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Oh my brother, you treat me wrong.

I try to shut my mouth and stop saw.

Just look at them people there,

they see in the, in the day.

And it ain't

brother.

Now, you know, it's the hour.

We got the power.

My perimeters compromise all ordinances.

My coordinate my call. My
call now. Now. No brother.

You know, I came here five years ago

to help my sick uncle run this place.

But ever since then, I can assure you

that old major Ivy League
colleges keep a very close

eye on all our students.

Please go on down here.
Yes. Alright. All right.

Many of you already know me
from your time in detention.

I am Mr. Price.

As you've probably
already heard, Mr. Watts

has received a job at Dartmouth

and so I have inherited
you for a day while we wait

for your new teacher, Mr.

Clemens, to arrive who is already

late. Top dog. Six.

This is cool cat.
My six is down,

my perimeter is compromised.

You

That.

Alright, Lisa, please hand these out

down the hall in advance
of his late arrival.

'cause I'm such a great guy.

I have prepared for you a worksheet

to give you a head
start on the assignment.

That's your new teacher, Mr.
Clemons will be giving you?

Yes.

Yeah. Mr. Price, sir. I'm,
I'm really not feeling that.

Well see today at lunch, we
had those chicken byproducts

and little shaped, little ste of sources

and shell lies that
they didn't want theirs.

Come on girl. Didn't
you a chance to eat em?

Can I just, can I just
go to the nurse's office?

Yeah. Just a second there.
Anybody else not feeling well?

See kind of what I thought.
Sit down. Thank you.

You may begin.

What if we don't know the date

that our parents are married? Yeah.

Well that's why we
call it homework. Yeah.

Now, boarding students.

This means a cold home before
study hall. Not during.

Actually, Eliza, I can
probably help you out

because if I'm not mistaken,

your parents were married
exactly 16 years ago today.

Oh. Do wish them happy
anniversary for me. Huh?

What inappropriate.

Huh? What? November, December,
January. Carry the two.

Ooh, that's curious.
You were born only five

months after they were married. What? Huh?

Well, that,
Oh,

How does he know? Huh? Don't worry about

E.

So is that true? I mean,

is today really a parent's anniversary?

I don't know. Why would he know that?

Or even care for that matter?

He doesn't. He's just trying to get

Outta liesa like he does
all the townies who don't pay

as much as the borders.

Are you Mr. Clements? I am.

And you are Billy Price.
Welcome to Wesleyan. Sir.

My father, Mr. Price, asked
me to give you a tour.

Well, why don't you just show
me to my classroom? Okay.

Well, the only reason
I'm taking this class is

because we said we'd
all do a class together.

And genius boy over here promised it

was going to be interesting.

Hey, I, I like history. Yeah.

Well that's because you're a mutant,

a cold hearted bell curve killer.

What they don't need is more homework.

Besides, I hate history.

I think he's a new history teacher.

Maybe the homework
won't be so bad after all.

You think so? Not a chance. Shaquita,

Here's your class.

Ronnie, sir. Ronnie. Hi,
Ronnie. Ronnie. Physics.

I forgot. I love history.

Mr. Clements. I see you
found the history test. Mr.

Wats left for you. He was very
adamant that you get those.

Well, I did. I just wanna get

to know the students in my own way.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't
expect anyone. That's okay.

Clement's a new guy. Oh, Avel, nice

to meet you. Do you mind if I

They should name the school after Vel.

He knows every student that's
ever walked these halls.

So, may I show you around?

Thanks. I think I can find my own way.

Well, all right then.
Welcome to Wesleyan Academy.

There's a faculty lunch in
the teacher's lounge tomorrow.

See you there.

Hey man. What are you gonna do when you

get outta this hole?

Huh? Teach history. Wes. A I was orphan at

14 on the streets and lost.

But I had a great history teacher told me

today, it's tomorrow's history.

Make it count. And I changed my life.

Gave me meaning and purpose.

Wonderful. Very nice.

Eliza, you're going to have to
increase your rehearsal time

by an hour after school every day.

What?
Have a look.

I've been accepted to audition

for the music conservatory in Paris.

I sent in your audition
tape. I hope you didn't mind.

Mine are, are you kidding?
Oh, Mr. I love you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank
you so much. You have no idea

You're going to have to rehearse a lot

more than you've been doing. I

Will. I will.

I'm so
Excited.

Well, you didn't actually think

you finished first, did you?

Oh, you did. Well,

let me let you in on
a little secret there.

Lover. Boy, they don't
even keep stats on you.

Actually, there isn't even a depth chart

that is deep enough to
have your name on it.

Good to see you too. Bill.

Hey, have I told you yet how much?

I appreciate your constant encouragement.

I'll go crawl into the
porch and bark at the cats.

No, really? Thanks for caring enough

to show me some tough love.

Really means a lot to me.
Especially coming from

a faculty brat. Alright,

Give it up.

Fish bait. You know what?
You're always gonna be a

loser freak.

Love. Excited. Eliza.

I've been accepted to audition
for the music conservatory.

That's incredible.

Nothing is gonna stop me
from getting accepted.

Happy anniversary,
sweetheart. Oh, thank you. Happy

Anniversary.

Sweet to you. Oh, mom, I'm stir

that we can need some
photos from my poster.

Oh, that's so great, sweetheart.

Would you help Cody with
that? I can help him.

No, no, no, no, no. I
got it. Let's go, bud.

You and I are going to sit
and talk about your future.

So happy anniversary, I guess.

