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Previously, on "The Republic of Sarah"...

Sizeable deposit of coltan has been discovered

right here in Greylock.

This morning Governor Taggert signed eminent domain paperwork,

which gives Greylock's public space

to the state of New Hampshire.

They're gonna wipe Greylock off the map.

I know how we can stop the drilling.

Greylock was never legally claimed by anyone.

The way to save our town is to turn it into a country.

Who's in charge if the mayor quits?

TYLER: Ms. Cooper. She saved us.

She should be the leader.

(singing solemn hymn in foreign language)

(piano plays)

(singing continues)

(singing continues)

[♪ ♪]

(choir joins, harmonizing)

I couldn't take my eyes off you during your solo.

I noticed. Hopefully, no one else did, Mrs. Whitmore.

Nobody worries about us getting caught

more than I do, but choir practice

is safe. I can stare at you while you sing,

and everyone will just chalk it up to my godly passions.

- Right. - CORINNE: Hey.

Hey. So, um, I think it's time

for another round of Fraidy-Cat.

- Mm, mm. - Sarah's up, so...

You want to target the leader of our country?

I mean... Target her for what?

Should I alert the Secret Service?

AJ: We don't have a Secret Service.

We should probably get a Secret Service.

You know, I will put that on the to-do list,

right underneath another round of Fraidy-Cat.

Oh. Okay, Fraidy-Cat?

Oh, it's a game we played in high school.

It's all about the element of surprise.

(thud on piano keys) MAN: What happened?

Gladys? Gladys!

Gladys? Someone call an ambulance! Stay with us, Gladys.

Hey, you on break?

What's wrong?

I don't know if you heard,

but my girlfriend's dad is sending her away

to boarding school at the end of the week.

Hmm. Well, I don't know if you heard,

but your girlfriend and her boyfriend actually just decided

they're not going to let boarding school ruin

their last few days together, so...

Here. Look.

What's that?

I organized our work, school

and activities to see when we'd both be free

to video chat every week.

We can definitely make this work.

You're incredible.

(both scream)

Yes. Very funny.

I thought so. I mean, I thought so.

Oh, my...

(both scream)

Oh, my God. (laughter)

Damn it!

No, no.

No soup for you, no.

You lost dinner privileges. What about a soda?

AJ: That's two out of three. If Corinne catches you... I know.

...in 24 hours, that's five bucks apiece for the victors.

A, I know how Fraidy-Cat works.

B, it's not gonna happen. I'm on high alert now.

(both scream)

(laughter) High alert, huh? Not high enough.

Are you serious? Inside the fridge? Yes.

Where's all the food?

Outside on the porch. Nature's icebox.

GROVER: Let's go. Whip out that Cash App.

Well, pay up, Madam President.

I'm pretty sure this qualifies as extortion

of a government official.

- Hmm. - AJ: Maybe.

Whoa, what's up with all these fees?

GROVER: What fees? In my bank account.

There's, like, extra charges

on all my recent activity. CORINNE: Ooh, I have 'em, too.

Same. Same.

- And we all have different banks, right? - Yeah.

- Yeah. - So these fees have got to be happening everywhere,

- to everyone. - If all of Greylock

is suddenly paying extra fees

- on every purchase... - We have a serious problem.

[♪ ♪]

*THE REPUBLIC OF SARAH* Season 01 Episode 04

Episode Title: "In Us We Trust" Aired on: July 05, 2021.

- Morning. - Morning.

Hey, Josh.

School play? No.

He, uh, just likes wearing it.

So what is the deal with all those extra fees?

They're foreign transaction fees.

All the banks I called said they kicked in yesterday.

Wait a minute. I live in Greylock and I shop in Greylock,

so what part of that counts as foreign?

The part where you're still using

an American bank account, American credit card.

Greylock is now a sovereign nation.

American banks almost always charge fees

for purchases made in other nations.

Even ones that use the U.S. dollar.

Okay, so everyone who uses a credit card

in Greylock, even our own citizens,

gets charged a penalty for shopping here?

Mm-hmm.

Okay, is there any way to avoid the fees?

GROVER: Yep. And it's only

- five minutes away. - What are you talking about?

U.S. banks don't charge fees on purchases made in the U.S.

