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Are you okay?

Yeah, I just need to clear my head.

Thank you for asking.

It was an incredible night.

Yeah, it was incredible.

Exactly right.

I loved your performance of Something in the Air.

I'm glad you liked it.

Yeah, the pared-down version gave it this romantic, haunting vibe.

I'm glad you thought that.

Look, I don't normally do this, but since I'm here, I write songs and... I'm

sorry.

I gotta take care of something inside.

Oh, I understand.

Thank you for coming.

I'm glad you had a good time.

I just talked to him. Who?

Eddie.

What? What did you say?

I have no idea, but words just came out and they must have been in the right

order because he didn't look at me like I was crazy. And you didn't give him the

CD? No.

Why not? That was the whole point.

Everything just happened so fast. I was about to go back inside and he came out

and we were nose to nose.

I cannot believe you were this close and you didn't pull the trigger.

Yeah, but I wasn't about to thrust the CD in his hand.

We were just talking and it was way cooler.

Well, I hope it was worth it. Are you kidding?

After the concert, I thought nothing could top it, but this party was off the

charts.

No. You better enjoy that afterglow now, Lo, because everything's about to blow

up in your face.

Huh? What Mel means to say is the situation has arisen.

Wait, what situation?

Somebody told Principal Nolan that you were the one who stole the test.

Yo, what the hell is this?

I'm about to find out. Where's Chloe? I haven't seen her. Your dad's worried

about you. I'll deal with him later.

Eddie, this photo is all over the internet. How did these sites get the

photo of Tyler Ward coming out of Chloe's place at 2 a.m.? When I get the

answers, I'll let you know.

Okay? But if you don't mind, I need to talk to Chloe.

What the hell is going on?

Why is Tyler coming out of your place in the middle of the night?

Wait, so you got a tweet from who?

No, Adam got one from Kevin. I got a tweet from Jackson, who retweeted from

Luke, who retweeted from Theo, who retweeted from Johnny, who retweeted

someone with the name ExamsForSale.

Sounds like the lineup for a new boy band.

And they're saying I sold the test? Not just that you sold it, that you stole

it. What?

Oh, good one, Mel. What a good punk.

No, Lauren, I swear, this is no punk. It's legit.

I would never do something like that. No, I naturally, I don't believe it.

Neither do I.

You'd be the last person to steal a test, unless you're one of those people

that just like stealing for the thrill.

Okay, listen, it doesn't matter what we believe.

Someone ratted you out to Nolan.

Hold on, Nolan thinks I'm guilty?

Oh my god, could I be expelled for this?

This thing is spreading faster than the time I told everyone that Gina Fort was

Prego. As long as everyone believes what they see.

Are you kidding?

People want to believe that a good girl like Lauren was caught cheating.

It makes for a really juicy story.

I don't really care if the adults at our school believe it or not. The only

person that matters is Nolan.

Yeah. You said she bought it, right?

Yeah, I mean, I think so.

What do you mean you think so? You said that she definitely believed you.

Yeah, well, okay.

I told her that Lauren came to me privately after school and told me she'd

gotten a hold of the pre-calc test.

Asked me if I wanted to buy a copy of it.

Asked her why she'd be selling a stolen exam, and she said that she needed money

for college.

Her mom doesn't make a lot of money, and I know because she works for my dad.

But I told her, no, Lauren Tate, this is wrong.

You did real good, eh?

Real good.

Provided a motivation for Lauren. Even a goody two-shoes would do something

desperate if college is on the line.

I just felt so bad tattling on her.

Really bad.

I mean, Lauren's worked so hard over the years.

And it would be such a shame if one stupid mistake kept her out of the

college of her choice.

A sympathy chauffeur is smart, too. But you know, when Nolan questions her,

she's going to deny it.

So we have to make sure that it doesn't come down to your word against hers.

How do we do that?

We have to give her physical proof so that there's no doubt that Lauren is

guilty. What kind of proof?

