Loyalty is a luxury no one can afford. ⚜️ In this gripping scene, a shocking betrayal threatens to tear the hierarchy apart. The power play is brilliant, the acting is majestic, and the tension is absolutely palpable. Watch until the crown falls! 👑💥
📺 Binge the Imperial Playlist: Ready to watch the entire battle unfold? Head over to our channel playlists to stream this full drama series from the very first episode!
👉 Join the Empire: If you crave high-stakes drama and elite cinematic storytelling, hit the FOLLOW button on Empire.Flicks to secure your notification for the next episode! Drop your thoughts in the comments below. 👇
#EmpireFlicks #EmpireFlicksDrama #EmpireMovies
#DramaSeries #EpisodicDrama #HistoricalDrama #ThrillerDrama #RomanceDrama #EpicSaga #CinematicDrama #WhatToWatch
#DailymotionDrama #TrendingMovies #ViralClips #MustWatch #BestScenes
📺 Binge the Imperial Playlist: Ready to watch the entire battle unfold? Head over to our channel playlists to stream this full drama series from the very first episode!
👉 Join the Empire: If you crave high-stakes drama and elite cinematic storytelling, hit the FOLLOW button on Empire.Flicks to secure your notification for the next episode! Drop your thoughts in the comments below. 👇
#EmpireFlicks #EmpireFlicksDrama #EmpireMovies
#DramaSeries #EpisodicDrama #HistoricalDrama #ThrillerDrama #RomanceDrama #EpicSaga #CinematicDrama #WhatToWatch
#DailymotionDrama #TrendingMovies #ViralClips #MustWatch #BestScenes
Category
🎥
Short filmTranscript
00:00:02Soon each of us will go our separate ways, to different cities, different colleges.
00:00:08But the important thing isn't so much where we're going, but what we take with us.
00:00:14Let's show the world that studying at Montclair isn't just a privilege, it's a responsibility.
00:00:21My boyfriend is the hottest and smartest guy in school, and I cannot believe he chose me.
00:00:26And just as bees spread pollen from one flower to another, allowing an entire field to bloom,
00:00:33now's our turn to spread what we've learned at Montclair everywhere we go.
00:00:40I love you, fairy.
00:00:46I feel like I'm getting sick.
00:00:49No, no, no, no.
00:00:51But we use protection.
00:00:53Sarah, listen to me.
00:00:55I've let this little fling go on because I assumed you were just some high school amusement.
00:01:01Oh, and can't have some trashy, low-class girl on his arm if he wants to succeed.
00:01:06What have you got there?
00:01:08Give it to me.
00:01:11Give it to me!
00:01:19You're pregnant.
00:01:21This is between me and Owen.
00:01:24You stupid girl!
00:01:26Owen has a future in D.C. and Congress.
00:01:29People say he could become President of the United States.
00:01:34If people find out he had a child out of wedlock in high school, his career is over before it
00:01:40begins.
00:01:41Is that what you want for Owen?
00:01:44For him to be stuck here with you?
00:01:46To give up his dreams?
00:01:48If you really love Owen, you will end this pregnancy and never speak to him again.
00:01:58Understand?
00:02:05Owen, I am so proud of you.
00:02:08After that performance, all the Ivy Leagues will be calling and then Congress.
00:02:12The sky's the limit for you.
00:02:15For us, you mean.
00:02:16Sarah's the reason I won today.
00:02:19You think you've talked to some of your connections about getting her a scholarship too?
00:02:23Mom, you know it's not her fault she can't afford the Ivy Leagues.
00:02:26She's the most brilliant student in the school.
00:02:28I want her with me.
00:02:31You will end this pregnancy and never speak to him again.
00:02:36You know I'd do anything for you.
00:02:40Thanks, Mom.
00:02:45I have to do this for Owen's future.
00:02:48Sarah!
00:02:50Sarah, I've got great new...
00:02:52Sarah!
00:02:54What are you doing?
00:02:56Exactly what I told her to.
00:02:58Owen.
00:03:00I'm so sorry.
00:03:03I...
00:03:03Big man.
00:03:04She came on to me, so...
00:03:06You son of a bitch!
00:03:08Look at the Ivy Leagues in Congress.
00:03:09Don't ruin your future over some high school girlfriend.
00:03:13You better get out of here right now.
00:03:15I don't care, I'll break your face.
00:03:21I thought you loved me.
00:03:23We had a future.
00:03:27I don't love you.
00:03:30We don't have a future.
00:03:32We never did.
00:03:35You need to move on with your life.
00:03:41I was gonna propose to you.
00:03:44God, I'm such an idiot.
00:03:49Good job.
00:04:04The campaign officially starts tomorrow.
00:04:06Be ready.
00:04:10What the fuck?
00:04:12My coffee isn't even hot.
00:04:14If I wanted a temperature slop, I would have ordered it.
00:04:17I'm so sorry about that, ma'am.
00:04:18It was hot when I first brought it out, but you were on the phone.
00:04:20How dare you contradict me?
00:04:22The customer is always right.
00:04:24Tony!
00:04:28Straighten out your employees, please.
00:04:31Otherwise, we won't be filming your tomorrow.
00:04:33Filming?
00:04:34Filming what?
00:04:35Filming what?
00:04:35I'm sorry about that, Brittany.
00:04:37I'll straighten her out.
00:04:39You.
00:04:39You're lucky your ass is so nice.
00:04:41Otherwise, I'd fire it a long time ago.
00:04:43Now go clean the toilets.
00:04:44And that coffee is coming out of your tips.
00:04:53Why don't you quit?
00:04:54Unlike me, you're smart.
00:04:56You went to Montclair.
00:04:58You know why I can't.
00:05:00Tom, come grab your lunch.
00:05:03There you go.
00:05:05Okay, do you want to run your speech before you head out?
00:05:08Nah, I'm good, Mom.
00:05:09Of course, you're good.
00:05:10You're the best.
00:05:11Local women, get ready.
00:05:13Mom, turn up the TV.
00:05:14Owen Carter, who left 10 years ago for Washington, D.C.,
00:05:18has returned to his hometown to run for mayor.
00:05:20From young, handsome billionaire to mayor of one of the East Coast's biggest cities.
00:05:26Can Carter pull it off?
00:05:27I can think of some things I'd love Owen Carter to pull off of me.
00:05:30Owen Carter?
00:05:31Wow, no way.
00:05:33Hey.
00:05:35Mom?
00:05:36Mom, what's wrong?
00:05:38Are you okay?
00:05:40Do you know Owen Carter?
00:05:42No.
00:05:43No.
00:05:43He was at Montclair with your mom.
00:05:46I want to be just like him one day.
00:05:48No wonder you have the same jeans.
00:05:51Wait.
00:05:53Jeans as in pants is what she meant.
00:05:55As in, he wears the same jeans and pants as you do.
00:06:00So you are going to be late for your Young Leaders Conference.
00:06:03Remember, if you're late, you already lost the debate.
00:06:06Uh-huh.
00:06:07Goodbye, Mom.
00:06:08I love you.
00:06:09Bye.
00:06:12I'm sorry.
00:06:13It slipped out.
00:06:15But you know you're going to have to tell him.
00:06:17Right?
00:06:18You don't know Owen's mom.
00:06:20He will end his pregnancy.
00:06:22And never speak to him again.
00:06:26As long as I can avoid him while he's on the campaign trail, it'll be fine.
00:06:29Yeah.
00:06:30About that.
00:06:31I just gotta push.
00:06:32He's supposed to be filming some PR thing for his campaign tomorrow.
00:06:36At the cafe.
00:06:39What?
00:06:42What?
00:06:43So, he comes in.
00:06:44You shake hands.
00:06:45Talk about small business.
00:06:46The value of hard work.
00:06:47Blah, blah, blah.
00:06:48That's Owen's PR director.
00:06:50He cannot find out I had his son.
00:06:52I have to avoid him.
00:06:54Showtime.
00:06:55Don't fuck this up, you guys.
00:06:56Yeah.
00:06:57Why is Owen Carter good for this role?
00:06:59Oh, my God.
00:07:00Everyone needs Owen Carter in their life.
00:07:03He's, like, literally perfect.
00:07:05He took the wristband out of my mouth.
00:07:07Oh, my God.
00:07:09He's over here.
00:07:10Ah!
00:07:12Oh!
00:07:14Oh, my God.
00:07:15He's over here.
00:07:18Oh, my God.
00:07:18He's over here.
00:07:19Oh, my God.
00:07:19He's over here.
00:07:19You're gonna be our leader.
00:07:21You can start by leading me.
00:07:25Get in line, bitches.
00:07:27I'm going to be Mrs. Mayor.
00:07:29We can already see Owen Carter's passionate fan base
00:07:32as he makes his first stop at the Simple Cafe
00:07:34where he wrote his first speeches.
00:07:40So, we go in, you chat with the business owner, you stick to the questions that I prepared
00:07:44for you because I did my opposition research.
00:07:46Brittany, my whole campaign is about helping small businesses.
00:07:48I think I know what questions to ask.
00:07:51All right.
00:08:10What's wrong?
00:08:11You look like you've seen a ghost.
00:08:13Not a ghost.
00:08:15A fairy.
00:08:26Are you sure you want to do this?
00:08:29Yeah.
00:08:30I want you to be the one who first.
00:08:40All right, let's get you out of the sun.
00:08:42Let's go inside.
00:08:52So much for not seeing Owen.
