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Previously on The Republic of Sarah...

A sizable deposit of coltan

has been discovered right here in Greylock.

This morning, Governor Taggert signed

eminent domain paperwork,

which gives Greylock's public space

to the state of New Hampshire.

They're gonna wipe Greylock off the map.

I know how we can stop the drilling.

What if we didn't belong to New Hampshire?

This town was never legally claimed by anyone.

[chuckles]: Who's in charge if the mayor quits?

TYLER: Ms. Cooper. She saved us.

She should be the leader.

Lydon can dig two mines.

Grover, one of the mines is going on your land.

Grover build that house himself.

It was his wedding gift to Patience.

This is an international boundary now.

Your border must remain closed.

♪ Here we go

♪ Here I go

♪ Changing

♪ But now into what?

♪ Tumbling with the seasons

♪ Watch me tie my soul into knots ♪

AJ: Well, it's official.

We're completely cut off.

Greylock PD just checked all the roads

that lead out of town.

New Hampshire border is closed to the south.

Canadian border is closed to the north.

Governor Taggert was not bluffing.

We're completely cut off.

Wait, how can she do that,

legally? Aren't there rules

for how countries have to treat each other?

There are two basic steps to becoming fully independent.

One: say you're a country.

Two: get other countries to agree.

Greylock is obviously all over step one,

but the U.S. is dragging its feet on step two,

and since they haven't officially recognized us yet,

we get no treaties, no diplomacy,

and no protection from Gail.

CORINNE: Okay, so,

how do we get recognized?I'm gonna call

the State Department and find out.

But it takes time, which is something

we don't have at the moment.

So, for now,

I'm gonna to focus

on forcing Governor Taggert to open our border,

or nobody's getting out of Greylock.

Nobody's coming in, either.

My dad was just on the phone with our dairy guy,

and he says

he won't deliver to Greylock.

He's worried his drivers will get trapped here.

But they can't close the borders from our side.

No, but they can stop anyone

who comes in from getting back out again.

The governor would let her own citizens get stranded here?

If it means getting her hands on our coltan.

She's made it very clear she's always gonna choose

profit over people.

If Greylock really is cut off

from the rest of the world, then...

people who live here can't get to work

out there, people who live there can't get to work out here.

I mean, we can't get food.

No medical supplies.

Wait. Josh has diabetes.

I have to be able to get insulin.

I'll fix this.

I'm gonna call

every leader in the area.

I'm hoping I can get them on our side

so they can put pressure the governor to do the right thing.

Sounds like a lot of calls to make. I'll-I'll help.

No, I'm Greylock's leader.

If anyone's gonna reach out, it should be me.

DANNY: Hey, Piper,

I hope you like cheap black sludge,

'cause it's the only flavor we have.

♪ I guess it goes...

You okay?

It's weird having you here.

Because I stick out like a sore thumb

among these hill people?

Because Greylock is my past and you're my present,

and having the two mix together is just...

You know, I spent the last six years

doing everything I could to forget about Greylock

and everyone in it.

This place is a sinkhole.

It's-it's toxic.

I don't want any of that poison leaking into our life together.

So you want me to go home.

[sighs]

I love that you surprised me.

And I love you.

And I can't wait for you to stop being Ms. Piper Brindley

and start being Mrs. Piper Brindley,[chuckles softly]

but...

for now, I just want to keep my head down

and do my job so I can get the hell out of here.

♪ You climb out the window...

[sighs] Mm.

I will go back to New York at the end of the weekend.

Mm.

In the meantime...

...we can stay right here in this bed,

and you can keep me all to yourself.

[phone vibrates]

Mm-mmm.Uh...

It's work. I...Mm-mm! [chuckles]

I got to take it. Hang on, hang on.

Yeah?

Wait, what?

[sighs]

The governor of New Hampshire just closed Greylock's borders.

Nobody in, nobody out.

♪

Goodwill.

[sighs]

Doing all right with all of this?

I'm probably gonna need some more boxes.

I'm not talking about the boxes.

Come on,

we're in the middle of packing up your house.

It's a house you built with your own two hands.

A house you shared with Patience.

Grover, I know this place means the world to you,

and you've barely batted an eyelash.Yeah.

I'm fine, AJ.Grover, you're not fine.

And you're not a psychiatrist.

