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You're lying on your back, crying out for your mother.

She is standing, facing the wall.

She has her back to you.

A bell rings.

-Your mother turns to face you. -Hey! Whoa! Get back!

In her mouth is a door.

Go! Go!

Come on, man! Let's go!

Hey!

-Stop right there! -Go! Go!

Shit!

You're lying on your back, crying out for your mother.

She is standing, facing the wall.

She has her back to you.

A bell rings.

Your mother turns to face you. She is silent,

but her mouth is open wide.

In her mouth is a door.

♪ Ticking away the moments… ♪

I can't believe this song came out 30 years ago.

We were born in the wrong era, dude.

$11.76. We're rich!

Dude, when we move to Vancouver, we won't even need money.

'Kay? We'll be livin' off the grid. We can grow whatever we need.

Shit. We should live by a river, and then we can irrigate the land.

Irrigate the land?

Dude, I got 13% on my English essay last term.

I'm too dumb to irrigate the land.

You are not dumb, Abbie. It's called dyslexia. Look it up.

I can't look it up.

I'm fuckin' dyslexic!

My dad called me a parasite the other day.

-What?! -A parasite. I know, right?

Abbie, that's really messed up.

Shit.

-Go, go, go! -We gotta go!

We need to do the honors.

John, Paul, George, Ringo. We honor you.

Whoo!

I thought you blocked the door.

You thought wrong. I did not!

Oh shit!

My God, I can't run when I have to pee!

-Oh, that's Claire! Claire, up here! -Claire, hey!

-Sorry, guys. -We're stuck!

Can you open the fire escape door?

Mr. Turner's looking for you, Leila. They announced it.

Okay, the bell just went. We're like two minutes late.

That was the lunch bell, you lab rats.

-Shit. -It was?

Here.

-You're welcome. -You're kidding me, right?

Mwah.

Thank you.

Ready?

Now!

Do I look stoned?

Very. Say you have hay fever.

Leila. Hi.

I have hay fever.

Come on in.

No, no, no. Abbie, not you.

You should get to class.

You've missed 12 classes this term alone, Leila. Twelve.

And when you do show up, you're not exactly all there.

Do you know what I mean by that?

Look, the whole faculty knows that you've had a difficult couple of years.

That's why I'm on your side, kiddo.

You stopped going to the grief counselor the school found for you?

Her office smelled like stale Cheerios.

So now, what? Just gonna rough it out? Alone?

I'm not alone.

-I have Abbie. -Right.

Let's talk about Abbie.

She's my best friend. We'd die for each other.

She's my lifeblood. What about her?

Well, sometimes when we're drowning,

we, uh, grab onto another person like a life raft.

And we might not mean to,

but we end up dragging that person right down with us.

I wanna talk to you about a possible solution.

And I want you to be as open-minded as you can be.

-What the hell is this? -It's a school.

A therapeutic school.

And I think… it might be a good fit.

I've spoken to them, and they would be thrilled to have you.

And, good news alert, your mom's on board too.

In the hills and valleys of beautiful, verdant Vermont,

there is a place.

A place where your teenager can grow and thrive.

-At Tall Pines Academy. -Wait, Vermont?

-Like, America? -Land of the free.

My name is Evelyn Wade.

I'm an author, a life coach,

and the lead youth counselor here at Tall Pines Academy.

We use groundbreaking therapeutic techniques,

rigorous academics,

and a transcendent connection with nature

to solve the problem of adolescence.

"The problem of adolescence"?

There's no mathematical way for you to turn the year around, Leila.

We just gotta accept that.

No, I'm gonna turn it around, okay?

I'm gonna do good on my finals. I won't miss any more classes.

Leila, sometimes parents let their children fall through the cracks.

So someone else has to be there to gather them up.

Okay! Let's get you back to class, kiddo.

Promise me that you're gonna get excited about this opportunity.

Because this train… has already left the station.

♪ Oh yeah… ♪

Well, this is just so…

-Normal? -It's so normal.

-Well, what were you expecting? -I don't know.

You said this place was like a progressive, intentional community, so…

I don't know.

Maybe yurts or something? Farms?

♪ The bottle is ready to blow ♪

You okay, Laura?

-♪ Say it ain't so… ♪ -Yeah.

