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00:00:00When the music kicked off and everyone started dancing,

00:00:03I escaped to the garden for some fresh air.

00:00:05As I sat down by the fountain and sighed,

00:00:07a soft object hit me squarely in the face.

00:00:10Then someone in black jumped down from the tree above me.

00:00:13Brought your favorite cheeseburger.

00:00:14Meredith, what are you doing here?

00:00:16And why would you hit me with a burger?

00:00:18Wait, are you dressed up like Catwoman?

00:00:20Yeah, it's been my look for weeks now.

00:00:22One, it shows off my fantastic figure,

00:00:24which is a service to humanity.

00:00:25Two, every vigilante hero needs a costume.

00:00:28And I've always found Catwoman classy.

00:00:30Three, vigilante hero?

00:00:33You're basically raw people.

00:00:34Uh, yeah, like Robin Hood,

00:00:37stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

00:00:38You steal for yourself.

00:00:40I am the poor.

00:00:42And what's all this UU nonsense?

00:00:44Last time I checked, we were a team.

00:00:46But sis, what's taking so long with this mission?

00:00:49It's not that simple.

00:00:50It's pretty simple.

00:00:52You make this rich dude fall for you,

00:00:53get access to his vault, steal the painting,

00:00:55and we run off to Bora Bora.

00:00:57Are you having trouble making him fall for you?

00:00:59Maybe he hates your eyebrows.

00:01:01I don't know.

00:01:02But I feel like punching you in the face every time I see your eyebrows,

00:01:05which is basically every time I see your face.

00:01:08Shut up, Em.

00:01:09Everything's going fine.

00:01:10Okay, but hurry up.

00:01:11This cat suit is giving me a butt rash,

00:01:13even though I use baby powder under it.

00:01:15I want to put it away soon and retire on a beach in a bikini.

00:01:19Aren't you looking forward to it?

00:01:20Just take the stupid suit off.

00:01:22You're a con artist, not a cat burglar.

00:01:24And of course I'm looking forward to it.

00:01:26You should go before you blow my cover.

00:01:28And thanks for the burger.

00:01:29It's not a gift.

00:01:31Duh, you're gonna pay me back.

00:01:32I've noted it in my diary.

00:01:34See ya.

00:01:35I couldn't help laughing as I saw her clumsily climb the wall,

00:01:38then fall over to the other side.

00:01:40But as I turned away, I felt troubled.

00:01:42The problem wasn't about making this rich guy I had to rob fall for me.

00:01:46He already had.

00:01:47The problem was, I'd fallen for him too.

00:01:50Let's start from the start, okay?

00:01:52Hi, I'm Claire, originally from Connecticut.

00:01:54And yes, you might have heard some fun words being used for me.

00:01:58Deceitful witch, manipulative liar, and con artist might come up.

00:02:02None of which is an exaggeration.

00:02:04But people change, okay?

00:02:05Before I tell you my crazy story, please like and subscribe.

00:02:09My mother was born into what she always called old money,

00:02:12which basically means her family had been rich for a long time,

00:02:15and their wealth was passed down generations.

00:02:17Unfortunately, it skipped our generation.

00:02:20Apparently, my dad was extremely charming and

00:02:23swept Mom off her feet when she was just 20.

00:02:25She married him against her parents' wishes,

00:02:27and they cut her off from their wealth.

00:02:29Then, two years later, Mom gave birth to twins,

00:02:31Dad met another woman, and he abandoned us.

00:02:34At least he left us the house in a nice neighborhood.

00:02:37But my grandparents refused to help Mom out,

00:02:39and said she had to live with her decisions.

00:02:41Mom, how are you feeling now?

00:02:43Like my organs are shutting down one by one.

00:02:46So, same as this morning, then?

00:02:48Here's some chicken soup.

00:02:49There's no chicken in it.

00:02:51Well, you asked for chicken soup when there was no chickens in the fridge.

00:02:54So, I guess we all have to use our imaginations, don't we?

00:02:57Oh, the soup at my parents' house always had chunks of chicken and big fat prawns.

00:03:03What has life come to now?

00:03:04I was raised as a creature of luxury.

00:03:06I'm like that fairy tale princess who couldn't sleep because of a single pee under her mattress.

00:03:11So you say, but there's a bunch of sharp pebbles under your mattress, and you sleep like a log and snore like a bear.

00:03:19What? How could you put pebbles?

00:03:21I do not snore. Leave me to decompose, please.

00:03:25Well, you have to return to your waitressing job, so get well soon, Mom.

00:03:29I loved Mom, but she was basically a spoiled, selfish child who just couldn't adapt to her change in fortunes and start acting like a freaking parent.

00:03:39My sister Meredith and I were twins, but we looked nothing alike.

00:03:43With her soft blonde hair and big baby blues, she looked like the kind of sweet soul who saved kittens from trees, helped old people across the road, and sang to birds.

00:03:52She didn't look like she had an ounce of evil in her, which wasn't true, like at all.

00:03:56But we'll come back to that later.

00:03:58From an early age, it was clear to me and Meredith that we had to be resourceful for money.

00:04:03I started doing odd jobs for our rich neighbors in the eighth grade,

00:04:06like breaking their gardens, walking their dogs, and babysitting their kids.

00:04:10But Meredith was always finding more creative ways, like taking stupid boys in her class on paid exclusive tours to an alien site she'd discovered in the nearby forest.

00:04:20I'd seen her digging up the crater where the spaceship had landed.

00:04:24Or selling youth water to high school girls, claiming she'd traveled far to the Fountain of Youth over summer break and had a limited supply.

00:04:32They actually thought she was telling the truth because it tasted different.

00:04:36Yeah, that's because she was filling up bottles from the neighbor's gross jacuzzi.

00:04:40People eventually caught on and stopped buying from her.

00:04:43And that's when she started stealing from me.

00:04:45But whenever I'd confront her, she'd throw a tantrum and deny it like I'd accused her of killing someone.

00:04:50So the next time, I hid money in my diary and made my latest entry.

00:04:54Dear Diary, guess what?

00:04:56What?

00:04:56When mom took Meredith to the hospital for her sore throat the other day, the doctors made a shocking discovery.

00:05:03Meredith has a rare, incurable disease.

00:05:06She only has a few more months with us.

00:05:08We've decided not to tell her so she isn't scared and lives the rest of her short life in peace.

00:05:13Yes, I'm sad, but not that much because my baby sister is going to a better place and's leaving me all her stuff.

00:05:21I knew my trick had worked when Meredith came down one morning with swollen eyes.

00:05:26When mom asked her what was wrong, she burst into tears about her incurable disease.

00:05:31Where would you get an idea like that?

00:05:33Yes, Meredith.

00:05:34Please, tell mom where you got this idea from.

00:05:37You wrote it in your...

00:05:39Wait, you chubby witch!

00:05:41You made me believe I was dying!

00:05:43Meredith lunged at me and we went rolling all over the kitchen floor.

00:05:47But she ended up getting grounded for a month for stealing and invading my privacy.

00:05:52I soon started missing her at dinner time though, so late one night I snuck into her room with ice cream

00:05:57to find her playing darts with my face as the target.

00:06:00I'm sorry you're stuck here, but you did steal from me.

00:06:03I know we don't have a lot right now, but we'll work hard and make money in the future.

00:06:07But the future is in the future!

00:06:09What do I do now when I need money for mascara and gummy bears?

00:06:14Maybe we can think of some business idea.

00:06:16Oh, I thought you'd never ask.

00:06:18She pulled out a box from under her bed full of t-shirts.

00:06:21So you know my friend George, the next door gardener's nephew?

00:06:25Apparently he volunteers at a mental institution every weekend.

00:06:28The owners got t-shirts made from all the patients, but they refused to wear them blah blah.

00:06:33So now the mental place has hundreds of these lying in storage.

00:06:36George said he can score them for me and we could have our own t-shirt range with cute things written on them.

00:06:41Look, here's one I made for myself.

00:06:43I want to go to Bora Bora, but I'm Bora Bora. Please help me. Funny.

00:06:48I'm very serious, actually. I'm going to live in Bora Bora one day.

00:06:52So are we selling these t-shirts?

00:06:53I'm in.

00:06:54I also made one for you. That'll be ten dollars. Thanks.

00:06:57Money can't buy happiness, but poverty can't buy anything. Please help me.

00:07:03You should pay me for wearing this.

00:07:05Meredith didn't have the best reputation in our neighborhood or school to sell things.

00:07:09So we decided to hit the other end of town and set up a t-shirt stall outside a private school.

00:07:14With my salesmanship and Meredith's flirting, we managed to sell quite a few on the first day.

00:07:19We started setting up shop at different locations.

00:07:21And one day as we were heading home, Meredith suddenly said she had to pee really badly.

00:07:27So we walked up to the closest house to ask if they'd let us use the bathroom.

00:07:30We rang the bell, but no one seemed to be home.

00:07:33I was peeking in through the window when suddenly I turned around to see Meredith already crawling halfway through one.

00:07:39Are you crazy? That's breaking and entering.

00:07:42I'll kick in your face so hard that you'll need plastic surgery, which we don't have money for.

00:07:46If you don't want to be ugly for the rest of your life, let me pee.

00:07:50I let her go and was standing guard at the door when, to my horror,

00:07:54a car suddenly pulled into the driveway and a snooty woman stepped out.

00:07:58Hey, you girl, what are you doing lurking around my house?

00:08:02Were you thinking of breaking in?

00:08:03What? No, of course not. I, um, I'm a Girl Scout selling cookies.

00:08:08Yeah, I study in the, uh, Aston Bridge School for Girls.

00:08:12Oh, I see. It's a lovely school. I know many people whose children go there.

00:08:17Haha, sorry for my mistake. I'll be happy to buy some cookies from you. Put me down for 20 boxes.

00:08:23Sure, sure, sure. It's, um, five dollars a box, so that'll be a hundred dollars.

00:08:29I'm putting your name down on my list, and I'll drop them by tomorrow.

00:08:32That's perfect, sweetie. Here's the money. I'll see you soon.

