01x02 - Shock to Your System

[bunniefuu]

[LAUGHTER]

This is why we don't
wanna hang out with you.

- [SIMONE] What the hell is going on?
- [GASPS] No.

[SARA] Look, I know
that you're mad at me,

but we don't know anybody here.

Don't you think we should
at least have each other?

[TEGAN] I don't want to
share everything with you.

[MAYA] Hey, twin . I'm Maya.

And you know you have something
that your sister will never have.

What we have is just for us.

So, you're coming to the party tomorrow?

- I wasn't invited.
- Well, I'm inviting you now.

[SARA] Was she talking
about the Rancid party?

[TEGAN] Yeah. You wanna go?

- [SARA] Sure.
- [PHOEBE] Hi.

We'll watch the movie later.

[VIOLENT FEMMES: "KISS OFF"]

♪ I take one, one,
one cause you left me ♪

♪ And two, two, two for my family ♪

♪ And three, three,
three for my heartache ♪

♪ And four, four,
four for my headaches ♪

♪ And five, five, five for my lonely ♪

♪ And six, six, six for my sorrow ♪

♪ And seven, seven for no tomorrow ♪

♪ And eight, eight, I
forget was eight was for ♪

♪ But nine, nine, nine
for the lost gods ♪

♪ Ten, ten, ten ♪

♪ Ten for everything,
everything, everything... ♪

Your parents are going to be here soon.

So be quick.

[SINGER] ♪ Behind my back,
I can see them stare ♪

♪ They'll hurt me
bad, but I won't mind ♪

♪ They'll hurt me bad,
they do it all the time ♪

- ♪ Yeah, yeah! ♪
- ♪ Yeah, they do it all the time ♪

- ♪ Yeah, yeah! ♪
- ♪ They do it all the time ♪

♪ Do it all the time... ♪

- [BANGING ON DOOR]
- [SARA] Hang on!

[MUSIC TURNS OFF]

- [SARA] What's up?
- You know, in some countries

they use loud music in a small
room as a form of t*rture.

I bet nagging mothers
would be just as effective.

[LAUGHS SARCASTICALLY]

- Phoebe, your dad's here.
- [PHOEBE] Thanks, I'll be right down.

Okay.

[SINGER] ♪ Do it all the time! ♪

- [PHOEBE] Bye, Tegan.
- [TEGAN] See ya.

Hey!

We still need to ask Mom
if we can go to that party.

Okay.

[CAR HONKING]

[PHOEBE] Don't read this
until you're alone, okay?

Okay.

I miss you already.

Me too.

[SOFT GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING]

I hate it when you do that.

- What? Walk down the stairs?
- No.

You study me like I'm a
test case or something.

I'm not one of your clients.

No, if you were my clients
you would actually talk to me.

- Hey. Did you ask about the party?
- Not yet.

What party?

It's just this thing that, um,
my friend Maya invited us to.

- Your friend?
- Yeah, she's really cool,

and I thought this would be a
good chance to spend time with her.

Uh-huh.

[TEGAN] It's so hard to
meet people at school.

We know you don't like
us going to parties

at houses of people you don't know,

- so we don't have to go.
- Uh-hmm.

Maybe we can just get to
know people in between classes

- or at lunch or something.
- Sure. Totally. Yeah. Okay.

- Will there be parents there?
- Yes. Of course.

No dr*gs, no alcohol,

you both have to call
to check in at :

- and I'm picking you up at midnight.
- [TEGAN] No problem.

- And you're going to June's today.
- Mom...

Those are the terms.

Nice work.

[PIANO PLAYING]

Yeah, okay. Stop.

Um, are you sure you
actually practice on a piano?

Can I try playing something else?

Like what?

[SMASHING PUMPKINS: "TODAY"]

All right. I'll make you a deal.

You learn this, then we
can talk about that, okay?

- Deal.
- [JUNE] All right.

Let's get back to work.

[OFFBEAT PIANO PLAYING]

[JUNE] Okay. That's enough for today.

You did make a full
recovery but you were better.

Thanks.

Your turn.

Wish me luck. I'll need it.

[JUNE] I hope you practice a little
bit more than your sister did.

[PIANO PLAYING]

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

- [DOG BARKING]
- [SIMONE] See you at midnight.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

[DRUNK GUY] Whoa!

Yep, we're twins. Same face.

Do you have the same bra size?

Yeah, and it's twice your IQ.

[MAYA] Finally! I've been sitting
here like an assh*le waiting for you.

Sorry, I didn't know if I should
be fashionably late or whatever.

[EVAN] This is Calgary,
nothing here is fashionable.

Speak for yourself.