Thanks.
What year

were you and mom? Married?

1968. 16 years ago. To this very day.

Cool. Well, goodnight.

Goodnight. Eliza.
Hmm.

Oh, uncle Randolph.

You okay? I may arrest. Yeah.

No, I'm just, I'll be over there.

Mr. Blakesley.
Mr. Blakesley, your attorney and Mr.

Boudreaux are here.

I need you to sign the changes

to your will that we discussed. Liza's

Been accepted
To audition.

Yes.

I like your idea.

If she redeems the family's honor

by making the academy, the entire estate

goes to her and to by Jenny

50 50.

That's what the papers say.
I'm counting on you, Phil.

My only other living family is price.

Who's greed for money

has kept him pandering to me all his life.

Come on, dad. What? What else

Do you expect me to do?

You're not stupid Billy.
She's McFarland's best friend.

I hate that kid. He's such a loser.

And even I can see that he wants more than

just friendship from her.

Now she's completely infatuated with you.

So, so confuse her.

Make her think that McFarland is the jerk.

Make them hate each other. Rip them apart

and then ask her to
the dance or something.

Oh, dad, I got a reputation to maintain.

Look, old man Blakesley died last night

before I could get him to change
his will back if she makes

it to the conservatory.

With true. You got that.

Everything that I've had to lower myself

and grovel for gone.

But why? Why me? Why do
you want me to do it?

Because if it's traced back
to me, we're still toast.

You know what? Just get
the job done, Billy.

And don't bother coming home

until you have something good to tell me.

What's wrong, Eliza?

Nothing. Maybe I'm just a little scared.

Well, don't be. You do. Fine.

I'll see you after school.

Are there any other issues to discuss?

Yes. Please remind the students that

after a third tardy they
lose half a grade point.

Well, it's according
to teacher discretion.

Certainly there are
legitimate tardies. Hmm.

Yes. And how exactly would
we know if it's legitimate?

Oh, we could try something radical

like asking the students.

To be honest,

That's school rules specifically state

that a tardy can only be excused
if the student has a note

from a teacher or the dean's office.

Guys, guys, guys, all we're trying

to do here is minimize
excessive tardiness.

So please use your best
judgment in case any

of you haven't met him yet.

This is Steven Clemens. Good to meet you.

He's replacing Mr. Watson,
the history department.

Welcome to Wesley.

Oh, and congratulations Mr.

Boudreaux of our music department,
his protege and our own.

Eliza Bair has been accepted to audition

for the music conservatory in Paris.

So

Where are you going?

I need to drop history.

Whoa. What? You can't.

Well, sure she can still
One hour to get Mr.

Clemens to sign this
card and return it to me.

Oh, okay. Thanks.

I'll be right
Back. Hey, gimme a second.

Why are you doing this?

I thought we all agreed we were
gonna take history together.

It was my parents' 16th
anniversary yesterday.

Okay, so,

So I'm dropping history

and I don't wanna talk about it anymore.

Come on guys. Hurry off. Thank
goodness you guys are here.

Isn't this weird? Seriously.

Is he seriously?
Something I missed here.

We're in big trouble. Oh, this is bad.

Still think I'm crazy?
Oh no. It gets worse.

Oh my gosh. Outside

Field trip.

Yeah. Doing

Where?

Going. Okay, here we go.
Come on there. Patty.

Smart field trip. Come

On, Amy.

Annotations are notes

that you make about the text
while you are reading it.

What in the world?

Of course, you are not
to mark your textbooks,

which are school property in any way.

Hi, Mr. Clements, your
new history teacher.

Take off your shoes and
socks. Gather around.

Don't talk about a freak

show. What does he think he's doing?

Doesn't matter. I'm
dropping this class anyway.

Really? Hey, so do you kinda got a thing

for Spence or do I have a chance?

He and I are just friends. Excuse me.

Ice front.

After the battle of
Gettysburg, general Mead

of the North Wired headquarters
saying cannot delay

to pick up the debris of the

battlefield, the debris.

Thousands of soldiers'
bodies fermenting in the

July heat and humidity.

Teams of soldiers, confederate prisoners

and local civilians worked
as quickly as they could

to bury the bodies under minimal covering

one soldier described
the earth, giving away

beneath his feet

as he walked the shallow
trenches of the battlefield.

Hmm. Yeah.

Farmers had to plant
around the bodies later.

All the bodies were exhumed
identified where possible

and relocated to a final resting place.

Abraham Lincoln spoke only
272 words at the dedication of

that cemetery saying it is rather for us

to be here dedicated to the
great task remaining before us.

Eliza. Eliza. Mm.

Thanks. I can't memorize
the Gettysburg address.

Can't he even make us do
that? See, I was right.

Even you guys are ready to go
on strike after the first day.

Look who's talking? You
were staring at him. Step

Rose.

He didn't sign it.
See, you were staring.

There goes your history boycott.

We're talking major grief here.
I I got either to sign it.

No, you can't. I already saw him leave.

Welcome back. That stuff he was saying.

Did you guys know it was
in the Gettysburg address?

Yeah.
Not you.

Norm will be Eliza.

Look, he said we didn't
have to memorize it.

It's not gonna counter a final grade.

Eliza. Pay attention
to the timing. It goes.

1, 2, 3, 4.

Not 1, 2, 3 and four, sorry.

Four score. And seven years ago,

our fathers brought forth
on this continent, a new

Nation conceived in liberty

and dedicated to the proposition

that all men are created equal.

