02x02 - I Believe You

[bunniefuu]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

Honestly, I don't know what's weirder.

A whole flock of dead birds,
or the fact it wasn't on the news.

Yeah, or the fact that Jessica's
actually being nice to me.

Did they just get sick at the same
time and just fall out of the sky?

And what about that creepy basement.
Are they related?

Um, that feels weird.

God, I mean, she's a junior.
She'd be hanging out with seniors by now.

And she, like, drives her own car.

There was lightning at the time.

And there's been some weird
weather in Erie Harbor,

and Donny's hurricane in Ireland.

[SIGHS] I mean,
who actually gets a car for their sweet ?

I thought that was, like, a movie thing.

Can't believe I actually
had fun in Erie Harbor.

"How many birds can get hit by
a single bolt of lightning?"

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

- [THUNDERCLAP]
- [ELECTRICITY BUZZES]

- Oh.
- Oh, no.

Geez, um... [SIGHS]

Well,
at least we can use your laptop as a light.

No, I'm using it for research.

And the Wi-Fi is down.

- [THUNDERCLAP]
- [SCREAMS]

Hey, hey, hey. No. It's okay, Ginny.

I'm scared.

I know, honey. It's okay. You're good.

- [LOUD THUD]
- [GLASS SHATTERS]

[HILDE AND IZZY]: Mom! Dad!

- [MATT]: Oh, my God.
- [HILDE AND IZZY]: Dad!

- [MATT]: Straight through the window.
- [BRIDGET]: Get some buckets or something.

- [HILDE]: Dad?
- [IZZY]: Mom, what's happening?

Everything's fine, guys, all right?
Don't freak out.

Dad, we have a whole tree in
our living room. What are you...

Okay, you know what, girls,
you should probably go back upstairs

because there's broken glass

- all over the place.
- [CLATTERING]

Pop-Pop, it's fine, it's okay.
Don't worry. Everything's okay.

- Look, I'm gonna clean all this up.
- Okay.

- [THUNDER RUMBLES]
- [BIRD CHIRPS]

Yeah, Hilde...

- Do you hear that?
- [BIRD CHIRPS]

[MATT]: Wait.

[WINGS FLAPPING]

- [MATT]: What is it?
- [BIRD CHIRPS]

[MATT]: Hilde, Hilde,
don't, don't, don't, don't.

Just be careful,

- there's glass down there. Careful.
- Daddy, I will.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

Hey, little one. I got you, I got you.

It's okay. I got you. It's okay.

[WHISPERS] You're safe with me, buddy.
I'm not gonna hurt you.

[HILDE]: Sorry about your tree.

Don't worry.
Nothing bad is gonna happen to you.

- I promise.
- [THUNDER RUMBLES]

- Do we have to go to school today?
- [BRIDGET]: Yes, you do.

- The baby bird kept me up all night.
- Well, yeah.

Now you know what it was like for
me when I had you three as babies.

Do you think I could give him some milk?

Well,
mama birds don't feed milk to their young.

Yeah, they puke into their mouths.

Ew!

I definitely need to talk to Birdman about
what could've k*lled all those birds.

And maybe he could help me with Walter.

- Walter?
- Cronkite.

[IZZY]: Hmm.

He was a journalist on TV.

Everyone called him the
most trusted man in America.

[SIGHS]

Hey, Mom, do you think maybe we should,
like, see if Dad needs any help?

- Your daddy thinks he's handy.
- [HILDE]: But he's not.

He ripped a hole in the
attic and never fixed it.

Okay, look, honey,
I know how you feel about the truth,

but it isn't always the best thing.

Okay, sometimes with men, you have to...

You know what,
this feels like a whole can of worms.

Can we just...

- Yay! Good job, honey.
- [IZZY WHOOPS] You're so great, Dad.

- [HILDE]: Dad!
- [BRIDGET]: You're doing it!

So, Mom,
what's the latest with Wott Management?

God,
just write an article about the dumb tree

that crashed into our dumb
house with a dumb bird in it.

Mom, did you know

Wott Management was named after
a guy who was born in the s?

- No.
- He basically founded Erie Harbor

- and bought up all the forests here.
- Oh!

- To chop them down.
- Oh.

