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00:16Cynthia are you alone? No, no Donna. I got quite a party going on in here.
00:24I mean, that's the way I live my life. All that drinking and carousing. Didn't you hear?
00:30I'm the worst mother ever. Those were your words, not mine. Yeah, well, I'm sure you use the same
00:35when you talk about me. Why did you say all that stuff to Eddie? Isn't that the way you see
00:40me?
00:41You took it a little far with the never wanting me and all the drunken nights with different guys.
00:45Yeah, well, I got a few tips from Tyler. Tyler told you what to say?
00:51He told me what you might say. Look, I just thought that if Eddie heard it from me, it might
00:57be more believable. Yeah, it was. It really helped. Yeah, well, I couldn't very well show up and tell
01:04the truth now, could I? But I did my best despite being cursed with a daughter who never appreciated
01:10nothing I ever did for her. Well, I appreciated what you did for me in front of Eddie. Yeah,
01:15well, I just didn't think it was worth it. You losing your dream man over a mother you
01:20couldn't give a hot flip about. So you're leaving? I don't see the point in sticking
01:25around. Yeah, you got what you came for. Look, I really appreciate all that money you gave
01:32me. Five grand is a lot of money, and I probably won't ever be able to pay you back. But
01:38I promise
01:38you, I will never bother you again. Mom, wait. I wonder if we've both been here before
01:52at the same time and just didn't know it. Well, you probably wouldn't recognize me.
01:59No, I think I'd recognize you in any disguise. You could be wrapped up in a full-bodied mummy
02:05suit, and I'd still be like, hi, Betty. Well, I usually don't talk to anybody when I'm up
02:10here. But then again, usually there's nobody else up here. How'd you find this spot?
02:16When I was really little, my dad brought me up here to see a meteor shower. I didn't even
02:23know what it was. But I always loved looking at the stars and a whole sky full of falling
02:30stars. I'll never forget that. How about you? We actually just used to live down the hill.
02:40So at night, I'd hike up here and just hang out. One time I was up here thinking about lyrics,
02:47and I realized I needed to stop thinking about writing songs and just do it. So I sang into my
02:55phone, and bam, I had a song. That was your first song? Yeah. Ever since then, I come up here
03:03anytime I have something important that I need to think about. It's kind of that way for me, too.
03:10So what are you thinking about today?
03:28Oh, hi, Ellie. What a surprise. May I come in? Yeah, of course.
03:37Nora, we really need to talk. Oh, wow. Sounds serious. It is serious. Well, is something wrong?
03:45Something happened at the office? Yeah, something did. But it's not what you think.
03:49I can't really know what to think unless you tell me. It's about Don. Is he okay? Yeah, he's fine.
03:55Oh, that's a relief. But you are making a huge mistake getting serious with him. Who says we're
04:00getting serious? Oh, come on, Nora. I know you guys have gone out. A couple of dates hardly calls for
04:05a
04:05serious relationship in my book. I just wanted to warn you. Warn me about what? Don.
04:18Oh, hi, Dad. I was so busy, I didn't even hear you come in. How's your day? Long. Is that
04:25an actual
04:25book you're reading, or you got a magazine stuffed in there? Nope. Just a 274-page novel about adultery.
04:32That's not all it's about. I know. It's fascinating. I'm writing an English paper for extra credit.
04:39Don't look so shocked. Oh, it's a surprise. You don't even read the newspaper.
04:43Yeah, we both know I don't follow current events. I mean, they keep changing.
04:47What's this all about, kid? Well, my suspension is up on Monday, so this way I'll be all cut
04:52up. I mean, I'm not complaining. I just want to know where this new attitude came from.
04:57Look, Dad, okay, I'll admit it. I'm embarrassed. By the suspension? No, by my attitude lately.
05:04It's way too bad, Girls Club, and I've been devastating to you. This almost sounds like
05:08an apology. It is, okay? Look, I'm sorry for being such a brat. I know that you've been
05:13working really hard lately, and the last thing that you need is me being such a pain in the
05:18ass. But. Sorry, pain in the but. No, I mean but. Like, I sense something coming. Like, you
05:26expect something in return for your new personality shift. Like a trip to Hawaii with your friends.
05:32Man, look, it's not about that, I swear. Okay, I'm over that whole trip. I just, we've been
05:36fighting so much lately. I just want to call a truth. You know, we've been horrible to each
05:41other, and it's not fun for anyone. You blame me for the divorce, and you're angry at me. I did
05:46for a long time, but you know what? You're here, and Mom's not. That's what matters. Let's just try
05:52to be nice to each other, okay? I'll make an effort if you do. I want nothing more. Good. But
05:58we both
05:59no talk is cheap. Right? I need more than empty promises. Look, I meant what I said. What else
06:06do you want from me? I'll tell you. What? What is it? Look, I know that money's been
06:14tight, so I'll send you some more when I get it. I'm up for this big fragrance campaign.