The kind of evidence that's irrefutable.

Hey, guys.

What's up?

I trust none of what was filmed here will make it on air or the internet? All

I got was a guy on stage talking about his father's nightclub.

Not exactly a ratings bonanza.

I'm telling you, Lily, if anything that came down tonight makes it out there, I

will... Look, I hate to break it to you, Jake, but it's already out there.

So what do you know about this photograph?

Same as you.

Nothing.

If I find out that you had anything to do with this, I swear you will never get

access to Eddie again. Never.

If there's one thing I'm all about, it's access.

So don't worry about it, Jake.

Good night.

Hey.

Why don't you guys take the car and I'll catch a cab and meet you at home?

Hey, we can wait.

No, it's going to be a long night. Do you need any help?

I do. I need you to go home with my wife and be her friend.

We'll see you when you get home.

Love you.

Mom?

You home?

I didn't see your car.

How am I supposed to explain this to her?

Oh, I'm thinking you'll never even have to.

How's that possible?

Well, everyone knows you're not capable of a crime like this. It takes serious

skill to hack into a secure system like the schools. You mean skills like you

have? Are you trying to get me expelled too?

Too? Guys, do you know what happens to kids who get expelled?

Lots of free time. I imagine they all take up interesting hobbies.

They're blackballed. Forget school, forget work.

This goes on your permanent record.

Anybody who wants to can check and see that you got kicked out of school for

cheating. It follows you for life.

Relax, Lauren. You haven't been expelled.

Yet. And according to a very informal poll on Facebook, a lot of people don't

think you did it.

A lot? It should be all.

Who would ever believe I would do something like that?

It's the internet. Some people believe everything.

I heard there's some people who still think Clark Kent and Superman are the

same person. Adam.

It's impossible, Mel. Clark can't wear his glasses. How can they be the same

guy?

All these stupid tweets don't matter anyway.

What I really need to worry about is Nolan believing me. Of course she will.

Your behavior is basically spotless. You've never even been reprimanded for

talking in class.

Yeah, Mel holds the record for that. Straight. No, I haven't.

So how did my name even get mixed up in any of this?

I remember hearing about Nolan bringing in some kids from your class. Like a

list of the usual suspects.

You know who I think it was?

Kaiser Soze, I totally saw where you were going with that. Okay, film

appreciation club, can we focus here?

Who was called into Nolan's office?

I wasn't.

It was the kids who aced the test.

I aced the test, legitimately. Yeah, but these kids aced it un-legitimately.

Okay, ill-legitimately. Ill-legitimately. See, with a brain like

that, why would she even need to cheat? Right?

We need to figure out which kids Nolan talked to.

Adam, get on it. Oh boy, you guys never ask me for favors. I'm so glad I get to

do something for you for a change.

You'd love it.

Can we just go somewhere and talk about this? I'm not going anywhere until I get

some answers.

I want answers, too. I don't even know what this is.

It's Tyler Rourke leaving your place at 2 a.m.

My God, you're acting like you believe that that's real?

That's your place, right? And that's definitely Tyler.

You think I'm cheating on you with Tyler Rourke? Are you? How could you even ask

me that?

I'm asking because I saw it with my own eyes.

It's not real, Eddie. It's not real.

There's no way that Tyler was at my house at 2 a.m. or at any time. He

doesn't even know where I live.

I mean, does it even matter what I say?

Or are you just going to believe what the gossip column says?

Eddie.

Oh, my God.

Chloe, wait.

Oh, gee. Chloe Carter's hot booty call leaving at 2 a.m.

That's right. That's an accurate description.

Eddie Duran's gonna be a free man now. Eddie, call me. Here's my number.

Why give your number to him? He lost. I won.

Hit me with the numbers.

Unless you're in the second place.

Oh, man.

Don't run out on me. Isn't that what you're doing?

Look, I'm trying to process this, okay?