Which means all it takes to avoid a three-percent torpedo

every time you swipe your card

is a quick trip down the road to New Hampshire.

That's an easy choice for most people.

That three percent adds up fast.

Not to mention the local economy.

Take Diego's hardware store.

Why would anyone shop there when they can get the same hammer

for less, one town over?

My store has been hemorrhaging cash for weeks.

Same thing goes for all the shops on Main Street.

And that was before this foreign transaction fee thing.

Won't be long before we all go under.

Oh, no. We're not losing Greylock.

Burning the midnight oil, I see.

Oh, yeah. I'm not gonna be able to sleep

until we figure out this transaction fee situation.

I don't want to interrupt your work,

but I want to ask you a favor

before I lose my nerve.

Nerve was never something you were short on, Mom.

What is it?

AA's not working for me. Are you sure

it's not the other way around? It's only been three weeks.

I've gone to a meeting

- every night of those three weeks. - You can't give up, Mom.

I'm not giving up, Sarah. I'm not giving up.

The nightly meetings, they aren't enough.

I need more.

I want to try rehab.

Oh, wow, Mom.

That's a great idea.

- Okay, what's the favor? - Yeah.

The place that I chose requires that you have

a "sobriety supporter."

You would drive me to the facility

and help me check in, and then

you would exchange letters with me during the program.

- Would you consider it? - Yeah, yeah, of course.

Mom, I'm really proud of you.

(TV sportscaster speaking loudly in other room)

(sportscaster continues)

(keys clacking)

(sportscaster continues indistinctly)

(knock on door)

Grover. Um...

what are you... Doing here?

Lydon bulldozed my house, remember?

Yeah, they're paying for my room until I find somewhere new.

Right, right, um... sorry about that.

The thing is, uh, I have a, I have a meeting in the morning,

like, a big meeting,

and would you mind just turning the volume

on the TV down

just a little bit?

(sportscaster continues loudly)

SPORTSCASTER: And Martin wins the draw,

flips it to Johnson along the boards.

It's a footrace, but Moon gets there...

(sportscaster continues) (sighs)

(TV volume increases)

SPORTSCASTER: He scores! Gabowsky...

SARAH: It only gets worse from here.

Worse how?

As long as we're tied to American currency, our fate

is in American hands. Okay, so how do we get it back

into Greylockian hands?

Greylockian. Is that, is that what we're going with?

I've been saying Greylockish.

- Greylockese. - CORINNE: What about Greylench?

Like France, French. Greylock, Greylench.

Okay, so using American cash screws us.

What other cash is there?

Greylock cash.

Yeah, but we can't just print our own money.

We can if we have a resource to back it.

The American dollar was originally backed by gold.

AJ: Yeah, we don't have gold.

No, we have coltan. We could back our money with that.

Okay, if we tried this, what comes next?

Greylock Mutual becomes our central bank.

We set an initial exchange rate,

convince people to buy Greylock bucks.

But before any of that, we get to design our own money.

Think what that will do for our national identity.

An independent currency... means no more fees.

It builds up Greylock's economy in the short term.

It guarantees stability for the long term.

If we really want freedom, this is how we get it.

If it works.

It has to work.

SARAH: Is it too big? The bulge?

Ms. Cooper, this is John Stark.

Dude led a colonial militia that took down

Britain's entire northern army

with nothing but hunting rifles and swag.

He invented the phrase "Live free or die."

You really think he had a small bulge? (laughs)

You know you don't gotta do this all by yourself.

Yeah, that's why you guys are here.

We, not me, right? Yeah, but you filling the table

with new designs before Corinne and I show up

makes we feel like you and us.

Oh, I'm sorry. But I know you like to be in control...

No, no, it's not a control thing, it's a time thing.

The faster we get this currency into circulation,

the faster we save the economy.

Hey, what is all this?

SARAH: It's inspiration.

It's different currencies from around the world.

- CORINNE: These are money? - SARAH: They were.

In Micronesia. They're called rai stones.

The more people who died trying to transport one of the stones,

the more valuable it was.

Charming. Mm.

Do we even need a physical currency?

Couldn't Greylock's money be Bitcoin?

Mm-hmm. That's what I said.