No, but I am your friend.

And I'm here if you ever need to talk about it.

Yeah. There's nothing to talk about.

I know, I know. You told me not to come.

But Grover's my friend. I want to help.

Come on, Sarah. This is hard enough for him

without having you around already.

Making that deal with Lydon was the only way

to get our lights back on

and keep Greylock from going under.

I had to do it, AJ.

I know. I know. And Grover does, too.

But he asked for space,

and he meant it. You got to respect that.

Right now, the best thing you can do to help is...

to not help.

Okay.

Come on. Let's go. Let's go, Fenway.

Let's go.

So, how's it going with the phone calls?

Not great.

Everyone's falling in line behind the governor so far.

Why? Don't they need us for their economies to function?

Not if Gail showers them with coltan money.

Everybody I've talked to said she's promised them

upgrades once Greylock folds, and she can take our rock.

New schools, new buses, infrastructure...What,

they're just gonna sit there and watch us get trampled?

As long as it puts cash in their pockets.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna change the conversation.

Money talks, but morality shouts.

Saving Greylock is the right thing to do.

I have to make these local leaders see that.

And I will. I got us into this mess,

I'm going to get us out of it.

Okay, but...

I mean, we can't stay locked in Greylock forever.

Half the people here work in other towns.

We get all of our food from them, all of our medicine.

Believe me, I understand how important the border is.

I'm on it. Don't worry. No one needs to panic.

[indistinct chatter]

Lee, it's 11:00. Why are you closing?

'Cause we're out of everything.

You know, the same thing's happening all over.

People are freaking out

over the borders being closed.

Well, I hope you got an answer, Dear Leader,

because we ain't gonna last very long like this.

Mayor Stone, I understand that you need a new middle school,

but are you willing to let Greylock disappear to get it?

[line beeps][clears throat]

What do you want?

I want to know why didn't you tell me the borders were closed.

Next time, I'll be sure to add your name to the PTA phone tree.

My bosses are pissed.

See, we're supposed to start work on the mines,

but we can't send our people up if they're gonna get trapped

in Greylock.Okay.

I have people in real trouble here.

I have restaurants running out of food.

Shelves are empty all over town.

Corinne is freaking out because her son is a diabetic

and she can't get him to the doctor

right now. So,

If it's okay with you,

I'm gonna focus on getting basic supplies to my citizens

before I worry about kissing corporate ass.

Sarah. Sar...[line ringing]

Hi, this is Sarah Cooper from Greylock.

Can I please speak with Councilman Jacobs?

MAYA: Okay, here is your coffee,

Mrs. Cooper. I'm sorryAh.

we're all out of milk, because of the border stuff.

Oh, no, no. That is fine.

Thank you so much, hon.

Of course.

[chuckles] Hello.

Morning.

Are you new in town?

Just around for a few days. [chuckles]

Oh, well, I think you might find it ends up

being a little bit longer now, with the border situation.

More time to check out the local scenery, right?

Well, Greylock seems to have

very interesting local scenery at the moment.

Hey.Hey.

How we doing with the plan?

Uh, Tim's bringing Jason and Ashley,

so that'll be 14.

And then Katie got the stakes from the garden center.

Are you sure about this, Ty?

It could be...

you know, risky.

It's riskier doing nothing. Right?

Yeah, we have to fight back. We can't just

let them lock us inside our own borders.

It's totally messed up.Ty.

Oh.

Here, last load.Cool.

End of an era, huh?

It's just a house.

See you at the storage place.

Thanks, Ty. Thanks, girls.Bye.

Thanks.

♪ Clementine

♪ I'm out of luck

♪ Got a one-way ticket

♪ And I won't come back

♪ Colorblind

♪ By the blue-gray sky

♪ Save me a ticket

♪ And I'll come for your ride.

ELLEN: Your brother's engaged.Oh, my God.

Geez.

[exhales sharply]

Gonna give me a heart attack, Mom.

Just met his fiancée at Sweetie Pie.

She just strolled up to you and said,

"Hi, I'm engaged to your son"?No.

She didn't mention Danny.

She's wearing Iris' ring.

The one Iris gave him when she died.

You can just call her Nana, Mom.

We all liked her, even if you didn't.

How could Danny not tell us?

You can't seriously be asking that question.

