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What do you mean? You know what he's going to

talk to me about?

Chloe, what the hell's going on?

I have to tell you something.

What? I didn't want it to happen this way. I was always going to tell you, but

I... Oh, babe, relax.

Are you okay? Sit down.

I don't feel well. I feel dizzy.

You must be sick still.

Eddie, stay with me?

Yeah, of course, but honey, lie down.

You need to see a doctor.

Why'd you stop reading?

What, you want me to read the whole letter?

Oh, well, let me think. Do I have time to hear all about how my daughter got

admitted into an incredibly hard-to-get-into university?

Yeah, yeah, I do.

Okay.

We are delighted to welcome you into the class of 2016 at Brown University.

Woo-hoo!

The Board of Admission has reviewed over 20,000 applicants. Wow, 20,000. That's a

lot of reviewing.

Mom, please start. Go ahead.

and selected those men and women who will bring an extraordinary array of

talents and interests to our university community.

Well, that is you. You have the extraordinariest array of talents.

What? Come on. What's wrong?

Nothing. I just... I still can't believe I got in.

I've imagined this day since you've been a little girl, and I have to say, I

always thought you'd be a tad more excited.

I am excited.

Okay. You just didn't seem like it.

You're right. I mean...

I'm so fortunate, and this is such an amazing accomplishment, but I just don't

know why all these awesome things are happening to me.

You have to trust it.

I mean, savor it. A lot of people don't get these kind of experiences in their

entire lives.

I know, but that just makes it even harder.

I mean, up until last week, everything was laid out for me. The plan was go to

college and then go to law school.

And now you've been given a new plan B.

Well, I don't know what to do.

Here you go.

Thanks.

Oh, God.

What kind of coffee is that? It's a caramel latte. You said you wanted it

sweet. Yeah, but I meant some cream and a couple of sugars, not this foamy

stuff. This is dessert.

It's a popular drink.

In Candyland.

Y'all are such flakes out here. Then I guess you'll be glad to go back to

Fresno. Now that's the first sensible thing you've said in days.

Maybe you should take Chloe with you. Come on. She's never going to set foot

in that town again.

Leaving L.A. might be the best thing for her. She loves it here.

She loves the girly coffee drinks and the glamour and the parties and the

paparazzi.

I'll put it this way. You'll come back before she does.

Hey, I wouldn't mind coming home someday.

Maybe her and I will settle down there together.

I am not asking her to come back home, Tyler, so you can just stop with

whatever little scheme you're thinking about.

I want to make things right with Chloe. You know, in a real way.

She deserves it. You want to help her?

Get her away from Eddie.

Now, how would I do that?

I don't know. Show up.

Go over there and ring the doorbell and say, hey, I'm Mama Kowalski.

And that would end it?

Definitely. He thinks you're dead.

Oh, Chloe would hate me. At first, but then she'll realize it's what's best for

her. Losing out on a big payday like that is good for her?

Come on, Tyler. Tell me the damn truth for once.

You know what? None of this really matters anyways because Max's detectives

are going to find out what happened and tell them about you soon enough.

Probably the next hour or so.

Poor Chloe.

She's not going to give up without a fight. I'm sure she's working on her

story right now.

I had to lie.

I was ashamed of my path.

My mom was a tramp, and she left me at home alone for days on end. I did no

such thing. Jackie, I know.

You're a decent mother.

But she has to paint you as this cruel, heartless witch.

It's her only chance at keeping Eddie.

I don't need a doctor.

Honey, you are flushed, okay?

You're obviously running a fever. You need to see someone. No, I'm okay. I

just had to sit down.

I just felt lightheaded. I'm fine.

You don't look fine. I'm fine as long as you stay here with me.

What is going on?

One minute you had me rushing out to San Diego, and next you're practically

passing out.

I'm so sorry.

Just tell me.

What's the deal? And we'll work through it. Are you sure?

Yes.

Okay, we are engaged to be married in May.

We shouldn't be afraid to tell each other things.

I love you so much.

You're my whole world. You mean everything to me.

Are you scared of me, Chloe?

You know what? I really... I don't feel good. I think you should call a doctor.

Please?

Eddie, it's Dad. I hope you're on your way.

Call me anyway.

Knowing Chloe, she probably got to you first.

Joe, you got a minute, Max?