It just smells exactly the same.

♪ Is a heartbreaker ♪

♪ Say it ain't so ♪

♪ My love is a ♪

When it went up for auction, Evelyn said she got it for a song.

Yeah, but still, we have to pay her rent.

This is insane.

You can try, but she won't take it.

Why don't we see what it's like inside? We might hate it.

Oh my God.

What is happening?

This is insane.

Oh my God. I mean…

You know, we'll get our own stuff. We'll make it ours.

There's no doors.

Good. I hate doors.

Alex, come up here.

We can make this the nursery.

We can put the crib over here.

Change table over here.

What else do babies need? PlayStation?

Oh man.

I… I don't think I ever thought that I could have this.

-Like, I don't think I imagined-- -Hey.

We deserve this.

It's just like, movin' back to your tiny hometown

wasn't exactly our plan, really that…

I know that I said that I would set us up and keep us safe--

Alex, this is not a failure.

Detroit was a shithole.

There was nothing there for us. We tried.

This is a second chance.

-We should unpack. -Mm. Yeah, we should.

So, you're not suspended?

Leila! Come on. What did he say?

Um, no, it's fine. He just wanted me to go back to that grief counselor.

Man, why is everyone so mad at us all the time?

-They're obsessed with us! -Right?

Honestly, I wish that your parents and my mom would just get stoned with us.

Then they would see we're actually so jokes.

So jokes and so kind.

Dude, I forgot to tell you.

Kyle said he can get us shrooms tomorrow after he gets paid.

-Mm.Yeah. Nah, I'm good. -Mm.

Okay, why don't you like Kyle?

I barely know him.

He never hangs out. And he's old, bro!

When you were born, he was probably already a manager at McDonald's.

He's 26, not 70.

Well, same difference.

If we're not outta here by the time we're 20,

will you rob a bank with me?

As long as we get to wear cool masks.

I don't see color in my dreams. Is that strange?

I see nothing but fucked-up things.

Have you eaten more than a Twizzler today?

Nope. Nothin' in the fridge. Oh, so Eli? Fully horny for you.

-He told Erica, and she told me. -Really?

Eli? No, whatever, man. I'm not really vibing anyone.

I'm just kinda, like, developing my spirit.

And when I come out of my cocoon, I shall meet my Bob Dylan.

You can still get laid in a cocoon.

Charming.

-Hi, Dad. -Hi, Brian.

You must have worked up an appetite today during the 40 minutes you were in class.

Mr. Turner called.

-Do you know how hard I work, Abbie? -No.

-That Brie's not cheap. -You can have the Brie back.

It's not about the Brie. Carla!

You want a snack? We have Brie in the fridge.

No, Carla, that's not what… Leila, we need to have a family talk.

What? Leila is family, and we have to study for finals together.

Claire! Claire!

Come here, please.

-Will you study with Abbie tonight? -I'm not her social worker, Dad.

-Where's the Brie? -We should've bought more.

Okay, Leila, out!

Out!

-Can I go now? -Go!

What are we supposed to do, Abbie?

You're gonna fail the year. For what?

To follow around some criminal?

What? She's not a criminal.

Oh, really?

What do you know about the night her sister died?

Dad.

I told you, she had nothing to do with it.

So she says. Nobody's fooled. She's a crackhead, Abbie.

What? We don't even touch the hard drugs.

If it's from the ground, it's sound. That's the rule, Dad.

I trust her, okay?

If you fail these finals, we are taking drastic action.

You hear me?!

We'll continue this conversation later.

…has made their lives a living hell.

-They live in terror of their daughter. -Hey. How was your day?

Drinking, drugs…

-Joyriding, shoplifting… -Mom?

One of these girls is just 13.

Cool, I'm just gonna go to bed.

-And is addicted to marijuana. -My day was good, thanks. How was yours?

In 2001, she was suspended for smoking pot…

It's too big.

It's too big?

I feel like I look like a clown.

Wait, you got eggs?

They were on the porch when I let Toast out.

Look, the whole basket.

Really?

What, like just sitting there? Who left them?

Someone in the community.

Uh, okay, and do we have to pay for them?

Okay. You'll have to get used to people being thoughtful for the sake of it.

I decorated.

It looks so alien.