00:08:36Just then, I saw Meredith slip out the window, and as soon as the lady went in,

00:08:40we ran like crazy down the block and then collapsed on some grass.

00:08:44Oh, look. I took some pastries from her kitchen. Perfect for a spontaneous picnic.

00:08:49That's stealing.

00:08:50Oh, you're one to talk. I heard the whole cookie conversation from inside.

00:08:54You took that lady's money, and you're never gonna give her any cookies.

00:08:57I was just trying to distract her before she caught your butt.

00:09:00I didn't think she'd be dumb enough to actually give me the money. I can return it.

00:09:04Look, she didn't do it out of the goodness of her heart.

00:09:07She's a rich snob who was being really rude, till she thought you were someone rich, too.

00:09:11You didn't force her to give you money at gunpoint.

00:09:14Oh, Claire, this has just given me the best idea.

00:09:17You're not serious.

00:09:18Yes, I am. Dumb people deserve to be tricked.

00:09:21And what does a hundred dollars mean to someone who has a gold toilet seat?

00:09:25I knew it was wrong, but it was also so easy.

00:09:29And before I knew it, Meredith and I were wearing private school uniforms

00:09:32and hitting different neighborhoods collecting money for Girl Scout cookies

00:09:36that we had no intention to deliver.

00:09:38We made two thousand dollars in a month.

00:09:40But one day, when we went up to a rich old lady's house,

00:09:43she invited us in and even offered us cake as we signed her up.

00:09:47How many boxes will that be, ma'am?

00:09:48Oh, none, thank you. You see, I don't buy imaginary cookies.

00:09:55Uh, what?

00:09:56I'd heard that there were two conning Girl Scouts in town,

00:10:01and I was ready for you. I've called the police,

00:10:05and you two will end up in a detention center.

00:10:08Just then, there was a loud bang and the power went out.

00:10:11In the confusion, Meredith kicked the old lady and yelled,

00:10:14Run!

00:10:15As we were sprinting down the street, I suddenly noticed a nerdy looking boy my age

00:10:19running beside us too, grinning and waving at us.

00:10:22Hey, hold on. Who are you?

00:10:24I'm your new neighbor, Freddy. I'm the one who saved you from that old crow.

00:10:28What? I'm so confused right now.

00:10:30New neighbor? You moved into the house next to ours? Why are you here?

00:10:34I was bored and saw you girls leaving your house, so I followed you for fun.

00:10:39Don't worry. I won't tell anyone about your little cookie secret.

00:10:42When I heard that old lady threatening you, I went to the main circuit board

00:10:46and pulled out a wire with my tweezer, which I always keep handy.

00:10:51You could have been electrocuted. You're either incredibly smart or exceptionally dumb.

00:10:55My mom says the exact same thing, except for the incredibly smart part.

00:11:00Listen, you geek, what do you want? If you think you're going to get a cut of our profits.

00:11:05No, no, my parents are well off. They're neurosurgeons. I just want to be friends.

00:11:09I swear, I don't have any siblings and I don't know anyone here.

00:11:13What if we say no?

00:11:14I'll keep following you around until you say yes.

00:11:18Okay, fine. Congratulations. You got yourself two friends.

00:11:22Oh, I'm so happy. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

00:11:26And from that day on, that goof really did become our best friend, especially mine.

00:11:31He was like the sibling I never had. I mean, the nice sibling who did my nails

00:11:35and watched the channel I wanted to watch on TV without arguing. He was also really generous.

00:11:41I didn't want to take advantage of it, but Meredith and Mom had no problem

00:11:45keeping all the gifts he was always getting us. We decided to lay low with our conning activities,

00:11:50in case the old lady had actually told the police about us. But soon after we joined the 11th grade,

00:11:55a new drama unfolded in our lives. A family moved into the huge white house across the street.

00:12:00Apparently, the couple who'd bought the place was loaded and they had five teenage boys.

00:12:06Finally, some eligible bachelors on our street.

00:12:09Thanks. My feelings aren't hurt at all.

00:12:12Oh, I'm sorry I left you out, sweetie. Maybe you'll find someone too. I mean,

00:12:16they have five boys. There's a good chance one of them is gay.

00:12:19What? Why would you think?

00:12:21Okay girls, here's a basket of goodies for you to take over as a welcome present.

00:12:25Now go, throw yourselves at those boys.

00:12:27Meredith and I rolled our eyes, but we decided there wasn't any harm in checking them out.

00:12:32And we were welcomed by the ugliest quadruplets ever. They were really sweet and really excited

00:12:37to see us, but with their orange hair, acne, and buck teeth, they were not a pretty sight.

00:12:42Man, I feel sorry for those parents. Like, you know, Mom got one average looking kid,

00:12:47but God made it up by giving her me. But those parents? Ugh. God decided to use copy paste on

00:12:53that ugly model. They must have done something terrible to deserve this.

00:12:56Huh? You are so rude.

00:12:59Oh, shut up. I know you're thinking the same. I just have the guts to say it out loud.

00:13:03But then a day later, I'd just woken up when the bell rang,

00:13:06and I opened the door to find the most gorgeous boy ever standing outside.

00:13:11Hello. I'm Eric. We got some of your mail. I came to return it.

00:13:15I just stared at him, dumbstruck, feeling acutely aware of how terrible I looked.

00:13:20Just then, Meredith pushed me out of the way.

00:13:23Hey, thanks. You're such a lifesaver. Haven't seen you around before.

00:13:28I just moved into the house across the street.

00:13:30The big white one with the quadruplets?

00:13:32Yeah. They're my brothers.

00:13:34What? No, they can't be related to you. They're very unattractive.

00:13:39Meredith, can't you ever sugarcoat anything?

00:13:42I am sugarcoating. Did I call them ugly ogres?

00:13:45I am so sorry.

00:13:47It's okay. People have this reaction often. I'll see you girls around.

00:13:52He flashed his beautiful smile at us and then left.

00:13:55Wow. Eric stole his brother's luck, the schoolboy's luck,

00:13:58the neighborhood boy's luck, and his mother's and his father's luck, and the whole town's.

00:14:03I agree. He's beautiful. I hope he's smart and funny and kind, too. I'm sure he is.

00:14:09I never believed in love at first sight, till I met Eric.

00:14:12Okay, maybe love is an exaggeration, but I was crushing on him hard.

00:14:17Freddie, how does this purple dress look on me?

00:14:19Claire, what the? You can't just come in without knocking. What if I wasn't wearing a towel?

00:14:25Well, you are. So, unclench your butt. Now, what do you think about the dress?

00:14:28Hey, Freddie. I want your opinion on this red dress.

00:14:31Oh, hi, Claire. I didn't know you were here.

00:14:34Have some respect for my privacy.

00:14:36What are you talking about? Actually, I don't care. Now, tell me I look hot, right?

00:14:41Of course I look hot. I could wear a potato sack and I'd look hot. I can do hot in my sleep.

00:14:45What's the dress for?

00:14:47The party at Eric's place. What, did you think you're the only one who got invited?

00:14:51The red's a bit much for a casual housewarming party, no?

00:14:55Yeah, you're right. It's more of a second date dress.

00:14:58Thanks, I'll look for something else. And your dress looks lovely.

00:15:01I am not your sister and you can't treat me like this. I am a man.

00:15:07Okay, thanks for the news flash. Come on, Claire. Let's go before Freddie has a heart attack.

00:15:13The party was coming up soon, but I knew there would be many guests and I wouldn't really get

00:15:17a chance to talk to Eric then. So, I decided to drop by to borrow some sugar one evening.

00:15:22But my heart sank when I spotted Meredith and Eric in the kitchen and they were kissing.

00:15:27I couldn't believe that witch. It was so obvious I was crushing on Eric, wasn't it?

00:15:33Can you give me some mashed potatoes, Claire?

00:15:35I lifted a spoonful and threw it straight at her face.

00:15:38Claire? What the heck?

00:15:41Oh, I'm sorry. You didn't want them on your face? You should have been clearer then.

00:15:45You got a problem with me?

00:15:47What a genius. Since you're so smart, I'm sure you already knew I liked Eric, but you went after him anyway.

00:15:54Yeah, I saw you two kissing.

00:15:56Oh my god, what? You like Eric? I had no idea. You should have been clearer too.

00:16:03Cut it out, okay? You knew.

00:16:05Did not.

00:16:06Okay, so now that you know, will you stop seeing him?

00:16:10No, duh.

00:16:11Are you really into him?

00:16:13Not really. I barely know him, but he's cute and rich and he likes me.

00:16:19You did see that he was kissing me back, right?

00:16:21I flung another dollop of mashed potato straight in her eye and stormed off.

00:16:26Fine, that jerk could have Eric. I wasn't even gonna go to the party now.

00:16:29But on the night of the party, when I heard music floating from across the street, I couldn't help myself.

00:16:34Eric had just known Meredith for two days. This battle wasn't over yet.

00:16:38I knew I looked smoking hot as I marched up to Eric and Meredith in her stupid red dress.

00:16:44She looked furious to see me before she turned sickly sweet.

00:16:48Oh, hi. I thought you were unwell and not coming, honey. How are you doing now, honey?

00:16:54I'm good, honey. How are you, honey?

00:16:58I'm great, honey. Do you like my honey, honey?

00:17:00What honey? Honey?

00:17:02The honey, honey.

00:17:03I see no honey. Honey?

00:17:05Uh, what's happening here?

00:17:07Don't worry about it. Let's go get some honey, honey.

00:17:10We don't have any honey, Meredith.

00:17:12Honey! You've ruined it. You should have ended the sentence with honey.

00:17:16Don't mind her, Eric. You already know she's rude.

00:17:18And she has a vile temper. She once tried stealing money from an old lady and kicked her hard when she resisted.

00:17:25Oh, so that's how it's gonna be, huh? Eric, did you know that Claire is so dumb?

00:17:30I told her when we were kids that if she ate bluebells, her eyes would turn blue like mine.

00:17:35She ate a bunch and then pooped her pants in school.