It wasn't quite the end of the evening that I was planning on.

Hey, but we can't let some obviously doctored photo ruin an incredible night.

Oh, yeah, it's hard not to.

Eddie, the photo is not real. Someone is messing with us.

It's your place.

I know, but you can go online and find tons of pictures of my place. Someone

just photoshopped Tyler in there.

Who? A paparazzi guy. Someone from Radar or TMZ. I don't know.

Why?

Why would anyone do that? To break us up.

Do you know how many haters are out there and they're always posting, I hate

Chloe, she's a skank, I'm going to break her skinny legs so then Eddie will be on

mine? Why would a random person take a picture of Tyler out of all people and

make it look like he's coming out of your place? Who knows what drives people

in this crazy world?

It's fear and jealousy.

And nobody's more full of both of them than Tyler Rourke.

Why would Tyler do this to us?

It's not about us.

Okay, the guy wants to humiliate me.

What, by sending some fake photo of him at my place?

I don't know. I guess it's the best thing you can come up with on short

notice. But he knows we're solid.

We're solid, right?

Judging by his track record.

The guy's always in competition with me.

He even started tonight, right in front of my dad.

I don't even understand why Amber brought him here. Who knows?

I'm sure he charmed her into it. I doubt the girl even knows he's a snake.

So he left here angry?

Yeah, obviously.

And since he blames me for all his problems anyway, he went home and was

like, hmm, I'm going to screw with Eddie.

So we bombarded the internet with that picture. And the gossip sites just

rolled with it.

But let me tell you something.

It is time to stop Tyler Rourke.

Now. The worst thing you can do is give him attention.

That's what he wants.

You're right.

But I'm not going to let this go.

I'm serious, Eddie.

Eddie, you have to stay away from Tyler.

Where's Eddie?

Downstairs, talking with Chloe.

How's he seem?

Upset. No doubt.

Just when he was about to propose.

Yeah.

That was no coincidence.

You think it was done on purpose to sabotage the proposal?

Yeah, well, how well do you know Tyler Rourke? I don't.

At all. I mean, I remember him from when he was friends with Eddie years ago.

Yeah, he was a client of mine back when I worked at the agency. He's trouble.

You know, good acting instincts, but every single job we sent him on, he

caused trouble. And it was always somebody else's fault. Oh, yeah, yeah. I

know the type.

So I had to drop him as a client.

He thinks Eddie called that shot like I needed help making that decision.

What about Chloe?

What's her relationship with him?

Nothing more than meeting Eddie through him.

You sure?

I mean, he said some real snide comments about Chloe.

More than a friendly drunk at the end of the bar kind of thing, but I don't think

he was joking.

He's just jealous of everything that Eddie has, man. Career, talent, success,

even his damn girlfriend.

Listen, Jake.

You know Chloe better than I.

What do you think of her?

Dangerous topic, Max.

Dangerous. I will say this. She can distract Eddie right in a second when I

need him to focus.

Okay, but is she in love with him?

Max, you're killing me with these questions.

I mean, all I know is that she seems completely devoted to him.

Look, what I'm trying to ask you is, do you think this marriage is a good idea?

I think she makes him happy, okay? And Eddie does his best work when he's

happy. Is that what it always comes down to for you?

What's that?

That you don't care that he's about to marry someone that might break his heart

as long as he's churning out good songs at the end of the day. Oh, come on. Of

course I care.

All right? You might think I'm this heartless shark, but the fact is Eddie

is like a brother to me. Right. A brother.

Seriously, Max.

I'd do anything for the guy.

But he is going to make his own decisions about his personal life.

And if he wants to include Chloe in that life, we're just going to have to accept

it.

Eddie, please stop!

Eddie, stop!

I'm going over to Tyler's now and amending this. No, stop. He is starved

for attention. Why give him more?

The guy made me look like I don't know who's sleeping with my girlfriend.

I'm not sleeping with anyone but you.