Actually, I don't. I'm on my way to Chloe's right now. You're going to want

to hear this first.

An alibi for the police?

Yeah. You know, just back me up that I was with you that night. But you

weren't. That's why I need you to lie.

Where did the police think you were?

It's no big deal. Some computers were taken from a computer lab. That's where

I've been really doing my community service.

And they want to question me about it.

Did you do it? Of course not.

They're questioning everybody that works there. It's a total misunderstanding.

Well, if you're asking me for an alibi, that must mean that you don't already

have one.

I do have one. But it'd be a lot more convincing if you just said that I was

with you.

You know, I don't get what the misunderstanding is. Either you did it

or you didn't.

And if you did, you know that you can tell me. I already told you. I didn't.

I wouldn't care. Come on, Phil. Just admit it.

Like I said, they're questioning everybody.

Okay? Doesn't mean anything. I just need you to...

Back me up here so we can get this over with quickly.

I'll give you an alibi.

As soon as you tell me the truth, okay, about the computers and everything else

that you've been up to lately.

Fine, I can see that you're not cool with this.

I'll just get somebody who actually cares about me to help me out.

Wait, you're telling me that I don't care about you?

Phil, we just slept together for the first time.

And instead of sending me a dozen roses, you asked me to lie to the police for

you. It's not like that.

But when I ask you for one little thing, just to be honest with me, you accuse me

of not caring about you.

Can you just trust me for once?

You don't trust me because if you did, you would have told me that you stole

those computers.

All right, forget about it.

Just forget it, okay? I thought that I could trust you, that I could count on

you because our relationship was solid.

Clearly it's not.

I gotta go.

Phil, wait.

Why does mom hide these pictures?

Who are you?

What are you doing?

You know how in movies people always say this is not what it looks like, but it

always is what it looks like? Yes. Well, this is not what it looks like.

It looks like snooping.

I've asked you repeatedly to stay out of my things.

I didn't go through your drawers. Just, I saw you looking at these pictures.

I wanted to see if they were old photos of me.

But they're not.

You have no right invading my privacy.

I don't get it. Why do you hide these things?

What's so secretive about a bunch of old photos? There are some things you don't

need to know.

Who's the girl? What don't I need to know about her?

Mel, all I'm asking for is some mutual respect. I don't do this sort of thing

to you. Are you kidding? You do to me all the time.

What? When?

Oh, I don't know, like every time I leave the house.

You must think I have, like, a meth lab under my bed. Or maybe a sex slave

stashed in the closet. Don't be ridiculous.

I don't get what the big deal is, Mom.

All that's in there is those photos.

Who is she anyway? Do we know her?

No.

Not really.

She looks like she was a lot of fun.

She was.

So what? You guys were tight? Like BFF kind of stuff?

We were very close.

But we drifted apart.

So you haven't seen her in a while?

Years.

Seems like you miss her.

Very much.

That's all I can say.

Good talk, Mom. Good talk.

What do you mean?

Why can't we have the same kind of relationship Lauren and Nora have?

They tell each other everything.

You treat me like a child.

You've never trusted me enough to confide in me, and that's just sad, Mom.

Why are you getting so upset about this girl?

Excuse me.

You want to keep it vague?

Don't get tripped up on details. Just say that we were hanging out at your

house, we went and got some dinner, and then we drove around for a little while.

What if he asked for names and stuff? Make something up.

Don't give exact details about the time.

What time was the robbery?

Around 8.30.

Where were you?

With you.

Oh, yeah, of course.

You have to make it sound real, right? So no uh-ing or uh-ming or whatevs.

And if he keeps pressing you, just get a little impatient.

Do that thing you do.

I don't do that.

No, of course not. I might add a few details just to make it believable. Not

a good idea. Just short and sweet. The main thing is that they believe that I

was with you the whole night.

No, the main thing is that they believe that you didn't steal those computers.

And I didn't steal them.

Yeah, it's a good thing that I'm the one talking because you're not very

convincing. Please, just do what I ask you.

I just have this weird feeling that you're not telling me everything.

I am.

And if I still have that feeling, it might be hard for me to concentrate on

what I'm supposed to say.

Was that a threat?

I'm just saying, maybe you should come clean now.

Otherwise, when the pressure's on, I might accidentally go rogue.

If you do this for me, I'll tell you anything you want to know.

Promise?

You have my word.