I don't want to scare anyone off by announcing

we're switching to Internet bucks.

This only works if everyone buys in.

CORINNE: They will.

Yeah, they better.

Okay, I have to go buy glitter.

You guys are on design duty.

- Thank you. - Glitter?

You can mix it in a blender to make color-changing ink.

Super effective anti-counterfeiting trick.

Hmm. Is there any way we can make the bulge a little bigger?

(clears throat)

Hello? Hello.

Sorry, we're down a receptionist at the moment.

- Can we help you? - Yes.

Um, I would like to report a crime. Vandalism.

My mailbox was... vandaled.

I've got patrol, but, uh, Johnson!

It's all you, Johnson.

Oh. Okay.

Thank you.

Well, ma'am,

as the only officer in the building,

I suggest you file a statement.

With me.

In my office.

(AJ chuckles)

Ah, that thing with your tongue...

That thing with your fingers.

That thing with the...

The handcuffs, yep. ...the handcuffs.

What did you do to that?

Oh, I whacked it with a rolling pin.

How else was I supposed to see you?

Choir is suspended

until Gladys recovers from her heart attack.

Well, you know, tampering with mail

is a serious offense.

You're gonna have to get those handcuffs, then.

Don't tempt me. (knock on door)

One second!

Yeah?

Sorry, there's no receptionist,

but I do need a signature.

It's heavy. You want me to... Oh, no, it's...

Right there is good. Okay.

Thanks.

He's gone.

(sighs)

It's safe.

No.

No, none of this is safe.

SARAH: I don't like this place.

You don't have to like it. You're not the one going.

Sound baths and sweat lodges.

It's supposed to be rehab, not Burning Man.

My mom needs a normal program

at a normal facility.

Since when have you been interested in anything normal?

Chakra revival is not one of the 12 Steps,

last I checked.

The 12 Steps were invented by two old white dudes.

Your mother is a modern woman.

Maybe she needs a modern approach.

Maybe she needs her head examined.

Maybe her daughter needs to learn that she can't control

every detail of other people's lives.

It's not other people's lives, Corinne.

It's my mother.

Pass me that wing, will you?

Is this Josh's bumblebee costume?

Some little turd in his class made fun of him

and ripped the wing off, so I have to fix it

'cause he wants to wear it to Cub Scouts.

He wants to wear it again even though he's gonna get teased?

Yeah, he watched the documentary about how the bees are dying,

so it's his thing now.

Well, it's not the choice that I would make,

but I can't live his life for him.

Wait, I guess that you could say

I choose to support him

even though I don't totally agree with him.

I see what you did there.

Um, I would rather wear a bumblebee costume myself

than let my mom go

to some stupid hippie commune.

I want to find her somewhere...

I want to find her somewhere better,

somewhere that will actually work.

♪ Ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ Ah, ah... ♪

BELLA: Hey, here's Jen and Tom's initials.

They still together?

No, he turned out to be kind of a douche.

You know Danny and Corinne are here?

BELLA: Aw, that's cute.

And they're also not together.

He's also kind of a douche.

(laughs softly)

♪ Aliasuttumik... ♪

How many of these relationships do you think actually, like,

made it?

What do you mean? I don't know.

Like, most of these couples I recognize

aren't really couples anymore.

What about you and me?

We're still a couple, aren't we?

Yeah, of course.

Look, and even if all these relationships failed,

ours will be the first one that doesn't.

♪ Ulapirsauti ♪

♪ Qaujigumagivara. ♪

I'm sorry Lewis made fun of you again, sweetie,

but at least your wing stayed on this time, right?

I don't want to talk about it.

Look, I know that it hurts now,

but I love that costume, and I'm so proud of you

for giving it another shot.

I said I don't want to talk.

Wait, Josh.

Josh. Honey? Josh... (gasps)

Josh, sweetie?

Whoa! Slow down there, Mr. Bumblebee.

I, uh, think you dropped something.

Looks like, looks like an antenna.

Very important. You need one of these

to, like, smell and-and feel and...

And measure wind speed.

Want to tell me what's going on, what's wrong?

Josh!

Anyone can wear pants and a T-shirt.

It takes a real superstar to rock one of these.

(panting)

CORINNE: Josh?