Mom, he didn't talk to us for six years.

He's only here now for work.

Just 'cause he's back doesn't mean we're gonna,

like, suddenly be this big, happy family.

We never were in the first place.I know.

But he did come to me about Lydon's blackmail plot,

and I did the right thing.

So I was hoping it opened the door a little bit.

He can't hold a grudge forever.

Why not? He's gonna have the scars you gave him forever.

I know you're trying to change,

and that's great.

But you have to change for you, not for Danny.

And the best way to do that is...

to go to AA.

So... [chuckles]

...for the thousandth time,

this is the information

for a local meeting.The last thing

I need to do is sit in a church basement

and listen to a bunch of plumbers

cry about their problems.The last thing you need

is to sit in your house alone

with a new fifth of whiskey

you keep hiding under the counter

every time I throw the old one away.

Mom,

go to the meeting.

Where have you been? I've been calling you.

I'm sorry. My phone died during another

delightful round of "Local Leader

Not It." Why are you

in uniform? I thought you worked this morning.

They called me back in to help with this mess

with the teenagers.

What mess with the teenagers?

[indistinct chatter]

AJ: They got arrested trying to cross the border.

Oh, my God.

Hi, Ms. Cooper.

This was all just a big misunderstanding. They probably

didn't realize they were on the wrong side of the border.

They jumped our barriers and shouted,

"disobedience is the true foundation of liberty" at us.

Pretty sure they knew.

Okay, that's a Henry David Thoreau quote,

so at least we know they're doing

their English homework.Look,

I have two teenagers at home, so I get it.

There aren't gonna be any charges.

We just deported them back to you,

you handle it. But do us a favor

and keep them on your side from now on, hmm?

Of course.

Thank you.[phone vibrating]

Governor Taggert. Finally.

Can we please sit down and talk about

this whole thing like adults?

I'll talk to you like an adult, Sarah,

when you start acting like one.

I just heard that there was an assault on our border.

It was just a few kids with protest signs.

It won't happen again.

No, it won't, because the SWAT team

is on its way to Greylock right now

to reinforce our border.

What? Gail, no, wait a minute. No, no, no.

My troops will be looking over every inch of that land.

If anyone so much as sets foot across the border,

they'll be charged with illegal entry

into the United States and sent to federal prison.

Come on, can't we figure out some way for us

to live in peace?

I am just trying to help my citizens.

So am I, Sarah.

I can do wonders for this state with the money from that coltan.

Okay, there's just one problem, Gail:

it's not your coltan.Not yet.

Not ever.We'll see, Sarah.

Hey, Ms. Cooper, uh,

can we talk to you real quick?

Yeah. Always.

Um, we wanted to apologize for what we did today.

Yeah, we're really sorry.

Maya, guys, what you did today took guts.

You saw an injustice, you tried to fix it. I could never...

[clears throat]

I am very mad at you all for what you did today.

You should have known better. It was totally out of line.

[whispering]: I am so proud of you guys.

But do me a favor

and stay on our side of the border from now on.

I don't want to see any of you in prison scrubs.

I can tell you, from experience,

they chafe.[kids chuckle]

So, what are you gonna do about the border?

I have, uh, plenty of tricks up my sleeve.

No. You're joking.

No. Listen, please, just go with me for a second.

Something Gail said this morning got me thinking.

She said, "My troops will be watching

every inch of that land."

Land.

But not water.Uh-huh.

The governor has us surrounded, we're completely landlocked,

but we aren't waterlocked. Look, I have a plan.

The Woonsock flows along our southern border.

It starts here,

passes under us here, moves through two miles

of New Hampshire to our east,

and then finally arrives in...

Maine.Maine. Yes, exactly.

So, I called a friend from college this morning.

She and her family are gonna put together

a supply drop for the town.

Just the essentials-- eggs, milk, bread.

And I'm supposed to bring them home in this?Mm-hmm.

You're gonna cross the border tonight, grab the supplies

and come back. Gail will never know.[groans]

Sarah, why me?Because I trust you.

And I know you know boats.

Fishing with my dad as a kid is

a little different from riverboat smuggling in the dark.

Okay, I know. Look. I know it's crazy.

It's completely crazy, I know.

But, AJ...

if you pull this off,

it will give me a chance to get the borders open.

