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Entrepreneurship is not about the idea.

It's about structure.

A startup tells you everything about its founder,

not in what they promise,

but in what they're willing to overlook.

And every business has unique dangers hidden in its model.

The question is whether the founder sees it

or chooses to ignore it.

I'll see you in econ.

I'll see you.

Lia?

Have you come up with an idea for a startup?

I have some ideas.

They're just-they're not fully there yet.

Okay.

Keep in mind this is not theoretical.

I want something real,

a venture you could actually launch

and solve some sort of problem.

Yeah, I understand.

I'll have something soon. I promise.

You look like you're burning out

and it's only been about five weeks.

I'm just... I'm juggling a lot right now

between classes and working.

Yeah, this is your senior year.

You should be so focused on doing the very best you can.

And you're one of my top students.

I would just hate for you to lose your footing

because you're pushing yourself so hard.

I can't quit my job right now.

I don't have a choice, but I promise I will stay focused.

Just try not to take on so much

that you really can't handle it.

I'll-I'll have something soon.

Thank you.

I was just scouting out the talent in my class

and there is some serious potential.

Oh my God.

Those guys definitely came back

to remind themselves they're still impressive.

Or to see if campus has gotten any hotter

since they left.

Men like that think all they have to do is flash a Rolex

and they can have whatever they want.

Beats broke college kids.

They're definitely giving Old School vibes.

They're probably just bored with themselves.

Ugh, I'd kill for boring.

Between work, volunteering

and classes, I genuinely feel like I'm about to crash out.

I feel that, Tess.

Same.

I don't even know what boring feels like.

Girl, that's because you schedule anxiety.

Whatever, Kenzie.

Oh.

What? Lunch shift at Tony's?

No, they cut back my hours.

I'm watching the kids.

It's early release and Ethan's at the office today.

Oh, it's Ethan.

- Ethan. - Ethan.

Not Mr. Harlan?

Lia.

You girls, stop.

Well, we can walk with you.

Thanks, Marley, but I'm fine, really.

Um, I'll catch up with you guys later.

- We love you. - Okay.

- Love you. See you. - Love you. Bye.

How's it coming?

I don't understand why you have

to show your work if the answer's already right.

That's so the teacher knows you didn't cheat.

You don't just need the right answer.

You need evidence of how you got there.

Well, that's dumb.

Okay, what about you, Elle? How's it going?

Can I be done if mine looks neat?

Let's see.

Whoa, shockingly neat.

Nice.

Good job.

Um, okay.

Bedtime.

Let's get washed up.

Pajamas on. Go.

Hello?

Harry? Ellen?

Hey.

Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.

No, no, it's okay.

I thought you were working until nine.

Yeah, I had to get out of there.

The office has a way of draining me.

How are the kids?

Um, they're good. They're upstairs asleep.

I updated you today on our shared folder.

Thank you. I don't know how you do it, but

when you're here, the house seems functional.

They were good tonight.

They always are when they're with you.

It's hard on them when Annabelle's gone.

She's in London for a few months, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, she travels a lot for work.

But what we haven't told the kids

is that this is a trial separation as well.

But I met with a lawyer today,

so I guess we're going to have to tell them soon.

I'm so sorry to hear that.

It does mean I'm going to need

a little bit more help around here though.

Sure.

I don't realize how much she does

until she's gone with school drop-offs

and appointments and birthday parties.

It's a full-time job, but nobody calls it that.

Yeah, well, it's not considered valuable if it's expected.

You can always tell who a system's built for

by who it benefits and who it takes advantage of.

You're a student at Rossmoor, right?

Same as you, from what I've heard.

I'm not sure I was as astute of a student as you are.

Pretty keen observations.

You're a senior, right?

So you're in the entrepreneurial venture class

- this semester? - Yeah.

Struggling to come up with a business idea.

Well, I invest in start ups.

I know.

Word of advice.

Everybody tries to create something new,

but the real money is in formalizing something

that people are already doing informally.

Unfortunately, I still have some work to do.

Thanks.

Thank you for staying late-for everything you do.

Oh.

Yeah, I'll walk you out.

Yeah.

What the hell?

Wait, you mean they just like, paused it, right?

No. They revoked it, effective immediately.

"Revoked it"? Why?

Failure to disclose income fast enough.

Not that I worked, just timing.

Wow, that's messed up.

Yeah, they already paid out the semester.

Now they're saying I owe it back.

Mm. No way. That doesn't make any sense.

You have to pay back money that they already gave you?

Yeah.

And if I don't, they put a hold on my account.

I can't sit in for finals. I can't enroll next semester.

I can't access my transcript.

Okay, how much money are we talking?

Tens of thousands.

You can appeal, right?

Yeah, but that could take months.

Bills don't wait that long.

There has to be something you can do.

What about that hot dad?

Ethan, right?

He's rich.

Why don't you just ask him to pay you more?

Okay, how do you know what he looks like?

I saw him drop you off once.

I'm just saying I wouldn't mind spending more time

with him if I were you.

Okay.

No, I cannot ask Ethan to pay me

more than what my services are worth.

