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(Eddie) Previously on Lincoln heights...

Eddie Sutton! As I live and breath!

Praise God, my son is back.

(Eddie) I grew up across the street.

When my mom died,

the Taylors were like my second family.

That's my daughter Marika.

Her mother and I split when she was six.

And you haven't seen your daughter since?

I was a lousy father.

(Briggs) Your mother's death is the only case

from my gang unit days that still haunts me.

I wish we could've solved it. [knock on door]

hey, kiddo. What are you doing here?

Aren't you gonna let your stepfather through the door?

Charles, I love you.

And I don't want us to wait anymore.

I want my first experience to be with you.

Can we be friends? Sure.

And maybe go out?

I don't date.

But maybe lunch.

Dad, why did you leave this neighborhood?

Sometimes you gotta move on.

Like it or not.

I wish my mother had met you.

I bet she's looking down on you...

And she is so proud.

I hope so.

[groans]

Oh! You trying to sneak out on me?

Of course not.

I'm just getting breakfast ready before I leave.

Work?

We just got a shipment of flu shots,

and Saturday mornings are especially bad.

Remember when we used to be

especially bad on Saturday mornings?

Oh, please.

I miss those days.

Well, don't you worry. They're gonna be back.

Seriously, Eddie. No, I know what today is.

If you want me to take the day off, I can.

What for? I'm fine. I know.

I just thought you might want to go to the cemetery--

Ah, Tay! Awake before noon.

Good, I've got big plans for us today.

It's time to tackle this house.

That loose gutter out front.

We gotta caulk the tub.

Uh, I've got stuff to do today.

That's right. You've got plans.

Man plans--hardware stores and gutters.

Ow.

Stick with me, boy. You'll be all right.

Dang, Lizzie, who are you talking to this early?

Hurry up, I need to check email.

(Lizzie) "our lunch date?"

what?

This is from Johnny nightingale?

I agreed to lunch in the cafeteria,

but since I keep putting it off,

he--we wants to upgrade to a lunch date.

Ooh! Lizzie's having a date!

Cassie, focus. I need help.

Here. Here, try this.

Revolution? The coffee house?

Yeah, it's cool.

Besides, coffee's way better than lunch.

It's classy, noncommittal. Just want you need.

Cassie, Lizzie, breakfast is ready!

[telephone rings]

Hello.

Dr. Mario, hi. I was just about to call--

Really?

It's that bad?

Can you hang on just one second?

Eddie, this is-- Dr. Mario.

He says the clinic is a mad house.

He's shorthanded. Wants me to come in right now.

I'm gonna tell him no.

Dr. Mario, hi--

We'll see you in a few minutes.

Okay, bye.

I'll make this up to you.

Why do you think I agreed?

[blender whirring]

I was looking for Luke-- Lulu?

Hi! Cassie, hey! How you doing?

I'm great.

I didn't know you worked here.

Is this your new job? Luke hired me last week.

Oh, is Luke around?

I'm supposed to work out a deal

with some of my paintings.

Oh, no. He's at the recording studio.

But I will tell him you stopped by.

Don't bother. I'll see him later.

See you at school.

Cassie.

You're Cassie, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

I'm Mac, Charles' dad.

It's nice to see you again.

Yeah, hi. I was just--

You know, Charles talks about you all the time.

How sweet you are. How beautiful you are.

He really loves you.

He does? Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I'm glad he's got you now,

because, you know, you are not a thing

like those other girls.

What?

Well, back in Germany, Charles' taste were

a bit, uh...

Well, they were different.

But that's in the past.

You have a nice day.

Thanks.

[police siren wailing]

Help me! She's crazy!

Help me!

Get her off me!

(woman) Come back here.

I got him, I got him, mama Taylor, I got him!

You better run, you little heathen!

I got him, mama Taylor. I got him.

Let's go. Hands behind your back.

(man) She's crazy!

Let's go.

Thanks for the call. Is she all right?

Mama Taylor's fine.

She's got a mean right hook, too.

Wanna be "g" might need a couple stitches.

Mama Taylor gave somebody a beat down?

That's so hard.

Tay!

So?

Attempted b&e gone very wrong.

She wants to talk to you before we file charges.

The kid's connected, Eddie. She needs to be careful.

How you doing, mama?

Oh, I'll be fine,

as soon as I throw the book at that thug

who broke into my house.