Go wait by the car. Stay on the sidewalk.

What the hell are you doing?

I'm just trying to help.

I don't need your help, Danny.

I've been doing fine without you.

CORINNE: Before you die, you see the Ring.

Okay, that's actually Harriet E. Wilson,

the first African American to publish a novel

on this continent. Oh...

Yeah, and I'm sure that this is exactly

how she would want to be remembered.

No. Hey. Maya.

Yeah. The ink balance is off.

Ugh. Bailey Pond looks like the La Brea Tar Pits.

Bella?

Thought we agreed that we were gonna spend time

as a family before you leave for Cabot.

Well, I would rather be with my friends.

Bella, don't be difficult, okay?

Or what, Dad, you'll ship me off to boarding school again?

Let's go. Come on.

Bye, guys. Bye, you guys.

- Bye. - SARAH: Hey, William, cut her some slack.

She's just sad about leaving.

Can't blame her if she's a little snippy. WILLIAM: Oh, don't worry.

When it comes to my daughter losing her way,

I know exactly who to blame.

Just happy to be getting her out of Greylock

before your latest scheme implodes.

Oh, "scheme." That's not patronizing at all.

If you launch a currency and it fails,

the results could be devastating.

Have you ever heard of Nauru? Yes.

Tiny island country in Micronesia, big on phosphate.

You do know I was a, I was a teacher before this, right?

Well, Nauru bet its future on its resources,

and when they were gone, the whole island

imploded in bankruptcy.

Okay, we get it, Debbie Downer.

But for every Nauru there's a Norway, another place

that bet its future on its natural resources

and has one of the wealthiest,

most stable economies on Earth because of it.

This is a mistake.

SARAH: I want you to know

that I... I support you going to rehab, 100%.

But?

But not this rehab. It's just not the right path.

There are many different pathways to sobriety

and many, many different possible outcomes.

It's not an exact science.

Mom, this isn't science at all.

I did some research. I found a few places of my own.

(sighs)

Okay, we got Green Rapids, Whispering Ranch, Clear Meadows.

Well, they all sound like salad dressing.

Mom, these are accredited facilities.

They have impeccable reputations,

they have licensed therapists.

- Wouldn't you be more comfortable... - Yes, I'm sure that I would be.

Okay, fine... But the point is to be uncomfortable.

And I believe that my choice

is gonna push me

right out of my comfort zone and into real change.

Okay. And they're not going to admit me

unless I have you by my side.

Chakra revival.

Sarah, the next session starts in two days.

Please.

We need to be on the road by tomorrow.

Mom, any rehab in this pile.

Any one of these,

I will get in the car right now.

But I-I can't... I'm not taking you to that other place.

I just don't trust it.

Well, you trust me. Come on.

(whispers): Mom.

You waiting for Godot or something?

(both laugh softly)

Spoiler alert, he's not coming.

I thought I was the only person

who came out here to think.

SARAH: I, um...

I just told Mom I wouldn't take her to the rehab facility

she wants to go to, which means she can't go.

Why would you do that?

If you saw this place, you'd understand.

It's a joke.

I don't want to set her up for failure.

Look, Mom could get eaten by a shark tomorrow

and I wouldn't lose any sleep over it, but I got to ask.

Are you really afraid of her failing?

Or are you afraid that she might actually succeed?

What the hell are you talking about?

You've been picking her up off the floor all these years.

It's-it's become who you are. You're-you're in control.

You're a fixer.

But what happens if Mom doesn't need fixing anymore?

I picked Mom up because someone had to.

It sure as hell wasn't gonna be you.

You disappeared.

Is there any chance you could repeat that trick for us now?

(exhales)

[♪ ♪]

♪ She saves ♪

♪ Every moment in a picture... ♪

Hi, Auntie Sarah.

Hi, Josh.

Wow,

looks like you started a trend.

I wore my outfit to school again this morning.

You don't quit, do you, buddy? Quitting's for quitters.

When Lewis tried to be mean to me this time,

I told him how bees can fly up to 15 miles per hour.

And how they never sleep.

- I know the feeling. - So now

Lewis likes bees even more than me.

And he told everybody how cool bees are.

Now everyone has their own bee outfit.