Who says your services aren't worth it?

But Kenzie, nothing pays what it's worth right now.

I'm barely getting by at my job.

It's brutal.

If anyone can figure this out, Li, it's you.

Thanks.

It's gonna be okay.

You've actually got to move the brush

across your teeth, Elle.

Yeah, that's why they call it "teeth brushing".

Exactly.

But I hate brushing my teeth.

Well, I bet you would hate cavities more.

Okay. Bedtime.

Nice.

Hey.

Hey.

Uh, the kids are in bed, so I'm gonna get going.

Thank you so much. I know I've said it before,

but I really don't know what I would do without you.

If you need anything around the house

or with the kids, I'm happy to help out.

I mean, even if you're here working.

Nights, weekends, whatever you need.

What about school? Your thesis?

You're in your senior year, it's kind of a big one.

I might not make it through the year.

What are you talking about?

They're revoking my financial aid.

Apparently, I didn't disclose the income

I'd been making fast enough.

You can appeal that.

Yeah, but I don't have the time.

I owe the school money.

If I leave and this all unravels,

I don't know how to come back from that.

Did you talk to your parents?

Just my mom.

But she's struggling right now too.

She just lost her job.

I've been helping her out.

Okay.

Well, I already told you I could use more help around here.

So let's make it official.

More help obviously necessitates more pay.

- Really? - Yeah.

I see how hard you work, Lia.

You're smart, discerning.

You have everything you need to be successful,

so I'd be happy to help in any way I can.

Thank you. I really appreciate that.

Well...

Thank you.

Of course.

Um, I should go.

Okay. Be safe.

Good night.

Hmm.

Record keeping is the backbone of every business.

If you don't have clean books, eventually,

people will start asking questions.

Yes.

What about the stuff you don't put in your books?

What stuff?

Illegal stuff.

That's what the second set of books is for.

Whoa. Uh...

If you're a Bernie Madoff

and you'd like to go to prison, sure.

But everyone else, everything you do

needs to be meticulously tracked.

Got my eyes on you two.

Uh, Professor Rosen?

I think I know what I wanna do for my thesis project.

Oh, great.

Yeah. So, um,

it's a private childcare platform,

uh, matching families with providers

based on more than just availability.

Like experience, temperaments, needs.

Uh, the same way people match on dating apps, but for kids.

Okay, that idea already exists.

Yes, but, but not well.

Not thoughtfully.

How is yours different?

What's your niche?

Um...

Lia, matching is not a business.

It's a function.

You need to tell me who this is for

and what problem you're trying to solve.

Well, the problem I'm trying to solve is childcare.

It's a huge problem in our society.

Yes, and you're trying to charge a premium for it,

right? You're not offering it for free.

You wanna make a business out of it, right?

- Yes, of course. - Okay.

Then think about what people are already doing

and ask yourself, "why is it broken?"

Okay. Uh, thank you.

Okay.

These apps! They're absolutely terrible.

Oh my God.

All she did was show me pictures of her dog the whole time.

I couldn't get out there fast enough.

I swear to God, dating as a divorced dad is the worst.

Uh, sorry to interrupt.

Um, I'm gonna head out.

Oh, shame.

You know something, man?

I miss having somebody around the house.

Not even romantically, just another adult in the room.

I get it.

Who is this?

Sorry, man.

Gotta take it.

Farewell, brother.

Yo!

No, I'm not busy, what's up?

Well, the kids are in bed, so I'll see you tomorrow?

Oh, I haven't paid you yet.

Right.

Sit down.

Have a drink with me.

Okay.

Kids go down all right for you tonight?

Yeah, they were tired after the park.

Uh, Harry asked me to rub his back so he could fall asleep.

They miss their mom.

Thanks for filling in.

This is more than usual.

Well, you're doing more than usual.

You're not just watching them.

You're a presence for them

and... for me.

Honestly, I just really appreciate you

being around the house.

It's been... lonely... recently.

Yeah, I get it.

My mom was a single mother.

The hardest part for her wasn't even the money

or having to do everything by herself.

It's having to do it all alone.

No emotional support and no time or energy to find it.

The only things you can't outsource.

Yeah.

Oh, well, I should head out.

Thank you.

I'll, uh, walk you out.

Hey, um...

Wait.

What if you could?

What do you mean?

I mean, there are apps for people

who just want companionship, someone to be there.

Yeah.

My childcare app I was telling you about.

What if it's a hybrid companionship service

for single parents?

Sadly, I know a lot of people who could use that.

So it's something people are doing informally,

and I would formalize it.

If you're serious, I would love to look at this with you

as a business.

You would give me advice?

Seed money, venture capital...?

Yeah, guidance.

Really?

Yeah. This is a good idea.

I would love to invest in this.

You could make a lot of money on this, Lia.

It could help me pay back the school.

So we have a deal?

Yes.

Um...

Oops.

I'm sorry.

Um, I can't believe this.

- It's fine. - Um,

yeah, it's really tangled around there.

No.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

No.

Deal?

Deal.

Uh. Thank you again. Um.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Thank you.