What is that, an arm or a tail?

That's his face, Laura.

And I think he looks very humble and brave.

Oh shit. Okay, I gotta go. Bye. I'll call you.

-I'll call you later. -No, don't go away.

I hate it when you leave me alone.

I gotta go.

I'm sorry. It's agony, but I gotta go.

I hope they don't pair me up with some territorial dinosaur.

-Oh. -Mornin'.

Didn't mean to startle you.

Just thought I'd swing by and pick you up. Dwayne Andrews. I'm your new partner here.

I'm Alex, hi. Nice to meet you. Thanks so much.

-Thank you. -Laura, come here, kiddo.

Oh, Dwayne.

-It's great to see you. -It is good to have you back.

And this, I mean, come on.

I… I can't believe it. I really can't.

So, you guys… you guys old pals?

Yeah, of course. This is Tall Pines.

Right.

-Let's get to work. -All right, let's do it.

Have fun.

-Thanks for the coffee. -Yeah, no problem.

So, Dwayne, how long you been with the force?

The force?

Yeah, maybe don't use that word around the station,

'cause the guys will rib you.

Ah, it's pretty quiet around here, man.

You know, we get the odd domestic, that kind of thing,

but it's not like we go bulldozin' around, kickin' down doors.

It's a small town.

Got it.

But not a small-town mentality, if you're worried.

Tall Pines is actually a pretty liberal place.

A lot of draft dodgers came here in the '60s and '70s.

You know, curious-minded people.

So, you and Laura won't get any stick.

You'll be one of the guys.

Thank you.

-That means a lot. -Mm.

So, uh… the chief told me about what went down in Detroit.

Yeah, I wanted to, um… to…

That was a high-stress situation, and my response was not ideal,

but by no means excessive force.

-I'm glad you brought it up, because-- -Hey, hey, hey.

You don't gotta explain yourself to me.

You seem like a good dude, doin' the job for the right reasons.

Your colleagues should've backed you up.

Yeah.

I guess they didn't see me as part of the brotherhood.

Yeah, well, screw 'em.

Brotherhood's a state of mind.

Yeah. I like that.

Listen, I just hope you're not bored.

Because not a whole lot happens around here.

Oh shit!

-Please, help me! -Oh, Jesus!

Help me.

-Whoa. Jesus, you all right? -Please.

-We could have hit you there. -I need a phone or something.

-Please. -Okay. Off the road.

Please. Please help me. I can't go back.

-Okay, slow down. -I've been running. I can't go back!

Let's start with your name. How 'bout that?

My name is Alex Dempsey. This is my partner, Dwayne Andrews.

Why don't you have a seat? Have a seat.

Mornin', son.

Where you coming from with bare feet, huh?

It's okay. Here you go.

Jesus.

Where am I right now? How far did I make it?

You're in Tall Pines.

Whoa! Hey, we just want to talk!

Hey!

Stop running!

I lost him.

We gotta get you a uniform that fits.

Yeah.

I suppose you didn't just run out for that.

No.

Damn, I hate being a foregone conclusion.

Hey, what does The Thomas Crown Affair have to do with Canadian history?

I'm in deep shit.

At least you don't have Turner scheming against you.

-What do you mean about scheming? -Hi, Abbie.

-Hey. -Hi, Eli.

Just studying, thank you.

Sure.

Ah, standardized testing's, like, evil.

Think about all the trees that have to die for the paper alone.

I saw them printing out science exams, and I was like, "This is carnage."

"These trees have families."

Abbie, what are you doing tomorrow night?

Uh, hanging out with you.

-Break into school with me. -What?

We have to memorize like a year's worth of science.

Eli, you said you saw the exams being printed?

Yeah, I saw them in the staff room when I went to get a Band-Aid

for the blister on my bunion.

We break into school at night,

steal the exams from the staff room, memorize the answers…

Okay, but how do we break in?

We convince Eli to hide in one of the lockers after school.

But then, dude, you'll ace the exams.

Okay. We'll both ace the exams, right?

Mr. Turner was talking about this school in Vermont.

It's like a therapy school or something.

And he said the wheels are in motion.

What? Vermont? No.

I know, right? I may not have a choice, dude.

I've heard about these schools.