And now look at you, leader of a whole hive.

Auntie Sarah,

a group of bees is called a swarm, not a hive.

Thank you, Josh.

GROVER: There they are. We pulled out

all the stops for Bella's last meal.

BELLA: I'm gonna miss Sweetie Pie.

GROVER: And Sweetie Pie's gonna miss you, too.

But don't worry, we're gonna send plenty

of cupcakes to Connecticut.

Oh. Have fun at school, Bella.

I'm sure you're gonna make a lot of new friends.

I doubt it. I'm coming in in the middle of the semester.

- Everyone there already knows each other. - Yeah, well,

I'm sure they're gonna be fighting to know you.

I mean, come on. The badass rebel

that got deported by the National Guard?

Instant street cred.

We should eat. Bella still has packing to do.

Okay.

Let's go, sweetheart.

Okay.

I'll be your sobriety support person.

I'll drive you to rehab in the morning.

What made you change your mind?

A swarm of bees.

I'm not gonna stand in the way of your choice

just because it isn't the one I would make.

Thank you. Thank you.

Yes!

That's what I'm talking about.

(exhales)

Thanks again for coming over, man.

Especially after I was... kind of a dick the other night.

It's all good.

Yeah, I really needed this after the last

couple of days I had.

Mm. What'd you do?

Nothing, but that didn't stop Corinne from biting my head off.

Man, you probably deserved it.

Okay, look,

I get what I did back then was wrong,

but she's-she's married.

She's a mom. I just...

I figured she was over it by now.

Over it?

(stammers)

Do you have any idea what you put that girl through?

After you disappeared,

she didn't eat, didn't sleep, wouldn't talk to anyone.

We weren't sure that she'd ever get over it.

I don't know what was going through your head

when you took off, and I'm sure you had your reasons,

but I've never seen anything

like what you put Corinne through.

So, like I said, if she tried to rip your head off,

you probably deserved it.

(indistinct chatter)

Hi!

Has it been like this all day?

Yeah.

This is great. We're gonna sell out in no time.

- Sarah. - Hi!

- Hi, Diego. - Sarah.

Yeah. They're not here to buy Greylock money.

- They're here to take their American money out. - What?

Everyone's worried about losing their money

if our currency fails

and if Greylock's economy tanks.

No, for this to work, everyone needs to buy in.

If they're pulling their money out,

our economy's doomed.

So is Greylock.

This new currency is a solution to all of our problems.

Why didn't people buy in? What are they afraid of?

CORINNE: It's a big change, Sarah.

Money is life. It puts food on the table.

It keeps a roof over your head.

And for the folks in this town,

it's green and it has U.S. presidents on it.

I mean, giving that up to invest in something so new

and so unproven is...

Scary. Not as scary as what's

gonna happen to Greylock if they don't get on board.

I need to reframe

the conversation,

help people get over their fears.

I'm gonna host...

an open meeting tomorrow morning at town hall.

No, you're not. You're taking your mom to rehab in the morning.

No, guys, this is a crisis. AJ: That we can handle

- until you get back. - It's a three-day trip.

I can't be gone that long.

What kind of a leader does that make me?

Type of leader that shows up for their family.

And the kind that has friends she can trust

- to step up for her. - I do trust you guys,

but I-I think I have to be here for this.

- No. No. - No.

What if I call the rehab place?

- Maybe they can make an exception. - OTHERS: No!

- Nice try. - This crisis

could be an extinction-level event

- for Greylock's economy. - And your mom

missing the check-in window could be

an extinction-level event for her sobriety.

Yeah, it's a hard decision,

which is why we made it for you.

GROVER: Sarah,

we got you.

That dinner was like a two-hour customer service call.

(chuckles) My dad always defaults to bank talk

when he gets anxious.

TYLER: On the plus side, I learned a lot about index funds.

(chuckles softly)

Tomorrow night will be just you and me.

I promise it won't be boring.

You still want to go to Phoebe's party?

Her parents are out of town.

Sounds like the whole school's going to show up.

Hey, I'm gonna have to call you back.

Okay, bye.

Sorry to interrupt.

I know that you and Tyler want to make the most

of every minute before you go.

Have you guys talked about how things will change

when you get to school?