We are met on a great
battlefield of that war.

We have come to dedicate
a portion of that field

as a final resting place for
those who came their lives that

that nation might live.

Oh, cool. Thanks Mom. It's perfect.

You okay?
Yeah. I'm just tired. That's all.

Hey, did you do a scrapbook
for me? Of course I did.

Do you want me to find it?

No,
It's okay.

Night night.

Great task remaining before us.

It is for us, the living rather

to be dedicated here to the

Unfinished work, which
they who fought here have

so nobly advanced that
we hear LERs law that

the dead shall not have died in la Ah,

The world will little note no longer

remember what we say here.

But it can never forget
what they did here.

That this nation under God shall have a

new birth of freedom.

And that a government of
the people by the people,

for the people found that
perish from this earth.

Thank you. Thank you.

You did it. Why did you do it?

You you're asking us seriously?
Yeah. Because we had to.

No, you didn't. I said it
wouldn't affect your grade.

And why did you learn it? Amy? Why'd you

memorize Lincoln's words?

What makes you think I did?
Surprise, surprise. That's

Our Amy.

Now, before any of you start fantasizing

that I'm against testing

or that this is gonna be an easy class.

It'll be a quizzed
tomorrow on the contents

and historic relevance of
the Gettysburg address.

Yes. Sound. Ronald. Hey.

How do you feel? Hmm.

Well, I feel different.

Good. Different. Anybody
else feel different?

Amy Different.

I didn't learn it.

I feel different. Smarter.
Yeah. That's a first. Good.

No, no, no, no. It's good.
You all, you all understand.

You are different, smarter.

You're better off because
of the great deeds

and great words of those
who've gone before you.

See. Now it means something to
me. 'cause you've learned it.

It's here and now. It's
a part of who you are.

Spencer, your history, mark it down.

Today is tomorrow's history.

Someday you're gonna
look back in this moment.

You realize your whole life was changed

because of what you did today.

Hmm.

Okay, Spencer. Now

The assignment I'm handing out is

to report on your own personal histories.

Like a genealogy,
Like a pedigree chart.

Oh, it's much more than that.
It's not just names and dates.

It's in depth. It's your own personal

and family

histories for lesson.

And it will count for wait

for it be best.

Half your grade half. That's all half.

What great deeds and words did
your ancestors leave for you?

What will be your legacy to
your descendants? Who is Shelly?

How smart is Spencer? Patrick McFarland,

What are you doing here?

Where are you supposed to
be? I, I was just move it.

You can explain to the dean.

What is this gonna be done by? Yesterday?

She failed to get her transfer card signed

and then came begging to me

for an extension, which I gave her.

Now today, she's just
standing in the hall.

No intention of going to class.

So that's an automatic F for sloughing.

No, but I was just, you know the rules.

Do you wish to explain this Eliza?

What happened? You was
supposed to wait in the hall.

Is there a problem?

Oh, so you knew she was
there. Of course. Hmm.

So I'm sure you were practicing some new

teaching technique with her. Hmm. Yeah.

Come on, Eliza.

This is
Unbelievable.

Why'd you do that?
'cause you have the desire to stand

outside my classroom and listen. Get

You a pillow.

I need you to sign
my transfer card. Hmm.

Oh. Too late for now.

Well, it wasn't too
late yesterday when I

gave it to you to sign.

Well, you just gave me a piece of paper.

You didn't ask me to sign it.

Well, it's not too late because

Mr. Price gave me an extension.

You can't ignore this.

So will you please sign my
transfer card, Mr. Clements?

No.
What, what gives you the right?

Well, I'm just not gonna
let you take the easy way out.

I have never taken the easy way out.

And you obviously don't
know anything about me.

And my history is none of your business.

What are you afraid of?
Let's throw something.

Your history out on the table
for everybody to examine.

See what you're afraid of.
You can take your history.

Mr. Boudreaux, I need to
have a word with you, please.

Oh, he's so mad. Who?

Clit. Whoa, whoa. Slow down.

I don't understand what
your problem is with him.

You've been trying to get out of his

class ever since he got here.

And Eliza, he's a great teacher.

I don't think this has
anything to do with him.

Do you wanna talk about
it? I can't right now.

It's, it's too complicated.

Is it about the music
conservatory? Oh my gosh.

The conservatory.

Mr. Bore. I am so sorry I'm late.

Well, don't worry.

Eliza isn't really a class,
so there's no great point

to lose for being late.

Where's Mr. Boudreaux? Our dear Mr.

Boudreaux has decided to retire.

What? No, no, no. That,
that, that, that's impossible.

He he wouldn't do that.

Yeah. Kind of a forced retirement.

Really inappropriate conduct with student.

But he took the bullet for you.

That's
Ridiculous.

Perhaps, but that isn't how he saw it.

So shall we get to work?

I promised him that I would do my best

to help out in his absence.

You know, this one?

It'll,

That would be such a hard wreck.

Hey, how long have you been there?

I would've swam a lot faster.

I didn't know you were waiting you in

Next time.

What's the matter?

Actually, I really don't. I'm on the,

yeah, I'm sorry about Mr.

Boudreaux. I tried to
talk my dad out of it.

I told him that you were
just a really friendly girl.

Please. He's like my grandfather.

No good. Well, so he
is not my competition.

I mean, you were waiting
here for me, weren't you?

You weren't. Are you going to wait?

Well, I hope you're not
waiting for Spencer.

If you did, I hope you packed
a lunch. You may be a while.

Be nothing against a kid. But he's

not the strongest swimmer.

