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Our man, Chris, is hosting an event for potential new dealers, and we believe he

will be handing out sample packs for this. We'll do a control to swap,

the real drug with the lookalike.

Nathan and I are big noise.

We need Chris to buy our cover. Any chance we're going to get to meet the

prince? Nah, nobody connects with the prince except for me.

Get on the ground!

Get down!

Officer, you're making a mistake. Shut your mouth.

You're going to lodge a formal complaint against those assholes?

The system is rotten.

I keep defending it.

We believe the Purple Rain is being transported via these hazardous waste

Nathan, could you just fix the focus on that? No, it's as clear as day, Sam.

GBH 93402X.

You need to get your eyes checked.

Nathan and I traced the region code and the label over there. Looks like it came

from the chemistry lab at Guelph Tech.

Guelph. That doesn't narrow it down much. Oh, Lee.

I'd say it narrows it down pretty good.

Yeah. There's only one Guelph Tech.

So, overlooked chemistry nerd making and selling illegal drugs?

Possibly.

Michelle Owens.

He's the lab manager in the chemistry department over there. He's got a PhD in

chemistry, has access to the lab, first one in, last one out, owns a beautiful

home in Guelph and a condo in Yorkville. Also, he drives a Porsche.

And check this out.

Whoa. Michelle Owens, 10 years ago. She was the lead singer of a local cover

band called Fuchsia Shock.

One guess whose music they were covering.

Yeah. So what he's been doing... Print!

Sorry?

The band.

The man.

Print. Yes, Sam.

It's Prince. Okay, here's what I'm thinking.

We take a road trip out to Guelph, bump the guy, see what we find.

That sounds like a great idea. You all hit Guelph. We'll have another meet with

Chris, pick up the huge supply of purple rain we've already paid for, see if he

leads us to the Prince that way. Yeah, you keep that big nose play going, boys.

It's big noise.

Yeah.

Yeah, which is marginally better.

Uh, Sam, you good? Yeah, I'm good. Just smelling my desk.

Put it up here.

It's dizzy. So I just, I'm just going to stay here for a second. Like dizzy?

Yeah. Hold up. How long have you been feeling this way?

Well, um, since I felt the rank and I, but my head still hurts a tiny bit. Look

at me? Yep.

Okay, Sam, your pupils are different sizes. We need to get you to the

We're not going to the hospital. We're going to Guelph. We're going on a road

trip. She can drive. I'll give her the keys. I'll be the passenger.

Come with me. It's good that you only drive. That's the only difference in the

whole thing. You look amazing in red. Don't get me started on your jeans.

it's going to be okay.

I'm a terrible partner.

I'm going to cancel my trip. Oh, my God, don't cancel your trip. It's for work.

I should have known.

I should have been looking into your eyes. Why haven't I been looking into

eyes, Sam?

Kelly here was looking into your eyes, and she's just your colleague.

Okay, we have your MRI results. You have a concussion, likely a grade 2. I knew

it.

Okay, so what do I have to do?

There's different schools of thought these days on how to treat them.

Some of us think that blood flow to the brain and exercise are crucial in the

early stages of recovery. You know, keeping your brain sharp as you

back to normal.

Most doctors would say to take it easy. Come back and see me in a couple weeks.

Okay, thank you. No problem.

I'm going to text Judy from the Toronto letter now.

Type her password in and use her phone like that? Mm -hmm.

Ironically, we have the same password. Wait. No, no, no. What are you doing?

Stop. Please don't text Judy. Because, um, Elliot's coming home this weekend.

Remember?

He's going to take care of me.

What? Elliot take care of you.

No, he is going to take care of me.

He's probably really excited to take care of me. No, he is. No, he is.

this is what sons do. They take care of their mothers.

He's a man now. His hair's probably longer.

Stop it. It's not funny.

Yep, there he is.

See, every week like clockwork.

And I told him you've been hassling me about the Purple Rain shipment.