Who says things have to change?

I just think...

...it might be hard to live two lives at once.

♪ It's been seven solid days... ♪

My school's in Connecticut and my boyfriend's here.

That's not two lives, Alexis. It's two towns.

Bella, you trying to convince me

or yourself?

♪ I just want to know you're unimpaired... ♪

ELLEN: Still no reception?

SARAH: Nothing.

I have no way to know how Greylock is doing.

Can't even send a text. (chuckling)

I fail to see what's so funny.

I'm just remembering that papier-mâché

volcano you made in sixth grade.

And how the night before you turned it in, it collapsed.

If you're about to draw some ham-fisted parallel

between the collapse of my country's economy

and a science fair volcano, I swear to God I will push you

into traffic. Don't you remember what happened after it collapsed?

Mm-mm. Corinne, she came over.

She spent all night helping you build a new one.

And then there was the time when AJ,

she drove your laptop to Dartmouth

because you forgot it during Christmas break.

And then I think Grover cooked dinner for your

entire field hockey team...

before you left for state finals.

Yeah, I'm not great at letting go.

No kidding.

But if you have to,

you could do a whole lot worse than handing

the wheel over to your friends.

AJ: This is a dumpster fire.

We've been sitting here for seven hours and we still

have no clue how to get people to buy into the money.

There are some good ideas up there. Corinne,

"call Lin-Manuel Miranda" is not a good idea. Of course it's a good idea.

I was in the room where it happened. What about

incentives? Everybody likes free stuff.

Ooh, my gym gave me a free toaster

when I bought a membership.

Where are we supposed to find 2,000 toasters?

It doesn't have to be actual toasters.

- Air fryer on the other hand. Right? - Oh, I need an air fryer.

- GROVER: Yeah. - I need a break.

CORINNE: Okay, well, with Gladys down for a while,

I told people that I would unlock

the choir cabinets, so they can

grab their music if they want.

I'll come with you.

I'll keep... thinking.

Being a world leader sucks.

How does Sarah deal with all the stress?

Two words... mosh pit.

(chuckles)

Hey, Alexis.

Hey, thanks for this.

I've been meaning to come get my stuff.

Yeah. Um...

I'm just gonna bring this to Gladys

and then check on Josh.

Be back at Sweetie Pie in an hour?

- Yeah, yeah. - Great.

Bye.

Hey.

Oh, so you can see me now?

Based on last night,

I thought I was invisible.

Look, I'm sorry. I just...

Before now, when I would see you on the street,

you'd at least say hello.

Make eye contact. Come on.

We're not secret agents, Lex.

We're in the choir together, people know we're friends.

There's no reason for you to treat me like I don't exist.

It's just, since what happened at the station,

almost getting caught?

I can't help feeling like everyone's looking at me.

Like they know about us, like they know

what we're doing when we're not at choir.

I saw you at Sweetie Pie and I just...

I froze.

I'm not trying to blow up your life, Alexis.

I know there are limits to us.

But is it really so much to ask

for you to acknowledge my existence?

To treat me like I'm more than just a warm body.

Guess that's my answer.

You know...

of all the things you made me feel...

I never thought cheap would be one of them.

No. Say it ain't so.

I wish I could.

Diego, man.

I never would have finished my house

if it wasn't for your store, your expertise.

You're the heart and soul of Greylock.

We should be putting you on the flag.

It's like my dad used to say

when he was going bald.

You don't know what you got till it's gone.

(locks door)

CORINNE: Hear me out.

Trading in 1,000 American dollars

for Greylock bucks gets you a two-slot toaster. 5,000

gets you four slots. 10,000

gets you one of those fancy conveyor belt things

like they have in college dining halls.

- What's with you and the toast, like...? - GROVER: I got a plan.

We're gonna need wood and paint.

A lot of paint.

Oh, I can smell

the patchouli from here.

You coming?

What if I can't? What if I fail?

You might.

You've given better pep talks.

You also might succeed, Mom.

The only way you're gonna find out is to try.

You've taken a really big step in getting to this moment.

You owe it to yourself to see it through.

So you support this place?

(woman chanting)

Um...

yeah...

I support you.

I used to think there was only one way to do that,

my way, but it's your recovery, Mom, not mine.