We both know that's not worth very much.

What's this worth?

Honey, I know you're conflicted, but this is a really great dilemma to have.

I know, but...

It seems like it shouldn't even be that hard of a choice. How long have I been

talking about going to Brown? Oh, well, for the past three years, the only thing

you've talked about more is Eddie Duran.

He thinks I should give music a real shot.

But that was, of course, before I got accepted into Brown.

No wonder you're so pensive.

What do you think I should do? I mean, it's your call, but I will support you

no matter what.

I should... Yeah, I should go. I'm going to be late for my shift.

Mom?

How would you feel if I didn't go to college in the fall?

Well, um, having you around for another year is certainly tempting.

But this isn't about me.

I don't know. I could just defer for a year. You could definitely do that.

And it's only a year, right? I mean, it's not that long, but it's long enough

to see where it goes, see what happens, maybe.

Honey, I'm sorry I ran out like that. Maybe you don't mean to, but you have a

way of making me feel like I'm not part of this family.

That's nonsense.

I feel like you and Dad are keeping secrets from me.

There are some things you don't need to know.

Was I born with a tail?

What?

Never mind.

Listen, I'm old enough to handle any secret you could tell me. I can deal.

We've been trying to protect you. From what?

You're right.

I can't keep this from you anymore.

I'm not so sure I want to know.

No.

You need to know.

What is it, Mom?

The young woman in these photographs, she isn't just a friend from my

childhood. Who is she?

She's my sister, Beth.

Your sister? Since when do you have a sister? My whole life.

I'm sorry I never told you.

Yeah, it's a pretty big thing to skip over, especially when you're always told

this you're an only child.

I just thought it would be easier. I knew that it would open up so many

questions. Yeah, like why we haven't met her?

Oh, she died?

I honestly don't know.

You don't know if your own sister's alive?

These are the last photos I have of her.

She could be dead. She could be alive.

I have no idea.

So I trailed Tyler Rourke like you asked.

What'd you learn?

He's a busy guy. I got him going back and forth from his place to a dive motel

in Alvarado. He was visiting a woman there. I don't really care for those

details. It's not like that, Max.

You ever seen her before?

Yeah. Yeah, why?

She was at the club the other night.

Green Room, she told me she was one of the finalists' mother.

Oh, she's mother, all right.

What does that mean? She's Chloe Carter's mom.

But Chloe told me she hasn't spoken to or seen her mom in six years.

Well, that may be true. There's bad blood between them. But now we know

where Jackie went when she left Fresno. Why is she here? She needs money, I

suppose.

She's about to lose her house.

Okay, I don't get it. What does Tyler have to do with this woman? Seems they

know each other pretty well.

How? That's the interesting part, Max.

Tyler Rourke hails from Fresno, too.

Used to date Cynthia Kowalski back in the day.

Those lying sleazebags.

They've been playing Eddie all along.

I understand your anger, Max. No, you don't understand.

This woman is wearing a ring from Eddie.

She's connived and manipulated him into marrying her. Yes, but they're not

married yet.

Knowing Chloe, she probably whisked him away to a cheap wedding in Vegas.

I gotta stop this right now. No, Max.

Max!

Well, all your vitals look good. Why is she so pale?

Low blood sugar.

That makes sense. You didn't eat much at lunch at Rumor. I don't have an

appetite.

I'm always telling all my patients who are models to eat throughout the day.

Low calorie count and high stress can take their toll.

Okay. Listen, thank you so much for coming out. I really appreciate it.

I'll make sure she gets all the rest she needs, and I'll keep her hydrated.

Well, you're gonna live. That's good news.

Look, my dad called. He's probably wondering where I'm at. I'm gonna head

over there. No, no, no. Don't go.

What is going on? I think I know why I've been so sick lately.

It's stress.

We're all stressed.

No, this is different.

Well, what is it?

Huh? Is it a job? Is it the wedding stuff?

No.

Someone's following me.

Is it Tyler?

Because I will rip him apart.

No, it's not him.

What is it? Is it a paparazzi?

Honey, we can get you protection. You know, it's part of our lives now, but I

don't want you to worry about it. It's different. It's someone different. It's

like an investigator or a detective.

What?

I've noticed them for the past few weeks, but now they're going into my

personal life, my research, my bank records.

Who would do that? The person who hired him is someone who's suspicious of me.