Wait, so they just like randomly
chose his name for their company?

I doubt it was random.

Whoever owns the place must've
used that name for a reason.

Yeah, well,
it might give them an air of legitimacy.

I can't get this baby bird to eat anything.

Dad, I'm gonna have to take him to Birdman.

Yeah, well, you can,
but his name is not Birdman, remember?

His name is Mr. Wergeles.

Okay, party people,
let's get dressed for it, right?

Yeah, grab your jacket, grab your shoes.

- Hilde, where are you going?
- Riding my bike.

[IZZY SIGHS]

Hey, can I use your charger?

- No, no, no. I need it.
- Mom.

What? I have no idea how
long the power will be out,

or if I'll have functioning phones at work,

where I make money so you can eat.

[SCOFFS] God, it'll take,
like, a minute, okay?

I just need enough time to call Ethan.

Oh, okay, cool,
so that's why you're yelling at me.

Mom, I'm not yelling at you.

I'm just frustrated because
this stupid power's out.

You can't go one day
without talking to him?

[STAMMERS] Hello, I already have.

Iz.

We're just supposed to do
this thing before school,

where we tell each
other to have a good day.

Okay? It's just a thing.

It's our thing.

It's dumb, whatever.

Look, just do me a favor and try and enjoy
what it feels like to be disconnected

for a day or at least a couple of minutes.

What is going on?

[PRINCIPAL COLLINS]: Uh,
there's no controlling this.

It's a natural disaster.

School is canceled

until the tree can be
removed and power restored.

[CHEERING, WHOOPING]

Let's try and pretend that
we're sad we're missing school.

- [WOMAN]: You are so not organized.
- Excuse me,

how did you not know
about this an hour ago?

- We didn't get any e-mails or anything.
- Sorry.

[WOMAN ]:
How are you gonna take control over this?

Ladies, I'm sorry, it's not safe
for you to come past the barrier.

Hey.

- Did you hear they canceled school?
- Oh, cool.

Yeah, so what are you gonna do?

Um, I'll probably just head down to
the pier, walk around, or whatever.

Cool.

Do you wanna come?

- Yeah. [GIGGLES]
- [GIRL]: Hey, Jessica.

Hey. Do you wanna go to the pier?

- Totally.
- [JESSICA]: Cool. Great.

This is my friend Emma.
She just moved here.

- Hi.
- Hey. Izzy.

Um, my family just moved here
about a year ago from Brooklyn.

Nice. Um, we used to live in Virginia,
but my mom got transferred for work.

Oh, wow. I mean you already have so
many friends that's, like, great.

I'll see you guys at the pier.

- Same. Later, Izzy.
- Bye.

- Do you need a ride?
- Yeah.

Oh, let me just tell my mom
where I'm going first, though.

Right, I forget you're like sometimes.

Probably 'cause you take so many
upper-level classes. [CHUCKLES]

No, no, no, I meant that as a compliment.

Well, yeah, you know what, I'll just...
I'll just text her.

- Okay.
- [IZZY]: It's fine, yeah.

- [IZZY]: That's good.
- Cool. This way.

[HILDE]: We need to do some research
on how to take care of this bird. Here.

Got it.

[GRUNTS] I still don't understand why
you'd wanna use the smallest person

as the step stool, but okay.

Oh, oh, that's smart.

[WOMAN]: When is school gonna get back in?

[WOMAN ]:
She's as bad as her ex-con mother!

[WOMAN ]: So unorganized!

[WOMAN ]:
My tax dollars are paying your salary.

I understand this is inconvenient,

- but it's out of my control.
- Hey, hold this for me. Okay?

I need to take my kids somewhere.
Where am I supposed to go?

- She's totally incompetent.
- Excuse me, can I?

If anyone has any questions or grievances,
like you ladies with your petition,

you could take it up with her lawyer.

And who's that? That's me.
And right now my client has no comment.

Thank you. Have a nice day.

[MURMURING]

Look, you don't have to hire
me as your lawyer, obviously.

It's just, this town. [SCOFFS]

No, I think I'm...
I'm getting used to the abuse.

- Aw.
- But I appreciate your support.

I know how much it sucks to be
on that end of the pitchfork.