00:17:38Didn't Meredith tell you she used to fart in the neighbor's jacuzzi just because they said they liked me more than her?

00:17:44It went on for a month.

00:17:46Oh, oh, how about the time you dropped mom's toothbrush in the toilet and just put it right back?

00:17:50Imagine someone being so awful to their own mother.

00:17:53Meredith has a boyfriend who works in a mental institution and he steals the patient's clothes from there for her.

00:17:58Imagine doing that to sick people.

00:18:01Claire keeps acting like she doesn't know her best friend is in love with her

00:18:04and she keeps using him for his money.

00:18:06What? Are you talking about Fred?

00:18:08I've never used him and he's not in love with me.

00:18:11Oh, please. A blind person can see Freddy's been in love with you since day one.

00:18:16Shut up.

00:18:17You shut up.

00:18:18Um, how about you shut the heck up?

00:18:20Not till you shut up first.

00:18:22I pushed Meredith out of my way, but I ended up pushing a little too hard and she crashed straight into the punch bowl.

00:18:28She got up and charged me and we landed straight on the food table.

00:18:32As Eric was trying to pull us apart, Freddy suddenly ran in.

00:18:36Claire, Meredith, stop.

00:18:37Your mom, she isn't okay.

00:18:40You gotta come now.

00:18:41We ran outside to see mom unconscious and being wheeled into an ambulance.

00:18:46Since Freddy's dad was a neurosurgeon, he took mom's case and ran tests for weeks to discover that she had some inflammation in her brain for unknown reasons, which had sent her into a coma.

00:18:56Freddy's dad decided to enter her name in a clinical trial for rare brain diseases since she met all the criteria.

00:19:03But what's it gonna cost us?

00:19:05We take one pro bono case for the trial, but there will still be other hospital expenses.

00:19:11And you girls will have to figure out something soon.

00:19:13Do you have any relatives?

00:19:15We had to contact our grandparents, but to our surprise, mom didn't even have their numbers saved in her phone.

00:19:21All we had was a framed picture with their names signed at the back.

00:19:24Freddy offered to hire a private investigator, and within a week, he said they'd been found and were flying over to see us.

00:19:31But I couldn't help noticing as they got out of the cab that they didn't look rich at all.

00:19:35Those paupers are our grandparents?

00:19:38They're definitely the people from the picture.

00:19:41Why do grandma's shoes look like something out of a museum?

00:19:44And grandpa's coat is missing three buttons.

00:19:46The old lady hobbled towards us and hugged us tight.

00:19:49Oh girls, it's so good to see you. We had no idea we had granddaughters till yesterday.

00:19:57You look nothing like our son though.

00:20:00Your son? No, we're your daughter's kids.

00:20:03Oh honey, we don't have a daughter.

00:20:05The private investigator who tracked us down did say our daughter was looking for us.

00:20:11But we just assumed that was our son who ran away from home 18 years ago.

00:20:17He was always saying he'd change into a woman one day.

00:20:21What? Our mom used to be a man?

00:20:24No, this is crazy. Look at this picture. Does this woman look anything like your son?

00:20:29Our son is ugly and I remember this woman.

00:20:34Alfred, you remember this beautiful lady came to stay at our motel many years ago?

00:20:40She disappeared suddenly one night and the next day some mafia men turned up looking for her.

00:20:46Ah, yes. Those men kept turning up for weeks. They seemed like bad news.

00:20:52I'm happy to hear the lady is okay.

00:20:55So, you're not her parents? Then why does she have this picture of you guys?

00:21:01She took it from the motel. I don't know why.

00:21:05I'm so tired, dear. Can I rest for a little while?

00:21:10No, if you're not our rich grandparents, you gotta go. Taxi!

00:21:15Meredith sent them packing immediately and we just stood staring at each other.

00:21:20When was mom in a motel and why were there bad men after her?

00:21:23She told us all our lives these random people are our grandparents. What else has she been lying about?

00:21:30Apparently, a lot of things. When we checked out if she had any health insurance, she couldn't be found in the system.

00:21:36I went to the diner where she'd been working for years to see if the manager could help, only to find out that no one there had ever seen her.

00:21:43We had no clue where she'd been going all this time while she was pretending to work or where she got her salary from.

00:21:50Meredith and I tore up mom's room looking for more clues.

00:21:53We didn't find anything in the closets or under the bed, but I pulled the rug away and came across a loose floorboard.

00:21:59We pried it open to find a laptop and so many fake IDs and passports all belonging to mom.

00:22:05Mom? Oh my god.

00:22:08Mom? As a French redhead?

00:22:10Her hair is black here and she's Swedish.

00:22:13We opened the laptop, but we couldn't get past the security code.

00:22:17We asked Freddy to come over and told him everything.

00:22:19And when he went over the laptop, he let out a low whistle.

00:22:23Whoa, this is heavy encryption and insane firewalls.

00:22:28Is your mom from the CIA or something? Have you ever seen her using this laptop?

00:22:33Yeah, I have once, but she told me she borrowed it from a friend to watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

00:22:38Who is this woman?

00:22:40We really had no idea, except that her hair dye started fading soon and we discovered she was a natural blonde.

00:22:48We still desperately needed the money and contemplated selling the house, but we couldn't even find any documents for it.

00:22:54For the first time in my life, I felt overwhelmed and completely out of ideas.

00:22:59Then one night, as Meredith and I were sitting on the porch, Freddy joined us.

00:23:02Looking grim.

00:23:04I need to tell you guys something about the clinical trial.

00:23:07There's only a 50% chance that your mom will get the drug that could make her well.

00:23:12What do you mean? Doesn't everyone get the drug?

00:23:14No, half the patients get a placebo drug.

00:23:18Oh god, I did something really wrong.

00:23:20I checked the files of everyone on the clinical trial and your mom has been assigned the placebo drug.

00:23:26She's not going to get the treatment.

00:23:28So that's it? We're just going to sit back and watch knowing there's no chance of her getting better?

00:23:34Make your dad give her the drug!

00:23:36I can't. Dad would lose his medical license if anyone thought he interfered with the trial.

00:23:41Then why did you even tell us, Freddy?

00:23:44Freddy looked at me silently. He told us because he and his dad can't do anything, but we can.

00:23:50Whatever you plan, I can't be part of it. But you have to do it soon. The trial starts next week.

00:23:56Thank you, Freddy. You don't know what this means to us.

00:24:00Of course. I'd do anything for you, Claire.

00:24:03For the first time, I saw what had maybe been so obvious all along.

00:24:07Freddy was in love with me and I was about to use it to my advantage.

00:24:12Can you tell me where the trial patient files are?

00:24:15When we visited MomNext at the hospital, I was able to slip away and retrieve Mom's file and another patient's who was receiving the drug.

00:24:22That night, Meredith and I used every Photoshop skill we had to make duplicate copies,

00:24:26complete with the hospital's seal and everyone's signatures to ensure that Mom was the patient chosen for the treatment.

00:24:33And the next day, I slipped the files back in. I knew what I'd done was wrong and I'd broken at least five different laws.

00:24:40But as I walked away, I didn't feel like a criminal at all.

00:24:50I was walking down the hospital corridor with Freddy when Meredith came running towards us.

00:24:55Where have you been? Mom's awake. She's finally awake.

00:24:58Oh my god, seriously? This better not be a joke, Meredith.

00:25:01I swear on my beautiful face, it's the truth. The doctors are just checking her vitals.

00:25:06Can you girls stop making so much noise? It's a hospital.

00:25:10Oh, shut it, nurse. We're in the coma ward. Who are we disturbing here?

00:25:14Don't you want these people to wake up?

00:25:16How dare you talk to me like that? This is preposterous.

00:25:21That's not even a real word. Remind me to buy you a dictionary.

00:25:24How did you become a nurse? Geez.

00:25:26We ran down to Mom's room to find her fighting off the doctors.

00:25:30She jumped onto her bed like an animal and started screaming at them.

00:25:34Where am I?

00:25:36Are you doing science experiments on me?

00:25:39You will not touch the daughter of Vladimir.

00:25:43I learned how to catch fish with my bear hands when I was three and tackled a bear when I was five.

00:25:49Oh, you will think you are any match for me.

00:25:52Ma'am, we mean no harm. We're you doctors.

00:25:55How are you old enough to be a doctor? You have pimples like a teenager.

00:26:00I'm fully qualified.

00:26:02Shut up, little boy. Tell me where I am before I take your eyeballs out and play bubbles with them.

00:26:09Mom? Mom turned and stared at me with wild eyes.

00:26:12Let's get out of here before she attacks us.

00:26:15For once, I agree with Meredith.

00:26:17Who are you? And what did you just call me?

00:26:23Hey, guys. The last time you saw me,

00:26:24I was walking down a hospital corridor after switching the clinical trial files.

00:26:29That was two years ago, so let me get you up to speed on everything that's happened since then.

00:26:33Mom entered the clinical trial, and her tests started showing signs of progress,

00:26:37but she didn't come out of her coma anytime soon. Freddie tried to help us, but Meredith and I had

00:26:42to learn to manage on our own. And it turns out, there's a lot you can steal from a hospital.

00:26:47We never had to buy toilet paper or cleaning supplies again. And we always had endless cups

00:26:52of pudding and jello. Meredith, is that type of cream you're putting on your face?

00:26:56A girl's gotta moisturize. It's very hydrating. My face is as soft as a baby's butt.

00:27:02What did you score today? More useful things, like new bedsheets, pads, towels,

00:27:07and batteries for our TV remote. Time for our show. And more jello. Woohoo!

00:27:11But we still needed money. And after high school, we went back to our conning ways.

00:27:15I always pushed away the guilt and justified it to myself with things like,

00:27:19we needed the money, we had no other choice. But I have to admit, I also felt a thrill every

00:27:25time we outwitted someone and got away with it. It started out small, like hitting venues of

00:27:29concerts and games in different cities and selling fake tickets to desperate fans,

00:27:33hoping to get in at the last minute for twice the regular price. By the time they figured the

00:27:38tickets were bogus, we were gone. Or going to the American Idol audition venues and convincing

00:27:43hopeful contestants that we were part of the TV show crew. And we'd get them through to the next

00:27:48round if they paid us a little money. Then, we set up an Instagram matchmaking business account

00:27:53with tons of fake success stories. We were getting booked for our services by loads of women.