Someone who doesn't trust me.

I'm going to handle it, okay? But I don't want you to worry about it.

No, see, the thing is, is they might have uncovered something.

Something that I need to tell you.

Max, my man. What are you doing in my neck of the woods?

We need to talk.

All right, cool. Yeah, I'd like that.

Two guys just catching up.

So what do you want to chat about?

You, Chloe, and Jackie Kowalski.

Hey, Cap.

Have you heard anything about the scholarship? Thank you.

Um, no. Hopefully soon.

Hey, maybe if you don't go to college, you could just transfer your scholarship

to me. What makes you think I'm not going to college?

You're a big rock star now. Who needs a degree?

I don't know.

I mean, it's what I've planned on since forever, but now I'm not so sure.

Maybe my dreams have changed.

Lauren, it's only four years. You still have plenty of time to be a rock star

afterward. I know you can do both.

Thanks. That's sweet.

Hey, I was wondering, um, you want to go to the movies tomorrow night?

Yeah, so, uh, Phil and I were just hanging out for a while, and then we

went and got something to eat.

Where did you go?

A restaurant.

Do you remember which restaurant?

Uh, Pajito Mas. Yeah, Phil got the enchilada supreme, and I got the veggie

burrito, but no tortilla.

Carbs. Oh, got it.

Um, what time was that?

Uh, like... Let's see. It had to be after 9 because my dad, he's an

orthopedic surgeon. He works at a clinic, so he never gets home before 10.

Did you leave the house before or after he got home?

Before. Yeah, I had to get gas, so we went to the 76 station on Ventura, and

then we went to pick up our food, so it was like 9.30. Is there anyone else who

can confirm that you were there at that time?

It's funny because no one we knew was there.

I'm going to need more than just your word.

I have an idea.

Would this be what you mean? His credit card receipts? Yeah, my dad makes me

keep them for tax write-offs.

Got it.

So after that fill-in, I just drove around and listened to the new Alabama

Shake CD, and then he dropped me off at 11.15. Can you tell me how it is you

recall the exact time?

I DVR Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live, so I can watch it 30 minutes in so

I don't have to watch commercials.

I just hate watching commercials, don't you?

I guess that's all for now.

Uh, Detective?

Yeah? I really hope that you find those computers and give them back to the

kids. They really need them.

I'd like that, too.

Thanks for coming, Detective.

If anything else comes up or we need to ask you any more questions, I really

hope that you'll continue to be this cooperative.

Yeah, no, absolutely. I just want whoever did this to be caught and

punished.

Bye, Detective.

Thank you. Bye-bye.

That was amazing.

My sister was always the wild child in the family.

It'd be funny if you were the wild child.

Because that would have to be a pretty teen family.

In high school, Beth started taking risks.

And it got more dangerous.

First it was drugs.

She started with pot and then things got heavier.

Oh my God, your sister?

She was stealing to get money to buy drugs.

Then she'd moved on to prescription pills and cocaine and methamphetamine.

You name it, she did it. Did Grandpa and Grandma know? I kept my mouth shut.

They had no idea.

And then one night we got a phone call that Beth had OD'd at a party.

Oh, Mom.

I was so terrified.

We thought we lost her.

But she recovered.

She survived the overdose, if that's what you mean. But recovery, that's a

different thing altogether.

It must have felt so helpless.

Helpless and responsible.

Where is she now?

I don't know.

Sorry about the mess, Max.

Made Zay off, you know?

Dude, what the hell? You lying piece of trash.

Why are you even here? I don't know any Jackie whatever.

Stand up!

I know everything.

Then why don't you enlighten me? Because I'm clearly in the dark.

Jackie Kowalski, the woman you claim not to know, happens to be from the same

hometown as you and Chloe.

Fresno. That's right.

I know exactly what and who she is, as I know exactly what and who you are.

Bravo, Max.

Aren't you clever?

You know how to work a computer and a search engine. But I've never hidden who

I am or where I'm from. But you hid your relationship to Chloe.

A relationship, I'm sure, is still going on behind my son's back. So what is it?

What is it the three of you are planning against my son? Nothing, Max.

I swear. You're lying!

You have been jealous of Eddie ever since his star started to climb and

yours faded.

What do you mean by faded? So what's the deal? What is Chloe giving you to help

her marry my son?