Good. He got your work cut out for you, though.

Why's that?

Because you're going to need to be scary if you want Chris to listen to you.

I can be scary?

It's right there.

I got that from a guy named Maltz when I was 17. I sold him weed mixed with

oregano. And this, right there.

That's when I pay my rent with the money I made from selling 30 hits of acid

instead of paying back my supplier.

See, dealers are scary because they aren't afraid to get violent.

But you two aren't dealers.

You're cops.

And that would be assault.

Anyways, have fun.

I mean, we don't have to throw down just to be intimidated.

Oh, fear of getting your ass whooped is more powerful than getting your ass

whooped. Agreed. And if Krish happens to get violent, then hey.

We can get violent.

It's self -defense.

Yeah. Follow my lead.

And you're not allowed to do that to Nero, okay?

Very good.

Do you have a back door?

Oh, yeah.

Down the hall. Cool. I'll be right back.

Good to see you.

You're looking sharp.

Yeah, yeah. Listen, I thought we agreed I'll text you when I get the stuff in.

Yeah, we did, but we got a little impatient.

It's been 24 hours. Look, guys, you're going to get your stuff.

I'm actually on my way to pick it up today, so you're just going to need to

chill, all right? That's great, because we promised people a party.

So until we have our order in hand, the three of us are going to get real cozy.

Understood.

Oh, Steve called. He was so worried. So he asked me to pick up some stuff and

just check on you. Yeah, I'm fine. Really good.

I'm good.

Well, you don't know that.

I had a friend who, a concussion, it ruined their entire life.

She had to move into her cousin's basement. It was her cousin's.

Yeah. Or you could be like many, many other people that got a knock on the

and just use it as a great excuse to take a couple of days off and chill

lay back.

You can watch Drag Race. Yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. You have to avoid.

No TV.

No TV. What? You have to avoid all screens. Screens are the worst.

Avoiding it. You need it to be dark. Dark. And calm. So I have your lunch.

got your dinner. I'm going to take care of it all.

Okay. Okay, I'm going to send you this article that's more in line with what

your doctor says and basically opposite of everything you just said. You know,

do the hard stuff. Push yourself back to normal. Great.

Why don't you email me that article, and I will read it, and I will enjoy

reading it. Thank you. No, no, no, no, no. Are you guys serious right now?

Oh, I'm sorry. Kelly, no offense.

I'm just going to go upstairs, lights out, lie down.

I'll make lunch.

You don't have to worry about her. I got it. Oh, actually, no. I was thinking

about making her lunch.

Some barbecue ribs, salad, collard greens, mac and cheese, a little bacon.

know, that good gut health. So I think I got it from here. You can leave. Oh,

you know what, my dear friend Kelly? Why don't you go to Guelph with the both of

us? And you, my bossy friend, can cook this delicious food because it smells

amazing and I am starving. And then you can go back to work. Okay, well,

somebody has to stay with you. At least until Elliot gets here. I do agree with

that. Okay, it's going to be Roe because detectives are more important than

lawyers. Wow.

You do have a concussion.

Okay. Well, have a good day, Detective.

If I didn't have a meeting with Super Shanks, I'd take you on.

Yeah, so have a great time in Guelph.

And you keep me posted.

And I also want you to say hi to Prince for me. Oh, will do. Okay. Take it easy.

Okay, bye. Thank you.

Which is great.

I don't know how to break this to you, but Prince died.

It was really sad.

Yes, I know. The musician is dead. It's not that. It's the prints. It's part of

the drug case.

And Ro, what are you doing?

I'm doing exactly what you would do. Don't look at me like that.

You need to go upstairs and rest, okay? I'll make you a tray.

It's going to be good.

Come on.

Hey, thank you.

You're a really good friend. Yeah.

It's true.

Hold the railing.

Oh, this arrived on my desk last night. Your official complaint is very clear.

