All language subtitles for So.Help.Me.Todd.S01E07

Previously on
So Help Me Todd...

It is nice to have
my whole family--

almost whole--

together at this time.

Where's your invisible
husband Lawrence?

He can't make it. Again.

And I would like to see him.

His job is very important.

He is the chief of staff
for the governor of Oregon.

♪ Amado... ♪

Oh, I meant to tell you,
I have a meeting

on Monday morning with that
young woman you referred to me.

Oh, um, Chloe?

Yes, the bank robbery victim.

- Bank robbery?
- This does not concern you

at that end of the table,
thank you.

So, how is she?
I mean, what's going on with...?

The bank won't pay her
medical bills or her lost wages,

so she wants to sue the bank.

Wait, why wouldn't the bank pay?

Your sister had a patient
in the ER.

This was like nine months ago.

A bank teller.

She was injured
during a robbery.

- That's so exciting.
- Exciting?

She was handcuffed to a vault

from Saturday night
till Monday morning.

And they found
her half dead,

with hideous lacerations

and a compound fracture
of her right wrist.

- That's exciting to you?
- Well, it's interesting.

And you referred her to Mom?
This Cleo?

- Chloe.
- Yeah,

because her parents--
who were so sweet--

were very worried about
all the medical bills,

and Chloe doesn't have
health insurance...

How much did the bank robbers
get away with?

Well, Todd, we are not solving
a bank robbery.

- $870,000.
- What?!

- Almost a mil.
- That's a lot of money.

I read about
it in The Sentinel. Yeah, I cowrote that story.

You did?

And we're repping her?
This is a family affair.

No. It's a workers' comp case.

It's far too small for me.

I'll oversee it,

but I'm giving the day-to-day
to my associate Susan.

Susan.
The one that got away.

- From Todd.
- Okay.

Anyway, I don't have time
for this case

because I'm so busy planning

- for Thursday.
- Thursday?

- What's Thursday?
- Thanksgiving.

I'm ordering
a 12-pound bird,

and I saw the most
adorable little

chocolate turkeys
for Clem.

Now, if everyone
gets here by noon,

we can all watch
- the parade together.
- Mom?

Are you forgetting?

We're not gonna be here
for Thanksgiving this year.

We're spending Thanksgiving
with Chuck's parents.

Right, because
of the pandemic,

we haven't seen my folks for
Thanksgiving in three years.

We're going to their cabin
on Mount Hood.

All right, uh,

but, Clem, your daddy Lawrence
will be here for Thanksgiving.

I'll just order a smaller bird.

That butcher on Capitol
Highway makes the...

Chet?

Lawrence will be here
for Thanksgiving, won't he?

Yeah, the governor is doing
her annual work retreat

over the holidays this year,
and all employees...

Oh, Lawrence has to work
on Thanksgiving.

But you and Clem will be here.

Actually,
we're flying to Philly.

My mom and my sisters
haven't seen Clem

for a long time, so...

No one will be home
for Thanksgiving?

Uh...

I'll be here.

We can have Thanksgiving,
the two of us.

It'll be fine.

Mom, I know you're upset,

but we're all here
right now, so...

I mean, we...

♪ Begin tonight... ♪

Chet, I thought

- that you were going to be here.
- I got to take Clem to Philly.

I told her,
I did tell her...

Okay, just a reminder,
I will be home for Thanksgiving.

Which is a Thursday.
This year.

Fantastic.
Yeah.

♪ Begin ♪

♪ Tonight. ♪

I just really thought

my whole family
would be here this year.

It's funny, isn't it?

We want so badly
for our kids to grow up

and fly out of the nest.

And...

then we get mad when
they don't fly back.

Hi, am I interrupting?

I wanted to ask
about the Chloe

bank robbery
workers' comp thing?

Oh, she should be here soon.
I'll go get the file.

Is there a timeline
on this case?

It seems pretty straightforward,

but, uh, well,

Peter and I are supposed to go
to Hawaii for Thanksgiving.

How nice. Romantic.

There's no rush on this.

It's a workers' comp,
open and shut.

So, just the two of you?
Which island?

Kauai.

And no, not just the two of us.

Both our families,
all of our siblings.

We rented a big house.

It's a... a lot.

You'll all be together.

Listen, why don't you take
the rest of week off?

Go home, pack, have fun.

I'm not cooking for
Thanksgiving this year,

so I am glad to cover
this case for a few days.