What's your take in all this?

What does Jackie Kowalski have to do with it? Okay, I'll explain. Just calm

down.

Chloe's mom is bad news.

Chloe cut ties with her before she even moved to L.A. That's why she changed her

name. She's ashamed.

And you, why are you chauffeuring her around town?

Because Jackie came to L.A. to get money from Chloe. That's the truth.

But Chloe doesn't want to have anything to do with her. And I've been trying to

keep Jackie away from Chloe and Eddie.

But you're about to get your wish, Max.

How so?

Jackie's on her way to Chloe's apartment to see her and Eddie. As soon as he

learns that she's alive, the relationship's dead.

I'm just trying to figure out the best way to tell you this. You're acting like

we've known each other a week.

Okay, we've been together for over a year. Whatever it is you have to tell me

is not going to change anything between us.

It's my dad. I got to take it. Hey, don't!

Dad, I'm still at Chloe's. I'm sorry.

Just the two of you?

Yeah. Who else would it be?

Okay, don't worry about it, son. Take as long as you need. We'll do this later.

Look, Dad, wait. Before you go, what the hell is going on between... Max?

Chloe.

Don't worry. I'm going to tell him.

Well, you better hurry up, because you don't have much time.

Hi. You looking for someone?

Um, no.

I think this is the right place.

Can I come in?

Chloe,

someone's here.

Who's this?

This is my mother, Jackie Kowalski.

I don't get it.

You told me your mother died.

I know.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry?

That's all you have to say?

I didn't want you to know about my past.

We are engaged.

Why would you lie to me about your mother, of all things? I'll tell you

why. It's because she wished I was dead. Shut up. No one wants to hear from you.

I do.

I might as well have been dead. I haven't seen her in six years.

I don't understand.

Why would you make up a story about your mother dying?

That's probably the worst thing I've ever heard. Because I wanted to forget

the past. I wanted to forget everything. Okay, but you can't leave out major

details just because you don't like them. You had a great relationship with

your mom. You would never understand. It's complicated.

Actually, it's pretty simple.

She hates me, and for good reason.

I was a lousy mother.

I put her through hell.

And it's no wonder she scrubbed me out of her life. She hates me, and I can't

blame her, you know.

Not a... I deserve all of her hatred.

Is this true?

That's the first time I ever heard her admit it. I told you.

I just want to make up to you for the past. That's why I came.

She showed up on my doorstep a few days ago after a credit ran out at the poker

palace. You saw her a few days ago. I was hoping to never lay eyes on her

again. Chloe.

No, look, I know it sounds harsh, but that's my reality. That's always been my

reality.

Whatever issues you two have, this is still your mother.

No, no, no, she's right.

I don't deserve her love.

Not the way I treated her.

Look, Max, I get that you're angry, okay? But I've told Chloe to come clean

many, many times. That the lies would just make things worse. That it'd be

better if she just told Eddie herself.

Look, if I wouldn't have found out what I did, she never would have told Eddie.

She's gone through great lengths to cover her tracks.

But I'm not part of this.

Chloe and I were over years ago. We were just kids.

Yeah, that's what you want everyone else to believe. But you know what? I don't

buy it. Because you're always around when she is.

And that picture of you coming out of her apartment?

You weren't just lurking around outside.

You were coming out of her bed.

No, I wasn't. I swear.

She has Eddie Duran.

Every girl's dream. Why would she want to have anything to do with me?

Which is another reason to hate Eddie.

I'm not going to deny that it was hard for me to watch her fall in love with

Eddie. But I've come to terms with it.

She's madly in love with him. She doesn't want me.

Spare me, Tyler. You are so wrapped up in this.

You took that woman to my club, for God's sake. I only got involved because

I know firsthand what a nightmare she could be.

I was trying to help. Help who do what?

Look, I would have to be insane to screw over the most successful, famous guy I

know. Let me tell you something, buddy.

You can spin this however you want, but if you drag my son into your insane,

pathetic, crazy life, I'm gonna be there, and I'm gonna break you in half.

You just gave me an airtight alibi.

I really owe you one.

You sure do.

So are we cool?

Sure, why?

Before, the hotel room, and then, you know, now returning my phone calls.

Yeah, I thought you didn't really want to talk about that.

No, of course I do.

It was a big deal for both of us. I talked about it for so long, you know?