It's very formal.

Officers Taylor and McCleary, 68th Division, pulled you over, drew their

held you down on the ground and cuffed you.

That's awful. I'm sorry.

But there's nothing in here about how you feel. For one thing, it might help

to advocate on your behalf, get these assholes the maximum punishment they

deserve.

What's the point?

The problem is bigger than these assholes.

You know, it's funny. I was at a black sister circle right before I got pulled

over, and this woman, Letitia, said that this place is a rotten tree.

We're the bad apples.

But I don't know how we get rid of the infection.

Kelly, this place needs us here.

to change you and me this corner office with the view might have come seven

years too late but things are shifting you think five years ago i could have

called out the police board about how the police unions are one of the biggest

impediments to change and accountability even two years ago they would just

laugh me out of the room but now and i take some some sort of solid in that

progress

We are here to fight the good fight.

All right, I will channel my inner Sade and bare my soul. Thank you very much.

Yay. Hey, hope I'm not interrupting.

Any news?

Yeah, I was actually about to head to your office to give you an update on

How is she?

She has a concussion. She needs some rest, but she should be good in a few

I was about to head to Guelph anyway to get a lay of the land.

Well, if Sam's not able to go with you, I'd like you to take someone else.

Who?

Detective Duff!

What up?

Hey, hey.

Looking forward to the trip.

Uh, yeah, yeah, me too, me too.

May I? Uh, wait, wait.

Oh, oh, um, I heard about the incident.

Horrible, just horrible.

No justice, no peace. No, no, thank you. Okay, uh, let's go.

Oh, I brought some hot pepper jelly pastries for the road.

Hot pepper jelly pastries? Hot pepper jelly pastries, yeah.

They're out of control good.

I don't usually indulge, but these babies are really testing my discipline.

Great. I'm driving.

Sure.

What did Rose say? What did Rose say? You can do this. You can... You know

No.

Do what Kelly said.

I don't care. It's making me feel sick.

Back to normal.

Back to normal.

Eyes open.

Okay, I'm going to light my hair on fire. This is not really...

I got hot pepper jelly in my eye.

What? Oh, wow.

Oh, that's smart.

Oh, oh, Jesus.

Oh, I got it in my other eye.

Oh, geez, Louise.

Why don't you use water to rinse it out or something?

Yeah, that's a good idea. I have contact solution in my bag somewhere.

I can't see my bag. I can't see.

Thank you. Hey, I'm going to go in because I need a meeting with this lab

manager at Michelle Owens, okay? Okay, yeah. Just let me pull myself together

here, and I'm right behind you. Yeah, you work on that.

Oh.

Oh.

When I blink is when it stings.

Oh.

Hello?

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Is that my concussion or that actual stubble on

chin?

You're growing out my mane.

You like it?

I don't know. Can I feel it? Can I touch it?

All right.

Oh, wow.

Oh,

did Dad tell you about my condition?

Yeah. I'm here with you for a bit. That's a bit.

Well, I got to go visit Jackie, actually, in Guelph.

She's going to school there.

Guelph? Is it Guelph Tech?

She goes to Guelph Tech?

Yeah. Do you think I was wondering, just a thought, is she involved in the drug

scene up there?

I guess insensitivity is a symptom of your concussion.

I am supposed to be in Guelph on a drug case, so I just thought... Dude, so

there's drugs in Guelph, a town of 100 ,000 people.

Jackie happens to be one of those people, so she must be involved in the

I mean, come on, she's actually doing really good.

I'm doing good.

How about we just... Leave it alone this time. Yeah.

I'm going to go make you a cup of tea.

Sure. Thank you.

Can I help you with something?

Uh, yes. Uh, Detective Kelly Duff.

Sloane Levy, work in the admin office.

Yeah, I'm looking for Michelle Owens, the lab manager for the chemistry

department. You and me both.

Students are up in arms. Nobody's been able to access the lab for the last few

days. Really?