I hate being idle.

Here you go. Super.

She'll be fine. Okay.

Let's get started.

It's just so unfair.

Our sweet little Chloe.

She, uh, may never be able
to use that hand again.

Well, she wouldn't be
the first bank teller

to be injured
in a robbery.

May I ask why
it took you nine months

to pursue this matter?

Hell, we didn't know
we could pursue it.

That-that lady doctor
at the hospital... This is her mother, Dan.

Oh, right.

Well, your daughter
all but guaranteed us

we wouldn't be responsible
for Chloe's medical bills.

But the bank never paid.

If we threaten
a lawsuit, they will.

Did you get a letter

from the State?
Yes, of course.

It's just...

it's so confusing.

Oh, it's just a formality.

In an ER,

whenever evidence of
a violent crime appears,

the hospital is required

to notify the proper authorities.

I'll take care of it.

Now, Chloe, if this
did go to trial,

would you be
willing to testify

about what happened?

You have such a pretty view.

You should put it
on Insta.

Oh, Instagram?

I don't use that one, actually,
but my children certainly do.

Um, Chloe,

how have you been
spending your time

since the robbery?

Uh, she hasn't been working.

She's been at home
with us, and...

Clip-Clop.

Clip-Clop?

It's free through
the public library,

a streamy service
for movies.

Streaming service, Mom.

Um...

she's on it all day.

Chloe?

Would you testify?

I don't want to do
anything to... hurt the bank.

- Hurt the bank?
- Chloe, you're the one
who got hurt.

They have insurance and funds
for things like this.

The bank will be fine.
And so will you.

Um...

how long will this take?

Oh, a few weeks, maybe a month.

Will you all be in town
for the holiday?

Oh, yes, of course.
We'll all be home together.

It's Thanksgiving.

So, will you be baking?

Yeah, I, uh, I've
already started.

Oh.

The elevators are
right there...

Clip-Clop?

It's free through
the public library,

a streamy service for movies.

Streaming service, Mom.

Um...

Oh, hi.
Uh, Chloe?

I-I forgot my jacket.

Okay, well, uh, I'm Todd.

Your lawyer Margaret Wright
is my mom.

Todd.

Wright.

Uh, yeah, I...YVONNE:
Okay.

You found your jacket,
Chloe, honey?

Chloe?

Here we go.

You-you want a snack?

- God, no!
- Whoa.

Are you hungry?

No, don't touch me.

- Can you leave me alone?
- Okay.

Chloe.
You always do this, always.

Don't touch me.

Here's what I found.

In my preliminary research,

it appears that
Portland First Bank

has paid workers' comp
to numerous individuals

- over the years.
- So, why wouldn't
they pay it here?

Maybe their investigation
into the robbery

hasn't closed yet?

Mom, there's something
seriously weird

about that
bank robbery girl.

Workers' comp girl, Todd.
Thank you, Lyle.

Let me know
if anything else turns up.

I called your brother.

What?
- What did he say?
- He didn't pick up.

Obviously too busy gallivanting
around with the governor

to speak to his mother.

You'd think the governor
was his mother.

I bet if her husband
disappeared to Iceland,

Lawrence would be right there
by her side in a flash.

Happy Thanksgiving, Bob.

Well, as you say,
his job is very important.

Well, my job is important.

I'm busy, but I always
prioritize my family above work.

What? Since when do you
prioritize your family...?

- Todd, don't startwith me.
- Why-why are you mad at me?

I am not mad at you... Lawrence and Allison
are the deserters.

I'm gonna be home
for Thanksgiving!

But I... am not.
I'm going out.

For Chinese food.
Or to a movie.

Or for the deepest
of Swedish massages.

Is that even gonna be
open on Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is canceled.

MARGARET [over recording]:
If this did go to trial,

would you be willing to
testify about what happened?

You have such a pretty view.

You should put it on Insta...

Oh, Instagram?

I don't use that one, actually,

but my children certainly do.

I don't want to sue the bank

because I robbed the bank.

Oh, my God.

- Good night, Shirley.
- Mom!

- Mom.
- Todd, I have to go.

I have to go cancel
my turkey order in person...

Look at this message
I just got.

Can't this wait
until tomorrow?

I don't want to sue the bank

because I robbed the bank.

Going down.

YVONNE [sobbing]:
No.

- This is so awful.
- Oh, yeah.

So, on Instagram,

Chloe slid into Todd's BMs...