Right. I'm not. You're playing right into his hands. You are.

What do you mean?

Because it's a trap. You go over there and you knock down his dorm. Behind it

are a million paparazzi just waiting to see Eddie Duran freak out. Let me tell

you something.

I'm not going to let this slide.

Please. You could make this so much worse for us.

What am I supposed to do?

Huh? Tell me. What am I supposed to do? Just ignore him. Ignore him.

Just tell him that you don't care about his stupid little life.

Please.

No, I'm not going to feed into his ego.

That's for sure.

Can we please just go back inside and figure this out calmly?

Eddie, please.

Eddie!

Please.

Come on, Adam. You said it'd take like five seconds.

Sorry, there's this video going around of an alligator on a road. Adam, I have

to find out who's accusing me.

So, are you sure it's someone in class?

Positive. Going through the rows in my head.

So far, on the list of people who have seen Principal Nolan, I have Diego

Chiloro. No, we've been close in second grade. It's not him.

Gavin Parcells.

Maybe. You wouldn't dance with him at Kirsten Suite 16.

You can't dance to Drop It Like It's Hot.

It's not him.

Natasha Lubinsky.

Who? No, she just moved here from Russia. Forget her.

Russians don't squeal.

Natasha just hit me back. Good thing she's new at school and doesn't have any

loyalties.

Guess who was the last person to see Principal Nolan?

Of course. How could it not be her? How did we not think of Adriana?

I hadn't gotten to a row in my head yet. Boy, does she have a hate on for you.

Yeah, even more so since your song made the top 25 in Eddie's contest.

Yeah, but as evil as Adriana is, there's no way that she could have hacked into

the school system and stolen a test.

One time in computer lab, she was all mad because she spent like the whole

hour trying to make Taylor Lautner her wallpaper.

I don't think she's our hacker. Yeah, she might be an airhead, but her

boyfriend slash my delinquent brother is a hacking savant.

When it comes to computers, he's almost as smart as you are.

Almost.

Almost.

So, you win any money tonight, Dad?

Actually, I lost six bucks.

Oh, no.

Are we going to lose the house?

Play for fun, Phil. Not to make a living.

That's what I work for.

So, it's late.

What are you guys still doing up?

Phil's just showing me one of his PowerPoint projects.

Shouldn't she be home already? Yes. I was just about to take her. Isn't her

car outside?

She's driving her car. I'm going to fall behind her because I don't want her

driving out this late at night.

Well, what does your dad think about you getting home so late?

He's okay with it, you know.

Trust me.

Trust.

Well, it is time for you guys to get going. It's not getting any earlier.

All right.

Be back soon.

Yeah, you know what? Go straight to Adriana's and then straight home, okay?

Where else will I go?

Good night.

Good night.

So what are we doing now?

You're going home.

Yeah, I know that, but what about this evidence you were talking about?

On our way back from your place, I'm going to swing by the school for a

little late-night video till I'm in the locker.

Okay, world, it is officially way past curfew. Lisa's probably waiting up with

an axe.

Come on, Adam, you're taking me home.

And walking me inside.

Okay, I'll grab my shield out of the trunk.

Hey, Mel, can you do me a favor when you get home?

Anything.

Check out Phil's room.

There's got to be a way that we can prove that he's the one who stole the

test and hacked into the computer system.

Yeah, all over it.

Okay. Thank you guys for backing me up. Oh, it's fun.

Very CSI.

Don't worry, Lauren. You can rest easy.

Adam and I are on the case.

What

are

you doing?

If you're planning evidence on Lauren, I'm coming with you.

I'll work alone, babe.

Okay, fine.

What's your locker number?

It's around the corner from yours.

Right, yeah.

Which way?

I don't know.

See? That's why I'm coming with you.

We're partners.

Fine, but you have to do exactly what I say.

No problem.

We're going to be like Bonnie and Clyde.

Yeah, that worked out really well.