-They take you. -No. Stop.

You're gonna ace the exams, and then they can't send you away, right?

Yeah.

Yeah. Okay.

-Hey, Chief. -Alex.

-Nice to meet in person. -Good to meet you as well.

Walter Bartell. I hear you had quite the first day.

Yeah, quite the first day. Um…

Sir, we have a minor, unidentified. Fifteen, maybe 16, possibly in danger.

Yeah, Riley Warren.

I talked to his foster parents. They're good people.

This isn't the first time this has happened.

Okay, you know this kid?

I checked in with Evelyn Wade. She runs the academy here.

There's a lot of troubled young people up there.

Evelyn says that Riley's about as troubled as they come.

All right. Mm-hmm.

She's gonna come in tomorrow, fill us in on his background.

In the meantime, we're gonna keep searching the surrounding area.

He's not gonna get far. These woods are impenetrable,

and we're in the middle of nowhere, so don't you worry.

-He's gonna turn up. -Yeah.

They always do when they get hungry.

Oh! Let me introduce you to everybody. Hey, everyone gather around.

This is Alex Dempsey.

I want you to make, um, him feel very welcome.

Thank you. Good to meet you. Good to meet you. Hi.

Officer Terry Wilson.

Um, I'll give you a tour of the snacks. We have a fantastic selection of nuts.

-Oh, great. -It's very good.

Great. Sorry, now?

-Yeah. -'Kay.

You should have seen the look on this kid's face, Laura.

He was terrified.

Then I lost him.

Well, the school lost him first.

Hey.

When you went to the academy, how intense was it?

Like, I know it's a reform school, but was it really bad?

I fucking hated it at first.

But mostly because it was keeping me from making out with drug dealers in cars.

After my parents abandoned me there… it saved my life.

Well, I'm gonna find out more about it tomorrow.

'Cause guess who's coming into the station.

-You're gonna meet Evelyn? -Yes.

I didn't want to meet her like this. I…

I'm gonna invite her for dinner. I should, right?

We owe this woman like a million dinners.

Trust me, she'll cash those in.

She likes to be… involved. You know?

She's brilliant, but… she's also a lot.

She can kinda see right through you.

You're like that.

You can see through people.

But if I can be methodical about this, if I can find out the kid's background…

-I can get in his head, I can find him. -Alex.

Can you not do the thing you always do?

-Which is what? -Fixate.

-Yeah. Yeah. -A lot of people are looking for him.

No, I know. Yeah, you're right.

So, let's try and relax tonight.

I'd love that. I mean, I am relaxed.

I'm relaxed.

Are you relaxed? Ow!

Oh my God, are you okay?

Where's the dog? Toast, come in here. Help clean this up.

Toast!

Toast?

Toast!

Laura, what does this door lead to?

Uh, basement?

But I haven't gone down there yet, because fuck that.

Are you gonna open it?

Mm-mm. Okay.

You're the hot young detective.

-I'm gonna stay here with our guard dog. -I'm just a deputy.

I'm a hot young deputy.

Okay…

It's massive.

I found all the doors.

Laura, come down here. You have to see this.

Okay, where does this door lead?

Open it.

I changed my mind. Don't open it.

Wait. It's painted on. It's not even real.

What does that say?

"Ponder" or something?

Well, why would somebody…

-Evelyn. Hi, I'm-- -Alex Dempsey. How are you?

I'm really well. It's nice to finally meet you.

I thought I'd try and grab you before the rest of the guys--

Because you are a thoughtful person. I knew you would be.

-Thank you. -Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

Well, I wanted to thank you for everything you've coordinated.

-The house and the move. Laura-- -I'd love dinner.

-Should we make a plan? Get the basket? -Please--

Oh, that was you. Yeah, great. Thank you.

Evelyn. Thank you for taking the time. We are ready for you.

Is it Friday? Should we say tomorrow?

-Yeah. Perfect. -It's decided.

Now, let me tell you what I know so we can get on with finding our boy.

In we go.

Everyone, we are very lucky to have Ms. Wade here

to give us insight into Riley's state of mind. Ms. Wade?

Oh, how profoundly disheartening all of this is.

Riley had been making such wonderful progress

with us since his last upset.

He had friends. He was looking forward to his graduation.