So I'd like to try and help
you put an end to this,

- if you'll let me?
- Mommy.

Oh, geez, I... Oh, you know
wha... I'm sorry. [CHUCKLES]

After the third child they just, you know,
they sort of start raising themselves.

Well, I'll remind you when she
starts to apply for college.

Thank you. Let's go.

I'll be in touch. Okay?

Thank you.

[EXHALES]

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON EARPHONES]

[VOCALIZING]

[GASPS, EXHALES]

{an }Guys, school is closed.
How did you... get in here?

Principal Collins told me to
catch up on my schoolwork.

Just because school's canceled doesn't
mean that learning takes the day off.

So, you spoke to Principal Collins?

Yeah, she loves what you've done in here.
I mean, like, the stacks are super neat.

Like the way the aisles look in
the expensive grocery stores.

[CHUCKLES, STAMMERS]

I mean, I just lined the bindings up and...

My dad does that.
I think he has undiagnosed anxiety.

And I'm starting to worry
that maybe it's genetic.

- You should get that checked out.
- [WALTER CHIRPS]

Do you have any books on
feeding or nurturing baby birds?

Or figuring out why they're sick?

Or why they might fall out of
the sky and die for no reason?

Um, maybe,
but this is a public-school library.

There's only a limited number
of books that we can have...

No problem, we'll just use the computer.

[STAMMERS] Yes problem,
because, uh, there's no power,

which is why no students
are supposed to be here.

[SPOON]: Yeah, you know what,
that makes sense. Yeah.

[TONY]: Unless you know something I don't.

If Principal Collins said
that you can be here, then...

It's okay. We have to go anyways.

Thanks, Tony.

Please don't call me that. Yeah. But, um...

- [HILDE]: Bye.
- [TONY]: Bye.

- And don't run in the halls.
- [SPOON]: Thanks, Tony.

It's Mr. O'Hara. [SIGHS]

I've been looking for a spot
ever since the cabin flooded.

My grandpa showed me this place.

He used to store his fishing gear here.

Rustic chic. I can work with this.

Told you I'd get a good cabin.

So, I haven't been able to get in
touch with anyone from Wott Management.

Do you know if your dad ever
dealt with anyone in person?

Or had any correspondence with
them under a different name?

Not that I know of, but I'll ask him.

Hello?

Just... Hey.

Hello? Are you still there?

Um, yeah,
it's just the door to my office was open,

but I know I locked it.

- You all right?
- Yeah.

Just hang out right there, okay?

In your experience,

does anyone ever break into a
place and not steal anything?

Oh, no. See, I don't
like the sound of that.

Why don't you turn around
and get out of there?

Can you come here?

Yep, be right there. Come on, let's go.

[HILDE]:
It's not stealing if you plan to return it.

It's borrowing,
which is what the library is for.

Plus, I left my card as collateral.

We have library cards?

Well, not technically.

Okay, no, not at all.

I made it when I used to
play library with Izzy.

You played library?

- Didn't everyone?
- No.

You know, checking the books in and out,
filling out the forms?

- No?
- No.

[WALTER CHIRPS]

Come on, Walter, you gotta eat, buddy.

You named the bird Walter?

- After Cronkite.
- Walter Cronkite.

- Duh.
- I don't know.

He's still not eating,
you decorated his box and you named him.

That bird is definitely gonna die.

Oh, man.

I do not know if I'm ready
for this emotional journey.

Oh. It looks like we've been
feeding him the wrong food.

We need to make him a bird smoothie.

[GASPS] I love a smoothie.

Actually, it's, um,

- worms, bird poop and water.
- Ew.

Are you sure you locked up
last night and set the alarm?

- Yeah. I... I always do.
- All right, come on.

It's good that you came in.

Yeah, it was just really creepy, you know?
I just...

[FRANK SIGHS]

Look, maybe it was the power
outage that knocked out the alarm,

- or the storm blew the door open...
- Yeah.

- But it's a lot of ifs.
- Yeah.

Can you think of anyone
with a grudge against you?

Take your pick. You know, it could be...

someone pissed off at
me for representing Sam.

I've taken on a new case.
Maybe it has something to do with that.

Oh, great.

Lieutenant Briggs.