DMs.
DMs.

...and claimed
to have robbed the bank.

This is very concerning

because we're just about
to file the case,

and if she's making
statements like that...

And the Instagram messages
came from your account.

Well, we-we took her phone away,
so she-she must have found mine.

You see, Chloe is...

She's...
She's not well.

She has serious PTSD
from the robbery,

and we don't... She's always been fragile.

Emotionally. Depressive.

She's been on medication
since she was 12.

Well, I'll need a full list
of those medications.

Yes, of course.

She's never left home.

We tried to get her
to apply to college,

move in with friends,
but she never would.

We thought this job
would be good for her,

but now she's much worse.

She's been imagining things.

What sort of things?

Well, yesterday she told us

that she was responsible for
a terrorist attack in France.

We don't know
what to do.

And her doctors, well...

Where is Chloe
- right now?
- Upstairs.

Medicated and asleep.

I just have to ask this.

There's no way Chloe
did rob the bank, right?

No. No, no.[chuckling]:
No.

No, we-we already went through
all this with the police.

Dan, get-- get those documents
that we had to put together.

That's, uh, Chloe's
bank accounts,

credit cards,
all of ours, too.

Everything we gave
to the police.

Chloe.

It just doesn't make sense.

Clancy. Who's Clancy?

If Chloe had robbed the bank,

would we be in $42,000
in credit card debt?

This is all too much.

You don't know what it's like

to have a troubled child.

Ow.

Sorry.

Maybe if we hadn't gone to
that Blazers game that night,

I mean, if we could have
been there for her.

Yeah, the, uh, night
of the robbery

we got cheapie seats
for our anniversary.

They put us
on the kiss cam.

Please help us.

I'll do everything I can
to help your family.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

God, all these bank
statements they gave us.

These people have no money.

Oh, hey,
are you Clancy?

Chloe's brother?

Fixing the lawn mower.

I thought
she was sleeping.

Why wouldn't she come down
and speak to us?

The whole thing
just seems really weird.

I mean, what if Chloe
was involved?

Todd, that poor woman
didn't rob anything.

She's troubled
and depressed.

And there's
something about her

I just can't quite
put my finger on.

And that brother didn't seem
suspicious to you?

What? With all those
sharp tools?

Can you rob a bank
with a lawn mower?

Todd, we are not
solving a bank robbery.

That's what the police do.

We are representing
the victim

in her lawsuit
- against the bank.
- You know what?

I should talk to
the police and the bank.

I just spoke to the police

and I got the bank's original
security camera footage.

It's 39 hours of Chloe
handcuffed to the vault.

Excellent work, Lyle.

I'll need you to review it
and let me know what you learn.

Perhaps Todd can do that?

I've got scheduled time off
starting now

and I'm joining
my sister's family

in Cannon Beach
- for Thanksgiving.
- Oh!

Textbook has a sister.

Oh, well,
enjoy your time.

Todd, I need you to review
these 39 hours of footage.

What? But that'll
- take 39 hours.
- Yes.

And I need
a full report.

When we present
the papers to the bank,

we need to show
how horrific

this entire ordeal
has been for Chloe.

I think my PI services... Your unlicensed
PI services.

...are better deployed
out in the field.

Far, far out in the field.

What's going on?

That poor family.

Poor like
money poor or...?

Even if there is something
weird about them...

...they're together.

They're staying together.

- Fighting for each other.
- Okay, I see where
this is going.

If my children... Don't bring us into this.

You're the one who
canceled Thanksgiving.

You're like the Grinch,
but a month earlier.

Chet is flying across the
country to be with his family.

Susan is crossing an ocean.

Even Lyle is off
with his sister.

Meanwhile, your brother and
sister are MIA during a crisis.

Crisis?

What crisis?

My husband
disappeared, Todd.

It's my favorite holiday.

And none of you
thought to include me

or invite me anywhere.

Okay, well, I'm really sorry,
but... that wasn't me.

I got married twice.

I had three children.

I did everything right.

Where is everybody?

Where is my family?

Well,

maybe Aunt Patty
could come down.

I don't want Aunt Patty
to come down.

Well, you know,
I'll still be here.

And I appreciate that.

But what about Lawrence?
Why does he avoid us?

Uh, he's always been
like this.

He's just a jerk.

Todd, I want
my whole family together.

All of us.
All of my children.

For once.

Oh, my...