Is he on vacation or something?

Well, he shouldn't be.

Last time he signed into the lab was two nights ago at midnight.

He turned the place upside down, got the janitor fired, and locked up at three

in the morning, left with the key.

Nobody's seen him since.

Why'd he get the janitor fired?

Insubordination, apparently.

Do you have the janitor's contact info?

I'd like to get in touch. Maybe they know what's going on or how to track him

down. Come with me.

Whoa, okay. Uh, Destin, are you okay?

No. No, not at all.

I tried to put saline in my eyes and I accidentally brought my contact cleaner,

I guess. Do you have the keys?

Peroxide. I shot peroxide directly into my eyes. I think I have a scratched

cornea because it really stinks.

Chase, I need the keys. Where are they? Look.

You can sit out there. There's a bench. No, because I can't find them, right?

Because you want to know why? I can't see at all.

Oh, boy.

All right, look. Oh, I'm suffering some serious ouchies today, Kelly. I bet.

Look, I got to talk to this janitor about Michelle Owens.

I will text you where I am going.

All right, you look for the keys and get your hands out of your face, all right?

Your natural tears will wash away whatever's going on in there. And then

drive to meet me there. Yes, that sounds good.

Got it, Kelly.

Nellie?

Hey, Celie, what should you do if you get peroxide in your eyes?

I found this on the web.

Celie, I can't see, right? So I can't read. So I need you to read it for me.

I'm not sure I understand.

Is there something else I can help you with? Yes! How can I fix my eyes?

I found this on the web.

Celie! Kiss my ass!

Still no word from the prince.

This is so typical of the prince, but I'm going to get a call back any minute,

okay? We can't be here all day, man.

What time is it?

I don't know. On this side, it looks like it's about 5 o 'clock.

On this side, not so sure.

Funny, guys.

Real funny.

Oh, you think something? Chris!

I've been looking for you.

Let's get in the whip, Chris.

I gotta take a load off.

I, uh, managed to break down that little sample of yours.

Turns out purple rain is nothing but caffeine and sugar. No, that's not my

product. You cheated me.

Get in the car, Chris.

We don't have to do this.

Meet you, okay? It was the prince.

It was the prince, I promise.

Who's the prince?

The guy that controls the chemistry lab at 12 Tech, okay? His name is Michelle

Owens. Michelle Owens, that's all I know.

Hey, get off of him.

All right, all right, all right.

You got the information.

We don't need the knife, right?

No, I'm still gonna wreck you and then just head to Guelph.

There's no more big noise.

Nazareth to Chris, you confirmed that Michelle is the prince.

No, I can't hear you. I got low bars.

This is a lot further than that, though. Okay, listen. I spoke to Naz. Can you

hear me?

Hello?

What are you doing? This is just off Kelly's advice. I'm leaning into the

discomfort. It's really helping me. Hello, I can't hear you. What did you

Turn that off. No, honey, don't do that because it's really helping me, so I'm

just going to turn that back on. How is it helping me? What? Wait, wait, wait.

Sam, Sam, you're breaking up.

Hello? What did you say?

Listen, Kel. Hey, could you just repeat that for me, please? Repeat that for me.

The last time Michelle was seen, he fired the custodian. And I'm trying to

figure out what happened that night. What? Okay.

No, no, no.

Fired who?

Tell me, fired who? Who did he fire?

What? Hello?

Hello?

Hi.

You look really great today.

Are you good? I'm great. So when are you going to go see Jackie? I'm going right

now. Perfect. I'm going to go with you.

No. Yeah.

What do you mean?

like a road trip with mom. No, no, no, no, no, no. Yeah, this could be so much

fun. Oh, my god.

Beep, beep.

That's the one.

Hi. Hi.

Can I help you? Hi. Yeah. I'm so sorry to disturb you. I'm Detective Kelly Duff

from Greater Toronto Police Department.