- Fill out that assessment yet?
- I have not yet, sir.

I am working on a potential,
uh, break-in at First and Main.

Mrs. Lisko, this is Paul Rutherford.

[WHISPERS] It's Jensen.
I kept my last name.

Right. I knew that. Sorry about that.

It's okay. It's nice to meet you.

Yeah, I'm an investigator.

The Attorney General hired
me to audit the department.

After what happened with...

My dad?

Yeah. So, that's cool.

Attorney General? Wow, the
state must be taking this seriously.

Washington state does not take, uh, kindly

to the depletion of the
wrongful conviction fund, so...

- yes, we are.
- Mr. Rutherford here

is in charge of letting the AG know
whether we're all fired. [CHUCKLES]

Yeah, something like that.
Do you mind if I sit in?

- [FRANK CHUCKLES]
- I guess not.

Of course, sir.

Um, Miss Jensen, can you
describe the scene when you entered?

Yeah.

- [BIRD SQUAWKS]
- [WOODPECKER DRUMS]

- [HILDE]: We're worried about him.
- It's a good thing you brought him here.

Do you think he's gonna be okay?

Well, this will definitely help. [CHUCKLES]

Because a bunch of birds just d*ed.
Like, a whole flock of them.

It was awful.

And we're worried that this little
guy might have the same thing.

A lot? Well, how many?

I don't know, hundreds.

What?

That doesn't make any sense.
I would've heard about it.

I know.
It's weird that no one's talking about it.

[SPOON]: It happened at the
Woodruff Mansion last night.

- The dead birds were all over the lawn.
- It was terrifying.

They just fell out of the sky.

We lost a lot of good birds that day.

They made people go out the back way so
nobody from the party posted pictures.

I was gonna publish but
then the power went out.

Well, is that where you found this one?

A tree fell in our yard during the storm.

And when it crashed through our window,
this little guy came with it.

That's why we brought him to you.
You're the expert.

- Mr. Wergeles?
- Mm-hmm?

Do you think it could be possible

that he's sick with the same thing
that could've k*lled all those birds?

I, uh, I... I'd have to see the dead flock.

Um, do you think you could take me to them?

There we go. Got him?

Okay.

Are you sure that this is it?

Maybe they hired someone to clean it up.

Well, if there were that many dead birds,

I mean, there would need
to be a wider investigation.

You know, I can call animal control,
and I can find out what caused it.

Oh! Wait, hang on.

Yeah.

Here.

Now you see, if I had the entire bird,

it would be easier to
figure out what caused it.

But a feather is better than nothing.
[CHUCKLES]

Oh, I see one over there.

Oh, wait. Here, here, here.

A couple for you. There you go.

And two for you.

- There you go.
- Thank you.

You're welcome.
Uh, and the more we find, the better.

Uh, in the meantime, um,
you keep Walter in a warm environment.

And keep trying to get him to eat, okay?
'Cause, um, if he doesn't eat, well,

nothing that we find
out here will help him.

- Okay?
- Okay.

All right. Get a baggy.

[GRUNTS] How you guys doing?
You find some more?

- [DONNY]: Yeah, we got two.
- Oh, great. Here.

[BIRDMAN]: Yeah.

That guy's a little intense.

Just wait till he finds out I'm the one
driving Sam's wrongful convictions suit.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

Hey, can I ask you favor?

Yeah, I'll stop by the office tonight.
I'll check on things.

No. I mean, yes. Thank you, yes.

But, uh, it's another thing.
It's about Matt.

Is everything okay?

Any chance you could come by
the house and fix some things?

It's just, a window got broken and Matt,
he's just... he's so bad at fixing things

and I just... I don't...
I don't wanna hurt his feelings.

- But I also don't wanna not have a window.
- Oh, God! He's the worst at that stuff.

- Right?
- I'll come by after work and, uh,

- make up an excuse to do it for him.
- Thank you.

You're doing the right thing.

Yeah, Ginny and I,
we just drained the battery on the drill

so he wouldn't hurt himself.

That's smart. That's just plain smart.

- It was her idea, so...
- [CHUCKLES]

- Okay, let's go, right? You cold?
- Hey.