06:19Fragrance? Is that like perfume? Yeah. Well, why don't they call it that? Why does no one in
06:24this town call things what they really are? That's not how it works. Well, good luck with
06:28that fragrance campaigning thing. I'm sure you'll be just fine, especially after you marry
06:33Eddie. I'm not with Eddie for the money. Was that another one of those little stories
06:39you tell yourself? I have my own modeling career, and I'm going to be an actress, a big movie
06:44star. And I'm going to be the queen of England. It's true. I have a meeting with one of the
06:48top guys, a big-time movie mogul. Good for you. You don't believe me. It's kind of hard
06:54to know what the truth is when it comes to you. Seems to me you don't even know when you're
06:58lying anymore. No, I wouldn't talk if I were you. I have been nothing but honest with you
07:02as soon as I got here. I know my opinion doesn't mean much to you, but you're still my daughter,
07:08and I worry about you. Never stopped. You don't have to worry about me. I've taken care of
07:13myself since I was 16. No, you've done damn good for yourself, money-wise. But it's costing
07:20you. You're all hard and ruthless, and one day it's going to catch up to you, Chloe.
07:27Because, see, once I marry Eddie, everything will be fine. I will have everything that I've
07:32ever wanted. Not if you don't really love him. Of course I love Eddie. I don't buy it.
07:38You don't have to. Well, then it's good I'm leaving. Yeah, definitely. But I've seen you
07:42in love, and I know what that looks like. If you even say Tyler's name, I will scream.
07:47Oh, go ahead. No one in this dump will care. I don't love Tyler. Well, he loves you.
07:53No. It seems to me he'd do just about anything to get you back. Desperation. That's really
07:57a quality I'm looking for in a man. You used to feel different about him. I was in high
08:02school. Yeah, well, he's not good enough for you anymore, because he's not a big star.
08:05Just admit it, hon. If Tyler could give you all that money and all that fame like Eddie can,
08:10you'd be marrying him instead. Tyler brought you here, didn't he? Tyler is behind this.
08:17He was worried about you. No. He just wanted to ruin my engagement. No. He did it because
08:23he cares. In all the years that you've known Tyler, have you ever thought of him as being
08:29honest or forthcoming? Of course not. He was conniving and manipulative.
08:36Then why would I want to be with someone like that? That's the sort of man you deserve.
08:47Bye, Chloe.
08:50Try to be happy.
09:02It's more like I come up here when I'm feeling blocked creatively, you know?
09:07I thought the writing for the new album was going well.
09:12I know I have one good song.
09:14Thanks.
09:15I'm sure the rest will be even better.
09:17See, that's the problem. I'm just not really feeling it right now.
09:21Maybe you're trying to force it.
09:24I wish it were that easy.
09:26It's probably none of my business, but, um, are you okay?
09:32I thought I was hiding it so well.
09:35I'm not just struggling with writer's block.
09:39I'm kind of dealing with some other stuff, too.
09:45So, um, why are you up here? What are you thinking about?
09:51Remember how I told you I was still waiting to hear back from colleges?
09:54Mm-hmm.
09:56I got into Brown.
09:58What?
09:59Yeah.
10:00Lauren, that's incredible.
10:01That's a great score. You must be so stoked.
10:03You would think, but instead I'm just so confused.
10:10About what?
10:12I just remember what you said about not having a backup plan, otherwise you'd use it.
10:18Yeah, but I, uh, it's a different story if your backup plan's a top college.
10:23You know, I'd hate for you to turn that down because it's something I said.
10:25What you said and the fact that you said it made me realize that I have such amazing options right
10:32now,
10:33and opportunities like that don't come around all the time.
10:36I just need to take full advantage of it, I think.
10:41But I do have one of a little bit of advice.
10:44You should write your own column.
10:46Eddie advises.
10:47That is a great idea. We don't need to branch out right now.
10:52This piece of advice is actually my mom, so.
10:55She said that all the things that you could ever accomplish in this life will mean nothing
11:02if you're not happy in your heart.
11:07Are you sure everything's okay?
11:14No, it's not.
11:17It's a mess.
11:32Oh, where have you been? I texted hours ago.
11:35It's been 11 minutes. What do you want?
11:37I have a situation. I need your help.
11:38Maybe you don't have time.
11:39I need...
11:40Wait, what?
11:41I might not be able to help you. I'm a very busy guy. I have a bunch of important matters
11:45to attend to.
11:47Adam, I'm sorry.
11:48For what?
11:49For whatever you're mad at me for. I'm sorry, I don't... I can't read your mind.