00:27:58We'd always meet at the client's house in disguise. What is this exquisite dessert? It's like a cloud

00:28:04melting in my mouth. It's a Japanese cheesecake, delivered fresh every day from Japan. You are

00:28:11just the kind of people I like. Ow! Let's get down to business, shall we? Wow, I mean, this cake.

00:28:17Yes, yes, business. This is your daughter? Oof. We know she's a bit plain. And she's six feet tall,

00:28:24with that face. Is her case hopeless? Oh no, we've dealt with a lot of uggos before. Believe me. Ow!

00:28:32What my partner means is, there's someone for everyone out there. And we're experts at making

00:28:37those two people meet. We'll need a small advance, and we'll bring you a portfolio of suitable bachelors

00:28:43in a week. You'll be the mother of the bride soon, watching your little giraffe walk down the aisle.

00:28:47Sounds good, right? Make that check to cash, please. Can you also pack the rest of this cake?

00:28:51We'd take the advance, keep in touch for a few weeks, saying we were gathering options,

00:28:56and then disappear. Of course, people soon started commenting on our page, calling us frauds and

00:29:01reporting our account, but we made a good amount while it lasted. We tried out a wedding planner service next.

00:29:06That's a gorgeous cake, but it's so expensive. But it goes so perfectly with your pink and white theme.

00:29:12Also, we're planning to order 2,000 pink and white roses. And an ice sculpture for the reception area.

00:29:18How much will all this cost? You can't put a price tag on happiness. Daddy will have a heart attack.

00:29:24He's gonna have one anyway. I just saw him eating a block of cheese. Why should that stop you from

00:29:29having the wedding of your dreams? Really? You deserve the best on your big day. Okay, I'm sold. Let me

00:29:35rate you a check. When that went bust, we became travel bloggers and influencers. With our huge

00:29:41number of fake followers, we managed to get into the best hotels for free as long as we wrote a review.

00:29:46When I'm rich, I will buy a hotel and live there. They have the best beds. Room service? Yes, we'll have

00:29:52two lobsters, four sushi platters, two beef burgers with fries, the prawn tempura, the fish tempura.

00:29:58Okay, anything with the word tempura. And why don't you bring up the entire dessert menu? Thanks.

00:30:03Of course, none of these businesses lasted too long, and we were always on our toes,

00:30:07traveling from place to place, changing disguises, trying not to get caught. The only person who had

00:30:12any idea of our activities was Freddy. But whenever we went back home, he was always happy to see us,

00:30:17and never asked questions. Two years had gone by like this, and Mom was finally awake, except she didn't

00:30:24remember being our mom. Now, we had no chance to ask her about the fake IDs and laptop we'd found,

00:30:30because all she seemed to remember was her childhood in freaking Russia. We showed her pictures of us

00:30:35together, and the doctors explained that she'd lost most of her memory, and they were unsure if she'd

00:30:40regain it. Oh, my girls, I am so sorry I don't remember anything about you, but I feel a connection

00:30:46to you. As strong as the frost on my toes walking barefoot in snow, and as sweet as the smell of my

00:30:52grandmother's honey cakes, and as deep as the violet skies of Siberia, and- Yeah, yeah, we get it, Mom.

00:30:59We love you, too. As the three of us sat in a cafe later, I was still trying to process everything,

00:31:04when I saw Meredith had a far away look on her face. I know that face, Em. What are you planning?

00:31:09Oh, nothing. Just thinking how excited Arthur will be when he finds out Mom is awake.

00:31:13You're talking about our neighbor, Arthur? Yeah. He's been visiting Mom every week for two years. He's always been in love with her.

00:31:20He'll be happy, but she won't even remember him. That actually works in his favor. Mom always found

00:31:26him irritating. What are you saying, exactly? What if we convinced Mom that she was deeply

00:31:32in love with Arthur before she went into a coma? I'm sure he won't have any problem playing along.

00:31:37Maybe we even say that they were engaged before she got sick? If we set them up, Mom will be taken care of

00:31:43for life. Arthur is rich with a capital dollar sign. Wow, Meredith, you're a freaking genius.

00:31:48Geez, why are you girls always scheming? Because our parents are not neurosurgeons.

00:31:53You can't use that excuse forever. Watch me. Like we expected, Arthur immediately agreed,

00:31:59and we got to work. We photoshopped tons of pictures of Mom and him, and soon,

00:32:04he even turned up with a giant emerald ring. You chose this Russian emerald ring from an antique shop

00:32:11where I proposed to you. Oh, it is so beautiful. I wish I remembered all of these moments,

00:32:18but I do feel a connection to you. As strong as the smell of lavender on a Russian summer breeze,

00:32:23and as warm as Papa's fur coat, and as comforting as a bowl of kidney pickle soup, and kiss her now.

00:32:30As Arthur and Mom kissed, Meredith and I walked out of the room and burst out laughing. We laughed till we

00:32:36almost beat our pants. Oh God, my tummy hurts. Are we doing the right thing? Fooling Mom?

00:32:44She's no fool. She asked me how rich Arthur is yesterday. Now she feels very connected to him.

00:32:51And within a month, Mom was walking down the aisle in a grand wedding in Arthur's garden.

00:32:56Of course, Meredith and I had made all the arrangements and totally overcharged Arthur.

00:33:00I promise to cherish and to love you forever. And follow you to the ends of the earth.

00:33:07We will go to Russia and start our new life there in the lovely house you have bought me as a wedding

00:33:12gift. And yes, I will cherish and love you and whatever, etc, etc. Now you may exchange rings.

00:33:18Did you just hear what I just heard? Are they moving to Russia? That can't happen. Is it too late to

00:33:24object to this wedding? Shh. You guys are ruining the ceremony. What's wrong with you?

00:33:29Are you a moron? You know she can't go to Russia?

00:33:32Why not? She's Russian. Isn't she? Oh. Oh yeah, she shouldn't go to Russia.

00:33:39Hold it, everyone! Sorry, Mom, but you can't go to Russia.

00:33:43Oh, sweetie. I will take your girls with me. Don't worry.

00:33:46We're taking them with us? No. No one's going to Russia.

00:33:51Can we, uh, uh, discuss this later? You're ruining the moment.

00:33:56Arthur, shh. Listen, Mom. We need to talk. As I got up to talk to Mom, I tripped on my dress and crashed

00:34:02into this big cage holding a hundred pigeons, and they all started flying off.

00:34:07This was supposed to be for after the ceremony.

00:34:10But suddenly, those pigeons turned vicious and came back to attack everyone. They clawed at people's

00:34:16hair, poked them with their beaks, and pooped everywhere. As the guests ran around in chaos,

00:34:21someone slammed straight into the wedding cake. Meredith and I grabbed Mom's arms and dragged her home.

00:34:27What is wrong with you two? There's something you need to know, Mom. Meredith and I ended up

00:34:31showing her all her fake passports, IDs, and the laptop, and she was stunned.

00:34:36My name is Alexi, and none of these IDs have that name.

00:34:40Mom, we don't know who you really are or why you left Russia. What if you were a spy or some sort of

00:34:45criminal? What if you're wanted in Russia? If you go back there, you might get arrested or worse.

00:34:51Apparently, many years ago, some bad people were looking for you, and we don't know why.

00:34:55You have to stay here and keep a low profile. But I want to find my parents and see my home.

00:35:02It's all I remember. You can't risk it. Not till you get your memory back. Or we get someone to tell

00:35:07us what's on that laptop and figure out who you are. We're sorry. We hugged Mom as she cried, then fixed

00:35:14her makeup, and returned to the wedding. The pigeons had left, and the guests were leaving, too.

00:35:19Stop, everyone. The wedding isn't over yet. And, Arthur, Mom wants to move to Hawaii instead.

00:35:24From the top, people! Arthur was very confused, but they finally got married. Later, as everyone

00:35:30moved towards the dance floor, Freddie asked me to join him. So, now your mom is well, and you have a

00:35:36rich stepfather. What are your plans? I like traveling around with Meredith. Maybe I'll do that for some

00:35:42time. There isn't any reason to stay here anyway. Ouch. Why don't you just hit me with an axe?

00:35:47Of course. There's you. I can always come visit. That's not good enough, Claire. Look, I have to say

00:35:53this now. I've been in love with you since forever, and let's not pretend you don't know that. Don't you

00:35:59think you can give us a chance? We're best friends, and I'd do anything for you. I know, Freddie, but I just

00:36:07can't. I love you, but not like you want me to. You can try dating me. Maybe you'll feel differently.

00:36:14I don't think I will. And I can give you a good life. You don't need to live like a freaking

00:36:20criminal anymore. Some people might call me an artist. A con artist. Yeah, still a criminal.

00:36:28Maybe I enjoy being one. It's kind of thrilling. I don't really believe that. You don't want to

00:36:34believe that. We're too different, Freddie. You're gonna be a neurosurgeon like your parents, and

00:36:39you'll find a nice girlfriend and then marry her and live in a nice neighborhood, and you'll be

00:36:43content. I'm not sure that's the life I want. It sounds boring. I wish I'd said something else when

00:36:49I saw Freddie's hurt face, but there was no easy way to let him down. He kissed me gently on the cheek

00:36:54and walked away, and I felt a lump in my throat. Mom moved to Hawaii with Arthur, and Meredith and I

00:37:00went down a crazy path over the next few years. There wasn't a scam, fraud, or con we didn't

00:37:05attempt. We never stuck to the same thing for too long in case the police picked up a pattern,

00:37:09but word got around in underground circles about two female con artists, and we actually started

00:37:14getting hired for our services. People were always less likely to suspect two pretty innocent-looking

00:37:20girls than someone who looks like a thug. And working with these thugs, we learned how to forge

00:37:24signatures, create counterfeit money, make fake checks, and steal credit card information. I'd

00:37:29always been bad with computers, but Meredith even showed a great knack for hacking. We made good

00:37:34money, partied with rich people, traveled first class, and stayed in amazing hotels. But for me,

00:37:40the glitz and glamour gradually started to fade. I was getting tired living out of suitcases,

00:37:45always wearing disguises, and looking over my shoulder. I had no real friends, and even if I met

00:37:51someone I thought I could like, I knew I couldn't be in a real relationship. I was almost thinking

00:37:55of talking to Meredith about quitting the con artist's life, when one day, she burst into our

00:38:00New York hotel room, looking beyond excited. You won't believe the job we just got. It's gonna pay us

00:38:06$250,000. Who would pay that kind of money? And for what? Turns out, the kind of people who take you

00:38:13to their headquarters blindfolded. As Meredith and I walked into an underground room, a large chair

00:38:18swiveled around to reveal a tiny skinny guy. What? You think all my mere poses are tall, fat,

00:38:26bold, and wear gold rings? Sorry to disappoint you with my looks, but trust me, I am every bit as ruthless.