Tonight I'm wearing a one of a kind
Value Village cardigan, unwashed.

[EVAN] I'm sure it
looks even better on you

than it did on the old man
who probably d*ed in it.

- I wouldn't go that far.
- Screw you, both.

Are you going to hog your
new friends or introduce me?

[MAYA] Tegan, Sara, this is Lily.

- [SARA] Hey.
- Hi.

Her brother's throwing the party.

Some assh*le started a rumor
that Coolio was gonna be here.

- [TEGAN] I heard Rancid.
- God, people are so stupid.

You're not stupid.

Gross. Let's go make out.

[MAYA] Come on.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERS]

[MUFFLED ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey! Bathroom girl!

Sara.

[NATALIE] Sure.

Well, impeccable timing.

We're about to go on a little
adventure. You wanna come?

Where are we going?

[NATALIE] Nowhere but everywhere.

What is it?

It doesn't matter what
it is. It's what it does.

What does it do?

If I told you, it
would ruin the surprise.

But you should know,

once we take this,
we're bonded for life.

- [ALI] Hey.
- Hey.

Do you know Sara?

No.

[NATALIE] Sara this is
Ali. Ali this is Sara.

I have to pee. [CHUCKLES]

I think you're in my drama class.

- Yeah.
- [ANDREW] Hey. I found you.

Took you long enough.

Come on.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[SPIRITUALIZED: "SHINE A LIGHT"]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERS]

[SLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey. You okay?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Yeah.

[MUFFLED MUSIC PLAYING IN DISTANCE]

- Do you hear that?
- What?

[GIRLS LAUGHING]

- Did you put this song on?
- Uh, yeah.

Oh, my God. I was just
thinking about this song today.

Did you, like, read
my mind or something?

- Are you wasted?
- [BOTH LAUGHS]

No.

- She's tripping.
- What? What the hell, Sara?

Do you remember Patrick told us
about his friend who took that sh*t

- and had a psychotic break?
- Do I look like I'm having

- a psychotic break to you?
- [TEGAN] Yeah, kinda!

And you know we have to check
in with Mom in like minutes.

I'm totally fine.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[MUFFLED MUSIC PLAYING]

[TEGAN] Hi, Mom...

Yeah, it's really fun.

No, we're not drinking.

Other people are, but we're not.

Hey, stop.

Don't touch that.

No, that's just Sara.

Yeah, hang on.

[WHISPERS] Be normal.

[MUFFLED MUSIC CONTINUES]

Hi, Mom! What's up?

Yeah, it's great.

Not a drop.

Okay. See you soon.

I did great.

Wait. She's going to call back.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Hello?

Hi, Mom.

Still here.

Okay. Bye.

[WHISPERS] You're so smart.

You're so high,

and now my whole night is going
to be about taking care of you

instead of hanging out with
people who actually want me around.

You think I don't want to be around you?

I know you don't.

Like last night when you
ditched me for Phoebe.

- [LOUD JUNKY MUSIC PLAYING]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTERS]

[LAUGHTER]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- [SARA] Hey.
- Hey. What?

I'm sorry.

I miss you, Teegy.

I miss you too.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERS]

[SARA] I'm hot. Is it hot?

[TEGAN] No. It's freezing.

[MAYA] Hey.

Um, I was thinking,

do you want to hang
out some time, just us?

Yeah, totally.

She really likes you.

I was watching you guys, and
it was like I could feel it...

[TEGAN] Why don't you stop talking?

[MAYA] See you Monday.

Bye.

- Why would you say that?
- What?

Just forget it.

Hey, where's Mom?

[PATRICK] She had a work thing.

[SLOW GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING]

[FAUCET WATER RUNNING]

[SLOW GUITAR MUSIC CONTINUES]

[TORI AMOS: "THE WAITRESS"]

♪ But I believe in peace ♪

♪ But I believe in peace bitch ♪

♪ I believe in peace ♪

♪ I believe in peace ♪

- ♪ But I... ♪
- [CAR DOOR CLOSE, LOCK]

[PROFESSOR] ... the impact
of change on all the parts

needs to be considered.

In social work practice when
a child is removed from a home,

it's not unusual to
find that another child

will take on the role of
the child who was removed,

and then your problems begin again.

Hey, wanna get drinks with us?

Oh, uh, I... I have to get to work.

Oh, okay. Uh, next time.

Yeah, great.

- Okay. Bye.
- [MOLLY] Bye.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERS]

So, I thought not having kids
would keep the romance alive,

but now I'm starting to realize
that having kids is a smoke screen

so people don't have
to admit to themselves

that their libidos are gone.