And in the meantime, restocking Greylock's shelves

will rob the governor of her best weapon against us:

fear.

So, to recap.Mm-hmm.

You want me, a police officer,Yeah.

to illegally cross an international boundary

in this floating... mid-life crisis,

so that I can smuggle a bunch of supplies back into Greylock

and risk ruining my professional reputation,

and getting my hair wet.

This is ridiculous.

AJ, right now, we're standing

in a country we invented.

We're, like, way past worrying about ridiculous.

WOMAN: ...representatives are busy.

You can't be serious, Sarah.

I'm on hold and AJ's on a boat.

You asked for an update, that's the update.

I don't know what else you want from me.

I want you to start talking to me.

Why? You aren't talking to me.

What does that mean?

I know you're engaged, Danny.

Not that you felt the need to tell me.

I mean, guess I shouldn't be surprised.

I don't really know anything

about your life in New York.Yeah,

because my life in New York

is mine, Sarah, unlike here,

where you can't cross the street without six people

discussing it in Sweetie Pie the next day.

So, what-- you were just never gonna tell me

about your fiancée?

I didn't think I had to.

I knew Corinne would tell you.

Corinne?

Corinne knows?

Of course she knows. She told you, didn't she?

Mom told me.

'Cause apparently everyone in this town knows but me.

BELLA: I really like this.

TYLER: Walking?

Dating you.

Like, two months ago, I felt like...

I didn't even really matter.

Like I could disappear,

and my dad would be the only person who noticed.

Now I feel really good, you know?

Like I can do anything.

Well, you can.

You think so?

Sure.

I mean, we staged a whole protest because of you.

No, that was your idea.

Well, yeah, but I never would have had the courage

to say anything till I met you.

[phone vibrates]

Hi, Dad. How's New York?

Did you get arrested?

I just got out of a four-hour meeting

to a dozen messages from your stepmom waiting for me.

Okay, Dad, we didn't get arrested.

We just got sent back to Greylock.

I told you to stay away from this independence crap.

But, Dad, we were just...

You know what, you and I are gonna have a serious talk

when I get home.

♪ If I

♪ Ever cause you

♪ Destruction or pain

♪ Fooled me

Grover!♪ From my actions

Grover?

♪ Fooled me

♪ For my brain

♪ For I know, I know...

GROVER: Right here.

♪ What I do

[gasping]

♪ Fooled me

♪ For my brain

♪ For I know...

Are you okay? What happened?

Who did this?

I did.

What?

Patience got cancer, and I couldn't do anything about it.

You gave my land to Lydon Industries.

Couldn't do anything about it.

But this...

Yeah, this I can control.

This I can do something about.

See, I built that house.

The only person that gets to destroy it is me.

♪ I know all what I do...

I know you're upset.

But this is not normal.

It's not okay.

You could have been really, really hurt.

Grover, you have to talk to somebody.

About Patience, the house, all of it.

It doesn't have to be me, but you have to

talk to somebody, okay?

♪ I know

♪ I know all what I do.

[phone vibrates]

Hello?AJ: It's me.

I have good news and bad news.

Okay. Good news, please.

I got the supplies.

Oh, thank God.

What's the bad news?

They're at the bottom of the river.

What?

The boat sank on the way home.

Oh, my God. Are you okay?

Well, just depends on how you look at "okay."

On one hand, I'm not at the bottom of the river.

On the other, I am in jail.

And my hair is wet.

Some cops from New Hampshire fished me out of the river

when the boat when down.

I'm being held in Concord.

[knocking]

Whoa! Hey, what was that?

I'm busy.

Too busy to tell me what's bothering you?

What's bothering me?

Let's see, um...

our town is surrounded by guys who look

like extras from The Hurt Locker,

our stores are all empty,

AJ is a prisoner, Grover is an arsonist,

and to top it all off, my best friend

found out that my brother is engaged

and, for some reason, decided not to tell me.

I...

[stomps]

I guess I thought that Danny would tell you.

Okay, well, he didn't.

Shocker.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go explain

to a roomful of people that they won't be getting the food

that I promised them because the boat

that had our cargo on it sank.

Yeah, I know how insane that sounds.

You can let yourself out, Corinne.

[door closes]

MAYA: The video from our protest has only been up an hour,

but we already have a ton of likes.