00:08:57Hello, future mayor.
00:08:59What can I get for you?
00:09:00Viennese coffee?
00:09:01A macchiato on soy?
00:09:02How about a cortado with Ethiopian beans?
00:09:05Oh, wow.
00:09:07Guess my secret's out.
00:09:09Just, uh, black drip coffee, please.
00:09:12Oh, he's such a man.
00:09:15Don't let him notice me.
00:09:16Don't let him notice me.
00:09:17Sarah!
00:09:18How's the blend for Mr. Carter?
00:09:26Let's go for a minute.
00:09:28What are you doing?
00:09:36Oh, my God.
00:09:37I'm so sorry.
00:09:38I'm so sorry.
00:09:39Are you okay?
00:09:42I'll live.
00:09:44How are you, Barry?
00:09:48That's gonna burn.
00:09:50Um, luckily, I work all day with boiling hot liquids, so I always carry something all on me.
00:09:57Um.
00:10:10Look at you saving me again.
00:10:16Look at you saving me again.
00:10:24I can't afford quality girls, so I have to set off a trash like her.
00:10:28Hey.
00:10:29That is not okay.
00:10:30It most definitely isn't.
00:10:32I'm glad you agree.
00:10:33I'm gonna do what I should have done a long time ago.
00:10:36Sarah, you're fired.
00:10:38What?
00:10:38That is not what I meant.
00:10:41You know what?
00:10:42That's okay.
00:10:44I don't want to work for a horny, misogynistic, shit-breathing asshole anyways.
00:10:48So actually, I quit.
00:10:51Oh, you fucking bitch.
00:10:55Don't you dare lay a hammer.
00:10:56Okay.
00:10:57I want to do a photo op in this dump anyway.
00:11:00Let's get out of here.
00:11:01Yeah.
00:11:02Couldn't agree more.
00:11:07You know what?
00:11:08I'll find another job.
00:11:09I'll even work at night if I need to, to pay for Tom's education.
00:11:14Sarah, I'm not gonna let him fire you.
00:11:18I don't need you to fight my battles for me.
00:11:20I have been through enough since high school to learn how to survive on my own even when things get
00:11:24hard, so...
00:11:25What do you mean?
00:11:26What things?
00:11:29Things.
00:11:30Owen, I'm a grown woman.
00:11:31I've been through things.
00:11:32I know.
00:11:33You should at least let me give you a ride home.
00:11:37I live close enough to walk.
00:11:38It's fine.
00:11:39Uh, in that case, I might need a favor.
00:11:43I'm supposed to be on national TV in an hour, and I am covered in coffee.
00:11:49Any chance I might use your shower?
00:12:00Thanks for helping me out.
00:12:01Yeah, I mean, I did spill coffee on you, so I would, yeah.
00:12:05Uh, shower is right there.
00:12:08Okay.
00:12:15Uh, you wouldn't happen to have a men's dress shirt lying around, would you?
00:12:20It belongs to, uh, husband or boyfriend?
00:12:23Uh, no.
00:12:24No boyfriend.
00:12:25No husband.
00:12:26No shirt.
00:12:27Uh, the only thing I have that might fit you are the sweatshirts I sleep in.
00:12:31Um, this is my sweatshirt.
00:12:40You kept it.
00:12:42Oh.
00:12:43Yeah, I mean, not like for any reason.
00:12:45Just, yeah, saving money, I guess, but yeah.
00:12:47Ah, well, I'm sure my mom would kill me for doing an interview in this, but, uh, maybe it'll
00:12:54be relatable.
00:12:58So, his mother still controls his life.
00:13:03She can't find out that I have Tom.
00:13:06Or that I'm even interacting with Owen at all.
00:13:11So, what are you gonna do now?
00:13:13For work?
00:13:14Uh, you know, there's bound to be someone who wants to hire an unskilled dropout.
00:13:18Oh, stop it.
00:13:19You were one of the smartest kids in the school.
00:13:21Yeah, well, life happened.
00:13:25And I'm actually glad Tony fired me.
00:13:27He's just, he's one of those people where he doesn't realize that society isn't measured
00:13:32by the people who lead it, but by the people it refuses to leave behind.
00:13:40What was that thing you just said?
00:13:44Uh, what?
00:13:46Society isn't measured by who leads it, but...
00:13:49by who it refuses to leave behind.
00:13:53So?
00:13:53I got a proposal for you.
00:13:57You should come work for me.
00:14:01I need a political advisor.
00:14:04Remember high school?
00:14:05You used to help me strategize for debate team?
00:14:07You helped me write up my talking points.
00:14:09You helped me beat Joe Callahan back then.
00:14:11We can beat him again now.
00:14:13You remember all that?
00:14:14I remember everything, Sarah.
00:14:19Sarah, what are you doing?
00:14:26Oh, sorry.
00:14:29Truth is, I'm starting to feel like an imposter.
00:14:34It's only a matter of time before everybody's gonna start seeing it.
00:14:37Oh, and you've always been the best.
00:14:38I was the best with you.
00:14:41That was high school.
00:14:42I didn't even go to college.
00:14:44That doesn't matter.
00:14:45I take your instincts over the degrees of all those empty suits around me any day.
00:14:51You know this town better than anyone.
00:14:54You've got guts.
00:14:56What I have is responsibilities.
00:14:58I can't just start taking risks now.
00:15:01Sarah, you don't have a job.
00:15:06Right.
00:15:08Just think about it, okay?
00:15:11I won't forget what you were for me, Fari.
00:15:14We can do great things together.
00:15:27Are you crazy?
00:15:29Being Owens' advisor is the perfect job for you.
00:15:32Then bringing me on as the campaign influencer?
00:15:34It's a win-win-win.
00:15:36No, no.
00:15:37It is a bad idea for so many reasons.
00:15:40Name one.
00:15:41One.
00:15:41His evil mom.
00:15:42She's vicious, she's connected, and she thinks I aborted her grandson.
00:15:51Is that Owen?
00:15:53I like the new look.
00:15:55One of my guiding principles is that a society is not measured by who leads it, but by who it
00:15:59refuses to leave behind.
00:16:01Don't tell me.
00:16:02Huh?
00:16:02You wrote that.
00:16:04Joe Callahan, your response.
00:16:06Like my opponent's sweatshirt, Owen Carter's not a serious candidate.
00:16:10No, he's a pretty boy poser who left his hometown to become an out-of-touch Washington insider.
00:16:16I still can't believe he's running against that ass Joe Callahan.
00:16:19I mean, he's kind of right, though.
00:16:22Owen needs a miracle.
00:16:23I know how to make him a miracle.
00:16:25Okay.
00:16:27But his mom, I can't.
00:16:29What will she do?
00:16:30Fire you from a job you don't have?
00:16:32You wrote all his speeches with him back in the days.
00:16:35You're smart.
00:16:36Go help him.
00:16:37We don't want Joe as mayor, right?
00:16:44Owen, as your PR consultant, I beg you, do not respond to Joe Callahan.
00:16:49Keep just jealous that everyone was reporting on how devastatingly handsome you are.
00:16:54Which you are.
00:17:01What the fuck is she doing here?
00:17:06Hey.
00:17:07Hey.
00:17:08Our high school library is your campaign headquarters?
00:17:12Ironic, isn't it?
00:17:13It's where I lost you to Joe Callahan.
00:17:16I'm about to lose to him again.
00:17:17I might have an idea that could help.
00:17:20No, that's stupid, though.
00:17:21You know what you're doing.
00:17:22No, no, wait.
00:17:23Tell me.
00:17:24What idea?
00:17:26Okay.
00:17:27You need to prove to the voters that you're the real deal.
00:17:31And I'll show them evidence that they can see with their own eyes.
00:17:34Tell me what to do.
00:17:35Call a press conference.
00:17:38My opponent, Joe Callahan, keeps saying I'm not authentic.
00:17:43And he's right.
00:17:45What the fuck?
00:17:47I did leave town.
00:17:48I went to Yale, Washington.
00:17:50I rubbed shoulders with the elites for years.
00:17:52But here's where Joe's wrong.
00:17:54I am proud of where I come from.
00:17:56That's why I want to be mayor of this town, so I can serve the hardworking people here.
00:18:01That's why I sold my house in D.C. and bought one right here.
00:18:07Visit anytime you like, Joe.
00:18:14You.
00:18:15What are you doing here?
00:18:18You have a lot of nerve showing up again.
00:18:21I thought we got rid of you like you got rid of your fetus.
00:18:24I warned you years ago to stay away.
00:18:29And I am very powerful in this town.
00:18:34Owen, look who crashed your little event.
00:18:38The sweetheart who cheated on you with Joe Callahan.
00:18:42Mom, let's leave the past in the past.
00:18:44Sarah's my new political advisor.
00:18:48You gotta be kidding.
00:18:50She's your new advisor?
00:18:52Yes, she's a brilliant political mind.
00:18:55No, no, no, I don't work for him.
00:18:57I helped him with one small thing.
00:19:00That's it.
00:19:01I hope you'll reconsider.
00:19:03I'm behind in the polls.
00:19:04I need you.
00:19:05No, you don't.
00:19:06You already have Brittany and me.
00:19:08And this one didn't even go to college.
00:19:11She saved us.
00:19:12It was her idea to buy the house.
00:19:14That's just some basic idea from an inexperienced mind trying to pander to the masses.
00:19:22Okay, I'm gonna go.
00:19:25So thank you and goodbye.
