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Either she's a singer or she's not.

Are you a singer, Lauren?

I'm not singing.

That's okay, sweetie. You don't really have to. No pressure, Lauren. Sing, damn

it, sing!

Just good practice for the finals.

Just sing in front of an unfriendly audience.

Okay, I'm being friendly.

Okay, I just want you to sing.

You're a finalist in Eddie's contest, so you must be good.

Except I did see that video of you singing with that band, and all you did

was go.

Adriana. What?

Oh my god, is that like a new vocal style?

I didn't know. Adriana.

You know, it's very unique.

You'll stand out. But I think you need to be a little bit louder if you want

Eddie to hear you.

So, no dessert?

I am all for secrets, but this one is killing me.

Maybe we don't need to announce our engagement.

Ever. Oh.

We'll just get married in City Hall, and then we'll live quietly in private for

the next 70 years and never tell a soul.

Ooh. Well, I would do that.

Oh, yeah? You would? Yeah. I mean, I would be happy just being by your side

for the rest of our lives.

But seriously, when can we tell people?

Soon. I will have to... Oh, no.

Cloed! What a coincidence.

We were just talking about you. Are you engaged? Are you not engaged?

Sounds like a rumor, Lily.

I think you're above reporting rumors, right?

Oh, no, I'm not.

But that's funny, though.

Don't worry, Eddie. I will not pressure you about the interview, about your

engagement, but you'll tell me when you're good and ready.

Exclusively. Oh, forgive me for being rude. This is my friend Daphne.

Daphne, this is Chloe and Eddie.

Hi. I was a huge fan of your mom and dad.

I mean, I'm a fan of yours, too, but Max and Katie, they were the best.

You're telling me. Thank you.

Actually, Daphne was a one-hit wonder herself in the 80s. Semi-hit wonder,

actually. Well, that's better than not being a wonder at all.

Daphne Miller with I Love Your Boyfriend?

Wow. That song's older than you, but yeah, that's me. Are you kidding? I love

that song. I remember the video, too.

Oh, yeah. One of the first on MTV.

My mom loved that song.

Wait, were you in the music biz with Max and Katie?

Did you know them? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I mean, I met them a few times, but a hundred years ago.

They were so lovely.

Oh, baby, we should tell your dad about that.

Sure. You know, that's a great idea, Chloe.

Would you guys mind if we just joined you for a quick little drink here?

See... Come in.

I found her.

Where's Cynthia?

Okay, first off, Jackie, she goes by Chloe now. I don't even think she would

answer to Cynthia.

Well, that's the name I gave her.

She was baptized with it, and she used it for 16 years. So you'll pardon me if

I don't call her Chloe.

So she's not here?

No, she's out of town on a photo shoot in New Mexico. She'll be back tomorrow.

Okay, I'm going to need to find a place to stay until she gets back. And I'm not

staying here. This place smells like a brothel on fire.

There's a hotel up the street. I'll cover it.

Well, thank you, Tyler.

You always knew how to treat a lady.

I try.

So, does she ever talk about me?

All the time.

Now, why would you lie to me, Tyler?

Habit, mostly.

Well, she can't still hate me, can she?

So she does.

It's been six years.

Maybe she has a right.

No, it doesn't mean she doesn't care about you.

You tell me the truth now.

Does she ever talk about me?

She tells people that you're dead.

I met them at a festival in 86.

I was just a kid, younger than you are now, Eddie. But they were so nice to me.

Katie helped me out backstage.

I was starting to get a sore throat, so she made me this soup.

Miracle soup.

Yeah, I told you.

Oh, it was a miracle.

One cup and I was cured.

She was such a warm person.

She must have been a great mother.

Yeah, she was.

After the show, you probably haven't heard this. I was at a pub in Dublin

with her.

drank Bono and the Edge under the table.

What? Yeah. My mom, huh?

100% true story.

Went in Ireland.

Daphne, what are you doing tomorrow?

Are you available? I want to hook you up with Pop.

Okay.

I'm sorry I bolted out of there. I don't want to ruin your night with Don. No,

honey, you are not the one who should be apologizing. I thought you were

exaggerating about Adriana, but she's real. Oh, I know.

But you know what? Don did say it's not been easy since her mom left. He works

all the time. She has a lot of pressure on her.

Mom, a girl growing up in a fast-paced, peer-pressure environment with a single,

hard-working parent?