Has your dad see this?Seen it?

He posted it to his own page five minutes after I got home.

Your dad's so cool.

My dad's still the guy who does surprise inspections

in my bedroom like we're in the freaking Army.

I don't know, at least he supports you.

My dad's losing his mind about this protest.

It's almost like he has this list in his head

of all these things I'm supposed to be, and he freaks out

as soon as I get near anything that isn't on it.

So talk to him.

Tell him you have your own list

of things you want to be.

Look, I'm sure, deep down,

all your dad wants is for you to be happy.

So tell him this makes you happy.

Tell him you're done being Little Miss Prissy Pants

and you want to make a difference in the world.

Most dads would be pumped

to hear their daughter say that.

Maybe you're right.

Of course I'm right.

I'm a genius.

[car horns honking]

[phone buzzing]

Vince. What's going on? What is this?

An hour ago, the governor announced she's granting

political asylum to anyone who wants to leave Greylock.

Traffic out of town's backed up for half a mile.

Political asylum? Is she serious?

What, does she think it's suddenly Cold War Berlin

around here?

Is this, like, a permanent thing?

Like, are the, are the borders open for good now?

One-time offer. Once they process this initial wave,

they're gonna shut down again.

No going back and forth.

[woman shouting indistinctly]Whoa!

This doesn't make any sense.

Why would Gail do this?

[horns honking]

Corinne.

What's going on? Is Josh okay?

[stammers]

He's been puking all morning, and I,

I called the doctor, he told me to take him to the hospital.

They're gonna get blood work done. Just, with his diabetes,

you know, you never know, so...

I, uh, I tried to call you.

I know. I should have, I should have picked up,

but I was... I'm so...

I'm sorry.[man shouting]

You should go.

Go, go, go, go, go.

Bye, sweetie.

Feel better.

TYLER: Hey, Ms. Cooper.

We thought you could use a little pick-me-up.

How's it going?Oh, thanks, guys.

Um...

it's going, yeah.

I'm just, I'm trying to figure this whole thing out.

MAYA: You know, just 'cause you're our leader doesn't mean

you have to keep doing everything by yourself.

Yeah, I mean, what about all those activists

you taught us about?

Alice Paul and Mother Jones and Sylvia Rivera.

None of them worked alone.

They all had people behind them.

If they didn't, they never would've

made the difference they did.

Even LeBron needs teammates.

Why can't you be like normal kids

and sleep through class?

Greylock's story is all over the Internet.

A lot of people are talking about our protest

and how unfair the governor is being.

That's why the governor opened the border temporarily.

It was your protest.

She must've been getting pressure from people who saw it.

And that was just a bunch of teenagers with signs.

Think about what we could do with a whole town.

Okay, you realize there's an entire army

outside our border, right?

There's an entire army within our border, too.

Just needs a general.

♪ Talking 'bout the revolution

♪ But the only thing you're gonna do... ♪

We're gonna need more signs.

♪

[groans]

Yes, I'm engaged.

No, you can't spend time with my fiancée.

No, you're not invited to the wedding and, no, you're not,

and never will be, welcome in New York.

Me getting married is not a chance

for you to crawl back into my life.

It's a chance for me to remind you to stay the hell out of it.

Okay, wait, whoa!

Wait.

I know what I did.

And I know who I was.

And I'm not that person anymore.

Which person you talking about?

The one who threw bottles

at my head or the one who hit me with a belt?

Yes, I made terrible, terrible mistakes.

Mm.I was lost

when your father left us.

He didn't leave us. You pushed him out.

I was a mess.

But it is different now-- I've changed.

I'm not that person anymore. I'm sober.

[laughs] You're sober?

Since when?

When was the last time you had a drink?

[scoffs]

That's what I thought.

A snake that sheds its skin is still a snake.

[door slams]

Danny?

Please, if we could just talk?

I know that I hurt you, I'm sorry.

[knocking]If you can just give me a minute.

Please just let me talk to you.

Open the door, Danny!

[distorted]: I won't go away until you open up.

[pounding on door]

[muffled]: I'm here, babe...

[pounding on door]We can talk about this.

I'm your mother.

And you're not gonna cut me out of your life.

Of course we can cut you out.

That's what you do to cancer.

I would like to talk to my son.