A childcare-based companionship service.

- Oh. - Oh.

Companionship.

Sounds like an escort service.

No, no, it's not.

Uh, we take care of kids as well as offer emotional support

and help at home for overwhelmed single parents.

Emotional support?

Like a labradoodle?

- Kenzie! - Yeah.

How-how does this even work?

Well, we offer our help, our presence,

lend an ear if we need to.

It's not childcare, it's family care.

Guys, growing up in a single-parent household

is hard on everybody.

We just make it a little bit easier.

And we can charge a premium,

and we could all use the money right now.

Okay, I have one very important question.

How much are we talking?

I mean, as much as we think is reasonable. Uh,

we'll start the rate high, but keep it competitive.

You'll all be independent contractors.

And of course, I'll take a cut of each job.

Ethan knows a lot of wealthy families

that are in need of a service like this.

Mm, Ethan.

Right. Right.

Okay, he's my angel investor

and he thinks it's a really promising idea.

Well, I low-key think it's brilliant.

I'm in.

Yes!

Tessa?

Okay, me too. And I do love kids.

Since when?

I thought you were all "Dogs are better than people."

They are.

Kids are the exception.

Fair enough.

Marley?

I mean, I could really use the money.

Yeah, and you're literally the best

at emotional support, Mar.

Okay. Yeah.

I'm in.

Oh my gosh! Yes!

I want an algorithm.

Well, okay.

No, I don't exactly want an algorithm.

I want the matching feature,

but I wanna be in control of everything.

Okay, great.

And what's the cost of that again?

Yes.

You and your obsession with notebooks and pens.

Well, when tech crashes, I'll have backup.

So what would you say your greatest strengths are?

Remaining cool under pressure

and adjusting to changing needs.

Okay, so can you tell me a little bit

about your experience working with children?

Yeah, I've worked with tons of children.

Okay. And can you work on weekends?

Yes, I'm available weekends.

Okay. That's great.

Oh, you know who would be good?

Mitch.

That guy could use an extra hand.

Trust me, we're gonna keep your calendar book full.

You mentioned you have outside funding.

Yeah.

Would you prefer to keep your investor private?

Yeah.

Okay.

Little more than usual.

Umm...

All right, bud, here you go.

Do you want any more pretzels?

No? Okay.

I'll take some pretzels.

Thank you for dinner.

Well, I thought we should celebrate.

What? That your sister's in town

and has the kids for the weekend?

That and you.

I just knew you were going to take

this idea and run with it.

We're seeing real traction.

Think once it stabilizes, I should be able

to start paying you back on your investment.

You don't pay me back.

I mean, not yet.

You have to reinvest.

You want the business to grow.

Plus, you have your own financial responsibilities

to take care of.

I'm working on it.

I think if I can find a way to really scale, I might be able

to get out from under everything.

You're amazing.

I knew from the first time I met you

that there was something special about you.

Oh, no, we'll take that payment.

I mean, when you're ready.

But only because I know you're going

to grow this thing so much bigger.

And then I'm going to have to ride your coattails.

Mm.

Deal.

I got you something.

Really? What?

Yeah. Follow me.

The investment firm that I founded gave me

one of these when I landed my first big client.

In the early days, you think all of those moments

are going to last forever.

They don't.

Ethan.

In the beginning,

when everything's exciting, you don't get that time back.

So you have to mark it.

This is too much.

It's not.

You've earned it.

Let me help you.

It's beautiful.

It's beautiful on you.

Is this okay?

My mom got pregnant with me when she was in college.

She dropped out and never went back.

I think that's why success is so important to me.

I didn't wanna end up like that.

I can relate.

We didn't have a lot of money growing up.

My dad worked for 35 years at the same insurance company.

Let go unceremoniously.

"Downsizing," they said.

That's awful.

So I had to get a job and balance work and school.

And you were right when you said that the system's rigged.

You can either be a cog in it or create something yourself.

Hey, Tessa, what's up?

Hey, Lia.

I should have said this sooner,

but that Greg guy I'm scheduled with,

I'm honestly a little creep ed out by him.

Greg? Really?

Um, why? What happened?

He won't stop calling me and he won't stop texting me.

It's like nonstop.

And, um, he's acting like I'm his girlfriend or something.

Um, yeah, that's weird.

Uh, why would he think that you're his girlfriend?

Maybe it's the whole companionship thing.

I don't know, it's super weird.

But I-I'm a little bit uncomfortable.

Okay, listen. Just ignore his calls

and don't text him back.

I won't schedule you with him anymore.

Okay, I think that's a really good idea.

- Hey. - He just...

Um, hey, Tess, hold on one sec.

Hey, I've known Greg a long time

and he may be a little bit much sometimes,

but he's harmless.

He's just lonely and he likes her.

That's value.

But she's uncomfortable.

You handle this however you want to.

Okay? I trust you.

But... he's our best-paying customer.

Kind of want to make those ones happy.

I'll talk to him, make sure he behaves himself.

Um, yeah.

Hey, Tess.

Um, so go ahead and just keep the appointment

with Greg and I will handle it.