Hey, baby.

Hi, mama Taylor.

Thanks for coming.

No problem.

So what happened? Gangs.

Still trying to take over the neighborhood.

I've been here too long, Eddie.

I cannot let some kids run me out of my own house.

Mama, this is serious. You've pressed charges.

You could be putting yourself in danger.

So? Nobody else wants to stand up.

They're all scared.

But I'm gonna do my duty just like your daddy did.

I'm not afraid, and he wasn't.

All right, mama, calm down.

Wait, what did grandpa Sutton do?

Stood up to them. Testified against-- Mama.

Not now.

Sorry, Eddie.

Testified for what?

Tay, drop it.

This is not the time nor the place.

All right, mama, we're gonna take you home.

Thanks.

♪ The city never sleeps ♪

♪ You've got to live to your own beat ♪

♪ So easy come and easy go ♪

♪ But it's home ♪

♪ ♪

Whoa! Oh, hey!

Cassie, what are you doing here?

I'm surprising you.

I thought you'd be happy to see me.

I'm thrilled.

You just caught me off-guard, that's all.

Well, that's looking better...sort of.

Yeah.

Yeah, she's still got a ways to go.

You learned how to fix cars in Germany, right?

There were some amazing cars there.

You don't talk much about Germany.

There's not much to talk about.

I'm just glad I got the hell away from there.

Come on.

So...Charles, exactly how many girlfriends

did you have in Germany?

What?

Where's this coming from?

Your stepdad. I saw him today.

Where? What did he say?

I saw him at the coffee shop.

He didn't say much.

He's a liar. That's why I don't--

Stay away from him, Cassie.

Charles, what is the deal between you two?

I told you.

Things just went bad between us.

That's all you need to know.

Well, there is something else I need to know.

I need you to get tested.

For what?

STDs and stuff. Why?

I told you. I've only been with one girl.

Don't you believe me?

I do, but...

You don't know who she's been with.

[exhales]

Fine, if it'll make you feel better.

I'll do whatever you want.

Hi.

Can I help you?

Um, we'll see. Is Kevin around?

Kevin Lund.

You know what? Hang on a second.

Hey, Lund! Yeah?

There's a walk-in for you.

I'm guessing C.I. Or call girl.

Whatever she is, she's asking for you by name.

Really?

Really.

I'm officer Lund.

Hi, daddy.

Marika--

Actually, I'm sage now.

Marika was way too eighth grade.

I still don't get it. Why exactly did--

There's nothing else to get, dad.

Mom put me out, I left, and I'm here.

[knock on door]

Hi--wow, you guys got here fast.

Yeah.

Uh, Eddie, this is my daughter Marika.

It's sage, dad.

The eighth time's a charm, right?

Hi, it's a pleasure.

Nice to meet you, sage. Yeah.

I brought your fave.

A vato loco, chorizo and egg.

Nice. Thanks, man.

Sage, Cassie's not actually home at the moment,

but you're welcome to hang out.

[back door closes]

That must be her right now.

Hey, Mr. Lund. Hey, dad.

Cassie, my daughter sage is in town for a visit.

Nice to meet you.

I was hoping maybe you two could hang out for a bit

till I finish my shift.

You want to take her upstairs while I catch up with Kevin?

Sure. Come on, sage.

Let's these cops have some space.

Yeah.

[exhales]

What the hell kind of a name is sage?

Beats parsley.

Okay, dude, this is no time to joke.

My kid just landed on my doorstep.

My overdeveloped, underdressed,

trucker mouth kid.

This is exactly the time for jokes.

Look, welcome, my man. Welcome to the club.

(sage) Oh, wow, did you do all those?

(Cassie) Yep.

Sweet. So you're an artist too?

What, you paint?

Yeah. How cool.

I'd love to see some of your stuff.

Oh, you know, it's all my mom's.

I kind of left in a hurry.

She kicked me out. Ooh, that's harsh.

Eh. Sorry.

Sucks to be me.

So what's it like having a dad watch your ass 24/7?

I mean, it's gotta be a major buzz-kill,

especially a cop dad and all.

Well, it can drive you a little crazy,

but I'm used to it.

I'm a daddy's girl.

Yeah, that's sweet.

So how do you party around here?

What are you into?

Mostly my art and my boyfriend.

Between that and school,

I don't have time for much else.

Damn, where you hiding him?