I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions about Michelle Owens.

Yeah.

Sure. Yeah.

Do you want to come in?

Is that okay?

Yeah.

Just leave that open, please. Oh.

Okay. Yeah.

Oh, my dad installed that when I was a kid. I used to sleepwalk.

Yeah, here.

Sorting through some bills here.

Stressful on any given day, but it's especially freaking me out a couple days

after randomly getting fired.

Yeah, I heard about that.

Yeah.

Michelle Owens.

What do you want to know about him?

Hey, I'll be right back.

A while now.

Hey, now.

Hi.

Hi.

I took you on, huh?

Yeah.

Plus, I brought my mom.

That would be really funny.

Yeah. Um, except I did.

So Michelle inspired you? Yeah, right in the middle of a meltdown. What was the

meltdown about?

I shouldn't be there when he's working.

But I'm not cleaning enough.

And he doesn't want anyone touching his stuff. He's done it before to other

stuff. I just happened to be his target that day.

Did you ever see anything strange going on in his lab?

I'm a custodian.

Detective stuff. I see strange stuff all the time.

I'm basically invisible.

I mean, I heard you've been working there for a few years, so it must have

hard to keep your head down and ignore it all.

Hard, yeah, yeah. That's an understatement.

And, like, he knows what my situation is.

Uh -huh.

I'm so sorry.

No, no, no, no. Please, go right ahead. You know, sometimes you just need to let

it all out.

Please.

Okay, yeah, he knows I'm hanging on to my dad's farm by a thread.

And I need every cent I can make. But he doesn't care.

Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter to him.

And he, you know, inevitably, they forget about the little guy, like my

dad was so brilliant. He was so brilliant. He was always racing into the

and he was making these plans.

But he had ADHD and he was super scattered.

And he went to the doctor about it and he tried to get testing, but they

couldn't diagnose him because testing wasn't covered for adults.

So he's just self -medicated with booze, and then he died driving drunk a year

ago. And I see how all of these stuck -up Guelph tech students look at me

while I'm mopping the floor, and they judge me.

They don't know me.

Nobody does.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Sometimes I just get a little bit carried away.

Oh, no, no, no. You're good. You're good. I said let it all out.

Hey,

do you mind if I use your restroom?

Mm -hmm. Yeah. It's just down the hall.

Tuesday, what are you doing?

I'm not done, all right? I know when someone's being fake with me. No! I'm

with all this, okay? No, no, no, Tuesday, come back here!

Brown attorneys have a no -tolerance policy for drug dealers who sell a

synthetic cappuccino made from legal ingredients and think they're too smart

the system.

And overdose numbers are high, so... Judges do like nice, educated boys with

previous charges.

Not when some of those overdoses have resulted in death.

And your client's the only one selling this product on the market.

But that's okay.

You're a tough guy.

You can handle yourself.

You just have to see what the gangs on the inside think of that.

Fine.

We'll deal.

Go ahead, Krish.

Tell them what you know.

I first heard about Purple Rain at a house party in Guelph.

I know that students were using it to micro -dose to help them with school,

if they snorted it, it's a pretty cool psychedelic. I got a message from the

manufacturer, the Prince, and they asked me if I wanted to get into business

with them.

You come?

Sorry for interrupting, but we've got Michelle Owens in custody.

Arrested him at the island airport about to fly to Muskoka.

He's been holding.

This is ridiculous.

You have no reason to be holding me. I've told you I've done nothing wrong.

Detective Sergeant Nathan Green.

Detective Tyna Deer. And you are? Dr. Michelle Owens. Currently employed as

chemistry lab manager at Guelph Tech.

I don't know. You tell me. You've been identified as the maker of Purple Rain.

What? Are you talking about my Prince cover band?

That was ten years ago, and we were bad. Certainly not illegal.

I'm talking about Purple Rain, the synthetic drug that you've been

and selling out of your workplace.

