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Ruby: So, are you ready or are you ready?

- So ready.

I've done my five types of stretches,

reviewed my 15-pound firefighter manual...

- You are 100% hero machine!

- Better be.

First day.

I'm an official probationary firefighter.

That's kind of a big deal.

- Yeah.

You could be saving lives today.

- That's right.

None of this replacing batteries

or reviewing escape plans.

We're talking, "911, what's your emergency?"

level stuff.

- Was it like this on my first day of school?

Watching me get dressed in my special outfit?

- Yeah.

Only your outfit had Strawberry Shortcake on it.

- Potato, potahto.

[chuckles]

[enchanted sparkle]

[enchanting music]

- Is that...

- Good luck.

- Good luck.

[chuckles]

?

[whooshing]

[enchanting music]

?

[heart beating]

Man: I wish I was a kid again.

- Fun.

[theme music]

?

?

Singer: ? All I wanna do ?

? is sing along... ?

Mina: What was the voice like?

- Hard to tell.

Could have been anybody.

- "I wish I was a kid again."

It must be someone who's old and full of regrets, right?

Like... well... Halona's getting up there.

- Not so old I can't hear you, Mr. Price.

Mina: Uh, sorry, Ms. Tl'izilani.

My mom and I were talking

about stocking the store with stuff...

Ruby: ...for a more mature clientele.

Mina: Yeah.

You know, like small gift stuff, and...

Ruby: Like keychains!

Uh, speaking of,

where do you land on the whole keychain thing?

- Well, anything that makes my life easier.

- Ah.

Mina: [chuckles]

- Hey!

?

[whoosh]

These are new.

- Yeah, there was a special on this brand.

So-called "retro".

Supposed to be a big hit.

Newsflash: they're not.

Sam: Any good?

- Well, it's an acquired taste.

Assuming you ever acquire a taste for soap.

Mina: Oh.

Ruby: Huh.

Sam: Is it, uh,

popular with the... mature crowd?

- The only fan I know is Langston Pritchard.

Ruby: Mr. Pritchard!

Sam: Hey, Mr. P.

- Hiya!

Sam: Gum?

- Oh, I've got some already, thanks, Sam!

- Listen, Mr. P, we're doing a keychain survey for school.

- My taxes pay for this?

- [chuckles]

Mina: It's like a... metaphor for society.

What's trending.

Like, mine is a little Tour Eiffel.

Mr. P: Hmm.

- What's yours?

- Ah!

Mina: [quietly] That it?

- [quietly] So close.

[normal voice] That looks pretty special.

Is it homemade?

- Well, not by me.

No, for the youth group.iser

still have some.

It's a good cause.

Sam: Thanks, Mr. P.

Ruby: Very good cause...

[intriguing music]

[indistinct radio chatter]

- [sighs]

Okay, probie!

Got a call on 12th Line.

You ready?

- Yes!

All right.

- Ah, not quite.

No jewelry, remember?

You don't want to lose a ring and a finger.

- Yeah, yeah, right, of course.

Um...

Sorry, I just...

I never took it off before.

- I only say this because one time,

I forgot to take off the necklace Tessa gave me

during a rescue.

It got stuck on a pike pole.

Fast forward to nine stitches later...

- Copy that.

- Yeah.

- Uh, what's the situation?

- A trapped animal, I'm assuming?

Millie sounded pretty freaked out, so...

- Let's go hero this up!

- Let's do it.

[indistinct chatter]

- What are they doin'?

- Freeze!

Mina: Oh!

Sam: Hey, Jelani.

- What is it about "freeze" you don't understand?

Sam: Oh!

Mina: Oh!

Ruby: Uh...

We came to buy a keychain.

- Two bucks.

- Let me see if I have some--

- You moved.

Now, it's five.

- Hold on, wait a second--

- Ten.

- I'm supporting...

Gabe: Unfreeze.

Jelani, you can't just go around

charging whatever you want.

- I was making a good sale.

[sighs]

Can we get back to the game now?

- What'd I tell you about patience?

Here, go grab the pinnies for Capture the Flag.

[mysterious music]

- Uh, cute keychain.

- Thanks.

I made it.