Jeez, if I had that, I'd be busy too.

Has he got game?

In bed where it counts?

Oh, uh, I guess.

(Lund) This is insane.

Her mother won't answer the phone,

and every time I ask marik--

Sage what happened,

she tells me something different.

[exhales]

I can't handle this, Eddie.

You've gotta help me.

You know I've got you, partner.

Now you'd be surprised.

There's a lot of things us dads can handle.

It'll wreck your love life, though.

(sage) You haven't taken him out on a test drive yet.

What are you waiting for?

Cassie, I think this whole coffee date thing

is another one of your bad ideas.

I don't even like coffee. Oh, hi, sorry.

Lizzie, this is Mr. Lund's daughter, sage.

Sage, this is my supremely annoying sister, Lizzie.

She has a coffee date. Unless she decides to cancel it.

Oh, never do that.

If you don't like the guy, just use him for practice.

(Cassie) If you get bored

just leave.

How am I supposed to do that?

Do a rescue text.

You could text her in like half an hour

with an "emergency."

yeah, if you're having fun, just ignore it.

And if you wanna escape, nobody gets hurt.

It's a win-win.

I guess.

You know you want to go.

You're just nervous.

OK, now you have a plan, go find an outfit.

Bye!

Sorry about that.

She only bothers me, like, always.

Oh, no, sweat. At least you have a sister.

How's that look on me?

It's look cute.

Hey, did I tell you it's my birthday tomorrow?

No, you didn't.

Yeah, it's gonna be weird spending it all alone.

New city, no friends.

But, um, I'm glad I have at least

one cool new friend I can do things with, right? Right.

Hey, Cassie, do you know anything about--

Hey, who let the hottie in the house?

Hello!

Does anybody ever knock?

Sorry, I need to talk to you.

Hi.

Hi.

Tay, get out!

[chuckling]

Dad?

Dad?

Yeah, son?

What was mama Taylor talking about this morning?

I don't know.

She was talking about a lot of things.

I mean, what she said about grandpa Sutton testifying.

Dad, what did she mean?

That subject's not open for discussion.

Why not?

Don't ask why.

It's just not.

Now when you're older, you'll know everything,

but not today.

Now get ready.

We've got some work to do.

[Spencer on answering machine] Spencer here.

Leave a message and make it fast.

Life is short.

Hey, grandpa, it's Tay.

You've always been straight with me.

Treated me like a man.

I've been hearing about something you did

when dad was a kid.

Something about standing up

to some gang bangers in the neighborhood.

Nobody here will tell me the whole story.

I know you will.

Would you call me, please?

Oh, I love you.

Bye.

Charles.

Hi, there.

Oh, hi, Mrs. Sutton. How are you?

I should be asking you that.

You're the one in the waiting room.

Oh, right, uh...

I'm just here to have my thumb looked at.

It's been bugging me.

I've just been pulling extra shifts at the body shop.

I see-- Charles Antoni?

Excuse me, Mrs. Sutton. I've gotta...Go.

Well, it'll take a few hours to get the results

of the urinalysis back from the lab.

The rapid HIV test is negative.

No signs of chlamydia or gonorrhea.

So as far as I can tell, you're a healthy young man.

Uh, great. Thanks.

No, no, no, you're not getting away that easy.

Remember what we talked about?

Let me hear it.

Plan ahead. Condoms are safe.

Loving yourself first is safest.

Okay.

Bye, Charles.

Seems like a nice kid. You know him?

Yeah, that's my daughter's boyfriend.

Why?

Oh, nothing.

You do know I saw that, right?

She loves that one. Thanks.

Good afternoon, Ms. Sutton.

So glad you could-- Wow!

You look-- You look fantastic!

Really.

I mean, not that you always don't.

Well, I mean, you know.

Wow.

Thanks.

I was running late, so I just threw this on.

I like this table. Great view of the stage.

Really? I didn't even notice.

[both chuckle]

This is so weird. I know!

I'm, like, crazy nervous. Oh, me too.

Johnny Nightingale does not do nervous.

I've never even met nervous.

I tried on six outfits before I got to this one.

No, you made the perfect choice.

Thanks.

Hey, you girls want a snack?

I can make you a little something.

No thanks, dad. We're just browsing.

Oh, well, Sage,

did Cassie brief you on our kitchen rules?

You have kitchen rules?