- I will be there at : . [CHUCKLES]
- Okay. I'll see you later.

Come on, let's go.

[MAN]: The district would
be happy to provide support.

You just tell us what you need.

Well, if I thought a few generators would
make a difference, I would let you know,

but I think we're just gonna have to wait.

Right, right.

You know, Kim, as you know, uh,

the school board has been fielding a lot
of calls from concerned parents lately.

They've been, uh, shall we say, very vocal.

Yes, I know. [SIGHS]

People get stressed out
in emergency situations.

It's not about the blackout though.
Kim, you should be prepared.

These parents are out for blood.

Well, I, uh, think I ran into
a few of them this morning.

Pretty sure they were trying
to blame me personally

for the power going out across town.

Yeah, they're not the most
reasonable people in the world,

but they are taxpayers and voters.

They are petitioning the district to
place your employment under review.

Fire?

Well, you can... you can say "fire."

Yeah, that's what it would mean.

And if enough parents sign on,
we'll have to honor their request.

Thank you for, uh, telling me in person.

Yeah, we all know that your
mother's actions were her own,

but you can see the issue.

I gotta run. We'll talk soon though.

[SIGHS]

Ugh. [SIGHS]

- Hey.
- Hey.

Where were you?

I was just dropping my
dad off at Frank's place.

[BRIDGET]: Hmm.

You know,
he's got his own generator up and running.

- Oh, lucky Frank.
- I know, right?

- Ugh.
- Ooh!

Hey,
you know when power outages used to be fun?

Remember that?
Yeah, it used to be, like, sexy and...

- [CHUCKLES] Remember that? Yeah.
- Oh, yeah, I remember that.

- And now it's just rotting food.
- Mm.

And watching Ginny, uh,
plug in electrical devices...

- [EXHALES SHARPLY]
- that are clearly not gonna turn on.

- [MATT]: Oh, yeah.
- Hey, can I sleep at Jessica's?

- No, no. You cannot, no.
- Why not?

Well, because it's a school night,
that's why not.

Yeah, didn't Jessica t*rture you,
like, all of last year?

Well, yeah, but she's being
nice now because people change.

Okay, and you always said
forgiveness was a virtue, so...

Yeah,
when your little sister was punching you,

not when your mortal enemy is trying to
win you over for some strange reason.

God. You are just as bad as Hilde.
Okay, Jessica just wants to be friends.

And since I don't have any,
I would like to go to her house. Please?

Mm-mmm. No. No.

Come on, I'm almost . I'm not a child.

Yeah, well,
legally you're a child until you're .

Mom, you know what I mean.

Okay, fine. I will make you a deal.
If the power comes back on,

I want you home in the
morning before school,

and I don't wanna hear
about how tired you are

- or about how you didn't get enough sleep.
- Oh, my God! Okay, okay. Yes, deal.

[SIGHS] Deal, okay.

You should probably leave
before we change our minds.

- Yeah. Thank you.
- [BRIDGET]: Yeah, go. Go.

- Thank you.
- Go.

- Go. Run, run.
- Okay.

Where you going?

Sleepover at Jessica's.

Oh. Okay.

Cool.

Have fun.

[DOOR OPENS]

- I'll miss you.
- [DOOR CLOSES]

[SEAGULLS CRYING]

Hey, Kim. Hi.

Hi, hey. You here to hoard food and water?

Well, you guessed it. [CHUCKLES] Yeah.

Oh, I...
You know what, I have something for you.

Here. [CHUCKLES]

I wrote up a cease and desist letter
for every villager with a pitchfork,

along with, like,
every member of the school board.

You even stamped them all.

Oh, yeah. Um, it basically just
says that we are gonna sue them

for a whole bunch of stuff if
they don't leave you alone.

This petition to get you fired,
this is your mom's fault, okay?

Not yours.

So I wanna put this thing to bed for good.

Don't hate me, just...

I don't hate you.

- I think I love you.
- Really? [CHUCKLES]

- Thank you.
- Yes. Um...

- Yeah, I know. It's been a day.
- I will see you later.

- See you.
- Bye. [CHUCKLES]

- [CRICKETS CHIRPING]
- [FROGS CROAKING]

[MATT SIGHS]

[WHISPERS] There we go.