Gabe: He did.

Jay-Jay's learning all the ins and outs

about fundraising.

All profits go to our youth group.

- You run this whole group, Gabe?

- Yup.

- By yourself?

- Correct.

Leadership experience looks good

on the college app, right?

Ruby: [chuckles]

- The pinnies!

Go!

Now!

Or else...

- Oh!

The Gum of Doom!

Ah!

I'm going, I'm going!

- Um... Gum of Doom?

- Yeah.

I use it to keep 'em in line.

Tastes like soap.

- Huh.

- [chuckles]

- I think we just found our wisher.

Mina: Yeah, but... oh!

Sam: Oh!

[chuckles]

Ruby: A kid who wants to be a kid again?

Sam: Oh!

Ruby: Tag!

Mina: Oh wow!

[laughs]

[water gushing]

Ruby: So, why would you wish to be a kid again

if you were still a kid?

Mina: Well, Gabe does work hard.

And he's an after-school tutor,

and he gets, like, straight A's.

- Hmm.

Sam: And spends his free time running a youth group.

Mina: He's very, very responsible.

It's a lot.

Ruby: Yeah, I mean...

Sam: Hey, come on.

- I can get that, you know?

Don't get me wrong, I love being a well-keeper, but...

Mina: Makes you feel older?

- Yeah.

Sometimes, I would just love to forget

all my well responsibilities, you know?

And cut loose.

Sam: [laughing]

Yeah, I'd pay to see Ruby O'Reilly cut loose.

- Ooh.

I know!

She could dust the logbook!

Alphabetize her shamrocks!

- Laminate Victorian era farm records!

- [gasps]

Wax and buff the well!

Ruby: Okay, just stop it!

Sam: [laughing]

- Look, all I'm saying is that's what Gabe needs, okay?

A day of pure kid fun.

- Then he can be a kid again, and wish solved?

Ruby: Yeah, so,

what does Gabe like to do for fun?

- Uh, we could check at school,

except weekend.

- And we'd never get in, except tunnels.

Ruby: Let's do this!

[light music]

Mina: Art.

Thliked to do.be

I remember Ms. Rashida, the best art teacher ever.

She always used to talk about little Gabe.

He was one of her favourite students.

Sam: Wow.

For first grade, he was pretty good.

No wonder she's still showing off

a lot of his stuff.

- Huh, what's this?

Sam: "Art lets my dreams come true,

and I would love to share it with you."

Gabe, age 6.

Mina: Aw!

- I think we just figured out how to solve the wish.

We need to bring out Gabe's inner kid artist.

- We've got poster paper at the store.

- No, we need to go bigger.

Mina: How big?

Daniel: That big, huh?

Well, uh, I think the town's been talking about

some kind of Downtown Revitalization Project.

- So, a mural would fit right in?

- I think so.

They've already earmarked that big wall by the library.

- Really?

Perfect!

- Yeah, might be worth asking around,

but I, uh, think it should be okay.

Uh, listen, I gotta go now, okay?

Ruby: Oh, thanks, Dad.

- Okay.

Bye.

- Pete!

- Millie.

You having some critter trouble?

- I just heard it again.

It growled at me.

- Okay, well, it's probably just a weasel or a raccoon.

So, let's take a look.

- You take a look.

- Okay.

Um...

[clears throat]

[grunts]

[growling]

[hissing]

Whoa, hey!

Wow.

Okay.

Uh, yeah!

Uh, whatever it is, is... nasty.

- Did you see what kind of eyes it had?

- Yeah, it's got a white shine, so...

Eyes have a tapetum layer.

Means it's nocturnal.

Chapter 6.

Animal Emergencies, comma, Identification.

- Okay.

- Hmm.

Pete: Right, right,

so it's probably just a raccoon.

You remember the protocol?

- Uh, yeah, we're just gonna open this,

so it'll probably come out after we leave.

But in case that it runs out and it's scared,

maybe just stand back.

- No problem!

- [clears throat]

[low growling]

[hissing]

Okay.

[sighs]

It'll probably just leave tonight.

[bell jingling]

- [gasps]

Oh!

Daniel: Actually, Millie, I wouldn't...