It's real simple.

You eat off it, you wash it.

And anything in the fridge labeled "dad"

is 100% off-limits.

Like your lard and starch burrito thingy.

Yeah, dude, that's all you.

Um, I'm vegan.

Nothing with a face.

Yeah.

Well, whatever you are,

no teenager in my house Gets to call me "dude."

that includes guests.

[cell phone rings]

Sutton.

Hey, Jimmy, what's up?

Dad?

Since when?

Okay.

Yeah, thanks for letting me know.

Eddie, are you in here?

Hi, honey. How was work?

Hi. What's going on?

Dad. He's at it again.

Jimmy called from the barber shop.

Six months without a drink.

That's the longest he's gone in--tsk!

I can't remember how long.

Honey, I am so sorry.

Me too.

I thought he might be able

to get through her birthday sober for once.

Do you want to talk about it?

I don't have time right now, Jenn.

I've gotta go deal with his mess again.

Eddie, you never have time.

If you really want to talk about this,

after I get back-- Hey, this is not about me.

Okay, this is about you and your family.

Okay, but right now, I've gotta deal with my family.

Fine. I'm coming with you.

You're not gonna do this alone.

So these two snakes are chilling out on the grass.

And one snake says to the other,

"I thought I saw you down by the lake the other day,

but it was just a stick."

[forced laugh]

You want to hear another joke? No, no, please.

You know what I think is so great about you,

Lizzie Sutton?

Besides, like, everything?

I cannot even imagine.

You get me.

That's a special thing, you know.

When someone gets you.

Thank you, Lizzie, for letting me be me.

Um, you're welcome.

Let's see. Round two.

The Venus de caramel macchiato, perhaps?

Maybe an ice blended epiphany?

I think I need an epiphany.

Who doesn't, right?

But excuse me while I go to the ladies room.

Your epiphany and I will be waiting, my lady.

[phone ringing]

Ladies and gentlemen,

it is my great pleasure to introduce

one of our favorite singers from American Idol,

Elliott yamin!

Whoo!

[patrons applauding]

(Elliott) Hello, hello, thank you all very much.

Thanks to Luke and Lulu

and for all the love you guys are showing me

here in Lincoln heights.

[applause]

This one's a special request for Lizzie

from Johnny nightingale.

It's my first single. It's called wait for you.

♪ I never felt nothing in the world like this before ♪

♪ Now I'm missing you ♪

♪ And I'm wishing you would come back through my door ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Why did you have to go? ♪

♪ You could've let me know ♪

♪ So now I'm all alone ♪

♪ Girl, you could've stayed ♪

♪ But you wouldn't give me a chance ♪

♪ With you not around ♪

♪ It's a little bit more than I can stand ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ And all my tears, they ♪

♪ Keep running down my face ♪

♪ Why did you turn away ♪

♪ So why does your pride ♪

♪ Make you run and hide ♪

♪ Are you that afraid of me ♪

♪ But I know it's a lie ♪

♪ What you keep inside ♪

♪ This is not How you wanted to be...♪

(Eddie) Listen up, gang.

Your mom and I are diving down to check in

on grandpa Sutton tonight.

What's wrong with him? Is he hurt?

He's fine, Tay. Can I come with you?

Not this time, son.

We'll call you when we get there.

(Jenn) Now, while we're gone,

Cassie's in charge.

You listen to her, okay?

We've asked mama Taylor to check in on you.

Really? Why?

You realize that questioning,

it just reinforces our reasons

for having someone check on you.

[snickering] Is this for real?

Are they, like, gonna read you bedtime stories?

Now, uh, sage, do you have a ride home?

Or are you gonna call your dad--

Yeah, yeah, I'm good. I'll give him a call.

Okay.

Lizzie.

Hey.

Someone forgot to sign out today.

Family meeting in progress. Thank you for joining us.

Lizzie, we're going down to San Diego tonight.

Cassie will fill you in on details.

Okay, everybody, okay with this?

All right, that's it then.

Cassie, can I have a word with you, please?

Guess who I saw at the clinic today.

Who? Charles.

Really? Was he all right?

That's what I wanted to ask you.

He seemed fine.

Said he was getting his thumb checked out.

Oh, yeah. He did mention that.

What?

Cassie, is that all there is to it?

I am on staff, remember?

I could find out what's going on.

There's nothing to find out. He's not sick.