11:52Mel, every time you call me, it's because you want something.
11:54Right.
11:55No, that's bad.
11:56Oh.
11:57I don't want to be your errand boy.
11:59No, Adam, you're not.
12:00At the photo shoot, you treated me like your servant.
12:02I didn't.
12:03At one point, you called me Igor.
12:05That's a fun pet name.
12:07I don't want to be your pet either.
12:18I didn't know I was doing that.
12:20I'm sorry.
12:22I promise it won't happen again.
12:23And if it does, you can call me on it, okay?
12:24I know you're not my employee or my intern.
12:27You're...
12:27What am I?
12:28You're Adam.
12:30You're sweet and kind and...
12:33I need you in my life.
12:36I hope all these important matters you have to attend to doesn't mean you won't have time for me.
12:42Just don't call me Igor again.
12:44Deal.
12:47All right.
12:48So what's our next caper?
12:49Would you be interested in helping me find my mother's long-lost, drug-addicted secret sister?
12:55Ellie, I think you might be overreacting, Nora.
12:58No, this is important.
13:00Okay, I...
13:00Look, I don't know what you think you know, but Don's been nothing but nice to me.
13:04Of course, because right now it's all romance with lovely dinners and phone calls and flowers.
13:09But the minute he sets his eyes on somebody else, he will act as if you don't even exist.
13:14Did you date Don?
13:16I'd heard rumors about him, but...
13:19He was so lovely and attentive that I just ignored them.
13:24And then you showed up.
13:26And once he set his eyes on you, it was as if I was invisible.
13:30So you were together?
13:32He doesn't care about you, Nora.
13:34You are one in a very long line.
13:40Did something happen with the video or did the label guy do something?
13:43No, it's nothing like that.
13:45It's just some personal drama.
13:49Oh.
13:50I'm sorry.
13:51Yeah.
13:52I just feel like I'm being pulled in opposite directions.
13:58Yeah, that's hard.
14:00You know, my mom says you should always try and see it from their side, you know?
14:06Mm-hmm.
14:06Put yourself in their position.
14:08Seems to help me sometimes.
14:11Apparently the only way you and I can function through our daily lives is through the advice of our mothers.
14:17Yeah, it's true.
14:19Moms are important.
14:22Yeah, but we had to learn something from our dads along the way, right?
14:27Yeah, I learned something from my dad.
14:30Just don't talk about it.
14:36Moms are important.
14:44Well, we're going to get going.
14:48But you're going to do me a favor, right?
14:50I could do you a favor.
14:52I think I owe you one.
14:53Yeah?
14:54Mm-hmm.
14:55Keep this spot just between you and I.
14:59I could do that.
15:01It'll be our secret.
15:03Plus, I don't want the paparazzi following me here either, so.
15:06Exactly.
15:06Oh.
15:10I'm glad we ran into each other.
15:13Me too.
15:15See you soon, Lauren Tate.
15:17Okay.
15:19Bye.
15:32Hey.
15:33So nice to see you.
15:34A few minutes earlier and you could have joined me in the shower.
15:37I just bought a new loofah.
15:39You couldn't just leave things alone, could you?
15:41Oh, yeah.
15:42Jackie?
15:43Eddie enjoyed meeting her?
15:44She's quite the character.
15:45So you brought Jackie here to try and ruin things with me and Eddie?
15:49I must have scared the leather pants right off of him to see a dead woman walking.
15:54I can't believe that you would do that.
15:57Things would have hit the fan when he found out you were an orphan.
15:59I was just speeding up the process.
16:01Only things didn't go according to your little script.
16:04You see, Jackie told Eddie she was such a terrible mother, I had no choice but to lie.
16:08Why would she do that?
16:10Because she's my mom and she loves me.
16:12No, no.
16:13She must have some angle or work in some ulterior motive.
16:17Who does anything out of the goodness of their heart?
16:19See, I can't believe I'm going to say this, but Jackie couldn't have come at a better time.
16:23Why?
16:24Because Max already found out about her?
16:26How do you know about that?
16:27Because he came over here and almost stomped my head in.
16:30Why?
16:31Because he found out we were both from Fresno, sweetheart.
16:34Another lie you won't be able to cover up.
16:37Max.
16:38Hey, it could be a lot worse.
16:40He doesn't know everything.
16:41No, I told Eddie I was being followed by an investigator.
16:44Once he finds out it's Max that hired him, he'll put an end to it.
16:48We won't have to worry about an investigator anymore.
16:50Good.
16:50You could eliminate all this stress and anxiety if you just...
16:53I know, if I just call off my engagement to Eddie.
16:56Yeah, it's your only way out, Chloe.
16:57Chloe, Max thinks that you, me, and Jackie are in this together.