I'm not making drugs. I'm not selling drugs.

Am I good at my job? No. I am little to no patients, but I am not making drugs.

Have you talked to Tuesday?

Who's Tuesday?

The janitor I just had fired after I caught them after hours working late,

cooking shit up in my lab and lying about it.

Kelly, it's confirmed.

Michelle is not the prince.

Where are you?

The second that you get a signal, you have to call me.

Hey.

So Ellie tells me that you really turn things around. You're halfway through

your first year.

Mom?

Are you okay?

I just straightened out your study habits. Just discipline.

Yeah, just discipline.

Why?

I heard of a new drug called Purple Rain. It's really popular at schools

now. Mom, are you kidding me?

Didn't we talk about this?

She's not involved in it, okay? I don't know why that's so hard to believe,

right?

I do Purple Rain.

I've been microdosing it, but it's been good. It's been really good, actually.

Like, I've never really been able to focus before, but I can finally apply

myself and actually... Yeah, I need you to tell me where you got it from right

now. Why would I do that?

Because now it's confirmed that I'm posing as a lab manager because I can't

Kelly and I think she's in real trouble. Because your microdosing might help you

ace the test, but it's killing kids who smart because Elliot knows you and he

says you're a good person and I trust him.

There's a custodian on campus named Tuesday who makes it.

I have a friend named Raya who knows where they live.

You're going to call Ryan and get an address.

You're going to drive me there right now.

Yep.

Kelly?

Kelly?

It's okay. We're going to get you out of there.

Just move on.

Look out.

Can you get in there?

The car's on the window.

I thought this place was a fire hazard.

Kel!

Hey. Hey.

If we're smelling gas and Kelly's passing out, that means there's enough

the air for any amount of electrical currents to make this place explode.

I'm studying chemistry right now. I'm doing chemical bonds.

Hey! Hey, Kel, can you hear me? Listen, don't turn on any switches on or off,

okay? You can't trigger the electrical current.

There's a motion sensor light wired into the ceiling.

Oh, my God!

I see it.

She can crawl out. No, she can't.

She'll trick the sensors. The whole place will blow up. I think we should

for the fire department or Enbright or something.

When is that happening? Is your phone working?

Because mine's not.

Do you remember the motion sensor that was in our driveway outside your window?

Yeah. When I used to sneak in and out of the house, I would crawl on my stomach

to avoid setting it off and waking you up.

And it worked.

I mean, that sensor looks like it's pointed outwards.

Not down.

So if she can crawl out, we can get her out without triggering it.

Trust me.

I love that you're saying trust me after you admitted all of that. Okay.

Hell, I need you to crawl towards us, okay?

Come on, Kelly.

You can do it.

Okay, she can't.

I'm going to go in after her.

Careful.

They're going to pull us out, okay, elegant?

They're going to pull us out.

Give me slack. Give me slack. Give me slack.

Watch your elbows.

Elbows.

Get lower.

Feet.

Oh, I'm right there.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Okay.

Here we go.

Okay. Okay, Ellie, pull.

Come on.

Hold on. Hold on.

You can do it. Go.

Come on. Pull, pull, pull, Ellie. Pull, pull, pull. Grab her hand. Come on. Come

on. Grab her hand.

Grab her hand.

Go, go, go.

Are you okay? Watch it.

Are you okay?

Here.

All right, just breathe.

Get a signal. Call for help. Okay.

Tuesday.

Yo!

Tuesday! It doesn't matter how much you promise them.

Yes, I know they're scary, but...

I can only carry as much as I can carry, and that cop is here, and there's been

some kind of an explosion, and I gotta go right now, okay?

Tuesday, what are you doing?

No, no, no. Get out of my way.

Tuesday, stop.

No.

Oh, gosh.

Woo!

That was a lot, maybe a bit too much. Are you okay? I think I'm doing okay.

was I saying? I was saying, uh, right, yeah, you are under arrest.