00:38:34Something about his steely gray eyes sent a shiver down my spine. I believed him. His name was Pierre

00:38:41Souffle, which was obviously a lie, and the job he had for us was to steal a priceless painting from

00:38:46a museum and replace it with a fake. That's the painting? It's, um, tiny. What's your problem

00:38:52with tiny things and people? It's also kind of stupid. What is that? A raccoon eating a cheeseburger?

00:39:00It's worth 10 million dollars, so the joke's on you, dummy. Now, the owner of the painting has allowed

00:39:08the museum to borrow it for only three days, so we don't have a lot of time. Wouldn't it be easier

00:39:15to steal it from the owner's house? Everyone, look at Lady Einstein coming up with brilliant ideas.

00:39:23Why didn't we think of that ourselves? Happy to help? Of course we thought of that ourselves!

00:39:31Trust me, the museum is easier. Why choose us? It's a very stupid security measure.

00:39:38But the museum's floors are activated by pressure sensors at night. Anything above 55 kilograms,

00:39:46and they go off. I haven't been able to find a boy who weighs less than that.

00:39:52Ellie, get the weighing scale. Meredith weighed 52 kg, while I weighed 55.1. How is this possible?

00:40:00You eat so much more than I do. What can I say? I got all the good genes. Okay. You're out, fatty!

00:40:07Meredith, you're my leading lady! The plan was to enter the museum through its large air ducts,

00:40:13carrying the fake painting with us. We first had to make a stop in the security room and disable all

00:40:18the cameras and alarms. Then, we'd crawl back through the ducts till we reached the exhibit area,

00:40:23and I'd lower Meredith down along with the painting so she could switch them out. As Meredith made it to

00:40:27the bottom, I dropped the painting to her, and she missed it! And we heard a loud crack! Oh my god, did you break the frame?

00:40:34Me? It's your fault! Who told you to throw it like that? I was expecting you to catch it. But what was

00:40:40I thinking? You made us lose the frisbee tournament in eighth grade because you're so bad at catching

00:40:44things. Unless it's someone's boyfriend. Seriously? You were so distracted by that hot boy on the bleachers,

00:40:50your throwing skills were completely off. FYI, that boy was totally into me. Why are we even talking about

00:40:56frisbees and boys right now? You started it! No, I didn't! Okay, shut up. Let me think how to fix this. Are you trying to

00:41:03glue it together with your saliva? You got a better idea? Any idea would be a better idea than that.

00:41:08Look, it's a museum. They must fix broken ancient things here all the time, right? I'm looking at

00:41:13the floor map, and there are some offices in the left wing. I'll go get some glue. It took me an hour

00:41:18to find glue and return to our spot, and I found Meredith eating a bowl of ramen. Where did you get

00:41:23that? I brought a packet of instant ramen with me, and you were taking forever, so I went to make it in

00:41:28the staff kitchen. There was someone's chicken sandwich in the fridge, so I used the meat from

00:41:31that. And there was also some tofu. And I added a dash of oyster sauce. I'm so happy you chose this

00:41:37moment in your life to become a gourmet chef. Just send the painting back up so I can fix it. I tried

00:41:42to fill in the crack as best I could, then sent it back down to Meredith, who took the real one off

00:41:46and put the fake one on the wall. But just as she started walking back, the whole floor lit up suddenly,

00:41:51and a blaring sound went off. Oh my god, what's happening? I don't know. Is the painting heavier

00:41:57than the fake one? Just hurry up. We gotta get out, now! I pulled up Meredith and the real painting,

00:42:02and closed the opening in the ceiling seconds before security burst in. We crawled down the

00:42:06ducts and out of the building as fast as we could. We ran a few blocks down where Pierre's van was waiting

00:42:11for us, and we sped away. Oh, I would have preferred if you hadn't alerted all of New York about a break-in.

00:42:20Now I'll have to move this painting around with cops crawling all over the city.

00:42:26Never mind. Here's your check, and Claire, try to lose some weight. Au revoir.

00:42:31And without warning, we were dumped on a dark street. We scrambled to our feet,

00:42:35headed for the subway, and made it home. It was all over the news the next morning that

00:42:40someone had broken into the museum and switched off all the security systems, but apparently nothing

00:42:45had been stolen except a chicken sandwich and a block of tofu from the staff kitchen.

00:42:49You ate the entire block? Hey, I'm not the one who needs to watch her wait.

00:42:54I do not need to- Ugh, whatever. Listen, I've been meaning to talk to you about something.

00:42:59It'll have to wait. I got a hair appointment. We'll talk over dinner?

00:43:02Yeah, sure. I was gonna tell Meredith that I wanted a break from this life,

00:43:06and I wasn't sure how she'd react. As I sat in a cafe later, I suddenly found a cute guy next to my

00:43:11table. Mind if I sit here? No other empty seats. I won't disturb you. I promise.

00:43:18We actually ended up talking for over an hour, and I found him sweet and charming.

00:43:23I'd love to meet you again if you're free. I don't live in New York, but I come every weekend.

00:43:28You come here for work? No. Actually, I came to visit my mom who's admitted in the hospital here

00:43:34for a medical trial. She has some rare brain issue that sent her into a coma.

00:43:39Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. How long has she been in a coma?

00:43:43Six years now. It's been the toughest thing I've ever dealt with. Actually, she was part of this

00:43:48other really promising clinical trial before, but that didn't work for her. He was in a hospital

00:43:53in Connecticut. As he kept talking, I suddenly felt like I was spinning around very fast,

00:43:59and I could hear my heartbeat in my ears. My chest felt heavy, and I could barely breathe. I don't know

00:44:04what I said to the boy, but I just ran out of there and didn't stop until I got to our hotel room.

00:44:09Hey, I was about to call you. What's wrong? Claire, are we in trouble?

00:44:13I am a terrible person. Hey, you're not that terrible, just a bit ugly. You don't have cops

00:44:21after you, do you? Meredith, I met someone. It's not a cop, is it? No. I met a random guy in a cafe,

00:44:29and his mom was in a clinical trial. I hope this gets interesting at some point.

00:44:33In a hospital in Connecticut. Oh my god, the same hospital mom was in? And the same trial?

00:44:39What a small world. No, it's not the same trial. It's a different hospital too.

00:44:44Okay, I'm bored again. The coincidence made me interested for a bit. Meredith,

00:44:49his mom's been in a coma for six years. We did that to someone. Didn't you just say it's not the same

00:44:56trial? Yes, but for a few seconds, I thought it was the same trial, and I just realized for the first

00:45:02time today that we did something awful to someone out there. When we switched the patient files,

00:45:07we took away someone else's chance to get better. You realized this just now? Are you

00:45:13dumb or something? Of course that's what we did. I mean, I never really thought about it like this.

00:45:18It was just a name on a file. But meeting someone who's going through that with their mom for years,

00:45:23it just made it so real. We're really bad people. Not really bad, if you consider all the bad people

00:45:31in the world. Okay, look, we didn't have a choice. If I had to do something like that to save mom all

00:45:36over again, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Okay, so we did that to save mom, but what about everything else?

00:45:42We had a choice to not continue living this life, but we didn't stop, and I want to stop. What's the big

00:45:48deal, man? It's not like we're stealing from poor people. It doesn't matter who we steal from. It's

00:45:54not about them. It's about us and the people we've become. I don't want to be this person anymore.

00:45:59Look, just calm down. I'll get you a piña colada, and everything will seem better. But I pushed her

00:46:05away angrily, and she landed on the floor. She looked up at me, stunned. No, I am done. Meredith and

00:46:12I barely spoke over the next few days, and I had no idea what was going through her head, but I'd made my

00:46:18decision. I was gonna go home. I sent Freddy a text to say I'd be coming next week, and he called me

00:46:23back. Hey, I'm actually in New York with my parents for the weekend. Can we catch up? The moment I saw

00:46:29Freddy, I just burst into tears, and he hugged me tight. As we talked over dinner, he assured me that

00:46:34he'd talk to Meredith and try to make her come home too. We had just stepped out of the restaurant and

00:46:39walked two blocks down, when suddenly, a black van screeched to a halt beside us, and some men pulled us in,

00:46:45handcuffing and blindfolding us. When our blindfolds came off, I realized we were in Pierre's quarters,

00:46:51and I found Meredith there too. Uh, what's going on here? Welcome, welcome. We just gathered here to

00:47:00discuss a teensy-weensy-itsy-bitsy issue. Now, Meredith, go ahead and tell them the moronic thing of

00:47:08titanic proportions that you just did. Apparently, Meredith had found her way to Pierre's

00:47:14headquarters and stolen the real painting from him. She had then tried to sell it to a buyer she'd

00:47:19arranged, and while the exchange was about to happen on the docks, the cops had showed up. Meredith had

00:47:24barely managed to escape, but the buyer and the painting were in police custody. The police didn't

00:47:30let it get out in the news, but they knew the real painting had been stolen and replaced with a fake.