- And I mean, I guess we can experiment...
- Loni, this is... this is

- ... here and there... Yeah.
- uh, Loni, this is riveting,

but, um, can you just
pause for a second?

- I'm a bit of a roll here so...
- Oh, sorry. Yeah. Yeah.

[INDISTINCT] Great. Thanks.

- How long do you think it'll take?
- [SIMONE] Loni!

Okay. Sorry!

What's your thesis about again?

Child sexual abuse
with a focus on incest.

Wow. You're fun.

I mean, they used to cry
on the first day of school

when they'd find out they
were in separate classes.

Now they can't even be in the same room.

- What happened?
- Well, Sara's completely retreated.

She won't talk to me about anything,

and apparently all she wants to do

is hang out with her
best friend, Phoebe,

and freezing Tegan out,

which is making Tegan
feel like she's all alone.

[LONI] Being a teenager is a nightmare.

Yeah. Yeah. I don't know.

Maybe being in the
suburbs is getting to them.

They're away from their friends,
all the places they like to go.

- It's just so boring...
- Are the suburbs getting to the girls or you?

[BOTH LAUGHS]

How are you and Patrick?

Mm, that's a bigger conversation.

Uh, what else are we doing?

[SIGHS] I mean nothing is wrong,
but nothing's really right either.

- You know, we barely talk.
- Hmm.

We don't want to do the same things.

The... when we have the most fun is
when we're in a room full of people

and we don't have to interact.

Marriage is hard.

We're not married.

Oh, yeah. You're such a badass.

No. It's not him. You know, he's great.

He is. He's wonderful.

I've just... I've always had
to cater to someone, you know.

[LONI] Mm-hmm.

I became a mom when I was ,

and I've just gotten to this point
where I don't want anyone to need

anything from me anymore, you know?

And you're going into social work?

[LAUGHS]

- Can I tell you a secret?
- [LONI] Yeah.

Sometimes when I'm driving
home, I get to our street and...

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

... all I want to do is keep
driving and never look back.

Is that terrible?

I've heard worse.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

[LONI] Crisis line.

Yeah, she's here.

Hold on.

- Amy?
- [LONI] Yeah.

- Hey, Amy. What's going on?
- [AMY] They're back.

I started hearing them scratching
at the walls a few days ago.

I covered all the vents
to try to keep them out,

but now I'm so cold
I can't feel anything.

- I don't know what to do.
- Okay.

It sounds like you're dealing with
a lot. But I think I have a plan.

- [AMY] You do?
- Yep. First off,

- you have to take your meds, Amy.
- [AMY] I can't.

If I do, I won't be able
to hear if they get in...

No Amy. That's what
they want you to think.

But if you can block them out long
enough, you're gonna get so strong

they're not gonna be able to touch you.

That's their secret.
The stronger you are,

- the weaker they get.
- [AMY] Yeah.

- Okay.
- [AMY] Okay.

And, uh, they hate the heat.

So, uncover the vents and
turn the heat back on, okay?

There's... there's no way
they're gonna come in then.

[AMY] I didn't know that. Good idea.

So, what's first?

[AMY] I take my medicine?

That's a perfect place to start.

[SOFT MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[ENGINE REVVING IN THE DISTANCE]

[BLINKER TICKING]

[SOFT MELANCHOLIC MUSIC CONTINUES]

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [PATRICK] Hello?

Hey. How did you play?

Like a man half my age.

- So you lost?
- Badly.

Some of the guys are going
over to BP's a little later.

- Wanna go?
- Yeah, I don't really feel like

sitting around and watching
other people get drunk.

Uh, my parents are having
people over, we could do that.

I thought you didn't wanna
watch other people get drunk.

Touché. [CHUCKLES]

Um, well, what about we
get to see the new Batman?

Or we could see To Wong Foo.

Okay. We don't have to do anything.

I'm pretty tired anyway so...

You know what?

I have an idea.

You're going to love it.

- Can't wait.
- [FOOTSTEPS RUNNING]

[DOG BARKING IN THE DISTANCE]

[MUFFLED MUSIC PLAYING]

[SIMONE] Okay guys. You know the drill.

No dr*gs. If you drink,
stay away from the hard stuff

and make sure I don't find out about it

- or I'll ground you for life.
- For life.

- And call to check in at ...
- Ten. I know.

One second later and I'm gonna
wear my most bedazzled outfit

- and go in there and get you.
- Okay.

- Understand?
- Uh-hmm.

- Hello? Got it. All right.
- Yes, Mom, yes.

See you at midnight.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

Midnight.

[UPBEAT RADIO MUSIC PLAYING]

[SINGER] ♪ I said, "Hey, it's me again ♪

- ♪ You seem to wonder... ♪
- Is this from Silk Road?