17:01In what?
17:02A scam to get our hands on Eddie's bank account.
17:05Face it, Chloe, Max will never accept you as his daughter-in-law.
17:11Why don't you just stop obsessing over me and focus on your own problems?
17:16Wait, didn't you want to be an actor or something?
17:19If you put one-tenth of the energy that you put into me, you'd be a household name by now.
17:23Do you think I give a damn about acting?
17:25The only reason I moved to L.A. was to be with you.
17:33Hey, Pop.
17:34Hey.
17:37You okay?
17:39Yeah.
17:40I was worried about you.
17:42I know.
17:44I know why you wanted to see me.
17:46Yeah?
17:47Yeah.
17:49Chloe told me everything.
17:51That she's not from New York, that her mother, Jackie, is alive.
17:58She showed up to Chloe's place while I was there.
18:00What did her mother say to you?
18:03That she was a horrible, neglectful mother and that Chloe had every right to tell everyone that she was dead.
18:10Did she actually admit it to all of that?
18:12I guess it explains why Chloe felt like she needed to reinvent herself when she came to L.A.
18:17Yeah, that's one way of looking at it.
18:19I'm trying to think of it from her side, okay?
18:21Not the way you see it.
18:22Yeah, that Chloe is who she is.
18:25What the hell does that mean?
18:27That she is who she is, whether she was raised by a good mom, a bad mom, or a pack
18:30of wolves.
18:31Okay, but what exactly is who she is?
18:33Please, Eddie, come on.
18:34Don't make me say it.
18:35Say it, please.
18:36What is she?
18:37She's manipulative.
18:37She's cunning.
18:38And she's got you running circles around her.
18:41Come on, Pop.
18:42Big deal.
18:43All right, so she changed her name.
18:45All right, you even told me that Gramps did that when he came to the U.S.
18:48She's not even close to being the same thing.
18:49Chloe was here years before I met her.
18:53She told everyone that her mom died, okay?
18:56And I don't blame her with a childhood like hers.
18:58Yeah, well, she omitted other things from her childhood.
19:01Really?
19:02What?
19:03Is there, like, an identical twin sister I don't know about?
19:05Tyler Rourke.
19:07What about him?
19:08He's from Fresno, too.
19:10They were together in school.
19:12And I bet you they're still together now.
19:19How'd it go with Detective Conley?
19:21Oh, cool.
19:22I knew Janice told the cops I was with them the night that the computers got jacked, so...
19:26They didn't think I had anything to do with it anyways, but now they know for sure.
19:30Well, that's a relief.
19:31I didn't appreciate them hassling you like some kind of delinquent.
19:34Me neither.
19:36Hey, I think the game's on, Dad.
19:37Yeah, I'm not really in the mood.
19:38I'm sorry.
19:43We had some trouble over at the warehouse in Westchester last night.
19:48Not a fire, I hope.
19:49No.
19:49We got robbed.
19:51Oh, Dad.
19:53That's horrible.
19:55What did they get?
19:57All of this.
19:59Mostly big-ticket items.
20:01Big-ticket, big problems, I say.
20:04Cops have any leads?
20:06Unfortunately, the new security system was not installed yet.
20:12So, you know, whatever the old cameras picked up was not enough to ID the guy.
20:16Probably guys.
20:17Take more than one to take out a loot like this.
20:20Now you know how burglaries work?
20:22Well, I know that's a lot of stuff from one guy to heist.
20:25You might be right.
20:27That could be true.
20:28It could have had help.
20:30You got any other theories?
20:31Well, on law and order, it's always an inside job.
20:35So, with this whole security system thing, it sounds like they know about your business.
20:39You should look at your employees.
20:40I will pass that along.
20:43You seem to know a lot about this kind of stuff.
20:45Well, we used to watch law and order together all the time.
20:49Wait a second.
20:52You think that I had something to do with this now?
20:54Did you?
20:56I have one little run-in with the cops.
20:59Say what if we count the math tests.
21:00And now I'm stealing from my own father?
21:02Honey, no one is accusing you.
21:04Dad is.
21:06I can't believe that you think that I'd steal from your business.
21:10And for what?
21:11What am I going to do with all these big ticket items, Dad, huh?
21:14Come on.
21:15It was just a question, all right?
21:20I gotta go.
21:21You're not staying for dinner?
21:23Nah, Mom.
21:23Sorry, I can't.
21:24But you're so hungry.
21:25I'm in need, Adriana.
21:26Look, Dad, I'm sorry about your warehouse.
21:29Okay?
21:30I'm sure the cops will find the guys who did this.
21:38I was looking at some old photos.
21:39My mom flipped out, got all emotional when I asked her about them, left the room in tears.
21:43Was she naked?