Okay, I promise.

And if he does anything else, just let me know.

Okay.

Cool. Bye.

- Lia? - Uh, yes?

I was reviewing your updated business plan

and I'm very happy with what I see.

Thank you.

And I have some good news.

The department is selecting a certain number of students

to formally present their ventures,

and the top three will pitch a panel for a business grant.

A grant?

Yes.

And you're in the running.

Wait, really?

- Yes. - That's awesome.

Thank you.

- Oh my God. - Oh my God.

Geez, I'm so sorry.

Oh my... Are you okay?

It was just a little.

Don't worry about it.

I am such an idiot.

You're not, Lia. It was really an accident.

I spilled both of our coffees.

I'll survive. I swear.

Oh.

Uh, I'll buy you another one.

And maybe some new pants too.

The coffee is good.

So did you figure it out?

- Um... - Your business idea.

Oh, yeah.

The, yeah, it's a private childcare companionship service

for lonely single parents.

Okay.

- Yeah. - Nice.

- What about you? - Uh...

A startup that installs cameras along roads

near protected areas.

Cool. For wildlife?

Yeah.

To track their migration patterns, figure out

where they're crossing so cities can prevent them

from getting hit by cars.

That's-that's really cool.

Thanks.

So can I buy you another coffee?

Sure.

Okay.

Thank you.

Tessa?

Tessa?

Hey, girl.

Hey. Nice.

What is that? Designer?

How much did that cost you?

Do you really wanna know?

Um, so some of the girls are bringing in

like significantly more money this month,

like more than the others.

Good for them.

One of them is you.

Yeah, we found a way to scale up.

What do you mean?

You know, just like charging for extras.

Are you talking about sex?

What?

Me? No.

Why would you think that?

Kenzie.

Lia, are you serious?

I'm talking about dance recitals,

soccer games, grocery shopping, washing dishes,

bedtime stories.

You know, all the stuff that parents

don't actually want to do.

Okay, wait, so you're not?

No, I'm actually working my butt off for once.

Thank you very much.

Geez.

Okay, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have assumed that.

No, you shouldn't have.

Because I wouldn't do something like that.

I can't speak for the others though.

Which others?

Oh, am I late or something?

- Yes. - Where's Tess?

I think she had to work.

Check out the bag I just got last week.

It was the last one.

Yeah.

- I'm so jealous. - That's authentic.

- Marley. - Real...

Please.

Stop being so dramatic, Li.

You're charging men for sex.

You do know what that is, right?

Yeah.

It's called sexual freedom.

No. It's called prostitution.

It's an agreement between two consenting adults.

We're getting paid for childcare and companionship.

Just like you wanted.

Some of us are just getting paid a little more than others.

To do more.

Yeah, nothing that we don't want to do.

My whole life has been controlled for me, Lia.

You know that.

Strict parents.

Couldn't date till I was 18.

And now, I decide what I do,

when I do it and I get paid for it.

Do you know how powerful that feels?

Honestly, it's not that different

than what you're doing with Ethan, Lia.

I'm just saying it's not love.

It's transactional intimacy.

How do you know what I'm doing or not doing with him?

Come on, Lia.

He's hot. He's your mentor...

He bought you that watch.

You can't tell me nothing's going on.

Oh.

Oh, wow, I'm right.

You've never been able to hide anything on your face, Lia.

Okay, it might not be love,

but it's not the same thing as what they're doing.

We're letting men pay for access to us.

It's the same thing that Ethan's doing for you.

Shut it down.

- What? - I want you to shut it down.

Yeah. Seems about right.

It's just what I made in the past two weeks.

That's your cut.

Enough to keep you in school.

Enough to start chipping away at that tuition you owe.

It's a lot.

Yeah.

That's because you built it.

I mean, you're kind of a genius, Madame.

Am I right?

It's fine.

This is a good thing.

Don't overthink it.

So I actually... I wanna talk to you about something.

What's that?

I don't know if you noticed how some of the girls

are bringing in a lot more money lately.

I noticed.

Yeah, apparently, they've been charging for extras.

What kind of extras?

Companionship extras.

You don't seem surprised.

Nothing surprises me anymore, Lia.

Well, I-I can't let that happen, right?

It seems like you already are.

I mean, you can set the rules,

but there's only so much you can do to enforce them.

You need this.

You haven't scheduled me with the kids lately.

Trying to be there for them a little more.

The pending divorce.

Yeah.

Here we go. Second set of books.

Oh, Professor Rosen would not approve of this.

Thank you.

Oh, thank you so much.

Hello?

Is someone there?

Hello?

Lia!

Sorry.

I didn't mean to scare you.

No, no, I-I didn't see you.

Oh.

May I?

Of course.

Wow.

Are you okay?

You look like you're extremely stressed out.

I thought creating something would feel exciting,

but it's just starting to feel stressful.

Yeah. Success usually is.

You're so intelligent, put together.

I mean, you carry yourself with this calmness and grace.

How do you do it?

You get comfortable with the pressure.

Women learn that in business very quickly.

Just women?