Good. Just making sure.

But if there was something--

Mom, if there was something to find out,

I would talk to you.

Okay? I promise.

There's nothing to worry about.

Jenn, come on, let's go!

Tay, remember your insulin, and don't eat any junk food.

And don't eat my leftovers and don't break anything.

I love you.

(Tay) Bye, mom.

Bye!

(kids) Bye mom and dad!

Tay, we'll call.

Drive safely. We will.

What a gift.

No parents on a Saturday night?

[giggles] God, and I thought this was gonna be a lame birthday.

What are you talking about?

Hello! Party at the Sutton house.

I think I'm gonna like Lincoln heights.

Yeah, yeah, she just invited me to sleep over.

We're gonna rent movies and make brownies and stuff.

It's gonna be great.

(Lund) You really want to stay?

Did you clear it with Eddie? Let me talk to him.

Um, he and Mrs. Sutton are in the bedroom.

You want me to knock?

No, that's all right.

Uh, tell Eddie thanks for me.

I'll catch him tomorrow.

Okay, I'll tell him. Bye.

Okay, so dad's all tucked in,

and I just put up flyers at revolution.

Why?

I didn't say yes to having a party.

Well, you didn't say no,

so I just assumed that you meant yes.

Who's having a party?

Have you forgotten who our father is?

You're gonna be in so much trouble.

Not if you don't tell. So name your price.

Cassie, I can't be bought.

Especially not by my sister

who set me up to make a fool of myself on my first date.

I was trying to help you, Lizzie.

Well, he saw the text message, and now he hates my guts.

Okay, girls, hello!

A party makes everything better.

Cassie gets to hook up with Charles,

and Lizzie invites Johnny over to make nice.

Well, how am I supposed to invite him to a party

if he won't even talk to me?

Tay can do it.

Uh-uh, Tay's not in it.

Come on, Tay.

Why should I?

I mean, nobody's been doing me any favors lately.

Will you do it for me?

Come on. I'll owe you one.

Did you call your dad?

Tell him what time we're arriving?

Nope, let's surprise him.

Speaking of surprises,

that little sage is something else, isn't she?

Yeah, my partner's got his work cut out for him.

So what were you bending Cassie's ear

about before we left?

Just reminding her that her daddy will kill her

if she even thinks about hooking up with Charles.

Nice move.

Keep 'em scared.

We should call Charles and threaten him too.

Well, that might be a bit much.

Because I will turn this car around--

Baby, please don't.

Thank you for coming with me.

There's nowhere else I'd rather be.

Whoa.

What are you doing here?

I thought you were back at work.

I still got a couple of weeks. Nice to see you too.

Can't believe you two drove all this way

just to hassle your old man.

You shouldn't waste your valuable time like that.

Hey, dad. How you feeling?

Never better, believe it or not, Jenn.

You can't listen to crazy Jimmy--

So Jimmy's just telling tales?

Eddie, I'm fine.

You don't have to worry about me.

Y'all should go and have a nice dinner.

See the city.

I think we're gonna stay here tonight.

Okay, um, if that's what you want.

I'm gonna--ahem!

Go and freshen up the room.

Let me get this stuff. There you go, yeah.

Thanks, dad.

(Spencer) Yeah.

He's not doing good.

I can't leave him here like this.

No, I'll cancel the B&B. Don't give it another thought.

[doorbell rings]

Oh, wow, do we have guests already?

It's mama Taylor. Quick, we have to hide this.

Whose mama is she?

Hey!

(mama Taylor) Hey!

Hey, mama Taylor! How are you?

Oh!

I heard what happened to you this morning.

I'm fine, baby.

They tried to scare me,

but they didn't know who they were messing with.

[laughter]

Oh, this is Mr. Lund's daughter, sage.

Kevin Lund's? Oh, my Lord.

Come here!

[laughter] Oh!

Well...

Looks like everything is fine around here.

Where's your brother?

Hey, what are you doing in here all by yourself, huh?

Oh, my God.

Your daddy wouldn't want you to learn

your family history this way.

I asked him.

I asked everyone. No one will tell me.

[exhales]

Well, I guess it's better you hear it from me

than to read about it like this.

Um...

It's--it's hard to put into words, but...

When your daddy was about your age,

the gangs were real-- Real big around here.

They wanted to control the neighborhood.

You mean like it is now? Worse.