21:44In the photo, I mean.
21:45No, she wasn't naked.
21:47She did bear her soul to me, though.
21:49See what I did?
21:50She said the woman in the pictures was her sister, Beth.
21:52Hard to imagine your mom having a wild sister.
21:55Yeah, I know, but, I mean, it happens.
21:56Look at me and my doofus brother.
21:58So what do you want me to do?
21:59Your mission, should you choose to accept it,
22:01is to find my Aunt Beth.
22:03Are you sure that's a good idea?
22:04Yeah, I think it would help my mom.
22:06She clearly has issues tied to Beth.
22:08She needs to know where her sister is.
22:10What if, and I hate to say this, but what if Beth is dead?
22:14Then at least she'll know that.
22:15It can give her closure.
22:17What do you need me for?
22:18I need you to do that thing where you get on the computer and you just, like,
22:21go quick, like, you can find her, Adam, I know you can.
22:25Yeah, well, so can you.
22:26You can just go on the internet.
22:27All I can do is Google people, and I've already tried that with her,
22:30so I'm all out of tricks.
22:31You know where to look.
22:33Please?
22:34I'm asking.
22:35I'm not demanding.
22:39If it were up to me, we would have never left Fresno.
22:41We'd be together.
22:42That'd be good enough.
22:43I like acting.
22:45But I love you.
22:46When are you going to get it through your head?
22:49That I wouldn't have stayed there with or without you?
22:51Don't tell me that the life that you have now is what you're always dreaming of.
22:54The city and all the people in it, they don't make you happy.
22:57If you hate it so much here, then why don't you leave with Jackie?
23:00I'm sure she'd love the company.
23:06Chloe despises Tyler.
23:08That's what she wants you to believe.
23:09Guess what?
23:09I do believe her.
23:12That's exactly the problem, Eddie.
23:14How do you know this?
23:15Because I have information.
23:17Solid information.
23:18Solid information.
23:19Yes.
23:19What did your detective tell you?
23:21Yes, Eddie.
23:22I hired a detective.
23:23Are you kidding?
23:25Why would you do something like that?
23:27Because I had a gut feeling.
23:30I knew she wasn't telling you the truth, Eddie.
23:32I had to find out.
23:33So you hired someone?
23:35Yes.
23:35Well, congratulations, Pop.
23:37He's following her.
23:38Scaring her half to death.
23:40She's sick over this guy.
23:41Because she knows what he can find out.
23:43Oh, Dad.
23:45Why?
23:45He uncovered the truth about their relationship.
23:49I had my own suspicions, too, Eddie.
23:51So I followed her.
23:52To Tyler's apartment.
23:53You followed Chloe?
23:55Have you...
23:56Have you lost your mind?
23:58No.
23:58You're my son.
23:59I'm trying to protect you.
24:00Well, that's a weird way of protecting me, Dad.
24:02Okay?
24:03Stalking my fiancé.
24:04Digging up dirt behind my back.
24:06Just to justify your hatred for her.
24:08I don't hate her.
24:09I hate what she's doing to you.
24:11How about I dig into your closet?
24:13And uncover those old rock and roll skeletons you got in there, huh?
24:16I've never hidden who I am or where I'm from.
24:18Yeah, Chloe has gone through great lengths to cover her trash.
24:21Then she lied about her mother and where she was from.
24:24That's hardly a crime against humanity.
24:27She has a relationship with Tyler.
24:29That picture of him coming out of her apartment at 2 o'clock in the morning,
24:32I bet you is exactly what it looked like.
24:34They're sleeping together.
24:35We are talking about my fiancé here.
24:37And I'm sorry, but you need to know the truth.
24:39Okay, the only truth that I hear is that my own father
24:43doesn't trust me to make decisions about my life.
24:46This is not true.
24:47She has blinded you.
24:49You're blinded by love, but she is not the woman she pretends to be.
24:52And you're not the father that you pretend to be.
24:55You have betrayed me in the worst way.
25:00Ellie, not that this is any of your business,
25:02but Don and I are just friends.
25:04Nothing serious is happening between us.
25:06Don't patronize me, Nora.
25:07I see the way you look at each other.
25:09I didn't realize you were so observant.
25:11It's just obvious where it's going.
25:12You can't presume to know what's going on between us.
25:15What I do know is that Don is a user.
25:20Okay.
25:20You know what, Ellie?
25:21Thank you very much for your heads up,
25:24and I will definitely think about everything that you told me.
25:27You really don't believe me, do you?
25:29I believe that you should probably go home.
25:32I've warned you.
25:35Don't trust him, Nora.
25:39Hey, Ellie.
25:43What was that about?
25:48So you texted me to take you out to dinner,
25:49and you're not even going to eat.