This is awful.

Oh, uh...

Hey.

Hey, man, how's it going?

Uh, just hanging in there.

- You?
- Yeah, good, good, um...

I was just checking in
on-on your mom.

Is she still upset?

Yeah, but it's fine.

I mean, it's not,
but it will be.

I think.

You and Al having fun?

Oh, yeah, she's just out
with my... Oh, get the ball!

Dribble, dribble, dribble!

Oh, hey, Chuck, that reminds me,
do you know the person

who runs the kiss cam
at the Blazer games?

Yeah, my man Tony.

His office is across from mine
at the Blazers HQ.

Why do you ask?

Can you possibly find out
about the game on, um,

February 12th from this year?

Who was on the kiss cam
that night and whatever?

Just wondering.

Sure, happy to look into it.
I got you, bro.

Okay, um,
give my love to your mom.

Uh, okay, will do.

Got to get back to my family.

Bye.

Family.

Just a moment.

Lawrence?

Todd, what are you...?Are you dressed

as a mouse?
No.

- You have whiskers.
- I'm a vole.

Okay.
What are you doing?

I was FaceTiming Clem
before bed.

Why are you here?

You dress up as a vole
to put Clem to bed?

We're reading

Mr. Vole, Lady Mole,
and the Itty Bitty Shrew.

- What do you want?
- It's about Mom.

What about her?

You have to come home
- for Thanksgiving.
- I can't do that.

The governor and I have... You know, it's really hard

to take you seriously
with the mouse whiskers.

They're vole whiskers.

And I'm not coming home,
I have to work.

Come on!
You're never around.

Your husband and daughter
eat with us every week,

Mom's husband disappeared,

and you've never
even called her.

I sent her a text message.

You sent her
a thumbs-up emoji.

My mobile phone
isn't cleared

for civilian use
or personal materials.

God, you are
like a robot.

I'm a vole!
And the thumbs-up emoji

was meant to convey
strength and support.

What? What are you even
talking about?

Are you a part
of this family or not?

You can't go around avoiding
all of us forever, you know.

I just-- Oops.

Oh.

Todd, I...

Are you two hanging out...
without me?

Todd, it's not a big deal.

Chuck's parents

are a half hour away,

and I just came to see
Lawrence for the night.

You guys get together.
Without me.

I mean... well, sort of.

Yes, but it's not like...

Okay, if you had been nearby,
we would have included you.

- No, you wouldn't.
- We wouldn't.

Okay, I'm just saying
that different siblings

have different relationships
with each other.

And Lawrence and I--

You have a relationship.
With him. He talks to you.

He tells you things about
his life? Him? He does?

- Yes.
- I don't want
to talk to you.

Why should I?

You've got Mom wrapped around
your little finger.

You two can hang out

and get ice cream
- all you want.
- Hang out and get ice cream?

Is that what you think
Mom and I are doing?

I don't care what you do.

Now she's gotten you
a job as a janitor

in her office?

That's great.
Good for you.

I'm not the janitor.

Fine, whatever.
Office cleaner.

You get Mom all to yourself,
just the way you like it.

Lawrence feels like... Oh, Lawrence
feels things?

Wow, is that
a software upgrade?

Todd, Lawrence feels like
Mom prefers you.

Like you are her favorite.

- What?
- I know, it's crazy.

It's crazy, and talking
favoritism is stupid anyway

because Mom
and my relationship

is so much deeper
than her relationship

- with either of you.
- Uh, you're not
her favorite.

I'm not saying I'm her... He's her favorite.

- I'm not the favorite.
- Yes, you are.

She talks about you constantly.

"My son, the chief of staff
to the governor of Oregon,

"blah-blah-blah,

"why won't he
come home to me?

Wah-wah-wah."Okay, she does say those things,

but Mom and my relationship
is much closer

and more... I don't care.

I don't care about any of it.

Chet and I have
our own family now

and we're gonna love
our children equally.

Equally?
You have one child.

Yeah, and we're not gonna
ship her off to military school,

- like I was.
- Like was done to me.

Mom and Dad thought I was dumb,

I was never gonna be the doctor

that they wanted...
so they sent me away.

Ejected me from this family.

So then they can make you the
perfect little princess doctor.

"Perfect little
princess doctor"?

Are you kidding me?

And worship at
the altar of Todd.

She doesn't worship me,
she hates me.

She doesn't hate you.

A lot of the time... Her entire life
is focused on you.