You just described me, and I don't act like that. I know, I know. You're right.

Maybe she's just a... Yep.

I know.

You better get back out there. I wouldn't leave Melissa in a room with

Adriana for too long. Things might get ugly.

What? Why are you looking at me like that, okay? I wanted to hear her sing.

We were trying to support her, not destroy all of her confidence.

Okay, I'm sorry I didn't know that she's a singer who doesn't sing.

Nora invited you here out of the goodness of her heart.

Yeah, I'm sure it's her heart that you're most interested in. I gotta check

on something, anything, in the other room.

We were having a nice dinner until you had to upset Lauren.

What about the fact that she upsets me?

And so do you.

I saw that whole act trying to impress Nora with your parental skills.

It's all a sham.

You have no respect for anyone.

You know that?

I've been telling myself for ten years that this is just a phase.

But I think that this is really who you are.

Dad, I'm a good person.

Okay, I am.

It's just all the people around me. It's not fair.

You know, if I'm such a witch bag, then why do I have like a hundred times more

friends than Lauren does? What? Are you listening to me tonight? You made me

very ashamed.

Now go home.

I'll go, but I'm not going home.

Oh, hey, Leemisa.

Having a hard time hiding in that outfit.

I could see like a block away.

Oh, did Adriana leave?

I'm sorry. That was Adriana.

I should not have invited her here tonight. I thought she'd be on her best

behavior. I've known Adriana for a while now, and I'm pretty sure that was her

best behavior.

I'm really sorry, Don. I feel terrible about Lauren. Is she okay?

Yeah.

She's fine.

What are you looking for?

A book that Phil had last week. Phil was reading?

I am as surprised as you are.

It was one of my old retail management textbooks.

What was he doing with a book like that?

That's what I'm curious about.

Maybe it's in that rat trap of a room of his.

He said he would clean it this weekend.

Oh, good. Well, we'll check that off his to-do list because we all know that his

word is as good as gold. Gus, don't be angry with him. He committed a felony,

Lisa.

You know, we're damn lucky he didn't get expelled.

Community service is the right punishment for him. And the worst part

is, I need a break.

I would love to take my beautiful wife to Maui for a week or maybe even a few

days in Napa.

Ooh, that's nice. Yeah, it would be, but we can't go because we can't trust our

19-year-old son alone. He'd get into too much trouble. Well, I wouldn't want to

leave Melissa alone in the house either. You're comparing what Phil did to

Melissa maybe throwing a party.

I would be afraid that we wouldn't have a house left to come home to.

But I guess we won't have to worry about that next fall. No, we will still have

Phil with us because he is definitely not going to college now.

It's called a gap year.

Lots of kids are doing it. Most kids don't have a 200-page disciplinary file.

How are we not made aware of that?

Things slip through the cracks in these overcrowded high schools.

Yeah, but that is actually where Phil stood out.

You're cranky tonight.

I'm worried about the kid.

And I want to find that book.

I think his backpack's in the dining room.

What are you doing with my stuff?

Listen, what are you doing with this kind of money? You're searching through

my stuff! No!

Alright, that's not what I'm doing.

I'm an adult, Dad! You have no right to invade my privacy like that! What is all

this yelling about? Dad, in there, just searching my bag like a prison guard. I

was looking for my book.

Alright, and I found this.

Where did that come from? That's what I'm trying to find out. I can't believe

this. You have no respect for my privacy. You just plow through my

belongings, whatever you feel. I have no rights.

You want to frisk me now, Dad? You want to strip search me for your precious

little book? Knock it off, Phil.

I'm not going to apologize for this.

You don't want to be treated like a criminal. Don't commit crimes.

This is my house. If I want to look through your bag, I will.

Now, I'm going to ask you one more time, son.

Where did you find the money?

All right, you got me.

I confess, I got a job.

Where? An auto body shop in Van Nuys.

I'm like a gopher. This guy Colorado, he pays me cash under the table. Yeah, why

didn't you tell us about this?

I'm saving up to buy a car.

You already have a car.

That's why I didn't tell you, because I thought you'd be mad that I hate

the car you gave me.

I just need something really nice to drive Adriana around in.

Adriana? Yeah.

Why were you hiding the money, then?

Melissa.

I mean, she just goes through my things whenever she feels like it. You know,

she thinks she can take whatever she wants, even my hard-earned money.

That girl.

So?

Is this interrogation over?