But your grandpapa Spencer stood up and testified

against one of the biggest gangs in the neighborhood.

And your grandmama Cassandra

went along with him all the way.

What happened after that?

You're gonna have to talk to your daddy about this--

I always thought grandma died in an accident.

Was she killed because grandpa was a snitch?

No, Tay. Don't ever say that.

Why not? I mean, if he hadn't--

Your grandfather was a hero.

So was your grandmother.

Spencer did what he had to

to stand up to those gangs.

He was trying to protect his family.

Don't ever forget that.

Your grandparents were my best friends.

Here.

Why don't you keep this for me.

[hip-hop music]

♪ ♪

Hey, back away from the board!

Hey, Cassie. Great party, huh?

Nice shirt.

Yeah, thanks.

Sage, we need to talk.

What's up? You made it. I don't know why.

I'm in no mood to party.

I don't know, I just don't feel it.

Exactly how do you plan to keep all these kids

from wrecking my house?

Cassie, chill out.

Okay, everybody knows whose house it is.

I know. That's why I'm worried.

Okay, well, stop worrying, all right?

I've got it under control.

Where is that cute BF of yours?

I thought for sure you'd be having him

for dessert by now.

Finally a moment to breath.

Tough day.

You doing all right?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Oh, baby, we gotta call Tay.

We promised him we'd call, remember?

Yeah.

It's late. Let's do it tomorrow.

[exhales]

Eddie...

I think it's time we tell him what happened.

He asked me what your father testified about in court.

What did you tell him?

I told him to ask his father.

But his father needs to be ready

to give him an answer.

Jenn, please, I'm tired.

Baby, we can't keep it from him forever.

I know that. I don't intend to.

Okay.

You know, your father shut you out for years

after your mother died.

And I know you don't want to make that same mistake.

Look, I know you're not trying to compare me

to my father right now.

[cell phone rings]

Could be the kids.

Yeah, hello.

Eddie, I'm sorry for the trouble.

I need you to come down and get me.

Where are you?

Downtown in the county. What?!

Boy, would you just come and get me?

I'll explain when you get here.

All right, let's go.

[door opens]

Mom, is that you?

(Mac) No, she's not back yet.

Get out of my room.

Hey, is that any way to talk to your dad?

You're not my anything. Relax, kid.

I don't want anything from you.

Except for you to stay the hell away

from my girlfriend.

I know you're feeding her lies about me.

Oh, you think so?

You know, she wasn't too friendly this morning.

Yeah, that's because I told her you beat up mom.

We both know that I've never hit your mother.

Yeah, we both know that what you did was much worse.

Get out.

[hip-hop music]

♪ ♪

There you are.

You didn't call back. I thought you were mad--

Hi.

Hi. Wow.

Listen, I'm sorry about before.

Oh, forget about all that. Look, I've got good news.

I've got a clean bill of health.

I'm clinic-tested, mother-approved.

Really? Mm-hmm.

That's great.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Wait.

I think I better keep an eye on things.

Just for a little bit.

That's it. I'm done with women.

They're too much.

Oh, it's that kind of night?

I ain't got time to hear about your girl problems, Johnny.

We all got problems.

I'm hungry. You hungry?

Isn't that your dad's?

I paid your bail, dad. Let's go.

Eddie...I walked down the street

to meet some friends and play a little pool.

And somebody said we got loud

and called the cops.

Go ahead. Tear into me.

I don't know what to say, dad.

The last time you pulled something like this,

it was in Lincoln heights.

Down here I can't make this go away.

You violated your probation--

Oh, don't start with that! I was just having some fun.

I know it's mom's birthday.

Now, it's a hard day for me too.

It's just easier to be numb.

When Tay called--

Tay called you?

I didn't know what to tell him.

I was trying to figure it out myself.

I thought if I could take just one drink.

Just to clear my mind--

Dad, you've gotta stop.

You're killing yourself.

Maybe that's what I deserve. I killed her.

No, dad, you didn't.

I think it's time we found out who did.

Don't put yourself in harm's way.

You've got your family to think about.

Your wife.

Eddie, you two remind me so much...

Of your mother and me.

You're good together.

Yeah, we're good.

Not perfect.

The thing is, I've gotten a little...

Off-balance lately.

Off-balance.

That sounds like paradise.

[sniffs]

Let's go.

Excuse him for a minute.