You're a mess.
You're the problem child.

She bends over
backwards to help you,

to fix you, to save you.

And now she's, she's got you
mopping floors in her office?

Okay, where did this
- mopping thing come from?
- Great.

She'd do
- anything for you.
- All she talks about is you.

Allison and I could burn up
in a fire and she'd be like,

"Well, I still have Lawrence."

Um, I think if I died
in a fire,

she would be a little bit
more upset...

Okay, jump in.
- Let's find out.
- I have to be up

at 0500 hours to escort
the governor to... Oh, okay, big shot.

"0500 hours, metric time,
governor of Oregon.

I'm so important."

Someday I am going to be
the governor of Oregon.

And the last thing I need
is my stupid brother

getting in trouble
with the law again

and embarrassing me publicly.

You are not closer
to Mom than... When is Mom's birthday?

Okay.

♪ Underneath
your knuckles white ♪

♪ Clenching hands
are creased with lines ♪

♪ Though they tremble,
you are bold ♪

♪ Seal the letters
that you write ♪

♪ By the wind and candlelight ♪

♪ Still your words
remain aglow ♪

♪ Oh, turn your face
and lift your eyes ♪

♪ To the patterns in the sky ♪

♪ Navigate the years of old ♪

♪ Understand that passing time ♪

♪ Travels forward and behind ♪

♪ Only moments can you hold ♪

♪ Oh... ♪

I can't believe you're making
me sleep on the floor.

Feel free
to drive home.

Does he ever stop
complaining?

Oh, said from the comfort
of an actual bed.

Can I at least get a pillow?

If I were you, I'd sleep
with one eye open tonight.

If you even think
about putting my hand

in a glass of warm water,
I will kill you.

Stop it, both of you.
Just go to sleep.

Hey.

What's the latest
with that case?

Chloe,
the bank robbery thing.

Oh, it's a mess.

Chloe is now claiming
that she robbed the bank.

What?
Yeah, it turns out

she has some serious
mental health issues.

She struggles with depression

and has been heavily medicated
for, like, her whole life.

Wait, what?
According to who?

Her parents.

Dan and what's her name?

Yvonne.

I can hear every word
you're whispering!

Please go to
bed right now.

Lawrence, you really have to
come home for Thanksgiving.

- For Mom.
- No.

You can't just
walk out of your family.

She's not coming.

- I really can't this year.
- And I can't either.

Mom will be fine.
She's always fine.

No, she pretends
to be fine,

but she's not.

Neither of you were there

when Harry disappeared,
but I was.

Hey, guys.

Hey, babe.

I'm...
I'm sorry, okay?

Chuck's family is also going
through something this year.

So, happy...

Happy Thanksgiving.

Bye.

All right.

Goodbye.

Okay.

Sounds great.

Robot.

Hey, so, uh...
I was wondering...

Is it maybe time for us
to start thinking

about having a...?You know,
what's really weird is,

Todd was saying
last night that Chloe,

that bank robbery woman... Yeah.

...has been heavily
medicated her whole life.

But I treated her
in the ER,

and we're using all these
painkillers and stabilizers

and I'm asking all the "Are you
on any medications" questions

repeatedly,
and... she wasn't.

Nothing.

Unless she lied.

And also she was remarkably
calm about the whole thing.

Like, I would have
never thought

serious mental
health problems.

Yeah, Todd asked me
something about her, too.

Really?
About her parents?

Apparently, they were
at the stadium

the night of the robbery

and they popped up
on the kiss cam.

He wanted me
to check that out.

Huh.

I wish I was there,

in Philly.

Oh, babe, me, too.
But it's been great.

My mom and my sisters
are watching Clem for me.

And you're just drinking beer
and hanging out all day?

Pretty much.

Although last night I couldn't
sleep 'cause of the jet lag,

and I went down a wiki-hole
researching bank robberies.

Bank robberies?

The governor is in room 404,

and I am off duty
until 1800 hours.

Thank you.

Sorry.

Bank robberies?

Yeah, your mom has
some new client,

and I worked on the story

about the robbery
she was injured in.

But you know what
I found out that was odd?

There was this other bank
robbery in Portland 67 years ago

that was really similar.

See, the Oregon National Trust

was robbed in 1955,

and this bank teller got tied up

and left in the vault
for a couple of days.

- Oof, what happened to him?
- He ended up being okay.