00:19:27Mom, what are you doing here?
00:19:30You have a child?
00:19:31You have a child.
00:19:36Sarah, is this your son?
00:19:37Tom, what are you doing here?
00:19:39You forgot to give me my campaign stickers for the council.
00:19:43Daisy said you'd be here.
00:19:44Do you work for Owen Garter?
00:19:46Um, I don't know.
00:19:50Maybe.
00:19:51Wow, Mr. Carter.
00:19:53My name is Tom Watson.
00:19:56I'm a big fan.
00:19:58I wish I was old enough so I could vote for you.
00:20:01I wish I was young enough to vote for you.
00:20:03Student council president, huh?
00:20:05You know, I once had the same job at the same school.
00:20:09Of course I know.
00:20:10I know, like, everything about you.
00:20:12Okay, bud, uh, we gotta get back to work.
00:20:15Wait, can I get a picture first?
00:20:17Absolutely.
00:20:19Okay.
00:20:21All right.
00:20:24One, two.
00:20:25We look so natural together.
00:20:29Maybe I should just tell them.
00:20:32The resemblance is uncanny.
00:20:35Any advice for my campaign?
00:20:37Uh, well, I've always said do good when no one's looking, but, uh, your mom's the real campaign genius.
00:20:44Thanks.
00:20:45I know.
00:20:46My mom told me my dad's a politician, too.
00:20:53Okay, you should probably get back to class.
00:20:55Bye, Mr. Carter.
00:20:56Good luck.
00:20:59Great kid.
00:21:00Yes, Sarah.
00:21:03Exactly.
00:21:04How old is your charming little boy?
00:21:08He's, um, almost ten.
00:21:13Is it possible that Tom is my son?
00:21:15I understand now.
00:21:18That politician father must be Joe Callahan.
00:21:25I mean, they did a date, and, or at least, whatever it was we saw them doing.
00:21:32Mom, it's none of our business.
00:21:35I'm gonna head out.
00:21:37Wait.
00:21:39I have a surprise for you.
00:21:41Okay.
00:21:47This room needs a little work.
00:21:52I cannot believe that this is the house you bought.
00:21:56Yeah, you remember it?
00:21:57The house you grew up in?
00:22:00Smart.
00:22:01Or my photos of your childhood.
00:22:03Lots of good memories in this room.
00:22:10Admittedly, you could use a little furniture.
00:22:13I remember my desk used to be right over there.
00:22:15Oh, my God.
00:22:15Do you remember, you used to get that mattress and bring it down here.
00:22:19You used to put it right here.
00:22:21Oh, yeah.
00:22:22To be near my books.
00:22:24No, exactly.
00:22:25Oh, God, that was finals week.
00:22:28Finals week.
00:22:31That was our first time.
00:22:37Are you sure you want to do this?
00:22:40Yeah.
00:22:41I want you to be my first.
00:22:48That's why it still feels like home here.
00:22:51All my best memories were here.
00:22:53Because they all involved you.
00:22:59Owen, you can't be serious.
00:23:01We have three mansions, a penthouse in D.C. and Manhattan,
00:23:05a lake house,
00:23:06and you want to live here.
00:23:08I like it.
00:23:10I'm staying.
00:23:10May I have a word with my son?
00:23:16You never did think clearly when I came to that girl.
00:23:19She is trouble.
00:23:20She is not.
00:23:21And I'm a grown man.
00:23:22Trust me.
00:23:23Every choice she makes will cost you.
00:23:29Owen, I can't believe it.
00:23:31But that whole buying a house thing,
00:23:32it worked.
00:23:33You just went up almost 20 points in the polls.
00:23:38You see, Mom?
00:23:39You gotta trust me.
00:23:41Sarah and I can do great things together.
00:23:43Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.
00:23:47Well, I'm doubling that squirrel's offer.
00:23:49That's my decision.
00:23:51It's not changing.
00:23:52All right.
00:23:53If that's your decision as your campaign manager,
00:23:56I will close the deal with her.
00:23:58Now, you just focus on winning,
00:24:01and Sarah and I will start fresh.
00:24:05Hey, Sarah.
00:24:08Your plan worked.
00:24:09We went up in the polls.
00:24:10I know.
00:24:11I saw.
00:24:12See, Eleanor, I told you.
00:24:13I'm not trying to hurt Owen.
00:24:15I'm trying to help him.
00:24:16I am sure we can work together.
00:24:19Now, Owen has a call scheduled with the governor.
00:24:22We should let him take that.
00:24:31You saw the polls.
00:24:32Oh, just shut up.
00:24:34So, in the end, you kept seeing Joe,
00:24:36even though it started as a facade.
00:24:41I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
00:24:43I can't tell her who Tom's father really is.
00:24:47Imagine getting knocked up by both candidates.
00:24:51Listen up, you two-bit skank.
00:24:53Here's how it's going to be.
00:24:56We both know that you are dangerous to Owen's career.
00:24:59If it gets out that he got you pregnant in high school
00:25:02and you got an abortion...
00:25:04I listened to you in high school.
00:25:06I'm not that little girl anymore.
00:25:08I'm not.
00:25:10I need this job, and I would never hurt Owen.
00:25:15You have no idea who you're dealing with.
00:25:18You will tell Owen you are refusing the job,
00:25:22or I will make your life hell.
00:25:25You already did make my life hell.
00:25:29You cost me the love of my life.
00:25:31I have nothing left to lose.
00:25:33Hmm, really?
00:25:35Your son goes to Montclair Academy, correct?
00:25:41Did you know I am still on their school board?
00:25:45You leave my son out of this?
00:25:48If you want your bastard to have a future,
00:25:52you will get out of our lives.
00:25:54So either Tom loses the opportunity of his life,
00:25:59or I lose the man who is the love of mine.
00:26:02So, Sarah,
00:26:06make your choice.
00:26:10Second, let's adjust the tie.
00:26:12All right.
00:26:14You know what?
00:26:15Let's take a picture together.
00:26:18Don't we look like we're a couple?
00:26:21Sorry if I'm interrupting anything.
00:26:23You are interrupting everything.
00:26:25I just need to talk to Owen.
00:26:27Sure.
00:26:27Just can wait.
00:26:30That whore.
00:26:31I will get my man.
00:26:33What's up?
00:26:34Hey, um,
00:26:35I can't take this job.
00:26:37Why?
00:26:37It's too hard.
00:26:39Just working together,
00:26:40it's just bringing up
00:26:40a lot of really painful memories for me.
00:26:43Well, look, Sarah,
00:26:43this is hard for me, too.
00:26:45I mean, you broke my heart,
00:26:46but I'm willing to put it behind me
00:26:47because I believe in what we're doing here.
00:26:49Well, I do, too.
00:26:51I just can't.
00:26:52If I can't convince you to stay,
00:26:53you gotta at least let me pay you
00:26:54for your first day.
00:27:04Five thousand dollars?
00:27:07For one day.
00:27:08Owen, I can't take.
00:27:09That's too much.
00:27:10And that one day,
00:27:10you changed the whole momentum
00:27:11of this election.
00:27:13You're really talented, Sarah.
00:27:15Truth is, I need you.
00:27:19I'm sorry.
00:27:21If you want your bastard
00:27:23to have a future,
00:27:24you will get out of our lives.
00:27:27I can't.
00:27:28If I change your mind,
00:27:30I'm right here.
00:27:35Five grand.
00:27:37For one day,
00:27:38we make $150 at the cafe.
00:27:41I know.
00:27:42I have to give it back.
00:27:43Don't you dare.
00:27:44Okay, you don't have a job
00:27:45thanks to him.
00:27:46And you have bills to pay,
00:27:48you have a child to raise.
00:27:51Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
00:27:52What's up?
00:27:53What's wrong?
00:27:54Whoever does not know his past,
00:27:56his present is poor
00:27:57and his future is shrouded in fog.
00:27:59Hey, what are you talking about?
00:28:01All the candidates
00:28:01for student council president
00:28:03had to fill out a family tree today
00:28:05to show the pride
00:28:06in where they come from.
00:28:08Frickin' Jaden
00:28:09saw that I didn't know
00:28:11who my dad was.
00:28:13So I don't have a future.
00:28:15Hey.
00:28:15Hey.
00:28:16No, no, no, no, no.
00:28:18Frickin' Jaden
00:28:18doesn't know
00:28:19what he's talking about.
00:28:20He has no idea.
00:28:21He's wrong.
00:28:22What, hey?
00:28:22No, he isn't.
00:28:24I'm withdrawing from the ring.
00:28:25Hey, hey, don't do that, my love.
00:28:27Don't.
00:28:27Then tell me
00:28:28who my father is.
00:28:31I will.
00:28:32I will, hon.
00:28:33When you're older,
00:28:34though, I promise.
00:28:34Just not right now.
00:28:35Why not?
00:28:36It's complicated.
00:28:37But I promise,
00:28:38I promise you,
00:28:39you do have a future
00:28:40even if you don't have a dad, okay?
00:28:42I hate you!
00:28:45Huh.
00:28:48Sarah?
00:28:49Don't.
00:28:50Don't start
00:28:51with the you have to tell him.
00:28:55Eleanor threatened
00:28:56to expel him from school.
00:28:59She's gonna ruin him
00:29:00before he even has a chance to start.
00:29:02To be honest,
00:29:03he's gonna give it all up himself
00:29:05because you're keeping this secret.
00:29:08You're not 18 anymore.