Millie: Rembrandt?

[cat meows]

It's my neighbour's cat.

What are you doing under there, sweetie?

Pete: All right, step back.

I got this.

[sighs]

Here, kitty.

Millie: Careful, he can be cranky.

- Come here.

Yeah, see?

I got this.

[cat yowling]

Oh!

Okay!

Okay, I definitely don't got this!

Whoa!

[grunts]

[cat hissing]

- Is that an animal in there or a blender?

Pete: So much for my new gloves.

What else you got in that manual?

[sighs]

- Um...

Okay...

"General steps and operations.

"Assess the Situation:

"Determine the animal, its condition,

"the level of danger involved.

Follow legal protocols as listed."

[unzips bag]

"Before engaging in..."

What are you doing?

- Check Chapter 7: Improvisational Techniques.

- Oh...

Daniel: That cat was a monster!

Seriously, he's a menace to society.

It shredded Pete's glove to threads!

But you'll never guess how we got it to come out.

Ruby: Mm, jaws of life?

Fire hose?

- Mm-mm.

- I give up.

How?

- Tuna sandwich.

- Right!

Because, well, hangry!

Speaking of, is this a...

ice cream for dessert sort of evening?

- Yeah.

Good idea.

And new gloves for Pete.

And then, of course, after,

the fuzzy monster just curled up in Millie's arms

like a little baby.

- Hmm.

So, not the day that you were expecting,

but still a good one.

- Yeah.

Yeah.

And who knows what tomorrow might bring, right?

Could be a big save around the corner.

You know, I gotta thank you

for giving me the nudge to do this.

- Yeah.

I mean, after Leah, I thought you could use this.

You doing okay with that?

- Yeah, yeah...

I mean, it's hard, but...

sometimes you meet someone great,

and your lives just don't sync up, right?

- Yeah.

I know that.

Video chatting can only go so far.

- But you point your nose forward

and see where it takes you.

In my case, straight into a giant cat.

- Yeah, or a new friend.

Pete's pretty great.

- Yeah, we're gonna have a lot of fun, I can tell.

This job's made me realize

I need to take more time for fun.

More sirens on the firetruck, you know?

- Hmm.

I get that.

Right now, I am all about fun.

Gabe: Fun?

Sorry...

Slate's kinda full already.

- Uh...

Sam: Uh, actually, it won't be that much fun.

- Kind of tedious, actually.

- Yeah, no fun allowed!

- Okay, what these two are trying to say

is, um... well,

we've just been so inspired by everything

that you're doing with the kids,

that we wanted to give back, too.

- Yeah?

What you got?

- A mural painting party.

Downtown.

Mina: We called and they said

they're planning to put one by the library, so...

Gabe: Really?

A mural?

You're joking.

How do we even get permission--

- I talked to my dad.

He said it would be part

of the Downtown Revitalization Project.

So, all good!

- And we've got paint at the store,

huge discount.

- AKA free.

- You guys would do that for us?

Sam: Yeah.

Ruby: Yeah, of course.

- We have to assign spots for the kids,

so they don't fight over it all.

But, yeah.

I like it.

- Some good kid-like fun.

- [chuckles]

I'd love that!

- Oh!

- The kids would love that.

- [chuckles]

- Wish come true.

- It's how we roll.

[school bell rings]

- [sighs]

Well, see you guys later.

Sam: See you, man.

[upbeat music]

Gabe: Art can tell a story or express your feelings.

What do you want your art to say?

Don't worry about making a mess.

That's part of the fun.

Colours are like magic.

You can mix them to make new ones.

Let's explore.

Nice clouds, Jay-Jay.

- Thanks.

- Okay, better get down.

I want you safe on the ground.

Jelani: [sighs]

Yeah, yeah.

Always Mr. Bossy.

- That's only 'cause I love you.

Thanks for helping me make this happen.

It's nice not having to think of everything, for once.

Ruby: Of course.

Mina: Easy wish?

Ruby: Hmm.

Sam: Who says they have to be hard?

- Yeah.

Easy ones can still be magic.

[chuckles]

?

Pete: Okay, probie, here you go.

First paperwork.

- Hey, another first!