If you feel like this is the place

where you belong, then this

is the place where you belong and

I'm gonna be right here when it's over.

Okay. I'm ready.

Okay.

Let's go get you healthy.

It's about time. (laughs)

CORINNE: Me again.

Leaving another message like it's 1998.

How are you still out of cell range?

Should I send a raven or a...?

(groans) I got to go. (Fenway growling)

(barking)

Good dog.

(Fenway growling)

("Wildflowers" by Haiva Ru playing)

I'm sorry about the other day.

I overstepped.

You had every right to tell me to piss off.

And I know you're doing fine without me.

And I'm glad.

But if I'm honest, it does make it hard to be around you.

What, what does?

How happy you are without me.

A lot goes through my head when I look at you, and...

the more we run into each other, the harder it gets.

♪ Wonder which one you might be... ♪

Because I still see my Corinne.

I see the girl who saved me.

The one who made me feel safe when nothing else was.

The one bright spot...

in all the darkness.

I had no idea how bad it was for you after I left.

After everything you did for me, you didn't deserve that.

You were my whole world, Danny.

What we had was...

And then you, you know,

you threw it all away and-and then you disappeared.

I had to leave.

Mom's drinking was, um... I know...

I know why you had to leave Greylock.

Why...?

Why did you leave me?

♪ Wildflowers... ♪

I never knew. I still don't know, I...

Could you just, could...?

Could you give me that?

What happened that night

that you left, that you disappeared?

I wish I could explain, but I can't.

You mean you won't.

You know, thank you, uh, Danny.

For a second there, I forgot why I hate you so much.

[♪ ♪]

- I think we should have sex. - Sex, like sex-sex?

I'm ready if you are.

Why?

What do you mean, why?

Why now?

Just where is this coming from?

I thought that maybe this would be a good idea

to do this before I leave.

But... apparently that's kind of crazy...

It's not crazy, I just don't

know why we have to do it right here...

Be-Because you don't, you don't want to stay with me?

Because you don't think this is gonna work?

No, I... Bella...

This is a stupid idea and I'm sorry.

Bella? I just want to go home.

Can you please just drive me home?

- Can we talk about this? - I don't want to talk about it.

I don't... I want to go home.

I just want to go back home.

(tires screech)

"Lucky" by Ganser playing...

♪ Thought you'd be more ♪

♪ Thought you'd be okay ♪

♪ Hell of a day, kid ♪

♪ Hell of a day... ♪

This can't be happening.

♪ You should be so lucky. ♪

Grover! Grover!

Open up. I can see lights on in there.

Grover.

What the hell is wrong with your phone?

- We've been trying to call you. - What's wrong with my phone?!

What's wrong with my country? What's happened?

Okay. (sighs)

Have a seat.

Two days ago, Diego's store went out of business.

Everyone took his hardware store for granted,

just like they took Greylock for granted.

You don't know what you got till it's gone.

In order to get people to buy into the currency,

we had to make them believe,

if they didn't, Greylock would disappear.

We had to make 'em feel it.

So we made Greylock disappear.

AJ, Corinne and I talked to every business on Main Street.

We got a bunch of signs and boarded up all the windows,

and voilà.

It's all fake?

I prefer the term "counterfeit."

Do you really think this plan will work?

It already has.

When people woke up and realized what not buying

into the currency would actually cost them,

they headed straight to the bank.

They reopened their accounts?

And they bought out the entire first run

- of Greylock's currency. - You did it?

No, we did it.

(laughing)

- All of us did it. - Thank you.

Thank you for having my back when I needed to let go.

Well, you didn't let go.

We removed your stubborn ass by force.

(chuckles) You reminded people how lucky they are

to have Greylock.

Reminded me how lucky I am to have you.

You should've seen your face when you came in.

We basically pulled off the biggest scare

in the history of Fraidy-Cat.

I am gonna get you back. Oh.

Don't worry.

Okay.

ALEXIS: Today's the day.

How you feeling?

This is a good chance for a fresh start.

I'm glad to hear that.

[♪ ♪]

ALEXIS: Hey.

Hey, hey, hey. Let it go.

Let it go. Let it go. Yeah, I was just...

I know, just give her a minute.