Says that Samuel Smith stayed
in Portland till he died.

And the obituary says that
he married a woman named Robin

and had a daughter named Yvonne.

Yvonne?

Wait...
Are you sure Yvonne?

Yeah, why?

That's the name that Todd
was saying last night.

I think Yvonne is the mom

of this new bank robbery
victim Chloe...

That's weird.

As we all know,

Chuck's brother Robert
would have been 40 today.

And having us all here,
it means so much to me.

It is so important,
especially after a loss,

for family to be together.

To Robert.

To Robert.

Okay, Dad, do your thing.

It's been... let's see.

8,228 days Bobby's been gone.

Mm.

That's 22 Thanksgivings

and 1,804 Blazer games.

Your father could do
this all day.

I remember the first
basketball game I went to.

Mm.

I was seven
and-and Bobby was ten.

And, uh, sometimes,
when I'm at the stadium,

I think about how cool he'd find
it that I, that I work there.

And he was...

he was just a great guy.

Great brother.

Oh, hey.

My buddy Tony tracked down
- the kiss cam footage.
- Oh.

What is that?

It's just the parents
of a client of my mother's.

Yeah, I remember them
from the ER.

He said they really
wanted to be on the kiss cam.

Slipped him 200 bucks.

200 bucks? I thought
they were broke.

Why would they spend 200 bucks
just to be on the kiss cam?

Said it was their
25th wedding anniversary.

Hmm.
That day.
February 12th.

That means they got married
on a Wednesday.

February 12, 1997.

The second week
in February '97?

Well, that was
that massive ice storm.

We lost power
- for seven days, remember?
- Wait, so wait a second.

So, these people,
the Browns, they got married

on a Wednesday
during an ice storm?

Hmm.

All right, Brown family,

let's take a look
at your address.

407 Illinois Avenue,

Portland.

Just get a little closer.

Wait.

What is that?
Is something buried there?

"Chloe's grandfather
also survived a bank robbery?"

Hey, Mom.

I've been thinking about it,
and I just think that

there's something really weird
about Chloe's parents.

Chuck told me that they bribed
their way onto the kiss cam,

which is weird,
and I'm pretty sure

it wasn't actually
their anniversary,

which is also weird.

And I'm also not
completely convinced

that Chloe's mentally ill.

Todd said the parents said
something about medications,

which she didn't mention in
the hospital when I treated her.

I don't think she's on
any mood stabilizers.

I don't know, the whole thing
just feels weird to me

as I have said, and...

I just think maybe you should
look closer at the parents.

I hope you have
a nice Thanksgiving, Mom.

Okay, bye.

Did Chloe's parents...

Rob the bank?

So the parents lied about their
wedding anniversary...

And paid the Blazer guy
to make sure

that they were
on the kiss cam...

To ensure they had an alibi...

And they got the idea
for this robbery

from the grandfather, I guess?

Then what's buried
in the backyard?

The money!

And the bank doesn't want
to pay the workers' comp

because they are
suspicious of Chloe.

Then why sue the bank at all?

Because they had to.

Allison filed that report
from the hospital

that triggered the letter
from the State.

If the Browns don't sue
for workers' comp,

they seem guilty.

They are doubling down.

We got to call the police.
Right now.

Uh, where's my phone? Uh, oh.

Wait, no!
- Wait. Don't.
- Why not?

These parents, they are
five steps ahead of us.

They have orchestrated
everything so perfectly

that if we call the police,
all of the evidence leads to...

their children.

So, where are

Chloe's checking account
statement?

- Oh, here. Here.
- Give me that.

Uh-huh. ORE 972

FIN B/2.

Where is it? Where is it?

I know it's here somewhere.
Uh-huh. This.

Come on, I saw it
in the Perkins case.

But where, where, where?

Yes.

A trust. A trust!

A trust?

Todd, Chloe's checking account
is held in a trust.

She doesn't control
her own finances.

Or her phone.
Or her comings and goings.

She is a prisoner.

This is just like
that family in Milwaukee

that staged those robberies.

I need you to go
to that house and watch it.

Surveil it.

You have to figure out
a way to contact Chloe.

Okay, yeah, I can't just
knock on the door?

Todd, the parents are
manipulating her.

If they get caught,
they will frame her.

You have to contact her

and let her know
that we know.

But you can't let the parents
know that we know.

I know. Wait,
so how am I gonna do that?

- Figure it out.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait!