Well, he doesn't want to talk to you.

Not now. Not ever. Not after what you did.

You will never have a relationship with Danny.

And that's a real shame, because he's wonderful.

He's smart

and he's funny and he's caring.

And just in case you thought any of that was because of you,

it's not.

He's all those things in spite of you.

You can leave now, and if you ever come knocking on this door

again...

I will give you a few scars of your own.

SARAH: I need your help.

For the past few days, I've been trying

to reopen our borders.

Nothing has worked.

Talking with some of my former students today,

I realized why.

All of my solutions to fix the problem

started with "I"

instead of "we."

That changes right now.

I might not be able to get the border open, but we can.

"We" is stronger than "I."

"We" is braver than "I."

"We..."

is invincible.

Governor Taggert wants our coltan.

And she believes that because we live on the wrong

side of an invisible line,

it's okay to destroy us to get it.

But we are going to show the world that she's wrong.

This afternoon we'll gather

at the southern tip of Jefferson Road

and, together, step over the border into New Hampshire.

[crowd shouting, clamoring] This will not be easy

and there may be serious consequences

for what we're about to do.

But if Greylock is going to survive,

we need to remind the world that lines on a map

are not what define us.

Compassion defines us.

Kindness, friendship, fidelity.

Love is what defines us.

And so let us come together in peaceful protest

and appeal to the better angels of our neighbors.

[officers shout]

♪ I am I

♪ Unify, unify, unify

[shouting, clamoring]

♪ Do you hear that thunder?

[lock buzzes, door slams]

What are you doing here?

I was worried about you.

Well, your protest is everywhere.

Social media, TV, the radio.

Once people realized the true cost of the fancy new upgrades

the governor was promising them,

they stopped supporting the idea.

And there's been a crowd of people outside of her office

all day demanding that she open the borders.

God.[chuckles]

Is Josh okay?

He's feeling much better.

Yeah, Adam's with him now.

I love that little munchkin.

Listen, about before, um...

No, I-- the reason that I didn't tell you

about Danny being engaged...

it's because I, um,

I didn't want to tell you how I found out.

How'd you find out?

A couple of days ago, I...

...went, uh, to his hotel room, and when he answered the door,

Piper was there.

Why would you go to his hotel?

I don't know. It doesn't matter. It's-it's over.

He's clearly moved on and so have I.

Look, the point is, is that I'm sorry.

Me, too.

GUARD:Cooper.

You're free to go.

Seriously?All charges have been dropped.

And the borders have been reopened.

[laughs]Oh, my God.

It worked.

REPORTER: Outraged New Hampshirites

began protesting the way Greylock was being treated,

with some calling for Governor Taggert's resignation.

This, combined with her already sagging poll numbers,

ultimately leaves her with...ASSISTANT: Hey, Ms. Cooper!

I'm so sorry, Governor, but I couldn't stop her.

Nobody can, apparently.

Thank you.

[laughs softly]

You here to gloat?

I'm here to make you an offer.

And what is that?

Peace.

No more fighting between New Hampshire and Greylock.

We leave you alone, you leave us alone.

Sarah, I can't let...

You can't let me steal a billion dollars' worth

of civic improvement without a fight.

I know.

The thing is, Gail, we did fight and you lost.

Let me tell you a little secret.

Leadership-- real leadership--

is knowing when to follow.

Here's what's gonna happen.

You're gonna call your buddies in Quebec

and tell them to open our northern border.

Then you're gonna talk to the State Department

and help Greylock start the process

of getting officially recognized.

In exchange, I will help you save face

by holding a joint press conference where you can take

all the credit for our truce.

We good?

We're good.

Okay.

Have a nice day.

Why didn't you tell Sarah you're getting married?

I thought you would. You're her best friend.

You're her brother and it's-it's your engagement.

Which, you know, congratulations, by the way.

Maybe this time you'll actually go through with it.

♪ Turn back around...

Look,

I'm guessing you not telling Sarah

has to do with keeping your mother

as far away from your life as possible.

And I get it. I do.

But Sarah is not your mom.

She's never done anything to hurt you.

Why are you so intent on hurting her?

[laughs softly] I should get back to work.

I know you still care about her.

You proved that when you stopped the blackmail plot.

That was business.No.

That was you protecting your little sister.

Just like you always have.

