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Okay, what is "booby juice"?

Booty juice. It's when they stab you in the ass with a tranq.

It's gotta be, like, anti-constitutional, right?

Not if a person's violent and needs to be subdued.

Man, you're such a cop.

Where is Robert's car?

It's nice weather.

It's nice weather.

Abbie, I've been doing some digging,

and from a legal standpoint, the school is technically your guardian,

so they do legally have a right--

To what? Torture our brains? To starve us?

-They're starving you? -Dude, all of the food is brown.

And they don't give you ketchup with Tater Tots.

Like, I don't know. I can't eat them dry.

I want to go.

I want to go.

I need.

I need.

This place is bad, dude. And I know you felt it too.

Okay.

All right. Do you know a student named Riley?

Yeah. Yeah, everyone's heard of him. So… So he really escaped?

Yeah, he did. Um…

But there was a notebook missing from his belongings,

so I… I think there might have been something in there.

He told me he wrote everything down, so some proof of abuse or injury.

Yeah. I'll find it, I swear.

Don't put yourself in any danger, okay?

It's just if you happen to see it--

-Who are you talking to? -Hi.

Um, my… myself.

How are you?

Alex, who was that?

Hello?

Hello?

Okay, no problem.

Okay, no problem.

Ugh.

You shouldn't be out of bed.

Oh, but my… my butt's leaking lava.

Did you go in the drain?

That means.

That means.

-That's disgusting. -I don't know the word.

Hey, are you, um, learning French?

I don't know the word.

Have… have you been there? France?

Very well.

Nah, I don't even have a passport, but my fiancé's from Paris,

so I wanna do our vows in French.

That's so sweet, Mule. I bet she'll love that.

He.

Good night.

Oh, okay.

Next time, if you don't get permission, just shit in your pants, okay?

Get back to bed.

I'm hungry.

Where is John's suitcase?

I like French.

Is there something about the school you're not telling me?

I'm sorry. I'm trying to process you secretly talking to a teenage girl

on a walkie-talkie in the middle of the night.

But she's a child, and she looked terrified.

It was exactly like Riley.

I just… I said that I would hear her out. I would talk to her.

You don't know her. You don't know what treatment she needs.

Alex, you could lose your job over this again.

I can't just look away because you think Evelyn is this great, visionary thinker.

That is not what I am saying.

There's a right way and a wrong way to do things.

And you hid this from me because it's sketchy.

Okay. Okay. I'm sorry.

I feel like I'm doing everything I can to make it work here,

and you're just risking it all.

I'm sorry.

Yeah. You mentioned that. I'm going to bed.

♪ In the pines, in the pines ♪

♪ Where the sun never ever shines ♪

♪ Shivered where the cold winds blow ♪

♪ In the pines In the pines… ♪

Morning, Leila.

I see you weren't able to get the door open.

♪ Little girl… ♪

I'd like to see you open it.

-♪ Where'd you stay last night? ♪ -Come with me.

♪ Not even ♪

As of this moment, both of you are in the mud.

It's the place we return when we've forgotten our purpose.

You and Ello will move these rocks

from this side of the yard to that side of the yard.

What's she doing here? She didn't do anything.

Ello's your roommate. You answer for each other.

Your triumphs are hers but also your failures.

That was the hardest lesson I had to learn when I was a student.

What did Evelyn do to make you her bitch, Rabbit?

And what's your real name?

Roberta?

Rita?

Maybe she's a Ruth.

This whole show you put on makes you look desperate.

Yeah, know what? Maybe I should just go with the flow like you.

Maybe I could even get a cool nickname, like Gopher or Centipede or Rat.

Okay, um, uh…

You guys don't have to do this. I'm not hiding anything.

Except the… Except the profundity of my maverick spirit!

Why'd they tear your room apart?

Uh, why do you ask?

Well, maybe they were looking for something.

Like Riley's notebook, perhaps?

I don't know where the notebook is.

-Empty it all. -I…

But if anyone would know where to look, it's me.

Did he check over there?

Riley was my best friend.

And there's one spot it could be,

but it's gonna be pretty hard to get there.