25:51Dinner isn't about eating.
25:53I'm pretty sure it is.
25:54Unless I've been doing it wrong this whole time.
25:56When you're a couple, dinner is about being together
25:59and spending time with the person that you love.
26:01Can I have your fries then?
26:04I asked you to take me to dinner
26:05because I wanted to talk to you about something.
26:08What's on your mind?
26:09I have a proposition.
26:12I like the sound of that.
26:13I thought you were having second thoughts
26:15about what you told the cops.
26:16Of course not.
26:17That was so fun.
26:18The detective totally bought what I was saying.
26:20I was like an actress.
26:22That's actually how I got this idea.
26:24I have no idea where this is going.
26:26I've been acting around my dad lately,
26:29playing the role of a perfect daughter.
26:31Are you sure your dad's going to fall for this?
26:32He's pretty sharp.
26:34He already has.
26:35He's going to learn that he doesn't have to keep good Adriana
26:38on such a short leash.
26:39So that way me and bad Adriana can get together whenever we want?
26:44Sure.
26:45Good.
26:46Because I like bad Adriana a lot.
26:50Yeah, there's also another reason why I want more freedom.
26:54Shopping.
26:55No.
26:56I want to come with you on your next job.
27:00What kind of job are we talking about here?
27:02The robbery kind.
27:06Are you kidding me?
27:07That's what your proposition is?
27:08We could be a really good team.
27:10We'd be unstoppable.
27:12And crime does pay and I want to start cashing in.
27:15I probably don't know why Ellie came over.
27:18And what does she say?
27:19She thinks Don is leading me on.
27:22That this is his pattern.
27:23That he moves from one woman to the next.
27:25Do you believe her?
27:27I mean, it's not the Don that I know.
27:29And she also has a thing for him.
27:31So she's jealous.
27:33I'm a little high strung.
27:34Do you think she's making it up?
27:36I don't know.
27:37I mean, I had to consider the source.
27:38You know, she's not the most objective.
27:40What are you going to do?
27:42It doesn't really matter.
27:43I mean, it's not like Don and I are, you know, officially an item or anything.
27:46Yeah, but there could be some truth to it.
27:50I hope not.
27:51I mean, I guess I should probably talk to him about it.
27:54I'm sure it's all a misunderstanding.
27:56It could be.
27:57But, I mean, your initial instinct was to keep things strictly professional between you two.
28:03Maybe you were right.
28:06Don't shoot me, Eddie.
28:07I'm just a messenger.
28:09Yeah.
28:10Well, you're loving every minute of it.
28:12Not at all.
28:14But it's a message you refuse to hear.
28:16Don't dismiss me, Eddie.
28:17This is too important.
28:19You are going to put a stop to that detective, and my relationship is none of your business.
28:25You are my business.
28:26You're my only kid.
28:27And I want you to be happy.
28:28I'm an adult now.
28:30I don't care if you're 80 years old.
28:31You're my son.
28:32And I will protect you.
28:33You stop it.
28:35Okay?
28:36You don't get to choose who I fall in love with.
28:39That's it?
28:41I mean, after all I've told you...
28:42Enough!
28:43Is it?
28:43You're in love?
28:44That's your answer?
28:45Enough!
28:46Just because you're alone and miserable doesn't mean that I have to be too.
28:59Come in, Chloe.
29:00Dad was just leaving.
29:11You didn't return my calls.
29:14I was busy.
29:16Thinking and still hearing about things you decided to conveniently leave out.
29:21What do you mean?
29:21Save it.
29:22I know everything that my dad knows.
29:25Including about your pal in Fresno.
29:27But we dated for like a second.
29:29He was an older guy who thought he was God's gift to all the girls in school.
29:34I saw right through him immediately.
29:36That's just weird because you two moved out and pursued the same career in show business.
29:43How convenient.
29:44I was here first.
29:45Why didn't you tell me the truth?
29:47Because I was caught in a lie about who I was and where I was from.
29:51If I told you about Tyler, then everything unraveled.
29:54You told me there was no relationship with Tyler.
29:56And there isn't.
29:58I swear on my life.
30:00I wonder if Tyler would swear on that as well.
30:02Well, obviously, he's still obsessed with me.
30:05That's why he's so weird towards us.
30:07He's jealous that I moved on.
30:10You know, for someone you claim to not care about and who's supposedly stalking you, where's the hesitation when it
30:16comes to going to his place?
30:18Max followed me.
30:19Great.
30:20It was right after we went to Rumor and we saw him applying for that bartending job.
30:24Oh, come on.
30:25So what?
30:26You felt so sorry for him that it compelled you to go and visit him?
30:29No.
30:30Seeing him down and out reminded me of the money I borrowed from him a few years ago.