Well, hey there, McFarland.

Did you happen to pick up all the towels?

That guy outta the pool? Remember? Right.

Let's go, bro.
I'll see you later, Eliza.

We gotta get, so we lift, dude.

Go. Well, it's like we always
say jerks travel in groups

of threes.

I mean, is it some kind
of zen number in the

jerk world or something?

Sometimes you are so into your own life

that you don't think about
anybody else but yourself.

Whoa, whoa. Hey, hey. What's wrong?

I'm, I'm sorry about Mr. Borea. All right.

How do you know?
I heard Billy bragging it up about

how his dad gave the old coot the boot.

He didn't say that.
Look, Liza,

don't fall for his charm. Alright.

You know what? Don't
act like my big brother

okay. Can make my own choices.

Eliza, come on Eliza.

Eliza, where are you
going? Just need to think.

Let me give you a ride home. You know

Billy can't recover from being a jerk.

Yeah. There's no jerks. Anonymous jerk.

Dem isn't a place you can just
go vacation in and come home.

Why don't you go with the tan line stay.

I don't think that's true.
Okay.

So maybe they fade over time,

but come on Eliza, smile a little.

Huh? Ow. Okay, good.

You're making progress. So
what do you think? I'm a jerk.

Now what? What

Mom?

You got there? Yeah,
mom. You have a visitor.

Mr. Pedro, I'm so sorry.
This is all my fault.

Nonsense. Had nothing to do with it.

You're forced to retire because of me.

You're not gonna let that
get in the way of your future.

Well, ever since you told
me about the conservatory,

it's been my dream to go there.

Okay, let's get to work. Yeah.

Besides composing

and singing your own work,
conservatory has asked

that you prepare a classical piano piece.

So I want you to learn
the moonlight sonata.

But I already have,

Have you, I don't want you

to just play the moonlight sonata.

I want you to play it like be felt it.

I want you to know what he was
thinking, what he wrote it,

who he wrote it for,
and, and what he felt.

When you do that, then you
really have learned the piece.

Okay? Eliza, it's important
for you to remember

the music conservatory doesn't just listen

for the student's music.

They listen for the music in the student.

Hey Eliza, I found your script.

Ah, pictures and you have clothes on. Yes.

Do we have any other scrapbooks of me?

Hey, can we finish this
tomorrow? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay.

Goodnight baby. Hi buddy.

Sweetie, I have tons of
pictures of you growing up.

I just haven't had the chance
to put them in scrapbooks.

That's all. Do you

Love Cody more than me?

I mean, were you even
planning on getting married?

Or did you just have to?

Of course, we plan on getting married.

Mr. Clements went
and signed my transfer.

So I have to do my personal
history or I flunk.

It includes stuff like when I was born

and when my parents were married

and whether I was even wanted

or if I was just an accident.

I didn't see that coming.

I guess we knew that day
was gonna come sometime,

But
Not

Now.

Mr. Gomez, Mr. McFarland.
And why so early?

I'm trying to make regionals. They

only take the top three swimmers.

Where's the region meet
this year? Here. Really?

Hmm. You know, you're getting caught

between two and three
strokes from the wall.

You should try watching
the ceiling. See that seam?

It's exactly two strokes
from there to the wall.

Should accelerate quicker.

So you get there in two
strokes instead of three. Okay.

You know it's an old pool too.

The edge tiles, the original ones,

they go deeper than most you
ever slip when you push off?

Yeah.
About four inches deeper.

Tiles are over plaster
and a lot less slick.

You can push off with everything
you got without slipping.

Right. Oh. And stand
underwater in your dolphin.

Kick full 10 yards up here to the slope.

10 yards. Well, sure.

You've been practicing holding
your breath, haven't you?

To increase your lung capacity.

Work up to 60 seconds then.

80. 80.

What? Come

here. I'll get you up your glass.

So great. I'll be waiting. You

Could just precious, fun little games.

Are you guys ready for this?

I believe this is yours.

Ms. Baird, please see me
after class. Nice job.

Often history is made when someone decides

to change the way people
think about things.

Their way of doing things.

Revolution means radical
change of any kind.

For instance, why do you
sit in this chair every day?

Hmm. Because it's here.

Thank you, sir. Ronnie
Edmond. Hillary. What? Say you.

Mr. McFarland. Oh, nevermind. Amy.

Why do you sit in that
same chair every day?

It's what we always do.

Exactly. Exactly. Which
is why I want you to change.

Sit somewhere else. Come on. Four seconds.

Not enough. Good. Double.
Come on, people move.

Let's go Sit somewhere else.
Sit on the floor if you want,

But we get dirty.

Ah, she's right.
Truth shines through.

Revolution change. It's dirty business.

Gerda said, whatever you can
do or dream you can begin it.

Boldness has genius, magic,
and power in it. So be bold.

Get up. Get up. Get up.
Get up on your feet. Move.

Move the desks around. Change 'em around.

Put 'em in a square. Put 'em
in a box. Put 'em in a circle.

I don't care. Make a,
make a triangle. Whatever.

Get your fingers dirty.
Get dirty, right Mr. Price.

Lemme get through here. All right.

See, that wasn't so hard,
was it? That was fun.

No, it was great. Give
yourself a hand. Alright?

You've created new possibilities

by doing nothing more
than changing the way

you always do things.

Tomorrow. This will be history

and you'll have had a hand in changing it.

You've eliminated walls,
you've started to get dirty.