00:29:10If Eleanor fights dirty,
00:29:12you can fight back.
00:29:13It's not just about me.
00:29:16It's Owen.
00:29:17If people find out
00:29:19that he had a kid out of wedlock
00:29:20in high school,
00:29:21I mean,
00:29:22he could lose this election.
00:29:24His career could be over.
00:29:26Okay, Sarah,
00:29:27this is not the 1970s.
00:29:29So what if he had a kid out of wedlock?
00:29:32Plenty of elected officials
00:29:33have done way worse.
00:29:35Tom and Owen
00:29:36both deserve to know the truth.
00:29:38You're right.
00:29:41I'm sorry.
00:29:48One criticism
00:29:49is that you're all style
00:29:51and no substance.
00:29:52That you offer
00:29:53no real solutions
00:29:54to the issues.
00:29:55Well,
00:29:56take small business,
00:29:56for example.
00:29:57Mm-hmm.
00:29:58I proposed we
00:29:59raise workers' wages,
00:30:01which...
00:30:01Which places a financial burden
00:30:03on small businesses, right?
00:30:05How can anyone benefit
00:30:06if they can't afford
00:30:07to keep their business running?
00:30:08Yes, um...
00:30:13You'll have to excuse me.
00:30:14I'm having a little trouble
00:30:16articulating at the moment.
00:30:17Isn't it a public servant's job
00:30:19to articulate things
00:30:20to the public?
00:30:23He's been totally unfocused
00:30:25since that waitress advisor left.
00:30:28He's stressed.
00:30:29He's been focusing
00:30:30so much on the campaign.
00:30:32He could use a little
00:30:33feminine comfort.
00:30:35I wish.
00:30:36That would be my dream.
00:30:39I've wanted Owen
00:30:40for years.
00:30:41Well, now's the time.
00:30:44Make your move.
00:30:47Owen, hey,
00:30:48that was great.
00:30:50Sure, a few places
00:30:50we could tighten.
00:30:52Maybe we go get a drink?
00:30:54Talk strategy?
00:30:56Maybe later.
00:30:58Go after him
00:30:59and make sure
00:31:00that white trash parasite
00:31:01stays away.
00:31:02What is your problem?
00:31:05Why is she good enough
00:31:06for Owen and I'm not?
00:31:07She actually
00:31:09helps his future.
00:31:11Remind me again
00:31:12how your story ended.
00:31:14Wow, no,
00:31:15I remember exactly
00:31:16how it ended
00:31:17and I think it's time
00:31:18Owen finds out
00:31:18exactly who ended it.
00:31:25security.
00:31:26Security,
00:31:26we have an intruder.
00:31:32Knew I'd find you here.
00:31:35You always came here
00:31:36to clear your head.
00:31:37Yeah, last I was here
00:31:38was a decade ago.
00:31:40After you cheated on me
00:31:41with Joe.
00:31:44I actually wanted to talk
00:31:45to you about that.
00:31:47Wanna explain?
00:31:48No, you don't have to.
00:31:50You were right,
00:31:51we shouldn't work together.
00:31:52Too much painful history.
00:31:56I mean,
00:31:57it wasn't all painful.
00:32:00Some of it was pretty great.
00:32:06And there's something
00:32:07you don't know.
00:32:08So tell me.
00:32:10Just say it.
00:32:11Sarah, he deserves to know.
00:32:12And he could be
00:32:14a great father.
00:32:17Owen,
00:32:18the truth is...
00:32:21Owen,
00:32:23the truth is
00:32:25that...
00:32:26That's her.
00:32:27Arrest her.
00:32:29Mom, what are you doing?
00:32:30She doesn't work
00:32:32for you anymore.
00:32:33She's probably spying.
00:32:35Don't forget
00:32:35her connection with Joe.
00:32:37I would never do that.
00:32:38I would never...
00:32:39I actually want to
00:32:41join your campaign.
00:32:43I've decided.
00:32:46Alright.
00:32:47Welcome back.
00:32:48Owen, no!
00:32:49Mom,
00:32:50I wanted to run
00:32:51for mayor of my hometown
00:32:52to reconnect with who I am.
00:32:53With what I believe in.
00:32:55Sarah's an integral part of that.
00:32:57I want her here.
00:32:59Nobody said anything
00:33:00like that to me in years.
00:33:01And in a minute,
00:33:02he'll know everything.
00:33:05Fine.
00:33:06If that's what you want,
00:33:08it's time for your interview.
00:33:10This is the most important network
00:33:12in the country.
00:33:13Let's nail it.
00:33:14Alright.
00:33:15So you finish telling me later?
00:33:17Yeah.
00:33:18You.
00:33:18Come with me.
00:33:20Tell him what?
00:33:22That would be between me and Owen.
00:33:23Not your business.
00:33:24That alert?
00:33:26I just got...
00:33:29It was a DNA test.
00:33:31I know
00:33:33that Tom
00:33:34is Owen's son.
00:33:38That's right.
00:33:40Your son and I
00:33:41have a little chat yesterday.
00:33:43He's really
00:33:44very trusting.
00:33:45He didn't hesitate
00:33:47when I
00:33:48offered him
00:33:48a glass of water.
00:33:50Giving me plenty
00:33:51of DNA
00:33:52to work with.
00:33:53You have no right
00:33:54to approach my son.
00:33:56You had that child
00:33:57behind my back.
00:33:58Your back.
00:34:00My body.
00:34:01My choice.
00:34:02Oh, cool it
00:34:03with the protest slogans.
00:34:04And now listen
00:34:05to what's going to happen here.
00:34:06I will allow you
00:34:07to continue working
00:34:08for Owen
00:34:09as long as
00:34:11you never tell him
00:34:12that Tom
00:34:13is his son
00:34:14or anyone else.
00:34:16Or what?
00:34:17This time.
00:34:17Hmm?
00:34:19Tom is an A-plus student.
00:34:21Nobody's going to
00:34:22expel him
00:34:23because of one of your wins.
00:34:24Not this time.
00:34:25Especially not
00:34:26when they all find out
00:34:27that he is the child
00:34:29of our next mayor.
00:34:31Sweetheart.
00:34:33You underestimate me.
00:34:35Tom is my grandchild.
00:34:37I have no intention
00:34:38of pressuring anyone
00:34:40to expel him.
00:34:41Really?
00:34:42No, I'll let fate
00:34:44do that for me.
00:34:47I would, um,
00:34:48answer that
00:34:49if I were you.
00:34:53Uh, Ms. Holden.
00:34:54Hi.
00:34:55Is everything okay?
00:34:56What's wrong?
00:34:56Did something happen to Tom?
00:34:57Not to Tom.
00:34:59By Tom.
00:35:00He vandalized
00:35:01the school's computer lab.
00:35:03Wait, sir, what?
00:35:05That, no,
00:35:06that doesn't sound like Tom.
00:35:07He would never.
00:35:07I know,
00:35:08but the damage
00:35:09was so severe
00:35:10we brought in the police
00:35:11and we have Tom's DNA
00:35:13at the scene.
00:35:15DNA?
00:35:16I'm sorry to tell you,
00:35:19Tom is suspended
00:35:20from school
00:35:21and thus disqualified
00:35:23for the student council elections.
00:35:25No, no, no, no, no,
00:35:26Ms. Holden, please.
00:35:28Look, this is just,
00:35:29this is a terrible mistake.
00:35:31Tom loves this school.
00:35:33He loves it.
00:35:33He would never do
00:35:34anything like that.
00:35:35Parents often have
00:35:36blind spots
00:35:37when it comes
00:35:38to their children.
00:35:39The school board
00:35:41will meet
00:35:41and decide
00:35:42if Tom should be expelled.
00:35:44Ex-
00:35:44Goodbye.
00:35:50Another fatherless child
00:35:52turned to crime.
00:35:54First there'll be
00:35:55a police report,
00:35:56then child welfare
00:35:58will get involved.
00:36:00Why, you might
00:36:01lose everything.
00:36:03What kind of person
00:36:04frames their own
00:36:06grandchild?
00:36:07A woman
00:36:09who loves her son.
00:36:12Now, are you going
00:36:14to keep your mouth shut
00:36:15about Tom being Owen's
00:36:16or are you going
00:36:18to open it
00:36:18and ruin Tom's life?
00:36:24Fine.
00:36:27You win.
00:36:29I won't say anything
00:36:31to Owen or to Tom,
00:36:32but you have to get
00:36:34this little incident
00:36:35erased off of Tom's record.
00:36:37Oh, I can't do that,
00:36:39but I can have him
00:36:42reinstated in the
00:36:43student council election
00:36:44on the condition
00:36:46that you get out
00:36:48of our lives
00:36:49the moment
00:36:50this campaign ends.
00:36:53Fine.
00:37:00Yes, it's a lot of nuance.
00:37:01It's hard to explain.
00:37:02A few short soundbikes,
00:37:03but it...
00:37:05Yes, thank you
00:37:05for your time.
00:37:07I hope
00:37:09everyone listening
00:37:09goes out the boat.
00:37:22Hello?
00:37:23You okay in there?
00:37:25Go away.
00:37:26I'm sorry
00:37:27you're having a hard time, kid.
00:37:29I can relate.
00:37:31I once locked myself
00:37:33in that same stall
00:37:33after a bad day
00:37:34a long time ago.
00:37:41Why would someone lie
00:37:42about me destroying
00:37:43the computer lab?
00:37:44I didn't even do anything.