00:47:39They were probably watching every dock, airport, and train station to see if someone would try and

00:47:45move it out. And your sister practically handed it to them. What were you thinking? It's your whole

00:47:53quitting the biz talk that made me do it. I did it for us, so we could sell the painting and retire to

00:47:58Bora Bora for good. And what the heck is Freddy doing here? Hi guys, I'm Freddy, old friend. Nice to meet you.

00:48:06Not terrified at all. You made me lose a fortune, and you double-crossed me. Pierre does not take

00:48:14betrayal well. Harry! Sam! Yes, sir? You know what to do. Uh, boss? I'm not really sure how I feel about

00:48:25punching a girl. Yeah, boss. I am not really comfortable with this. Maybe we can just punch the boy.

00:48:34I'm not really a boy. I used to be a girl. Ask Claire and Meredith. We practically grew up like sisters.

00:48:40Please don't hurt him. He has nothing to do with this. Silence! You buffoons! I didn't say hurt anyone yet.

00:48:47I just wanted you to threaten them, but of course. You're useless.

00:48:52Memo to myself. Torture Harry and Sam after this meeting. Now, get lost.

00:48:58Then, Pierre shifted his cold gaze to me. That painting is everything to me, and I want it back.

00:49:06And now, the only way we can get it is from the owner himself. You, Claire, will be executing this mission.

00:49:14The heir of that painting is a young, charming millionaire. And you will get to know him,

00:49:20become his girlfriend, geese, cattle, yada, yada. You need to earn his trust completely,

00:49:26so he lets you into his life and his home. Then, when the time is right, you will steal the painting

00:49:32from a high security vault inside his house and bring it back to me. You will do this if you care

00:49:39about your mourn sister, and the scare slash boy, and his family, and your mother, and your stupid husband,

00:49:46and your old neighborhood. What if I fail? I don't think you want the answer to that.

00:49:53But, once you succeed, I'll give you two enough to go to Boa Boa and never return.

00:49:59I'd be ecstatic to never set eyes on you annoying girls again.

00:50:08I had my eyes on the target from across the street. As soon as I saw him walk towards the cafe,

00:50:13I headed for the entrance. Just as he opened the door, I bumped straight into him, spilling coffee all over his shirt.

00:50:19Oh god, I'm so sorry. I wasn't looking. I'll pay for the dry cleaning. His arm rested gently on mine.

00:50:25Hey, it's okay. It was an accident. I looked up into his bright green eyes.

00:50:31In fact, you're the one who's without a coffee now. Can I get you a new one?

00:50:36Sure, I'd like that. Can we also start over? Hi, I'm Christina.

00:50:40Hello, I'm Eric.

00:50:42Do y'all remember Eric? You know, the guy Meredith and I were fighting over the night Mom went into a coma?

00:50:46The guy who was so hot he made boiling water look cool? The guy whose smile shone brighter than the sun?

00:50:52And whose eyes were deeper than the Amazon rainforest? The guy who...

00:50:56He looks familiar. Oh my god, I've kissed this guy once.

00:51:00Yeah, the guy who stole my heart the minute I saw him. And then Meredith kissed him.

00:51:05Do you girls know him?

00:51:06Not super well, but I'd rate him number eight on my list of good kissers. And I've kissed tons of people,

00:51:11so that's pretty high. Oh Pierre, you really gotta see his brothers. They look like...

00:51:16Ugly old girls, I know. I know everything about them, but how well does he know you?

00:51:21He and his family lived in our neighborhood only for a month, and that was years ago.

00:51:25I don't think he'd recognize me now.

00:51:27Yeah, she's not that memorable.

00:51:29Yeah, we're all still going in disguise. We have to convince him that you're just a stranger who has randomly bumped into him with no agenda.

00:51:36Also, he must believe you're very rich, so he doesn't think you are going to take care.

00:51:41From Pierre, we learned that Eric's mom had passed away at his birth,

00:51:45and his dad had remarried a woman years later who already had children of her own, the quadruplets.

00:51:50The world makes sense again. Thank you.

00:51:53Eric's maternal grandmother recently left the painting to him in her will.

00:51:58His father is a big business tycoon, so they always have security at the mansion.

00:52:03But the painting is even harder to exist. The only way you'll make it in and out of there

00:52:09is if you're welcomed into their home.

00:52:11I couldn't believe that of all the millionaires in the world, I had to pretend to like Eric,

00:52:16make him fall for me, and then rob him blind. And how is he even better looking now?

00:52:21Over the next few days, I took on the identity of Christina Delafour, a wealthy socialite with a

00:52:26law degree who lived in a beautiful apartment in a posh area and wore only designer brands.

00:52:31Wow, this Givenchy code is stunning.

00:52:33It's Zevon sheet, you moron!

00:52:35Okay, geez. Also, Pierre, can't someone do a background check on me and easily find out

00:52:41that I did not graduate from Harvard, and that I don't have parents who made a fortune out of

00:52:45selling toilets in India and now live there?

00:52:48If anyone runs a check, they'll find all this information to be accurate.

00:52:52I've made share of it, and no one is interested in ze law or toilets, so they won't ask you many questions.

00:52:59Now, show me out the walking ears like a rich lady.

00:53:02Fine. Meredith, pass me the Jackie Chim chews.

00:53:05Oh my god, they'll know you're fake in a second.

00:53:09I was joking. Relax. I've hung out with enough rich people to pick up a few things. I got this.

00:53:14And then, a week later, I was inserted into Eric's life. We talked over coffee for an hour,

00:53:20and I thought it was going really well. But when it was time to part ways, he didn't ask for my number,

00:53:24and just left. Ugh. I'd failed to capture his interest. I'd have to plan another encounter

00:53:29without seeming suspicious. As I was walking away distracted, I ran straight into a garbage can

00:53:34and stuffed my toe hard. Son of a biscuit. Holy mother of fudge.

00:53:38I was still hopping around when I crashed into a woman pushing a stroller, and a doll went flying

00:53:43out of her hand onto the road. Just then, the car ran over the doll and turned it into a pancake.

00:53:48You... you destroyed my child's precious doll! I'm so sorry. It was an accident. I'll get your little

00:53:55girl a... wait. Your child is a cat? Yes. And that was my childhood doll, which I passed onto my baby.

00:54:03Look, here's some money. Get your baby another doll. She loves that one, and they don't make those

00:54:09anymore. Your baby is a cat. She doesn't love that particular doll. She probably doesn't even love

00:54:14you. She'd eat your face in your sleep if you weren't the one to feed her. Now please...

00:54:18Just then, someone tugged hard at my purse, and I saw a thief running away with it. You've gotta be

00:54:23kidding me! I took my heels off and sprinted after the thief. He jumped over a fence into a park,

00:54:28and I followed. I was gaining on him, and sent a flying heel at his head. Just then, someone ran past

00:54:34me, pounced at the thief, and pinned him to the ground. Gotcha! Eric? The park's security immediately

00:54:40arrived on the spot and took the thief away. Aren't you glad I followed you and came to your

00:54:44rescue? My rescue? I hit him with my shoe to slow him down and was about to catch him,

00:54:49but then you swooped in at the last minute, and now you want credit? Whoa, easy. I was just flirting

00:54:55with you. Oh, sorry. Wait, you said you followed me? Yeah, I felt stupid that I left without asking for

00:55:02your number. I definitely want it now. You became even more interesting when you stubbed your toe,

00:55:08murdered a doll, yelled at the cat lady, and chased a robber. Eric and I started seeing each other,

00:55:13and even though I knew it wasn't a real relationship, it still felt wonderful. We both hated rom-coms,

00:55:19but were always up for watching horror movies. We supported different baseball teams and had heated

00:55:24debates about who sucked more, and we both loved eating from street vendors and walking around the

00:55:29city at night. I enjoyed his company more than I cared to admit, and my heart skipped a beat every time

00:55:34he took my hand or gave me a goodnight peck on the cheek. And then one night, as we watched a

00:55:39firework show in the park, he pulled me close and kissed me, and I practically melted in his arms.

00:55:45Soon enough, he told me his parents were hosting a party at their house, and he wanted to introduce

00:55:50me to them. This was the first time I'd be in his mansion, and I needed to make sure I got invited

00:55:55often enough to find out where the vault was. Eric's dad was lovely, but his stepmom looked at me with a

00:56:01stare so icy, it could make hell freeze over. I escaped from the party for a while when the dancing

00:56:07started. Yeah, that's when Meredith dropped by as Catwoman with a cheeseburger. But soon enough,

00:56:12Eric came around to call me in for dinner, where the quadruplets also joined us.

00:56:16So Eric told us your parents sell toilets in India. Uh, yeah. It's a great business because

00:56:22everyone needs a toilet, right? And you know the population of India. Multiply that with toilets

00:56:26and you have a fortune. What is the population of India? Well, I don't have an exact figure.

00:56:32It's just a lot of people. Suddenly, I had a queasy feeling in my stomach. Didn't you get

00:56:37made fun of as a kid? If you were in my school, you'd be called the toilet princess.

00:56:45Grab her queen. Duchess of poop. Guys, cut it out. You're not in high school anymore.

00:56:51Wait a second. Have we ever met before? Uh, what? No, I really don't think so.

00:56:57Oh god, why was my stomach churning? You know I'm really good with faces,

00:57:01and you remind me a lot of this girl we met in a neighborhood in Connecticut years ago.

00:57:05Guys, remember? She had a twin sister. Oh yeah, I remember those twins vaguely. The blonde one was

00:57:14prettier, right? Dang it. Has to be someone else. I'm an only child, and I've always lived in Boston

00:57:19until I moved here. Yeah, Eric told us you're a lawyer from Harvard. So who's the baddest person

00:57:24you put behind bars? Um, not that kind of lawyer. I'm actually an environmental lawyer. I was really

00:57:30feeling sick now. Maybe it was that burger I ate? Like, you have trees as clients? What do they pay

00:57:36you with leaves? Hey, why are you turning green? You love trees so much that you're becoming one?

00:57:45Can you guys stop? You're not even that funny. No, look at her. She's green.

00:57:50I think I'm gonna hurl. Eric called the doctor immediately, who said I had food poisoning.