Hey, baby.

I wanted to come back in, see if you needed me.

What a night, huh?

How's Eddie?

What are you two party animals still doing here?

No longer partying, that's for sure.

We, uh, good?

We're good.

Well, I have a painfully early call with the New York promo people. They're amped

about the song contest.

Good, good. I just want to listen to them a few more times, okay?

By all means, take your time.

Yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed the evening.

Yeah, we did.

It was great hearing you sing again.

Thanks. You know, maybe if you join us on tour, you'll be able to hear it a lot

more. Yeah, well, if I didn't have a career I love, I'd be right there.

Okay. Or maybe I can, I don't know, work something out where my vacation

coincides with the next tour.

That'd be great, Tris.

I mean, it'd be really nice to have a partner in crime.

Hey. I mean, someone to hit all the shops with. A girl can only take so much

Madden on a tour bus.

I tried telling him.

I know, boys and their toys.

Uh, before we bounce, can I talk to you about a couple quick things? One minute,

two minutes, that's all I need.

Blackstone's now.

Okay,

tell me the truth, what happened?

Picture's fake.

Tyler sent it.

What a piece of... Just deal with the fallout.

Okay, and if anyone asks, which they will,

Just tell them the bogus picture was sent as a bad joke.

Are you sure you don't want me to know this bastard?

I don't want to give him any ammunition.

So what happens now?

Tracy, you know I love Eddie very much.

I think he feels the same way.

I had such high hopes for tonight.

I really thought it was going to be the next step in our relationship.

Listen, if you and Eddie are meant to be together, it'll happen, Chloe.

You can't force it.

Yeah. Two minutes on the dot. What do I win? A ride home.

Good night, you guys. Tell your father we said congratulations.

I will. I will.

Thanks for coming. Of course.

Bye, sweetheart.

Good night.

So, let's go say bye before we head out.

Is that you, Eddie?

Yeah, Pop.

Can you tell me what you mean?

We just came by to say goodnight.

Oh, good.

I'm glad.

It's nice to see you both.

You did it, Pop.

You're the new mayor of the Sunset Strip.

The party was fabulous. The club's going to be huge.

I hope so.

I'm really proud of you.

Now relax a little, okay? Enjoy it.

Oh, I will, yeah.

As soon as I sleep for about a week.

Mom would have loved it, too.

Yeah.

Your performance would have been our favorite part. Yeah.

I guess everything worked out.

Yeah.

So you hungry? You want to go grab a bite?

Kitchen 24?

It's hard for me to say no to Kitchen 24. You want to grab a quick something?

I'm really tired.

Can we actually take a rain check? I have an early morning, and I promised

Eddie I'd make him work on his new songs.

Yeah, I mean, it's kind of late anyway, so I'm just going to crash here. It's

okay.

Good night, Pop.

Night. I love you. Yeah.

I love you, Jay.

Me too.

Call me.

Yeah?

Thank you for letting me be a part of tonight.

It was absolutely legendary.

Mm-hmm.

Who the hell is this?

Billy Park.

Yeah, what's up?

Well, let me in and I'll tell you.

You really know how to leave them laughing, don't you, Tyler?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Oh, drop the act, Tyler.

You just royally screwed over a girl that you claim to care so much about.

You ever think maybe I'm the one that got screwed over?

Oh, playing the victim card. Very nice.

You must have a Ph.D. in manipulation.

I study.

I like to work on my craft.

Who else can have one of L.A.'s top models scurrying around like a scared

little bunny trying to plug all the holes that you've dug?

I'm not the one lying to their boyfriend.

If that's what this is really about.

Eddie doesn't love Chloe.

I wouldn't say that she loves you either.

You wouldn't? Well, you definitely got a hold on her, and it's powerful.

But it's not love.

Chloe knows what she's got with me.

A guy who'd stop at nothing to destroy her. I'm not out to take down Chloe.