30:33I went there to pay him back.
30:36And that's it?
30:37No.
30:38I also knew that Tyler was behind bringing Jackie to L.A.
30:42I went there to tell him to keep her away from us.
30:46What?
30:47Tyler brought Jackie to L.A.?
30:49Yeah.
30:50He had some sort of scheme to try and break us up.
30:52He thought if you knew that I was lying to you, that you'd send me packing.
30:55I told Tyler that I was done lying, that I wanted you to know the truth.
30:59So I had him bring Jackie to my place so you could make a decision about what our future was
31:05going to be.
31:06That is the truth, Eddie.
31:10Glad I caught you before you went back to Fresno.
31:13Fresno?
31:14I didn't even make it to Chinatown.
31:16I don't know how anybody gets around out here.
31:18The signs don't make sense and the traffic kills me.
31:22Well, I'm glad you're here.
31:23You know what my horoscope said today?
31:26It said to avoid all strong obstacles in your chosen path.
31:31You see that?
31:32It's talking about Eddie.
31:33I'm pretty damn sure it was talking about you.
31:36You want to help rebuild your relationship with Chloe?
31:40Stop her from getting in a marriage that's full of lies with a guy that she doesn't even really love.
31:45Well, after tonight, I'm not so sure she'll be marrying Eddie.
31:48Chloe said that he bought your whole Mommy Dearest story of closets and hangers.
31:52Well, that's what she wants to believe.
31:53But if Eddie's the kind of man I think he is, he's going to see right through her.
31:56He hasn't.
31:58That's why you have to stick around for a while.
32:00You're my insurance.
32:03Well, it turns out that my favorite place to think is his favorite place, too.
32:08That is crazy.
32:09I mean, you've spent all these years wanting to meet him, and now it's like your old friends.
32:14Must be fate.
32:15Yeah.
32:16That Chloe.
32:17She better not get too comfortable.
32:19I don't think she ever gets too comfortable.
32:22So, did you come to any brilliant conclusions, or were you too distracted by Eddie?
32:27I've given it a lot of thought, and I've come to an almost definite decision.
32:32Oh, yeah?
32:33What's that?
32:34I'm going to take a year off of college.
32:37Yeah.
32:38I'm going to defer my admission and take that year to just focus on songwriting.
32:42Are you sure?
32:43Yeah.
32:44I mean, college is always going to be there, but this chance to break into the music business
32:48may not be.
32:49I've got to just dive in and put all my energy into it now, or I may never know if
32:53I have
32:53the talent to make it.
32:56Tell me about our next score.
32:58Score?
32:59Mm-hmm.
33:00Seriously, do you think this is a Jason State the movie?
33:02No, I don't, because I don't even know who that is.
33:05It's the transporter guy.
33:07Never mind.
33:07Look, Adriana, what I do is serious business.
33:10If I get caught, I could go to jail.
33:13That's why you need me, because that will never happen.
33:20It's way too dangerous.
33:22I work alone.
33:23Too late, because I'm already involved.
33:25Unless you want me to go back to that detective and tell him how you made me lie about where
33:30you were the night the computers were stolen.
33:32Look, I don't know what the next job is going to be.
33:34When I find out, I'll let you know.
33:37Good.
33:42What you doing?
33:43Oh, uh, Eddie said he wanted to hear some more of my songs, so I thought he might like
33:471,200 miles.
33:48I'm just tweaking the bridge before I send it to him.
33:50You know, it's been a while since you've been this confident.
33:53It's nice.
33:54Does that mean you're okay with me not going to college in the fall?
33:57Oh, honey.
33:57Hey, if you feel like in your heart this is what you really want to do, then of course
34:02I support you.
34:03I know it's right, Mom.
34:04I really do.
34:06There's no more secrets.
34:08You know everything.
34:11And I'm supposed to trust you on that?
34:14Well, no one would blame you if you didn't, but it's the truth.
34:19You see, what I don't get is why did you feel like you had to lie to me, not of
34:26all people?
34:27Because I don't deserve to be loved by someone like you.
34:30How can you say that?
34:33You would never understand.
34:36You grew up with two parents who loved and adored and supported everything that you did.
34:41I grew up in a circle of hell.
34:42So when I had the chance to make the break to erase my past life as Cynthia Kowalski, I did
34:48it.
34:49Was it really that bad?
34:52You heard my mother.
34:53If she were your mother, would you want a relationship with her as an adult?
34:59Mothers are important.
35:01I have made some terrible lapses in judgment.
35:04And I'm not making excuses for that.
35:06But when you grow up knowing that you're not loved or wanted, you get this crazy mindset that you're not
35:15worthy of anyone's love.
35:16And when we met and you fell for me, I was terrified that if you knew who I really was,
35:22that you would want nothing to do with me.