00:37:46Yeah, you know,
00:37:46in politics
00:37:47you learn a lot
00:37:47about lies.
00:37:49Liars are weak
00:37:50and they're afraid
00:37:51of the truth.
00:37:53You just might have
00:37:53been the truth
00:37:54for someone.
00:37:56Who you running against?
00:37:57Jaden Green,
00:37:58but I don't think
00:37:59it's him.
00:38:00Yesterday,
00:38:01our class pet,
00:38:02Yerwill the gerbil,
00:38:03bit him.
00:38:04He was crying
00:38:05for two hours.
00:38:09How does Joe Callahan
00:38:11have such an amazing son
00:38:13and he's not even around?
00:38:16Well, Jaden might not
00:38:17be the criminal mastermind,
00:38:18but you know what else
00:38:20I've learned?
00:38:22The truth always wins
00:38:23in the end.
00:38:25Keep the faith.
00:38:43You always stick your tongue
00:38:45out like that
00:38:45when you're concentrating?
00:38:48I guess.
00:38:49I do the same thing.
00:38:52He couldn't be mine,
00:38:54could he?
00:38:57Tom, I heard about
00:38:58the computer lab.
00:38:59I'm so sorry.
00:39:00Are you okay?
00:39:01Where are you?
00:39:03Oh.
00:39:06Holden, hi.
00:39:07What are you doing here?
00:39:08Following up
00:39:09on your son's vandalism.
00:39:11I don't know
00:39:12if you understand
00:39:13how much damage
00:39:14was done.
00:39:15It looks even worse
00:39:17than your house.
00:39:19Oh, oh.
00:39:20Um, sorry.
00:39:21I just,
00:39:22I started a new job
00:39:23and I haven't really
00:39:24had time to go.
00:39:24I admit I was surprised
00:39:25to learn Tom
00:39:26was behind it.
00:39:27He's a model student.
00:39:29But now I understand.
00:39:32Children often act out
00:39:34when they are neglected.
00:39:36Neglected?
00:39:38I would never neglect
00:39:40Tom,
00:39:41and he didn't act out.
00:39:42He was framed.
00:39:43Oh, well,
00:39:43if you know the perpetrator,
00:39:45I'd love to know.
00:39:46She'll never believe
00:39:47Eleanor did it,
00:39:48not without any proof,
00:39:49and then Tom
00:39:50would get thrown out.
00:39:51I know Tom
00:39:52liked the back of my hand.
00:39:54He would never
00:39:55act out like this.
00:39:56The evidence
00:39:57says otherwise.
00:39:58And, uh,
00:40:00as the parent,
00:40:01it is your responsibility
00:40:03to pay for the damages.
00:40:07$20,000?
00:40:10Well,
00:40:11I don't have
00:40:11that kind of money.
00:40:12Miss Watson,
00:40:14your son smashed
00:40:1615 laptops
00:40:17and broke
00:40:18three windows.
00:40:19The only reason
00:40:20he did not get expelled
00:40:22is because
00:40:23Eleanor Carter
00:40:24spoke on his behalf.
00:40:26She's the one
00:40:26who did this
00:40:27in the first place.
00:40:28And if I leave
00:40:29your house today
00:40:30without a check,
00:40:31even she
00:40:32can't help him.
00:40:35Tom?
00:40:37Where were you?
00:40:39Wait,
00:40:40are you saying
00:40:41you had no idea
00:40:43where your son was
00:40:44this whole time?
00:40:45His bus
00:40:45should have dropped
00:40:46him off
00:40:47long ago.
00:40:48I missed it.
00:40:49What?
00:40:50How did you get home?
00:40:52I got a ride.
00:40:53With who?
00:40:54This is far worse
00:40:55than I imagined.
00:40:56Your son is hitchhiking?
00:40:58I'm afraid
00:40:59I'm going to have
00:41:00to report you
00:41:01to Child Protective Services.
00:41:02Still strict as ever,
00:41:04aren't we,
00:41:04Miss Olden?
00:41:08Owen?
00:41:09What are you doing here?
00:41:11Get to Amorat.
00:41:12And I'm far from
00:41:13a stranger, Miss Olden.
00:41:14Can I go?
00:41:15I have homework.
00:41:17Yes.
00:41:18Owen Carter,
00:41:19my favorite student.
00:41:20Get over here.
00:41:26I can hold off
00:41:27on calling CPS
00:41:28for now,
00:41:29but I still need
00:41:31for you to pay
00:41:31for the damages
00:41:32to the computer lad,
00:41:33Miss Watson.
00:41:34Ma'am,
00:41:35Tom told me
00:41:35he didn't do it,
00:41:36and I believe him.
00:41:38Trust me,
00:41:38after working
00:41:39in Washington,
00:41:40I know a liar
00:41:41when I see one.
00:41:42Be that as it may,
00:41:44in the absence
00:41:45of another culprit,
00:41:46we need Miss Watson
00:41:48to reimburse us.
00:41:49Yeah,
00:41:50it's fine,
00:41:50I just,
00:41:51I need a day
00:41:51to go to the bank
00:41:52and get a loan.
00:41:53I got it.
00:41:54How much?
00:41:55No,
00:41:55I'm not taking your money.
00:41:57$20,000.
00:42:00There you are.
00:42:03I've got my eye on you.
00:42:09That was completely
00:42:10inappropriate.
00:42:12I told you
00:42:13that I'm fine
00:42:13on my own,
00:42:14and I have been fine
00:42:15on my own
00:42:16raising Tom
00:42:16all of these years.
00:42:17Why,
00:42:18because Joe
00:42:18wasn't in the picture?
00:42:21Come on,
00:42:22Sarah,
00:42:22I don't buy that.
00:42:24Whose child
00:42:24is Tom really?
00:42:29Is Tom really
00:42:30Joe's?
00:42:31I want to tell him
00:42:32so bad
00:42:34that his mom
00:42:35would have ruined
00:42:36Tom's life.
00:42:39Tom
00:42:41is
00:42:45Joe's.
00:42:47And he's not
00:42:48in the picture
00:42:48because I never
00:42:49told him.
00:42:50Why not?
00:42:51Don't you think Tom
00:42:52should know his father?
00:42:53I agree,
00:42:54he should.
00:42:55But
00:42:58Joe's father
00:43:00forced me
00:43:00to keep it a secret
00:43:01in order to help
00:43:02his career.
00:43:04What an ass.
00:43:05Who does that
00:43:05to their own grandson
00:43:06just for a career?
00:43:08Damn,
00:43:08parents will do anything
00:43:09for their kids.
00:43:10But,
00:43:11please,
00:43:11you cannot tell anybody
00:43:12it'll be a scandal.
00:43:13You know I won't.
00:43:15I never take
00:43:15the low road.
00:43:17He raised
00:43:18an amazing boy.
00:43:20I'm glad
00:43:20I got to meet him.
00:43:22Well,
00:43:22I should go check on him.
00:43:23He's had a hard day.
00:43:25Oh,
00:43:25he's fine.
00:43:26I already talked to him.
00:43:34You have no idea
00:43:35how much
00:43:35that means to me.
00:43:37It's just been
00:43:38me and Tom
00:43:39for so long.
00:43:45No one has ever
00:43:46cared for us
00:43:47like that.
00:43:48It's been a long
00:43:49time for me too,
00:43:50fairy.
00:44:02Good night.
00:44:08Good night.
00:44:18Hey.
00:44:19Ah.
00:44:19What magic
00:44:20you're working
00:44:20today, fairy?
00:44:21We are going
00:44:22to explain your stance
00:44:23on small businesses.
00:44:24Ah, yes.
00:44:25The stance
00:44:25I haven't been able
00:44:26to articulate.
00:44:27I know,
00:44:27but you will.
00:44:28For right now,
00:44:29though,
00:44:29we're going to film
00:44:30a video here.
00:44:30My friend Daisy
00:44:31works here.
00:44:32All you have to do
00:44:32is go in
00:44:33and ask her
00:44:33about her salary.
00:44:34That's it.
00:44:35She'll answer.
00:44:35It'll be gold.
00:44:37Okay.
00:44:38Trust you.
00:44:42Something's missing.
00:44:46I always carry
00:44:47a spare for Tom
00:44:47just in case.
00:44:48It might be
00:44:48a little swell on you,
00:44:49but we are
00:44:51going to make
00:44:51it work.
00:45:07where do you want me?
00:45:08Um, inside.
00:45:10We should all
00:45:11probably go inside
00:45:12and you can finish
00:45:13that.
00:45:15Daisy,
00:45:16if your boss
00:45:17raised your wages,
00:45:19you think you'd work
00:45:19faster?
00:45:21Honestly,
00:45:22no.
00:45:23You stupid girl.
00:45:24This is a disaster.
00:45:26You are ruining him.
00:45:28If you were paid more,
00:45:30it wouldn't motivate
00:45:31you to work faster.
00:45:32I mean,
00:45:33I already work
00:45:33as fast as I can.
00:45:35So if you were paid
00:45:36more,
00:45:36it wouldn't increase
00:45:37profits here.
00:45:38I didn't say that.
00:45:39I would definitely
00:45:40make money for this place.
00:45:41Okay,
00:45:42so tell me about that.
00:45:43If you worked
00:45:43the same amount...
00:45:45If I got paid
00:45:46what I was worth,
00:45:47then I would feel
00:45:48like my employers
00:45:49valued me
00:45:50and I would
00:45:51smile more.