No, your guns are seriously trained on Eddie.

Yeah, he deserves it.

And if Chloe becomes collateral damage, so be it.

Yes, she protects you. Why?

Ask her.

Maybe she cares about me more than you think.

Oh, she cares about the damage you can do to her, that's for sure.

And that fear alone is enough to keep her jumping through hoops to avoid

setting you off.

You think you have all the answers, don't you, Lily?

No, that's why I'm here.

I want to know the story.

What do you have on Chloe?

I hope you don't mind getting takeout.

I really didn't feel like sitting in a restaurant at this hour.

I just thought maybe you didn't want to spend any time with my dad.

Oh, of course not.

But I'm not going to lie.

I did want some private time with you.

It's pretty cool that we got to meet Connor Morgan tonight.

I think he really liked me, and I know that he really liked you.

He likes me because he can exploit me.

But how amazing would it be if we did a movie together?

I know that you're just focusing on music, but think of how cute it would be

if we did one of those, like, romantic comedies together.

Don't you think?

I guess.

I mean, his boss, Osborne Silver, practically runs Hollywood.

He said he'd set up a meeting for us.

Maybe you could call tomorrow and set it up? Yeah, maybe.

That's not something that you want to leave Jake with. I mean, it would

probably just end up with a bunch of phone tag with assistants, you know?

Okay.

Or you could just keep them guessing until they give me a decent part.

I mean, I know that you don't want to commit to them. I don't expect you to.

No, I know.

Chloe, it's not about that. I'm thinking about something else.

What?

What do you think?

I thought we agreed not to expend any more oxygen on this.

I really just want to go over there and kick his ass.

But see, that would be the biggest waste of energy.

He just really pushed it with me tonight.

Crashing the party, disrespecting my dad.

And then using that photo to embarrass me in front of the whole world? I'm the

victim here. I'm the one he supposedly slept with.

I forgot.

Has he ever come on to you?

Oh, my God, Eddie.

You can't let him do this to you, to us.

We can't let Tyler and his jealousy ruin this night that was supposed to be very

special. You're right.

Babe, I should get off that.

I'm upsetting you.

Only because I see what it's doing to you.

I love you.

Very much.

I just don't really know if you feel the same way. Of course I do.

I just didn't expect to get blindsided like that.

Especially tonight.

Do you think we can move on from this?

I really want to move on from this.

I want that too.

Well, I thought tonight was incredible.

I felt so Hollywood.

I chatted up Carson Daly for like 10 minutes.

Sorry, Kelly, but that was not Carson Daly. Just some guy who looked like him.

You know, that would make sense because the guy did try to sell me a condo.

Kelly! Yo, I saw you trying to do your thing out there, girl. You looked right

at home. You're a natural-born schmoozer, Kel.

Yeah, well, thanks for inviting me.

Our pleasure.

I have to fire off a few emails.

Of course.

You know, I really, I'm so happy you came.

Seriously, having you there made everything a little more bearable. God,

I loved it. Being in that crowd just made me feel so alive.

You sound like Jake.

You know, I really meant it when I said you could be a total asset to him at the

office. I don't want to impose myself.

If you could help him out, it would be a win-win for everybody.

Believe me. Yeah, well, you know, it's going to be kind of awkward to be like,

Hey, Jake, since I'm friends with your wife, can you just show me what you do?

Oh, and by the way, if it's not too much trouble, can you hire me?

Girl, you don't have to say it all at once.

Start with observing what he does.

Offer to help on little tasks.

Ask for some pointers.

Okay, the man lives to give advice.

I could tell.

At dinner, he was telling me the best way to cut my steak.

See? Now imagine if you asked him something he was passionate about, like

the business.

No, I don't know. He seemed pretty passionate about how to cut that meat.

That's my baby.

I'm just saying.

He did call you a natural. He knows you have the talent.

You just gotta let him know you're interested.

Thanks for looking out for me, Trace.