35:24I can't believe you think that I'm that superficial.
35:26It's not rational.
35:27And it's not your problem.
35:29It's mine.
35:32But my childhood trauma, it haunts me every single day, no matter how many times I change my name or
35:37where I'm from.
35:38And when I saw my mother, it brought all of those terrible feelings back.
35:43I know you had it, Ralph.
35:46Okay, honey?
35:47And I'm sorry.
35:48I really am.
35:51But that doesn't justify your lies.
35:54I know it doesn't, but there are little lies and big truths.
36:00And our relationship is a big truth.
36:03My love for you.
36:04I love you with every fiber of my being.
36:09And please, I just really want you to find it somewhere in your heart to forgive me.
36:37Thanks, Mom.
36:52My mom totally understands that I need to take my shot in the music business while I have the chance.
36:56And that college can wait.
36:57When did you realize all this?
36:59During Eddie's video rehearsal?
37:01It wasn't just that.
37:03It's like knowing Eddie has given me all this confidence.
37:06And I never really thought that I could do this before, but now I think I'm on my way.
37:22Eddie, please say something.
37:27I don't really know what to say.
37:32That you don't hate me?
37:33Of course I don't hate you.
37:36That you love me and that you still want to be with me?
37:42Let me ask you something.
37:46If my dad didn't hire a private detective and dick up all this stuff,
37:51would you have told me all of it?
37:53And be honest, Chloe.
37:57I'd like to think that I would have, but I've never felt secure enough in any relationship to be completely
38:05honest.
38:07For the first time tonight, I believe you.
38:11Well, that's a step in the right direction, isn't it?
38:15It's a start.
38:21Your insurance policy?
38:23I am not doing this for you, Tyler.
38:25I am here for Chloe and me.
38:27Okay, Jackie.
38:28Just chill out.
38:28It's a joke.
38:29Yeah, well, I am dead serious.
38:31You know what?
38:32I was driving around trying to get out of this town, and all I could do was think about her.
38:35She needs me.
38:37And you know what?
38:38She wanted to tell me that at the motel, but she couldn't.
38:40No, you're right.
38:41She needs you.
38:42And stop pretending that you're doing this for her, Tyler.
38:45Okay, because if you really cared, you wouldn't have to do all this scheming and sneaking around.
38:50I do love her.
38:52You expect me just to sit around and watch her marry that tool?
38:54Do you really think she's going to marry you?
38:57I mean, at least Eddie can afford to take care of her.
39:00Maybe he'll take care of you, too.
39:01Is that what you're hoping?
39:02It's all about the money, right?
39:03No, it's all about what she wants, and it ain't you.
39:06Do you think in a million years that Eddie and his has-been father would ever accept you as part
39:11of their family?
39:11If they don't, then my daughter's going to need me more than ever.
39:16You know what?
39:18I am glad I came back.
39:21Thanks for having me.
39:23So, uh, where are you staying tonight?
39:31Eddie, please tell me what I can do to make it up to you.
39:35Look, I'm not thinking about me right now.
39:38I don't understand.
39:40You tell me how sad it makes you when you think about the childhood you missed out on.
39:44Well, I learned to put it aside.
39:46If I hadn't, I wouldn't be able to move on.
39:48We can't change the past, even though sometimes we'd like to.
39:52I'd just as soon forget mine.
39:56Look, I'd give anything to have my mom back.
39:59Because your mom was amazing.
40:00She loved you so much.
40:02She loved you unconditionally.
40:03Just like your mom did.
40:04No.
40:06Nothing like my mom.
40:07My mom had no clue what love is.
40:10I'm sure she did.
40:11In her own way.
40:12Why are you sticking up for her when she just told you how horrible she was?
40:16I am not sticking up for her.
40:18Okay?
40:18I'm not.
40:19But I just think you guys have another chance.
40:21Another chance at what?
40:23A relationship.
40:25Chloe, I'll never have that chance.
40:30I can forgive you.
40:34Thank you so much for understanding.
40:36I love you so much.
40:37But listen.
40:40I need you to do something for me.
40:42Of course.
40:43Anything.
40:45I want you to give you and your mom another shot.
40:48What?
40:49Yeah, a relationship.
40:51I want you to spend some time with her.
40:53Look, if I can forgive you, you can forgive her.
40:55She's already back in Fresno.
40:57So what?
40:58You have her number?
40:59Call her.
41:00I don't know if she'd be willing to do this.
41:02Chloe, I have a feeling that she is genuinely sorry for whatever went down between you guys.
41:09Now call her.
41:11Huh?
41:12Ask her to stay in L.A. for a while.
41:16Will you do that for me?
41:28Stay in L.A. for a while.
41:36Bye.