Huh? Now, what happened?

Um, I couldn't get out unless I let go.

That's right.

I want you to let that be a life lesson for you, boy.

Okay?

Here.

Sometimes when you go into a place

to get something that ain't yours,

might be hard to get back out again.

Okay. So, uh, when you're out there in the woods,

I want you to look out for snakes,

traps, and moose, and everything else.

Any questions?

Um, kind of-- well, sort of unrelated.

Who are you?

You can call me Wyatt.

What's your name?

Uh, El is fine.

Okay.

Goodbye, Eleanor.

Uh, it's Elia, actually.

Okay.

Sure thing.

♪ I think I've got my sight for you ♪

♪ I don't mean to let it brew ♪

- Wow, this is some good music. - I know, right?

Oh, and track seven is about a boy

who likes a girl who likes him back,

but she can't

because she's already dating another guy

who she only kind of sort of likes.

Whoa.

Drama.

K-pop--

How do you guys put it? It slaps.

Looks like DJ El has the dad seal of approval.

Hey, babe, listen to this.

It was about an immigrant in the early 19th century.

An immigrant from where?

I don't know. It doesn't matter.

Well, how could it possibly not matter?

Is he from Europe, and if so, what country?

He's not Asian or African, obviously.

Hey, just listen. All right? Here.

This is him writing his first letter home.

"Well, I came to America

because I heard the streets were paved with gold.

And when I got here, I found out three things.

First, the streets weren't paved with gold.

Second, they weren't paved at all.

And third, I was supposed to pave them."

Wow.

Sounds like America.

And so is this. Zoink!

♪ Come get your funky love story ♪

♪ I love it when the skies can't sleep ♪

♪ I left a message encased in me ♪

♪ So bye-bye ♪ ♪ So bye-bye ♪

♪ A flawless ending ♪

♪ So beautiful ♪

It's great vocals, Dad.

- Bravo. - Very beautiful.

Turn the music up, El.

What?

♪ Let's take a trip down a dark place baby ♪

♪ Look for me now I'm not that crazy ♪

♪ Let's talk about what makes you happy ♪

♪ Because I know ♪ ♪ I know ♪

♪ I'm calling for you ♪

♪ Come get your funky... ♪

We're gonna get out of.

Okay.

♪ I love it when the skies can't sleep ♪

I don't know, I just--

- Arnold Chen? - I know, it's like--

Do not bring up Arnold Chen right now.

- Maybe I should ask him. - No. No.

That's ridiculous. Are you texting him?

- No, I have no service. - Good.

We are now standing

in the biggest volcano crater on earth.

Whoa.

You can actually see the rim of the crater

along that mountain edge.

And in fact, this whole area was created by a super eruption.

Yeah, 5.6 million years ago. You know?

It was actually 640,000 years ago.

- Dad. Dad. - But I don't want to--

- I don't want to embarrass... - Stop embarrassing me.

...in front of his not girlfriend.

- She can hear you. - Gullible.

- He's so gullible. - Dad it's not that cool.

♪ I left a message encased in me ♪

♪ So bye-bye ♪ ♪ So bye-bye ♪

♪ A flawless ending ♪

♪ So beautiful ♪

What would you all like?

Yee-haw.

Um, I have a hankerin' for something special.

What-- what do you-- um, what do you--

what-- what-- what do you have in terms of specials?

Everything on our menu is special.

Uh, we'll have the steak sandwiches.

We don't have them anymore.

Aren't they having steak sandwiches?

Those were our last ones.

Uh...

okay, um...

Oh, you know what?

Actually, the-- the bison burgers sound equally special,

so we'll have four of those.

Great. That's going to be $49.88.

Would you like to round that up for George?

So are we still talking about food?

If you make it $50, then the extra change will go

towards the McNather Fund for Local Conservation.

Well...

round that sucker up, ma'am.

Great.

I majored in cowboy.

I'll see you at the car.

Mrs. Lee.

Um...

Mrs. Lee?

Yes, Ellie.

I don't mean to be disrespectful or anything,

but do you really think that they're being,

you know, racist in there?

I mean, they were really busy. I just--

Come on, let's just go find my dad.

No, no, wait, wait, just a sec.

Can I share something with you, Ellie?

When I was in third grade, I started in a new school.

And I was the only Asian girl in the whole class.

There was this girl. Her name was Leanne.

And she had the most perfect blonde hair

and green eyes.

And she wore the prettiest dresses...

that my parents couldn't possibly afford.

And back then...