00:45:52Here's that
00:45:53classic house blend
00:45:55just the way
00:45:55you like it.
00:45:58Now,
00:45:59wouldn't you return
00:46:00to a place
00:46:00with service like that?
00:46:01I come back
00:46:02for that smile
00:46:03every day.
00:46:05Cut it!
00:46:06Oh, perfect,
00:46:07you two.
00:46:07I don't even know
00:46:08what to say anymore.
00:46:09You saved me again.
00:46:09Oh,
00:46:11good job.
00:46:11So proud of you.
00:46:12I mean,
00:46:14good job.
00:46:14He's never
00:46:15going to end up
00:46:15with me
00:46:16as long as
00:46:16that stupid
00:46:17whore is still
00:46:17around.
00:46:19Leave it to me.
00:46:20I have friends
00:46:21in high places
00:46:22like the police.
00:46:25And if you do
00:46:26exactly as I said,
00:46:28we can separate
00:46:29them for good.
00:46:37Hey,
00:46:38really great work
00:46:39today.
00:46:39I'll see you
00:46:40at the gala
00:46:40tonight.
00:46:51Hi.
00:46:53Is there a problem,
00:46:54officer?
00:46:54We received a report
00:46:56of reckless driving
00:46:57for this vehicle.
00:46:58Uh,
00:46:59this vehicle's been
00:46:59parked for hours.
00:47:00I smell alcohol.
00:47:01Have you been
00:47:02drinking, ma'am?
00:47:03No, no,
00:47:04absolutely not.
00:47:05What's in that bag?
00:47:06Um,
00:47:07I don't know.
00:47:08It's probably my son's.
00:47:15Ma'am,
00:47:16step out of the car.
00:47:17You're under arrest
00:47:18for drunk driving.
00:47:21This is huge.
00:47:23Hands down on your back.
00:47:24No,
00:47:24the whiskey's not mine.
00:47:26I promise.
00:47:27And I'm LeBron James.
00:47:28Everyone lies to get
00:47:29out of crimes.
00:47:30I didn't commit a crime.
00:47:32Driving with an open
00:47:33container isn't even
00:47:33a misdemeanor.
00:47:34Suspect is clearly
00:47:35drunk,
00:47:36acting hysterical,
00:47:38resisting arrest.
00:47:39So, please,
00:47:40please just listen to me.
00:47:41I have a kid at home
00:47:43and I have to
00:47:43get back to him.
00:47:46Eleanor!
00:47:46Eleanor,
00:47:47you've been with me
00:47:47all day.
00:47:47Please,
00:47:48will you tell him
00:47:48that I have not
00:47:49been drinking?
00:47:50I'm sorry,
00:47:51do we know each other?
00:47:52Seriously?
00:47:54Look,
00:47:54please,
00:47:55please,
00:47:55just call Owen.
00:47:56Come with me, ma'am.
00:47:58What do you think
00:47:58you're doing?
00:48:01Mr. Carter!
00:48:02Wow.
00:48:03Is that you?
00:48:04Yes.
00:48:05This woman's my employee.
00:48:07Be that as it may,
00:48:08sir,
00:48:08she had an open
00:48:09bottle of whiskey
00:48:10in the car.
00:48:11I think I told you
00:48:11that it's not mine.
00:48:12It's not mine.
00:48:13And she's been
00:48:14very combative.
00:48:15I have reason
00:48:16to believe she's drunk.
00:48:17She's been with me
00:48:18all day.
00:48:19She's been drinking,
00:48:20I'd know.
00:48:21And as for the
00:48:22bottle of whiskey
00:48:22in her car,
00:48:23it's not hers.
00:48:25Release her.
00:48:27Now,
00:48:28or I'll call
00:48:29your commander.
00:48:30Officer Jacobs,
00:48:31a good friend of mine.
00:48:32He'd love to hear
00:48:33the way you're
00:48:33abusing your power.
00:48:34Well,
00:48:35you can vouch for her.
00:48:37Come on.
00:48:43I see it with me.
00:48:49She'll be calling me
00:48:50my fairy.
00:48:50Magic happens
00:48:51when we're together.
00:48:53Why didn't you come back?
00:48:55Thought Tom might need
00:48:56his tie.
00:48:58And I wanted
00:48:58to ask you a favor.
00:49:00After that?
00:49:01Yeah, sure.
00:49:02Anything.
00:49:03Be my date tonight.
00:49:06That's us.
00:49:09It's probably not
00:49:09a good look for a
00:49:11candidate to be
00:49:12dating a staffer.
00:49:13Well,
00:49:13it didn't mean
00:49:14romantically.
00:49:15It's a campaign event.
00:49:17Oh.
00:49:17We need to plan
00:49:18my speech for
00:49:19election night.
00:49:20And you've just
00:49:21been working so hard.
00:49:22I think you deserve
00:49:23a night off.
00:49:24Well,
00:49:25in that case,
00:49:26how can I say no?
00:49:29Senator Whitmore,
00:49:31thank you again
00:49:31for coming.
00:49:32It means the world.
00:49:34When you call,
00:49:34I always come.
00:49:36Oh,
00:49:36and here's the man
00:49:37of the hour.
00:49:43And who is that
00:49:44fine young lady
00:49:45has his arm around.
00:49:48Oh,
00:49:48that's just
00:49:49some little slut.
00:49:50You can have her
00:49:51if you like.
00:49:52Now,
00:49:52Mrs. Carter,
00:49:53I bristle at the
00:49:54very suggestion.
00:49:55I'm a man
00:49:55of great ethics
00:49:57and dignity.
00:49:58Senator Whitmore,
00:50:00didn't know
00:50:00you'd be here.
00:50:01It's an honor.
00:50:02I have wonderful news.
00:50:04Because I'm always
00:50:05looking out for my son,
00:50:07I have managed
00:50:07to convince the senator
00:50:09to be your political
00:50:10advisor for the rest
00:50:11of the campaign.
00:50:15But the election's tomorrow.
00:50:17Son,
00:50:17I can tell you
00:50:18from my experience,
00:50:18the only hours
00:50:19that matter to manage
00:50:20campaign are the last 24.
00:50:22So let's finish strong.
00:50:24I really appreciate
00:50:25the offer
00:50:26and I'm really grateful
00:50:27for your support,
00:50:28but I already have
00:50:29an advisor.
00:50:30I'd like you to meet
00:50:31Sarah Watson.
00:50:32It is my deep pleasure
00:50:35to meet you.
00:50:38Sarah's been
00:50:39absolutely integral
00:50:40to this campaign.
00:50:42My poll numbers
00:50:43just keep jumping up
00:50:44because of her.
00:50:44If I win tomorrow,
00:50:46it's going to be
00:50:47your fault,
00:50:47not mine.
00:50:48Well,
00:50:49if you all excuse me,
00:50:50I've got to go
00:50:51give a speech.
00:50:52Owen didn't mean
00:50:53to refuse
00:50:54your wise counsel.
00:50:55He's just
00:50:56very loyal.
00:50:59You and Sarah
00:51:00can work together.
00:51:04I like the sound
00:51:05of that.
00:51:12Tomorrow's the big day
00:51:14and we couldn't
00:51:14have gotten here
00:51:15without all your
00:51:16hard work
00:51:16and dedication.
00:51:18So to sum up
00:51:19the journey
00:51:19we've all been
00:51:20on together,
00:51:21my brilliant
00:51:22advisor,
00:51:23my fairy,
00:51:25Sarah,
00:51:26has prepared
00:51:26a little presentation
00:51:27for us.
00:51:32Don't worry.
00:51:34Our world
00:51:34is about to
00:51:35completely
00:51:35fall apart.
00:51:55Great advisor
00:51:56for swimsuits.
00:51:57I'd let her
00:51:58advise me
00:51:58on every position.
00:52:05Shut it down.
00:52:06Shut it down.
00:52:10I'm going to find
00:52:11who did this stupid
00:52:12prank.
00:52:12Until then,
00:52:13I want you all
00:52:14to know
00:52:14that that woman
00:52:15you just laughed at
00:52:16is the most talented,
00:52:17hardworking woman
00:52:18I've ever met.
00:52:19She's a single mom
00:52:20who works day in
00:52:21and day out
00:52:21for her son.
00:52:22Not for money,
00:52:23not for recognition,
00:52:24but for love.
00:52:25And beyond that,
00:52:26she's helped me
00:52:27recognize my purpose
00:52:29and that is to
00:52:30bring a better life
00:52:31to the people
00:52:31of this city.
00:52:35So my advice
00:52:36to all of you
00:52:36is don't laugh
00:52:37at Sarah.
00:52:40Be Sarah.
00:52:46That bitch
00:52:47has nine lives.
00:52:51He's right,
00:52:52you know.
00:52:54You made it.
00:52:55Of course.
00:52:56I wouldn't miss her.
00:52:58And I've decided
00:52:59to be an influencer
00:53:00and being seen around
00:53:01Owen will rake
00:53:03in the followers.
00:53:04So thank you.
00:53:06Excellent job.
00:53:07Really nice.
00:53:08Really nice, Brittany.
00:53:09Wow.
00:53:09No one has ever
00:53:11stood up for me like that.
00:53:14He's incredible.
00:53:20The speech
00:53:21made it work.
00:53:24But the picture
00:53:26was perfect.
00:53:28Easy.
00:53:29No need to make a scene,
00:53:31young lady.
00:53:31We're only talking.