Even that. How do you get your daughter to jump up and clear the dishes like

that? Well, if she doesn't, I just put on my best of 80s CD and crank it to 11.

No, no more flock of seagulls.

Don't. Dr. Don? Don, please.

Don, as strange as this sounds coming out of my mouth, do you think maybe

you're being a little hard on Adriana?

I mean, I know when my mom brings down the hammer, which is constantly, I'm

just primed for opportunities to get into trouble.

Well, that's one school of thought, Melissa. But when her mom left...

I let her get away with anything, and she became... Well, you know what she's

like. It's not your fault. Well, much of it is. Her being spoiled is. But her

accusing Lauren of stealing a math test... To be fair, again, you're

putting me in a very weird spot defending Adriana. I mean, two days ago

I wanted to stab her with a fork. But she didn't steal the test. My scuzz

bucket brother did.

He's part of the problem. She told me that they're broken up.

Another lie?

Well, thank you for all the advice from all of you.

I'm trying, Nora.

I'm trying.

I called you three times. Where have you been?

Fighting with my dad.

Oh, my God. It's epidemic.

An epidemic.

Oh, my dad decided to take little Lauren's side over me. Can you believe

that? Yes.

Where are you going?

I have to go do something for somebody.

The guy at the garage?

Your car's still in the driveway.

I'm using the truck that he let me borrow.

You said that you were leaving to get me a surprise.

Right, yeah, I promise you I'll bring that to you tomorrow.

Are you ever going to tell me what's going on?

Someday.

I'm sorry, it's complicated stuff.

You can trust me, you know.

I know, I do.

Come on, I'll call you tomorrow.

No extra charge for cable. That's cool.

I'm not moving in, Tyler.

I'm just looking for a place to lay my head for a couple of days until Cynthia

gets back to town. Of course, who knows how that'll go.

Just telling folks I'm dead.

Oh, God.

She's not going to be thrilled to see me. She will, Jackie.

What kind of a daughter lies about her mom being dead?

She's just in a confused place right now.

Yeah. New Mexico?

That too, but since she's been running with Eddie and his crowd, she thinks she

has to impress him.

And I think she's a little ashamed of her life back in Fresno.

What's there to be ashamed of? Nothing, nothing.

But Eddie's slick.

He's bad news, and I'm worried about her.

He's just using her, and he's going to toss her aside when he's done.

I've got to protect her.

I wish I could afford to bring her back home where she belongs.

You need money?

I'm going to lose my house.

The house where she grew up.

Well, what about the money she sends you?

It's not enough.

And I know she just sends it to keep me quiet.

She's not going to care. She hates me.

This is a waste of time. No, no, no. This is the perfect time. Don't say

that, okay?

She needs you, and you need her.

And you should definitely meet Eddie.

That'll seal the deal.

She was great.

My dad would love seeing her again.

This could really work.

Yeah. I know that you've been worried about him recently, but maybe the four

of us could go out on a double date.

That would be cool.

Yeah. You know, I never thought I'd be grateful to Lily Clark for anything.

Well, maybe as a thank you for introducing them, we could give Lily the

exclusive on our engagement announcement.

Yeah, I don't know.

What? It's not like she set the whole thing up. It was Chance we ran into her

and Dad.

I know, but Lily's done a lot for me over the past few years.

I mean, it would be nice to finally pay her back.

What has she done for you?

The audition I have tomorrow. She put me on the radar for the casting directors.

Oh. I didn't know you had an audition tomorrow.

Yeah, I didn't want to tell you after the last audition.

I didn't want to jinx it.

Well, I love that you don't let these auditions get under your skin.

No.

Well, I know that I am going to make it, but I will make it even faster if

everyone knows that I am the fiance of Eddie Duran.

That's not how it works.

That's exactly how it works. I mean, last year I couldn't even get in the

room with Connor Morgan or Osborne Silver.

And now, if you just make a call and tell them that your fiance wants to

audition, I mean, they will give me the part. They'll say, we love Chloe.

Oh, and you'd be okay with that, them just giving you the part?

No, I want to earn it, but I have to get in the door first.

Look, I know that you want to postpone this engagement announcement for

business reasons, but it'll make my business grow even faster.

I don't want to pressure you into anything, but I have this amazing ring

and an amazing guy, and I want to show him off to everyone.

But I don't want to make you feel like you have to.

Oh.