Today is tomorrow's
history. Make it count.

Oh yes. So crazy.

Tomorrow

You wanted to talk to me.

Yeah. You know,

I don't want you in here if
you're just putting in time.

You were right. I had no business making a

decision concerning your life.

So I'm gonna go see if I can get

that transfer signed for you.

No, wait, I, I need to apologize.

I was listening and thinking about

what you were saying about history.

Mr. Borow told me that it was important

that I know why Beethoven
wrote the moonlight Sonata.

Oh yeah.

It's because Music
Conservatory doesn't just

listen to a student's music.

They listen for the music in the student.

Who told you that
A long time ago?

I had a friend who wanted to
go there. So I happen to know.

They don't take students
who drop Sophomore history.

You'd have been ineligible
had I signed your transfer.

Mr. Fe never told me that.

Yeah, Liza, I've heard
you play. I want to help.

So how am I supposed to know
what Beethoven is feeling?

Well, who would you ask

Mr. McFarland? Conan

The librarian?

Shall we?

Such a nerd.
Well,

Nerds always wins.

Hi

I,

when I'm walking home window next to me

from across the street stream.

This is a

Yeah.

Try in there. Might help.

Please return it when you're finished.

Woo.

You look bored. You waiting for someone,

Spencer
Figures, you've been waiting long.

Why don't I give you a ride?

Okay.

Where'd you get to play,
Mr. Cleon?

To my number one.

This will help you better
understand my second love Jenny B.

Somebody's got a girlfriend.

Wow. You're right.

I can't do the assignment.

Why? That's personal.

Family histories usually are,

There's nothing in my
scrapbook that says I was born

not even in the newspaper
birth announcements.

No pictures of my mom pregnant with me

or of me in the hospital.

They were married in October of 1968.

And I was born in March five months later.

So you think they didn't want you.

It just feels like they were hiding it.

Oh, it may feel that way.

But the truth isn't always that simple.

Before you jump to
conclusions, you have have

to explore all the possibilities.

You were premature. Or for example,

your mom's eyes are green, right?

Yeah. And your dad's

Queen as well.

Did you learn anything
in biology? About genetics?

What you need to do is
explore all the facts

and be really sure about
what you want to ask

your parents when you go and talk to them.

Eliza, wait
Honey, if you knew I was adopted,

why did you just tell me

We couldn't.

In order to get you, we had
to agree to a court order not

to tell you until you were 18.

A court order.
Yeah.

Did you see my birth mom at
the hospital after I was born?

No.
Do, do you know her name?

Please understand that
no matter what, we love you

as if you were our own flesh and blood.

But I'm not. I don't know who I am.

You are and will always be
our daughter, Eliza Baird.

The past does not change who you are.

Whose
Past

Yours.

Maybe, but not mine.

The two most important people
in my life gave me up. Wasn't

Like that at all.

All

I'm saying is it's not
every day you find out

that your mom and dad aren't
your real mom and dad.

What if I find out who they are on my own?

It's not gonna make it any easier.

They need to know. Why
don't you understand that?

We understand, of course,
that you want to know.

You have to trust

that the decisions we
made have always been

what we believe is best for you.

I love you, sweetheart.

I am adopted.

That's okay.
But I don't know how I feel about it.

Well, do you have wonderful
parents that love you?

Yeah. I just wanna know their names

of why they didn't keep me.

I mean, isn't that a part of who I am?

Yeah. But does it
really matter right now?

I know it's just finding out right now.

I mean, it's not fair.

Was going deaf fair to Beethoven?

No.
Eliza, something bad happens

to all of us in our life.

So whether it's because
of the choices we make or

because, you know, events
beyond our control,

but it's how we get up
and go forward from that.

That matters the most.
In Beethoven, he was able

to find his music against by being deaf.

Right? So how's

that audition piece of your coming along?

Terrible. Mr.

Borow doesn't think I can
see how concerned he is,

but I know he's disappointed in me.

Well, we can't change the past, Eliza.

We study history, learn from the past so

that we don't repeat its mistakes.

Remember that friend I told you about?

Well, she let her emotions

get in the way of going
to the conservatory.

I don't wanna make that mistake.

Good. So you don't have to
include your biological parents

or your adoption in the assignment.

Really? Yeah.

Nice. That was a lot faster.
Spence, can you do it again?

Yeah. Good man.

Then we're ready to do
a time trial tomorrow

to see you can go to regions on Friday.

Is that all right with
you? Sure. Get out here.

Job
Man. Depends.

Why do you do that? Is
lock slamming some sort

of guy bonding thing?

Like a slug in the arm or something?

I wouldn't think of
slugging you in your arm.

Oh, it's you. Hi.

Hi. Locker slamming. Not
really a guy bonding thing.

It's more of an attention getting device.

Well, it's annoying.

Well, what would you recommend?

I don't know, visual contact.

Maybe a smile in the hallway.
Being nice to my friends.

Doesn't take much.

All right. Well how about I call you?

That could work.
Well,

that would require a number.

No, not there.

Hey Spence, you know, I've
been meaning to tell you

that I think your backstroke
is getting really good.

And actually I think the three
of us should hang out. Zach

Spencer.

So have I been acting
a little strange lately?

No.
You've been acting a lot strange lately.

So what's up? It's kind

of complicated, but in a nutshell, I

found out I'm adopted.

Oh my gosh, Liza, I totally be

Freaking out right
Now.

Okay, so all things considered,
maybe you weren't acting

so strange after all.