Well, when most men enter rooms,

they assume they belong there.

Whereas women have to prove themselves.

And when we finally do?

You realize something.

What you think success is,

and what it actually is, can be two different things.

Tessa?

Tessa?

Where are you, Tess?

Hey, Kenzie.

Have you heard from or seen Tessa in the last few days?

No, I think she had some family thing to go to.

Huh.

Hey, Lia.

Hi. Uh.

Yeah, Ethan, could you meet me?

Yeah, I'm at the office. Come by.

Okay. I'll meet you there.

See you soon.

Make yourself comfortable.

Hey.

What's wrong?

I'm worried about Tessa.

She's still asking to be moved off Greg?

I talked to him.

Told him to relax.

Actually, I haven't heard from her

or seen her in the last few days.

Last time I talked to her, I scheduled her with him.

I'm sure everything's fine.

But I know it means something to you, so I'll look into it.

I don't like what this business is becoming.

You didn't create anything new, Lia.

You created a system that helps overwhelmed parents.

And young women prefer financial freedom over debt.

Simple supply and demand.

It's illegal.

You're not asking them to do anything

that they didn't already wanna do, right?

I feel like I'm starting to lose control.

You're running this.

You control it.

You call the shots.

I wanna show you something.

You see that?

That shows the growth in the first three months

of the top start ups of the last decade.

See that?

That is you.

Do you have any idea how hard that kind of growth is?

This is success.

You are building something.

Not just surviving in a system that wasn't built for you,

or me, or the girls, or your mom.

Most people never build something

that works for everyone.

Businesses like yours are built by men.

They're run by men. They get to keep the money.

They don't worry about women or families.

But you're running this.

You're calling the shots.

That's why it's different, and that's why it works.

The only people who say this is wrong

are the ones who don't benefit from it.

Society loves their vices hidden.

Not gone.

You're in Rosen's class, right?

She's smart.

Thorough.

You might have to get creative with your bookkeeping.

You mean like a second set of numbers for her review?

Now you're thinking like a CEO.

Come to the house tomorrow around lunch.

I miss you.

I'm sorry, I-I just have a lot going on.

I'll text you, okay?

Have you guys heard from Tessa in the last few days?

She hasn't answered my calls

or texts and she's not at her dorm.

It's been three days.

I'm sure she's fine.

Tessa's a free spirit.

"Live, love and puppies," remember?

- Yeah, so on point. - Right.

I called her parents.

She was supposed to be at their family reunion,

but she didn't show.

What'd they say?

I mean, they reminded me how Tessa is.

But I don't know, something feels different this time.

You know she doesn't like to be pinned down.

Family stuff, obligations, it's not exactly her vibe.

Hey, she will turn up.

She always does.

Yeah, I'm sure it's fine.

Hey, it's Greg. Leave a message.

What the hell?

It's broken already?

What...

Okay, let's see.

What?

No way.

"Fake watch"?

Are you kidding me?

That son of a...!

Uh, Greg?

- Hi, I'm... - Yeah.

I know who you are. Ethan's girl.

Uh, no.

I'm sorry to stop by like this.

I'm looking for Tessa.

She's missing.

T- Tessa?

She's been working for you.

Oh.

Right, right, Tessa, yeah.

Well, nobody's heard from her.

I was wondering if you know where she could be.

No, no, I haven't seen her since last Friday

when she was looking after my son.

- Friday? - Mm-hmm.

Yeah, she came over.

I paid her and she left.

Um, did she say where she was going?

Home, I guess.

And this was on Friday?

Yeah. That's what I said.

Friday.

I scheduled you with her on Thursday.

Okay, Thursday, Friday, whatever.

Getting my days mixed up, you know?

Anyway, that's everything I know.

Good luck finding your friend.

Hey.

Geez! God!

What are you doing lurking around?

I'm not lurking!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I- I came in, I saw you. I have really good news.

Give me one sec.

Did you talk to Rosen?

No. Why?

She told me I was selected

to present my thesis project for that small business grant.

Wait, I saw your name on the list too.

Wait, really?

Yeah, congrats!

Wait. Wait, your project, it-it tracks wildlife, right?

Yeah.

The algorithm's pretty sophisticated too.

I mean, it can identify movements, species,

even specific colors of animals.

Okay.

So hypothetically, if it could track wildlife,

it could track something else?

Like what?

Like a car?

Specifically a white SUV?

Yeah?

I found Tessa's car.

- Where? - At White Oak Park, abandoned.

Her purse, her keys, her phone, everything was left inside.

She wouldn't leave that.

We should call the police.

I already did.

I filed a missing-persons report.

I think something bad happened to her.

Wait, something like what?

The guy she was working for.

Greg.

She told me he was getting intense,

treating it like it was a relationship.

I'm sorry, you knew about this?

Was she sleeping with him?

I don't know.

But she said he was becoming obsessed with her,

calling and texting her all the time.

Do you think he did something?

I don't know.

I went to his house just to ask if he'd seen her.

And?

And he seemed off.

His story didn't line up.

It was weird.

He was nervous and he barely looked at me.

Did you tell the police about him?