He was learning to play the flute.

And sadly, on Wednesday, uh, there was an incident

between he and another student.

They were in a therapy session with a staff member…

when Riley attacked this boy.

We, of course, separated them,

and when we returned to fetch him, he was gone.

Um, excuse me.

I'm sorry.

This incident happened on the Wednesday night?

If he was missing on Wednesday, were authorities notified?

Because we ran into him on Thursday morning.

Officer Dempsey, Alex,

I am so grateful for your attention to detail.

Well, if there was a minor missing on Wednesday night, I'm wondering--

The first time Riley ran away, we called in the cavalry immediately.

We found him in a broom closet.

He'd been sniffing a bottle of bleach.

He likes enclosed places. I believe it makes him feel safe.

That being said, if you do find him, I urge you, approach with caution.

He came to us as a ward of the state,

and quite frankly, his foster parents were scared of him.

We are his only hope now.

So, thank you all for your help.

Thank you for that, Evelyn. Now, let's get out there.

We have a lot of volunteers coming for the search.

All right, Terry, you coordinate for the main road heading north.

Victor, you run the search for the town heading east. Andrew…

I make these from scratch. You're gonna need your energy tonight.

-Oh, thank you. -Good luck.

Thanks.

Oh boy. Mm!

Now, would you call this a double cream Brie?

-Is that what this is? -Abigail!

You remember Bill from my work? And this is his, uh, wife, Meg.

Yeah. Hey, Bill. What's up? I… I like the blazer, it's so gray.

Oh, thank you. Long time no see, Abigail.

What are you up to these days? Still saving the world?

Oh, wow. Meg, look at this. Look…

A real flower child.

Oh! Didn't think there were any left!

-Yeah. -I thought they all died.

Abbie, could you help your dad and me in the kitchen, please?

-Nice to meet you. -Nice to see you, Abigail.

-Oh, so nice to see you, Bill. -Mm.

Really.

Upstairs in the shower, then back down to help with canapés.

I said I'd study at Leila's tonight if that's cool.

Can't Claire help?

Claire's doing her piano recital for the guests.

Go get changed, please. And just try to resemble our daughter.

But I am your daughter.

Oh my gosh.

Well, stand back, everyone.

I told the janitor at Woodstock to shower off the muck before dinner.

-So funny. -Go get changed.

You're bulging out.

When you had kids, what the fuck did you imagine it would be like?

You're grounded. Give me your phone.

These are delish.

-Thank you. -Claire?

So many different types.

Bill, how are your two doing?

Oh, wonderfully. Just wonderfully. Yeah.

Dustin is on his way to McGill to study engineering.

What does Abigail want to do when she graduates?

Um, she's… mentioned stand-up comedy.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

-Huh. Stand-up? -Yeah.

I read once that most stand-ups are actual criminals.

Well, they have to start with some sort of pain.

-It's hard business. -Abigail!

Is it business? What?

Is everything okay?

-Everything is fine. -Abigail!

Hey, Riley!

Riley!

-Riley! -Riley!

Love you, Riley!

Riley!

-Riley! -Riley!

Hey, this many people show up for a lost kid they don't even know?

It's what we do here.

-We're all here for you, Riley! -Come on out.

-Riley! -Riley!

Riley, we're here.

Can you hear me, Riley?

Riley!

-Riley! -Riley!

Didn't Evelyn say that he liked small spaces?

Yeah, but he'd be headed away from town.

-Riley! -Riley!

Riley!

Come on, Riley!

-We love you, Riley! -Riley!

Riley!

Riley?

If you can hear me, my… my name is Alex.

I know that, right now, you don't know who you can trust.

I really understand that feeling, but I just…

I really want to help.

In case you're hungry.

Did you find him?

No.

There's still no stubble.

Yeah, I know.

Maybe I should up my dose.

Bet you never imagined the father of your kid

looking like Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone.

Alex, everything I ever imagined, you blew it right out of the water.

Come on.

Eli!

Eli!

I told you he wouldn't show, dude.

I can't believe nobody found me in the locker.

I say we dose now.

You brought mushrooms?

Yeah, Kyle got them for me.

Okay, but we have a mission to complete. This is no time for shenanigans.

Mm!

It's done now.

I don't want to trip alone.