[MATT INHALES DEEPLY]

Please tell me you found
something on Wott Management?

- Hilde...
- Well, how am I supposed to work

if there's no Internet and
you're not telling me anything?

[SIGHS] Yeah, well, you're not.

'Cause for the billionth time,

you are supposed to be
focusing on your schoolwork.

[WALTER CHIRPS]

Anyway, how... how's your bird?
How's... How's Walter doing?

What?

What? I'm not... I'm not deflecting.

You're on your third cup of coffee,

and you've been writing
for minutes straight.

You've obviously found something.
Just tell me what it is.

All right, look, I've, uh...

I've tracked down some of
Wott's financial records

and I'm getting closer to finding
some transacting businesses, so...

Could this explain why they
want to buy Trip's dad's farm?

I don't know.

Could this have anything to do with Richie?

Oh, for God's sake, would you just stop?

I'm sorry, sweetie, but you have to
leave the Richie Fife thing alone.

I'm sorry.

Remember when you told me that
Pop-Pop didn't believe you

and that's why you two broke apart?

Yeah, yeah.

Please don't do that to me.

I don't wanna break apart from you.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

- Hey, man.
- Hey, Frank.

Uh, I was just stopping by to say...

hey.

Uh, you wanna come in?

- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah, come in, man. Come in.

Oh! Whoa! What happened here?

Yeah, dude, we had a tree
come right through the window.

- Total disaster.
- [MOUTHING WORDS]

- We had glass, came in all in the...
- Well...

- Right. You want me to take a look at it?
- Yeah, yeah. Come in.

No, no, it's all over the floor.

Ugh. I can't believe the power's still out.

Okay, ladies. I am going upstairs.

If anybody's hungry or thirsty,

there's plenty of stuff in the kitchen,
okay?

- [IZZY]: Thanks, Miss Fife.
- [JESSICA]: Thanks, Mom.

Well, then you guys have fun.

- You, little rascal.
- [ALL CHUCKLE]

- Good night.
- Thank you.

Okay, you guys heard my mom.

If we're thirsty,
we should get something to drink.

- [GIRL]: Oh...
- [GIRL ]: Ooh. [CHUCKLES]

[GIRLS]: Yes!

[CHATTERING]

Okay, who wants to go first?

- Me!
- [JESSICA]: Oh, my gosh.

Warrior of the month. She gets the most.

[GIRLS GIGGLE, CHATTER]

- Oh, yeah, she needs it.
- [JESSICA]: Oh, two, three.

- Can I have more? More.
- [JESSICA]: More? Okay. [CHUCKLES]

Oh, my God! You're crazy.

- [GIRL LAUGHS]
- [EMMA]: Thank you.

- [JESSICA: Cheers.
- [EMMA]: Cheers.

Hey, listen,
thanks for having my dad at your place.

You know,
just till we get our power back on.

Ah, don't worry.
[CHUCKLES] It's been good seeing him.

Yeah, well, how's your dad?

I have not seen him in a while.
You know, what's he been up to since, uh...

Since your daughter got him fired?

Come on. She did not.

[CHUCKLES] No, come on.
No, no, no, I'm kidding.

Yeah, he's working security somewhere.

And then Mayor Fife d*ed,
and I think that hit him pretty hard.

[SIGHS]

You know, the first one of
the guys his age to pass away.

Ah, you think?

Yeah, I don't know. [SIGHS]

I heard he was toying with
the idea of running for mayor,

and then they got that guy
in the interim to step in,

so I never heard anything else about it.

[CHUCKLES] And we're not talking
that much these days so...

Yeah, well, I know how that goes. [SIGHS]

Just don't let it go on too long.
It's not worth it.

[TIMER TICKING]

- [TIMER RINGS]
- [GROANS]

[SIGHS]

Come here.

All right. Time to feed you.

Feeding you. You hungry?

Yup, Mr. Wergeles said I
need to feed you every hour.

Want water first?

[TIMER RINGS]

[TIMER RINGS]

[TIMER RINGS]

[TIMER RINGS]

- [KNOCKS]
- [WALTER CHIRPS]

Hey, are you doing okay?

Yeah, I heard voices and I
know Izzy's not here, so.