Your mom never went after Sarah

when you were kids, right?

You really expect me to believe that's an accident?

You really expect me to believe

that you weren't provoking Ellen,

doing everything you could to make sure

it was your closet door she was banging on and not Sarah's?

You're her big brother.

She needed you then and she needs you now.

♪ No trees past the acorn

♪ You made a pact, I heard

♪ That's enough

♪ I wasn't dead, could not relate ♪

♪ Wasn't to know

♪ My head goes

♪ Now the rest must follow

♪ I have been looking

♪ For an answer

♪ Turn back now, Comanche

♪ Walk me through the blue corn at sundown... ♪

Dad. Listen,

I know you're gonna yell at me about the protest, and I get it.

You want what's best for me and you're trying to protect me,

but I-I don't need protecting, Dad.

I'm 16 years old.

And what-what's best for me is to follow my heart,

with Tyler and Ms. Cooper and independence.

Mm-hmm.And I don't want to stay

on the sidelines anymore, Dad.

I want to stand up for what's right

and I want to make a difference.

And, hey, you always said you hoped I'd become a strong,

independent woman, well, I am one.

Right? And I'm really proud of that.

I just kind of wish you could be, too.

Of course I'm proud of you, Bella.

I'm not trying to stop you from making a difference,

I'm trying to help you do it.

"Cabot Hall." What is this?

One of the best boarding schools in the country.

The kind of place that churns out judges, doctors, CEOs,

senators, Nobel Prize winners.

You want to change the world?

You really want to change it?

Cabot will give you the tools to do it.

Dad, this place is in Connecticut.

Mm-hmm.

You know, and I have a friend at work who's a trustee.

And they have an open bed

and he managed to grab it for you.

We're gonna drop you off next week.

No.

Dad, no. I'm not going to boarding school.

Bella.I am sorry.

Okay, forget everything that I just said.

I'll do anything you ask.

I just can't be sent away from Greylock.

Please.It's done, Bella.

Dad, please.

[crying softly]

GROVER: That's one hell of a view.

[sputters]

I, uh, heard your speech.

You know, the whole "I" versus "we" thing?

I know you were talking about Greylock, but...

it got me thinking about things.

With Patience and, uh,

losing the house.

I can't keep carrying that around by myself.

I do need help.

I do need to start

talking to someone about things.

So, um, have you thought about what comes next?

I mean, like, where you're gonna live?

Lydon's gonna build you a house anyplace you want.

I was thinking maybe somewhere near the lake.

The lake. Our lake?

Of course our lake.

You know I can't leave Greylock.

Why not?

You know, my job's here.

My friends are here and...

you're here.

Just give me time, Sarah.

I just got to figure things out.

Got to figure me out.

I'm here whenever you're ready.

No matter how long it takes.

ELLEN: Hi, my name is Ellen.

I'm an alcoholic.

Welcome, Ellen. Hi, Ellen.

At this moment, that's probably the only thing about me

I know for sure.

Well, I know who I would like to be.

I'd like to be caring, compassionate.

Uh, dependable.

I'd like to be a friend, an ally.

I would like to be a mother.

Those... things feel a very long way off.

Um...

so I'm here today because...

I'm here because...

I'm here.

For now, that's enough.

GROVER: Hi, Bear.

It's me.

♪ May I sing about the one I love... ♪

The house is gone.

I-I tried to stop it, but...

I-I couldn't.

But I did save you something, though.

♪ Without her I'd fall apart

♪ 'Cause it's a case of liberty... ♪

I'm really struggling.

The more I fight, the harder it gets.

And I got to start talking.

I got to start talking about you.

And I hope that's okay.

And I hope that, wherever you are,

you're listening.

[sniffles]

[knocking on door]

♪ So may we sing about the ones we love ♪

♪ Without people not approving of? ♪

Hi.

You got a minute?

Yeah.

Well, I, uh, I thought you two should meet.

Sarah, this is Piper, uh, my fiancée.

Piper, this is

my sister Sarah.

PIPER: Hi. Hi.

It's nice to meet you.

Yeah, you, too.

Um, I was just making lunch.

There's plenty if you guys want to stay.

Sure. That'd be great.

[quietly]: Okay.

♪ I will sing about the one I love ♪

♪ Without people not approving of. ♪