We're gonna need to, like… work together or something.

I work alone.

Alone, but, like, glued to Leila.

If you mess me around, you'll lose the only person

that lets you talk about Dragon Ball Z.

I wouldn't lie about Riley.

Partners?

Partners.

Okay, so, Riley was a real, uh, epicurean.

What does this have to do with the notebook?

Riley worked in the kitchen, so if the notebook's not in our dorm,

it's gotta be there.

You have to be on dish duty to get in, right?

Mule manages the kitchen. She sticks to her favorites.

Kendall's been applying for over a year.

Pas de problème. Je suis Canadienne.

-I'm really sorry about last night. -It's fine.

This'll be nice.

I'm gonna integrate into the community. I'll get it. I'll get it.

-I got it. -No. No, I got it. Please.

-I got it. -No, come on, please.

I think there's a trick to it.

-A screw or something, but… -You just…

-I'm gonna brace it. Great. -Open it and flip it.

-Okay, so I brace. -Like… And f…

No, no.

Alex! Alex!

-I know. -You flip it from the bottom.

-Oh, okay. -There.

Yeah, that's actually… that was a lot easier than I thought it would be.

You're welcome.

I feel a little nervous.

I haven't seen so many of these people in years.

We really arrived in town with a bang.

It's gonna be great.

I'm really good at… second first impressions.

And I excel at minor tasks.

Oh, yeah? What else?

-Um, I can make quiche. -Oh!

I know all the lyrics to the Fresh Prince theme song.

-Um, I'm a very generous lover. -Mm-hmm.

Um…

I'm gonna make a real effort today.

-I'm gonna talk to people and really-- -Laura.

Francis! Oh my God. I was wondering when I would see you.

I can't believe you came back. Can I hug you?

-What's the protocol with pregnant people? -Yes! Yes!

-Oh my God. -Look at you.

-Look at you. -Oh, Francis, meet Alex.

-Hey. How you do-- -Hey. Ah. Come here.

I can't wait to tell you embarrassing stories about your wife.

Oh, please, yeah, bring it on.

Francis and I were in the same year at Tall Pines.

-We were real shitheads together. -Oh!

Shitheads, really? Well, what were you in for?

Ah, my parents said it was 'cause I was a druggie,

but they were just hoping the fresh air would turn me straight.

So, did Evelyn try to therapy the gay away?

No.

She helped me be myself, helped me find my people,

helped me break out of my parents' old patterns.

-What does that mean when people say-- -Can I get you to be my guinea pig?

I would love to, but I have to help my housemates

with their chili jam stand at the other end.

Uh, you should come if you're not mobbed.

Okay. Bye.

Do you want to follow him?

Maybe you could put a tracer in his chili jam.

Uh, I was being normal.

I think I was.

Bonjour, Mule.

Sleeping.

Oh, bonjour.

Je m'appelle Abbie. Comment t'appelles tu ?

Are you speaking French?

-Yeah, I'm… I'm Canadian, dude. -So?

So… So, I… I mean, all Canadians are fluent in French.

There's this TV show that has this pineapple that sings about Halloween.

He's like, "Téléf"-- Never mind.

I could help you get ready for your wedding.

Je peux t'aider.

You'd really help me?

Yeah.

'Kay. Well, what's in it for you?

Just the thrill of sharing knowledge in aid of the pursuit of love.

And… And… there's one other thing…

Are all Canadians really fluent in French?

Absolutely not.

You pretty much heard all the French I know.

♪ Mother, don't you recognize your son? ♪

♪ Ooh-hoo ♪

♪ Comin' home… ♪

Riley's notebook has to be here somewhere.

♪ I'll be there in the mornin' ♪

♪ If you'll have me back ♪

♪ The rent up here is much too high ♪

♪ For a room without a tap ♪

-♪ A room without a tap… ♪ -It's not here.

Okay, I need to find it today.

Well, lookee here.

Well, we were just leaving.

Mm. Not until you tell me what gross, filthy, perverted shit

the two of you were doing.

It smells really nasty in here.

Well, that's just the rotting food, so…

Fine. You caught us. We were hooking up.