I'd go to my parents' dry-cleaning store

after school

to help out, and just...

I hated it.

But I got to watch cartoons.

My favorite was Cinderella...

because I thought...

I could be a princess...

if I had the right dress.

One day, this lady came in,

and-- and she dropped off this...

powder blue dress...

just like Cinderella's.

So, when my dad wasn't looking,

I-- I borrowed it.

I rolled it up and put it in my backpack,

and I-- I decided

that I was gonna wear it to school.

I imagined when I showed up...

Leanne would look at me the way that I looked at her.

But when she saw me, she said...

"Why are you wearing my dress?"

And she said that...

since an...

since an ugly Chinese girl wore it,

she couldn't wear it again.

And then all the kids surrounded me...

called me a dirty thief...

and told me to go back where I came from.

And then I just...

I, um...

just rolled up into a ball.

And-- and-- and then my-- my teacher,

Mrs. Maxwell, came to...

to get me, and then she called my mom.

And do you know what Halmoni did, Benj?

She said, "I'm not gonna pick her up.

She's a thief."

So, Mrs. Maxwell, um, drove me home.

It was like an hour, and I was just in the backseat,

just crying.

And it wasn't that I was embarrassed

or-- or, um,

or because my mom

wouldn't pick me up.

It was because

I couldn't be Cinderella.

I mean, I-- I couldn't even be Leanne.

Grandma, do you ever regret coming to America?

I mean, Mom says she had a really tough time

growing up here.

Oh, Busan?

Mom talked about you being from Busan.

Aw.

Are you sure we should let him drive?

Well, he does have his permit.

Out here by age 15, kids have their first gun.

So how's day two

of being head closet guy in charge?

It's-- it's good.

Yeah, no, it's, um...

yeah, it's...

Okay, you don't need to worry about that.

It's good.

Okay, you got the first three, though, right?

- Yes. - Okay.

Just try. Well, just try.

- Okay. Okay. Okay. - Ready?

♪ I need a hostage free ♪

♪ I need a rocket ship ♪

♪ I need to run from ♪

♪ I like no blueberries in my ice cream cake ♪

♪ No air to breathe with that masking tape ♪

I don't know anything past that.

-. - No. I bet you.

- Oh, my God. - Oh!

Benj, you almost hit it.

Yeah, sorry. Uh, shoot.

- Sorry. Um... - Um...

- Why is he driving up? - Hit the road!

- What is he doing? Wait. - What the hell?

Um...

Oh, my God.

Stop blocking the road, you fucking nips.

Try turning on the car again.

Ben, try driving again.

Learn how to drive.

Drive your ass back to Tokyo.

Get it straight.

He's Korean and-- and I'm Chinese,

and Japan is an island, so you can't drive there,

you moron.

You don't think I know where you live?

Sorry.

El, El.

- You wanna go home? - No, no,

That was...

...that was just really scary.

Why would you want to stay here?

- Sorry. - Yeah.

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa. Where's your helmet?

I forgot it.

You think I'm gonna let you ignore park rules?

You wanna ride your bike here,

you wear a helmet or you stay behind.

Okay?

Fine. Jake, we're leaving.

He's gonna think about what he's done.

Teenagers, am I right?

My God. All right.

Wait, what's going on?

It's Hunter.

Great.

Oh.

Hey, Hunter.

Here.

What the hell is that?

I know, my mom chose the color, but,

you know, it's better than sitting out here by yourself.

Cat ears. Really?

Whatever.

- I can make this work. - You do.

You know what?

We should document this for posterity.

El.

Hey, let's take a selfie.

Okay. Uh...

Here. Um...

Oh, wait. I look terrible.

Okay.

Hey, um, what's your Instagram, so I can send the photos to you?

Oh, uh...

Sure, why not?

- Got a weird handle. - Thanks.

Okay. And sent.

Cool. Yeah.

- Ha-- have fun biking. - Yeah.

See you guys around.

You know, I've known you for a long time.

Never seen that helmet before.

Hey, it's not that bad.

Wow.

Oh, look. Front row seats.

There's a lot of holes in the ground.

Yeah.

Wow.

- It's really beautiful. - It's amazing.

Hey, there's, like, a little trail down that way.

- You see it? - Yeah.

Uh, you mind if we go take a walk?

Sure. Let's go.

Benj, I honestly don't think

I've ever experienced, like, racism.

When I'm with my parents, everyone treats me really nice.

If anything, they feel sorry for me that I'm adopted.