What will you be doing?

I am going to figure out

how to rescue Chloe
from her parents.

Susan, what are you
doing here?

I thought you went
to Hawaii.

I got food poisoning last night,

so I'm just gonna
fly out tomorrow.

I just left my charger here.
What-what are you doing here?

Working. Wait.

Are you well enough
to help me with something?

Uh...
Yeah, I think so.

- What is it?
- Great. Come on.

Okay, you were right.

Chloe is under
a conservatorship.

And so is her brother.

Her brother?

Chloe's conservatorship
began at age 17,

her brother Clancy's at 16.

Before they
were legally adults.

Which makes it harder to end
the conservatorship.

Both kids were declared
hazards to themselves

- and mentally unfit.
- Who made
these declarations?

- Dr. Adlai Wexler.
- Page 18.

But... he's dead.

Dead?

"While under investigation
for malpractice,

"writing false prescriptions
and fraud,

"he overdosed on
sleeping pills

and drowned himself
in a hot tub."

A suspected suicide.

So, the doctor who
approved these was a fraud?

Hold on, it's Todd.

Todd, have you found a way
to contact Chloe?

She never leaves the house.

I mean, the brother came out
once to mow the lawn,

but otherwise, zilch.

Did you see the
Britney Spears documentary?

No.

Yes, is that Susan?

It's very difficult

to get someone out
of a conservatorship.

But the laws in Oregon
are changing next year.

They're calling it

the Britney Spears Ordinance

and it'll be signed
on January 1st

by the governor.

The governor?

So these kids were placed
under a conservatorship falsely,

so we need the governor
to sign this ordinance now.

You have no idea how
government works, do you?

I don't need to know
how it works.

It's like a car engine.

It just works and nobody
understands it.

Wait, are you
in a car right now?

Yes, it doesn't matter.

Why can't you just
do this for us?

For Mom.

Just help or-or show up

for your family for once?

Just be there for us.

Is this how you want Clem
to treat you someday?

Current laws do allow
for review or cancellation

if the person
under conservatorship

openly claims abuse
or mistreatment...

Okay....and files Form 617.

But that form needs
a signature from the governor.

Could you make that happen?

Maybe.

- There you are.
- Come over here.
Come over.

I think the brother Clancy
might be that bank robber.

See?
It is a bank robbery.

The parents
forced them into this,

and if the parents get caught,

they are throwing those kids
under the bus.

Yes, and that is where
Form 617 comes in.

We can get them out
of the conservatorship.

If they sign it. And then
Lawrence has to get the governor

to sign it, but we'll burn
that bridge later.

Cross that bridge.

You spoke to Lawr...?

You spoke to Lawrence?

Yes, I spoke to the robot
formerly known as Lawrence.

- Did he ask about me?
- No, Mom.

He didn't ask about any of us.
Have you met him?

But it actually doesn't matter
'cause he might help us.

But we still need to find
a way to contact Chloe

and Clancy.

And I found one.

Clip-Clop.

Hey, Chloe, open the
window, it's hot in here.

Sorry to Bother You.
We Need to Do Something.

Guess Who.
The Help?

Have you been watching
movies on Clip-Clop?

No.

How did you get
the password again?

I saw it on a piece
of paper at their place.

It was brownbrown123.

So you've signed us into
her account, as her,

to send her messages
by starting the movies

and adding them
to this list?

What?

Who's That Knocking
on My Door?

She got the message.
Okay, okay, okay.

Next, next...

- Let her know it's us.
- Got it.

Great, perfect.

The Lincoln Lawyer,
The Firm, Trust Me.

I think it's that lawyer
we met with.

She got my message.

They're gonna help us.

Where Do We Go from Here?

Yes! Okay. They're on board.
Now I just start the movie,

and then you... And the plan is on.

- I got to go!
- Yes, great... Jacket.

Jacket.
Okay.

The Lawnmower Man?

Clancy!

Get back inside!
What the hell are you doing?

You already mowed the lawn.

Get in there.

There's dishes in here,
I told you.

What is it?

Okay,
open it, open it.

What do we do now?
We follow the instructions.

My name is Chloe Brown.

I am accusing
Dan and Yvonne Brown

of conservatorship abuse...

My name is Clancy Brown,

I'm accusing Dan
and Yvonne Brown

of conservatorship abuse...

"Text those videos
to Margaret Wright."

Okay, 503...

Get down here
and do your dishes.