00:53:32Senator,
00:53:33I think you've had a little bit
00:53:34too much to drink,
00:53:35so let me go and get you
00:53:37some water.
00:53:37No, no.
00:53:38Don't walk away from the one man
00:53:39that can actually do something
00:53:40for your future.
00:53:41Excellent job.
00:53:42Really nice.
00:53:43In return,
00:53:43you can do a little something
00:53:45for me.
00:53:51You're going to enjoy this.
00:53:55I see.
00:53:56A little quid pro quo, huh?
00:53:58Let's see if you can take it
00:53:59as well as you give it.
00:54:02Don't you dare touch her.
00:54:04Come on, Carter.
00:54:05What's the point of being a politician
00:54:07if you can't enjoy the power?
00:54:08Now step aside
00:54:10and let me enjoy.
00:54:12You apologize to her.
00:54:14Can't get the hell out of here.
00:54:15You're making the mistake
00:54:16of your life, kid.
00:54:18Do it now.
00:54:19I'm sorry.
00:54:20But you're a frigid bitch.
00:54:22I can't enjoy your...
00:54:28You just punched a senator.
00:54:30Are you okay?
00:54:30I won't be.
00:54:31If you lose this campaign,
00:54:33the election is tomorrow.
00:54:36Okay.
00:54:37Okay.
00:54:38No one's around.
00:54:39Maybe nobody saw.
00:54:40We have to get out of here
00:54:42and pray he does not remember
00:54:44this in the morning.
00:54:48Can I see your hand?
00:54:52Ooh.
00:54:56Now look, though.
00:54:57It's a senator's gonna be
00:54:57sleeping it off for a while.
00:55:01I'm just...
00:55:03You know, when we were
00:55:04escaping from the gym,
00:55:07it kind of reminded me
00:55:08of when we used to...
00:55:09You used to sneak out
00:55:10of the assembly room?
00:55:11Yeah.
00:55:11Yeah.
00:55:13Come right here to this room.
00:55:15Who told my mom
00:55:16we had homework.
00:55:18Homework's the last thing we did.
00:55:21Yeah.
00:55:21The only thing I seem to remember
00:55:22studying was...
00:55:24You.
00:55:39Hi, honey.
00:55:41How was your leadership conference?
00:55:43Okay, yeah, yeah.
00:55:44Aunt Daisy's gonna be with you tonight.
00:55:45I'm gonna be home late.
00:55:48So, yeah, yeah.
00:55:49We'll practice your speech in the morning.
00:55:50I love you.
00:55:52You're amazing, you know that?
00:55:55The way you raise such a sweet,
00:55:56successful kid all on your own.
00:55:59Uh, we should probably
00:56:01wash this off before you bandage it.
00:56:04About that.
00:56:05I haven't been able to get a plumber in here.
00:56:08The only running water
00:56:09I've got is in the tub.
00:56:13Uh, this one?
00:56:16Hey.
00:56:17Handy.
00:56:22Is it broken?
00:56:23Nah, the water just takes a second.
00:56:30Well,
00:56:32I'm all wet now.
00:56:33You're all wet now, huh?
00:56:35Whatever.
00:56:35Okay, just come in here
00:56:36and I'll wash your hands.
00:56:38Wait.
00:56:39You're gonna get me all wet.
00:56:40I would never.
00:56:43Got my eye on you.
00:56:44Just get over here.
00:56:50Great, Evie.
00:57:07You!
00:57:30What do you say, Gary?
00:57:48I never forgot your smell.
00:58:00The sound of your laugh.
00:58:11I never forgot you, Sarah.
00:58:22Don't move.
00:58:23You look perfect in this light.
00:58:27Good morning.
00:58:29Good morning.
00:58:35I missed you.
00:58:37I missed you, too.
00:58:40But...
00:58:41Owen, this scares me.
00:58:43What, the campaign?
00:58:45My mom?
00:58:46Look, Sarah, we're gonna figure this out.
00:58:49No one can defeat us when we're together.
00:58:51I'm here to stay.
00:58:53I have to tell him.
00:58:55He's Tom's father, and I have to tell him right now.
00:58:58Owen.
00:59:00I've been keeping a secret from you.
00:59:04And when I tell you, I don't know if he'll ever be able to forgive me.
00:59:11There's nothing you could say that would change the way I feel about you.
00:59:18Tom...
00:59:21Is...
00:59:22Owen, are you in there?
00:59:24Oh, my God, that's your move.
00:59:25Um, I'll hide.
00:59:26No.
00:59:27We're together now.
00:59:28We have nothing to hide.
00:59:32I should have known.
00:59:34Mom, I'm a grown man.
00:59:35Yes, and I don't have time to deal with this.
00:59:39And I am guessing this means you haven't had time to see the news yet.
00:59:50You assaulted the senator on the night before Election Day?
00:59:54The man is a state hero.
00:59:57Do you want to lose?
00:59:58He tried to assault Sarah.
01:00:00Oh, why am I not surprised?
01:00:02You've been bad luck to my son his whole life.
01:00:05None of this is Sarah's fault.
01:00:07She does nothing but cause damage.
01:00:09Who knows what other secrets she might have that could ruin your life?
01:00:12Sarah didn't cause any of this.
01:00:15Owen, your mom's right.
01:00:21What are you talking about?
01:00:22You've only ever made my life better.
01:00:24Even when she cheated on you with Joe Callahan.
01:00:27Mom, that was years ago.
01:00:30I don't want to cause you any more trouble.
01:00:33You need to distance yourself from me.
01:00:35So, I'm resigning as your advisor.
01:00:40Sarah.
01:00:41Excellent.
01:00:42So, we'll issue a denial, claim it's a fake video put out by your rivals.
01:00:47Liars are people who are afraid of the truth.
01:00:50That's not me.
01:00:51Owen, think of your political life.
01:00:54I don't want that life if I can't have my integrity.
01:00:57Where are you going?
01:00:58Do something I should have done a long time ago.
01:01:01Talk to Joe Callahan.
01:01:05You tell me, huh?
01:01:08Where the hell have you been?
01:01:10It's election day.
01:01:11I need to shut down the food bank and get to the polls.
01:01:18What the fuck, Carter?
01:01:19You're here to beat me up like you did Senator Whitmore?
01:01:21He deserved it.
01:01:22Whatever the reason, that's the best thing that could have happened to me.
01:01:25You just handed me this election on a silver platter.
01:01:27He sexually assaulted Sarah Watson.
01:01:30You remember Sarah.
01:01:32You two hooked up in high school when she was still with me.
01:01:34So, you're just here for revenge?
01:01:37By another casualty of your mental breakdown?
01:01:39Look, I want you to issue a joint statement with me against the Senator.
01:01:42Now, right.
01:01:44Now, I'm writing this into the mayor's office.
01:01:47I mean, there are so many corporations in my pocket.
01:01:50And I'm cashing in.
01:01:52Do the right thing for once, Joe.
01:01:55Sarah's the mother of your child.
01:01:57What the fuck are you talking about, Carter?
01:01:59I never slept with Sarah.
01:02:02So, Joe isn't Tom's father?
01:02:05You never slept with Sarah?
01:02:06No, Sarah came on to me that one time.
01:02:09Kissed me.
01:02:10You saw us.
01:02:11Then she disappeared.
01:02:13That's it.
01:02:18Where the fuck's my driver?
01:02:22Hey, Tom.
01:02:23Daisy, where are y'all?
01:02:26Okay, hi.
01:02:27I'm not in the mood for jokes.
01:02:28Where are you guys?
01:02:29Tom, Daisy.
01:02:30You can't find your son.
01:02:32Miss Holden?
01:02:34Uh, sorry.
01:02:35What are you doing here again?
01:02:36I received an anonymous tip that Tom was left alone last night.
01:02:41As his principal, I came over right away to check.
01:02:45And to see if I need to call CPS.
01:02:48Okay.
01:02:49There has been a huge misunderstanding.
01:02:51My friend stayed with Tom last night, so they're just probably out getting breakfast or something right now.
01:02:55Sarah, I'm so sorry.
01:02:57I got locked in the bathroom at the gala, and then my phone died.
01:03:00I just...
01:03:00Look, so are you saying that you didn't make it here last night?
01:03:03No.
01:03:06Where is Tom?
01:03:09Tom?
01:03:10Tom, please.
01:03:11Please, where are you?
01:03:12Your babysitter never arrived to take care of your son, and now he's missing?
01:03:16This is very serious.
01:03:18Miss Holden, if you care about Tom at all, I need you to help me look for him.
01:03:23I will help Tom by calling the police and having you arrested.
01:03:28What?
01:03:29Tom needs to be placed in a safe home.
01:03:31And between your bikini photos at the campaign headquarters and the video of you egging Owen Carter on to hit
01:03:40our senator, you belong in prison.
01:03:44I don't have time for this bullshit right now.
01:03:46I need to find my son.
01:03:54Oh, my God.
01:03:55I was just at HQ, and I overheard someone saying that they saw your son.
01:03:59He's down by the river with some older man.
01:04:05Mom?
01:04:06I'm fine.
01:04:10Hi.
01:04:11Oh, my God.
01:04:12I was so worried.
01:04:13I...
01:04:15Where were you?
01:04:17When I woke up, you weren't here, and neither was Daisy.
01:04:20So I went to the cafe to look for you, and Owen found me.
01:04:24I've heard enough.
01:04:27Mr. Carter can't save you this time.