Yep, and now it's done.

It's over with.

I hope it's not over.

Bill, you can't get your virginity back.

Are you sorry about that?

Are you?

No way.

It was amazing.

You are amazing. Not just today.

Every day.

Mom, it's not your fault.

You can't help someone that doesn't want to help themselves. I know.

You're right.

And Beth's demons were way too powerful.

They took over her life.

I can't believe you don't know where your own sister is.

She doesn't want anyone to know.

Once she left home, she'd come home occasionally, usually trying to steal

something.

And one day, your grandpa caught her going through Grandma's jewelry box, and

he chased her out of the house.

That was the last we heard from her.

Did you look for her?

I mean, did you call the police? Of course.

But she was gone.

Do you think she's still alive out there somewhere?

I pray to God that she is, but I honestly don't know.

I can't believe you've kept this quiet for so long.

I buried it.

It's the only way that I could deal with the guilt.

Please don't feel guilty.

I will never stop feeling guilty.

But I'll never stop loving her either.

I'm so sorry, Mom.

But I'm relieved you felt that you could finally tell me.

It means a lot.

Oh, Mel!

Finally, I need to talk to you. Me too.

Oh, okay, you go first.

Okay, so, know that big secret my parents were keeping?

Yeah. Oh, are they Russian spies?

No. So, I found all these old pictures of my mom and this other girl, and it

turns out the other girl is my mom's sister, Beth.

But I never knew your mom had a sister.

Yeah, neither did I. She's never mentioned it before.

Ever. Well, why wouldn't she mention her sister?

Well, apparently the sister, um, my Aunt Beth, she had a bad drug problem and

went off the deep end and left home.

Wow. Well, what happened to her?

No one knows.

It's like she just fell off the face of the earth.

What does your mom think happened to her?

I mean, she didn't come out and say it, but I think she thinks her sister's

dead.

Oh, my God, that's so sad.

I know.

And it kills my mom.

She actually showed emotion other than anger directed at me.

She's usually so controlled.

That's a nice way of putting it.

But seeing her talk about her sister, I started to see this whole other side to

her.

For the first time ever, I actually felt connected to my mom.

Weird, huh?

Kind of explains the way she treats you, why she's so overprotective.

Yeah, I mean,

that makes sense, but she's so paranoid that I might do something stupid or

crazy. I guess she might think it runs in the family.

Wow. Yeah. Could your mom actually be a reasonable person after all?

I just found all this out less than an hour ago. Let's give it some time before

we start throwing around labels like reasonable.

So, what's going on with you?

Oh, okay.

Um, so... I got in.

Yeah, I know you got into the video line. I was there, remember?

No, not... No.

Into Brown.

Shut up!

You got into Brown? Are you just now telling me all the time? Well, I just

got the letter a few hours ago.

That's like...

First choice, too?

I know, it's pretty amazing, huh?

I'll say.

Like, who's had the most incredible week since the invention of weeks?

Yeah, it's been pretty good. I've been lucky, I guess.

You know, this is me. I predicted all the success for you.

I feel totally validated. Good for me.

Good for me. You've always believed in me. It just took me a while.

Well, I'm not sure you're totally there.

Yet. I'm working on it.

You know, Cam was here before, and I was going to tell him about Brown, but I

just didn't... I don't know. It felt like bragging.

But you're my best friend, so I didn't really... Wait, what?

Cameron was here?

You don't want to ask you next. Go ahead.

Okay, he was wearing his workout clothes, and yes, he had a cut-off.

Cut-off? And his arms looked nice.

Oh, his arms looked nice. Why didn't you call me?

Photo, something, come on. And he asked me out. What?

Oh, my God! Everyone, everyone, we can all just give up on life. Because Lauren

Tate has won.

Okay, I've had a good week. Yeah, pretty good. Pretty good.

So, where are you and Kim going on your D-A-T-E?

Well, he asked me out, but I told him I'd have to think about it. What?

What? Why?

Look, Mrs. Carter, I'm... It's Jackie.

Jackie Kowalski.

Kowalski.

That's my real last name.

Cynthia's my real first name. I changed it to Chloe when I moved to LA. Then

you're telling me this stuff now.

I was going to tell you when we got the marriage license, but it's a legal name

change. Cynthia Kowalski didn't work as a model's name. She was just trying to

get as far away from me as possible. Mrs.