Okay. I'll call him tomorrow and get you an audition.

You will? Yeah.

Right after we announce our engagement on the Lily Park Show.

Let's do this.

I've done a ton of these cases.

This one covered her tracks well. She did not want to be found.

So what's her name?

Cynthia Jean Kowalski.

I mean, I figured she'd change it because Kowalski, for example, doesn't

exactly roll off the tongue, right?

It's not just the name change.

It's her whole identity.

It's like she disappeared.

No medical records, outstanding warrants, DMV, not even a library card,

but it's a little too clean for me.

So you think she's hiding something?

It's unusual, Max, that's all. The only thing I could track down of Cynthia

Kowalski is...

$55 of a savings bank back home. You found an amount that small in a

Manhattan bank. You are good.

That's not Manhattan.

It's Liberty Commerce Bank of Fresno, California, where she's from.

Fresno.

Well, I guess that's not a crime, right? If you're a supermodel, you want to be

from someplace cooler than Fresno, so... Have you changed your mind about this

girl? I don't know, Joe. I just want to be fair, you know? Give her the benefit

of the doubt. My son loves her, so...

Max, you hire me because I know what I'm doing, right?

Yeah. Trust me.

She is not some girl fresh off the bus hoping to make it big in Hollywood.

Yeah.

I suppose not.

He already gave you the ring.

What do you want me to do?

I guess go to Fresno.

See what you can dig up.

I'm sure people there will remember a girl like Chloe or Kowalski.

Be careful, you know, make sure it's not traced back to me, will you?

Okay.

I wanted to congratulate you on making it to the finals of the songwriting

contest. I loved your song, and I'm looking forward to meeting you.

Lauren.

Guess who just sent me a video message?

Oprah.

Excellent guess, but no.

I just heard from Eddie Duran.

The heating-cooling guy? The internationally renowned music

superstar. Oh, right.

Yes, of course, that Eddie Duran. Did you really hear from him? Yeah, he sent

me a personal message.

Well, it was kind of personal.

I mean, he said my name, but I feel like he kind of sent that to a lot of people.

Anyway, it was still Eddie Duran.

Oh, oh, no.

What? Oh, see, I thought you needed cheering up today, so I made your

favorite strawberry crepes. But now you don't need cheering up, so wasted

crepes. I'll still take it. Thank you.

Why would you think I needed cheering up? It's a great day.

Well, you know, I thought there would be some fallout from Don's visit with his

monster daughter.

Oh, no.

I've grown immune to Adriana and her nonsense.

I mean, it's taken me years, but...

She doesn't get under my skin as much as she thinks she does.

Good. You know, I actually learned something last night. What's that?

I gotta be tougher.

I can't show up at this contest and choke like I did before. I just gotta

face it head on or it's just gonna get worse.

Great, great.

What's the plan?

I hadn't really thought that far.

But I still have 11 hours and 45 minutes to think of something. All the time in

the world. All the time.

Well, you keep me updated. You know what? I have to get up to work early.

Oh, well, Mom.

In spite of everything that happened last night, did you still have a good

time with Don?

I did.

I just felt really sorry for him when Adriana left.

He's really a rookie with this whole parenting game.

You know, I have an extra ticket if you want to invite him.

Really? You'd do that?

Yeah. I mean, it's because of him that I'm even this far, so, yeah.

Oh, honey, I'm so glad you like him.

Yay!

Well, okay. Well, I'll ask him this morning.

Okay. Okay.

I'll see you later, Gator. All right. Bye, Mom. Love you. Love you.

You're amazingly talented and a born star?

Who is this?

Morning, sunshine.

I brought you an eggy, cheesy bacon muffin thingy. Oh, sounds yummy.

Thanks. And these.

Oh, very nice.

Now, what did I do to deserve these?

Well, some guy was selling them at the intersection, so let's not go overboard

there, right?

How'd you sleep?

Not good.

All these helicopters flying around and sirens and...

And the woman in the room next door, she was either crying all night or she's got

a sick dog in there.

I gotta get home.

So, did you hear from Cynthia yet?

No, left a message. She should be back tonight, though, so I'll pick you up and

we'll go see her later.

What you doing now?

Today's a big day for me, Jackie.

You know, I'm starting filming that new show, and I feel like it's started

something big, you know?

Oh, good for you, Tyler.

Yeah, I'm really excited. The first day of set is, it's magical.