He needs to go have a real conversation.

Listen, I need to talk to you.

You don't want to talk to me, remember?

I saw it in black and white.

This is the second time you've played me, Lizzie.

Johnny nightingale-- Johnny, look, I'm trying to tell you

that I like you, okay?

I do.

And I'm sorry about the text message.

I guess I was just scared.

Yeah, well, I guess the joke's on me.

Knock knock.

[exhales] Who's there?

Police.

Police who?

Po-lice give me one more chance.

[exhales] Man, we've got a lot of work to do.

I could get used to this.

Hey, do you think I could stay over tonight?

I'll leave super early before your parents get back.

Then we can have some private time?

Mm...That sounds good.

What about your mom?

I thought you didn't like leaving her alone with Mac.

She's out of town.

She went to a bartending school in Vegas.

Is that why you've been sleeping at the body shop?

Because of Mac.

[exhales]

Why do you keep on asking about Mac?

Forget about it. I can handle it, okay?

Okay, but stop taking it out on me, Charles.

[loud bang and glass crashing]

What the hell?

(girl) Wow!

That's cool.

(girl #2) Awesome, dude.

(boy) Aw, cool.

Don't look at me. Talk to him.

Innocent bystander. I touch nothing.

Man, that was crazy.

Did you guys know foil did that?

Tay, put the beer down. What is wrong with you?

Don't yell at me. I'm not a little kid.

Blowing up the microwave and drinking,

you're acting like a kid.

Go up to your room now!

Whoa, Cass, what's the problem?

Sage, look at this mess.

Okay, major party foul, but no worries.

The party's over.

Get these people out of my house.

Go!

Finally found an all-night electronics store.

You're lucky.

I got the same model and everything.

I'm out of here as soon as I set this up.

See, I told you it would all work out.

Now you go clean up that mess, and I'll clean up this one.

You guys have any sandpaper?

We need to mess this up a little bit.

I want to get this done before I go.

Charles, look, about earlier--

I'm sorry I got mad. I'm sorry I kept pushing.

But, Cassie, like I said,

there are some things I'm just not ready

to talk about yet.

I know.

But, Charles, I can't be with you

if there are secrets between us.

I want you to know

when you're ready to talk, I'm here.

Okay.

Jenn?

Thanks for helping me get through today.

I think dad's gonna be all right.

And Tay?

It is time.

I love you.

I love you too.

Well, this was so fab.

Can't wait to do it again.

So it wasn't even your birthday, was it?

Come on. Does it matter?

Um, I guess I should give you this back, huh?

Uh, keep it.

Friends share stuff, right?

[knock on door]

Hi, Mr. Lund.

Hi, Cassie. Hey, dad.

Um, I'm all ready. Let's go.

Okay.

So where's your mom and dad?

Oh, they're still aslee--

They'll be right back.

All right.

Tell your dad I'll catch up with him later.

Okay. Bye.

Bye.

I talked to your mom. She told me everything.

I know you stole the car and the credit cards.

She's gonna come get her car

as soon as she can get some time away.

She's so dramatic. I can see why you left her.

So here's the deal.

You're gonna be staying with me for a while.

Why?

What, mom doesn't want me anymore?

No, I'm saying I want you.

And I think you need me.

So welcome.

And, by the way, you're grounded.

[chuckling]

Yeah, it's a new day.

[scoffs]

Hello, family, we're home!

Hey, everybody!

Where's everybody?

Good morning. We missed you.

(Cassie) How was your trip?

(Jenn) It was nice. How'd it go around here?

Good, quiet. Great.

So what have you kids been up to?

Not much.

How's grandpa Sutton?

He's fine.

Good.

I knew it. They ate the dad food.

Somebody's gonna--

Eddie, did you clean the microwave before we left?

Are you kidding? Why?

(both) Party.

I'm old school.

I'm for beat downs myself.

What do you think?

Hmm, I say we put 'em to work.

Make 'em suffer.

We can pretend we don't know,

and keep 'em all stressed out.

Dad, can I talk to you?

I was the same age as you are now.

That day started like any other day.

I was in the house watching TV.

Mom was in the front watering her flowers.

I didn't hear the cars coming up the street.

I just heard the shots and the screams.

I ran outside, and she was...

On the ground.

I tried to help her.

Mama Taylor did too,

but there was just too much--

It was too late.