Kowalski, I'm sure you did the best under the circumstances that you could.

That's kind of you to say, Eddie, but I got no right coming to Chloe after all

these years.

And she's right to think I'm only here for the money because growing up, Her

whole life.

We barely had enough to get through each month.

I had no clue.

You grew up poor in the Upper West Side of Manhattan?

Cynthia Kowalski's not from Manhattan.

She's from Fresno.

Fresno. I was going to tell you. I mean, as soon as I moved to LA, I told people

I was from New York. I didn't deliberately hide it from you. Chloe

just lied about her past because the truth is too shameful to admit.

What did you do that was so horrible?

Eddie, please. I've already lived through it once.

No. I want to know why someone hates their mother so much that they'd rather

tell everyone that she's dead.

What's wrong?

I told Melissa about Beth.

You did?

She found the photographs.

I couldn't keep it from her anymore.

How do you feel about it?

Relieved, actually.

Mel was stunned, but she understood.

I'm so glad that you felt you could confide in her.

Me too.

I never felt closer to my daughter than I did today.

Well, we've both had very eventful days.

Glad you finally got the truth out of your mom. I know. The only thing is,

what do I do with it now?

Why do you have to do something with it? I think my mom would feel better

knowing.

I would feel better, too.

And I know you would feel better if you woke the hell up and went on your date

with Cameron.

I have bigger things to think about now.

She told everyone I was dead because I deserved to be. Jackie, don't say that.

Well, I was never a real mother.

I mean, I was real young when I had her, so... Truth is, I, um... I didn't want

her.

Ever.

Until I got successful, you mean.

Look, are you really after Chloe's money?

I know I got no right to ask forgiveness, not after...

Not after the way I treated her.

What did you do?

I neglected her.

I ignored her. I... I acted like she didn't exist.

I didn't want to take care of a kid, you know? I just wanted to have a life. I

wanted to go out and have a few drinks.

And then there were times when I woke up and I didn't even know whose bed I was

in.

And Chloe was left home all alone, you know.

So she had to wake up and she had to fix herself breakfast and get herself ready

for school. And all the while wondering if I was ever even going to come home.

Or if I was even alive.

I should go.

Don't expect me to stop you.

No.

Coming here was just another in a long line of mistakes. And I'm sorry.

For everything.

You deserve to be happy.

Eddie, please, don't let what I did... Stop. You've already said enough.

I

don't

know what to say.

There are so many times when I wanted to tell you, but I was ashamed.

You should have told me.

But can you hold me that out of respect?

I know that, but I didn't want you to think less of me.

How can you say that?

Does that sound like me?

No, you're right.

I should have told you, but I wanted to forget everything about my childhood.

People in love don't keep a secret like this from each other.

I got caught in a lie.

A lie that I had been telling for so long.

But I... You should have told you the truth. You deserve the truth.

It's just so wrong.

I know.

I used horrible judgment, but I thought that we could get through anything.

So did I.

Trust me.

But?

But I'm not so sure of anything right now.

Eddie, please, please tell me that we can move beyond this.

I gotta get out of here.

Okay, um, we'll get out of L.A. You and me, we'll go somewhere.

I mean alone, Chloe.

Cheers.

Lauren? Eddie?

How did you know I would be here?

I didn't. This is actually my spot that I come to when I need to think.

This is my spot.

Ah, it's my spot.

I've been coming here forever.

Well, I don't think it's big enough for the two of us. No, yeah, me either.

So, uh, what to do?

Well, let's be adults about it.

Um, rock, paper, scissors.

I don't know if you want to do that. I've had a pretty lucky day.

I'll try my luck.

Okay. Ready?

Yeah.

One, two, three.

Scissors meets paper.

Enjoy.

No, I was kidding, I was kidding.

We can share.

But, um... Just stay on your own side, okay? I don't want any trouble.

So you had a rough day, too?

No, actually, it was a really good day. Just complicated.

I had to come up here when good things happen, too.

Oh, yeah?

That was the rules?

Yeah.

So, um, what happened? You seemed to be having a good day last time I saw you.

Yeah, it kind of took a weird turn.

Do you want me to take off and give you some space? No, no, no.

It's okay.

I want you to stay.

And besides, you want a fair and square, okay?

Scissors, so obvious.

I warned you.

I'm having a good day.