01:04:29Your child could have been killed while you were off doing God knows what.
01:04:34It wasn't her fault.
01:04:36Somebody locked me in the bathroom.
01:04:42You.
01:04:43You did this.
01:04:45You locked Daisy in that bathroom.
01:04:48Probably on Eleanor's orders.
01:04:50I'm willing to bet that you're also the one that made that call to Miss Holden.
01:04:54You know what?
01:04:56You mess with me fine.
01:04:59I can handle it.
01:05:01But you crossed a line trying to get my son taken away from me.
01:05:06I will kill you.
01:05:08I'm going to kill her.
01:05:09Hey, hey, hey.
01:05:10She's not worth it.
01:05:12Brittany, you can see yourself out now.
01:05:15Owen, I can explain.
01:05:17I was just trying to tell you what's...
01:05:17Owen, please, I...
01:05:18You're fired.
01:05:20I'm trying to everything I've done.
01:05:28I'll add assault to the list of things I need to report to the police and CPS.
01:05:33Poor Tom has no stable adult presence in his life.
01:05:38But I do.
01:05:39Owen Carter is my father.
01:05:44Owen Carter is your father.
01:05:46Of course.
01:05:47Isn't that right, Dad?
01:05:50Yes.
01:05:52He's my son.
01:05:56Can't you see we look alike?
01:05:58I've known you a long time, Mr. Carter.
01:06:01You've never mentioned any children.
01:06:04Well, we didn't want it to get out.
01:06:06We were young and unmarried and thought it might scare off the voters.
01:06:10But Tom is my son.
01:06:11If Tom has a stable parental figure in his life,
01:06:16then I don't have to call the authorities.
01:06:21I'm sorry.
01:06:22I really was only trying to help Tom.
01:06:31Now, does anyone have a charger?
01:06:34I need to upload my videos.
01:06:36The public is waiting.
01:06:37Sure, Aunt Daisy.
01:06:46Thank you for saving us again.
01:06:51Well, it was all thanks to this little guy concocting that story that I'm his father.
01:06:56The resourcefulness of a true politician.
01:06:59How'd you come up with that brilliant story?
01:07:01I told you.
01:07:02It's in my blood.
01:07:05Should I tell Owen now that he's Tom's father?
01:07:15Owen.
01:07:18Meet your son.
01:07:21Tom.
01:07:22Tom.
01:07:24Owen Carter is your dad.
01:07:31Tom's my son.
01:07:33You're my dad?
01:07:35No way.
01:07:36Way.
01:07:36Long way, but...
01:07:41Dad!
01:07:42I can't believe it.
01:07:46You know, it's strange.
01:07:47But I think I can believe it.
01:07:50You can't?
01:07:55Yeah, I, uh, talked to Joe.
01:07:58He said you two never...
01:07:59Yeah.
01:08:00You know?
01:08:01Yeah.
01:08:02Um...
01:08:03Owen, listen, I'm really sorry.
01:08:06But I lied to you.
01:08:07I just...
01:08:09I thought this would ruin your career.
01:08:11And your mom had promised me that it would.
01:08:15She forced me to break up with you.
01:08:19And she gave me money for an abortion.
01:08:22She what?
01:08:22I know.
01:08:23But it's not an excuse.
01:08:24I know that it's not an excuse.
01:08:25I am so sorry you had a right to all of those years with your son.
01:08:30Hey, people.
01:08:31Let bygones be bygones.
01:08:34So, are you and mom boyfriend and girlfriend?
01:08:40Well, I don't know.
01:08:43Are we?
01:08:48Why can't you just say yes?
01:08:51I lied to you.
01:08:53I don't know how to come back from that.
01:08:55I can fix this.
01:08:57Like a politician.
01:08:59Dad, do you love mom?
01:09:03I do.
01:09:06I don't want to be with her.
01:09:07The future mayor has stated his position.
01:09:10Your rebuttal?
01:09:12My rebuttal.
01:09:22Is that the ring you were going to propose to me with in high school?
01:09:26You kept it.
01:09:27I hoped for so long that this moment would come.
01:09:33It has.
01:09:37Sarah Watson.
01:09:39Will you marry me?
01:09:43Yes.
01:09:45Owen, it's always been you.
01:09:50We're going to be a family?
01:09:53I'm the mayor's son.
01:09:56Oh, my God.
01:09:57The election.
01:09:59Joe's video.
01:10:00We never made a rebuttal.
01:10:00What do we do?
01:10:02The only thing we can do.
01:10:04Lose.
01:10:06No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:10:07You can still win this.
01:10:08Nah, the polls are open.
01:10:10Joe's going to win.
01:10:10No, no, I will.
01:10:12I'll go.
01:10:12I will give an interview.
01:10:13I'll tell everybody what happened.
01:10:14You were just protecting me.
01:10:15Too little, too late.
01:10:17It's your word against the senators.
01:10:19But you said the truth always wins.
01:10:21Hey.
01:10:24And the truth did win today.
01:10:26The only truth that matters.
01:10:28That you're my son.
01:10:30We're going to go to HQ with our heads held high.
01:10:33We're going to say thank you to the volunteers and staffers.
01:10:36And we're going to move right on to the next election.
01:10:40Because that's what we do.
01:10:42I'm sorry.
01:10:43Bye-bye.
01:10:46You guys, my video is blowing up.
01:10:50I mean, I guess I did look good in that dress.
01:10:53Whoa.
01:10:54Did I miss something?
01:10:59Where the hell is Owen?
01:11:04How dare you walk in here with my son after you cost him the election?
01:11:08Mother, meet your grandson.
01:11:11My son, the one you tried to have aborted.
01:11:16You forced Sarah to hide him from me for all these years.
01:11:21Convinced her to break my heart.
01:11:23And then you tried to have him expelled?
01:11:25How could you?
01:11:26I did it for you.
01:11:27So you could go to a prestigious college and go to D.C. and live your dreams.
01:11:33Without me, you'd be a plumber right now.
01:11:37If it would give me back ten years with my son, I would gladly be a plumber.
01:11:42Well, you might get your wish.
01:11:44Since you punched Senator Whitmore, you're certain to lose the race.
01:11:49That's what you care about?
01:11:51Just go.
01:11:53I can't even look at you.
01:11:55Owen?
01:11:56You know, Mother, I'm not going to lose this race because I'm going to withdraw from it
01:12:01to focus on the important things.
01:12:15It doesn't make any sense.
01:12:17I've gotten a million views in just two hours.
01:12:20What?
01:12:20Yes.
01:12:21Let me see.
01:12:25Dear friends, I'm so grateful for all the hard work you put into this campaign.
01:12:31But I regret to inform you that due to personal circumstances, I'm withdrawing my candidacy for mayor.
01:12:41No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:12:42He's not.
01:12:43He is not.
01:12:47Everyone, open the news.
01:12:49My video has gone viral.
01:12:53You need to watch Daisy's video right now.
01:12:56Dress is from agency.
01:12:59Okay, look right there.
01:13:00Zoom in.
01:13:01The lip liner is from Foxy.
01:13:04Make sure y'all click the link in my bio.
01:13:06Carter protected a woman.
01:13:07He's the mayor we need.
01:13:10People are starting to believe you.
01:13:12You're still in this race.
01:13:14Owen is not aware yet.
01:13:19Mom, Dad, guess what?
01:13:21I won.
01:13:21I'm student council president.
01:13:23What?
01:13:24What?
01:13:24That's amazing, buddy.
01:13:25Come here.
01:13:26Come here.
01:13:28You'll win too, Dad.
01:13:29I know it.
01:13:30Just now.
01:13:34That'll be the results.
01:13:36I, I can't.
01:13:38Okay.
01:13:40Hello?
01:13:44Yeah.
01:13:45Yeah, I'll tell him.
01:13:52How bad is it?
01:13:54The landslide.
01:13:57Congratulations, Mayor Carter.
01:13:59What?
01:14:00Yeah.
01:14:00You won?
01:14:04My dad is mayor.
01:14:14It's all thanks to you.
01:14:18Congratulations, son.
01:14:20All I ever wanted was straight you to be happy.
01:14:24I went about it the wrong way.
01:14:27But it never, I never meant to hurt you.
01:14:31I'm so, so sorry.
01:14:35You are my life.
01:14:39Please, forgive me.
01:14:49You don't owe my mother anything.
01:14:52You don't owe my mother anything.
01:15:12Thanks to you.
01:15:13Trust me.
01:15:15You should forgive her.
01:15:17You should forgive her.
01:15:32Oh, now, who wants a victory photo?
01:15:36Okay.
01:15:38One, two, three.
01:15:43You're gonna make a great cover story.
01:15:47Oh, I am so sorry, we're renovating right now.
01:15:50We?
01:15:50You mean I get a say in the design?
01:15:53You have much more important things to worry about, Mr. Mayor.
01:15:56Mm-hmm.
01:16:00Congratulations, The Merry Left.
01:16:02One small question that interests our readers.
01:16:06Is it hard for you to work together, live together, and raise a child together?
01:16:12Well, we have one rule at home.
01:16:14Whatever the argument, no matter who says what, the truth always wins in the end.
01:16:19And who decides what the truth is?
01:16:21Me.
01:16:30If he tries to be free cards, he can wait to get us in the immediately.
01:16:31And I take the point of the honor, this might not be a hard tool.
01:16:37Maybe if it can't be an example.
01:16:37So are you going to find what Harry S sugar is?
Comments