00:57:55He gave me some medicines, and Eric insisted I stay over for the night in one of their guest rooms.

00:57:59I fell asleep immediately, and woke up a few hours later feeling thirsty. As I made my way down to

00:58:05the kitchen, I realized I had the perfect opportunity to try finding the vault. Just then,

00:58:10I heard some low voices from some room, and I slowly crept up to find Eric's stepmom talking to one of

00:58:16the bodyguards in the library. Were you able to figure out how to unlock the vault? There's no way.

00:58:22I've tried everything for weeks. I'll have to use a tiny explosive device to destroy the lock. The vault is

00:58:28all the way up in the attic. No one will hear a thing. But, we have to steal a painting the day

00:58:34after tomorrow while your husband and Eric are away on business. Are you ready for this? And then,

00:58:39he pulled Eric's stepmom into his arms. I can't wait to run away with you, James. I'm so tired of

00:58:45seeing you secretly, and I'm completely ready. As the two locked lips, I turned around and tiptoed away

00:58:51as fast as I could. Okay, so the vault was in the attic, the lock could only be destroyed with an

00:58:56explosive device, and I couldn't let Eric's cheating stepmom and traitorous bodyguard run

00:59:00away with it. The next morning, when Eric came to check on me, I decided to tell him the truth for

00:59:05once. Eric, I have something really difficult to tell you. I got up last night to get some water,

00:59:10and I heard your stepmom and this bodyguard, James, talking. They were talking late at night?

00:59:15Yeah. Do you have some vault in this house with some painting inside? How do you know that?

00:59:21That's what they were talking about. Breaking in and stealing the painting. They're planning to do

00:59:26it the day after tomorrow. And your stepmom said something about running away with James.

00:59:31I saw them kiss. I'm so sorry. I wish I hadn't. No, I'm glad you did. This is gonna be a huge blow

00:59:37for Dad. But it would have been much worse if we'd found out everything afterwards. Thank you for telling

00:59:43me. And please, keep all this to yourself. I know I can trust you. Eric kissed me gently before walking

00:59:49away. And two days later, when the bodyguard and Eric's stepmom were about to escape with the

00:59:54painting, police officers immediately arrested them. This is fantastic. They might link the museum

01:00:00robbery to the bodyguard and stepmom too and assume the painting is now safe. So it'll be easier

01:00:06for you to steal. Good job, Moncherry. I knew you was the smart twin. After Pierre left, I sank into my

01:00:12armchair, but then I noticed Meredith staring at me. What? You should be happy, but you don't look happy.

01:00:18What's up? Nothing. I just can't wait for this job to be over.

01:00:21You can steal the painting soon, right? You know exactly what to do and Eric trusts you.

01:00:26By the way, have you two kissed? I've been dating him for two months. Of course we've kissed.

01:00:31We text every day and you never mentioned it. I didn't know I had to.

01:00:35So, how is it? It's fine. It's whatever. It's like kissing anyone.

01:00:40My memory's a bit fuzzy, but you know I've kissed him. You never let me forget.

01:00:45And I definitely wouldn't call it a whatever kind of kiss.

01:00:48Yeah, okay. It's nice. It's good.

01:00:50Nice? Good? Oh, wow. Don't make me jealous with all the passion.

01:00:56Okay, you want to know what kissing Eric is like? It's like flying through space,

01:01:00like a meteor that explodes into a thousand stars, and then jumping into really cold water

01:01:06that makes you feel alive all over. And then feeling warm and tingly down to your toes,

01:01:12like having hot chocolate next to a fireplace on a snowy winter night.

01:01:18So, I'm guessing it's better than kissing the pillow you used to practice on?

01:01:22I did not! Shut up!

01:01:24You're in love with him, aren't you?

01:01:26I was about to snap at her again, but then I just sighed. Yes, I am.

01:01:32The night of the heist arrived, and I felt sick to my stomach, but I just wanted to get it over with.

01:01:37Eric's dad was away, and Eric was holding an important shareholders dinner,

01:01:40with which most of the household staff was busy. I'd volunteered to host the dinner with him,

01:01:45and got ready to leave before their meeting started.

01:01:47Thanks for your help tonight. You're the best.

01:01:50Oh, it was nothing. Don't thank me.

01:01:52So, I'll see you tomorrow at our coffee shop?

01:01:55It's a date. As Eric walked away, my heart felt like it was breaking into a million pieces.

01:02:01This was the last time I'd ever see him again. I gulped down my tears, and instead of leaving,

01:02:06I sneaked up unnoticed to the attic. Inside, I found a heavy metal door to a vault. I took out

01:02:12the tiny explosive device Pierre had given me, placed it on the lock, and activated it. In a few

01:02:17seconds, there was a tiny pop and a sizzling sound. Then, I heard the lock click open. I walked into a

01:02:23tiny dark vault and found the painting under a glass case, praying to every god that no alarms

01:02:28would go off. I lifted the case carefully, put the painting in my bag, and started sprinting down

01:02:33the stairs. But just as I'd reached the second floor landing, one of the ninja turtles blocked my

01:02:37way. What are you doing? Hey, bro! Uh, you know when I stayed over a few weeks ago? I dropped a necklace,

01:02:45and I was looking for that guest room, and I got lost. But it's fine. I'll just get new earrings.

01:02:50See you later! He suddenly grabbed my bag and pulled out the painting.

01:02:53Do you think I'm a moron? A moron? You? No way! Sorry, which one are you?

01:02:59Michelangelo. Okay, no one has time for that. Now listen, Mike, you're definitely the smartest

01:03:04of your brothers, and just a tiny bit better looking than all of them, too. We're identical!

01:03:09That's what they want you to believe, but I know you're better. I think you and I can strike a deal,

01:03:14okay? I'll sell this painting, and you and I can go hapsies on it. Just give me an account number,

01:03:19and I'll wire the money to you. No, you're not leaving with it. Okay, look, dude. I'm doing

01:03:24this for your mom. I have to sell this painting so I can pay for her bail and get her a really good

01:03:29lawyer. Don't you want that? No, my mom's in jail because she did something wrong, and she abandoned us

01:03:35all. She shouldn't have stolen Eric's painting. What do you care about Eric? Don't you hate Eric? He's so

01:03:42good-looking and smart and perfect and gets all the ladies and makes you guys look even worse than

01:03:47you really are. You should want to hurt him. So let me take the painting. That'll really hurt him.

01:03:53Eric's the best brother in the world, and I love him. Okay, okay. I have an offer you can't refuse.

01:03:59How about I become your girlfriend? I bet you've never had one. I'm gay. Jesus. All right, I surrender.

01:04:07Just one last thing. Without warning, I punched his face so hard that he went reeling back with

01:04:12shock and dropped the painting. Then I kicked him into a room and locked the door shut. I'm sorry,

01:04:17Mikey. You're a really good guy. I sprinted down another flight of stairs and jumped out of the

01:04:22first story window. I ran across the garden to the fountain, climbed the tree next to it,

01:04:26jumped onto the wall, and then landed softly outside on all fours. Just as I got up, I found myself

01:04:32facing Eric. What are you doing here? Isn't the meeting going on? Nope. That's just what I told

01:04:38you. I sent everyone home and was now waiting for you to steal the painting and run away with it.

01:04:43What? After the painting was stolen from the museum, the FBI contacted me to help them catch the guy

01:04:49they suspected was after it. Does the name Pierre Souffle ring a bell? Nope. Never heard of him. What a dumb

01:04:54name. They told me he would probably strike again. I really didn't suspect you until one of my brothers

01:04:59said something about you looking like a girl we once met in Connecticut who had a twin. I just

01:05:05couldn't shake that off and wondered if you were hiding something. I had the FBI look into you and

01:05:11most of your information checked out, but then they told me that they'd seen a suspected art thief in

01:05:15a girl your age to leave your apartment a few times. Okay, so let me get this straight. Tonight was a

01:05:21trap. How could you trick me? Hello? Should I get a mirror for you? You've been tricking me from the

01:05:27very start. That's different. Only if different means exactly the same. You'd really send me to

01:05:33jail? You'd really walk away with that painting? Eric, I have to do this. I don't have a choice. It's to

01:05:39protect everyone I love from Pierre. And I'm guessing that list doesn't include me, does it? As we stared

01:05:46breathlessly at each other, suddenly Pierre's van stopped beside us. Good lord, get the room. And before I knew it,

01:05:53his men had grabbed both me and Eric and put some rags on our faces. And I instantly drifted into

01:05:59unconsciousness. When we came about, Eric and I found ourselves tied to chairs on some boat.

01:06:04Ah, the sleeping beauties are awake just in time for me to say goodbye. You're not getting away with this.

01:06:10Oh, yes I am. It's not like you are smart enough to call the police to your house when you caught Claire.

01:06:15Yeah, that's a real name. You didn't call the police? What was your plan then?

01:06:20My guess is he was just going to take the painting from you and give you a chance to run away. I think

01:06:26he even gave his own security man the night off. Why would you do that, Eric? Because he wasn't going

01:06:32to send the girl he loves to prison. Duh. Eric sat there poker-faced as I glanced at him. Pierre,

01:06:38you got what you wanted. Now keep your end of the deal. Pay up and let us go. Your sister double-crossed me

01:06:44first, which landed you in this mess, remember? I think I'll do the same. Why is there water coming in the boat?

01:06:50Oh, that's because it's got oils everywhere. It's going to sink soon. You two should make up and

01:06:56forgive each other because life's too short to be angry. I mean, literally. Your life is really short.

01:07:02I'd say about another 30 minutes. Adieu. So long. Farewell.

01:07:07And with that, Pierre and his goons left. There has to be some way out. Don't you know how to get out

01:07:13of such situations after all your years as a criminal? I'm a con woman. I don't know how to trick my way out of

01:07:19these ropes. Great. Then I'll just die here with you of all people. Who would you rather die with?

01:07:24Maybe that really pretty, extra smiley waitress at the restaurant you love so much? You know what?

01:07:29Let's just not talk. Fine by me. We sat silently for a few minutes as the water kept seeping in.