You're really going out of your way to be a really good friend.

You'd do the same for me if the tables were turned.

I'm glad he thinks so.

No, seriously.

Thank you for everything. You're welcome.

Good night. Get some rest.

There he is.

You finished wheeling and dealing?

Well, that's it. I am done for the night.

No, I think there is one more thing on your to-do list.

Mom, you're home late.

What a night.

Did you go to the movies?

Three and a half hours about the French resistance in World War II.

I mean, by the end of it, I was ready to surrender to the Germans.

Please remind me never to let Ellie pick a movie again.

Sorry.

Oh, but you know what the good news is? Is I caught a nap in the second hour, so

I'm not as tired as I could be.

What about you?

How was the hottest party in the history of Los Angeles? Did you get in?

It was the best night in the history of, like, ever.

I mean, at first we thought there was no way that we'd be able to get in.

But then Mel and I figured out a way to tag along with these guys that didn't

have any dates.

We ditched them later. But we ran into Jake Madsen again, and he said he was

going to introduce us to Eddie.

But then Eddie had to go up on stage and perform something in the air on the

piano, which was magical.

And we were up in front again.

Mom, he smiled at me.

Wow, it sounds like you had quite an eventful night.

Yeah, it was awesome.

I am really tired, and I am going to go to bed.

Night.

Honey, are you sure that nothing else happened tonight?

You know, don't you? Mm-hmm.

Principal Nolan left me a message.

She wants me to call her tomorrow to set up an appointment.

I mean, how on earth did you get tangled up in a cheating scandal?

Someone framed me. Who? Why?

I have my suspicions, but I don't want to say anything yet until I can prove

it. Honey, you don't have to prove anything to me.

But I do to Principal Nolan.

I can only imagine what she thinks of me.

Okay, well, we will set her straight together tomorrow.

I don't know what to do.

I mean, what if the schools that I applied to find out and I lose my HB

scholarship? I mean, what if I can't afford school?

You don't have to worry about any of that stuff.

You believe I'm innocent, right?

Of course I do.

Steal a test?

When you were eight, you took gum from a store.

And you cried for a week. And then you wrote a letter of apology to the

President of the United States. I felt like I had let him down. I still have

that letter.

And I'm going to show it to Mrs. Nolan so she can see how ridiculous this is.

This really is so ridiculous. I mean, I don't understand who would go to such

great lengths to get you in trouble or expelled.

You know what? You do not have to prove anything or protect anyone except

yourself. Okay? You just go in there and you tell them exactly what you know. I

understand, but I don't... No anything.

I'm so sorry you have to deal with this, honey.

Especially after the night you had. But it will be over tomorrow.

I'm just really glad you're on my back.

I know who you are, Lauren Tate.

And no one messes with my daughter and gets away with it.

No one.

It's me. It's me.

Oh, hey, Mel.

Hey. Oh, my God. Are you just getting home?

No, I've been home for a while now.

Safe and sound before the curfew.

Good. Because that is what is going to go on my report to your mother.

Good night. Go to bed. I will.

Sleep well. Yeah, you too.

Think like Phil, think like Phil.

Oh, it's so painful.

Okay, password is wet underscore

t-shirt.

Big boobs.

Big boobs one.

Super pexy one, two, three.

This one's Lawrence.

Awesome.

What's the convo? How the hell should I know?

I'm just messing with you.

Wait. Won't they be able to tell it's forced open?

I was forcing.

How'd you learn to do that?

Ocean's Eleven.

You're such a good cat robber.

Cat burglar.

What else?

Oh, my God.

She really is obsessed.

That was too close for comfort.

That was such a rush. Not if you got hauled into the police station, it

wouldn't be.

Yeah, I, for one, never had any doubt.

That is how you get caught.

When you get too cocky.

Look at you.

The expert at breaking and entering.

I work hard at this, Hank. I know. I get to learn a lot from you.