Okay, so what do we do here?

Just the facts?

- What?

No.

The whole department's gonna be reading this.

You gotta add some hype.

- Like how?

- Okay.

Start with "successful rescue operation

of distressed and trapped animal."

- Okay...

- The rescue team employed calculated force

to ensure minimal risk and stress to the animal.

VFF Evers heroically reached in for the cat.

- Cat?

- Right, uh, let's go with "hostile feline."

- And was violently resisted.

- VFF O'Reilly administers

emergency medical remediation.

- And when the team was faced with a rescue

for which there was no directive in the manual...

- ...they employed strategic positioning into...

Uh, into...

What should we say for kitty carrier?

- Regulation transport cage.

- Nice!

- Distressed animal contained.

Citizen grateful.

Mission complete.

- Look at that!

You learn fast, O'Reilly.

- Just call me a conscientious

and resourceful animal welfare technician.

- [chuckles]

All right, you hungry?

- Ravenous.

- Let's go.

?

Gabe: Great job, Jay-Jay!

You guys did it.

Sam: It's awesome.

Ruby: So?

Happy?

- Very.

This was a great day for the youth group.

And I gotta say... me, too.

I'm proud of you, Jay.

You really put yourself into it.

- I learned from the best!

- [chuckles]

It's getting late.

You gotta get home.

I still got some cleanup to do.

Would you guys take Jelani home?

Sam: Not a problem.

- As the head of this thing,

I gotta make sure there are no complaints

about anything.

- Hmm.

- Get home safe, all right?

Jelani: [sighs]

- See you, Gabe.

Mina: Wow, that looks great.

You guys did a great job.

[indistinct chatter]

- [sighs]

?

Ruby: You should've seen it.

The mural looks amazing.

Oh, and the look on Gabe's face

was like pure joy.

It was everything he wished for!

- What do you mean, "Everything he wished for?"

- I mean...

everything he could have wished for.

Metaphorically.

- That's not what you said.

- Um...

But it's what I meant.

- You know, you work really hard

to help people.

Make them happy.

It's a good look.

In fact, Ireland could really use

with another dose of Ruby O'Reilly.

Has to be said.

Just being patriotic.

- [chuckles]

Um...

- Or... maybe I'll find a way to visit you.

Witness Ruby O'Reilly in her natural habit.

Okay, I gotta go.

Some of us have to eat breakfast, you know.

Talk soon.

- You bet.

- Good night to you.

- Bye.

[sighs]

That was close.

[chuckles nervously]

?

[pen scratching]

What?

But...

everything went perfectly...

Man 2: [on radio]: Possible vandalism in progress,

Little Main Street.

Unit one, we have a report of vandalism in progress...

[sirens wailing]

[indistinct radio chatter]

[tense music]

?

- You okay?

- [sighs]

- You've got that "wish not solved" look.

- Yeah, you guessed it.

[phone rings]

- Hey, Paula.

Uh, actually, I hadn't heard.

No, Ruby was home all night.

Okay, uh... thanks for letting me know.

Hmm.

- So?

- Apparently, the police had a problem

with some kid downtown last night.

Wasn't you, right?

- Nope.

No.

Um...

But Gabe stayed late

to help clean up after the mural was done.

Maybe he knows what the problem was.

- I'm the problem, Ruby.

- What?

- I was cleaning up.

But some rando saw a kid in a hoodie with spray paint,

thought I was committing a crime.

Vandalism.

So, they called the cops.

- That's insane.

It's obviously a mural.

- Right?

- But Officer Clarke is nice.

He sorted it all out, right?

- It wasn't him.

The cop I met

could really use some niceness lessons.

- What did you do?

I mean... you didn't take off.

- Are you kidding me?

That's been drilled into me since forever.

If something like this happens,

do not argue, do not resist, and do not run.

But still...

- You're shaking.

So, you did everything right.

And then?

- Thankfully, I didn't get brought in.

Just a warning.

- Well, that's good.

- Good?

- I...

- Ruby, there's nothing good about...

I wasn't doing anything wrong!

The sirens wailing,

I get light blasted into my face,

and I'm 100% "who knows where this is going" terrified!