- I went to Silver Inn this time.
- [SIMONE] Oh.

It's really good.

Uh-hmm.

[RADIO MUSIC CONTINUES]

[SINGER] ♪ The time goes back to back ♪

- ♪ I didn't realize... ♪
- Oh, remember the permit that I lost

a couple months ago
like for the new place?

- No.
- Oh.

Um, I thought I told you about that.

No, I don't think... I don't remember.

Oh, I lost a permit.

It was pissing me off and
I was looking around for it.

I was looking and I was looking.
And I went all downstairs,

I thought I left it in my truck.

And I was knocking around here

trying to look for
that thing for months.

Anyway tonight, as I was
cleaning up to get ready for this,

I found it under a stack of papers.

- Oh, that's great.
- Yeah.

- Yeah.
- I mean, I still did get...

the thing that pissed me off...
I still had to get a new one

and I had to go through all the
rigmarole of getting the new one.

But I... it does give
me closure. [CHUCKLES]

But that, uh, that one...
that mystery's now solved.

Uh, do we have any of that,
um, wine your mom brought over?

- Yeah, do you want wine?
- [SIMONE] Yeah.

Oh, yeah. I should've thought of that.

And that's where the
heated garage comes in.

- [SIMONE] Mm.
- You will never touch

a ice-cold steering wheel again.

But I will have to shovel the
snow in front of the garage.

- True.
- Which I'm not a fan of.

But no ice-cold steering wheel.

I do hate that.

And you're gonna have an office
that's all yours with a door...

an actual door that'll shut so
that the rest of us can't bother you

while you're working
on your school work.

Hopefully I won't be
working on my thesis forever.

I mean... I just mean, you know,
you'll have a place that's all yours.

I can do anything... I can...
I can put a deadbolt on it.

What about the bedroom?

The bedroom?

Um, yeah it's gonna be... yep,
can be whatever you wanted to be.

[SLOW ROMANCE PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND]

- [TELEPHONE RINGING]
- Mm. It's the girls.

- Please let it ring.
- Just one sec. One sec.

[CONTINUES RINGING]

Hello?

Hi. How's the party?

Have you been drinking?

Is anyone drinking?

Is someone in the room with you?

Yeah, put her on.

- [WHISPERS] I'm sorry.
- That's okay.

Hi.

Yeah, I... it sounds like
you're having fun at the party.

Have you had any alcohol?

Uh-huh.

Okay.

Yeah, well, I will, um...
I'll see you at midnight. Okay?

Bye.

- Sara's drunk.
- Really? How do you know?

She's being nice.

Do a quick callback.

Hello, Tegan? Yeah, I just wanted
to check to see if you were there.

Okay. I'll see you soon. Bye.

[LAUGHS] Why do you do that? They
could be calling from anywhere.

I know, but the callback puts
them on edge and I like that.

[LAUGHS]

- [TELEPHONE RINGING]
- Are you kidding me?

They're turning the tables
on me. This is interesting.

[CHUCKLES]

Hello?

What?

[LONI] All right [INDISTINCT]
just tell me and I will...

[SIMONE] Hey! Hey!

- What happened?
- Uh...

- What?
- Do you wanna, uh...

What is it?

Amy barricaded herself in
the house and started a fire.

- Oh, my God...
- [LONI] The firefighters got her out

- but she, uh...
- Where is she? Can I talk to her?

She didn't make it.

[SIGHS DEEPLY]

[LONI] I'm so sorry, Simone.

Uh, I told her that, uh...

- the heat would keep her safe.
- [LONI] No. No. I know.

- No. If I hadn't done that, would she...
- No, don't do that, okay?

We do everything we can to help people,

but the truth is
sometimes it's not enough.

[GLOOMY MUSIC PLAYING]

[ENGINE OFF]

[SIMONE SIGHS]

[SOBBING]

[SARA] Mom?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Why are you awake?

- Are you drunk?
- [CAR DOOR CLOSES]

No, I was just getting
water and I saw you out here.

[SIGHS]

So, you're really not drunk?

So, you're really okay?

I'll tell you the truth
if you tell me the truth.

[SARA] I'm not drunk.

I'm not okay.

[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

[SPIRITUALIZED: "SHINE A LIGHT"]

♪ When I'm tired and all alone ♪

♪ Lord, shine a light on me ♪

Greenday's playing at the Saddledome.

[SIMONE] And you wanna
skip school and buy tickets?

- [TEGAN] Yes.
- [PHOEBE] Are you high right now?

You know I don't like
when you do that stuff.

[TEGAN] I think your mom just came in.

What? She saw us?