Lia?

Not yet.

Well, don't.

Why not?

Because, I mean,

we don't know anything about where Tessa is.

And if you tell the police about Greg,

they don't just look at him.

They eventually start looking at us.

This is bad.

All right, just so you know,

this is going to count towards 25% of your grade.

I've gotta look, I don't remember.

I think I land around seven maybe.

What time do you get in?

Hello?

When do you...

You know what?

Yeah, I'm in this new part of the park

and I just think my service is starting to cut out.

Yeah, I'll just call you back when I'm done.

Yeah, that's good, okay.

Impressive numbers.

Very clean.

Thank you.

Almost too clean.

What-what do you mean?

Well, for a brand-new business,

you've settled into a pattern remarkably fast.

Your income is steady.

Your hours are steady.

Even the payments are steady.

There's no fluctuation, no noise.

"No noise"?

Yeah, in real life, parents pay late.

Sometimes people ask for a discount

and you've got eight weeks of operations here

and not one messy week.

Um, maybe we've just been lucky.

I don't know. Possibly.

But luck is not sustainable.

Now you're going to be presenting this

to the panel next week,

they're gonna see everything that I have,

so you better be ready for that.

[indistinct whispering[.

Hello?

Hello?

- Hey. - Jace!

God, you've scared me.

And that's twice now.

Are you following me?

What?

No, I was just trying to catch up with you.

Why would I be following you?

Of course. I'm-I'm sorry.

I just wanted to know.

Did you end up finding your friend's car

- you were looking for? - Yeah, she wasn't with it.

She's missing.

I'm sorry.

Do you wanna talk about it?

No.

If you need anything, you know where to find me.

Thanks, Jace.

I'll see you.

I'm sorry again.

Lia Collins?

Yes?

I'm Detective Adams.

You reported Tessa Holloway missing a couple of days ago.

Is that correct?

Yes. Yeah, I-I did.

May I speak with you for a moment?

Yeah, of course.

Did Tessa say anything

to you in the days before she disappeared?

No. Um...

No, she was, she was stressed.

She had a lot going on.

Did she mention seeing anyone?

Going anywhere unusual?

Um...

No. Uh, not really.

Okay.

Well, I'm sorry to have to tell you this,

but we found her body this morning in the woods.

No!

No, that's not true!

I'm sorry.

What are you doing here?

They found her. Uh, they found Tessa.

Okay, well, it's not really a good time.

She's dead.

I'm sorry.

I think Greg had something to do with this.

Okay, I've known Greg a long time

and he's a little bit much,

but he's not gonna hurt anybody.

What did the police say?

They didn't tell me anything.

Lia.

Hi. I missed you guys.

We missed you more.

You were always our favorite.

We missed you!

I'm sorry, I would've come to see you guys, but...

I know.

Mom came home and Dad said we don't need you anymore.

Your mom?

Lia, nice to see you again.

I heard all about how helpful you were when I was away.

Thank you for taking care of the kids,

and Ethan.

Let's leave Daddy and Lia alone. Okay?

Go ahead and finish up your dinner.

No, we wanna play with Lia!

You guys remember our clean plate challenge, right?

You can only win if you're not asked twice.

Go, go, go, go.

They adore you

and they've always been a good judge of character.

Okay, we'll see you later.

You were never separated, were you?

That's why you only had me come to the house during the day,

why you stopped scheduling me with the kids.

Because she came home?

Would you just grow up, Lia?

I'm done!

With you, with the business, with everything!

And I'm gonna tell the police about Greg.

I'd be careful with that if I were you.

Bit of a Pandora's box.

If they start looking into Greg, they look into you.

It was your business too.

Mm. See, I'm just an investor.

Bye, Lia.

I can't believe she's gone.

I got a call from the detective.

She wants me to come in, answer some questions.

Yeah, me too.

She already came and talked to me at the school.

I panicked.

I didn't tell her about Greg or the business.

What if they find out what we're doing?

They won't.

It's not like the guys are going to say anything.

Yeah.

And I'm sure they won't even ask.

After all, we're just babysitters.

Right, Lia?

Kenzie!

Kenzie, please wait.

Kenzie, talk to me, please.

Kenzie!

You wanna talk? Fine.

I watched kids.

I made lunches.

I listened to dads complain about their jobs.

That's all I did.

You knew what the others were doing too.

Yeah, but you were supposed to keep them safe.

Tessa called you, Lia,

and you sent her back in there!

Now she's dead.

I was trying to protect her.

No, Lia, stop. You were protecting yourself!

You're nothing but a pimp.

Not a good one.

Hey, I've been looking for you.

I'm so sorry.

I heard about your friend.

Hey, it's okay.

I'm here.

It's my fault.

It's not your fault.

Yes, it is.

She was scared of him and I made her go back.

To who?

One of my clients. Tessa was working for him

and he became obsessed with her.

Why would he become obsessed?

Oh, the childcare companionship thing?

People were crossing lines on both sides.

I don't know if she was, but men were paying for more.

Whoa.

I'm in trouble, Jace.

It's not like you knew about it... right?