For a mural.

But other than that, yeah.

Everything's terrific.

- Gabe, I didn't mean to say...

- [sighs]

- I'm sorry.

That's so... so scary.

What did your parents say?

- They don't know.

And they're not going to know, right?

- But they'd understand.

- Look, I'm not some kid

who has to run off to Mom and Dad.

I handled it.

It's done.

Moving on.

?

- [sighs]

It's not fair.

He didn't do anything wrong.

And then, to be so scared like that.

- Can you imagine what that felt like?

- I know.

Ruby: We get the benefit of the doubt.

We get treated like innocent kids.

- Gabe doesn't.

So, what does this mean for the wish?

- I...

I don't know yet.

Mina: [sighs]

What's the deal with Gabe

not wanting to tell his parents?

- His parents...

Gabe's dad.

Dr. Snyder.

He's a heart doctor.

My heart doctor.

Even has heart-shaped business cards.

- So, the well's telling us

that there's a connection there to the wish.

- Yeah.

- But Gabe said not to tell his dad

what happened.

- And we won't.

Instead, Sam, you and I will use our spare

to do some hardcore listening instead.

?

Dr. Snyder: An emergency?

You okay, Sam?

You look fine.

- Actually, Dr. Snyder, the emergency is

our Intro to Sociology project.

- Hmm.

- We need 2ccs of interview, stat!

- Oh.

[laughs]

Okay, okay, I've got ten minutes.

They're all yours.

- Thanks!

First question.

Um, have you ever wished to be a kid again?

- Of course!

Who wouldn't?

- Okay.

Maybe you can tell us about your childhood?

- It was great!

I played Little League.

Once, I hit a triple off the first pitch.

Sam: Hmm.

- After that, the outfield would back up

every time I came to the plate.

- Not that you remember every detail or anything.

Dr. Snyder: Who, me?

[chuckles]

Too bad those carefree days can't last.

Ruby: Meaning?

- Well...

one minute, you're running around

with your ball, glove, and your buddies,

and the next minute,

you're hitting that brick wall

called Real Life.

Way before you're ready.

- Huh.

Um, can you explain?

Give us an example?

- Yeah.

I'll tell you a story.

When I was, uh, what, 16?

My dad let me drive his '86 T-bird.

An absolute gem of its era.

5.0-liter V8.

Wraparound hood.

- Sweet.

- Yeah, but within an hour, the police pulled me over.

- Oh.

- Assumed I stole the car.

- No...

- Feet spread apart, hands on the hood,

the whole nine yards.

Perfectly normal day gone ugly.

And humiliating.

- Doc, that's horrible.

- Classic D.W.B.

Driving While Black.

You've heard the stories.

It still happens all the time.

- Yeah.

It does.

- I hoped it would've gotten better for my kids.

And I guess things have changed a bit

since my teens.

I mean, things can improve.

But... it still happens.

That's why I've had to lecture my kids

up and down,

just like my folks did with me.

But I do not want them

to be in a situation like I was in.

Ever.

All it takes is a bad apple with a gun.

And I never, ever want to have to bury my child

for just... for just...

- [breathing heavily]

- Oh, uh, is this helpful to your project?

- Absolutely.

Um...

Thanks for sharing, Dr. Snyder.

And...

I'm really sorry.

- Hmm.

Glad to help.

Ruby: [sighs]

Sam: Thank you, Dr. Snyder.

- You bet.

[soft music]

Sam: I get it now.

Mina: Yeah.

Gabe wants to handle things on his own

and not tell his dad.

Ruby: Well, he's not gonna find out from us!

Girl: Gabe got arrested.

I knew he was too good to be true.

- Um, what's going on?

[suspenseful music]

Where did you get that?

Gabe: Oh, your social of choice.

TikTok.

Insta.

YouTube.

You name it.

Hey, who's going viral for all the wrong reasons?

This guy.

Ten seconds of video

and my rep is completely shot.

Ruby: Look, Gabe, maybe we can fix this!

Gabe: Come on, Ruby.

That's not what happens here.

This isn't gonna get better.

Worse, maybe.

But not better.

Mina: Did you hear those guys?

"Heard he got arrested."