01:07:35I've never had boba tea. What? You know, a few years ago when everyone really got into boba tea

01:07:41and I never had boba tea. I always thought I had time to drink boba tea and now I'll never drink boba tea.

01:07:47It's nothing special. You didn't miss much. You really mean it? Nah, it's amazing. Who is stopping

01:07:53you from trying boba tea? No one? Oh, you're the worst. Let's go back to not talking. As we sat

01:07:59there in silence again, I slipped my fingers through Eric's. Eric, I'm so sorry for getting you into

01:08:05this. I really wish I'd never crossed your path. He pushed my hand away. For the first time today,

01:08:10I agree with you. Just then, the door burst open and Meredith came running in. Thank god,

01:08:16Em. I knew you'd come for me. You could have told me too. I would have panicked less.

01:08:21Hi, Eric. Remember me? We kissed once. We'll talk more later. Gotta go now. Meredith cut through our

01:08:27ropes quickly and we splashed through the water, climbed onto the paddle boat outside, and rowed

01:08:31back to shore. I had a feeling Pierre was up to no good. I followed his van to Eric's house and saw

01:08:36him take you to and bring you here. I had to wait for him to leave before I could rescue you,

01:08:41and that jerk left without giving us a dime. We have to get that painting back. He can't get away

01:08:46with it. What is so special about that stupid painting? Why is it for 10 million dollars?

01:08:52Apparently, it's worth much more. My grandmother bought it at some auction a few years ago, but I

01:08:56don't think she ever knew its real worth. The FBI told me that painting has hidden codes all over it.

01:09:01Sensitive government secrets and coordinates of underground facilities, and Pierre wants to sell

01:09:06those secrets to the highest bidder. Jeez. Trust stupid men to make everything so complicated. Who

01:09:13put codes in a painting? Who wants them now? What is wrong with everybody? All I ever wanted from life

01:09:18was to go to Bora Bora, and now we have no money. If you girls know anything about where he's going,

01:09:23help me catch him. I'll tell the FBI you were helping me all along, and you'll go scot-free.

01:09:28Free but poor? Should I offer you a reward for helping me get back a painting you stole from me?

01:09:34That would be polite, yeah. Meredith, do you have any idea where Pierre's going?

01:09:39Yeah, yeah. I've bugged everything that man owns. His phone, his coat, his shoes, that painting. I know

01:09:44where he's going. Oh, by the way, Mom wants us to come home. She says she has something important to

01:09:49tell us. And yet, her memory is back, and she's very angry we made her marry Arthur.

01:09:54What? More about that later. Eric immediately got in touch with his FBI contacts, who picked

01:09:59us up from our spot and followed Meredith's trackers on Pierre. He was headed for a train

01:10:04at the Grand Central Station, and seconds before he was about to get onto his ride,

01:10:08he was surrounded by officers. Don't manhandle me, you orangutans! My outfit costs more than your

01:10:14yearly salary! I rue the day I ever laid eyes on you two. I'll make sure I take you down with me.

01:10:21I'm taking all your coats, Pierre. They fit me perfectly, you tiny mafia boss.

01:10:26Get used to an orange jumpsuit, because you'll be wearing that for a long time.

01:10:30As the FBI officers took him away, I turned to Eric with a worried face. He'll give them information

01:10:35against us. You've helped recover a really important painting and capture a criminal

01:10:39the FBI has been trying to nail for ages. I promise, I won't let you get into any trouble.

01:10:44Thank you. We stood there in awkward silence.

01:10:48Okay, this is super uncomfortable. Do you guys need privacy to talk or something?

01:10:54I'll grab us some hot dogs. Do you want relish or mustard or-

01:10:57No, actually. I think we're done here. I have to go. Good luck and goodbye, Chris, uh, Claire.

01:11:03Goodbye, Eric. Meredith and I took the next flight to Connecticut to see Mom back at her old house,

01:11:11and I was really happy to see her with her memory back. And then, Mom shocked us with her whole story.

01:11:16Many years ago, I was a government scientist in Russia working on top-secret technology,

01:11:22and our team later wanted to sell it to an enemy country. I refused to do that and destroyed the

01:11:28technology. And after that, I had to go on the run because I knew those traitors would come after me.

01:11:33I had a boyfriend, and he recently found out I was pregnant. So, I never taught him about you

01:11:38girls and just escaped. I settled in America and took on the identity of a helpless mom living in

01:11:44the suburbs. Before I left Russia, I set up this laptop as a way to communicate with my father,

01:11:50who sent me a little money every few months to get by. I was even afraid of working in any place for

01:11:55too long, as being part of any system by which I could be tracked down.

01:11:59Whoa! Mom, that's insane! And so cool!

01:12:03I'm sorry we never had much, but I was glad you grew up independent and resourceful.

01:12:08Then I finally recovered my memory a week ago. I was able to access the laptop and get in touch with

01:12:14my father. He hadn't heard from me in so long. He thought I wasn't even alive anymore. He told me

01:12:19that the traitors working on the project are all behind bars now. It's safe for me to go home.

01:12:25So, we're going to Russia? Man, it's so cold there! I always wanted to go to-

01:12:31Bora Bora, I know. That's all you said growing up. We'll visit Russia to see my family,

01:12:38and then we'll go anywhere you girls want. Mom, we're kinda poor, especially since you've left

01:12:44Arthur II. Oh, but my family isn't poor at all. I come from old money. We've been rich forever.

01:12:51There is a god out there! Thank you, thank you! Claire, we're finally going to Bora Bora!

01:12:57Yeah, it's everything we ever wanted. I tried to be as excited about the trip as Mom and Meredith,

01:13:03but my heart felt heavy. I wish things had ended with Eric on a better note. On the bright side,

01:13:08I got to meet Freddy, and I was so pleased when he introduced me to his lovely girlfriend. I'm so

01:13:13happy for you, Freddy, and I don't know if I can ever thank you for everything. You're amazing.

01:13:18I know. Just don't forget about me and come to visit, okay? On the day of our flight to Russia,

01:13:24we just reached the airport when Mom and Meredith turned to me with strange smiles on their faces.

01:13:30Uh, what's going on? Here's your ticket. That's a ticket for New York. Why, are we going there?

01:13:36No, Mom and I are going to Russia, then Bora Bora. You're going to New York. What? Why would I do that?

01:13:43Come on, Claire. You've been so mopey lately. I can't stand your face anymore. Just go talk to Eric,

01:13:49okay? You're in love with him. And even though he's way out of your league, he loves you too.

01:13:54And that's something you shouldn't give up on so easily. Pretty sure he hates me now.

01:13:59Claire, go meet him once. You'll regret not trying. And in case it doesn't work out,

01:14:05you know where to find us love. Go get him, loser. Mom and Meredith hugged me,

01:14:10and I felt tears flowing down my face fast as I turned away. Suddenly, I got the wind knocked out

01:14:15of me as Meredith gave me a bear hug. I can't say this with you looking at me directly, so don't

01:14:20turn around, okay? I love you more than anyone in the world, sis. You're my BFF and my soulmate and my

01:14:27better half, so you better not stay away too long because of some stupid boy. No one's ever coming

01:14:32between us, Em. I love you too, and I'll see you soon. As I walked out onto the New York airport, I was

01:14:38feeling so nervous about visiting Eric that I accidentally bumped into a man's luggage cart

01:14:42and went down with the suitcases. Are you blind? You blind idiot? It was an accident,

01:14:48sir. You don't have to be so rude. You don't have to be so blind, you blind idiot. You're so obnoxious.

01:14:54I grabbed the bagel the man was holding, threw it on the floor, and started jumping on it. As I

01:14:59continued jumping and he kept yelling, I suddenly found Eric by my side. I'm sorry,

01:15:04sir. She hasn't taken her meds today. So sorry. Geez, what's with your temper?

01:15:09He started it, and what are you doing here? You texted me that you were coming and wanted

01:15:14me to pick you up. You said it was an emergency? Oh, I'm guessing that was Meredith. Yep, but I did

01:15:21come to New York just to see you, Eric. So I might as well say my piece now, which I've been rehearsing

01:15:27on the plane, and I've forgotten every single word. Dang it. Okay, okay, I'll just spit it out.

01:15:32Look, I'm really sorry about the tricking and the lying and stealing and hitting your brother and

01:15:38endangering your life. The one thing that wasn't part of this assignment was falling for you,

01:15:43but I just couldn't help it right from the start. In fact, you made me fall for you years ago,

01:15:48and I often wondered what had happened to you. I really wish we'd met again under different

01:15:53circumstances, and I know I don't deserve another chance, but here I am, asking for one anyway.

01:15:59Well, they say third time's the charm. They do say that, whoever they are. Just as Eric pulled me

01:16:06closer, we suddenly found ourselves surrounded by federal agents. Did you set me up? I swear I didn't.

01:16:13Ma'am, there's no need to panic. We got notified about your arrival in New York when you checked in

01:16:17for your flight. We've also apprehended your sister before she could leave for Russia. We've been looking

01:16:21for you girls for a long time, actually, but you always managed to get away. Now we have a deal

01:16:25for you. Come work for us and help us nail some con artists, and you'll have a clean sleep.

01:16:30Are you offering me a job? Yes, and a really well-paying one. The only catch is that you two

01:16:35will have to serve six months jail time first. We have to do that as a formality. No, officer,

01:16:39there has to be another way. Eric, wait, it's okay. I think I need to do this, actually. Maybe we got away

01:16:45for too long without any consequences. If this gives me a chance to start over fresh, I'm willing

01:16:51to do it. What about Meredith? Oh, she's gonna be pissed, but she'll do it for me. So, will you come

01:16:56see me in prison? That's a day. How many weeks has it been here already? It's just been two days. Oh,

01:17:07god, I was so close to Bora Bora, and you're so ugly and orange. How am I supposed to look at you for six

01:17:14months? I think you're actually happy we're getting to spend more time together. You know,

01:17:19since I'm your BFF, and soulmate, and bitter half. That was so cheesy. Ow!

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