You did know.

The man I was babysitting for, Ethan Harlan,

he's my investor and he was helping me with the business.

He knew.

They were his friends

and I let him convince me it was okay.

Or maybe I convinced myself.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

What is it?

I have to go.

Lia!

I heard you spoke to the police.

I don't want any names getting out.

You don't get to decide that.

I put a lot into you, Lia.

Be a shame to see that unravel.

Why did you give me a fake Swiss watch?

I didn't trust you with the real thing.

And you recorded me?

You filmed us having sex?

I don't know what you're talking about, Lia.

Lia?

I thought that was you.

Are you ready for your presentation tomorrow?

Ethan!

Hi, Natalie.

What are you doing here?

Well, I'm mentoring some of your students on their theses.

Lia included.

Oh, your private investor.

Oh, well, so you'll be there at the event

tomorrow night then?

I wouldn't miss it.

Fantastic.

It's-it's so great when alumni stay involved.

It just-it sets such a standard.

Oh, and bring Annabelle.

Absolutely.

All right. Well, I'll see you guys tomorrow night.

Good night.

You were manipulating everything this whole time.

I was mentoring you and protecting my investment.

You kept the books.

You booked the girls.

You took the money.

That matters.

You used me and my business to what?

To get your friends laid?

You think we can't get women on our own?

For men like you, it's not about the women.

It's about the game.

I gave you an opportunity, Lia.

What you did with that was always your choice.

I still have access to Ethan's share folder.

Work, recently deleted.

They all look like me.

"Was great with Ellen."

"Stayed late."

"The others really liked her too."

You were always our favorite.

You used me and my business to what?

To get your friends laid.

You think we can't get women on our own?

You slept with them too.

"Record of payment."

What? What number is this?

Jace?

All right, see you, dude.

Jace!

Lia, are you okay?

Why were you accepting payments

from Ethan Harlan?

How do you know him?

He invested in the early stages of my startup.

He eventually hired me to put my cameras

around his house and his office.

He was secretly recording me with those.

Are you serious?

I'm so sorry, Lia.

I- I truly had no idea.

Hey, you didn't ask him why he wanted them?

He's rich.

I- I just assumed he wanted security cameras.

Okay, but why didn't you tell me about him before?

I was going to.

I worried you'd think I had more to do with him than I did.

This was his thing all along.

He wasn't just sleeping with his babysitters.

He was passing them along to his friends.

And he was using me to continue to help him do it

with the girls that I pulled.

I didn't know what he was doing.

I swear.

Please believe me.

No, Jace, I'm sorry.

I'm just gonna come clean about all of this.

And I'm taking him down with me.

What can I do?

Nothing. Just...

You've already done enough, Jace.

- Please, Lia. - No, Jace, please

just, just leave me alone.

No. No.

No, no, no.

My black book!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

The cameras.

He records everything.

What now, Lia?

Hey, Ethan.

I'm really sorry I came to your place yesterday,

but I really need some help on my presentation tonight.

Can we please meet?

Um, I'll text you the address.

- Right now? - Yeah, yeah.

I'll see you in an hour.

Okay.

I'll be back in about an hour.

Okay.

Hi, how are you?

We are waiting for the contract.

When will it be here?

Can I get a coffee, please?

"Debt"?

"Final notice."

You didn't need the girls.

You needed the money.

Are you kidding me?

Hey, it's Lia. Sorry I missed...

You're in Rosen's class, right?

She's smart.

Thorough.

You might have to get creative with your bookkeeping.

What's going on?

It's that girl, Tessa, the one you set me up with.

I asked her to come over.

She got a little upset when she realized

the kids weren't there, but she wanted it.

So when I made my move, she freaked out

and started hitting me.

She even bit me.

Come on!

It's not the worst of it, okay?

Freaked out a little bit and, well, I hit her.

Well, don't look like that, man.

She's threatening to go to the cops.

Greg, this is serious.

Don't do anything.

I'll take care of it.

Huh...

What? What is going on?

What is going on?

No!

No. No.

Stop!

No!

No! No, no, no, no.

Hey, did you see anyone going into my office?

Ms. Harlan?

We need to talk. Drive.

I was never in London.

You're the one who's been following me.

I've been gathering evidence against my husband.

Why?

So I can free myself from him.

I'm so sorry.

I should have never...

I don't blame you.

My husband lied to you. I know that.

When I first started this, I thought I was getting evidence

of him cheating so that I can divorce him.

Then I found what he was really doing.

He's been sleeping with our babysitters for years,

but now he's using you to make money off of it.

I also found a black journal filled with your transactions.

So this is the evidence you've been collecting?

I came to warn you.

He's sick and I think he's dangerous.

We have to stop him.

We can do it together.

You understand what happens if this all gets out, right?

I do.

Are you ready for that?

I don't want my girls to go down for this too.

I need to protect them.

Yes, and I need to protect my kids.

Help me take him down.

And best of all, these cameras can also function

off solar energy, working with nature, not against it.

We lose thousands of wildlife every single year,

simply because we don't see them in time.

It's not about controlling nature.