There's so much potential and...

I wish I could describe it in words, but there's like... Did you bring ketchup?

So tonight will be the finals of our songwriting contest here in Hollywood.

We have some great young songwriters. It's been such a great success.

And tonight will be a real celebration.

And I hear you and Chloe may be celebrating something else very soon.

Eddie, I feel like you're about to break the hearts of millions of hopeful fans.

Tell us, are the rumors about you two true?

Well, we've been talking about marriage for a while now, and we both take it

very seriously.

Are you and Chloe getting married?

I asked her. Yeah.

And what did you say, honey?

I said yes. A thousand times yes.

Sorry, girls. He's off the market.

You heard it here first, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Lily Park.

Have a wonderful afternoon. It's not New Mexico.

He's a liar.

Hi, Lauren.

Oh, hey, Ken. Thanks for that session yesterday.

Not only did I learn a lot, but I actually still remember it. Oh, well,

I'm glad you let me get all tutory with you.

I found it better in my head.

You're welcome.

You squeezing me in today? I can't. I'm sorry. I've been kind of crazy with the

whole... Eddie Duran contest.

Yeah, you remembered.

Did you try what I told you?

Visualizing? Does it really work?

Are you kidding me?

I visualized scoring the winning goal in the state championship last year. Guess

what? I did.

Good luck tonight. Wish I could be there.

Thanks.

I got the K-horror marathon tickets. Get ready for some mad scares, kimchi style.

What did I get myself into?

Six hours of bloody cinematic Korean mayhem.

I'm scared already.

Should we bring Lauren too?

What's that supposed to mean?

What?

I know what you're implying.

Like you said, I spend all my energy taking care of Lauren, right? Get me to

tell you something, bub. I am my own woman.

Strong, independent.

I have my own goals and interests.

Last week, it was scuba diving. This week, I want to be a large animal

veterinarian. I am not just her lackey, and it makes me mad that you would say

that. I just had an extra ticket.

Well, that's all right.

What?

My mom needs me to pick up my dad's dry cleaning for her.

Meanwhile, Phil's home all week because he's suspended, but she wouldn't ask him

to do anything.

Everyone thinks their sibling has it easier. No, this is for real.

She favors him. My dad even calls her on it. She's mad at me for Phil getting

busted. It's a joke.

I don't know what I did to her, but Lisa sure doesn't seem to like me very much.

Imagine that, someone not liking me.

That's impossible to me.

The world's a strange place, Mel.

Strange place.

Yeah, this is Colorado.

Yeah, this is Gus Sanders. I'm calling about my son, Phil.

Your son?

I think you got the wrong number, man. Phil Sanders.

He works there. He told us he works there.

19, high school kid.

Oh, Phil. Yeah, Philly the kid. Yeah, sure, he works here. How long has he

been there?

Not too long. Well, no, I guess it has been a while. I can't recall exactly.

He's doing good, yeah?

Hard worker.

Got a mouth on him, though.

Not going to win Employee of the Month anytime soon.

Sounds like him. He's got a good head on his shoulders.

You should be proud.

Proud. You know, I got a thing that I got to deal with here, so I appreciate

the call. Gus, you said?

But I got to go.

All right.

For the record, if I wanted one employee to run, I'm no babysitter.

Your old man calling here?

Hey, Mel? Yeah. What do you make of this? Hold on. Look.

Ooh, secret texter again.

I bet it's your tutory Captain Cameron. No.

Guys like that just say how they feel. They don't need to hide behind anonymous

chicanery. Too true.

You don't seem nervous at all.

I'm visualizing.

Visualizing what?

Being on stage, singing in tune, taking a bow.

Sounds like Cam's trick is working.

It is.

Did you know that at the state championship, he scored the winning

basket? End zone, what is it that they score in lacrosse? Lauren is your oldest

and bestest friend. I ask this sincerely.

What the hell are you talking about?

I don't know.

I didn't think so.

It's okay.

Really,

Adriana? Was it enough that you spoiled dinner last night? After my morning too?

Awesome. Suspended much?

Too bad about your little boyfriend.

Is your heart broken?

What are you talking about?

Eddie Duran?

Yeah, what about him? He just announced that he and Chloe are getting engaged.

No way.

There's no way you would marry that toothpick arm model.

Oh, God, look, she's gonna cry.

This is so pathetic.

Thanks for this.

Big buzz.