But...

being here with your family,

I guess it's kind of made me wonder

if it's, like, a problem.

That makes little to no sense at all.

No, no, Ellie. Ellie.

I get it.

- It's beautiful. - Yeah.

Hey.

Wanna do it?

Come on.

Such a K-drama moment.

You know, as long as I survive

my overbearing mother, I'll be ready to...

Kiss?

Yeah.

- When we're 18, though. - Of course.

You're beautiful.

You know this means we have to find you one?

Oh, good luck with that. I picked the best one.

So, you know, you can go ahead and scour.

Look at that amazing view.

Okay? So you do you.

Benj...

I think something bit me.

- What? - N-- no, I'm-- I'm serious.

Look.

Oh, my gosh, El, that looks like a snake bite.

Did you see a snake?

N-- no.

I-- I-- I don't know.

- It's okay. Okay, um... - Okay.

It's getting red. Benji.

Okay. Okay, come on.

Come on.

- We gotta get to the car. - Okay.

- Okay. - I'm trying.

- Yeah. Okay. - Ben, I can't do it.

I can't.

Benj, like, that's a fang.

That's a-- that's a fang in my arm.

Hey, it's gonna be okay.

- Okay? - Okay.

Hey! Help!

They can't hear you. They can't hear you.

Look at me. I'll be right back.

Okay.

Oh, God.

Hey!

Help!

Stop.

Hey.

Snake bite. One mile outside Lake Nadine.

- How much further? - I don't know.

I mean, I thought she came from here.

Maybe there.

Ellie.

Ellie!

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, stop.

Right there.

Okay. Okay.

Right there. Okay.

El. Oh, hey.

Hey, how are you feeling?

I wanna go home, Benj.

Let me see.

Oh, my gosh. It got worse.

- Benjamin, I wanna go home. - You're gonna be okay.

How long ago did this happen, kid?

A while ago. I don't know.

Okay, go to the truck.

Get the spade, the stick, and the metal bucket.

What-- what bucket?

Wait-- she needs to go to the hospital.

Do what I said, kid.

Hospital needs to know what kind of snake it is.

- Go. - Okay.

God.

Okay.

All right, Ellie. Let's see.

You're gonna be okay. All right, okay, okay.

Okay.

Okay. Okay.

I got the bucket.

Okay. I got it.

Okay.

Where was she when she got bit?

That bush over there.

Great. She's ours.

Hunter, come take her to the truck.

Show me.

All right, come on.

Come on.

Let's see. Where are you?

Come on.

There we go.

We got her. Hunter, get over here!

Kid, put your light on it.

There you go.

Yeah, right there. Hold your light.

Okay.

All right.

All right. Got it!

Hunter!

What do you think about that, kid, huh?

Let's get a photo and send it to the hospital.

Got it.

Great.

Kid, I want you to take the spay,

I want you to chop his head off.

What?

I want you to kill it. Let's go.

Why not just put it in the bucket?

What are you, blind? It's lost a tooth.

You can't see through those slanty eyes?

It's a goner. You want it to suffer?

I-- I want to get El to the hospital.

I want to get to the hospital, too.

We need you to man up right now,

and kill the snake.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

I can't! Okay?

I can't!

I mean, it's the snake or your girlfriend, kid.

What do you want?

Okay. Okay.

El. El.

Good job.

Let's go.

Grab the bucket.

Let's go. Let's get out of here.

Come on.

Hey.

Hey, man.

Is she all right?

Ellie's fine.

Doctor bandaged her up and gave her antibiotics.

Snake was a bull snake, so it wasn't poisonous.

Yeah, we've been getting a lot of those this year.

They're eating up all the frogs out by Lake Nadine.

You know, I kinda miss the croaking,

but it's our best fishing season ever.

They're hard to tell apart from rattlers, though.

Yeah.

Sometimes good snakes

and bad snakes look exactly alike.

Man...

the skies are clear tonight.

You see that star up there?

That's Rigel.

You're into astronomy?

Yeah.

Rigel's the brightest star

in Orion's constellation, which is...

The Hunter.

My mom named me after it.

That's why I'm into all that science fiction stuff.

Kind of dorky, right?

Nah, it's pretty cool.

Man, sometimes I look up...

and I wonder if there's anybody else out there...

or if we're all alone.

I wonder what they think of us.

They probably can't tell us apart.

I mean, smog monsters from Rigel V

probably think we all look exactly the same.

Like good snakes and bad snakes.

Yeah.

Anyways, my parents are about to get here.

We have to go see Ellie. You good?