You're telling me this weasel dick popped your cherry?

Oh, did you pop his cherry?

Oh, Rory!

Ooh, who's your daddy, Rory? Oh, who's a good boy, Rory?

Oh, take that dick, Rory.

Oh, ah, I'm gonna cum, Rory.

Okay, stop. Stop. Stop it.

Stop! Stop! I…

We weren't hooking up, obviously.

Abbie doesn't even like me like that.

And I also don't like her like that is also what I'm saying.

-Yeah. -Yep.

-Right. -Yep. Right.

So if you two weren't boning, what were you doing?

Rory--

Uh, we were just looking for something that belonged to Riley.

Just something that he hid.

Yeah, Rory knew him better than anyone, so I thought he could help.

Rory and Riley.

Well, that makes less sense than the two of you hooking up.

They… They were best friends, dude.

Oh shit!

Rory, that… that… that's good, even for you.

Who do you think gave Rory that black eye?

Riley hated Rory.

I thought you were smart.

Oh, and, uh, besides, if you're looking for that notebook of his,

Duck found it hours ago, under the stove over there.

So everyone was right.

Fuck you.

-Whoa. -Liar!

Sorry for the cockblock, dude.

Bruce Lee probably had to move boulders as part of his training.

They have no idea they're training me to go on a revenge kung-fu killing spree.

Pa! Pa! Pa! I mean, look at my biceps.

Say one more word, and I'll literally peel off my own face.

Please don't. You've got a really nice face.

You can hate me all you want, but I am not the one doing this to you.

It's them. They want us to turn on each other.

Whatever got them and sucked the color out of their lives,

they want to do it to us.

-But we can fight it. -Leila, it gets everyone.

It's called adulthood.

You're fighting a losing battle.

The best you can do is make the transition as painless as possible.

Bullshit. Some people stay badass. I mean, look at Bob Dylan.

Have you ever seen Dylan live?

-No. -I saw him two years ago.

He didn't even play a harmonica. He didn't introduce the band.

He just stood behind a keyboard and sulked.

I'm telling you. It gets everyone.

Look, it blows.

I hate watching kid after kid get broken, but at least I have a life here.

That's more than I had before.

Where were you before?

Nowhere. I was a junkie.

I was a little cockroach gargoyle.

I kept winding up in hospitals.

I know this is purgatory.

But purgatory is better than hell.

So pick up that rock, keep your head down, and just follow the fucking rules.

You want to get outta here?

That's how. Work the system.

Stop trying to be Jack Nicholson.

There's no other way.

Is Jack Nicholson that old guy from As Good As It Gets?

These are great.

Actually, do you have any, um, baby blankets?

Or, like, hats for babies that keep their little ears warm?

Well, I've never made 'em that small.

But I guess pretty soon, I'll have to learn.

I'll make you a hat for the little tyke and drop it by the farmhouse.

Hi. Um, can I help you?

Hello, perfect little baby.

I love you already.

Harper? Let her go.

-Are you all right? -Hello.

I'm okay. Hey.

It's okay.

I understand.

-Oh, nice! -Afternoon.

Do you guys have a permit to be tagging this building?

Uh, yeah, of course. City council asked us to do it.

It's part of the town-wide beautification initiative.

-Is this a permit? -Yeah.

-Do you want to help out, Officer Dempsey? -How do you know my name?

Oh, wait a second. No, I… I recognize you. Yeah. Yeah.

You're, uh… Donny.

Yeah. You're, uh, Dwayne Andrews's son. Yeah, he's my partner, so…

Uh, he's not my dad. I'm just his graduate.

His graduate?

Yeah, after the academy, I was placed with Andrews.

Sorry, the way he talks about you, I really… I thought he was your father.

-He really-- -I'm lucky I landed with him.

He's the chillest.

Yeah, he is… very… chill.

Lie down.

Close your eyes.

Are you guys all graduates?

And do you ever, uh, hang out

with kids that didn't go to Tall Pines Academy?

What do you mean?

Kids that grew up here?

Local kids that went to normal schools. Local kids?

Local kids…

What local kids?