Oh, thanks for introducing us to Daphne.

She should keep Max's attention for a while. Yeah, what you talking about?

Oh, just discussing what a perfect couple you two are. I know. It's

sickening, right? Well, up close it is. Hope it plays better on TV.

Oh, excuse me for a second.

Hello?

Cynthia, this is Wendy Myers from Liberty Commerce Bank.

Wendy, how are you?

I know you don't want to be contacted unless it's important, but you should

know about this.

What can I help you with?

Someone in Gable called the bank looking for you.

Said he was an insurance adjuster and had a check for you.

I trust you can handle this, right? I did what you pay me to do.

I told him that there's no forwarding address for Cynthia Kowalski.

Thank you so much.

Who was that?

Just someone from the bank. They can be so annoying.

But I am too happy today to worry about it.

Knock, knock.

Yeah, come in.

Max, it's me, Daphne Miller. Of course it is. How are you?

Wow.

Look at you.

Beautiful. You're like a dream.

Thank you.

Wow, what brings you by?

I met Eddie last night.

Oh, did you?

Yeah, he said I should just drop in and you buy me a cup of coffee. He's always

making promises, but this one I may want to keep. Please.

Please come in.

I'm looking for something.

I know that this kid is up to something, and I want to stop him before he gets in

any real trouble. Stop it, Gus. This is not the kind of parents we are,

remember? I don't know what kind of parents we are anymore.

I mean, we got one kid who's already committed a crime, and we treat the

other one like she's the criminal.

I don't treat her like a criminal.

I just need to keep an eye on her. You know why.

I don't know.

You know, 20 years ago, did you ever think that we would raise our family

like this?

I do know that 20 years ago, If we found ourselves alone in the house in the

afternoon, you wouldn't be able to keep your hands off me.

Want to help me put the sheets on the bed?

Is that code or do you really want my help?

I don't know. Come down the hall and find out.

So what do you think?

Pretty cherry, right?

It's a big hall.

Good for you, kid.

You want them, right?

Well, I do, but the market is soft at the moment, man. I'm gonna have to sit

on them. Which means I can't pay you right away.

We have to run this one like a consignment deal. When I sell them, I

pay you.

I'm gonna need the money now.

I got too much tied up in product, man.

I don't have the cash.

You don't like the deal?

Take them somewhere else.

Okay, maybe I will.

Yeah, sure.

But they're on my truck.

So you're gonna have to find another way to move them.

Plus there's going to be a rental fee, a storage fee, and a cleaning deposit.

You see where this is going?

Consign me.

It was such a great time.

Well, until it started raining. Actually, I don't even remember it not

raining ever.

It rained so hard. I swear, I think I'm still wet.

Every time I've gone back to Ireland, it's rained just like that.

But I love it.

Yeah, I've never been back.

I actually had Katie promise me that if I died, you know, she'd finish touring

the world and visiting the places that we never got to see.

I never thought she'd be gone before me.

Chloe. Sorry to interrupt. I was just looking for Eddie. Hey. Hey, Daphne.

Good to see you. Good to see you.

You two know each other? Yeah, we met last night. I ran into Chloe and Eddie

at dinner.

Oh, okay. Well, that starts making sense now.

Oh, look at the time. I have to be in Santa Monica 10 minutes ago.

Yeah, it's going to be a little tricky depending on which way you go.

This has been really fun.

We should do it again or grab dinner.

Absolutely, absolutely.

Great to see you.

What about the contest here at the club tonight? I mean, that should be fun.

Don't get down. Show everyone how good you are.

Make Eddie notice you.

Who are you?

Paul, my man.

Hey, Tyler.

Hot as A-list writer in town.

Thanks for getting me in on this pilot.

The script is fantastic, by the way. Hey, do you have any ideas on how I

should play this scene?

Just listen to the director, okay? All right. Cool.

Hi, Tyler. I had some thoughts on the scene that we're shooting.

I wanted to change these lines here, make them a little tougher. That's an

old draft.

It's a rewrite last night.

Hey, I only have two lines now.

Yeah, your buddy Paul had to fight to keep those.

You almost got ridden out.

How do you get a bagel?

Action, where are you?

Action!

How do I know his wife killed him and the mistress?

Well, that's easy.

Came to me in a dream.

You caught a murderer in your sleep.

You're a dream cop.

Cut!

Lion's a dream detective, Tyler.