Yeah. My house is just up the road.

Uh, tell Ellie that I'm glad she's okay.

Yeah.

And...

I'm sorry.

For what? You were a big help today.

Yeah. I guess.

I'll see you around, man.

See ya.

Mr. Lee!

Sure appreciate you folks coming in.

So...

one of our volunteers reported

uh, an incident over at Lake Nadine.

This might be a little hard for, uh,

outsiders to understand,

but Lake Nadine is what we call

a locally conserved public area.

Town ordinances absolutely prohibit the harm

or hunting of wildlife within the park boundaries.

Now, given the evidence...

I'm afraid we're gonna have to press charges

against your son for killing a wild animal

- on conservation territory. - What?

Apparently Wyatt even reached out to you,

gave you an introductory talk,

familiarizing you with the laws of the area.

Yes, he came over, but he just left his little brochure.

I'm trying to tell you that there are penalties

for menacing or destroying our local critters.

- I-- - This is serious.

Serious as a year in prison.

$50,000 fines, plus civil penalties.

What? We can't afford that.

And it'll go on your record.

No, no, it wasn't my fault. I didn't want to kill the snake.

No, no, Dad, I swear.

- Calm down. - Believe me, please.

Okay, Benjamin, let your dad take care of this.

Okay, I guess,

we're gonna have to go get some legal advice.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, um, you can talk to your lawyer, sure.

But once the media gets wind of this,

things tend to spiral out of control.

Yeah. I have a son myself.

I wouldn't want to see

anything jeopardize your son's future.

College is right around the corner.

Now, between you and me,

if you made a voluntary donation of the fine

to the park, we could probably let this one go.

I can't. And...

Um, we-- we can't afford it.

This is not China, sir.

This is not California. This is America.

And in America, we can do things the easy way or the hard way.

Now, the easy way, make this all go away.

Hard way is you talk to your lawyer,

and the news gets out,

and the chance to wipe this all away goes poof.

Your choice.

I would need to hear from you by tomorrow.

$50,000 for killing a snake? That-- that's crazy.

While snakes frequently lose teeth

when struggling with prey,

it is not a problem for them,

as they can regrow any teeth that are lost

throughout their lifetime.

"Fun nature facts for kids."

Okay, Mom.

We can't let him blackmail us.

Jenna, stop.

Benj.

Can we still talk about this?

No. Go to bed, Benjamin.

I just need Mom to tell me...

why she's fighting this.

Who's it for?

Me?

- Or you? - I'm doing it for you,

me, your dad, and anyone else who looks like us.

We have to do what's right.

I am tired of letting them think that they can walk all over us.

You're tired?

Mom, I killed a snake because I'm a dumbass

who didn't bother to read the brochure.

That's what happened.

That's what they want you to think.

To turn on yourself, to-- to question yourself.

You know what? I'm gonna call Ellie's mom.

Melanie's in TV. She'll blow this up.

This is a bottle trap.

What do you mean, Benj?

The reason we can't get out

is because we won't let go.

Uh...

maybe because it's late,

but none of this makes sense, son.

No, i-- it's like what Halmoni says, right?

We reach into something and grab it,

and now that we have it,

it's preventing us from getting free.

What? Halmoni?

Don't be ridiculous.

Melanie, hi.

You want me to get into a good college, right?

I want you to be quiet.

I'm sorry. Um, yeah, no, Ellie's fine.

- The reason that I called is-- - Mom!

Listen to me!

Okay, Melanie, I'm gonna have to call you back.

I don't need you to do all of this.

For what? So I can get into Harvard?

All I need is you, Dad,

- Ellie, Halmoni. - Halmoni?

Your precious Halmoni

never once did anything for me.

I had to do everything on my own.

And that's fine. I survived because I fought.

I fought like hell, so you don't have to.

They couldn't do this if we were white.

We'll report them to the police.

The police?

You really think the cops are gonna believe us

over their next door neighbor?

Call a lawyer.

We can't afford a lawyer.

Okay, then call Alyse.

She stuck her neck out for us already.

Look, we can't-- no, I'm just--

look, she gave me a job, she loaned us this house.

No, we'll deal with this quietly and leave her out of this.

Maybe we can come up with, like, a compromise or, like, a--

like, a payment schedule or something.

Payments?

They're framing our son,

and you want to let them get away with it?

Look, how do you expect us to move here and, like--

Oh, you know what?

Forget it, okay? You don't get it.

Your father was a diplomat, and you came to the States

to go to college with your rich friends

like Kent and Alyse.