We can't and shouldn't do that.

What we can do is design infrastructure

that stops harming it.

Thank you.

Hey, Jace. Jace.

Wonderful.

Thank you, Jace.

And now, finally,

Lia Collins.

We've spent the semester talking about

finding opportunity, creating structure,

scaling what works.

I did that.

I took something informal

and I turned it into something profitable.

A childcare service where babysitters took care

of the kids and the parents.

But something else grew beneath it.

Something far less legitimate.

I admit that I allowed it, but I didn't invent it.

What I built was already happening.

Young women being used by wealthy men, paying for them.

With money, with Rolexes, with carefully curated importance.

We told ourselves that we had power over these powerful men.

But somewhere along the way, that shifted.

It always does when sex and money are involved.

You,

Ethan.

You offered me venture capital.

Not to invest,

but to put into my business model so that you could continue

to exploit young girls and make money off of them.

Money that you desperately needed

because you're not the successful businessman

you pretend to be.

Are you?

You're a failure.

You're a fraud and you're millions of dollars in debt.

And you would do anything to keep people

from finding that out, including helping build

an illegal prostitution ring.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

This is your business, Lia.

I own that.

But you knew everything that was happening

and you took your cut.

And I have the proof.

Evidence of everything you did.

I don't know what kind of deep-faked evidence

you fabricated, Lia, but I'm not gonna sit here for this.

What are you doing, Annabelle?

Leaving you.

Everything Lia said about my husband is true.

I know because I've endured it for years.

I've been slowly collecting my own evidence against him

so that I can leave him once and for all.

I saw the videos from his cameras he used

to secretly record sexual encounters with young women.

Conversations between them.

How he manipulated

and slowly coerced Lia into creating a prostitution ring.

All of the evidence Lia claims she has.

Unfortunately, my husband deleted everything.

But I made copies.

You're in Rosen's class, right?

She's smart, thorough.

You might have to get creative with your bookkeeping.

Hey, I've known Greg a long time.

He's just lonely and he likes her.

That's value.

But she's uncomfortable.

He's our best-paying customer.

Kind of want to make those ones happy.

So when I made my move, she freaked out

and started hitting me.

She even bit me!

Freaked out a little bit.

Well, I hit her.

Well, don't look like that, man.

She's threatening to go to the cops.

Just don't do anything.

Don't see her. Don't call her.

I'll take care of it.

You can set the rules,

but there's only so much you can do to enforce them.

You're not asking them to do anything

they don't want to do, right?

We need this.

No!

Call the campus police!

Ethan!

- Ethan, stop. - You just ruined your life.

I'm gonna expose you.

No, I'm exposing you.

Everyone's going to see what you are.

And that's what scares you the most, isn't it?

Not prison, not the police; The truth

since you are a terrible businessman!

You are nothing but a fraud.

You're a complete failure.

You're pathetic and inept.

And that's why you murdered Tessa.

Yeah, Greg didn't kill her.

He assaulted her and she was gonna go to the police.

And things would come out about him

and things would come out about you.

But you couldn't have that.

So you took care of it.

It's just speculation. You have nothing.

I have all the pieces for a pretty compelling case.

Sex, manipulation, desperation, murder,

and Pandora's box just waiting to be unlocked.

And this is the key.

Our meticulously kept records, our second set of books.

Oh, you thought you had it?

Yeah, your wife got it back.

Ow!

No!

Stop!

Get off of her!

Here, let me help you.

Stay down.

You're under arrest.

Don't resist.

Come on.

She attacked me!

Let's go.

Oh my God.

- You okay? - Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.

Thank you.

Ethan Harlan, an investor known

for backing emerging companies,

was arrested today in connection

with a sexual exploitation scheme

and the murder of Rossmoor...

- Why is Daddy on TV? - ...Tessa Holloway

under the guise...

You guys finished your homework?

No, not yet.

Despite projecting the image

of a successful businessman,

court records show Harlan is reportedly millions

of dollars in debt and tied to numerous failed businesses.

Greg Whitman, owner of the auto repair chain,

Whitman Auto Care, has also been charged for exploitation,

sexual assault, and being complicit in the murder

of Ms. Holloway.

It's all over social media.

I saw. I deserve it.

I wanted to say I'm so sorry.

Yeah, Tessa deserved better.

I know.

But so do you.

I love you.

I love you.

You're gonna be okay.

Annabelle.

Hi.

Hi. What can I get you?

Iced coffee would be great.

One iced coffee.

I know you're testifying next month.

It's very brave.

It's necessary.

And part of the deal.

That and community service.

I'm really sorry, Annabelle.

Don't be.

If it wasn't for you, he'd still be doing it.

Just smaller, quieter.

I meant to ask you, the police never mentioned anything

about the black book.

Yeah. I don't know.

I doubt anyone will ever find it.

Right.

How are Harry and Ellen?

They talk about you all the time.

They've been asking about you.

That's sweet.

Please tell them that I miss them.

Maybe you can stop by sometime.

Tell them yourself.

Are you sure?

It would make them happy.

Okay.

Thank you.