I'm talking to Walter.

Yes, of course. How's he doing?

Is he doing okay?

- [WALTER CHIRPS]
- Yeah.

Hey, uh, are you sure you're up for this?

You know, if you want,
I could do a couple of feedings.

Yeah, you could get some sleep
for like three hours straight.

I used to do that with
you when you were a baby,

you know, with your mom.

Thanks, but I wanna do it.

I would wake up anyways because
I need to know he's okay.

Yeah, well, your mom used to say that too.
[CHUCKLES]

Listen, I just, uh...

I wanna say that I am sorry,

and I also wanna say that I believe you.

What?

Well, you know, if you say you
feel like someone is watching you,

well, I believe you.

And if you think that someone
might be Richie, well...

well, I do, I... I believe you.

Yeah, I think I was just scared
to talk to you about him 'cause...

you know,
sometimes I feel like I see him too.

But I can't.
I mean, that... that can't be real.

Incoming.

- [CHUCKLES] Come here. [GRUNTS]
- [GROANS]

[WHISPERS] I forgive you.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Thank you.

Dad...

thanks for always talking to me like that.

You know, I used to think that
everybody was like you and Mom.

But then I realized that most parents
don't treat their kids like real people.

[CHUCKLES]

I wish more kids had someone like you.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

You know, you're pretty awesome too.

Really?

Yeah,
but you know what would be more awesome?

- What? I want to talk to Walter.
- The most awesome thing of all time.

Walter is sleeping. You have to sleep too.

Good night. [KISSES] I love you.

Night, sweetheart.

Look, you sure you don't want me to take...

No. Nope, no.

- No, thank you.
- Okay, okay.

Go to sleep.

[TIMER TICKING]

Wait, you're hanging out with Jessica Fife?

Like, at her house?

Yeah, I know.

It's, like, super weird,
but, like, not weird at all.

What, the last time I saw you together,
you punched her in the face.

Yeah, I know, but, well, it's
different now. [CHUCKLES]

God, everyone here is drinking too.
I mean, I'm not, but...

That's cool.

I mean, not really.

I meant that you're not drinking.

Oh! Yeah, yeah. I mean, I guess. [CHUCKLES]

I really wish you were here right now.

I mean, not like, here in Jess's house,
but you know, like...

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, me too.

[IZZY SIGHS]

Look, I... [CHUCKLES]

San Francisco's a great city,
but I kinda hate it.

'Cause, you know, you're not here.

I really miss you, Iz.

- [ETHAN CHUCKLES]
- [PIANO PLAYS]

[CHUCKLES]

[PIANO PLAYING]

- Aw, that's so sweet. Puppy love.
- Oh. [CHUCKLES]

- Um, yeah. Hey, um.
- [CHUCKLES]

Hey, Ethan. Really,
um, I think I should go.

Oh!
Okay, well, have fun and, like, be careful.

- Yeah. Bye.
- Bye.

- [GIRLS CHATTERING]
- [IZZY SIGHS]

- Long-distance?
- [SCOFFS] What?

Nothing. Just ignore them.
Um, it's just out of sight, out of mind.

Yeah, well, Ethan's not like that, so...

Well, has he told you he loves you?

Uh, what? No, um...

And you haven't told him that you love him

because you are afraid he
won't say it back to you.

You know. I just...

I just wish he'd stayed in Erie Harbor.

- Iz.
- [CHUCKLES, SNIFFLES]

God. This is so embarrassing, um...
[SNIFFLES]

- No, it's not.
- It's okay, girl.

Sorry. [SNIFFLES]

- [WHISPERS] Sorry.
- You know, I... You know what?

What?

I think I need a drink.

- Oh, you need a drink?
- [CHUCKLES] Yeah.

- Okay.
- [GIRL CHUCKLES] Okay.

Wait, so you're, like, a freshman, right?

She does not need a drink.

No. What? No, no, I want one. It's fine.

- Are you sure?
- Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, I'm sure.

- [EMMA]: Thank you.
- [JESSICA]: Okay.

Mm. If he doesn't know what he's got,
then too bad.

[GIRLS CHATTERING]

[JESSICA]: Cheers.