Are you okay? Yeah. I
mean, I'm, I'm getting there.

It's just do me a favor

and just, just be there for me.

Like don't, don't tell anyone,

but if I start acting a little
weird, just let me know.

So what about the
Assignment?

Yeah, I'm not gonna include
any of the adoption stuff in it

unless I find out who my
biological parents are.

Let's just hope it's not these guys.

Did they have mirrors back then?

Jenny B.

Jenny B. Who's Jennifer Blakesley?

Who's that? No one.

So I have to finish my
family history assignment.

So I'm gonna need to quiz
you guys about some stuff.

Don't worry. Mr. Clements said
I don't have to include any

of what we talked about yesterday. What

Year did you guys graduate?

I played volleyball. And your
dad was on the football team?

Dad played football.

No, he was just on the team,
but he was a great swimmer.

In fact, his medley relay team
took state our senior year.

So who were your best

Friends?

Mom says you interrogated her,

held her under the white light.

Did you break her?

Hardly. You're really a team six state.

Oh yeah.
I'll have

to tell Spencer. He'll be all over it.

Let's see. Oh, there we go.

GLIs Meyer, Peterson Squires and me.

No, let me see it. I'm look
at you and mom some more.

Okay. You say a word about
my clothes. You grounded.

Oh, it's too late for
that Dad. Seriously? No.

Come on now.

Right now, most of you
should have completed the basic

research on your family history.

Now you get to have a
little fun. Be creative.

'cause you can present
it any way you like.

You're not gonna find
these words in your book.

That doesn't mean they're not

history, that they're not important.

If it's important to you, then
it's part of history, right?

So I would like to share
with you a little piece

of my history to get the ball rolling.

Wait, the world,

people everywhere.

Just listen.

Jesus, that's the way it should be.

Sing the song.

You

Stop it.

Get back to work. The
heck does he think he is?

Okay. Okay, I'll I I'll talk to him.

Yes, please. Because
he's bad for the students.

He's bad for the school.
But it doesn't fit in. Mr.

Clemens is a great
teacher. The kids love him.

I don't, maybe you've forgotten
who you're dealing with.

You don't own this school yet.

Mr. Price, get out of my office

before I lose my patience.

Okay. That was actually pretty cool.

It's one of the songs my dad
said, listen to in Vietnam,

We should have never gone over there.

Yeah, I mean, it's no wonder we

Lost fighting a war with
a bunch of drug addicts.

The ground troops were
nothing but a government

Sponsored drug party.

I would've been lined up right there

with the protesters and draft dodgers.

Wait, wait, wait.

You don't know anything
about what you're saying.

You know what?

Seriously, we're gonna
often hear a lot of debates

and arguments, opposing views
about whether we should have

gone to war or engaged in war.

Just make sure before
you open your mouths,

that you've studied the facts
so you can know the truth.

Follow me. Follow me. I
wanna show you something.

All students of this school,

how many of you knew this was here?

And the stars? It's right here.

Read for those injured in battle.

Wait for those missing in action.

And the gold star goes by the names

of those killed in action.

Look close. Read the names.

Some played football,
some played basketball.

Some were swimmers. They went
to dances. They fell in love.

They all had hopes and
dreams just like you.

I know because I was in Vietnam.

It's also part of my history.

There will always be debate about war.

But never forget behind the politics

and the protesting you might
have seen on TV about Vietnam.

There are thousands of young Americans,

really close to your age.

Were fighting and dying.
What do we owe them?

Our gratitude. And to always remember

that they weren't just
fighting to protect our rights.

They were fighting. They,
they're sacrificing.

They're risking everything

to secure life, liberty,

and the pursuit of happiness
for people everywhere.

It's the same thing. You owe
your ancestors for the battles

that they fought whenever
they fought them,

to give you the liberty and
freedoms that you have today.

So never forget.

Must be

David, are you okay?

Lash back. I'm okay.

Thanks.

I am sorry Mr. Redrow.
I can't do this right now.

Dad. Hey, what's going on?

I'm trying down. I I really am.

But I know you and mom love me

and I love you.

But every time I start
feeling like I'm okay

with being adopted, I realize
that it's not my history

that I'm writing about.

I understand that. You're right.

Just sometimes I feel
like I don't know who I am.

Like I don't fit in and I
try not feeling anything.

But that just freaks me out. Even worse,

I just feel like if I knew anything, just,

just even their names, it
might make me feel better.

How am I supposed to find
the music in me when I feel

so lost?

You know, it's an
interesting thing being a dad.

You want to do the right thing,

but it doesn't mean you always do.

Well, we never promised you
couldn't find out for yourself.

You know where we keep all the
important papers, don't you

Mr.

Cleon? Mr. Cleon. Here. Here.

What?

Look, it's my birth
mom. Jennifer Blakesley.

And that's, that's my
birth dad. Steven Squires.

Can you believe it? This is so cool.

Now I can do my assignment.
Thank you so much.

I envy you. You got a
purpose in life. Yeah.

Something in my gut says I
won't make it to tomorrow.

Or you'll make it. I don't think so.

You know when your number's
up, I guess it's up.

Hey, why didn't you
tell me? Tell you what?

That Squires had a
daughter. Squires is dead.

Steve, don't dig him back up.

And why did Blakesley bring
me back here? Blakesley died.

Never knowing who you really
were. I brought you here.

I found your book in the library.

What kind of game are you playing?

Sumers. Take your mark. Go.

I told you that was annoying.

I made regions. Coach
said if I swim well enough,

I might even make steak.
Can you believe it?