What does that mean?

That means that you've never dealt with racism like I have.

You-- Wow.

Really-- you think

I never faced racism like you have?

Okay, let me tell you a story from before we got married.

Okay, do we really have time for this?

Actually, I've been waiting 15 years to tell you this story,

so the very least you could do is give me 15 goddamn minutes.

When I first moved out west after college...

I took a job at Morgan Lynch.

It was this low-level position in emerging market commodities

for a giant investment bank.

And I was the only non-white person in the division.

Like, every other trader was,

like this gigantic ex-football player.

I mean, I basically came up to my boss shoulder, okay?

And I-- And I got assigned to cover Asia

because of this face.

But I had something up my sleeve.

I know oranges, because I come from Jeju.

Island of oranges.

So here I was, this junior trader, a rookie,

turning over millions for the division.

They even nicknamed me OJ

because I was killing it in citrus futures.

My point is, I did my time.

I bowed my head and cranked out cash.

And when the citrus desk head announced his retirement,

I put my hand up and asked to be considered to run the desk.

No one else was remotely qualified

so my boss decided

to make me Acting...

Head of Citrus Futures. Acting.

Okay, fine.

After they spent, I don't know, six months

looking for a permanent replacement,

I finally went to my boss and told him

I wanted the job for real.

I wanted my name on that card.

And my boss looked at me and he clapped me

on the shoulder with his big, hairy hand.

He was like, "Isaac, you make good money trading.

Why would you want to be a manager?"

No, it-- I told him it wasn't about the money,

it was about the respect.

It was the respect that I earned.

And after all, they call me OJ. I'm the Citrus King.

And you know what?

My boss laughed out loud like a donkey.

And he was like, "Isaac, the reason why they call you OJ

is because when you first came in here,

they said you looked like an oriental jockey.

An oriental jockey.

That's what OJ meant to them.

Not the fruit, not even the football player.

They're mocking my race and height.

And you know what I did?

I kept working there

as Acting Head of Citrus Futures for five more years.

You know why? Because you and I were dating.

You got pregnant, and I wanted to have the money to marry you,

buy a house, and take care of our family.

And every day for five goddamn years,

when they called me OJ, I'd smile and I'd wave

and I'd be all polite.

That wasn't cowardice. That was bravery.

'Cause I did that for you and for Benjamin.

And if Alyse, yes, Alyse,

hadn't come into my life

and saved me from a life of eating shit...

I'd still be doing that today.

Why didn't you tell me?

I could have worked something out.

I know, I'm sorry. I just--

It's fine.

Jenna, I just--

We're here now.

And it was worth it.

And...

honestly, I would do it all over again.

I would do this all over again because I love you.

I'm just--

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

It'll be okay.

We'll figure it out.

It'll be okay.

I don't feel like it, Halmoni.

♪

Benj.

Hey, Mom.

Ellie wanted to go to the store before she leaves.

I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about last night.

I deserve it.

I mean, I don't think enough how much

you and Dad had to go through to make sure I had a good life.

We all forget sometimes.

Did you know that Grandma went to Ewha University,

the most prestigious women's college in Korea?

And your grandpa went to Seoul National,

which is like the Harvard of Korea.

Them coming to the States for grad school

was a pretty big deal.

And they had to give all that up because of me.

You know, I thought for a really long time that the only way

to make Grandma happy was for me to get into a good college.

And when I didn't, I pushed that on you.

I honestly think what would make Halmoni happy is just...

for all of us to be happy, too.

You know, your father says you're a shoo-in for Michigan.

Go Blue.

Wherever I end up, I'll get there on my own.

Not because you guys paid off a ranger for my dumb mistake.

We'll figure it out, Benj.

Hey, I heard you and Dad talking last night.

Did you guys have me before you were married?

Uh, look at-- look at the time.

Um, it's-- it's burning.

I got-- I gotta get that pie out of the oven.

- Bye. - Mo-- mom?

- Hey. - Hey.

I got the helmet in the kitchen. Come on in.

Sorry about that. in all the craziness,

I forgot it was still in my truck.

Oh, no problem.

Yeah. Here you go.

Keep it. Looks better on you anyway.

So why'd you come over? Is Ellie all right?

Yeah, Ellie's fine.

It's me who's not.

And you know why.

Look, you were there, Hunter.

You saw everything that happened.

I know you're close with Wyatt and everything,

but this could really screw up my family.

What do you want me to do about it?

Just be honest.