Okay.

My name is Chloe Brown.

I am accusing
Dan and Yvonne Brown of... Yes. Yes.

"Chloe and Clancy
each sign one of the documents.

"Fold the pieces of paper together

according to
the dotted lines..."

Good morning, Governor.

This is the issue we were
speaking about earlier.

And who are we doing
this for again?

It's for my brother
and my mother.

Oh. A family issue.

It's not like I haven't had
my share of those.

All right.

Signed.

Lawrence...

when was the last time
you saw your mother?

Okay, it is now
notarized and official.

Chloe and Clancy Brown are
no longer in a conservatorship.

Thank you.
Go back to your Thanksgiving.

Oh, happy Thanksgiving.

Thank you so much
for coming in.

Uh...

- Hello, Margaret?
- Good morning, Yvonne.

We didn't do anything!
It's them!

We have proof!
They did it.

We were protecting them.

We have evidence.
We have an alibi!

They confessed to us!

They're the criminals!

I'm your mother!

Uh, the money, it's buried
in the backyard, right?

- Yeah, in the backyard.
- Go ahead.

They're just gonna say
we did it.

But we know
what really happened.

We have enough evidence

- to protect you.
- They're not gonna
come back?

You never have to
see them again.

You're free.

You saved us.

- With some help.
- Your son Todd.

And others.

What happened to you
is really awful.

And I'm so sorry.

But we have a plan.

And I'm not going to let
anything else bad

happen to you.

You're still a family.

You have each other.

Oh!

Oh, my.

Oh, that's lovely.

Well, it's not a turkey,

- but it's all they had.
- It's perfect.

These candles
do not match.

They're fine.

And I can't believe

you drove
all the way back for me.

Are you sure it's okay
with Chuck and...?

It is okay because...

Hi, Margaret,
happy Thanksgiving.

- Happy Thanksgiving, Margaret.
- Happy Thanksgiving.

Oh, look at that.

And let's not forget...

Hey, guys.

Aw...

There she is.
Little sweetheart. Hi, Clem.

Granny Margaret.

Oh, gosh,
now I feel so terrible.

I don't want to pull you all
away from your...

No, Mom, you've...

You had a tough year.

I have.

But I am just so grateful

to have both of you here
and to have all of you here.

I understand Lawrence
couldn't be here,

and... that's okay.

He helped us get
to the governor.

And...

...I'm just so fortunate

that my whole family
came together for me

when I needed them.

So...

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- Happy Thanksgiving.
- Happy Thanksgiving.

Eat, everybody.

Oh, wait, Allison,
did we forget something?

Did we?
Oh, no. We did.

What can it be?

Pie? No... TODD:
No.

- Gravy?
- Got that.

No.

Oh.

Lawrence...

Mother.

Oh...

Uh... I got you a turkey
made out of chocolate.

From Strohecker's.

Oh, come on in here.

Guys, make room
for your brother.

Yes, here.
I think you know these people.

We miss you, Papa.

Clem.
Happy Thanksgiving, baby.

There we go.

- Hi, how are you?
- Hey.

So, what's this about Harry
going to Iceland?

Oh, nice opening.
Not awkward at all.

- Good job.
- Todd, don't start in
on your brother.

I'm not starting in.
It's just like,

what a weird
way to start...

You know what?

They both think that
they're your favorite.

When you and I both know

I'm very clearly... You are not closer with Mom.

I'm actually closer
- physically.

- All right.
- Wow.

All right, guys,
that is enough of that.

I love all of my children equally.

There are no favorites.

Did you just wink at him?
Are you kidding?

I drove from Mount Hood
to be here with you.

I left the governor alone
with 25 interns to be here.

Oh, wait, you work
for the governor?

I had no idea.

Oh, I'm, uh...

I'm her favorite.
It's so obvious.

And who do you work for?
You work for Mom?

- Yeah, that's right, baby.
- You know what, Mom?

Neither one of them knows
when your birthday is.

That's not true.

I know exactly
when her birthday is.

Really? Ballpark.
March 34th.

Look it up,
March 34th, or April.

I know you're definite--
I know your star sign.

It's a Lib--
a Leo or a Libra.

It's one of the Lees.

- That's absolutely not true.
- Yeah, which one is she?

I'm not gonna tell you
'cause you don't know.

Do you...? Oh, here's a good
one. Do you know her birthstone?

Yes, obviously,
it's Gemini.

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