That's that's, that's great.

I know. I mean, honestly,

I never thought I'd make it this far.

Hey, you know the dance's
after the regions?

I was wondering and well,

Oh, I know that we all
said we'd go together, but

Yeah, about that.

How would you like to go? Just me. Hmm?

That that sounds great. Yeah.

But can I think about it

before I give you a for sure answer?

Oh

Look, if, if you want
to go wait for Bill, then

just go wait for him without me.

Eliza. Eliza

actually get that play alone.

You Camelo.

Oh, I think I left that

Burl found it.

You know, when someone
loaned you something,

you really should return
it when you're finished.

Okay.
I'm sorry.

The way you just said that,
it sounded like my dad.

Yeah.

Proposition. Okay. Stay
where you are. Okay. Okay.

King Arthur knows something secret.

Secret that could
possibly destroy Camelot.

The round table and the
people he loves most.

What's the secret?

Give up.
Guinevere

and Sir Lancelot have been unfaithful.

So question.

Should he tell the truth or remain silent?

Oh,
Definitely

Silent. Silent.

Exactly.
I mean the cost is too high.

Exactly. Higher than the
truth. I agree with Ronnie.

He can't tell. He has to protect

The things that mean the most to him.

Yeah. So it's okay to lie if
it benefits you? Absolutely.

No, no, no, no. He's not lying.

He's just not telling
everything he knows. Right?

I'm still self-serving.

No,
It's survival.

That's not true. She talks

because if he talks,
it doesn't benefit him.

So if you know something,
then are you morally obligated

to tell the truth regardless

of the outcome or who would get hurt?

You know what I mean? I You have to.

Why tell the truth if you don't?

He could get hurt a lot worse later on.

And what if that person
doesn't believe you?

You're still obligated to tell

Why.

Yeah. Well I told you.
Yeah, everyone's talking.

It's starting to affect
our reputations too.

Yeah. Well she doesn't realize it,

but she is the key to wealth for me boys.

And don't worry, I will
not forget about you.

And my ship comes in besides,

once Spence Caesar at the dance with me,

he's finally gonna
realize what a losery is.

Now Trina, that's someone
I could go for. She's hot.

Eliza, what's wrong? Eliza?

Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.

But Spencer, I didn't commit
to going to the dance with him.

'cause I was hoping Billy would ask me,

but Billy was just using my
mom to get back at Spence.

So now I

Don't know what to do.

Best friends don't come along
every day. Eliza, I got lucky.

I married mine. You

know when you go to the dance?

I know you, you go with

Your friends.

I love you and dad very much. Mom.

Vince, wait. I am a boneheaded

lean brained chump.

I, I give num skull a bad name.

I What are you talking about?

I'd love to go to the dance with you

if the offer's still open.

Yeah. Well it's not so sorry,

but I, I guess if it really
means that much to you.

Okay. But one more thing. Alright.

The whole chump thing,
it's a little harsh.

Something else Collect today. Yes.

No matter what happens, you're the best.

Okay? You

Here's the story of a great big lady,

Greta from Oslo, Norway.

Her grandpa was a Viking.
Hits St. Hau Will wait.

The Lin sons, the Ling sons Grandma Mary

came an ling son.

Then one day Grandma Mary
had a baby with green eyes

and a floppy head of curl.

He grew up

and married mother,

a Swedish babe named Pearl came together.

They had a daughter.
Shelly. Olga was her name.

And I am that little baby.

And I'm here to say, we're the
ling sons. The Irling sons.

That's the way we became the Ling son

Shelly.

That was very enlightening.

Oh, before you go, a
brief word of support

for the a cortically inclined among us.

Oh, Amy.

Hi. Okay, tell Amy.

But the bravest are surely those

who have the clearest fission
of what is before them.

Glory and danger alike.

And yet not withstanding go out

to meet it Pure please.

To the swimmers. To the swimmers

Today.

History will be made.

That's right.

Welcome to the district championship swim.

Me parents,

don't forget the sand fundraiser tomorrow

night in the main auditorium.

So how about I pick you up
for the dance around seven.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm
already going with someone.

Yeah, tell 'em you have a better offer,

But I don't go
Eliza.

Third and final call for the boys.

100 meter backstroke. Spence spin,

Man.

Hey, good luck man. All right.
Oh, you know where we are.

All right, we'll get win.

You guys are such losers. Hey.

At least now everyone's
gonna get to see pathetic.

You really are. Hi.

Thanks Bill. Hey, good luck to you too.

And your constant encouragement has really

become to mean a lot to me.

Really mess.

Defending district champion.

Billy Price will be in lane three,

but the Wesleyan coach said,

don't pound out Spencer
McFarland in lane two

who was shown dramatic improvement in his

times over the past few weeks.

Swimmers, take your mark.

Looks to be a clean start.

And as expected, Billy Price comes out

strong Turn.

Which turn come deep.

And out of first turn, its
bright with a body length lead.

Yes. Farland is keeping. Yeah.

Now coming up on the halfway point

and into the turn, it's Billy Price.

Great. Push off the turn.
Now the final 50 meter.

This is where conditioning
really comes into play.

And now coming out of the final turn,

it's Mc McFarland making
a move in lane two.

The the legs and McFarland.

The big kick is going
to make this very close.

And first to the wall. It is McFarland.

McFarland.

When your head came
up after that last turn,

everyone went nuts.

Scared me to death. It was so

Amazing.

Could you tell how close it was?