Okay, let's go.

What are you looking for?

Huh?

What?

What are you looking for?

I'm looking for Purple Rain, because if they arrest Tuesday, there's not going

to be any more, and I need to get through finals, and I need to get a

scholarship next year, and I just need a little bit. You don't need that to get

through finals. I do.

I do need it. If you're having problems concentrating, there's plenty of other

stuff you can do.

Seriously, Jackie, you are already brilliant. You don't need that stuff.

All right, Tuesday.

I need you to talk to me right now.

Did Chris put you up to all this?

Hmm?

You know what?

I didn't make Purple Rain with the intention of dealing.

I just started reading about ADHD and ways to focus.

And then I started playing with chemicals in the lab after hours.

I'm like my old man, you know?

I'm pretty sure I have ADHD, too, and I was... Just trying to help people.

Yeah.

Were you trying to help the people who overdosed and died?

Were you trying to help them too?

Come on.

Finally got in touch with Watts. He brought up some eyedrops in this patch.

Saved the day, he did. Oh, he did, did he? Thank God for Watts. Uh -huh.

Thank you, officer.

Now, I hope you're a fan of Ann Murray.

But if not, doesn't change anything.

I'm not really in the business of letting arrested drug dealers choose my

playlist.

And I will warn you, I love to sing along.

Do you know any lyrics to Anne -Marie's songs? No, I have no idea.

Oh. Well, first timer, you're in for a treat.

You got the snowbird, the dandy song, the dance.

Oh, jeez. Wait, I can't drive. I have a concussion.

Well, I can't either.

I just almost got a propane inhalation. Oh, right.

I just smoked a bunch of weed, so.

Same.

You want to just go back to my residence?

Yeah.

Okay,

see ya.

Call you tomorrow.

It was a treat.

Sadly, I also cannot drive.

Still blind in one eye. Oh, God, put it down.

Sam, you home?

Ro, how's it going?

Hi.

I was trying to find this recipe that I sent Sam. I was going to make it for her

as a surprise.

Oh, is she sleeping?

No, no, she's not home.

I tried to get her to stay in bed, but I think that Kelly was pressuring her to

go to work.

I wasn't expecting you to be home, so I just let myself in again. But if you

don't need me to cook, I should probably go because I have a ton of work to do.

You go.

I'll order pizza. Sam eats too much pizza, puts her in a coma, should be in

for a week.

Oh, I know.

Interesting. Thank you for saving my life again.

Man, I can rely on you for everything.

Not everything.

I heard what happened the night of the roller rink.

Those two uniformed cops.

That's horrible.

I can't imagine, and I know that I can't imagine, I completely understand why

you didn't want to talk to me about it.

It was hard to talk about, Sam.

It's a reality I'll never have to endure, whereas like Shanks and Nathan,

would understand more easily.

Oh, well.

Even Shanks had to pull it out of me this morning.

Like, less words for Nathan and Shanks to understand what I'm feeling, but it

doesn't mean that I can't talk to you, too.

And best friends don't need to be everything all the time, right?

Like, you might not always be my first stop when I'm dealing with a racist

asshole. And I may not be your first stop when you need someone to buy you

groceries and make you lunch.

be all huffery -duffery and worried about you because you bumped your little

head. You can lean on Roe for that one. I don't know. I remember you being like,

oh, would you like collard greens? I love you so much. You're my favorite

person. Oh, how about some ribs, please? I love you. I want to hold you. I

didn't mean nothing. I love you. I want to hold you. I was bluffing. She was

trying to show me up.

You got to be hella sick for me to be up in the kitchen all day acting like I'm

your bitch. I guess we'll leave that to Roe. Yeah.

Tough day.

I had a thought.

It goes a bit like this.

I go to your house.

You get out the ribs.

Get out some collard greens. I'll sit back on the couch. You just whip that up

for me. What do you think?

Keep doing this.