"Knew he was too good to be true."

Talking about it like it was funny!

Ruby: Guys!

None of that's true!

I mean, he didn't vandalize anything.

Sam: Forget it, Ruby.

Whisper Network's way ahead of you.

- But we have to stop it before...

[phone chimes]

[sighs]

Ms. Grady?

"Yeah.

"We're friends with Gabe.

Why?"

[messages swoosh]

I gotta go.

Ms. Grady!

What's going on?

- Look, I tried to stop them, but I was too late.

- Too late for what?

- It started out

as your typical town council snooze fest.

You know, blabbing on about like, zoning,

street maintenance, parking meters...

- Okay, what does this have to do with Gabe?

- Okay, then, something about

defacing walls without permission.

- What are you talking about?

That wall was already picked for a mural.

- Yeah, well, apparently,

the design wasn't pre-approved.

- No way.

- And then, they passed an ordinance

banning at-risk people from running youth groups

on civic property.

- They did not.

- And by the time I realized it was Gabriel,

it was too late.

They'd already voted.

- You've got to be kidding me.

- I wish I was.

There was nothing I could do.

I feel terrible about this.

- So will Gabe.

?

Daniel: Millie?

Again?

Pete: [sighs]

Please.

Anything but a repeat performance

from the cat.

[bees buzzing]

- What's with all the bees?

- Is that Millie?

- I'm right here!

[horn honks]

Pete: Okay, no...

Daniel: Whoa, whoa!

Don't!

- Yeah, we should...

we should go.

- Yeah, we should go.

- Run, run!

Daniel: [screaming]

Pete: Yeah, go, run!

Daniel: [screaming]

Oh!

Both: [panting]

- How bad did you get it?

- [sighs]

I'm okay.

You?

- Yeah.

Okay.

What now?

I don't remember anything

about a surprise swarm of bees

in the manual.

- That's because we don't handle that.

We call for back-up.

- [sighs]

Perfect.

Finally on call,

and I'm the one who needs to be rescued.

- There's no shame in this, Daniel.

- Eh...

There's some shame.

- Okay, yeah, there's a lot of shame.

Woman: [on phone] Hello?

- Hey, Brea!

- Hey!

- I got a...

got a bit of a bee situation here for you.

But real quick...

- Sure.

- Can you be discreet?

Ruby: Unbelievable.

The council just comes up with these rules

and they don't even tell you about it.

Mina: And so what if they didn't approve

of the design?

They can see it now!

They can change it!

Sam: Instead, they go with the nuclear option.

And now, Gabe loses the one thing he cared about

more than anything.

- Besides his little brother.

- So, what now?

Mina: Maybe we should talk to Officer Clark.

He's friendly

and he knows Gabe's a good kid.

Ruby: But this isn't about police or vandalism anymore.

We need to talk to someone who understands

the red tape at the council.

Rules.

Bylaws.

Egos.

Mina: Someone who's taken on The Man.

- Someone to change their mind.

- Someone I just saw an hour ago.

I'll get Gabe.

He'll be all over this!

Gabe: No.

Ruby: Seriously?

Just talk to Ms. Grady.

She'll have good ideas.

- Council already made up its mind about me.

This whole town made up its mind about me!

- That's without hearing your side.

- So, why would they listen now?

- Because we have a secret weapon:

Ms. Grady.

- I don't want to make things worse.

- Come on, Gabe.

Things couldn't be worse!

- Thanks for that.

Jelani: I think you should do it.

Stand up for yourself like you always say.

You can do it.

You're my coolest big brother.

- Your only big brother, but thanks.

Ruby: What do you say?

For your number one fan?

[hopeful music]

?

[bees buzzing]

- Okay!

You're good to come out!

Daniel: [sighs]

Thanks, Brea.

Pete: So, what happened?

- Truck transporting hives overturned up the road.

The driver's fine.

His vehicle's totalled.

But we saved the bees!

Daniel: Silver lining.

Pete: Yeah.

- But... how?

- Well, once I get these hives back together,

the bees will release a pheromone

that tells everybody it's safe to come back home.

- Oh, it's like a bee radio.

- Yeah, kind of.