Yeah, I thought dream cop had more of a punch. You know, it sounds cooler and my

character would... Yeah, that may be, but if you look at the cover of your

script, you'll notice the name of the show is not dream cop.

Yeah, about that.

Everybody take five!

Have a caffeinated beverage, please.

Ashton. Hey, man, I'm not trying to be difficult here. Then why are you?

Because I want to make this show as good as it can be.

My job, not yours.

Fine. I'll run it by Paul.

Paul, where'd you find this director, man?

Look, I was thinking that... I have no power to help you, Tyler. But you're the

writer.

Action!

How do I know the wife killed him and the mistress?

Well, it's easy.

It came to me in a dream.

You caught a murderer in your sleep.

You're a dream detective.

Cut!

What's wrong with that? I said detective.

Look, I really think this part's beneath you. That's what I've been saying.

So why don't we part ways now?

Excuse me? You're fired.

Jake Madsen warned me about you. I thought he was exaggerating. He wasn't.

Get the hell off my set.

Just like the old days.

Are you kidding?

In the old days, we'd still be in there.

Yeah, but I didn't have to run the company then.

I gotta go to the office.

This was fun.

It was.

And let's not forget our agreement, okay? We are both gonna show more trust

in each of our kids.

All right, although I'm not sure why Phil deserves that, but... Gus, the

garage said he worked there. We have to believe him. All right, all right.

But you gotta go easy on Mel.

I know.

I just can't help it.

I just... I keep looking for any signs.

You've got to admit, after all these years, she has turned out okay.

Good night.

I asked her.

And what did you say, honey?

I said yes. A thousand times yes.

Sorry, girls. He's off the market.

Hey. How you feeling, Lo?

Terrible. What's wrong?

My hair's frizzy.

My teeth don't even line up.

Eyebrows make me look fat.

What? I just feel weird looking right now.

If this is what you're worrying about, in a few hours you could be playing in

front of a crowd, including Eddie Duran, and you're worried about your eyebrows?

Come on.

Lauren?

Lauren? Hello?

Caramel latte, skim milk. Oh, my favorite. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Well, despite Adriana's best attempts, I had a great time last night. I did, too.

Thank you for coming.

How's Lauren?

Nervous about tonight? She's terrified.

Oh, but she did have the sense to tell me to invite you tonight.

We have an extra ticket. It's yours if you want it. Oh, two nights in a row.

I wouldn't miss it for anything.

Hello? Chloe?

Celebratory picnic coming your way.

Chloe?

Come on, baby, let's drive to Malibu.

Hello?

Chloe?

She's cool, right?

Yeah, she's cool.

She didn't tell me that you were responsible for her being here.

It was Eddie's idea.

Oh, Eddie.

So, I guess the whole world knows now, right?

I'm going to be your dad-in-law.

Yeah.

Thanks, Max.

That means a lot.

But I wanted to talk to you.

About what?

I know that you're not 100% in favor of this marriage.

I didn't say that, Chloe. It's okay.

You have your reasons. Maybe you think we're too young or we're not going into

this union as equals.

But I want to convince you that I'm not after Eddie's money.

I don't think you're after Eddie's money.

But do you love him?

Of course I love Eddie.

But I really want you to be supportive of this.

For him.

And I think it's important that I get everything out in the open.

Everything what?

Everything. Who I am, what my real name is, where I'm from, what my parents were

like.

Everything. Is there something we don't know?

Yeah.

A lot.

I think this town's done some strange things to you, Tyler.

They think they're so damn clever, but I know who's behind this.

Jake and Eddie.

Cynthia's Eddie?

Yeah, he'll do anything to stop me from getting ahead of this town.

But you know what? I'm going to beat him at his own game.

What's in the box, Tyler?

Oh, yeah, put it on.

We're going to a party tonight at his dad's club.

A party? Yeah, Chloe will be there. It's the perfect place to see her. She'll be

in her element.

You can see exactly what she's become.

This phony kisses, fake smiles.

Is she really going to be there?

Yeah, I said so, didn't I?

Well, you know what? I really don't know what to believe anymore because you

already lied to me about her not being in town.

What? Yeah, she was on the TV this morning, right here in L.A.

Doing what?

Her and that Eddie were in his big fancy house and they were announcing they were

getting married. But I guess you probably already knew that, right?

Put that dress on.

We're going to Max's club and this is all going to come to an end.

Tonight.