-Fuck it. -Yeah.

♪ I'm gonna get free… ♪

We're on drugs!

♪ I'm gonna get free ♪

♪ Ride into the sun… ♪

Oh my God! Leila, I think…

♪ She never loved me ♪

♪ Why should anyone? ♪

♪ When it's pretty time… ♪

Jackpot!

The science exam.

Oh man! We did it.

We have to, like, Rain Man this shit.

-Okay. Oh, the words are slightly moving. -Ooh.

Kind of… kind of curling like little vines.

I am the copy man.

-♪ Come here, come here, come here ♪ -♪ Move out of California ♪

-Hey, dude? -Yeah?

Do you ever think that you'd be better off without me?

What? Don't even say th… Don't even think that.

There's nothing wrong with you.

What if there is, though?

I mean, sure, you self-destruct, but, like, who can blame you?

I mean… I mean, your sister died, like, right in front of your eyeballs.

-Uh, hey, buddy. -Yeah?

I gotta go.

What? You can't leave.

Yeah, Kyle's parked outside.

I'm sorry. He's being emo.

No matter what happens, you're gonna do great.

Hey, see you tomorrow.

-Peace and love? -Peace and love.

I'm gonna remember this night forever.

♪ Tomorrow ♪

♪ Would you still remember me? ♪

♪ For I must be traveling on now ♪

♪ 'Cause there's too many places I've got to see… ♪

Abbie?

Abbie.

Hey.

Whoa.

Claire, that's so nice.

Uh, peace, dude, okay?

Hmm?

I love you so much.

♪ And this bird you cannot change ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

Help me!

Please! Please!

No! No!

God!

Oh!

Help me!

Please! Please help me! God!

No! Mom!

Mommy!

Laura. Laura. There's someone in the house.

-What? Are you sure? -Shh.

Stay here.

I'm a police officer! I'm armed!

Let me see your hands!

Okay. Riley?

Okay, stand up.

Keep your hands up.

Okay.

Okay. I don't wanna hurt you.

-Do you wanna hurt me? -No.

That's good. That's really good.

I'm gonna put my gun down. Okay?

Okay.

I'm gonna put it right here.

Okay.

-Okay. -Are you alone?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm alone.

It's just me and you, and we're just talking.

Promise me you're not gonna take me.

-Take you? -Promise me.

Please promise you're not gonna take me back.

I promise. I promise.

I'm not gonna take you anywhere. I wanna talk to you. I wanna help.

They're… They're not what they say they are.

I'm losin' it, man. I'm… I'm losing it.

-I'm losing it. -Whoa. Okay, who's "they"?

I heard you… I heard you hurt somebody at your school.

-You got angry. People get angry. -It's not a school.

Who the hell is that?!

Whoa, that's my wife. Calm down. Hey!

-That's my wife. That's Laura. -You said you were alone!

-You can talk to us. Put the knife down. -Stop that.

Riley! Calm down!

-Stop! Stop mumbling! Stop! -Put it down!

Stop! Stop saying that!

Stop mumbling! Stop!

Stop that! I'm not going back there! I'm not going back!

-Alex! -Put it down!

Oh shit. Oh fuck.

Oh. Oh my God. Oh my God.

Laura, get something to stop the bleeding.

Go! Go, call 911!

Oh fuck. Oh, why did you do that?

I wrote everything down.

No. No, don't talk. Just breathe. Just breathe.

I'm not bad. I'm not bad.

-All right. -I'm not.

I swear I'm not.

That's okay. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

She's… She's one of them.

Who? One of who? One of who is…?

-One of who? -Your wife.

Oh…

Watch your head.

Right this way.

Welcome to Tall Pines.

We think you'll be very happy here.

♪ All our times have come ♪

♪ Here, but now they're gone ♪

♪ Seasons don't fear the reaper ♪

♪ Nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain ♪

♪ We can be like they are ♪

-♪ Come on, baby ♪ -♪ Don't fear the reaper ♪

♪ Baby, take my hand ♪

-♪ Don't fear the reaper ♪ -♪ We'll be able to fly ♪

-♪ Don't fear the reaper ♪ -♪ Baby, I'm your man ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ Valentine is done ♪

♪ Here, but now they're gone ♪