You know, I sort of like this emergency rescue thing.

Makes you feel like a hero!

But you guys probably get that all the time.

Daniel: Well...

Pete: Constantly.

Yeah.

- Anyway, thanks, Brea.

Great rescue.

- Thanks!

Pete: Yeah.

Brea: Crisis solved!

Millie: Thank you so much!

Are the bees okay?

What about the driver?

Brea: Both fine.

- You all right, man?

- Yeah, yeah.

Just hoping I would get to do more today is all.

- Well, hey,

if you want to break out the first aid kit,

my arm feels like a pin cushion.

It hurts.

- I wasn't gonna say anything before,

because I was sucking it up,

but they got me behind the knee!

- Same.

- Ouch.

- It's okay if I cry in front of you, right?

- You know it.

Pete: [sharp inhale]

Yeah...

- Sorry.

- Yeah...

[groans]

[bell dings]

Ms. Grady: Don't worry.

I think we can clear this up really quick.

Everybody knows you're a good kid.

- Until they didn't.

- Well, you still are.

And it should be a piece o' cake

to get the muckety-mucks at city hall

to dial back their "ordinance."

They do it all the time.

- Great.

So... how?

- Yeah, any advice?

- Well, here's what worked back in my protesting days.

I'd put on my best outfit, smile, and watch my tone.

And that's what you have to do.

And above all, apologize.

- Apologize?

For what?

I didn't do anything wrong.

- Well, according to them, you did.

Ruby: But this is all one big misunderstanding

that blew up.

- I know.

- I mean, Gabe?

Banned?

Gabe: If I'm going in there, I'm going in as me.

Gabriel Rivers-Snyder.

Not to apologize, but to tell them what happened.

For real.

- That's all he should need, right?

- Well, I mean, it should be.

But sometimes,

you gotta suck it up for the bigger cause.

I don't like it, but, you know,

you gotta go along to get along.

- Sure, but... apologize?

Ms. Grady: Worked for me.

- I did not vandalize anything.

That vote was based on conjecture

and stereotypes.

You need to rescind the decision

because it's unfair.

And because it's the right thing to do.

- Nice speech, but it's above my pay grade.

Thanks for your time.

- That's it?

- That's it.

Thanks.

- So... what happens now?

- You go home.

- So, we're good then?

I can keep going with the group?

- No, not good.

And no,

you don't get to keep going with the group.

- But--

- Listen...

I know who you are.

I know your father is some big deal at the hospital,

but that does not give you a free pass

to deface our community.

- I did not--

- And then you come in here with attitude.

[soft music]

So, if that's all.

Gabe: No.

You're right.

You're right.

And I'm... sorry.

Sir.

I didn't mean to come off as aggressive.

It's just that...

the youth group means a lot to me.

And the kids.

[sighs]

Which is why I'm asking you

if there's anything in your power

you can do to help.

A simple misunderstanding happened,

and I'm just trying to make it better.

I'm sorry to put you in this situation.

You're just trying to do your job.

So...

could you possibly reconsider?

- Okay.

I hear you.

So...

[sighs]

No promises, but...

I'll see what I can do.

- Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I appreciate it, sir.

Jelani?

?

Ruby: How'd it go with the council?

Did they change their mind?

- Yeah.

After selling my soul.

Have you seen Jelani?

- No, why?

- He was watching me, but...

He just ran off.

Jelani?

Jay-Jay!

Jelani!

Ruby: Dad, I need your help, okay?

Call me back!

- Gabe.

Nice to see you, son.

- Don't get mad.

- What's wrong?

- Jelani.

He's gone.

He was there one second,

then he's not with Mom, no answer at home...

- Okay, okay, don't panic.

Everything's gonna be okay.

I want you to go back and retrace your steps,

you got it?

I'll make some calls.

See you at home.

Ruby: Dad?

- Hey, I just got your messages about Jelani.

- I'm waiting for sage-like dad advice

before I start to panic.

- Well, kid emergencies, I don't need a manual for.

You just need to think about where he might go

to feel safe.

You used to hide under your Winnie the Pooh blanket.

If you couldn't see us--

- I thought you couldn't see me.