You are safe.

Breathe into my hands.

Shh.

You're on cleaning duty, not staring duty.

Don't even think about talking to her, Abbie.

Unless you want to end up in the mud too.

Just pretend like she's dead or something.

Thank you so much, Stacey. That's really helpful advice.

I want you to thrive.

I just hope Rabbit's okay. I know it hurts her so much to punish.

She prefers to reward.

You should've seen her face light up when she told me about my rewar--

I've said too much.

What reward?

I'm not allowed to tell you.

But I guess, technically, if I was talking to myself

and you overheard me, then it wouldn't count.

'Kay.

I have been selected for a special therapy called the Leap.

It's the highest honor for a Tall Pines student.

Secret level.

Okay, but what is it?

Something totally amazing.

Yeah, but what?

Something that will unlock total health.

You don't know what the Leap is.

No, I do not, but I… I know that it'll make me better.

Ever since I was little, I thought that if I was clean enough

or perfect enough, then I'd finally get adopted.

And the Leap will finally make me clean.

I'll finally get to settle, and it'll… it'll be like it never happened.

Congrats, dude.

You should get used to being without her. It might be the best thing that happened.

Come on. It's dinnertime. We get extra milk on Saturdays.

♪ It's gonna be a perfect day! ♪

Dinnertime!

Oh, just you, Leila.

Ello, will you move those rocks back to their original position?

Alone.

And, Leila, after you eat, Evelyn would like to see you for a catch-up.

Thanks, Rabbit. Got it.

Just play their game. Okay?

Can I just explain myself?

I know you're not talking to me, like, ever again, maybe.

So maybe you could just listen.

Okay. Uh, I was not Riley's best friend. I was nothing to him.

No matter how hard I tried, he just ignored me.

And then one day, he… he publicly beat the crap out of me.

And he was screaming all this stuff

about how he… he didn't want to jump or… or something.

And then he messed up my face.

I don't know what I did to deserve that.

But I probably did something because I always do something.

And then he escaped the next day.

So, yeah.

Riley hated me, just like everyone else here.

And I didn't want to tell you, so… I lied.

And that's it. And I'm done.

Bye.

What phase was Riley in?

Are you talking to me?

Oh my God. Uh… Okay. Well, he was Ascend. Highest level.

Holy shit.

He didn't say "jump." He said "Leap," didn't he?

Yeah, "Leap." That's it.

Yeah. He was gonna Leap. What he was scared of.

That's why he ran away.

Where are they taking Stacey?

Stacey? I… I don't know.

I… I saw them walking towards the stairwell.

I need to get into that cage, Rory. Can you help me distract Oatmeal Beth?

Hell yeah, I can.

What do you require, boy?

Get it off! Get it off me!

♪ Little girl, little girl ♪

♪ Where'd you sleep last night… ♪

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.

A bell rings.

But this time, Stacey, you stand.

You stand.

You turn your back on your mother.

You turn your back on your father.

On everybody who has ever abandoned you!

If they don't help you, you will help yourself!

You will not be silent!

Open your mouth wide!

Inside your mouth is a door!

Open it, Stacey!

Open it!

Alex?

I kept calling you. You disappeared on me. What happened?

I know. Okay, so you know, uh, since we got here,

I've been feeling like something is off about this place, right?

But because you don't think to look for them.

'Cause you don't notice an absence of something.

But there are no playgrounds here.

They turned the only school into a police station.

I checked the birth records, Laura.

There's no children in this town.

I… I wanted to find a way to talk to you about it.

And I know it sounds so bizarre.

Wait…

You knew?

This wh…

Oh my God.

I think I'm gonna throw up. Oh fuck.

Alex, I only found out about it after I graduated.

What, 15 years ago?

So, what is it? Like a… like a rule in the town? No kids?

-Like, a law? Why? -No. No. It's…

It's a part of the ethos of this place since the '70s.

There were these old hippies

who thought if they put their resources into helping kids from the school,

instead of having kids of their own, they could make the world better.

Why didn't you talk to me?

It makes sense to me as an intellectual idea.

You lied to me.

But it doesn't matter because it's all changing.