Decide if you're gonna be a good snake...

or a bad one.

I gotta go, but...

all I'm asking you to do is tell the truth.

I'm so glad you called me.

We all make sacrifices for our kids, don't we?

What's a little money compared to a whole future?

Can I start with a story?

- What story? - He likes stories.

You like Godzilla?

I do.

Kim Jong Il, dictator of North Korea,

was a huge Godzilla fan.

And back in 1985,

he kidnapped one of South Korea's most famous directors

and made his own Godzilla film called Pulgasari.

And in the movie, Pulgasari is a creature

who grows bigger when he eats metal.

And Pulgasari protects his kingdom

by eating the iron weapons and the armor

of the enemy soldiers who tried to attack.

I'm sorry, but what does your...

silly little story have to do with your son

deliberately killing and endangered wild animal?

My husband's stories can be long and boring,

but he always has a point.

And soon after, Pulgasari becomes a worse threat

than the enemy soldiers.

And I'm saying that if you rely on monsters

to protect you...

you just get bigger monsters.

How long has he been here?

I don't know. Maybe 15 minutes.

I think we're done here.

Wait, wait. Hi. Hi. Excuse me.

Yeah, um...

Sir, it wasn't me that wanted to kill the snake.

Your guy, Wyatt, told me to.

Well, it's your word against his.

And Wyatt, well, he's been with us since he was your age.

Do you really think that our community's gonna take

your word over his?

I want you to kill it. Let's go.

Why not just put it in the bucket?

What are you, blind? It's lost a tooth.

You can't see through those slanty eyes?

It's a goner. You want it to suffer?

I want to get El to the hospital.

I mean, it's the snake, or your girlfriend, kid.

Benj. Girlfriend, huh?

Thank you so much for coming, Ellie.

- Text us when you get home. - I will.

Thank you, El. We'll see you in California.

Okay. Thanks.

One last time?

- Oh. - Okay.

Such a K-drama moment.

Okay.

Bye.

Vehicles on the curb must be attended

- or actively loading-- - Loading and unloading.

- Yeah, mm-hmm, mm-hmm. - Yeah.

- Yeah, yeah. - We're coming, sir.

Oh, gosh.

Oh.

Hey. Hey.

Mom, Dad.

Look.

Wow.

- Shh. - Sorry.

Shh.

Yeah, if Hunter hadn't sent us that--

Yeah, I finished it.

"My grandma grew up in a land at war with itself.

Sometimes it feels like ours is threatening to do the same.

When the world shows us its fangs,

my dad might say, 'We need to smile

and be strong for the sake of our loved ones.'

My mom might say, 'We need to stop rolling

into a ball and bite back.'

As for me, I am an optimist.

I think that someday we won't be standing across

a great divide throwing imaginary snakes at each other.

And that one day, I'll have the chance

to see the beauty of the town where my grandma grew up.

You might not be able to show me in person anymore Halmoni,

But you'll still be with me.

You always will."

♪

♪ I like no blueberries in my ice cream cake ♪

♪ No air to breathe with that masking tape ♪

♪ Stop, please I need a hostage free ♪

♪ I need a rocket ship I need to run from ♪

♪ I like no blueberries in my ice cream cake ♪

♪ No air to breathe with that masking tape ♪

♪ Stop, please I need a hostage free ♪

♪ I need a rocket ship I need to run from ♪

♪ From you ♪ ♪ I'm just kind of lost ♪

♪ I fall from you ♪ ♪ I've been looking down a lot ♪

♪ I fall from you ♪ ♪ I'm falling way too soft ♪

♪ I fall from you ♪ ♪ Now tell me when to stop ♪

♪ Oh, no, here we go again to this beat ♪

♪ Oh, no, tell me why you want to be so sweet ♪

♪ Tell me what's in your eyes, baby ♪

♪ Red, green, or blue ♪ ♪ Welcome to the other side ♪

♪ I keep losing my temper for you ♪

♪ I love it how you think I'm always this cool ♪

♪ Excusez-Moi I think I'm just a fool ♪

♪ Afraid of what's in your eyes, baby ♪

♪ Red, green, or blue ♪ ♪ Welcome to the other side ♪

♪ So now you've blown all your covers ♪

♪ I got this blue to make you come up ♪

♪ So when you think it's almost over ♪

♪ I got this blue to make you come up ♪

♪So now you've blown all your covers ♪

♪ I got this blue to make you come up ♪

♪ So when you think it's almost over ♪

♪ I got this blue to make you come up ♪