But it's kid logic.

He's eleven, not six.

- Yeah, well in times of crisis,

we go back to the tried and true.

- Thanks, Dad.

Gabe.

Is there anywhere Jelani used to go

when he was little to feel safe?

?

- Clouds.

- What?

Gabe: Jelani!

Jay-Jay!

- Oh, a pillow?

[chuckles]

- The world's cushiest booby-trap.

Jay-Jay.

You in there?

[groans]

- Gabe?

- You haven't used that fort since you were little.

Tough day, huh?

- Kinda.

Um...

Sorry I took off.

- No problem.

Sorry you had to see that.

But we'll get through it, okay?

You and me.

- You and me.

[yawns]

[whispering] We'll talk when he wakes up.

Thanks for...

[soft music]

- I thought I had a good plan.

I did all the things that made sense to me,

but the wish still fell apart.

Gabe nearly got arrested for nothing.

And then, he had to make this horrible, wrong apology

for something that he didn't even do

just to get his life back,

but not his reputation, of course.

That's completely ruined.

- Wow.

Tough wish.

Tough everything.

- Bottom line,

I don't know what it's like for him.

So, I Ruby'd on in there

and made a mess of things, and...

Now, I really just don't know what to do.

[sighs]

- You know, you've been here before.

There's always another way.

There's always...

something you could do.

- But what?

Gabe's had to grow up faster than any kid should have to.

I just...

I feel really in over my head.

[sighs]

[soft music]

- I worry sometimes

how much you carry on your shoulders.

But I'm here for you.

Whatever you need, I'm here.

- Hmm.

Thanks, Dad.

That's it!

- Hmm?

What?

- When I'm in trouble or struggling,

there's always someone I can go to,

who I can lean on,

who lets me feel like a kid again.

Thanks, you 100% hero machine, you!

- What did I do?

- Nothing.

Just helped me solve the wish.

- What?

[chuckles]

Okay.

- Hmm.

- Okay.

[light folk music]

- You think they'll take it down?

- No.

But they'll probably make you change

one thing about it

just to prove that they were right,

but entirely?

No.

- Maybe I should, then.

Bad memories, now.

- How's Jelani?

- He's good.

Mom and Dad threatened to glue an AirTag on him

if he runs again.

But other than that...

- Did you tell your dad about the cops?

- I know how much he worries.

He was already fretting so much over Jelani.

He was pretty much at full-fret capacity.

[sighs]

I just...

I don't want to disappoint him.

- I don't think you ever could, Gabe.

You are already so good at acting like an adult,

but...

we all need somebody to lean on, right?

- My dad play you his Bill Withers too?

[chuckles]

- He understands, Gabe.

And he loves you.

So much.

- Yeah.

I know.

Singer: ? I'll be there holding your hand ?

Ruby: Being a kid again can mean a lot of things...

[upbeat music]

but it's also knowing

that even though you may be nearly grown,

you're not alone.

You never have to handle the hard things by yourself.

You can trust the people who love you

to understand, have your back.

[inaudible conversation]

Singer: ? We'll find a way ?

? If you want it, I'll be there ?

? Anytime ?

Ruby: And to hug you hard when you need it most.

Jelani: Incoming!

- Uh-oh!

[laughing]

Ruby: Sometimes, really hard.

Singer: ? Anytime ?

? I'll be there ?

Ruby: And it means being able to lean on others too.

Ms. Grady learned

that her way doesn't work for everyone.

But it does work for her.

So, she stormed the council and got all this approved

through sheer, unadulterated Ms. Grady-ness.

Gabe: Ruby.

What is going on?

- Nothing crazy.

- At all.

[laughing]

- Keep your eyes closed.

- All right, here, careful.

- Ready, Gabe?

[chuckling]

- No.

- Okay, on three.

All: One, two, three!

Gabe: Wow!

This is awesome!

Cool!

[chuckles]

Mural 2.0.

Ruby: And yeah, other people may not always get

exactly what you're going through,

but a lot of them want to be there for you

all the same.

Singer: ? And I'll be there... ?

Ruby: And leaning on each other

through the hard times?

That's how all of us, whatever our age,

get to be kids again.

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