- [CHATTERING CONTINUES]
- [GIRL GROANS]

[GULPS]

[COUGHS] Oh, God! [CHUCKLES]

Oh,
it really does not vibe with hot chocolate.

- [ALL LAUGH]
- No, or, like, with anything.

- [EMMA]: Yeah.
- Mm. I'll never be sick of this song.

They don't know your boyfriend. You do.

Don't let what they're saying get
inside your head like that, okay?

Girls can get, like... [GAGS]

Yeah. No, yeah, totally. Um, thanks.

Okay, who's ready for round two?

[CHEERS]

- ♪ Blame it on the juice ♪
- [ALL]: ♪ Juice ♪

♪ Ain't my fault That I'm out here gettin'
loose ♪

♪ I'm the pudding in the proof ♪

♪ Gotta blame it on the Goose ♪

♪ Ya-ya-ee ya-ya-ee ya-ya-ee ♪

♪ Blame it on my juice Ya-ya-ee ♪

[WALTER CHIRPING]

See, buddy? I told you you'd be okay.

Hey, Walter.

Wanna come to work with me?

Right.

[TYPING]

So, Walter, what are we gonna do today?
Write a story or mark down b*llet points?

Think we should do that first, right?
Always smarter.

[GROANS, SIGHS]

Okay, good news. Power's back on,

- so school is open today.
- [MATT WHOOPS]

Already heard, already published.

Hey, look, uh, by the way, I, uh,
I found an address on Wott Management.

Hey, you don't think they had
something to do with the break-in

at my office, do you?

- Oh, hey, there she is.
- Hey, how did you get home?

- I walked.
- Walked?

Mm-hmm.

- What...
- [MATT]: Really? You have fun?

- [SIGHS] Yeah.
- Are you... Hey, hold up.

[SCOFFS] Are you okay?

Mom, yeah, I just don't feel good.

Well, are you sick?

- Please. Mom, I'm fine.
- You don't look fine.

She looks like she's gonna puke.

Oh, and if you do,
save it because I can give it to Walter.

Iz, what's going on?
Come on, you smell like a frat house.

Uh, you know, honey.

Why don't you go upstairs and
get ready for school, okay?

And, hey, Ginny,

- can you go with her, sweetie?
- Mm-hmm.

[MATT]: Thanks, Gin.

Guys, look, I just...
I just want my bed, please? Okay.

No. No, not okay.

[SIGHS] Were you drinking?

- Mom, no.
- [BRIDGET]: Really?

- Come on, we both know that you were.
- Izzy?

Guys, please, I just need my bed right now.

No. No, no bed.

No, you, uh... We have school.
It's a school day, and you made a promise.

So you're gonna go upstairs and
get yourself ready for school.

All right, look. [SIGHS]

Drink this. And then when you're
done with that, you drink it again,

and then when you're done with that,
you drink it again.

This is not the end of the conversation,
this is just the beginning.

I wanna talk to you
about this after school.

We want to talk to you,
but later when you're feeling better.

Yeah, okay.

[MATT SCOFFS]

- [SIGHS]
- Wow.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[CHIRPING CONTINUES]

So I'm not gonna ask
them anything directly,

- I just wanna get a feel for the place.
- Okay.

[BRIDGET]: I don't know why,
but something doesn't feel right.

Hey, you wanna try that one?

[BIRDMAN]:
There's only one thing I'm allergic to.

A specific strain of bulrushes.

There's only one place of
Erie Harbor that has them.

[SPOON]: Oh, my God!

First the birds, now the fish?

[INSECTS BUZZING]

Hello!

[BRIDGET SIGHS]

- Just...
- Hey, who are you calling?

Wott Management.

[PHONE RINGING]

[RINGING CONTINUES]

- Something is going on.
- [BIRDMAN]: I think you're right.

My contact at animal control said

there was no incident
reported at Woodruff Mansion,

- but that doesn't make any sense. [SNIFFS]
- Neither does this.

- [RUSTLING]
- [SHUTTER CLICKS]

Did you guys see that?

See what?

Nothing.

So, what could this mean?

Means I need to get you kids out of here.
Come on. Go.

[BIRDMAN SNEEZES]

[BIRDMAN SNEEZES] Hilde, come on.