This was a one-time thing. You know that, right?

Come on.

We make such a good team.

We almost got busted.

Okay, but we didn't, and that's what counts.

No, what counts...

Because now Nolan has proof that she did it.

She can deny it till the cows come home, but there's no way she can explain a

test in her possession.

Oh, maybe she'll write a song about this.

It's late. I better get you home.

But one last thing.

What?

Stinky McGee's computer is password protected.

Great. You couldn't figure it out? Tried every combination of words and grunts I

could think of.

Nothing. Nada.

Damn it.

I even searched his room, but I couldn't find anything incriminating.

Disgusting, yes, but not incriminating. Can you get his car keys?

I'll try.

Why, do you think he's hiding something in there?

I don't know, maybe.

I know he thinks he's so smart.

But how smart could he be if he's tripped the school's security system?

And gave the test to Big Mouth Adriana, who is dumber than a box of rocks.

We can't give up until we clear my name. No kidding.

I'll, you know, put a tracking device on him if I have to.

Wiretap his room.

Maybe I'll catch him confessing to Adriana over the phone.

Okay, don't do anything too risky.

Lo, I went through Phil's dirty laundry for you.

That's how good of a friend I am.

Gross. Tell me about it. Next time, I talk to Eddie, and you can search my

brother's disgusting room.

No, that's okay.

At least the first part of this night rocked. How amazing was that party?

I still can't believe we wormed our way in.

You think our dates are still looking for us?

I hope so.

Oh, it was almost a perfect night.

I know. I wish I'd been able to get my song to Eddie.

We're going to get it to him. Don't you worry.

We have to get past Chloe first.

She was like a force field around him tonight.

How can someone that beautiful be so insecure?

You think they're happy?

Probably not. I mean, what do they have to talk about?

You're beautiful. No, you're beautiful. No, you are.

Yeah, but what if she's really deep and...

intelligent and complicated.

Don't say that, please.

Why not?

Because if that's true, it completely destroys my worldview.

I'm serious.

Like, she can't look like that and be interesting. It's just, it's not fair.

Besides, I think we both know who Eddie should really view it.

Oh, yeah? You think I have a shot?

Are you kidding?

You have a soul connection, a creative bond on Twitter.

He smiled at you, touched your hand, and you talked to him tonight.

Yeah, we're basically engaged.

Next time you randomly bump into him, he's going to be like, I'm sorry, Chloe

who?

Aw, poor Chloe.

Aw, poor, poor supermodel. How nice

does it feel to just sit here and chill?

Yeah.

Did you find a flick?

Almost.

Where are you going?

I just got to put something away real quick.

Lily, I'm not the one playing Chloe.

You claim to be a dear friend of hers, but all you want is dirt.

Oh, I don't care who the dirt is on. I just want to get it first.

Even if your pal Chloe is collateral damage?

With friends like you, I mean, you don't even need... Tyler, I don't know why you

are fighting me on this.

You know, we could help each other out so much if we were just on the same

side. Hey.

How?

Well... You know, everyone in this little town is on my speed dial.

So, you just tell me who you want to meet.

Oh, you'd do that for me?

For information. What do you say?

You know, as much as I'd like to help a young cub reporter, I don't have

anything you need.

Well, how about you just think about it, and when you're ready, you give me a

call. Because I know you have something on Chloe, and I'm going to find out what

it is, with you or without you.

Good luck with that. And if it's without you, I might have to take you down with

her. Or maybe I'll just take you down instead.

That sounds like a threat.

You need friends in this town, Tyler.

I've got plenty of friends.

Sure, if by friends you mean people who don't like you, don't trust you, and

don't want to work with you. Okay, so if I help you, I'm your friend.

But if I don't play your little game, then you're going to blast me to all

your viewers to ruin my career?

Darling, my viewers don't even know you exist.

And I will use every Hollywood connection I have to make sure they

never do.

See you sleep on that one.

Sexy.