Yeah. The closer I got
the glory you guys got.

Well how close was it?

Oh, honestly, though,
I I, I couldn't have

done it without Mr. Clements help.

He knows that pool better than coach does.

Really gave me the edge.

Well it looks like Clements
is having some car trouble.

Maybe we can return the favor.

No, I see him out there
every day just staring at

that old abandoned house.

It's the old Blakesley house.

My dad used to tell me and
my brothers, it was haunted

to keep us out of there
when we were younger.

I never heard it was haunted.

Oh,
Okay. Tell us a story. Alright.

It all happens in 1968,

local rich girl Jenny
Blakesley falls in love

with a poor orphan Steven Squires.

But she's to go

to an elite music school
and he's been drafted.

So the day after they graduate,

they run away and get married.

Sounds romantic. Go ahead Spence.

When they get back,
Jenny's dad is so mad.

He has the marriage in the
old, then he takes Jenny

and leaves leaving.

No Trace Squires tries to find her,

but he has to report to
bootcamp in a few weeks

he's killed in Vietnam.

Three months later they say
his ghost haunts that mansion

looking, waiting for his wife to return.

That's creepy.
Yeah.

And it turns out that Ginny was pregnant,

but Blakesley made her give
the baby up for adoption.

Squire's never knew. Oh my gosh.

He's him. It don't make sense. Now.

Quick Ronnie, take us back to school.

Who's who?
Amina. Wanna take me back now

Eliza, what's going on?

What are you doing? Stop.
You're really scaring me.

Look at this photo of Squires.

You can't tell me that. That's not him.

It's Squires. Just like it says Steven

Squires and Jennifer Blakesley.

No. Don't you see Mr.
Clements is squires.

Look closer at the photo.

That is Mr. Clements, my
father Steven Squires.

Eliza, you remember you told me

to tell you if you started
acting really weird.

Well, I'm sorry, but you're
way past weird right now.

You inclined

guide.

It's

So where were you today?

I had a bunch of stuff I had to get done

before I do my history.

Presentation on Monday.

Chicken. Get 'em all done.

Almost just two more things left.

I just have one more thing to do.

So you guys still think I'm
wrong in spite of everything.

The pool, the music,
conservatory, Vietnam, the play.

Come on Eliza. Even you
gotta admit it's a little

Farfetched.

Okay, just watch. I'll prove
I'm right. No, Eliza don't

Use.

You should see

Have everything ready for Monday.

Yeah. And you'll never
believe what I did.

I invited my birth mom to come.

You sure you want to do that? Yeah.

Not sure you wanna do this too.

Thank you so much for
everything. I love you

World so easy.

People everywhere.

I understand. So simple to me.

People everywhere. Yeah.
It's pretty mess up

As executor of Mr.

Blake's Lee's will. I'm here to inform you

that you must dismiss Steven
Clemens as a teacher at once.

For what? I have a notarized
statement from Mr. Price

and several other teachers
here at the school

of blatant physical contact
between the Baird girl

and Mr. Clements at the
school dance Saturday night.

Blatant physical contact.
She hugged him.

Ugh. Vel, go get Mr. Clemens please.

I am in the middle of
class. Can't this. Wait,

I'm sorry, Steven.

Our attorney here has informed me

that I have no other choice

but to put you on unpaid leave

until we can resolve the
situation between you

and Eliza at the dance.

Please let me finish my class. No,

You must leave.

No,

He's
In

Trouble for
Hugging his daughter.

Vel. Leave.

Wait, what are you talking about? Fer.

Okay, I'm in charge here. Ferl leave.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Is this true? Are
you, are you her father?

I wish I could say it was,

But I can't.

Last warning Vel clear out Mr.
Clemens stuff from his room.

Thank you.
Thank you.

We're McFarland and the McFarland
Nets. That's my, we pop.

What are you doing bro?
They fired Mr. Clements

because of what happened at the dance.

They can't,

No

wait.

I'm not doing my report without you.

That's not possible. Ms. Baird.

Why? Because I hugged my dad.

Ms. Baird. He denies being your father.

No. Stop. It's not true.

That is you in the swim team photo

and in the yearbook
prom pictures with Jenny

and my mom and dad.

Alright, so now she thinks
that Clemons is her father.

Ah, okay, let's go back to class.

No wait. It's you with Jenny Blakesley

and Camelot Jenny B.

You are all friends.
You are Steven Squires.

You are my father.

This is your fault. Alright?

I told you he's bad for the students.

He's bad for the school.

And now look at her as she's
delusional. Go back to class

Eliza dear.

No Clements is dead.

All I ask is that you look me in the eye

and you tell me you are not my father.

Look at me and tell me. Go ahead Steven.

Tell her the truth. If you're
not her father, tell her

He can't because he is her

father. Put your numbers up.

Alright. I'll be you
and you could be me.

I got nothing left to live for.

I got nobody left in my life.
You got a dream to live.

So gimme your stuff. Come on.

Perimeters compromised Sorti.
All ordinance. My coordinate.

My call. My call now.

Now.

Ah, ah, BLE.

Hey buddy.

What are you kidding me?

What is wrong with all of
you people? He's Clements.

He said it himself.

Most of you know my adopted parents,

John and Susie Barrett.

This is my other dad, Steven Squires.

And this is my birth
mom, Jenny Blakesley, who

I just met for the first time.

I found out a lot about my own

history through this assignment.

Things that scared me and confused me.

But with the help of
loving parents, I realized

that being adopted is
nothing to be ashamed of.