What do you want?

About last night, with, um...

the sex thing.

"The sex thing," Tyler? Wow.

That makes it sound really romantic.

I'm sorry.

Seems like the harder I try to say the right thing,

the wrong thing just comes right out of my mouth.

Well, I got to go.

So... bye, Tyler.

I love you.

I didn't mean to hurt you and...

I don't want to break up.

Of course I want to have sex with you.

Just not in the back of my car.

At least...

not the first time.

I wanted it to feel special because you're special and...

I love you, too.

(honks horn) William!

(kisses)

(laughs softly)

Okay, I'll, um,

I'll call you when I get there.

(laughing)

Bye.

Bye! (laughs)

Why are you sitting at the receptionist desk?

That's where the receptionist sits.

You were clearly understaffed, and with Bella off to school,

I have more free time, so I applied.

What does this mean?

It means I'm sorry.

This whole thing has made me realize

how important you are to me, which scared me at first, but...

...losing you scares me more.

And I know that this job isn't gonna solve all of our problems,

but it's the way that I can make sure we still get

to spend time together, and I can prove to you

that you are way more than just a warm body to me.

Welcome aboard.

Your messages, Officer.

Thank you.

[♪ ♪]

(indistinct chatter)

Ooh, hatching another scheme, are we?

We were prepping the second printing

when we realized our bills

don't have to look the same. Yeah, America

has a different quarter for each state.

Other countries put, like, historical figures

on their money... Heroes from the past.

But what about the people living here today?

We're building this country together

and our money should reflect that.

And everyone should get a say in how it looks.

Yeah, so we're running a contest to take ideas

from people in town.

Anything good yet? Yes.

A first grader I know submitted a very compelling

bumblebee design.

CORINNE (squeals): Oh, God, that's my baby.

Oh, he's so talented.

(baby talk): You see the eyes? The little mouth?

- Hi. - Hi.

Another new design?

Turn it over.

That's my house. Two homes

were lost in the name of Greylock's future.

I want to memorialize each with their own bill.

But only if it's okay with you.

"In us we trust."

Greylock's new motto.

This country belongs to us.

It will succeed because of us.

What do you think?

(chuckles): I think it's perfect.

(sighs)

- Oh, long day? - I swear,

Mrs. Nowlan's cat gets stuck higher in that tree every day.

You ask me, just build it a tree house

and let it live up there.

- (chuckles) - Mm. So...

how long have you been sleeping with Alexis Whitmore?

(wind whistling) (bird squawking)

[♪ ♪]

(car door closes)

What are you doing here?

Saw your car in the driveway.

I was gonna ask you the same thing.

I came to turn off Mom's water and gas while she's at rehab.

She actually went, huh?

Dropped her off myself, because I do want her

to get sober, believe it or not.

I believe it, Sarah.

I'm sorry about what I said before.

I think some of my own feelings might have got in the way there.

♪ The sky is a mess... ♪

You weren't completely wrong.

I am a control freak.

I am a fixer.

Which is why, as much as I hate to admit it,

(sighs) I think some part of me...

Is gonna miss Mom while she's gone.

♪ All night and through the dawn ♪

♪ So all their nests broke on the ground ♪

♪ Their little chests and whispering hearts ♪

♪ And tiny breaths... ♪

The way she treated you, Danny...

(sputters) I want to bounce her head off the pavement.

To hurt you like that.

Her own son. It's unforgivable.

But then I think... (sighs)

I think of seeing her face in the audience at my school plays.

And on the sidelines at...

at my field hockey games and...

Dad was gone.

And then you left. (sniffles)

But she was here.

(sobbing)

(sighs)

I hate myself for not hating her.

But she was, she was the only family I had.

I know she was a monster.

♪ The big ones hunt... ♪

I'm sorry.

♪ And the little ones run... ♪

But she was, she was also a mother.

♪ The big ones hunt the little ones... ♪

She was a mother to me.

How can those two things exist in the same person?

♪ Little one, run, run, run ♪ ♪ Run, run, run... ♪

She's not the only family you have, Sarah.

Not anymore.

♪ Little one, run, run, run ♪ ♪ Run, run, run ♪

♪ The big ones hunt and the little ones run ♪

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