I wouldn't have come back if it wasn't. The whole place is evolving.

What does that mean?

Evelyn said they're gonna have kids.

Our baby might be the first, but soon, it'll be like any other town.

Only, it'll be… it'll be better. It'll be safer.

-Alex, listen to me. -I thought I was losing my mind.

Why didn't you talk to me?

I don't know. I…

You don't know?

Well, because she said it would be too much for you to process all at once.

Evelyn?

Yeah, okay.

Alex, I fucked up. I don't know why I always listen to her.

Alex, where are you going?

-I don't know. -Alex!

You know, um…

Before I came here, I hadn't left my parents' basement in 18 months.

But now…

I feel so… strong and virile.

You just… you have to look at it like…

We are so lucky to… to be here

in nature.

Okay?

All right.

Oh, Leila. Come on in.

Shut the door.

Have a seat.

Your hands.

If you don't mind.

Mm.

You've had a hell of a day. What about your night?

Did you find time to… reflect in the Mirror Room?

Well, it was kind of hard to think with your voice swaddling my brain.

But… I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have broken the rules. That was inconsiderate of me.

Tell me about your sister.

It's not gonna work.

Okay, I've done this shit. Sorry.

Therapists, shrinks, and…

I know it wasn't my fault.

Guilt is a typical response to trauma.

Burdening myself with shame. Blah, blah, blah.

Well, you kept mumbling her name all night.

Why does everyone want me to keep talking about her? She's not even alive anymore.

Do you think you two were good for each other?

She was my sister.

Have you ever heard the term "identified patient," Leila?

That's the person in a family who holds the pain.

And that pain continues… until someone's brave enough to feel it.

I think that someone is you.

Jess?

That's her name? Jess?

She was a Roman candle.

And you shambled after her, chasing her love.

I see you do it with Abbie too.

No. No, you're trying to mess with me, and it's not gonna work.

I think that's enough for today.

-I… I'm sorry. -Thank you.

You can go back to your dorm now.

Um…

Thank you.

For… my hands.

Your soap smells really nice.

Oh, that's a lovely compliment. I'll accept it. Good night, Leila.

I'm sorry.

If he leaves, I'll leave with him.

I'll make a tea.

Of course, you have to do what you feel is right.

But please remember, I can't protect you if you leave here.

Protect me from what?

Alex benefited from our close community

when we handled Riley's death so swiftly and supportively.

And if he were to leave, we would have to pass on a detailed report

to any future employer.

And given his past…

When you make a mess, I am always here to help clean it up.

Here.

You've had a rotten day.

Hello?

Abbie? Yeah, I'm here.

Okay, I couldn't find Riley's notebook, but I figured out what he was scared of.

They have this crazy therapy called the Leap.

"The Leap"?

Riley must've known it was gonna happen. That's why he ran.

All right. I'm gonna look into it.

You did a good job, Abbie.

What? What about getting us out of here?

There's gotta be a way. If Riley escaped, it's possible.

We just have to figure out how he did it, right?

No, you have to stay put, Abbie.

It's too dangerous. Just trust me, okay?

What? Screw that! Sit and wait to get "Leaped" or whatever?

No, no. If Riley made it out, we wanna do it too.

No, Riley's dead.

He's dead, Abbie. He…

Abbie?

Fuck.

Riley died trying to escape.

It's awful, and I'm sorry to have to tell you,

but I really need you to be safe.

It's not just the school. There's a…

Please don't tell anybody about Riley, or they're gonna know we've been speaking.

Yeah. I wouldn't tell anyway.

Believing in Riley is the only thing keeping half of these kids sane.

We'll talk again. Okay, Abbie?

Sweet dreams.

Laura?

Laura!

Laura!

♪ Who in the world put me here ♪

♪ To be all on my own… ♪

Laura!

Laura!

Laura?

♪ Who in the world would be here If he wasn't a whore? ♪

Laura?

♪ A whore when he sleeps ♪

♪ A whore when he dreams ♪

♪ Who would I be… ♪

Alex! I don't wanna go! Alex!

-Alex! -You're okay.

Alex!